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Positive opening amid volatility

FE Online Report | 2014-04-22 00:00:00

The prices of most of the shares on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hours of trading on Tuesday amid modest see-saw. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by...

Security dialogue with US begins

2014-04-22 00:00:00

The US-Bangladesh security dialogue began in Dhaka on Tuesday. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Tom Kelly of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is leading the US delegation while Secretary (Bilateral) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mustafa Kamal is leading Bangladesh...

ILO official in Dhaka

2014-04-22 00:00:00

The Deputy Director-General of International Labour Organisation (ILO) is in the town ahead of the first anniversary of Rana Plaza building collapse at Savar Upazila which killed more than 1100 people. Gilbert Houngbou arrived in Dhaka city on Tuesday morning...

300 RMCH interns sued over journo assault

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Two cases were filed against 300 interns of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in connection with Sunday’s attack on journalists. Officer-in-charge of Rajpara Police Station Khan Mohammad Erfan said President of Bangladesh Photo Journalists Association Rajshahi unit Asaduzzaman Asad filed...

2 kids drown in Munshiganj, Magura

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Two children drowned in separate incidents in Munshiganj and Magura districts on Monday. In Munshiganj, a boy drowned in a pond at Baroipara village at Sirajdikhan Upaizla in the afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ratul Sheikh, 6, son of...

Asian shares mixed after Easter break

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday, in the first full day’s trade after the Easter break, with Wall Street providing another strong lead. Tokyo gained 0.30 per cent, Sydney added 0.44% and Seoul was flat, while Hong Kong eased 0.14%...

India has no right to hinder Teesta water flow: BNP

2014-04-22 00:00:00

The BNP on Tuesday said India has no right to hinder the flow of Teesta River waters. It blamed the Awami League-led government for not getting a deal done on the sharing of Teesta waters with India. “Teesta waters is...

Turnover hits below Tk 4.0 billion-mark

FE Report | 2014-04-21 00:00:00

The stock market inched up Sunday with turnover tumbling further as investors diverted their attention from large-cap to mid-cap and small-cap scrips because of their recent spike in prices. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange ended at...

News Brief

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Bitdefender finds new exclusive distributor Bitdefender S.R.L has announced the appointment of Dhaka Distributions as the new exclusive distributor for Bangladesh, effective March 2014. "It is a new horizon and new aspirations as we relook with dedicated focus to the...

Photo:Standard Chartered Bank

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Photo: The seventh branch of Meghna Bank Limited

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Photo: Managing Director of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited Rupali Chowdhury

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Novo Nordisk vows to bring innovation in BD market

Mohammad Ali | 2014-04-21 00:00:00

Novo Nordisk, one of the global leading companies in diabetic care, has expressed its strong commitment to continue bringing its latest innovative insulin products in Bangladesh to serve the diabetic patients with different ranges of healthcare demand. "Our commitment is...

VoIP service providers renting out licences to IGW operators for survival

Jamal Uddin | 2014-04-21 00:00:00

Many local VoIP service providers are now renting out their operating licences to the International Gateway (IGW) operators for survival in the absence of required overseas calls from IGW companies, industry insiders said. They said as per rules, the IGW...

New idea mooted to spur economy

FE Report | 2014-04-21 00:00:00

'Future Strategy Group', a platform of young professionals, academics and students held a panel discussion focused on innovative practices and prospects. The speakers during the discussion put thrust on the global best practices and formulating a clear and implementable roadmap.    ...

Photo: ICB Capital Management Limited (ICML) & Gazi Cement Mills Limited (GCML)

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Photo: South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce Bank Limited

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Confectioners sweet on ADM\\\'s decision to keep cocoa business

Marcy Nicholson of Reuters from New York | 2014-04-21 00:00:00

Easter came early for the global chocolate makers this year. Just days before one of the busiest holidays for chocolate sales, Archer Daniels Midland Co last week ditched long-running efforts to sell its niche cocoa business, easing concerns that have...

Women edge into Gulf boardrooms as economies, societies shift

Mirna Sleiman of Reuters from Dubai | 2014-04-21 00:00:00

Amina al-Rustamani, a member of a prominent UAE family, raised eyebrows among friends and relatives when she started her career in Dubai 13 years ago as an electrical engineer, becoming one of few females in the Middle East to enter...

Only people\\\'s enemy can obstruct long march: BNP

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Claiming the scheduled long march towards the Teesta Barrage in Nilphamari on April 22 a programme for saving the national interest, BNP Sunday warned that those who will try to intercept it will be considered as the enemy of the...

BD sets example of disaster management, says Ban Ki-moon

2014-04-21 00:00:00

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Bangladesh has set an example on disaster preparedness and management in the world, reports BSS. The UN secretary general made the remark at the high-level briefing to member states on the Third UN...

Tension mounts at BMS office

Our Correspondent | 2014-04-21 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, April 20: Tension mounted among two groups of freedom fighters (FFs), centring locking of the Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad (BMS) Chittagong district command office Saturday. A group of freedom fighters, under the banner of BMS Chittagong city unit, held a...

Quamrul warns against anarchy

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Food Minister Quamrul Islam Sunday said that if any form of anarchy is perpetrated in the name of long march, the consequences will be very serious, reports UNB. "We have no objection if you (BNP) organise long march towards Teesta....

Photo: BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi distributing leaflets among the people

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Photo: Members of the Christian community offering Easter Sunday prayer

2014-04-21 00:00:00

$410m WB fund to improve basic urban services for 3.4m people

FE Report | 2014-04-21 00:00:00

The government with US$410 million financial assistance from the World Bank (WB) on Sunday launched a project to improve municipal governance and basic urban services in city corporations and municipalities in the country. The project will benefit some 3.4 million...

Writ challenging legality rejected

2014-04-21 00:00:00

A Division bench of the High Court Division has rejected a writ petition challenging the legality of the re-appointment of the Managing Director (MD) of Dhaka WASA Engineer Taqsem A Khan. The writ was filed at the High Court Division...

Gold smuggling thru\\\' Ctg airport on the rise

2014-04-21 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Apr 20 (UNB): Although the Customs authorities have busted several large consignments of smuggled gold at the Shah Amanat International Airport over the last one and half years, but gold smuggling has been escalating day by day, according to...

‘No male doc for examining rape victims’

2014-04-21 00:00:00

The High Court asked the Director General (DG) of the Health Directorate Sunday to take necessary steps so that female doctors, nurses and staffs take part in examining the raped women to determine their age at all government hospitals, reports...

Case, counter-case filed over BIRDEM incident

2014-04-21 00:00:00

A case and counter-case were filed Sunday in connection with the assaults on some physicians of BIRDEM Hospital following the death of a patient on April 13, reports UNB. The BIRDEM authorities filed a case against 29 people, including Additional...