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Photo: Guests at the participatory planning workshop on \\\"Managing Occupational Safety and Health at Workplace

2014-05-27 00:00:00

BCB appoints Heath Streak as B\\\'desh bowling coach

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed former Zimbabwe Test captain and also Zimbabwe's all-time leading all-rounder Heath Streak as specialist bowling coach of Bangladesh National team for next two years on Monday, reports UNB. Streak is expected to arrive in...

BKSP score 119 against Dhaka Metro in U-16 cricket

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Pratisthan (BKSP) scored 119 for all in 60.5 overs against Dhaka Metro on the first day of the two-day match of the Young Tigers U-16 National Cricket, reports UNB. Tournament at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in...

Madhya Pradesh CA trail by 54 runs against Bangladesh

2014-05-27 00:00:00

The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) Under-19 team of India trailed by 54 runs against Bangladesh U-19 team after the second day of their three-day match at the BKSP ground-3 in Savar on Monday, reports UNB. On the second day...

Cruzeiro beat Inter, take Brazilian league lead

2014-05-27 00:00:00

SAO PAULO, May 26 (AP) - Bolivian striker Marcelo Moreno scored a late goal to help defending champion Cruzeiro beat Internacional 3-1 and take the Brazilian league lead on Sunday. Cruzeiro's third win in a row left the club with...

Zia earns 2 points Int\\\'l Chess Festival

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh earned two points after the third round 'Elite Group' matches of the 6th KIIT International Chess Festival in Bhubaneswar, Odisha in India Monday, reports UNB. In the 3rd round match, Zia drew with International...

Railway beat Bachelors

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Dhaka Railway SC notched a comfortable 4-1 goals victory over Bachelors SC in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium in the city on Monday, reports UNB. Abir Bin Sayed and Bellal Hossain...

Germany eager to end World Cup third-place curse

2014-05-27 00:00:00

BERLIN, May 26 (AFP): Germany head to Brazil aiming to end their 24-year wait for a fourth World Cup title with captain Philipp Lahm insisting he is sick of finishing third. Consecutive semi-final defeats have led to Germany taking bronze...

Sharapova sails into French Open second round

2014-05-27 00:00:00

PARIS, May 26 (AFP): Seventh seed Maria Sharapova encountered little resistance as she reached the second round of the French Open on Monday with a 6-1, 6-2 win over fellow Russian Ksenia Pervak. "It's always nice to get through. First...

Araf reach final beating Tangail

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Araf Sporting Club moved into the final of the Dhaka City Corporation (North & South) Pioneer Football League beating Tangail Football Academy by 3-2 goals in the 2nd semifinal at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur...

sports digest

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Thousands celebrate Real's Champions League title Madrid, May 26: About 50,000 Real Madrid fans packed the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday to celebrate their club's record 10th European Cup with a blockbuster show befitting its galactico image. Real beat city...

Photo: SYDNEY, New South Wales, Australia: Australia\\\'s Matthew Leckie

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Exploiting marine resources

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Throughout history man has relied heavily on seas or oceans. With the emergence of nation-states, the need for demarcation of maritime boundary proved indispensable. This was a sine qua non for avoiding disputes over the littoral rights. With the passage...

The perils of collateral security

Syed Ashraf Ali | 2014-05-27 00:00:00

The term 'collateral security' frequently resonates across the Board Rooms, Credit Committees and Credit Departments of the banks for evaluation of loan proposals.  Unfortunately, ignorance and negligence to identify the risks inherent in securing bank's exposure through collateral security are...

Corporal punishment creates an abhorrent society

Frank Peters | 2014-05-27 00:00:00

A best-selling controversial book that calls for a ban on corporal punishment to children in the home, schools and madrasas, has won a prestigious award from America's coveted 2014 Eric Hoffer Book Awards. Breaking the Paddle: Ending School Corporal Punishment...

Exam paper leak: a menace must be stopped

2014-05-27 00:00:00

The leak of question papers before the examinations have become a serious menace and it is weakening the entire education system. Not only the government machinery and the teachers, it is the responsibility of all the citizens to stand against...

Strategy to reach free medicine to poor patients

2014-05-27 00:00:00

The government has been running a few essential drug manufacturing companies to cater to the need of government health establishments. The objective behind this is to supply medicines free of cost to the poor patients who come for treatment to...

The youngest Fide Master Fahad

2014-05-27 00:00:00

A Bangladeshi child, Md Fahad Rahman, has been declared by the World Chess Federation, as the youngest Fide Master of the world. Eight-year-old Fahad won the ASEAN Age Group Championship in 2013.  Being attracted by this landslide achievement, a private...

Thrust for sustainability in marketing strategy

Ayan Gupta | 2014-05-27 00:00:00

"It would be in all our interests for some of the creativity that abounds in the marketing industry to be more rigorously applied to the task of combining marketing innovation with social and environmental concern," said Steve Hilton and Giles...

CSR for inclusive and sustained growth

Md Saifullah Azad | 2014-05-27 00:00:00

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) intends to undertake activities by integrating economic, environmental and social aspects.  In recent times, conceptual framework and practices of CSR have broadened in multi-dimensional arenas. Along with the spending for the community, practices of green banking...

Shadow banking outside banks

Maswood Alam Khan from Cockeysville, Maryland, USA | 2014-05-27 00:00:00

Ever since the banking crisis overwhelmed the financial world in 2008, obtaining bank loans for any purpose has been a daunting task in any corner of the world. Bankers have become hypersensitive about their reputations regarding loose and predatory lending...

Syria: Will warring factions heed Pope\\\'s call for peace?

Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-05-27 00:00:00

Pope Francis called for immediate peace in strife-torn Syria as he arrived in Jordan on Saturday (May 24) to see for himself the Syrian refugees, now sheltered in Jordan. The Pope expressed deep anguish and frustration over the unremitting civil...

$169.15m foreign loan approved

FE Report | 2014-05-27 00:00:00

The 86th meeting of the Board of Investment Scrutiny Committee Monday approved US$ 169.15 million for 13 projects under foreign loan / supplier's credit. The projects are US$ 100.0 million for Airtel Bangladesh Limited, US$ 25.0 million for Summit Meghnaghat...

IIDFC seminar on executive development held

2014-05-27 00:00:00

IIDFC organised a daylong seminar on Executive Development for its senior and mid level officials Monday at MCCI Seminar room. The seminar was inaugurated by Mr. S. K. Sur Chowdhury, Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank  as Chief Guest and was chaired...

Big groups still reluctant to float shares for public

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-05-27 00:00:00

Most of the country's leading business groups and corporate entities are reluctant to go public due to multiple factors, company insiders said. Among the major reasons, many companies prefer to avoid rules and regulations set for listed companies by the...

News Briefs

2014-05-27 00:00:00

New MD (cc) of BASIC Bank Mr Fazlus Sobhan was appointed managing director (current charge) of BASIC Bank Ltd Monday. Prior to the new appointment, he was the deputy managing director (DMD) of the bank. Mr Sobhan began his career...

Photo: Southeast Bank Ltd.

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Photo: EXIM Bank Ltd

2014-05-27 00:00:00

Market witnesses another flat session

FE Report | 2014-05-27 00:00:00

The market witnessed another flat session Monday with turnover moving up slightly as investors remained neutral and conservative ahead of the national budget to be placed in the parliament on June 5. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock...

Sensex ends flat in volatile session

2014-05-27 00:00:00

MUMBAI, May 26 (Reuters): The BSE Sensex ended flat on Monday in a volatile session, giving up earlier gains of nearly 2 per cent due to profit-taking in blue-chips such as IDFC while caution ahead of Narendra Modi's ministerial appointments...