Banglalion Communication Limited and mobile phone operator Citycell on Monday signed agreement to extend wireless internet service WiMAX in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country by the end of this year. Under the agreement, Banglalion will use the infrastructure of Citycell for making available the
Month: June 2010
Warid distributes Brazil, Argentina flags
Warid Telecom on Sunday distributed 5 0,000 flags of Brazil and Argentina among the people at 15 locations in Dhaka and Chittagong to celebrate the ongoing Football World Cup 2010. Brazil and Argentina have both started their World Cup campaign on a high note by winning their respective first matches, said a
Robi extends hands to visually impaired people
To facilitate the blind students with educational support, Robi has recently joined hands with HEAD international (Human Programme for Education and Achievement of Disable and Orphan), a social welfare organization working for the development of the disabled people. It has recently distributed White Cane and Braille papers to above two hundred visually impaired
Yussuf Abdullah re-elected Asia Insurance chairman
Yussuf Abdullah Harun has recently been re-elected chairmen of Asia Insurance Limited at the 75th board meeting of the company at Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka. The board of directors of the company re-elected Mohammed Jamal Ullah its vice-chairman at the meeting, said a
MTB holds training programme on anti-money laundering
Mutual Trust Bank Limited recently organised, as lead organiser, a day long training programme on anti-money laundering at the Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute at Ishwardi in Pabna for the officials of the commercial banks operating in the district. The training programme was held under the sponsorship of MTB corporate head office and MTB
Dhaka Bank arranges training programme on commercial banking
Dhaka Bank’s training institute organised a six-day training programme on fundamentals of commercial banking for managers and officers of the Bangladesh Development Bank Limited at the institute’s premises in the city recently. Thirty managers and officers of Bangladesh Development Bank took part in the training
Baby owl escapes from jaws of death
A baby owl had an amazing escape after it fell from its nest into a zoo enclosure only to leave it face to face – with a LION. The fluffy tawny owlet managed to survive for three days after it tumbled from a branch and landed inches from the killer lioness. Onlookers watched as the ... Read more
Dog swept away by huge storm, found 20 miles away
A Hungarian dog has been reunited with his owners after being sucked into the sky still in his kennel by the wind from a huge storm. Agnes Tamas, 57, said she had chained her dog who she has renamed Lucky to the dog house when he was swept away by what she described as the ... Read more
Monsoon celebration in Khagrachhari
Surcharcha, an organisation of Khagrachhari town, recently celebrated Borsha (rainy season) with a vibrant cultural programme at its premises. The programme started with around a hundred children rendering a song that depicted the changes in nature during monsoon — new blossoms, foliage, and the overall lush green in the surrounding. The child artistes also presented ... Read more
Colleges keep charging excessive intake fees
Most of the reputed colleges in Dhaka are charging excessive admission fees from admission seekers of higher secondary courses flouting an education ministry directive in this regard, reports NewAge. The college authorities said they needed to spend additional amount of money on providing better education but the education ministry has taken no action against such ... Read more
Azad panel wins FBCCI election
The election result of apex trade body Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBBCI) FBCCI came yesterday where the panel of Hameem Group chairman AK Azad won maximum number of posts of directors. Vote counting of election that held Saturday ended hours before dawn Sunday showed that 21
Tk 1,500cr set aside to dredge rivers
The government has allocated Tk 1,500 crore in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year to execute the plan for dredging country’s major rivers to improve communication, Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen told the House
6,861 posts of physicians vacant
Some 6,861 posts of physicians and 2,627 posts of nurses remained vacant in the public hospitals, the health and family welfare minister, AFM Ruhal Haque, said in the parliament on Sunday. ‘That is why there is a shortage of physicians in the public hospitals across the country,’ he told
Govt takes Tk 10-million project to develop ‘sataranji palli’ in Rangpur
The government has undertaken a Taka 10-million project to protect and develop the traditional ‘sataranji’ (handmade colourful carpet) industry. Under the project, Bangladesh Small and Cottage and Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has started the process to develop a ‘sataranji palli (village)’ with 116 families of weavers at Nishbetganj in
Electronic money transfer from all post offices starts June 27
The existing electronic money transfer system at post offices using cell phones would be expanded throughout the country from June 27 to ensure swift money transfer to anywhere in Bangladesh, official sources said, reports NewAge. The present EMTS covers only 450 post offices and the system would be expanded across the
BB Chief launches solar project
Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor of Bangladesh Bank has launched an extension programme of the Nirmal Shakti Solar Project implemented by Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) held on Saturday at FIVDB central office in Sylhet. In his speech of inauguration, Dr. Atiur hoped to build a solar nation combining all the initiatives
StanChart wins FinanceAsia country award
Standard Chartered Bank has been named the ‘Best Foreign Commercial Bank in Bangladesh 2010’ by FianaceAsia, a leading financial publication in the region, for the second consecutive year. The bank received the award as part of FinanceAsia 2010 Country Awards for Achievement, said
E-upazila project launched
A community pilot project to provide ICT-based services and access to information to the masses, e-upazila, has been set up in Jamalpur recently. It is a joint effort by Grameenphone Ltd and Social Development Foundation. Dr Akram H Chowdhury, member of parliament, inaugurated the project. The project was
Jahid treble sinks Wari
Striker Hasan Jubair struck a hattrick to power Abahani to a comprehensive 7-1 win over Wari Club in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. Abahani, the last year’s runners-up, hardly faced any challenge from the Old Dhaka outfit and took a
Late Shuvo goal saves Sunrise
Last year’s runners-up Sunrise SC came from behind to play out a 1-1 draw against Jatrabari KC in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. After the barren first half, Moeen gave Jatrabari an advantage in the 74th minute only to be canceled