The prices of most of the shares in Australia's capital markets witnessed positive trend on Thursday. Sydney stocks were higher 0.43 per cent at close, according to AFP.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that she is hopeful for a positive verdict in favour of Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal maritime boundary dispute with India. ‘Like Myanmar, I hope that the verdict will go in favour of...
A man was stabbed to death by miscreants at Dakhkhin Manda at Mugda in the city early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, 50, a printing press worker and son of Akkas Ali, resident of house no 537,...
President Barack Obama says that nearly four years after Congress toughened bank regulations, the financial sector is still in need of more rules. He says bank customers need to be better protected against failed risk-taking. Obama says the changes he...
The Bombay Stock Exchange, India’s second-biggest financial market, shut down during morning trade on Thursday owing to computer network problems, a spokesman said. ‘Due to a network outage being currently faced, BSE has decided to close all markets,’ spokesman Yatin...
Pop star Shakira will perform before the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, headlining a closing ceremony that includes guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana and rapper Wyclef Jean. Shakira, who is making her third straight World Cup...
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The prices of most of the shares on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw upward trend in early hours of trading on Thursday, the last trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the...
A member of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot dead in an attack by miscreants at Boroichhori Chakma Para village in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Jyotirmoy Chakma, 42, a resident of the...
A minor girl drowned in a pond in Hariadeara village in Jhikargachha upazila of Jessore district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Suraiya Khatun, 4, daughter of Zakir Hossain of the village. Family sources said Suraiya drowned in the...
Unidentified miscreants killed a man and dumped his body in a field at Daulatpur village in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Habibar Rahman Sheikh, 60, son of Hutu Sheikh, a resident of Dulatpur...
One day after seizure of 76 gold bars from two vacuum cleaners of two passengers, customs officials arrested a man along with 28 gold bars weighing 3.265 kilograms (kg) at Hazrat Shah Amanat (RA) International Airport in Chittagong city on...
Washington wants to see a friendly relation between Bangladesh and India as partners to combat terrorism, US Assistant Secretary Nisha Desai Biswal has said. She made the remarks at a discussion in New Jersey on Wednesday. The US Assistant Secretary...
Suspected Islamists sprayed gunfire at worshippers and torched four churches on Sunday in a Nigerian village close to the town from where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped, according to witnesses. At least 30 bodies were recovered but more were...
Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad’s political secretary Golam Masih is not affiliated with the Jatiya Party (JP), Chairman HM Ershad has said. ‘He doesn’t have any relations with my party,’ Ershad told an Iftar programme in the city on Wednesday. Ershad...
At least three people were killed in a road accident in Jatrabari in the city on Thursday. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Locals said a recklessly-driven covered van rammed a rickshaw van, leaving an unspecified number...
Bangladesh has not yet implemented substantial parts of the Action Plan given by the US administration to retain GSP benefit in the US market, says USTR. An interagency review led by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has...
The sitting of the Jatiya Sangsad resumed at 11.06am on Thursday with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. The day’s proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran, according to a news agency.
Remittance inflow has dropped, for the first time in several decades, in the just concluded fiscal year (FY 2013-2014), which recorded 1.6 per cent less transfer of funds from abroad than the corresponding period of the previous FY. Expatriate Bangladeshis...
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Stocks closed in the red for third straight session on Thursday as investors followed cautious stance amid profit taking tendency. The market started with a positive note, but could not sustain as late hour sell pressure wiped off early gain,...
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Stocks closed in the red for 3rd straight session on Thursday as investors followed cautious stance amid profit taking tendency. The market started with a positive note, but could not sustain as late hour sell pressure wiped off early gain,...
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation provisionally posted a net profit of about Tk. 1.95 billion in the fiscal year 2013-2014, said a statement. It was Tk 1.88 billion in the fiscal year 2012-2013. During the fiscal year, BHBFC had sanctioned...
Modhumoti Bank Limited Thursday launched the in-ward remittance service named ‘Probash Cash’ in collaboration with Western Union. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank inaugurated the service by handing over the cash to a beneficiary at Motijheel...
The United States said on Wednesday it would increase security at overseas airports with nonstop flights to the country, and US officials cited concerns al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes....
Palestinians are preparing to hold the funeral of a teenager abducted and murdered in Jerusalem. The killing of 17-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdair on Wednesday was condemned by both Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The murder sparked fierce clashes amid claims it...
Saudi Arabia has deployed 30,000 soldiers to its border with Iraq after Iraqi soldiers withdrew from the area, an Saudi-owned television said on Thursday. The world's top oil exporter shares an 800-km (500-mile) border with Iraq, where Islamic State insurgents...
Asian stocks lingered near three-year highs on Thursday as investors waited for the US nonfarm payrolls report to see if the economy is gaining momentum. Spreadbetters saw a mixed open for Europe, forecasting Britain's FTSE .FTSE to open up as...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in South Korea for a two-day visit set to focus on North Korea. It is the first time a Chinese leader has visited Seoul before Pyongyang, and comes amid cooler China-North Korea ties. China...
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited Thursday received GMP (“Good Manufacturing Practices”) accreditation from Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) as the first Bangladeshi company. The company has received the approval for its oral solid, Inhaler and sterile eye drop facilities.Taiwan FDA is...
Local police say two men have been killed amid ongoing violence in Myanmar's second city of Mandalay. A Buddhist died when he was slashed with a sword by Muslims and a Muslim was killed on his way to dawn prayers....
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