MUMBAI, Mar 27 (Reuters): The BSE Sensex rose to record highs for a fourth straight session on Thursday, as state-run lenders including State Bank of India (SBI) extended recent gains on broker upgrades and on hopes of some easing at...
TOKYO, Mar 27 (Reuters): Asian markets were in skittish mood on Thursday following a soft finish on Wall Street and amid simmering tensions over Ukraine, while Chinese tech stocks took a tumble in sympathy with their US counterparts. Trading was...
NEW DELHI, Mar 27 (PTI): Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is mulling the feasibility of a pension or superannuation fund for its employees as part of efforts to retain talent by providing long-term benefits to...
Prof. Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, Chairman, Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was re- elected as Chairman, Md. Nazrul Islam Mazumder, Chairman of EXIM Bank & Badiur Rahman, Chairman of Al-Arafah Islami Bank were re- elected as...
ICB Asset Management Company Limited (ICB AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), disclosed the following total net asset value (NAV) of different mutual funds (MFs) at the close of business operation on March 25, 2014, said a...
ICB Asset Management Company Limited (ICB AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), disclosed the following total net asset value (NAV) of four open-end mutual funds (MFs) at the close of business operation on March 25, 2014, said...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 27 (BSS): Speakers at a community meeting in Rajshahi today underscored the need for ensuring rights to safe drinking water and sanitation to the slum dwellers for their sound health. They viewed the issue of safe drinking water...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-28 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Mar 27: The 44th Independence and National Day-2014 was celebrated in the district Wednesday. The day began at early morning with firing of 31 gunshots at Sheikh Kamal Stadium in Gopalganj city. Earlier at 1am floral wreaths were placed...
FARIDPUR, Mar 26 (BSS): Local people became the part of the history by participating in the chorus of our national anthem programme that took place this morning at 11 am at the local Sheikh Jamal stadium to enlist the name...
SATKHIRA, Mar 27 (UNB): Farmers in Satkhira are getting interested in cultivating sunflower gradually finding it to be a profitable venture for their economic uplift. Cultivation of sunflower (scientific name Helianthus annuus) has kept rising in the district also because...
BRAHMANBARIA, Mar 27 (UNB): A teenage boy and a minor boy were killed and 14 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Sarail upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-28 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Mar 27: Plantation of Boro paddy seedlings have been completed in Nilphamari district amidst speculation of expected production. The Boro farmers are now busy in weeding and manuring the tender Boro plants in their farmland. Sources said after the...
RANGAMATI, Mar 27 (BSS): Farmers of Langadu upazila of the district become self-reliant and changed their fortune through cultivating watermelon in the current season. Most of the people were in abject poverty of the areas, now they are leading a...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-28 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Mar 27: A housewife was killed in a clash over a land dispute at Raghunathpur village of Phulbari Upazila in Dinajpur district Wednesday noon. The deceased was identified as Beauty Begum (32), wife of Abdur Razzak of the same...
JESSORE, Mar 27 (UNB): A quack was shot to death by unknown miscreants at Mirzapur village in Keshabpur upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Subroto Kumar Kundu,35, son of Kartik Kumar Kundu, a resident of Bhallukghar village...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-28 00:00:00
MAGURA, Mar 27: A woman committed suicide in Magura Thursday. The deceased was identified as Anjira Begum, 35, wife of Rabiul Islam under Raziber para village of Magura sadar upazilla . Rubina Khatun, a neighbour of the deceased informed, Anjira,...
MANILA, Mar 27 (AFP) - The biggest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines signed an historic pact Thursday to end one of Asia's longest and deadliest conflicts, promising to give up their arms for an autonomous homeland. Following four decades...
PERTH, Australia, Mar 27 (AFP): Thunderstorms and gale-force winds grounded the international air search for wreckage from Flight MH370 on Thursday, frustrating the effort again as Thailand reported a satellite sighting of hundreds of floating objects. The Thai report was...
WASHINGTON, Mar 27 (AFP): An artificial heart may help patients survive while awaiting a heart transplant, although the devices remain risky 10 years after they were approved, according to a US study Thursday. Researchers followed 22 patients with end-stage heart...
ROME, Mar 27 (AFP): US President Barack Obama will aim Friday to reassure his Saudi hosts on the strength of their alliance, frayed by Washington's diplomatic opening towards Iran and reluctance to use force in Syria. Obama is expected late...
Negotiator 'confident' over Pakistan Taliban ceasefire ISLAMABAD, Mar 27: A negotiator for the Pakistani Taliban said Thursday he was "confident" the militants would extend their month-long ceasefire, following a first round of direct talks with the government. The government began...
FE Report | 2014-03-28 00:00:00
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu has called upon the Dutch investors to invest directly or relocate their sophisticated hi-tech industries in Bangladesh. Speaking as the chief guest at a seminar Tuesday, the minister expressed the Bangladesh government's keenness to increase...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-03-28 00:00:00
The net profit of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) is set to fall far below the expected level this fiscal year (FY) as recent political turmoil badly affected its commercial operation, a high official said. The BIWTC is...
FE Report | 2014-03-28 00:00:00
The Hajj agencies Thursday requested the government to reopen the third carrier option for smooth journey of the Hajj pilgrims, apart from Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Saudi Arabian Airlines. The plea came at the inaugural ceremony of the four-day "7th...
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