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Photo: A delegation comprising 28 members from British High Commission in Bangladesh

2014-03-23 00:00:00

China opens door further to foreign stock investors

2014-03-23 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, Mar 22 (Reuters): China has relaxed rules to allow more foreign participation in its main stock market, in the latest step towards liberalising the financial system in the world's second-largest economy. From Thursday, foreign investors on the Shanghai stock...

Sensex edges higher in spl trading

2014-03-23 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Mar 22 (Reuters): The BSE Sensex edged higher in thin-volume trading on a special trading session on Saturday, as gains in healthcare stocks were offset by profit taking in metals. The benchmark Sensex closed 0.01 per cent higher at...

Wall Street ends down as investors book profits

2014-03-23 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Mar 22 (Reuters): US stocks dipped on Friday, as investors booked profits in momentum names heading into the weekend, wiping out early gains that had pushed the S&P 500 to an intraday record high. Based on the latest...

New IDRA members

2014-03-23 00:00:00

Mr. Sultan-Ul-Abedine Molla (FCS) & Mr. Juber Ahmed Khan recently have joined as members of IDRA-Insurance Development & Regulatory Authority Bangladesh for next three years, said a press release.

Photo: One Bank Limited

2014-03-23 00:00:00

Photo: Rupali Bank Limited

2014-03-23 00:00:00

Photo:Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB)

2014-03-23 00:00:00

Ensuring quality primary education for all

Md Bayazid Khan | 2014-03-23 00:00:00

Developed countries in the world are still investing more on education to continue their envious progress. These nations realised the importance of education earlier than other developing countries like Bangladesh. They knew that investment on education certainly brings highest returns...

Future of language education in Bangladesh

Masum Billah | 2014-03-23 00:00:00

Things have truly surfaced that students are still unable to use English in their practical life even though they attain good grades in the public examinations in our country. So, assessment system should be changed to learn whether students are...

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid

2014-03-23 00:00:00

JENIN, Mar 22 (AFP): Three Palestinians were killed in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank early on Saturday after Israeli soldiers launched an operation to arrest a militant, Palestinian officials said. Medical and security sources said that two...

Road accident kills 35 in southwest Pakistan

2014-03-23 00:00:00

QUETTA, Mar 22 (AFP): A collision between two passenger buses and a petrol tanker killed 35 people in southwest Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, with many of the victims burning to death. A bus travelling to Karachi collided with the...

N Korea test-fires 30 missiles into sea

2014-03-23 00:00:00

SEOUL, Mar 22 (AFP): North Korea test-fired 30 short-range missiles into the sea on Saturday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, the latest in a series of launches despite calls from Seoul and Washington to stop "provocative actions". "North...

Protesters storm Ukraine military base in west Crimea

2014-03-23 00:00:00

NOVOFEDORIVKA, Mar 22 (agencies): About 200 pro-Russian protesters on Saturday stormed a Ukrainian air force base in western Crimea, AFP correspondents saw. The unarmed crowd broke through to the base in the town of Novofedorivka and started smashing windows as...

12 killed as Yemen army clashes with Shiite rebels

2014-03-23 00:00:00

SANAA, Mar 22 (AFP): Twelve people were killed Saturday in clashes between Yemeni forces and Shiite rebels on the outskirts of the northern city of Amran, a local official and tribal sources said. The rebels, known as Huthis or Ansarullah,...

Maldives votes in parliamentary polls

2014-03-23 00:00:00

MALE, Mar 22 (AFP): Parliamentary elections got under way in the Maldives Saturday despite the island nation's new president expressing doubts over whether the vote can be conducted, officials said. An ally of President Abdulla Yameen had petitioned the Supreme...

Egypt to begin mass trial of Morsi backers

2014-03-23 00:00:00

CAIRO, Mar 22, (AFP): More than 1,200 supporters of Egypt's Mohamed Morsi will face charges starting from Saturday, the country's biggest trial since the Islamist president's ouster by the army in July, judicial sources said. The mass trial is part...

news digest

2014-03-23 00:00:00

Five feared dead in Australia plane crash BRISBANE, Mar 22: Five people are feared dead after a light plane crashed at an airfield in eastern Australia on Saturday, emergency service workers said. The plane, used for skydiving, took off before...

Solar street lamps unlikely to be completed on time

Shamsul Huda | 2014-03-23 00:00:00

The company which bagged the solar street lamps installation job at Tongi under Gazipur City Corporation would not be able to complete the assignment on time, opine experts. The solar street lamp project, funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),...

BD connectivity with neighbours holds key to facing challenges

Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-03-23 00:00:00

Bangladesh needed to move forward to enhance connectivity with neighbouring countries to face the upcoming challenges of market access and investments from developed countries, said Mr Kei Kawano, JETRO country representative in Dhaka. It would have to keep pace with...

European parliamentary team arrives tomorrow to assess post-Rana progress

FE Report | 2014-03-23 00:00:00

A delegation of the European Parliament (EP) will arrive tomorrow (Monday) on a two-day visit to see the progress made in the readymade garment industry after the Rana Plaza building collapse.    Chairperson of the Delegation for relations with South Asia...

US moves to push global trade deal on green goods

2014-03-23 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Mar 22 (AFP): The United States said Friday it was planning to begin negotiations with other leading trading countries for a deal to cut tariffs for green goods like solar panels. The office of the US Trade Representative said...

News Briefs

2014-03-23 00:00:00

Euro 'too strong' for exporters BRUSSELS, Mar 22: The euro exchange rate is too strong for euro zone exporters, the president of the European Council said on Friday. Herman Van Rompuy, who represents European Union governments in Brussels, also said...

Photo: NRB Bank Limited and Seamark Group

2014-03-23 00:00:00

Photo:IDLC Finance Limited

2014-03-23 00:00:00

Toyota to lift lockout at Indian plants after unrest

2014-03-23 00:00:00

BANGALORE, Mar 22 (AFP): Toyota said that it would lift a lockout next week on its Indian assembly plants after a meeting with labour groups and a local government mediator to resolve a pay dispute. A total of 17 workers...

GM sued by investor over slow ignition fix

2014-03-23 00:00:00

Detroit, Mar 22 (Reuters) : General Motors Co  and its Chief Executive Mary Barra are being sued by an investor for failing to adequately address known defects in its cars that led to the recall of over 3.1 million vehicles,...

Goldman Sachs wins pay dispute with former trader

2014-03-23 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Mar 22 (Reuters): Goldman Sachs Group Inc has won a pay dispute with a former employee known for his role in shorting the UShousing market in the run-up to the financial crisis, according to a arbitration ruling this...

\\\'Watercress Signature Buffet\\\' offer for food lovers

2014-03-23 00:00:00

Watercress Restaurant, a venture of Olive Tree Foods Limited, offering   a 4- day "Watercress Signature Buffet"   to commemorate the country's Independence Day. This offer will start on March 25, according to a press release. A team of chefs with international...

Myanmar to cut tax rate on imported cars

2014-03-23 00:00:00

YANGON, Mar 22 (Xinhua): Myanmar authorities will cut tax rate on imported cars in the coming fiscal year of 2014- 15 in a bid to further bring down car prices, official media reported Friday. The current car prices in the...