Badrul Ahsan | 2014-01-18 00:00:00
The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) attracted an increased number of visitors Friday, the first weekly holiday after its inauguration in January 11. Over one hundred thousand people visited the exhibition on the day, after a poor turnout during the...
FE Report Onion prices went down significantly on Friday compared with those of previous after the arrival of newly harvested crop in the market. While daily consumed rice prices were stable with maintaining higher price range, aromatic rice witnessed a...
FE Report Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) will conduct its second Rural Credit Survey from January 26 until February 09 this year to identify sources, demand and use of credit in rural areas of the country. BBS will carry out...
TOKYO, Jan 17 (AFP) : The dollar drifted lower in Asia on Friday as weak inflation figures and disappointing US corporate results dampened investor sentiment, while the euro was also under pressure on deflation fears. The greenback bought 104.34 yen...
New York, Jan 17 (Reuters): IBM Corp said it will invest more than $1.2 billion to build up to 15 new data centers across five continents to expand its cloud services and reach new clients and markets. The new cloud...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-01-18 00:00:00
The first Bangladesh-India joint working group (JWG) meeting is set to be held this month for further strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries in textiles, officials said. In the upcoming meeting on January 21 to be held in the...
SINGAPORE, Jan 17: World oil prices eased in Asian trade Friday owing to supply concerns as non-OPEC members such as the United States ramp up production. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in February dipped one cent to $93.95...
DUBLIN, Jan 17: Ireland's trade surplus in November last year fell 15 per cent to just over 2.5 billion euros (3.4 billion US dollars), according to official figures released on Thursday. The figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed...
WASHINGTON, Jan 17: Outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that the US central bank is well-prepared to handle any risks from its stimulus, such as higher inflation and asset bubbles. Speaking two weeks before he ends his tenure...
BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters): Apple Inc is finally launching its iPhone on China Mobile Ltd's vast network on Friday, opening the door to the world's largest carrier's 763 million subscribers and giving its China sales a short-term jolt. Underlining how...
NEW YORK, Jan 17 (AFP): Investment bank Goldman Sachs Thursday reported a 20.6 per cent decline in quarterly earnings, as elevated litigation expenses offset higher underwriting revenues from public offerings. Fourth-quarter earnings came in at $2.2 billion on revenues of...
TOKYO, Jan 17 (AFP) : A Japanese government report Friday said the economy was "recovering", its first use of the word since the 2008 global financial crisis, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe works to revive years of tepid growth. Tokyo's...
LONDON, Jan 17 (AFP): British Finance Minister George Osborne said he backed an above-inflation rise in the minimum wage to support the fragile economic recovery. Conservative Osborne told the BBC on Thursday that "Britain can afford" for the figure to...
Sonia H Moni | 2014-01-18 00:00:00
Salt production in the country is going at a slow pace this season due to cold wave and adequate stock of the previous season, according to officials of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC). The government has set the...
TOKYO, Jan 17 (AFP): A Japanese government report today said the economy was "recovering", its first use of the word since the 2008 global financial crisis, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe works to revive years of tepid growth. Tokyo's monthly...
DUBAI, Jan. 17 (Xinhua): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to attract 14.4 billion U.S. dollars foreign direct investments in 2014, representing a 20 percent year-on-year increase, undersecretary for the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade said here yesterday....
DUBLIN, Jan. 17 (Xinhua): Ireland's trade surplus in November last year fell 15 percent to just over 2.5 billion euros (3.4 billion U.S. dollars), according to official figures released on Thursday. The figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed...
DUBLIN, Jan. 17 (Xinhua): Ireland's trade surplus in November last year fell 15 percent to just over 2.5 billion euros (3.4 billion U.S. dollars), according to official figures released on Thursday. The figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed...
TAIPEI, Jan 17 (AFP): Taiwan on Friday lifted a ban on imports of Canadian beef-on-the-bone as part of its efforts to promote investment talks with the country and its participation in regional trade blocs. Under the new measure set to...
LONDON, Jan 17 (AFP): British Finance Minister George Osborne said he backed an above-inflation rise in the minimum wage to support the fragile economic recovery. Conservative Osborne told the BBC on Thursday that "Britain can afford" for the figure to...
BRISBANE, Jan 17 (AFP): Australian allrounder James Faulkner smashed 69 runs from just 47 balls to give Australia a miraculous one wicket win in the second one day international at the Gabba Friday. Chasing 301 for victory, Australia looked down...
Bangladesh Police AC beat Dilkusa Sporting Club by 1-0 goal in a match of the Kool 2nd Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Friday, reports UNB. Kamrul Islam scored...
SHARJAH, Jan 17 (AFP): Injured Pakistan paceman Bilawal Bhatti has been sent home after he was ruled out of the third Test against Sri Lanka due to hamstring injury, team manager Moin Khan said Thursday. The 22-year-old made his Test...
MADRID, Jan 17 (AFP): Lionel Messi scored twice, including one brilliant individual effort, in his first start of the year as Barcelona beat Getafe 2-0 in the second-leg of their Copa del Rey last 16 tie to progress 6-0 on...
MELBOURNE, Jan 17 (AFP): Serena Williams smashed the 39-year-old record for Australian Open wins Friday as she powered into the fourth round closely followed by China's Li Na on another scorching day in Melbourne. The American five-time champion, making light...
SHARJAH, Jan 17 (AFP): Dilruwan Perera missed a century on his debut while skipper Angelo Mathews fell for 91 as Sri Lanka frustrated Pakistan in the third and final Test in Sharjah Friday. Perera (95) and Mathews made life difficult...
Babul Barman | 2014-01-18 00:00:00
The stock market closed higher for the third straight week that ended Thursday with turnover improving further as political turmoil eased. "Easing of political crisis and hope for market-friendly Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) boosted investors' confidence. As a result, the...
MUMBAI, Jan 17 (Reuters): Indian shares fell nearly 1 per cent on Friday after Tata Consultancy Services slumped as its quarterly profit adjusted for other income lagged expectations, sparking some profit-taking in recently outperforming software services exporters. Software exporters accounted...
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