FE Report | 2014-07-06 00:00:00
Traders have demanded of the government to establish rail communications through Shambhuganj, Haluagat and Gobrakura to the respective land-border ports to facilitate higher import-export trade with India, Bhutan and Nepal. Official sources said importers and exporters from Haluaghat of Mymensingh...
TOKYO, July 4 (AFP): Tokyo stocks have returned to their winning ways as the Nikkei 225 index finished at a more than five-month high Friday, with investors looking to minutes from the Fed's June meeting and Japanese data next week....
NEW YORK, July 4 (Reuters): With all the hoopla over the Dow topping 17,000 out of the way, the market's next focus will be whether the fast-approaching earnings season can justify US stocks continuing their climb further into record territory....
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (AFP): Sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd has said it plans to raise more than $3 billion by listing its energy assets, in what would be the country's second biggest initial public offering (IPO). The state-backed...
The local currency maintained stable tone against the green back during the week of June 29 to July 3 last week and the foreign exchange reserve for the country stood at $ 21.56 billion at the end of June, 2014....
Shamsul Huda | 2014-07-05 00:00:00
Mobile application (app) software development business is gradually increasing in the local market as the use of smart phones is scaling up. According to importers, 10 million smart phone sets had been imported annually during the last three years and...
LONDON, July 4 (AFP): European stocks fell slightly in opening trade on Friday as traders paused after the previous day's solid gains that followed forecast-busting US jobs data. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped just 0.03 per cent to 6,862.82...
LONDON, July 4 (AFP): Eugenie Bouchard became the first Canadian to reach a Grand Slam singles final on Thursday when she defeated Romania's Simona Halep in the Wimbledon semi-finals. The 20-year-old world number 13 beat the third seed and French...
ROSEAU, July 4 (AFP): Sunil Narine returns to the West Indies fold with the mystery spinner seeking to maintain his stranglehold over New Zealand in the T20 Internationals on Saturday and Sunday at Windsor Park in Dominica. Narine was declared...
ABUJA, July 4 (AFP): African champions Nigeria risk an international ban due to government interference after a court sacked the football federation's executive committee. Nigerian sports minister Tammy Danagogo on Thursday appointed Lawrence Katiken as sole adminstrator of the NFF....
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4 (AFP): An illegal ticketing scandal tarnished the World Cup (WC) as Germany and France geared up for a titanic quarter-final showdown. Police probing an international scalping syndicate said Thursday thousands of illegally sold tickets worth...
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4 (Reuters): Colombian pop singer Shakira will make her third consecutive World Cup appearance at the closing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium before the final match on July 13, tournament organisers FIFA said on...
Maradona's other great WC goal BRASïLIA, July 4: Argentina's World Cup quarter-final against Belgium on Saturday will rekindle memories of a brilliant goal scored by Diego Maradona that is one of the finest to have graced the tournament. It is...
BRASïLIA, July 4 (AFP): Argentina will once again turn to Lionel Messi for inspiration when they tackle star-studded Belgium in Brasilia on Saturday in a World Cup quarter-final haunted by ghosts of yesteryear. Victory would take Argentina into the last...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) : Since Day 1, when Brazil put three past Croatia, the World Cup has enjoyed a goal deluge as sustained as an Amazon forest downpour. The target to beat is 171, from France in 1998. That...
CUIABA, Brazil (AP) : It was an odd place to find three international footballers on the eve of a crucial World Cup game, inside a small hair salon located on the forecourt of a gas station on the outskirts of...
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4 (Reuters): Argentina are playing far below their best, are over-reliant on Lionel Messi and must improve if they are to beat Belgium in their World Cup quarter-finals, according to Diego Maradona. "We still haven't got...
Defender Roy Miller will miss Costa Rica's historic World Cup quarterfinal with the Netherlands today( Saturday) because of a left foot injury, according to his federation. Miller, a reserve defender on the national team, almost certainly would've certainly started against...
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4 (Reuters): Dutch forward Arjen Robben is at the height of his game and would be a nightmare for any team at the World Cup, Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto said on Thursday ahead of...
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4 (AFP): Football's powerful governing body came under renewed scrutiny after a Brazilian police chief said Thursday a FIFA member provided thousands of World Cup tickets sold illegally at games for millions of dollars. Police commissioner...
Ziaur Rahman | 2014-07-05 00:00:00
The country produced a record of 144,616 bales of cotton in the just concluded fiscal year (FY), 2013-14, marking a growth of 12 per cent as against the previous fiscal. In fiscal 2012-13, the total cotton production was about 129,000...
FE Report | 2014-07-05 00:00:00
The government's efforts to rein in price hike of the commodities, consumed in a large volume in the holy month of Ramadan, went into vain, as prices of most of these items have increased notably. Prices of brinjal, potato, onion,...
Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel organised a Children's Iftar & Dinner Party at its grand ballroom in the city on Thursday . More than five hundred invited children from different children welfare institutions attended the Iftar party, according to a press...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines' desperate move to resume its Dhaka-New York-Dhaka flight by hiring crew and aircraft from a category-1 country looks to be futile as the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) falls far short of attaining the category-1 status,...
LONDON, July 4: Oil prices fell further Friday on easing concerns over supply disruptions, offsetting firm demand for crude in the United States and China, traders said. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in August dipped 13 cents to stand...
TOKYO, July 4: Sharp said Friday it was considering an overhaul of its sluggish European business after a major daily said the Japanese electronics giant would pull the plug on its home appliance unit on the continent. Shares in the...
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