SYDNEY, May 26 (AFP): The first shipment of liquefied natural gas from a landmark US$19 billion project in Papua New Guinea has left for Japan, US oil giant ExxonMobil said Monday. The project is the largest development ever undertaken in...
SINGAPORE, May 26 (AFP): Oil prices edged lower in subdued Asian trade Monday but retained support from concerns about a crisis in Libya as well as an upbeat demand outlook in the United States, analysts said. The US benchmark, West...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures slid to their lowest in four-and-a-half months on Monday as the ringgit continued to advance and amid worries that festival-driven demand will fizzle out faster than expected. The benchmark August...
MUMBAI, May 26 (Reuters): Farmers in India are likely to boost the amount of land devoted to growing soybeans by up to 4 per cent in the crop year that begins in July, as they look to profit from a...
TOKYO, May 26 (Agencies): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in Japan on a four-day official visit, on Monday sought more Japanese investment in her country's various sectors. She invited the members of the Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship League to visit Bangladesh....
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-05-27 00:00:00
The government has decided to withdraw the mandatory requirement of installing solar panels on the rooftop of buildings for getting new electricity connections to households, officials said. According to the new rule, a customer will have to deposit the cost...
FE Report | 2014-05-27 00:00:00
The manpower exporting and receiving countries at a global forum have agreed to take a strong initiative to reduce migration cost with a view to ensuring regular migration. Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain conveyed the outcome...
Prof Nawaz Sharif, a world renowned personality in the study of technological innovation in industries, has observed that Bangladesh can cultivate technological innovation for bridging prosperity gap with rich countries in the era of globalisation, reports UNB. "The big issue...
Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has emphasised the need for the power of microcredit and social business in tackling social problems in the context of the existing capitalist system that excludes the poorest, said a Yunus Centre release here on...
SINTRA, Portugal, May 26 (Reuters) : Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, called on Sunday for closer cooperation among the world's central banks to cope with the challenges of increasingly interlinked and complex financial systems. Speaking at...
TOKYO, May 26 (AFP) : The euro extended its losses against the dollar in Asia on Monday after hitting a three-month low last week in response to a soft reading in a German business confidence index. In afternoon Tokyo trading,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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