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The Financial Express

126701. Japanese stocks inch higherPublished: December 27, 2017 12:39:03

Japan’s Nikkei share edged up up on Wednesday, with a rally in crude prices supporting oil-related shares. The Nikkei was 0.09 per cent higher at 22,912.43, according to Reuters. With...


126702. Bridge remains unrepaired in Jhenidah even 18 months after collapsePublished: December 27, 2017 00:36:08

JHENIDAH, Dec 26: The repair work of Tikary Bridge on the Narkelbaria-Tikary Road over the Sanchai river is yet to start though 18 months have already passed since it has...


126703. Oil near June 2015 high as output cuts tighten mktPublished: December 27, 2017 00:34:49

Oil prices were stable on Tuesday, with Brent crude lingering near 2015 highs on the back of an outlook for healthy demand amid ongoing production cuts led by OPEC and...


126704. BRAC Bank holds branch managers conventionPublished: December 27, 2017 12:33:40

BRAC Bank Limited held a Branch Managers Convention recently at Grand Sultan Tea Resort in Sreemangal. The two-day convention focused on branch banking strategy for capitalising market opportunities and providing...


126705. Crocodile pays surprise visit to Melbourne streetPublished: December 27, 2017 12:13:57

Australian police are looking for the owner of a small crocodile found wandering the streets of Melbourne on Christmas Day. Locals taking an evening stroll stumbled across the reptile outside...


126706. Stocks open higher as Lafarge jumpsPublished: December 27, 2017 12:04:50

Stocks on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Wednesday as optimistic investors are showing their buying appetite on selective large-cap issues, especially Lafarge Surma Cement. Lafarge...


126707. Chinese economy in 2018 and beyondPublished: December 27, 2017 21:38:13

In the coming years, China shall aim at high-quality development, while seeking to forestall financial and international risks. The recent Central Economic Work Conference marked a historical point in China's...


126708. IBBL opens 16th agent banking outletPublished: December 27, 2017 13:14:30

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) inaugurated its 16th agent banking outlet at Suhilpur Bazar in sadar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Friday. Razwanur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of Brahmanbaria district, was...


126709. Rampant Reds put Swansea to the swordPublished: December 27, 2017 11:59:41

Roberto Firmino scored twice as Liverpool eased to a 5-0 win over bottom club Swansea City to remain fourth in the Premier League table. Juergen Klopp named Philippe Coutinho as...


126710. Regulator moves against oil import price-fixingPublished: December 27, 2017 09:36:11

The energy regulator asked the power board to gather information about international oil prices before making payment to private importers to check alleged price-fixing and money laundering. Sources said the...


126711. Bulk purchase for Rooppur plant: Import orders double in five monthsPublished: December 27, 2017 10:18:33

Overall import orders almost doubled in the first five months of this fiscal year as opening letters of credit (LC) for bulk purchase for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) gave...


126712. Morocco, Niger ink cooperation dealsPublished: December 27, 2017 10:37:51

Morocco and Niger signed 16 cooperation agreements to bolster bilateral ties, according to the Moroccan Foreign Ministry's website. These agreements were signed on Tuesday during the 4th Morocco-Niger joint bilateral...


126713. Bogra bus crash claims four livesPublished: December 27, 2017 11:35:05

Four people including a woman have been killed and at least 11 others wounded after a Kurigram-bound bus in which they were travelling, crashed into a roadside tree on the...


126714. Myanmar remands Reuters journos for two more weeksPublished: December 27, 2017 11:43:11

A court in Myanmar agreed on Wednesday to remand two Reuters journalists in custody for a second 14-day period as authorities continued a probe into allegations that they breached the...


126715. DB discovers ‘yaba factory’ in CtgPublished: December 27, 2017 12:25:21

Detective Branch (DB) of police discovered a yaba production factory at Double Mooring area in Chittagong city on Wednesday. Nearly 250,000 pieces of yaba tablets were found at the factory,...


126716. Vote on Jerusalem: US cuts $285m from UN fundingPublished: December 27, 2017 12:50:39

The United Nations’ budget is set to shrink by over $285 million next year — a 5 per cent cut that the US government says it negotiated. The UN General...


126717. BB issues Bitcoin cautionary noticePublished: December 27, 2017 20:44:59

The central bank has issued a cautionary notification over the transactions of virtual currencies like Bitcoin in the country. Saying that there is no legal framework of the crypto currencies...


126718. Vroom membership card for vehicle-related services launchedPublished: December 27, 2017 13:10:06

Vroom Services Limited (Vroom) have launched Vroom Membership Card for all vehicle related services through mobile app (Vroom App) and 24/7 Vroom Call Center. The service is the first of...


126719. BUBT Business Club holds seminarPublished: December 27, 2017 13:48:54

The Business Club of Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) has organised a seminar on ‘Why We Fail?’ at the permanent campus of the university, recently. The business club...


126720. Army more skilled than before: PMPublished: December 27, 2017 14:11:06

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the Bangladesh Army is now quite different from the one a decade back in terms of infrastructure, strategy and technology. "The present army is...


126721. Sri Lanka cbank to keep policy rates steadyPublished: December 27, 2017 14:19:48

Sri Lanka’s central bank is expected to keep its key interest rates unchanged this week to support the country’s economic growth. Economists predicted the central bank would keep its standing...


126722. Alif Industries back in main market from ThursdayPublished: December 27, 2017 15:57:16

Alif Industries Limited will commence its share trading in the main market from Thursday staging a comeback from over-the-counter (OTC) market. Earlier, the company fulfilled all the requirements in this...


126723. Commissioning of first eco-friendly BD thermal plant units in 2019Published: December 27, 2017 16:12:14

A Chinese consortium has started the construction of Bangladesh's first eco-friendly thermal power plant with ultra modern clean coal technology. The plant is being constructed near sea port in Payra town in Patuakhali...


126724. S Korea expects economic recovery to continuePublished: December 27, 2017 16:13:35

South Korea’s government said on Wednesday it expects the economic recovery to continue in 2018 amid the slower economic growth. The government projected economic growth of about 3.0 per cent...


126725. Screening finds 11pc kids in C’Bazar camps with severe malnutritionPublished: December 27, 2017 16:33:55

Nutrition screening of a good number of babies in Balukhali, Jamtoli and Thangkhali refugee camps in coastal Cox’s Bazar district have revealed that 11 per cent children there are suffering...


126726. Cordis, Hong Kong introduces Heavenly Deal room packagePublished: December 27, 2017 18:03:57

Cordis, Hong Kong introduces a package, titled Heavenly Deal room, with luxurious accommodation in Presidential Suite or Chairman Suite, a relaxing couple's spa treatment at the award-winning Chuan Spa. The...


126727. BCB refuses to play in PakistanPublished: December 27, 2017 18:29:34

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has refused to play in the upcoming Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Cup scheduled to be held in Pakistan. Before the BCB, the Board of...


126728. Tea prices edge upPublished: December 27, 2017 18:33:23

Tea prices in the country edged higher at weekly auction on strong demand for quality leaves amid a lower volume on offer. Bangladeshi tea fetched an average price of 236.76...


126729. Govt plans survey on agriculturePublished: December 27, 2017 19:34:09

The government will conduct a survey on agriculture and rural statistics aiming to determine the household based socio-economic conditions of the country’s rural areas and collect information on women's empowerment....


126730. Two BAF training planes crash in Cox's BazarPublished: December 27, 2017 19:38:53

Two training aircrafts of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) crashed in Maheshkhali of Cox's Bazar on Wednesday after a collision in midair. Sources said two planes caught fire soon after...


126731. AL executive committee to sit January 6Published: December 27, 2017 19:52:26

Awami League central executive committee will sit at Ganabhaban, the official residence of the Prime Minister on January 6. The meeting, with AL President Sheikh Hasina, also the Prime Minister,...


126732. Promoting booksPublished: December 27, 2017 21:09:46

If the country did not have a bookstore of the order of a super store, it is going to have one soon. Next Friday, December 29 is expected to be...


126733. Sacked BCL leader ‘confesses' to have raped six womenPublished: December 27, 2017 22:07:48

Expelled Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader of Shariatpur Arif Hawladar has confessed that he raped six women, took video clips of the nefarious acts and released those on the internet....


126734. Fire burns 12 shops in KhulnaPublished: December 27, 2017 11:40:43

At least 12 shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Baniakhali Bazar in Dumuria upazila of Khulna on Tuesday night. Locals said the fire originated from electric short...


126735. Square Pharma now “AAA” in the long-termPublished: December 27, 2017 11:37:39

Credit Rating Information and Services (CRISL) has informed that the Rating Committee of CRISL has assigned the rating to Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. as “AAA” in the long term. The rating...


126736. Govt recasts essentials’ price monitoring teamsPublished: December 27, 2017 11:25:44

The government has reconstituted 14 teams that will monitor the price movements and prevent abnormal situation in the city markets, officials said. But the drives carried out by the monitoring...


126737. Syria approves medical evacuations in rebel-held areaPublished: December 27, 2017 11:20:19

Medical evacuations have begun from the Syrian rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta to Damascus, the International Committee of the Red Cross in Syria said early on Wednesday. Almost 400,000 people...


126738. $284b electricity bill stuns womanPublished: December 27, 2017 11:06:02

An electricity bill for more than $284 billion left a woman in the US state of Pennsylvania stunned... until she found out the amount was wrong. Mary Horomanski from Erie...


126739. Jatiya Party will be a factor in election: ErshadPublished: December 27, 2017 23:05:39

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has claimed his party will be a factor in the next national election. The former President on Wednesday also said they are yet to decide...


126740. Slowed iPhones: Apple faces multiple lawsuits in US, IsraelPublished: December 27, 2017 11:03:19

Apple Inc defrauded iPhone users by slowing devices without warning to compensate for poor battery performance, according to eight lawsuits filed in various federal courts in the week since the...


126741. Ten cos snare 28pc transactionPublished: December 27, 2017 10:59:15

The heavyweight banking sector dominated the Dhaka bourse's transaction chart Tuesday while top 10 traded companies accounted for 28 per cent of the total turnover. Four banks made their way...


126742. Yeakin cuts 75pc production for 2 monthsPublished: December 27, 2017 10:55:03

Yeakin Polymer has reduced 75 per cent production capacity as the company will change the total factory machinery layout plan for installation of the new capital machinery. "The company needs...


126743. NBR asks offices to ensure representation of tax lawyersPublished: December 27, 2017 10:53:16

The government's revenue authority has instructed its tax offices to ensure representation of the tax lawyers in dealing with tax files following their allegations against involvement of supporting staff of...


126744. Former AB Bank chairman, MD to face ACC interrogationPublished: December 27, 2017 22:49:38

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will grill former chairman of AB Bank M Wahidul Haque and its managing director M Fazlur Rahman. The ACC sent notices on Wednesday to them face...


126745. First ever RMG factory in jail opensPublished: December 27, 2017 22:35:46

The country’s first ever garments unit in jail and Jamdani factory to be operated by prison inmates have been opened in Narayanganj. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal inaugurated the facilities...


126746. Egg price hits nine-year low at farm levelPublished: December 27, 2017 10:29:28

Egg prices have hit nine-year low, putting the poultry farms especially smaller ones into doldrums. The situation has worsened further as the production cost of poultry farms have gone up...


126747. Move to import 1.4m tonnes crude oilPublished: December 27, 2017 22:28:32

Bangladesh will import 1.4 million tonnes of crude oil from Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi for the current fiscal year (2017-18) to meet the domestic requirement. Cabinet Committee on Public...


126748. Tourism and its immense potentialPublished: December 27, 2017 22:05:58

BANGLADESH has a bright future in the tourism sector as we have plenty of interesting sites to visit and places with uninterrupted natural beauty. But unfortunately this has yet to...


126749. Security on New Year's nightPublished: December 27, 2017 21:59:37

PREPARATIONS for New Year night celebrations are already on. It is the whole-hearted desire of the citizenry that the New Year be celebrated amid unmixed joy and festivity and peace...


126750. Making sample import hassle-free to increase export competitivenessPublished: December 27, 2017 21:55:37

A casual look at the import policy may give one an impression that sample import is very easy. But entrepreneurs actually encounter a lot of difficulties in importing samples for...