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The Financial Express

105151. DSE, CSE move slowly at openingPublished: October 01, 2018 11:32:23

The prices of most of the shares saw upward trend in early hour of trading Monday as investors are active on sector-wise stocks. Following the previous day’s marginal gain, the...


105152. Bangladesh rout Pakistan 17-0 in SAFF U-18 Women’s ChampionshipPublished: October 01, 2018 11:20:52

Hat-tricks from Sirat Jahan Shopna and Marzia have fired Bangladesh to a resounding 17-0 win over Pakistan in their first match of the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship in Bhutan. Shopna...


105153. China to cut import tariffs on wide range of productsPublished: October 01, 2018 11:02:02

China will cut import tariffs on textile products and metals, including steel products, to 8.4 per cent from 11.5 per cent, effective November 1, the finance ministry said on Sunday....


105154. Powerful typhoon batters Japan, two deadPublished: October 01, 2018 11:01:45

A powerful typhoon brought down trees onto railroad tracks and kicked up debris across Tokyo as it brushed past the Japanese capital early on Monday, killing two people and stranding...


105155. SC upholds HC bail granted to Khaleda in two casesPublished: October 01, 2018 11:01:17

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the six-month bail granted to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia by the High Court in two defamation cases filed against her. The...


105156. Summit Alliance recommends 12.50pc divPublished: October 01, 2018 10:57:05

The board of directors of Summit Alliance Port Limited has recommended 12.50 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on 30 June 2018. The final approval of dividend will...


105157. Olympic industries to import cap machineryPublished: October 01, 2018 10:46:29

The board of directors of Olympic Industries has decided to import capital machinery worth Tk 136.87 million for enhancing the production capacity. The company will import a wafer manufacturing line,...


105158. Canada, US reach deal to save NAFTAPublished: October 01, 2018 10:42:00

The United States and Canada reached a deal on Sunday to salvage NAFTA as a trilateral pact with Mexico, beating a midnight deadline with agreements to substantially boost American access...


105159. Indian investors raise taxation concernsPublished: October 01, 2018 10:41:07

Major Indian investors in Bangladesh have raised a set of concerns over taxation-related matters, including taxes on the repatriated profit. The concerns came at a recent meeting of India's CEO...


105160. Unique Hotel joins consortium to invest in 600MW power plantPublished: October 01, 2018 10:37:50

A consortium, led by Unique Hotel & Resorts, will set up a 600 megawatt power plant to be based on gas or regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) at Meghnaghat of...


105161. PM back home from New YorkPublished: October 01, 2018 10:34:59

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has returned home on Monday morning wrapping up her weeklong visit to the United States to attend the 73rd UN General Assembly. A VVIP flight of...


105162. Focus on fully access-controlled highways for speedy, safe trafficPublished: October 01, 2018 10:33:05

The country is yet to have an expressway for fast moving traffic though transport experts consider such infrastructure to be a 'milestone' of economic development. Experts said the focus of...


105163. Dhaka, Moscow for direct bank dealingsPublished: October 01, 2018 10:21:03

The government has made a move to address the barriers like the absence of an effective banking transaction system to tap the billion-dollar Russian market. To this end, officials said,...


105164. PRI pleads for carbon tax to cut emissionsPublished: October 01, 2018 09:59:27

Bangladesh should introduce carbon tax as a major way of reducing carbon emission and increasing government revenue, leading economic think tank Policy Research Institute has said. A carbon tax can...


105165. Rohingya relocation to Bhasanchar unlikely this monthPublished: October 01, 2018 09:45:35

The government plan to start the much-trumpeted relocation of the Rohingya to Bhasanchar in the first week of October is likely to be deferred. Nearly one lakh refugees were due...


105166. 28pc banks not ready to thwart large-scale cyber attacksPublished: October 01, 2018 09:37:32

Some 28 per cent of the banks operating in the country are not prepared to thwart possible large-scale cyber attacks. On the other hand, 34 per cent of the banks...


105167. Al-Arafah Bank gets new CEOPublished: September 30, 2018 22:30:15

Prominent banker Farman R Chowdhury joins Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited as Managing Director & CEO today (Monday). Prior to his joining the bank, he was the Managing Director & CEO...


105168. Disappearance of Hemanta  Published: September 30, 2018 22:16:30

Mid-Aswin means this part of the world is well set in the cyclic order of Hemanta-the fourth season on Bangla calendar. There exists a love-hate relationship between the Bangalees and...


105169. Lawmakers have over Tk 11.4m unpaid phone billsPublished: September 30, 2018 22:11:35

The Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) is yet to get phone bills of over Tk 11.4 million from the members of parliament in dues until 2011-12 fiscal year. The government...


105170. The fallacy of falling household debt  Published: September 30, 2018 22:08:31

Anyone unaware of financial terminology may be misled by the heading, 'Family debt lowest in 14 years' of the front-page lead story of the last Sunday's issue of the Financial...


105171. Improving railway service  Published: September 30, 2018 22:06:32

After successive governments' morbid unease with the country's railway, the incumbent government directed its focus on this cheapest and safest mode of transportation. The government investment totalling Tk 456 billion...


105172. Injured Shakib to remain out of action for 3 monthsPublished: September 30, 2018 22:03:23

Bangladesh cricket team all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will remain out of the field for around a three-month due to his little finger injury on his left hand, reports UNB. The...


105173. Sluggish transactions of tradable government securitiesPublished: September 30, 2018 21:31:02

Secondary transactions of tradable fixed income securities of the government in recent months have witnessed a sluggish trend. It is the demand in the market which ultimately determines the volume...


105174. Bumper yield delights Naogaon turmeric cultivatorsPublished: September 30, 2018 21:28:04

NAOGAON, Sept 30: Farmers in Mohadevpur upazila of the district are happy due to bumper turmeric yield and low expenses in cultivation. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said...


105175. ‘Agar’ farming benefiting Sylhet peasants economicallyPublished: September 30, 2018 21:27:22

SYLHET, Sept 30: Farming of component and high value crops can help raise the yield of valuable product 'Agar', which is largely cultivated in the greater Sylhet region for long....


105176. Erosion by Modhumoti takes serious turn in Mohammadpur UZPublished: September 30, 2018 21:26:24

MAGURA, Sept 30: Erosion by the Modhumoti river has taken a serious turn in Mohammadpur upazila of the district. Sources said seven villages are on the verge of extinction from...


105177. UNGA 2018: Hasina drums up world support for solving Rohingya crisisPublished: September 30, 2018 21:21:44

World leaders at the on-going 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at New York are deliberating on some of the most pressing areas of concern that are...


105178. Life in our twilight yearsPublished: September 30, 2018 21:06:51

Sixty years ago, she had struggled to cope with her husband and created a rapport with her mother-in-law as a new bride. She was a typical housewife in a village....


105179. For the welfare of older persons in the countryPublished: September 30, 2018 21:02:03

The United Nation's (UN) International Day of Older Persons is observed annually on October 01 by all UN member states to recognise the contributions of Older Persons and examine issues...


105180. Bolstering trade depends on policy choicesPublished: September 30, 2018 21:00:14

World trade is changing, and so too the way policymakers approach it, rightly said Pascal Lamy. The former Chief, World Trade Organisation (WTO) opined that though  merchandise trade growth is...


105181. Death sentence for three in Iran for committing financial crimesPublished: September 30, 2018 20:57:37

Special courts set up in a drive against financial crime have sentenced three people to death, state television reported Sunday, as the country faces renewed US sanctions and a public...


105182. CJ reconstitutes five HC benchesPublished: September 30, 2018 20:55:02

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has reconstituted five benches of the High Court as the Supreme Court reopens on Monday after a long vacation of one and a half months....


105183. Crude bombs hurled at Jashore Sweeper ColonyPublished: September 30, 2018 20:42:39

Miscreants hurled 4-5 crude bombs at Sweeper Colony near Jashore Railway Station in Sadar upazila on Sunday. Apurba Hasan, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said the crude bombs were thrown...


105184. BTRC to launch MNP service early MondayPublished: September 30, 2018 20:06:24

The much-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service will be launched in the country on Monday on a trial basis. The MNP service allows a subscriber to change telecom carrier keeping...


105185. First-ever female army officer promoted to Maj GenPublished: September 30, 2018 18:52:34

Bangladesh Army promoted a female officer to major general for the first time in the country’s 47-year history. Dr Susane Giti, an officer of Bangladesh Army Medical Corps, was adorned...


105186. CCTV installation on cards to check road crashesPublished: September 30, 2018 18:51:03

Close-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) will be installed at every highways and important roads for ensuring road safety. State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Md Mashiur Rahman Ranga...


105187. LPG filling station for motor vehicles opens in MotijheelPublished: September 30, 2018 18:48:02

A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) filling station was launched for motor vehicles in the downtown Motijheel with automatic billing system. LPG is commonly known as Autogas when it is used...


105188. BNP places 7-point demand, 12-point vision at rallyPublished: September 30, 2018 18:36:33

BNP on Sunday placed their seven-point demand, including the release of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail at its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city. Their demand, according to...


105189. Workers’ demo disrupts ground handling at HSIAPublished: September 30, 2018 17:57:04

Ground handling operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) was hampered for five hours on Sunday following work abstention by a section of workers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines demanding regularisation...


105190. Why Khaleda’s bail won’t be declared illegal, asks courtPublished: September 30, 2018 17:55:40

A Dhaka court on Sunday issued a show cause notice seeking explanation as to why the bail of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia won't be declared illegal in Zia Charitable Trust...


105191. 13 rivers register rises, 78 fallsPublished: September 30, 2018 17:55:29

Water levels in 13 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) marked rises and 78 stations recorded falls. Among the 94 monitored water level stations, two are...


105192. DNCC starts five-day dengue awareness road showPublished: September 30, 2018 17:52:55

A five-day road show involving ‘Baul’ and ‘Jari’ songs began in Dhaka North City Corporation areas on Sunday to raise awareness about the prevention of two mosquito-borne diseases – dengue...


105193. Ajay Devgan yet to watch wife’s magnum opus DDLJPublished: September 30, 2018 17:48:28

Ajay Devgn still hasn’t seen what is arguably his wife’s most iconic film, the 1995 superhit, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, known to its legions of fans as DDLJ. And he...


105194. Tannery wastes polluting DhaleshwariPublished: September 30, 2018 17:46:57

Dhaleshwari River is being seriously polluted due to the discharge of untreated and partially-treated liquid wastes through surface drainage directly to the river from the central effluent treatment plant (CETP)...


105195. Aged people our assets, not liabilities: ExpertsPublished: September 30, 2018 17:29:43

Right activists and experts on Sunday marked the significance of elderly people of the society, saying they are country’s assets not liabilities. They also warned not to abuse them.  ...


105196. Outcome of Jatiya Oikya Prokriya is Zero: MuhithPublished: September 30, 2018 17:29:19

Taking a swipe at Jatiya Oikya Prokriya, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said its outcome is zero and nothing can be expected out of it. The minister made...


105197. Editors hold meeting with ministers over Digital Security ActPublished: September 30, 2018 17:06:10

The Editors’ Council has discussed the concerns over the recently passed Digital Security Act with three ministers after postponing a protest programme at the request of the government. Information Minister...


105198. 'Malaysia will not support Suu Kyi anymore'Published: September 30, 2018 16:48:20

Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said Malaysia will no longer support the leadership of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her role over the Rohingya crisis in...


105199. Electro Polishing Plant opens in cityPublished: September 30, 2018 16:31:56

Swiss Bio Hygienic Equipment (SBE), a joint venture of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd Bangladesh, Bio Engineering Switzerland and AMS Technology of Germany, has opened 'Electro Polishing Plant' at Dhamrai in the...


105200. BNP’s rally at Suhrawardy Udyan beginsPublished: September 30, 2018 16:21:19

The public rally convened by BNP began around 2pm on Sunday at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka with recitation from the holy Quran. The party leaders are expected to unveil their...