Dev Budget Glitch Delay for faulty design Tongi overpass is complete 2 years past deadline Overshooting the deadline by two years, the newly constructed Tongi overpass is a classic example of how development projects are delayed for bad designs and a lack of foresight, ultimately taking a heavy toll on the
Month: May 2010
WASA plan for waste treatment plants yet to get going
Government efforts to cleanse the River Buriganga continues to be frustrated as the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority’s plan to set up five treatment plants so that about 10,000 tonnes of wastes flowing into the river every day could be treated before dumping is yet to get going. The supply water agency managing director, ... Read more
UK gets first Bangladeshi MP
RUSHANARA Ali regained the Labour seat from Respect to become MP for Bethnal Green and Bow in what was called an “historical moment” for East End. Rushanara won 21,784 votes to become the first Bangladeshi MP in Westminster. The Oxford graduate regained the Labour seat that was lost to George Galloway in the 2005
CCC aspirants warming up
Potential candidates in the upcoming Chittagong City Corporation election are busy lobbying for the support of both Awami League and BNP. The Election Commission is set to hold the polls before the CCC’s tenure expires on June 25. CCC Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, who had been elected to the post thrice, is the favourite to
Tagore’s birth anniversary today
The 149th anniversary of the birth of Rabindranath Tagore, who reshaped the Bangla literature in the late 19th and the early 20th century, will be observed in Bangladesh today. Tagore, who became Asia’s first Nobel laureate when he won the 1913 Nobel prize in literature, was a poet, playwright, novelist, educationist, social reformer, nationalist, business
An woman-only institute with a difference: BFA-a saviour of poor female students
An educational institution with a diffference is first in Bangladesh where poor and helpless female students get completely free education with the opportunity to study as residential students. The institution is Bangladesh Female Academy (BFA). BFA situates on 8 acres land in Derai upazila headquarter in Sunamgonj, adjacent to
Chumki dethrones Beauty
Azharul new king of track Shamsunnahar Chumki dethroned Najmunnahar Beauty as the fastest female sprinter of the country after long seven years on the final day of the two-day Walton 35th National Athletics at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Azharul Islam emerged as the new star of the track winning both the 100 and ... Read more
Learn football the Barcelona way
Some 30 local football coaches and around 200 children will get a chance to learn the game the FC Barcelona way in a three-day long coaching clinic that began in Dhaka on Thursday. YKK Bangladesh Private Limited, a subsidiary of Japanese multi-national company, YKK Asia Limited, has organised the programme as part of its corporate ... Read more
vehicle tracking system gained popularity
The use of vehicle tracking system (VTS) gained popularity among car users in metropolitan cities, by which owners can check on the routes taken by their drivers. The vehicle tracking system has helped retrieve about a dozen covered vans and goods trucks stolen on different highways since the introduction of the technology in Bangladesh in
Illegal VoIP faces a block
Four mobile operators have signed up for a system that can automatically detect illegal international call termination powered by voice over internet protocol (VoIP). The system, already set up on the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) premises, will help both the telecoms regulator and the operators to detect the mobile
Three-day laptop fair begins in Ctg
A three-day Chittagong Laptop Fair-2010 begins today at the gymnasium of MA Aziz Stadium in the Chittagong city today. The Chittagong mayor, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, as chief guest is expected to open the fair organised by the Maker Communication under the prime sponsorship of
BRAC Bank launches Probashi Biniyog
The BRAC Bank has launched a new service, Probashi Biniyog, enabling non-resident Bangladeshis to invest into the capital market of Bangladesh and to operate their beneficiary owner’s account online from abroad. The service, which was unveiled at a ceremony at a city hotel on Tuesday evening, will enable
Int’l Eid Fair begins August 12
The ever first month-long ‘Dhaka International Eid Fair (DIEF)-2010’ will be started from the first day of Ramadan on August 12 at Samarai Convention Centre of the city, says a press release. A total of 100 local and foreign stalls will be accommodated in the fair targeting to direct selling of
HC asks Rajuk to submit report on steps by June 2
Protection of 2 City Lakes HC asks Rajuk to submit report on steps by June 2 The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to submit its report by June 2 on what steps it has taken to protect Gulshan-Baridhara and Gulshan-Banani lakes in the city following its verdict delivered in
Batting let Tigers down
Bangladesh’s self-des-tructive batsmen muffed up a wonderful opportunity provided by the bowlers as they bowed out of the World Twenty20 after conceding a 27-run defeat against Australia in their final Group A match at Kensington Oval in Barbados last night. On a lively wicket that produced bounce and spin, the Bangladesh bowlers gave a genuine ... Read more
Sajib sets record in long jump
National Athletics gets underway Sajib Hossain of the BKSP set a national record in long jump clearing 2:11-metre on the first day of the Walton 35th National Athletics at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Khalilur Rahman, however, stole the limelight as the newcomer clinched the 200 metre sprint
Miller, Ingram destroy hosts
Colin Ingram and Dave Miller smashed centuries as South Africa A team recorded a massive 203-run win over Bangladesh A team in the opening match of the tri-series one-day tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. Put in to bat first, the tourists had run amok to compile a mammoth 368-5 in their stipulated ... Read more
Asian Games hockey qualifiers from Friday
The Robi Asian Games hockey qualifiers will with Oman taking on Hong Kong in the first of the day-three matches at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium on Friday. The inauguration ceremony of the seven-team meet will, however, be held today at the venue. The finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, will open the tournament as
Liza champion
Shamima Akhter Liza picked up her second national women’s crown in style yesterday, staying undefeated in the Arlin Developer 31st National Women’s Chess Championship in her hometown Narayanganj. The Women’s FIDE Master earned 10.5 points from eleven games after she beat Rajshahi’s Protiva Talukdar in
GP posts 8 per cent revenue growth in Q1
Mobile operator, Grameenphone Ltd, has reported 8 per cent growth in revenues for the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period last year. The company earned Tk 1,700 crore in revenue in January-March this year, which is Tk 127 crore higher than that of the same