MTB Securities Limited, the stock brokerage arm of Mutual Trust Bank Limited, opened its branch at City Centre at Zinda Bazar in Sylhet on Monday. President of Chittagong Stock Exchange Fakhor Uddin Ali Ahmed inaugurated the
Month: March 2010
BTCL plagued with bribery, influence
Customers bribe linemen, clerks for phone connections; ministry’s influence major hurdle, says TIB study Most of the BTCL customers have to pay an average of Tk 6,000 as bribe for telephone connection, revealed a report of Transparent International Bangladesh yesterday. Under its research report titled “Lack of good governance in government’s telecom sector and
BTRC seals off National Telecom
Reopens two PSTN companies The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Tuesday sealed off the National Telecom Ltd for its suspected involvement in illegal voice over internet protocol business and reopened the switch rooms of two private landline operators. The commission shut down the operation of RanksTel on March 19 and of Dhaka Phone on
Developers-turned-MPs stand in its way
Private Real Estate Act Developers-turned-MPs stand in its way Allege environmentalists, submit memo to PM Real estate developers turned lawmakers have held back the passage of a proposed private real estate development act, said leading environmental and professional organisations at a press conference
72,000 bldgs in city vulnerable to quake, JS told
Food and Disaster Management Minister Dr Abdur Razzak told the House yesterday that Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) is among city’s 72,000 buildings vulnerable to earthquake. In reply to a supplementary question of ruling party lawmaker Major (retd) Rafiqul Islam, the food minister said that the hospital buildings in the
HC verdict on appointing BCS pass-outs stayed
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday stayed for six weeks a High Court verdict that directed the government to appoint 197 candidates, who qualified the first viva voce for 27th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination, to the services. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice SK Sinha passed the order upon a petition filed
Native fish species face extinction in Netrakona water bodies
Many native species of fish are facing extinction in the natural water bodies of Netrakona day by day due to various reasons including adverse impact of climate change. People of the district, which was once popularly known as ‘grain vowel and fish resourceful area’ of the country, are now facing an acute shortage of the
Low-priced Chinese mobiles take on known brands
Sales of low-priced Chinese origin mobiles marked a high growth in recent times in Bangladesh challenging the domination of leading global mobile brands, experts and traders said, reports NewAge. Brand giants such as Nokia, Samsumg, LG, Siemens, Sagem and Sony Eriksson which dominated the market even
Bashar calls it quits
Bangladesh’s most successful captain Habibul Bashar on Monday announced that he was retiring from all cricket. “It has been a terrific journey for me and after two decades of international, first class and club cricket I feel I have reached the end of the road. The Port City League (PCL) T20 in Sharjah next week will ... Read more
Photo exhibition on ‘crossfire’ closed down
Lawyers condemn Drik closure unlawful Police yesterday closed down a photo exhibition at the Drik Gallery in Dhaka just half an hour before the inauguration of the show, relating to deaths by RAB ‘crossfire’ or extra-judicial killings. The exhibition was due to open at 4:00pm, but a contingent of police took up position in front
Arsenic found in rice: Food security at risk
A paper released yesterday has revealed that the country’s food security is at risk due to threats of arsenic contamination in groundwater and food chains posing severe health hazards to millions of people. This was revealed at the launching ceremony of a publication titled “Towards an arsenic safe
BTRC to open lines of 0.5m phone users, cut off in illegal VoIP drive
The Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to restore lines of about half a million subscribers of four private PSTN operators whose operations were shut down for alleged links to VoIP trade. The telecom regulator formed a committee, headed by its commissioner, Aliwardy Khandakar, to
RU syndicate, dean, academic council elections on April 12
The elections to the syndicate, dean, academic council, finance committee and planning & development committee of Rajshahi University (RU) would be held on April 12. In a syndicate meeting, the university authorities took the decision on Saturday night with RU Vice-Chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan
World Meteorological Day today
World Meteorological Day will be observed today in the country with due enthusiasm like the other member countries of the world. The theme of this year is “60 years of Services for Your Safety and Well-being,” said an ISPR release. It said, to facilitate international collaboration in meteorology, including coordination in
Narrow lead for England
A sedate century by Ian Bell helped England to earn a narrow 21-run lead on the first innings as the tourists notched up 440 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the first innings on the third day of the second Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday. Earlier, Bangladesh ... Read more
Donna Simpson: woman who wants to be world’s fattest
Donna Simpson weighs 273 kilos and is originally from the US state of New Jersey. Her goal is to reach 450 kilos through the excessive intake of foods and thus become the most obese person on the planet, according to several local internet media. Simpson, 42 years old, is already featured in the Guinness World ... Read more
Robert Pattinson Respects Porn Stars
‘Remember Me’ actor Robert Pattinson has admitted the film’s kinky sex scenes with his co-star Emilie de Ravin have given him a newfound respect for adult film stars. Robert Pattinson’s kinky sex scenes have given him “respect for porn stars.” The 23-year-old actor – who had to film raunchy scenes with his co-star Emilie de ... Read more
Freida Pinto The Next Bond Girl?
Freida Pinto has signed up to be Daniel Craig’s next Bond girl, according to a U.K. report. The actress rose to international stardom in 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire alongside her offscreen lover Dev Patel. Now Pinto is set to appear in the upcoming 007 movie, which is to be directed by Sam Mendes and will be ... Read more
Cabinet cancels Daylight Saving Time
The cabinet on Monday cancelled its earlier decision to introduce Daylight Saving Time System on a permanent basis in Bangladesh considering sufferings and difficulties of different sections of professionals and people. A meeting of the cabinet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair took the decision in
DCC asked to start removing illegal hoardings
The High Court on Monday asked the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) to immediately start demolition of unauthorised billboards in the capital. The court also directed the inspector general of police (IGP) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner to provide police forces during removal of