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Photo: INDIA : Traditional dancers from Uttrakhand state wait to perform

2014-01-23 00:00:00

MSC force Sheikh Jamal to play 1-1 draw

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Dhaka Mohammedan Sport Club forced Federation Cup champions and star-studded Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to play a 1-1 draw in a crucial match of the Bangladesh Premier Football League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB....

Loss to New Zealand robs India of top ODI ranking

2014-01-23 00:00:00

HAMILTON, Jan 22 (AFP): India surrendered their world number one ODI ranking Wednesday when they suffered a second successive defeat to New Zealand in a rain-abbreviated game in Hamilton. India were 20 runs short of their Duckworth-Lewis adjusted target of...

England stare at another whitewash but rally round Cook

2014-01-23 00:00:00

PERTH, Jan 22 (AFP): England will be battling to avoid another series whitewash in the fourth one-day game against Australia Friday, and are rallying round their beleaguered captain. Australia triumphed by seven wickets with 10 overs to spare in the...

Pakistan begin hunt for new coach

2014-01-23 00:00:00

KARACHI, Jan 22 (AFP): Pakistan cricket authorities Tuesday began the hunt for a new head coach for the national team, a day after Dav Whatmore's two-year tenure ended with a series-levelling victory over Sri Lanka. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)...

India plans anti-graft unit after match-fix bid

2014-01-23 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (AFP): India's football chiefs will set up an anti-corruption unit after reports emerged that an I-League club may have been targeted by illegal betting syndicates, a top league official said Wednesday. Mumbai FC club official Atul...

ULAB make good start

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Hosts University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) made a good start in the 7th ULAB Fair Play Cup Inter Private University T20 Cricket beating State University of Bangladesh (SUB) by eight wickets in the opening match at ULAB playground in...

Negredo sends City to Wembley in style

2014-01-23 00:00:00

LONDON, Jan 22 (AFP): Manchester City swept into the League Cup final with a ruthless 3-0 win at West Ham Tuesday which completed a 9-0 aggregate victory in a brutally one-sided semi-final. Manuel Pellegrini's side had already effectively booked their...

Nadal fights off G Dimitrov to reach Open semi

2014-01-23 00:00:00

MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (AFP): World number one Rafael Nadal fought off a big challenge from rising Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open Wednesday. Nadal got home 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 in three...

BG Press beat Dilkusha KC

2014-01-23 00:00:00

BG Press S&RC beat Dilkusha Krira Chakra by 2-0 goals in the Kool Metropolis 2nd Division Football League at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur Wednesday, reports UNB. Jahangir Alam the netted the first goal in...

Usha beat Ajax

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Usha Krira Chakra beat Ajax Sporting Club by 3-2 goals in the only match of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.

sports digest

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Spanish judge hears case over Neymar deal MADRID, Jan 22: A Spanish judge Wednesday agreed to consider a case lodged against Barcelona president Sandro Rosell over the signing of Brazilian striker Neymar. A member of the fan-owned club, Jordi Cases,...

Amu promises smooth power supply to fertiliser factories

FE Report | 2014-01-23 00:00:00

Industries minister Amir Hossain Amu Wednesday directed the authority to take stringent administrative measures to curb wastage and irregualrities in the fertiliser factories under Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC). He also promised to ensure uninterrupted power supply in the fertiliser...

Mawa Ferry Ghat relocation to cost Tk 1.56 billion

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-01-23 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has estimated a cost of Tk 1.56 billion to complete the relocation of the Mawa Ferry Ghat to facilitate construction of the Padma Bridge, officials said. The BIWTA last week submitted its project...

New labour inspectors could reduce risks to factory accidents

FE Report | 2014-01-23 00:00:00

A three-day training for the newly appointed inspectors began Wednesday aiming to achieve sustainable reform in labour inspection system, specially in the garment sector. International Labour Organisation (ILO) and GIZ joined hands to carry out the training programme in Dhaka...

HK tycoon still Asia\\\'s richest person

2014-01-23 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Jan 22 (AFP): Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing has held on to his title as Asia's richest person, staying ahead of Macau casino mogul Lui Che-woo, according to Bloomberg on Friday. Li -- whose firms Cheung Kong Holdings...

Asian banks strong enough to withstand Fed taper risks: Moody\\\'s

2014-01-23 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Jan 22 (AFP): Asian banks are well capitalised to withstand risks arising from an end to the US central bank's massive stimulus programme, credit ratings firm Moody's said Wednesday. "Overall, we expect to see broad ratings stability for the...

Europe now an \\\'emerging country\\\', Davos hears

2014-01-23 00:00:00

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (AFP): Top bosses and economists warned the global elite on Wednesday not to get over-excited by a gradual economic upturn in Europe, which one chief executive branded an "emerging country." While the mood of impending doom...

News Briefs

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Kuwait's largest bank sees 2013 net plunge 22pc KUWAIT CITY, Jan 22: The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), the emirate's largest lender, reported Wednesday that 2013 net profit dived 22 per cent to 238.1 million dinars ($844 million/625 million euros)....

Photo: Newly elected office-bearers of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Photo: European Union envoy to Bangladesh William Hanna

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Photo:Midland Bank Limited

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Photo: South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce Bank Limited

2014-01-23 00:00:00

CCI&E attains 65.5pc of revenue target in first 6 months of FY `14

Rezaul Karim | 2014-01-23 00:00:00

Revenue earnings by the office of the Chief Controller of Imports & Exports (CCI&E) under the Ministry of Commerce attained 65.5 per cent of its target in the first six months of the current fiscal year (FY), official sources said.  ...

CEOs more optimistic about global economic prospect, shows survey

2014-01-23 00:00:00

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Xinhua): Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) around the world are more optimistic about the global economic prospect, according to a survey released Tuesday. Among the 1,344 CEOs surveyed in 68 countries, 44 per cent of them are...

Thailand leaves interest rate unchanged

2014-01-23 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Jan 22 (AFP): Thailand's central bank on Wednesday left its key interest rate unchanged at 2.25 per cent in the face of growing worries about the economic impact of anti-government protests in the capital. Economic growth has been weaker...

Maldives, S Lanka to boost trade

2014-01-23 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Jan 22 (Xinhua): Maldives President Abdulla Yameen attempted to boost trade with Sri Lanka here on Tuesday during his first visit to the island since assuming office. Yameen on his arrival met with Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister G.L....

EU bank resolution fund must come earlier: ECB official

2014-01-23 00:00:00

FRANKFURT, Jan 22 (AFP): A European fund for winding up failed banks must be fully up and running earlier than envisaged, European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Benoit Coeure said on Wednesday. "The period of ten years for moving...

Taiwan jobless rate falls to five-year low

2014-01-23 00:00:00

TAIPEI, Jan 22 (AFP): Taiwan's jobless rate slid to a five-year low in 2013, but the figure indicates that the slowly growing economy has yet to fully recover from the global financial crisis, officials said Wednesday. The unemployment rate last...

IMF praises Myanmar\\\'s reform efforts

2014-01-23 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund praised Myanmar's economic reform efforts Tuesday, saying it had met key targets for strengthening its finances and reforming management. It said the economic outlook for the Asian country is good, forecasting growth...