MUMBAI, July 3 (Reuters): The BSE Sensex fell slightly on Thursday, retreating from record highs hit earlier in the session, as investors snapped a four-day rally by booking profits in recent outperformers such as Hindalco Industries. Trading was marred after...
TOKYO, July 3 (AFP): Tokyo stocks closed down 0.14 per cent on Thursday, giving up early gains as profit-taking overshadowed another record close on Wall Street, although the weaker yen supported exporters. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged down 21.68...
LONDON, July 3 (Reuters): World shares dipped from a record high and the dollar and US bond yields climbed on Thursday as strong jobs data added to bets that US interest rates could rise within the next six months. US...
MUMBAI, July 3 (Business Standard): Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has sought a reply from the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which had shutdown all markets due to a network outage. Asia's oldest stock exchange, BSE,...
HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters): Hong Kong's benchmark index slipped on Thursday but stayed close to a near seven-month peak as some investors took profit on strong gains the previous day. The Hang Seng Index inched down 0.1 per cent...
ICB Asset Management Company Limited (ICB AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), disclosed the following total net asset value (NAV) of different mutual funds (MFs) at the close of business operation on July 2, 2014, said a...
Abdur Rahman Chowdhury | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a little known radical outfit operating in the border zones of Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, has suddenly gained strength and marched towards Baghdad. It occupied the second most-populated Iraqi city of Mosul...
K. B. Ahmed | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
Between perception and reality, Mr. Narendra Modi, the newly elected Prime Minister of India, got himself suspended in animation. Pundits from all corners are extrapolating various options and suggesting various courses of actions that will establish Mr. Modi as one...
In its latest numerical report on human rights violation, the Ain-O-Salish Kendra has held the total number of political killings at 117 and the wounded at more than 5,000 in the first six months of the current year. If the...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
If the month of Ramadan is a time for self-abnegation, its all-inclusive impact on the population far surpasses most people's imagination. When the number of rickshaw-pullers in the cities and towns, particularly in the capital, goes up, according to conservative...
Ridwan Quaium | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
Online shopping, especially buying and selling second-hand items, is now the latest craze in the country. To cater to the growing demand for online shopping, several websites and Facebook groups have emerged to provide this service. However, after going through...
According to the present trend even three-year old boys and girls are going to school. Parents send their children to school very early in the morning though the toddlers are not interested to go. Their parents are not ready to...
After the day of fasting, we take iftar which are too much deep fried and greasy. This is not good for health. As a result many fall sick and miss the important fasting of holy Ramadan. In the past I...
The World Cup football reached its final phase, all is set for the titans to play for the quarterfinals. Most of the big names are there except one, Spain. Only eight matches left including a play-off for the third place...
Mohammad Mayeen Uddin | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
Film financing is an aspect of film production and it concerns determining the potential value of a proposed film. The main factors determining the commercial success of a film include public taste, artistic merit, competition from other films released at...
Shihab Sarkar reviewing the book | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
Not long ago, using the word 'poetess', the feminine gender of 'poet', was very much in vogue in the sub-continent. The poetesses are long gone, but the female sensibilities, in some cases feminist activism, have made inroads. No self-conscious and...
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu called upon people from all shades of opinion and religious belief to build a united resistance for elimination of militants and terrorists from the country, according to a news agency. "Islam says religion is for...
Munima Sultana | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
The ministry of communication (MoC) has sought a special allocation for its seven big projects like the Padma Bridge from the next fiscal to tide over the difficulty with distribution of funds for ongoing projects. The ministry finds it hard...
FE Report | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
Leather Sector- Industry Skills Council (ISC) organised a meeting recently to discuss how to strengthen Leather Sector- Industry Skills Council in sync with Technical Vocational and Educational Training (TVET) projects. International Labour Organization (ILO), Centre of Excellence for Leather Skill...
Prime Minister's Office and Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Performance Management to evaluate the qualitative and quantitative activities of BEPZA for the FY 2014-15. Broader implementation of Vision-2021 is the main objective of...
Activity in India's services sector grew at its fastest pace in well over a year in June as new business poured in, adding to signs of a pick-up in the economy even as inflation remains high, a survey showed on...
All efforts by the government and regulatory agencies have failed to arrest the growing prices of essentials during the month of Ramadan, according to a news agency. The government has banned exports of several items and tightened vigil on markets...
BHBFC earns Tk 1.95b Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) provisionally posted a net profit of about Tk. 1.95 billion in the fiscal year 2013-2014. It was Tk 1.88 billion in the fiscal year 2012-2013. During the fiscal year, BHBFC...
ROME, Jul 3 (Reuters): The outlook for world supplies of cereals and vegetable oils improved in June, contributing to the third straight monthly drop in global food prices, the United Nations' food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
The government has failed to finalise the Rules even after amending the tobacco control law more than a year back in April, 2013 thus hindering the implementation of the anti-tobacco law, officials said Thursday. Health ministry officials said they had...
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