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One gets death sentence for murdering colleague
BSS, Chittagong :A Chittagong court here on Tuesday awarded death sentence to a person for murdering his colleague Nur Khaleque Master, a life insurance employee...
Opening of closed RMG factories demanded
Chittagong Bureau :RMG workers of a garments factory in the city staged demonstration at Majirghat area under Sadarghat thana in city yesterday morning demanding opening...
Gold remains below $1,300
Xinhua, Chicago :Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange remained close below 1,300 U.S. dollars Tuesday as US stocks advanced...
Japan trade deficit narrows on export pick-up
AFP, Tokyo :Japan’s trade deficit for July narrowed 6.6 percent from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, with exports picking up on rising demand for...
Dollar hits multi-month highs in Asia
AFP, Tokyo :The dollar hit multi-month highs against the euro and yen in Asia Wednesday after a surge in US housing construction boosted optimism over...
China fines Japanese auto parts firms $200m for monopoly
AFP, Shanghai :China has fined 10 Japanese auto parts firms more than $200 million for price-fixing, authorities said Wednesday, in what state media called the...
StanChart fined $300m over laundering controls
AFP, New York :New York state’s banking regulator hit Standard Chartered Bank with a $300 million fine and restrictions on its dollar-clearing business Tuesday for...
DSE index retreats on profit booking
BSS, Dhaka :DSEX, the broader price index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), edged lower on Wednesday, unable to sustain the previous day’s rally as investors...