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3 labour leaders sacked for demanding dues

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Three labour leaders of the state-owned Crescent Jute Mills in Khulna have been sacked for besieging its administrative office to press for the payment of their dues. The mill authorities specified the cause of the termination in a notice signed...

ICRC reiterates pledge to help BD in need

2014-07-22 00:00:00

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has reiterated its commitment to help people in need in Bangladesh and ensure theirs safe access to healthcare during any crisis. ‘Every effort has to be made to ensure that first-responders and...

GP declares 95pc interim cash dividend

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Grameenphone, country’s largest mobile phone operator, on Tuesday announced 95 per cent interim cash dividend for its shareholder. “Board of directors of the company has declared 95 per cent interim cash dividend for the year ending on December 31, 2014,...

Clinton: US, Europe should get tough on Russia

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that the US and Europe should work together to develop tougher sanctions on Russia while she backed President Barack Obama's calls for a thorough investigation into the passenger jet that was shot down last week...

Mobile courts to prevent begging in key areas of city

2014-07-22 00:00:00

The government will use mobile courts to make Dhaka’s 7 'important' areas free from beggars. The decision was taken at an inter-ministerial meeting headed by Social Welfares Minister Syed Mohsin Ali on Tuesday. Mobile courts will operate in the areas...

Lafarge Surma signs deal with Metrocem Cement

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd has signed a toll grinding agreement with Metrocem Cement Ltd at a ceremony in the city’s Gulshan on Tuesday. Under the agreement, Lafarge Surma Cement will provide high quality clinker from its fully integrated cement plant...

Microsoft CEO, Seeking Growth, Tells Managers to Step It Up

2014-07-22 00:00:00

The day Satya Nadella became Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s chief executive officer, he invited several dozen vice presidents to breakfast and had a simple, calm admonition for them: ‘Can you step it up?’ The engineer's tone was a departure from the...

US Senate panel to debate wave of corporate tax-avoidance deals

2014-07-22 00:00:00

As more US corporations do deals to cut taxes by shifting their tax domiciles overseas, the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday focused on these transactions known as inversions. Nine such deals have been agreed to this...

Argentine default in balance as government refuses to capitulate

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez's unflinching poker face in the battle against "holdout" investors suing the country is increasing the odds that her government will default for a second time in 12 years at the end of this month. She has...

BKB leads in providing agri credit

2014-07-22 00:00:00

The state-owned specialised Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) is in the leading position in setting target for providing agriculture credit among all the 56 banks operating across the country in the fiscal 2014-15. The BKB will distribute Tk 48.0 billion agriculture...

Thai king endorses junta\\\'s new constitution

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Thailand's junta won approval from the king Tuesday for an interim constitution mapping out year-long political reforms expected to curb the influence of fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra. It was the first time the revered but ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 86,...

Coca-Cola quarterly profit falls 3 percent

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Coca-Cola Co reported a 3 per cent fall in quarterly net profit due to restructuring of its juice operations in Russia and the separation of its Brazilian bottling operations last year. The company's net income attributable to shareholders fell to...

Syria war causes $21.4 bn losses to oil industry

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Syria's oil and gas industries have suffered total losses of $21.4 billion since the outbreak of the country's war three years ago, Oil Minister Suleiman Abbas said Tuesday. ‘The circumstances the country is going through have caused considerable losses to...

Tennis: Baku Cup results

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Baku WTA results on Tuesday (x denotes seeded player): 1st rd Vesna Manasieva (SRB) bt Ksenia Gaydarzhi (RUS) 6-0, 6-2 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) bt Heather Watson (GBR x7) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 Donna Vekic (CRO) bt Olga Savchuk (UKR) 7-6 (8/6),...

BKB leads in agri credit among public sector banks, Islami Bank in pvt sect

2014-07-22 00:00:00

The state-owned specialised Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) is in the leading position in setting target for providing agriculture credit among all the 56 banks operating across the country in the fiscal 2014-15. The BKB will distribute Tk 48 billion agriculture...

Marico declares 150pc interim cash dividend

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Marico Bangladesh, a company of pharmaceuticals and chemical sector, announced 150 per cent interim cash dividend for its financial year ending on March 31, 2015. Share price of Marico, however, declined by 1.48 per cent despite the announcement of the...

Japan, Mongolia to sign free trade deal

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Japan and Mongolia will sign a free trade deal when their leaders hold talks in Tokyo later Tuesday, reports said, as Japan looks to tap the country's fast-growing economy and huge natural resources. Tokyo is also hoping the deal will...

Panel suggests BCS preliminary test without MCQs

2014-07-22 00:00:00

A parliamentary watchdog has recommended dropping multiple choice questions (MCQs) from the preliminary test of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations. Currently, job seekers have to sit a one-hour-long 100 mark MCQ exam in the preliminary test administered by Public Service...

HC summons Cox’s Bazar DC

2014-07-22 00:00:00

The High Court summoned Tuesday the Deputy Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar for not complying with its order for evicting illegal establishments from Jilonhja mouja. An HC bench comprising justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and justice Md Ashraful Kamal asked DC Md...

Kidnapped schoolboy found dead in city

2014-07-22 00:00:00

The body of a schoolboy who was kidnapped from the city’s Demra area five days back was recovered from the same area Tuesday. The victim was identified as Md Hasan, 13, son of Anwar Hossain Anu and  a class VIII...

Muggers loot Tk .93m of ‘bKash’

2014-07-22 00:00:00

RANGPUR, July 22: Armed muggers looted Tk .93 million from two sales representatives of mobile phone-based money switch ‘bKash’ in Kaunia upazila Tuesday. Witnesses said Moinul Hasan and Obaidullah went to Shahebganj Chatopool of Haragachh for supplying money to a...

Unicef Executive Director meets Hasina

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Unicef Executive Director Anthony Lake met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Walworth Academy in London on Tuesday and discussed issues of bilateral interest. The meeting was held before they attended the High-Level Session of the First Girl Summit 2014. Minister...

30 more Bangladeshis return from Iraq

2014-07-22 00:00:00

The number of returnees from trouble-torn Iraq keeps on rising as another batch of 30 Bangladesh nationals is scheduled to arrive Tuesday, according to a news agency. An Air Arabia flight carrying the Bangladesh nationals is scheduled land at the...

JS body suggests improvement of rural edn

2014-07-22 00:00:00

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education Ministry on Tuesday recommended the ministry to focus on improvement of the quality of secondary and higher education quality in rural areas. The committee came up with the recommendation at its third meeting held...

JS body for alternative to MCQ in BCS exam

2014-07-22 00:00:00

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Administration Ministry on Tuesday suggested looking for an alternative merit-based system to MCQ in the BCS preliminary examination. The committee also stressed the need for giving importance to articulately incorporate some issues in the...

Cinnamon can prevent food poisoning

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Cinnamon cannot only tickle your taste buds, the ancient cooking spice is also an effective anti-bacterial agent and can help prevent some of the most serious food-borne illnesses caused by pathogenic bacteria, says a study. Cinnamomum cassia oil can work...

Govt should make protest of 160m against Israel heard by world: Manna

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Observing that only registering protest against the Israeli genocide in Gaza at individual level is not enough, Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna on Tuesday said the government should reach the voices of 160 million Bangladeshis to the world. He...

Detailed DSE Trading

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Erosion by Teesta takes serious turn in Kawnia: 60 families rendered homeless

Our Correspondent | 2014-07-22 00:00:00

RANGPUR, July 21:  With the rise of water level erosion by the river Teesta has taken a devastating turn at Char Dhusmara village under Kawnia upazila in the district during past few days, creating panic among the people and posing...

Brisk sale of electronics ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr in Khulna

2014-07-22 00:00:00

KHULNA, July 21 (BSS): The city is witnessing a brisk sale of electronic goods including refrigerator and television in the markets ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. Manufacturers and importers have already beefed up supplies of goods and are offering instant cash...