Request from DSE/CSE The authorities of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) have requested all investors concerned to make their investment decision based on company fundamentals and disclosed information and to avoid rumours. Call to collect dividend...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 26 (AFP): The Iraqi team are on an emotional rollercoaster after reaching their first Asian Cup final as it took a bloody toll back home where at least 50 celebrating fans were killed.Iraq shocked the more fancied...
TANGAIL, July 26 (UNB): Army Chief Moeen U Ahmed Thursday called upon all to come forward to free country's sporting arena from corruption, nepotism, politics and drugs.The Army Chief, also chairman of the National Sports Council, made the call while...
The Twenty20 World Champi-onship was officially launched in Johannesburg Thursday at a joint event between ICC and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The 13-day tournament begins on September 11, when South Africa play West Indies at the Wanderers, and concludes with...
Bangladesh Handball Fede-ration men's team earned a facile 40-26 goals victory over Hyderabad men's team in the second friendly match at the National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur Thursday, reports UNB.This was the successive victory for the local men's team against...
The Keya Cosmetics 23rd National Age Group Swimming Championship, organised by Bangladesh Swimming Federation, will be held August 2-4 at the National Swimming Complex in the city's Mirpur area, reports UNB.The affiliated members of the Swimming Federation -- divisions, districts,...
STANFORD (United States), Jul 26 (AFP): Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli of France crashed out of the 600,000-dollar WTA hardcourt tournament here Wednesday, falling in three sets to Lilia Osterloh.The unheralded American downed the second-seeded French woman 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in...
Khulna Abahani forced title contender Mohammedan SC to a 1-1 draw in a crucial second phase match of the B League at the Khulna Divisional Stadium Thursday, reports UNB.With this, Mohammedan SC almost made their exit from the title race...
HONG KONG, Jul 26 (AFP): Liverpool will be at full strength for the Asia Trophy final after record signing Fernando Torres was given permission to play and Steven Gerrard recovered from injury, their coach said Thursday.Rafael Benitez said Torres and...
OUT of the existing 22 state-owned loss-making jute mills under the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation(BJMC), the government has decided to shut down four under a three-year reform programme. The closure involves job-shedding of 6,000 workers of these four jute mills....
Enayet RasulTHE peace and quiet of a residential area in some parts of Dhaka and many other urban areas is shattered in the early morning with the arrival of a vendor with a push-cart fitted with a loudspeaker. The man...
Sabbir AhmedCorporate governance guidelines issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in February 2006 through a SEC notification made audit committees mandatory for the listed companies. According to the guidelines, the audit committee is a sub-committee of the Board...
Chris GilesA popular backlash against globalisation and the leaders of the world's largest companies is sweeping all rich countries, an FT/Harris poll shows.Large majorities of people in the US and in Europe want higher taxation for the rich and even...
ONLY the other thing, besides the Hilsha fish, which Bangladeshis, rather all Bengalis, here and across the border in West Bengal, find silvery is the moon. None of them could ever set feet on the moon. Why then should the...
RECENTLY the European Union (EU) has again come up with another piece of unsolicited advice to our government to restore democracy etc., and not to involve our armed forces in the governance of the country. Is it not a blatant...
A mobile court in the not too distant past took actions against some clinics and diagnostic centres and fined them in varying capacities and arrested some of their operators in Chittagong. It was found out during the drive that not...
AFM MohiuddinTHE numerous newspaper editorials or the endless talk-shows (gibberish) might continue to dissect the political discourse of the country; the street folks only care about two square meals a day. To the millions of malnourished and the poverty-stricken people...
Md. Anwarul KabirBASED on the Marxist economic theory of surplus value incorporated with the Darwin's theory of evolution in social sphere, socialism, the pro-poor doctrine was introduced in the late 19th century. Later on, the early 20th century has witnessed...
DO you mind if I make a rather embarrassing confession? I am not comfortable with ambiguity. This must explain why so few headhunters - well, none, actually - have been on to me in recent weeks about any of the...
GENEVA, July 25 (AFP): World Trade Organisation (WTO) members including the United States and European Union gave a lukewarm welcome yesterday to new proposals aimed at salvaging WTO talks on reducing barriers to agricultural trade. The two trading giants said...
PARIS, July 25 (AFP): The downturn in the US housing sector, which has sparked market jitters, is of serious concern but poses no major risk of an overall US financial meltdown, the ratings agency Moody's said today. "The shock-absorption capacity...
WASHINGTON, July 25 (AFP): Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced plans Tuesday to visit China next week for high-level economic talks amid simmering discontent at home over Chinese trade policies. The announcement comes amid growing pressure to curb the burgeoning trade...
WASHINGTON, July 25 (AFP): The US Congress yesterday voted to renew a ban on all imports from military-ruled Myanmar under a sanctions regime imposed over the suppression of Aung San Suu Kyi's democracy movement. The Senate voted 93-1 to extend...
LHASA, July 25 (CEIS): Tibet's economy posted a 14.7-per cent growth in the first half of this year, the highest over the past decade, government statistics showed yesterday. The gross domestic product (GDP) reached 14 billion yuan (1.84 billion US...
SEOUL, July 25 (AFP): South Korea's economy grew faster in the second quarter compared to three months earlier due mainly to robust exports and strong manufacturing output, the central bank said today. Gross domestic product rose 1.7 per cent quarter-on-quarter...
JERUSALEM, July 25 (AP): The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan began a historic visit to Israel on Wednesday to formally present an Arab peace plan, saying they were extending "a hand of peace" on behalf of the region. The...
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, July 25 (AFP): Islamic militants fired a barrage of rockets into a city in northwest Pakistan early Wednesday, killing at least eight civilians and injuring 41 amid a wave of violence sweeping the country. The attack close to...
TOKYO, July 25 (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's backers are trying to set the stage for him to keep his job if his ruling bloc gets trounced in a parliamentary election Sunday, but analysts wonder whether the strategy will...
CHICAGO, July 25 (AFP): Lowering bad, or LDL, cholesterol is one of the top strategies for preventing heart disease, but taking it too low may raise the risk of cancer, a study cautioned Tuesday. The red flag comes from a...
NEW DELHI, July 25 (AFP): India's first female president, Pratibha Patil, will be sworn in Wednesday as head of state of the world's largest democracy.The 72-year-old lawyer will take over the largely ceremonial role from outgoing president Abdul Kalam at...
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