BRAC Bank has clinched the ‘Sustainable Bank of the Year 2010’ award at the FT Sustainable Banking Awards, said a statement. The award was jointly announced by Financial Times newspaper and International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, at an award ceremony on Thursday in
Month: June 2010
IBBL opens new branch at Khulna
KDA Avenue Branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) was inaugurated as its 232nd Branch at Khan A Sabur Road, Khulna on Sunday. Nazrul Islam Manzu, MP, Khulna-2 inaugurated the Branch as Chief Guest while AKM Fazlur Rahman, GM, Bangladesh Bank, Khulna was present at the program as special Guest. The
WC on BTV
The planet’s biggest sporting extravaganza, the FIFA World Cup 2010 is around the corner. The month-long tourney starts with the game between hosts South Africa and Mexico at the Soccer City Stadium of Johannesburg on June 11 while the final will be held on July 11 at the same venue. The 64 matches of the ... Read more
Tangail emerge as champions
Tangail District team emerged as the champions of the Grameen-Danone Nations Cup when they defeated Jhalokathi District team by three goals to nil in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Mishu of Tangail scored two goals while his teammate Bishwajit netted one. Rabiul of Tangail was the highest scorer of the football ... Read more
The eight first-round groups at the World Cup
World Cup Group A (France, Mexico, South Africa, Uruguay) No host nation has left the World Cup after the first round. South Africa don’t want to set a precedent, but they’re the weakest team in this group. Bafana Bafana surely will get a rise from the local fans and the incessant sound from the blaring ... Read more
Argentine home city’s pride in football star Messi
Not far from the banks of the Parana River on the outskirts of the Argentine port city of Rosario is a small, patchy football pitch, overlooked by decaying tenements. It is the home of a children’s team known as the Grandoli Football Club. The club is run by parents in a rough and tough working-class ... Read more
‘ManabJamin’ goes on air from tonight
New drama serial ‘Maanab Jamin’ is going to air on ntv from tonight. It will be aired every Mondays and Tuesdays at 8:15pm. The serial, an adaptation from noted novelist Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s famous novel ‘Maanab Jamin,’ is screen-played by Raisul Islam Asad and Murad Parvez. The serial is directed by Murad Parvez. The cast includes ... Read more
Filled-up, full of risk
Geologists warn against building high-rises on reclaimed marshy lands, say Dhaka’s declining groundwater threatens land subsidence High-rises on once marshy lands in the capital are at risk of falling over, as the groundwater level is dropping faster than ever, reports The Daily Star. It may not even need an earthquake for these multi-storey buildings to ... Read more
Use of indigenous knowledge stressed to save Sundarban
Speakers at the opening session of a two-day programme on Sunday demanded the participation of forest-dependent people and use of indigenous knowledge in Sundarban forest management. Coastal Environment Upakuliya Paribesh Surakkha Nagarik Manch organised the programme to observe World Environment Day 2010 at Public Hall auditorium in the
City’s high-risk buildings will be demolished
The government yesterday decided to demolish all high-risk buildings in Dhaka city. The high-powered Inter-ministerial Disaster Management Coordination Committee also decided in a meeting to constitute a task force, headed by the Housing and Public Works Ministry, to identify all buildings with high risk of collapse, reports The New Nation. After the meeting, Food and ... Read more
Ray of hope for banned telecos
A parliamentary body yesterday asked the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to take necessary steps to look into the problems of five landline operators, whose licences were scrapped last month. The parliamentary committee will sit with the telecom operators in a day or two to discuss the
Wages becoming regular but workplace safety, health conditions worrisome: Wal-Mart
Apparel industry in Bangladesh Wages becoming regular but workplace safety, health conditions worrisome: Wal-Mart Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, thinks that payment of wages and benefits to Bangladeshi apparel workers are becoming regular. But its auditors described workplace safety and health conditions in Bangladeshi factories, on an average, as ‘still
Grameen Fibreglass factory to be set up this year
Grameen Telecom Trust and IES Alliance of Bahrain signed a MoU on Saturday to set up a joint venture fibreglass company in in Bangladesh. The proposed company, Grameen Fibreglass, will make fibreglass products, pipes for sanitation and sewerage purposes, building materials, boats and furniture, said a
Global Motors ties up with Parjatan over tourist transport
Global Motors Ltd has launched car rental services in association with Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation to provide transportation to inbound tourists. Under the partnership, tourists can rent cars from Global Motors at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to their destinations inside
‘It looked like seventh day track’
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has created a sensation by making back-to-back century in Lord’s and Old Trafford. His style and free flowing scoring have already earned him a comparison with Indian opener Virender Sehwag and West Indies captain Chris Gayle. Tamim spoke to reporters after his 108 off 114 balls in the first innings of ... Read more
Dhaka Rifles Club top of the table
Toufiq, Nadim end with gold Dhaka Rifles Club with four gold medals finished top of the table of the 24th National Shooting Championship that concluded at the National Shooting Complex at Gulshan on Sunday. It was double delight for Toufiq Shahriar and Nadimul Islam as both grabbed gold on the concluding
Tangail meet Jhalakathi in final today
Tangail take on Jhalakathi in the final of the under-12 Grameen Danone Nations Cup Football Tournament today (Monday) at 5.00 pm at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Tangail stormed into the final after two huge wins yesterday.Tangail started the day with a 7-1 thumping of Jessore with Rabiul scoring a hattrick and Mishu bagging a brace. ... Read more
German referee to handle Argentina’s opener
World Cup Wolfgang Stark of Germany has been assigned Argentina’s World Cup opener against Nigeria next Saturday. In the other Group B game, New Zealand’s Michael Hester will referee South Korea v Greece. Uzbek referee Ravshan Irmatov will handle Friday’s opening match between Mexico and South Africa. An international ref since 2003, Irmatov is the ... Read more
“Gambhira”: an instrument to generate public awareness
Programme launched with the theme “Guide children through love” The traditional “Chapainawabganj Gambhira” is being used as an instrument to generate public awareness against family violence. NGO Proyash Manobik Unnayan Society began the five-day campaign with the theme, “Guide children through love” on Wednesday. The programme was inaugurated at Tebunia Wasim Pathshala. The artistes of ... Read more
CRP’s effort to provide Speech and Language Therapy
Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) has been providing Speech and Language Therapy since 2009. Around 60 lakh people in the country are in need of speech and language therapy, who could easily get the service from the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed, speakers said at an advocacy