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The Financial Express

130801. BUP career fest 2017 held in DhakaPublished: November 09, 2017 13:07:13

Bangladesh University of Professionals Career Club (BUPCC) and Pathao Bangladesh Limited jointly organized a day-long job fair, titled BUP Career and Education Fest-2017 at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) at...


130802. 10th grader ‘kills’ junior for ransomPublished: November 09, 2017 13:10:59

Police recovered the dead body of a class IX student from the septic tank of Dulalpur Chandramukhi High School in Comilla’s Homna upazila on Thursday. The victim was identified as...


130803. Police detain 38 on various chargesPublished: November 09, 2017 13:48:31

Police in separate drives from Wednesday night to Thursday morning, arrested 38 persons including two drug pedlars, 14 warranted accused and seized 20 pieces of Yaba pills from different areas...


130804. AL leader gets jail for exam fracasPublished: November 09, 2017 15:44:35

A local Awami League leader has got a jail term of 10 days for attempting to intrude into a JSC examination centre in Kushtia. Mirpur UNO and Mobile Court Judge...


130805. DSE turnover scales Tk 8.0b markPublished: November 09, 2017 15:52:15

Daily trade turnover on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) surpassed Tk 8.0-billion mark Thursday after one month as investors put fresh stakes on stocks. Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market,...


130806. National cricket team coach Hathurusingha ‘resigns’Published: November 09, 2017 17:12:29

Chandika Hathurusingha, the coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team, has reportedly resigned. Bangladesh Cricket Board or BCB President Nazmul Hasan has already informed the matter to senior cricketers, a...


130807. Ride sharing service policy soonPublished: November 09, 2017 16:12:06

The government has prepared 'Ride-Sharing Service Policy, 2017' to impose certain restrictions on ride-sharing passenger service providers like Uber and Pathao. The draft of the policy from the Road Transport...


130808. DSCC moves to launch clean city drivePublished: November 09, 2017 18:02:58

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has taken steps to present a dust and pollution-free capital to its people. The city corporation will clean its 50 kilometres main roads by spraying...


130809. Four months’ export earnings rise to $11.5bPublished: November 09, 2017 18:18:07

The country's export earnings during the first four months of the fiscal year 2017-18 grew by 7.03 per cent to $11.50 billion. Official data released on Thursday said the earnings...


130810. More Japanese investment on cardsPublished: November 09, 2017 18:35:52

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Hiroyasu Izumi has said more Japanese investors have shown their interest to invest in Bangladesh considering the lucrative offer and ideal atmosphere for foreign investment. "The...


130811. Militancy will be eradicated: IGPPublished: November 09, 2017 18:48:42

Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Thursday said militancy will fail to survive in the country as the people are not orthodox, even though they are religious. 'Now...


130812. Why shutting Lakehead School not illegal: HCPublished: November 09, 2017 19:05:45

The High Court on Thursday issued a rule asking the government to explain why shutting down three branches of Lakehead Grammar School in the capital will not be illegal.  A...


130813. Defeated force out to destabilise country: QuamrulPublished: November 09, 2017 19:15:08

Food Minister Quamrul Islam on Thursday alleged that the defeated force of the Liberation War was still plotting to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and destroy the country through spreading...


130814. Siddikur tees off well in Manila MastersPublished: November 09, 2017 20:11:46

Siddikur Rahman teed off in the S$1 million Resorts World Manila Masters with a good note to share the 25th slot in the first round at Manila Southwoods Golf and...


130815. More tickets as means of disciplining Dhaka traffic!      Published: November 09, 2017 23:05:01

Traffic sergeants are, apparently, in a rat race to file cases against violators of traffic rules on Dhaka streets. On an average, they have filed more than 100,000 cases and...


130816. HC’s BDR mutiny verdict on Nov 26Published: November 09, 2017 23:24:59

The High Court (HC) will deliver its verdict on November 26 on the death reference and appeals in BDR carnage case. A three-member special bench of the HC Thursday set...


130817. US issues strict Cuba travel restrictionsPublished: November 09, 2017 11:44:20

The US administration has published a series of measures increasing limits on Americans' dealings with Cuba. The package includes a blacklist of state-owned companies and entities, including shops and hotels....


130818. New Delhi residents offered masksPublished: November 09, 2017 23:32:10

Volunteers have taken to the streets of India's capital and fitted green pollution masks over the mouths of willing residents to make a statement about the city's choking smog. Not...


130819. Stocks rise amid low turnoverPublished: November 09, 2017 11:25:07

The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Thursday as investors are active on sector-wise stocks. Following the previous three...


130820. US stocks hit high; videogame makers rallyPublished: November 09, 2017 11:17:05

Wall Street closed at a record high on Wednesday as videogame makers rallied and Apple’s market value climbed above $900 billion. Take-Two Interactive Software jumped 10.58 per cent after the...


130821. Bridging gender gap    Published: November 09, 2017 22:57:55

Bangladesh's latest ranking in the Gender Equality Index prepared by the World Economic Forum (WEF) is a cause for celebration. First, its progress in bridging the gender gap has been...


130822. Long-term bank financing  Published: November 09, 2017 22:53:06

The move to provide long-term financing by banks and financial institutions is apparently a positive move for industrial growth -- a facility entrepreneurs in the country has been finding difficult...


130823. Customs workers’ strike halts trade through BenapolePublished: November 09, 2017 22:47:18

Trade through the Benapole land port with neighbouring India has been on pause since Thursday morning following a strike by C&F workers. Thousands of C&F workers blocked the Jessore-Benapole road...


130824. Three more cos recommend dividendPublished: November 09, 2017 10:44:52

The board of directors of three more listed companies –Meghna Petroleum, Keya Cosmetics and Eastern Cables– have recommended dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2017, according to separate...


130825. Self-driving bus crashes in Las VegasPublished: November 09, 2017 10:36:02

A self-driving shuttle bus in Las Vegas was involved in a crash on its first day of service. The vehicle - carrying “several” passengers - collided with a lorry driving...


130826. Nikkei jumps, Topix hits 26-year highPublished: November 09, 2017 10:30:55

Japan’s Topix index rose to a 26-year high on Thursday, while the Nikkei share average broke the 23,000 level for the first time since January 1992 as financial and securities...


130827. Tanzania 'grenade' explosion kills six schoolchildrenPublished: November 09, 2017 10:12:51

At least six children have been killed and 25 others injured in an explosion at a primary school in Kagera region near the border with Burundi in north-west Tanzania, witnesses...


130828. Spain could allow referendums, says ministerPublished: November 09, 2017 10:09:51

Spain is considering constitutional changes that could allow its regions to hold referendums on independence in the future, the foreign minister says. Alfonso Dastis has told the BBC a nationwide...


130829. 14-party to call meeting over Inu's remarksPublished: November 09, 2017 22:00:19

Awami League general secretary and road transport minister Obaidul Quader has said the ruling 14-party alliance is set to convene a meeting over coalition partner JASOD's president and information minister...


130830. UN warns of largest Yemen faminePublished: November 09, 2017 09:55:01

Yemen faces the world's largest famine in decades "with millions of victims" if aid deliveries are not resumed, a senior UN official has warned. Mark Lowcock, the UN under-secretary general...


130831. Khaleda reiterates she won’t be vindictive against HasinaPublished: November 09, 2017 21:52:15

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has reiterated that she will not be vindictive against her political arch-rival Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. While giving her self-defence statement in the Zia Orphanage Trust...


130832. Saudi anti-corruption probe finds $100b was embezzledPublished: November 09, 2017 21:46:03

Saudi Arabia's attorney general says at least $100 billion has been misused through systemic corruption and embezzlement in recent decades. Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb said 199 people were being held for...


130833. Of youth-centric development planningPublished: November 09, 2017 21:38:09

Around the world, young people are large in number which is growing. They constitute one-quarter of the world's population, and one-third of the population in developing nations. Youths have the...


130834. BD-Myanmar jt working group by Nov 30Published: November 09, 2017 21:29:46

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said a joint working group with representatives of Myanmar and Bangladesh will be formed by November 30 to facilitate the repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland....


130835. Erasing vestiges of the past - mindless cruelty to heritagePublished: November 09, 2017 21:26:35

The irrational speed at which the capital's century-old Khamarbari, meaning a farmhouse, housing an agri-research centre, was demolished in just one and half weeks has sparked incredulity of many. Instead...


130836. Accounting for self-preservation as well as economic prosperityPublished: November 09, 2017 20:55:42

November 10 is celebrated as International Accounting Day which is also frequently referred to as International Accountants Day. The objective of observance of a day in the year for a...


130837. Bountiful yield delights Rangpur radish cultivators this seasonPublished: November 09, 2017 20:54:37

RANGPUR, Nov 09: The radish growers of different areas in Rangpur district are delighted as they are getting bountiful production this season. According to sources harvesting of the early variety...


130838. Economics with a human face: Nudging & budgingPublished: November 09, 2017 20:44:04

Richard Thaler's 2017 Nobel Economics Prize was overdue. He has been gnawing away at overheated neo-liberal economic philosophy in the same way that Thomas Malthus's population thesis had done to...


130839. Govt not to give state-owned factory landsPublished: November 09, 2017 20:32:14

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu has said that the government will not hand over land of state-owned factories to the private sector. "The unused land of the state-owned factories will...


130840. Sheep can recognise Obama’s face: studyPublished: November 09, 2017 20:30:53

A new study shows that sheep have the ability to recognise human faces from photographs on computer screens. The Cambridge University study published Wednesday also shows that sheep can recognise...


130841. BNP may get permission for rally: QuaderPublished: November 09, 2017 19:59:40

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that BNP is likely to get permission for holding its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Sunday next (November 12). He came up...


130842. Land dispute leaves five dead in KishoreganjPublished: November 09, 2017 19:55:38

Clashes between local factions of Awami League and BNP over a piece of land killed five people, including three siblings, in Charigram of Mithamoin Upazila in Kishoreganj. The violence that...


130843. No trace yet of missing NSU teacherPublished: November 09, 2017 19:34:24

Police are yet to trace North South University (NSU) teacher Dr Mobashwer Hossain who went missing on Tuesday. Anwar Hossain, Deputy Commissioner (Motijheel Division) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, on Thursday...


130844. ‘Bangldesh Delta Plan 2100’ favours sustainable developmentPublished: November 09, 2017 19:10:34

Incorporating all developments aspects, the process for preparing Bangladesh Delta Plan (BDP) is progressing to make development sustainable, experts has said in a seminar. Bangladesh Delta Plan should be prepared...


130845. NGOs for relocating Rohingys to save ecosystemPublished: November 09, 2017 18:28:49

Local Non Government Organisations (NGO) and voluntary groups Thursday suggested immediate relocation of Rohingyas saying it would damage the ecosystem and tourism in the district. Cox's Bazar's Civil Society Organizations-NGO...


130846. Broadcom’s bid to take over QualcommPublished: November 09, 2017 16:01:35

Shares of Broadcom Ltd has jumped as it made an unsolicited bid worth $130 billion for acquiring the mobile chipmaker Qualcomm last week. Reports about the bid raised the stock...


130847. European shares open in negative territoryPublished: November 09, 2017 15:48:21

European shares opened in negative territory on Thursday, as a flurry of corporate earnings for the third quarter triggered sharp prices moves across some sectors and bourses. The pan-European STOXX...


130848. Gulf markets weak at openingPublished: November 09, 2017 15:40:53

Most Gulf stock markets were weak in early trade on Thursday because of concern about the impact of Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption investigation. The Saudi stock index fell 0.7 per cent...


130849. Global oil prices steadyPublished: November 09, 2017 15:35:41

Global oil prices steadied just below two-year highs on Thursday, supported by supply cuts by OPEC and other major exporters including Russia. Benchmark Brent crude oil LCOc1 was unchanged at...


130850. BSE, NSE edge up; Reliance leadsPublished: November 09, 2017 15:27:31

Indian stock markets rose a wee bit on Thursday, led by shares of oil refiners such as Reliance Industries Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd as oil prices fell overnight....