LAHORE, Feb 2 (AFP): Pakistan cricket star Umar Akmal was released on bail Sunday, a day after his arrest for violating traffic rules and scuffling with a policeman. The 23-year-old was charged with interfering with government work and "scuffling" with...
MADRID, Feb 2 (AFP): Valencia inflicted Barcelona's first league defeat at the Camp Nou since April 2012 as they came from behind to win 3-2 Saturday. Alexis Sanchez had given the hosts a deserved early lead, but goals just before...
LONDON, Feb 2 (AFP): Former Liverpool striker Tony Hateley has died at the age of 72 following a period of illness, the Premier League club have announced. "The thoughts of everyone at Liverpool Football Club go out to his family...
Azad SC beat Wanderers in Premier Hockey Azad Sporting Club beat Dhaka Wanderers Club by 2-1 goal in the day's only match of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city...
FE Report | 2014-02-03 00:00:00
Stocks ended higher for the third running sessions Sunday with key index of the premier bourse hitting a new high since its inception, riding on rally in large cap stocks. The market opened with a positive note and the prime...
FE Report | 2014-02-03 00:00:00
Less-than expected level of investors' response and tough conditionality are prompting the securities regulator to frequently extend the timeframe for capital market refinancing scheme, market insiders said. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) extended Sunday the timeframe for fourth...
BD history on mobile apps The history of Bangladesh will be available through mobile application. Ethics Advanced Technology Limited created the opportunity by developing an android based mobile app. The apps developing firm opened up the app-"21 Amar" during the...
NEW YORK, Feb 2 (PTI): The overall market capitalisation of bourses worldwide crossed $64 trillion last year, the highest level in more than a decade, on the back of improving investor sentiment. The level touched in 2013 is also the...
In Europe, the zombie hunt is on. Not for undead humans, that is, but zombie banks - the walking dead among lenders, too financially troubled to loan money to an economy that desperately needs investment, growth and jobs. The European...
AMSTERDAM/PARIS, Feb 2 (Reuters): Cable group Altice has set its sights on further international expansion after raising 750 million euros ($1 billion) from its stock market debut on last Friday. Altice, built via a decade of acquisitions, is surfing a...
MUMBAI, Feb 2 (PTI): The combined market valuation of seven of the top-10 Sensex companies tumbled Rs 470.50 billion, with Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank taking the biggest hit in the worst week for the benchmark index in six months....
FE Report | 2014-02-03 00:00:00
State Minister for the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR) Nasrul Hamid Sunday pledged to adopt the long-pending National Coal Policy within the shortest possible time. He also unveiled the government plan to adopt an appropriate Energy Policy...
Sonia H Moni | 2014-02-03 00:00:00
The country's cold storage owners are considering keeping potato preservation charge unchanged this year, unless the government raises electricity tariff, sector insiders said. Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) President Md Jasim Uddin said: "Potato farmers are incurring loss with their...
Armed robbers stormed into a jewellery shop in Ashulia EPZ area of Savar on Sunday evening and looted 250 tolas of gold ornament. Witnesses said a gang of 8-10 masked bandits swooped on ‘Pijus Jewellers’ situated at ‘Shamser Plaza’ at...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Sunday denied the BNP-led 19-party alliance permission to hold its twice-rescheduled rally in the city’s Suhrawardy Udyan for Monday on the plea of security concern at Amar Ekushey Book Fair. DMP deputy commissioner (PR)...
Shamsul Alam | 2014-02-02 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) announced on January 27 the Monetary Policy for January-June, 2014 period. Taking recent economic and financial sector developments into account the Monetary Policy stance in H2 FY14 (half two of FY 14) emphasises much on controlling...
Mohammad Amjad Hossain from Virginia, USA | 2014-02-02 00:00:00
Against the backdrop of his approval rating sliding below 50 per cent, President Barack Obama laid down his progressive agenda for this fiscal year in his State of the Union Address on January 28. This was his fifth address to...
Ideally, the state of employment in a country should give the feel of its economic pulse. This is because, employment means production but in countries like Bangladesh this may not be the case. The notion that the government has a...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-02-02 00:00:00
The inward flow of remittance is going down as the country is failing to send more workers abroad to traditional markets and explore new markets. The country's remittance inflow dropped by nearly 3.0 per cent to $13.83 billion in 2013...
Shaikh Saleque | 2014-02-02 00:00:00
News stories on the aforementioned subject that appeared in the media recently generated bitter criticism at home. Children were taken to the streets to greet the newly appointed ministers on their maiden visit to their constituencies. Forcing the children out...
Violation of human rights has become a commonplace, taking place almost every day. We notice violation of human rights in every nook and corner of the country. The very recent incidents of torture on Aduri, Advocate Simki Imam Khan and...
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