KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 10 (AFP): Revelations that at least two people used stolen passports to board a missing passenger jet raise serious "red flags" about security at Malaysia's main international airport, analysts and Interpol have warned. However, they cautioned against...
KIEV, Mar 10 (AFP): Ukraine sought urgent Western backing on Monday after Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that Crimea had the right to join his country even while hinting at a readiness for dialogue. The pro-European team in Kiev that...
LOS ANGELES, Mar 10 (AFP): A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck late Sunday off the coast of northern California, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or a tsunami threat. The quake struck at 0518...
DAVAO, Philippines, Mar 10 (AFP): Nine members of the security forces and two communist insurgents were killed in a string of guerrilla attacks targeting Philippine police and military on Monday, officials said. At least 50 New People's Army (NPA) rebels...
Japanese astronaut becomes ISS commander TOKYO, Mar 10: Astronaut Koichi Wakata has become the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station, according to the country's space agency. In a simple ceremony onboard the station, Wakata took over the facility's...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-03-11 00:00:00
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made news in India and beyond by going to power in important Delhi state in India within a year of its debut and caused equal sensation when it chose to quit the government voluntarily as...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-03-11 00:00:00
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has finally communicated to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Myanmar the bad news that the Congress government would be unable to deliver the Teesta and the Land...
At last a move is on to form a US$1.7 billion fund expressly aimed at creating a 1.2 million-strong pool of trained manpower. The need for training for educated but unemployed youths has repeatedly been underscored. Even little educated and...
Abul Basher | 2014-03-11 00:00:00
An investor needs money to invest, which may not always come from own funds, requiring the investor to resort to credit from different sources. Commercial banks by far are the main source of credit for investors. About 40 per cent...
M. Salimullah | 2014-03-11 00:00:00
The State Minister for Labour and Employment told the parliament the other day that as many as 12,183 foreigners are working in the country. The Special Branch (SB) reported 400,000 to be the number and most of them working without...
The Libyan National Congress has voted on no-confidence against Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and designated the defence minister as acting prime minister. Parliamentarians voted to oust Zeidan as anger grew with the government's failure to stop eastern rebels from independently...
The Bangladesh cricket team and the cricket-loving people of the country were disappointed at the outcome of the Asia Cup cricket. Despite giving some spirited performances, the Tigers failed to taste victory. Now, Asia Cup is behind us and it...
We often go through the news that fake ones are being arrested by the real law enforcers. The exact number of such horrific incidents is more than those coming to the limelight. The criminals are taking the advantage as they...
Child marriage is an alarming problem in rural areas of Bangladesh. The practice is going on unabated in many places which lack educational facilities. We celebrated Women's Day without addressing this important issue keeping our rural women far behind. We...
Rafiqul Islam | 2014-03-11 00:00:00
Banks have to make decisions about the amount of capital they need to hold mainly for three reasons. Firstly, capital helps prevent a crash, a situation in which the bank cannot meet its obligations to pay its depositors and other...
FE Report | 2014-03-11 00:00:00
Amid gloomy market outlook, stocks fell further Monday with key index of the premier bourse dipping to one month low level as investors were seemed to be indecisive for fresh positioning. The market started with a positive note like previous...
FE Report | 2014-03-11 00:00:00
A former apparel-sector apex body chief has urged the government to urgently take initiative to fix a harmonised set of guidelines for factory inspection programme in order to ensure working-safety in the local garment industry. He also underlined the need...
FE Report | 2014-03-11 00:00:00
Bengal Poly and Paper Sack Limited has recently signed an agreement with IDLC Investments Limited to raise capital through Initial Public Offering (IPO). IDLC Investments Limited will act as Manager to the Issue in this regard. Bengal Poly and Paper...
New GM of Eastern Cement Mr. Ashfaqur Rahman has joined with Eastern Cement Industries Ltd. (ECIL) as General Manager - Sales recently. Mr. Rahman obtained MBA in Marketing from the University of Pune, India in the year 1999. Prior to...
The US state of Colorado collected $2m (£1.2m) in taxes from newly-legalised recreational marijuana businesses in January. Colorado became the first US state to legalise the commercial sale of cannabis in 2012, and stores opened for business on 1 January...
MUMBAI, Mar 10 (Reuters): The BSE Sensex ended up slightly on Monday after rising to a record high for a third consecutive session as strong foreign buying continued to boost domestic-focused shares such as those of HDFC Bank, but momentum...
TOKYO, Mar 10 (Reuters): Japanese shares slipped from a five-week high on Monday morning as disappointing Chinese trade data and uncertainty over the crisis in Ukraine prompted investors to lock in recent gains. Although the US jobs data released on...
FE Report | 2014-03-11 00:00:00
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) Monday issued a statement clarifying that the reports published and telecast in various daily newspapers and news channels quoting the Finance Minister Monday on 'Corruption in Banking Sector' was incorrect. "Replying to a question of...
HONG KONG, Mar 10 (Reuters): Hong Kong shares suffered their biggest one-day loss in five weeks on Monday, after a slew of tepid China economic data over the weekend reignited fears of a bigger slowdown in the world's second-largest economy....
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