INDIAN WELLS, California, Mar 15 (AFP): China's Zheng Jie has battled past former champion Maria Sharapova 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open.Zheng, whose run to the Australian Open semi-finals along with that of...
Mohiuddin BabarINTERNATIONALLY famed The Economist recently bracketed Dhaka city as the second worst city to live. The Economist research cell conducts a survey across the world every year and lists the good cities to live in along with the bad...
Gousal AzamFour decades ago the seed of friendship sowed by Henry Kissinger between America and China has now turned into a big tree with fruits for both. China considers Taiwan to be its integral part and opposes arms supply to...
Mohiuddin Aazim DURING the last five years Pakistan has increased its exports to some non- traditional markets. And it has also diversified its export base. (See Tables). The Great Recession has changed the world markets. New economic giants are emerging....
FE ReportDhaka stocks Monday shed 37 points after recovering from the steepest fall ever-over 152 points-in the first 35 minutes of the day's trading. The biggest single-day fall was 137 points recorded in 2001.The market witnessed ups and downs throughout...
FE ReportOnly a few poor people have graduated from the poverty level by using the microfinance tools, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith Monday said.He also blamed the microfinance institutions (MFIs) for encouraging the indigent borrowers to use low level...
FE ReportCommerce Minister Faruk Khan said the consumer protection law enacted within five months of formation of the government will be evaluated soon to identify any discrepancy that might hinder its enforcement to ensure consumers' rights."The government will not tolerate...
S M JahangirThe renewed government move to streamline debt servicing by state-owned enterprises and autonomous bodies appears to have hit snags due mainly to poor response from most of the defaulters concerned, official sources said.Citing the figures compiled by the...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government is set to adopt a new strategy on import of reconditioned and new cars from the next fiscal in a bid to check evasion of billions of taka in revenue through under-invoicing and false declaration of...
FE ReportThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Monday raised margin loan ratio to 1:1.5 from 1:1 to boost purchasing capacity of investors, effective from Thursday.This means an investor will get Tk 150 against a deposit of Tk 100 from merchant...
Steps will be taken to bring amendment to SIM registration forms, besides collecting photocopies of national ID cards from subscribers to check terrorism through mobile phones. Talking to BSS, Director of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Rezaul Qader said the...
The Bangladesh Bank and all scheduled banks throughout the country will remain closed on March 17, on the occasion of birthday of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, said an official release of the central bank in...
A freedom fighter (FF) died Sunday in a lift accident in a seven-storey building owned by the Freedom Fighters' Welfare Trust in the city's Gulistan Complex Monday. Mohammad Abul Miah (78), who was born in Sylhet's Jaflong area, had been...
FE ReportThe significant increase in the number of microfinance institutions (MFIs), the need for ensuring appropriate fund utilisation as well as establishing institutional structure and ascertaining financial and operational transparency warrant the creation of a regulatory and supervisory environment, an...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith places an amended version of the national budget along with progress report on its implementation uptil now in parliament today (Tuesday), reports UNB. The Cabinet in its meeting Monday approved the framework of the revised budget...
FE Report Banks in Bangladesh placed over two dozen claims involving US$0.485 million, the payment of which is remaining unsettled with Indian banks, in the meeting of the Indo-Bangladesh Joint Business Council (IBJBC) Monday. At least 10 local commercial banks...
Monira MunniBangladesh Jewellers Samity (BJS) increased the price of gold by Tk 990 per 'bhori' last week following higher demands for the bullion triggered by price hike in the international market.The price of gold has soared to a new high...
Home Minister Sahara Khatun Monday placed in parliament a list of notorious criminals, many of whom are still absconding, reports bdnews24.com. Of the total 42 criminals, nine were arrested at home and abroad, while 10 of them had been absconding,...
FE ReportA court sent five top officials of Dhaka Phone, the country's fifth largest land phone operator, to jail Monday following their overnight arrest in an illegal VoIP case. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrates' Court sent Dhaka Phone Chairman ATM Hayatuzzaman...
With a view to promoting Bangladeshi companies in the American market, Federation of Bangladesh Associations in North America (FOBANA) is going to introduce a trade mission for the first time in its 24th annual conference to be held in California...
KaliforniaOn STAR Movies Monday at 7:00 pm After finishing a magazine assignment on serial killers, journalist Brian Kessler (Duchovny) is so fascinated that he decides to co-author a book on homicidal maniacs with his exhibitionist-photographer girlfriend Carrie Laughlin (Forbes). En...
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Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's five-day official visit to China will commence from Wednesday next. This would be the PM's first visit to that country since taking over charge some thirteen months ago. For obvious reasons, a great deal of...
Shamsul Huq ZahidThe country has been going through a drought like situation as far as the inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) is concerned for a variety of reasons, both domestic and external. According to the latest central bank statistics,...
Ferdous AlamSUSTAINED efforts for cultivation of some important crops such as cotton and rubber can substantially reduce import dependence for Bangladesh. The soil of this country is otherwise well-suited for high grade cotton cultivation. The domestic value-addition in the readymade...
Our honourable members of parliament (MPs) often do not turn up in sufficient number in the House and create a quorum crisis making parliament dysfunctional. A section of them enjoy all the benefits, perks and privileges of MPs but boycott...
A news report Saturday stated that the Dhaka bypass which had been inaugurated twice by the Prime Minister is being avoided by the long-distance trucks. Most of the fully-loaded trucks from North Bengal and the south-western zone are passing through...
THE Jamaat alleges that scores of its activists and leaders, including its students’ wing Shibir have been arrested on fictitious charge and demands their unconditional release before the Independence Day on March 26.Party’s secretary general alleged at a press conference...
MUMBAI, Mar 14 (Economic Times): The government may provide a temporary breather for companies that have already filed their draft prospectus with the capital market regulator from meeting the norm of a minimum public holding of 25 per cent in...
MUMBAI, Mar 14 (PTI): In a volatile trade last week, when the Sensex soared to a seven-week high level of over 17,000 points, seven out of top-10 firms lost over Rs 320 billion from their market capitalisation, with NMDC losing...
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