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The Financial Express

127701. PM greets FFs with gifts on Victory DayPublished: December 16, 2017 15:39:49

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted all Freedom Fighters (FFs) of the country on the occasion of the 47th Victory Day. Like the previous occasions, the premier sent flowers, fruits...


127702. ‘Britain eyes bespoke trade arrangement with EU’Published: December 16, 2017 15:27:21

British Finance Minister Philip Hammond said it is likely Britain will want to negotiate a bespoke arrangement for future trade deals with the European Union (EU), according to Reuters. Speaking...


127703. Rangamati ‘gunfight’ leaves UPDF leader deadPublished: December 16, 2017 15:25:22

Anol Bikash Chakma alias Pluto Chakma (42), a leader of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot to death in a reported gunfight in Bandukbhanga union of Rangamati Sadar upazila...


127704. PM releases commemorative postal stampPublished: December 16, 2017 15:06:09

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has released the memorial postal stamp of Taka 10 denomination and its first day cover issued by Bangladesh Postal Department, marking the 47th Victory Day. The...


127705. Hijab-wearing law graduate denied call to barPublished: December 16, 2017 14:52:31

A Nigerian law graduate has been denied her call to the bar after insisting on wearing a hijab during the ceremony. Amasa Firdaus was refused entry into the hall at...


127706. Bitcoin touches new record highPublished: December 16, 2017 14:46:17

Bitcoin blasted to another all-time high of almost $18,000 on the Bitstamp exchange on Friday, up 9 percent on the day, as warnings grew over the risks of investing in...


127707. India raises tariffs on electronics to curb surging importsPublished: December 16, 2017 14:06:17

India increased the customs duty on some electronics including mobile phones, television sets, and microwave ovens in a bid to curb imports and boost local manufacturing, according to Gulf News....


127708. Djokovic aims to kick off new season with winPublished: December 16, 2017 14:03:18

Former world No 1 Novak Djokovic is aiming to mark his comeback to on-court action with a win at the 10th edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship (MWTC) from...


127709. Miscreants hack teenager to deathPublished: December 16, 2017 13:55:45

A teenage tourist was hacked to death in broad daylight by a group of miscreants at Jambur Intersection in Kalatali road in Cox’s Bazar district town on Friday morning. The...


127710. Hafeez visits England to undergo bowling workPublished: December 16, 2017 13:43:35

Pakistan all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez has once again flown to England to undergo remedial work on his bowling action after the ICC suspended him for having an illegal action, according to...


127711. Catalan crisis hurts Spain’s economyPublished: December 16, 2017 13:22:33

Political uncertainty in Catalonia has dented expectations for growth in Spain’s economy, the country’s central bank said on Friday, as voters in the region gear up for an election that...


127712. Mexico fireworks explosion kills fourPublished: December 16, 2017 13:08:57

A fireworks explosion in Mexico has killed four people and sent five more to the hospital days after the country's holiday season kicked off in earnest. The State of Mexico...


127713. Pakistan could lose territory to terrorists: USPublished: December 15, 2017 12:44:56

Shifting between soft persuasions and tough advice, Pakistan could lose control of its territory unless it severs ties with the Haqqanis and other terrorists, says the United States. US Secretary...


127714. Intellectuals murdered to create intellectual void: SpeakerPublished: December 15, 2017 00:14:19

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said Razakars and Al-Badr murdered intellectuals brutally to create a void in the intellectual firmament of the newborn nation, just days before the...


127715. EU reaches agreement against climate changePublished: December 15, 2017 12:10:14

The European Parliament and the European Council reached a provisional agreement due to emissions from land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF). According to an official news release, this...


127716. Man kills little half-brother in DhakaPublished: December 15, 2017 14:50:17

Police have arrested a man over the murder of his 7-year-old half-brother in Dhaka city. Md Simran was found dead on Thursday evening on a boat on the banks of...


127717. Dhaka to apprise UN of abuse by N Korean diplomatsPublished: December 15, 2017 12:21:32

Dhaka will apprise the United Nations (UN) of detecting abuses of the privileged bonded warehouse facility by North Korean diplomats and claim credit as a first member country to complying...


127718. Former Ctg mayor Mohiuddin passes awayPublished: December 15, 2017 09:39:23

Former Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, also president of the city Awami League, passed away at a hospital in the port city in the early hours of...


127719. French train cuts school bus in two, killing fourPublished: December 15, 2017 09:57:17

Four adolescents were killed when a train smashed into a school bus on a level crossing outside the town of Perpignan in southwestern France on Thursday. Images from the scene...


127720. Hilsa soup, noodles to hit market in JanuaryPublished: December 15, 2017 11:09:09

The government is going to launch two ready-to-cook products made from hilsa next month so that consumers can have the taste of the delicious fish round the year at an...


127721. Saving Uber's facePublished: December 15, 2017 13:30:06

Silicon Valley investor Shervin Pishevar, known for his early bet on Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL], said on Thursday that he would sever ties with his venture capital company, Sherpa Capital,...


127722. Trump talks to Putin over NK situation: White HousePublished: December 15, 2017 11:19:01

US President Trump talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the two leaders over phone for working together to resolve the very dangerous situation in North Korea,” the White House...


127723. Ashes: England collapse to 403 all outPublished: December 15, 2017 11:59:39

Jonny Bairstow made a triumphant return to Perth with a sparkling century before England collapsed with six late wickets to be dismissed for 403 at lunch on day two of...


127724. Comilla road crash kills 2 motorcyclistsPublished: December 15, 2017 12:23:49

Two motorcyclists were killed and another was injured in a road accident at Chiora on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chouddogram Upazila early Friday. The identity of the deceased could not be...


127725. BSEC approves UCB bond, fines two firmsPublished: December 15, 2017 12:41:44

The securities regulator imposed on Thursday an aggregate amount of penalty worth Tk 4.0 million on two brokerage firms as they opened BO (beneficiary owner) accounts and disbursed margin loans...


127726. Peru president denies allegation, not to quitPublished: December 15, 2017 12:46:59

Peru's president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has said he will not resign, despite growing pressure over corruption allegations involving Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht. In a televised address late on Thursday, flanked...


127727. Minister rebuts liberation war stereotypePublished: December 15, 2017 14:20:21

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has strongly rebutted a stereotype that the war in 1971 took place between India and Pakistan. Calling it Bangladesh War of Liberation with...


127728. Migrants’ role to society needs reform: UNPublished: December 15, 2017 15:06:40

UN human rights experts has said migrants' contribution to society needs to be fully recognized. States should encourage discussions about them to be positive, comprehensive and facts-based, experts added. In...


127729. BNP’s countrywide demo on Dec 18Published: December 15, 2017 15:49:08

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) across the country will stage demonstration on Dec 18 protesting what the party said pressing false criminal charges against its workers and leaders. The government is...


127730. Dhaka fears ‘severe consequences’ of US shiftPublished: December 15, 2017 16:09:49

Bangladesh has expressed its concern at the UN over the US President Donald Trump’s Jerusalem move saying it may trigger “grave consequences”. Trump pronounced to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli...


127731. Survey underway to asses dev impact in SundarbansPublished: December 15, 2017 16:51:36

The government has planned to conduct the Unesco-prescribed Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in the Sundarbans and adjoining areas to assess the cumulative impacts of development in the world's largest mangrove...


127732. Police recover beheaded body in capitalPublished: December 15, 2017 16:51:56

Police have recovered the beheaded body of a man stuffed in a suitcase from the main road of South Kallyanpur under Darussalam police station in the capital, Sub-Inspector Siddique of...


127733. Mohiuddin Chowdhury laid to restPublished: December 15, 2017 18:57:22

Former Chittagong city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury was buried with full state honours beside his father's grave at Chasma Hill family graveyard in the city on Friday. His namaz-e-janaza was...


127734. Laptop sales increase enormously in few yearsPublished: December 15, 2017 19:41:51

Laptop sales have increased immensely from 26,000 units to over 500,000 units since 2008, said the organisers of laptop fair. They also expressed their satisfaction of selling more laptops than...


127735. Dynamics of a resilient nationPublished: December 15, 2017 21:10:47

Bangladesh became an independent nation state after achieving victory in a nine-month-long war for freedom, democracy, social justice and self-reliance which Andre Malraux once called "the last noble cause." Since...


127736. Nation celebrating Victory Day  Published: December 15, 2017 21:42:57

The nation is celebrating the 47th Victory Day today (Saturday) marking its liberation from the Pakistani occupation forces after a nine-month-long bloodstained war in 1971. President Abdul Hamid and Prime...


127737. Murdoch bets on live sports, newsPublished: December 15, 2017 11:29:50

Rupert Murdoch is banking on Americans’ love of live sports and breaking news for a new, slimmed down version of his Fox TV business after selling the company’s film studios...


127738. Cleaner diesel import from next JulyPublished: December 15, 2017 11:26:03

The government is planning to start importing cleaner diesel from July next year as part of its effort to protect the environment. The fuel oil would have the sulfur content...


127739. Lack of corporate ethics top cause for crimes in banksPublished: December 15, 2017 10:48:24

Bankers have identified lack of corporate ethics as the topmost reason behind the rising trend in financial crimes in the country's banking sector, according to a study. Around 73 per...


127740. US weakens net neutrality rulesPublished: December 15, 2017 10:16:49

Restrictions on US broadband providers' ability to prioritise one service's data over another are to be reduced after a vote by a regulator. The Federal Communications Commission voted three to...


127741. Disney buys Murdoch's Fox for $52bPublished: December 15, 2017 10:14:16

Walt Disney Co has struck a deal to buy film, television and international businesses from Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc for $52.4 billion in stock, giving the world’s largest...


127742. Prioritising water transport  Published: December 15, 2017 22:01:08

If rivers are subjected to continued negligence, river communication or water transport is perpetually ignored or overlooked. Whereas waterways provide the cheapest mode of transportation for both passenger and cargo,...


127743. Celebration of the Victory Day  Published: December 15, 2017 21:57:47

Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive But to be young was very heaven. This is how William Wordsworth paid his tribute to the French Revolution. If allowed...


127744. Asian shares on course for weekly gainPublished: December 15, 2017 09:55:32

Asian shares edged higher on Friday, on track for weekly gains, though sentiment was kept in check by Wall Street’s weakness on concerns about the progress of US tax reform....


127745. Trump discusses North Korea issue with Putin in phone callPublished: December 15, 2017 21:51:46

US President Trump spoke by phone on Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the two leaders "discussed working together to resolve the very dangerous situation in North Korea," the...


127746. Imbibing spirit of the Victory Day  Published: December 15, 2017 21:48:32

Of the red-letter days that this nation feels proud to celebrate, the Victory Day is certainly at the top. On this day, the Bangalee nation breathed freely with the formal...


127747. Tea market witnesses strong demandPublished: December 15, 2017 21:25:33

Tea market witnessed a strong demand from the beginning of the sale at the tea market on Tuesday, according to a press statement. Blenders operated strongly although a major Blender...


127748. Steve Waugh’s son Austin features in Australia’s ICC U-19 WC squadPublished: December 15, 2017 21:22:35

 Steve Waugh's son Austin Waugh was included in the Australian U-19 cricket team's 15-man squad for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup that will be held in New Zealand next...


127749. Bangladesh liberation struggle on the stage of world politicsPublished: December 15, 2017 21:21:28

John W. Spanier, an American Professor of world politics, analysed how nations play games in dealing with the shifting nature of balance of power on the stage of world politics...


127750. Afridi takes hat-trick in T10 cricketPublished: December 15, 2017 21:21:28

Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi bowled his side to victory against Virender Sehwag's team in the inaugural T10 League cricket at Sharjah on Thursday, reports Hindustan Times. Shahid Afridi may...