Removal of each kilogram of Buriganga garbage costs Tk 833 The ongoing cleansing drive in the River Buriganga might prove costly for taxpayers as the authorities failed to shut down active polluting sources which are still discharging 25,000 tonnes of untreated wastes and 40,000 tonnes of toxic chemicals into the river every day, reports NewAge. ... Read more
Month: January 2010
Insurance business turnover exceeds Tk 6,000 crore
The country’s insurance companies performed well last year beating back the anticipated impact of global economic recession as business returned to normalcy under the new democratic government, reports BSS. Insurance business turnover surpassed Taka 6,000 crore last year with life insurance alone having a record of Taka 5,000 crore deals. Its growth rate stood at ... Read more
Corporate Briefs
ICB ISLAMIC MUTUAL FUND At the close of operation on January 5, the fund declared NAV of Tk 293.61 per unit on the basis of current market price and Tk 222.01 on the basis of cost price against face value of Tk 100. The total net assets of the fund stood at Tk 29.36 crore ... Read more
BTCL gets speed from rural links
State-run landline operator BTCL added more than one lakh customers in the three months after it announced free connections at upazila levels in July 2009. The company subscriber base reached close to 10 lakh at the end of September 2009, according to Bangladesh Telecommunications Company data. With the addition of new customers, BTCL had 9.72 ... Read more
GP partners with govt to observe18th NID
Grameenphone Ltd. has partnered again with the Bangladesh government in the government’s efforts to eradicate the re-emergence of polio in Bangladesh through National Immunization Day (NID) awareness building campaign. The NID has been organized to immunize 24 million children in Bangladesh under the age of five. Grameenphone was also partner of the mass awareness campaign ... Read more
Tourism master plans under way for Cox’s Bazar, Kuakata
Minister for civil aviation and tourism GM Qader Sunday said the government was preparing two separate master plans for Cox’s Bazar and Kuakata to develop the places as highly attractive tourist spots with global standard, reports BSS. The minister presided over a inter-ministerial meeting to review the progress of preparing master plans for the two ... Read more
Minissha Lamba braves the sharks at Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo
Dubai: Bollywood star Minissha Lamba made a tryst with Sand Tiger Sharks, Leopard Sharks, Tawny Nurse Sharks and Rays at Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo right in their underwater environment, eyeofdubai.com quoted on Sunday. According to the eyeofdubai.com, the actress, noted for her roles in Bachna Ae Hasseno and Kidnap, was in Dubai recently for ... Read more
Aamir in great demand
New Delhi: The success of 3 Idiots has given Aamir Khan more mileage than its makers. In the last few days everyone has wanted a piece of the Bollywood superstar. First the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee invited Aamir Khan to New Delhi to congratulate him and get him to share his gyaan on his ... Read more
Abhishek presented with Guinness World Record
MUMBAI: Last year, Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan had created a world record for the ‘maximum number of cities visited by a film star in 12 hours’, which made him the first Indian filmstar to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records. And now, on Saturday, the actor was presented with the Guinness Record ... Read more
Health resolution for 2010
People make new resolutions on the commencement of a New Year to lead a better life, to remain heal and hearty throughout the year and after on. Some people pledge to shed extra pounds, give up their bad habits like quitting smoking, alcohol, excessive eating. Some people make healthy plans like dieting, exercise and regular ... Read more
Oust land grabbers
Minister asks developers’ association, questions their sources of money, slates filling up of water bodies State Minister for Housing Abdul Mannan Khan yesterday came down hard on land developers and realtors, and asked them to rid their associations of the land grabbers. “You say you have invested over Tk 70,000 crore in the housing sector. ... Read more
Big blaze at BRDB Bhaban in city
The Bangladesh Rural Development Board Bhaban went up in flames yesterday burning into ashes the storeroom in its basement in capital’s Karwan Bazar. Seven fire fighting units rushed to the spot and managed to douse the fire two hours after the incident around 4:00pm. The firemen also rescued three people who were trapped on the ... Read more
Buriganga still a garbage dump
Whither river cleaning drive? Though the government has initiated a drive to clean the Buriganga river, people living on its banks opine that the drive would be futile unless the practice of dumping waste materials into the river is stopped. The local people told The Independent yesterday that the government should take strong steps against ... Read more
Work hard to save people in distress
Centenarian Binod Bihari calls upon youths Binod Bihari Chowdhury, the anti-British movement veteran who stepped on the 100th year of his life yesterday, called upon the young generation to become brave hearted and work for the distressed countrymen overcoming cowardice, weakness and selfishness. “Courage is divine while cowardice and weakness are nothing but sin,” he ... Read more
India storms into final
India coasted to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their second meeting of the Idea Cup tri-nation tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday. India’s best fielding performance in ODIs since the Champions Trophy in September last year set up their march to the final by way of a thumping win. It wasn’t ... Read more
Wari Club earn 71-run victory over Sinha Textile
Wari Club earned a comfortable 71-run victory over Sinha Textile in the Metropolis 2nd Division Cricket League at the City Club ground on Sunday. Batting first, Wari Club scored 278 for all in 49.3 overs with Mazharul Islam contributing 49 runs. In reply, Sinha Textile were dismissed for 207 runs in 42.1 overs with Roni ... Read more
Shooting, weightlifting teams for 11th SA Games announced
Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) on Sunday officially announced the 25-member shooting and 11-member weightlifting teams for the 11th SA Games. The weightlifting team comprises eight lifters and three officials while the shooting team has 25 shooters. Convener of the SA Games media committee Asaduzzaman Noor, MP, Chef de Mission of Bangladesh contingent Mizanur Rahman Manu, ... Read more
Shuktara post first victory
Shuktara Jubo Sangsad of Narayanganj tasted the first victory in their 7th match of the Citycell Bangladesh League beating Chittagong Abahani by 1-0 goal at Osmani Stadium in Narayanganj on Sunday. Shuktara, which suffered three defeats and drew thrice in its previous six matches, dominated the most part of the match and scored the only ... Read more
Halda in death throes, losing fish resources
From The News Today The Halda River in Chittagong, considered as the major source of Indian carps, is going to lose its fish resources over the next two decades due to intrusion of saline water apprehended to be caused by sea-level rise, reports UNB. “The Halda River will lose its sweet water flow eventually damaging ... Read more
Unapproved plots, flats sold in REHAB Fair
Many land development projects having no approval of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha and even some projects earlier cancelled by the city development authorities were up for sales in the REHAB Fair in defiance of the Private Housing Project Land Development Rules 2004. The state minister for housing and public works, Abdul Mannan Khan, on Tuesday inaugurated ... Read more