Regulator moves to bring more merchant banks into stock mkt
Kayes M Sohel The securities regulator has taken strong initiative to bring more merchant banks into the stock market...
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Junk stocks still glitter at DSE
FE Report Dhaka stocks closed mixed Monday with the bottom-rated Z category shares continuing to dominate the trading. Trading at...
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Ensure power supply to agri projects: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday directed authorities concerned to ensure uninterrupted power supply to agricultural projects during the...
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POLITICS & POLICIES
BNP to go tough if any anti-state deal signed
The main opposition BNP Monday threatened to launch tough programmes if any anti-state agreement was signed by the...
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Cases filed against 23 'rajakars' in Bagerhat, Barisal
BAGERHAT, Feb 23 (UNB): Amid growing demand for the trial of war criminals, a man here Monday filed...
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COMPANIES & FINANCE
HSBC retains highest rating
HSBC Bangladesh retained its 'AAA' rating in the long-term and ST-1 rating in the short-term, which are the...
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'CityIT 2009' fair begins Feb 26
FE Report A nine-day computer fair begins February 26 at the BCS Computer City at IDB Bhaban in the...
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BUSINESS/ECONOMY
ASEAN+3 FMs agree on action plan to foster regional economic confidence
PHUKET, (Thailand), Feb. 23 (Xinhua): Finance ministers from the ASEAN plus three countries agreed yesterday to speed up...
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EU heads back financial clampdown
European leaders in Berlin have agreed on the need to regulate all financial markets including hedge funds, reports...
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SPORTS
Younis ton drives Pakistan
KARACHI, Feb 23 (Cricinfo): Pakistan's new captain Younis Khan hit a fine century and combined well with his...
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Sunnydale make good start
Sunnydale School made a good start in the KFC Pizza Hut 5th Mini Girls' Handball Tournament outplaying SOS...
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WORLD
Tourist killed, 23 wounded in Egypt bombing
CAIRO, Feb 23 (CNN): A bombing in one of the Egyptian capital's busy tourist districts killed a French...
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N Korea deploys new mid-range missile: South
SEOUL, Feb 23 (Reuters): North Korea, which has warned the Korean peninsula is on the brink of war,...
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