The fifth Ascent Corporate 5-A-Side Indoor Soccer Tournament, sponsored by Ascent Group and organised by Excalibur Entertainment, will kick off at 9:30am today at the STM Hall of Scholastica School in Uttara. A record 48 corporate houses, divided into 16 groups, will participate in the tournament, which will conclude on July
Month: July 2010
Home mum, HR commission vocal
Custodial Deaths, Crossfire Home mum, HR commission vocal The National Human Rights Commission yesterday decided that dealing with extrajudicial killings and custodial deaths will be its top priority. The same day the parliamentary standing committee on the home ministry however glossed over the issue, which has
No VAT from patients: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court verdict that had declared illegal the imposition of Value Added Tax on patients in hospital and clinics. The bench of five-member Appellate Division judges, chaired by chief justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim, dismissed the
Tk 2171.34cr DCC budget announced
The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) yesterday announced a Tk 2171.34 crore budget proposals for FY 2010-11 without raising the rate of holding tax. The outlay is around 54 per cent up from the FY 2009-10 original budget proposal. The country’s premier city corporation also approved the revised budget of Tk 970.56 crore for FY 2009-10
Yunus Centre for Social Business opens in Glasgow
Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) in Scotland launched “Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health” in a ceremony attended by academics and the elite of Glasgow on July 5. The centre has been established by GCU to carry out action research to find solutions to social problems, including the critical issue of access to microcredit and ... Read more
Reasons for most accidents on rivers almost the same
800 passengers drowned in a single accident on July 8, 2003 Speakers at a discussion meeting demanded that July 8 be declared the Safe Waterway Day to commemorate the 800 passengers of MV Nasreen who drowned to death after it capsized in the confluence of Padma and Meghna on this day in 2003. Negligence, incompetence, ... Read more
Move for online vehicles tax collection okayed
The cabinet committee on purchase yesterday approved a proposal of the communication ministry to introduce online collection of vehicle taxes and fees with a view to checking corruption and increasing revenue by Tk 100 crore every year. The approval was given at a meeting of the committee held at the cabinet division with finance minister ... Read more
A diverse world of images
International Inter University Photography Exhibition by NSUPC North South University Photography Club (NSUPC) was founded in 1997 by a few photography enthusiasts. Gradually it has become one of the most prominent promoters of photography in Bangladesh. In 2003, NSUPC started to invite university students from other countries to participate at its International Inter University Photography ... Read more
NHRC chief warns against extra-judicial killings
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday expressed deep concern over custodial deaths and missing of a few citizens in recent times. NHRC Chairman Prof Mizanur Rahman was talking to reporters after a meeting with law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed at his secretariat
Govt to ban SIM card sales to underaged
The government decided on Wednesday to tighten registration of cell phone Subscriber Identity Module and prohibit its sale to the youths under 18 to curb growing crimes using cell phones, home minister Sahara Khatun said. ‘We are framing a policy to curb the crimes and misuse of cell phones,’ she told reporters after an inter-ministerial
Copy of High Court verdict released
Preserving historic sites relating to Independence War Exactly one year after the High Court issued directives to the Government to preserve and maintain historic sites relating to Bangladesh’s war of Independence, the court yesterday released a copy of the historic verdict. The judgement directs the preservation and maintenance of all important historical places, including killing ... Read more
New wage structure for RMG workers before Eid
Labour, Employment and Expatriate Welfare Minister Eng. Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said yesterday that the government might announce the revised minimum wage structure for the readymade garment (RMG) workers on July 28. The Labour Minister also hinted that the new wage structure would be implemented before Eid-ul-Fitre. “The wage structure review committee, formed by the government, ... Read more
Shop owners give chocolates instead of coins
July 7: Chittagong has been experiencing an acute crisis of coins of the denomination of one and two taka of late. As a result of this, shop owners and bus conductors are giving chocolates instead of coins to the buyers as well as passengers. When asked about the problem, a number of shop owners admitted ... Read more
Abahani keep winning
Abahani Limited reached top of the table with 24 points playing their eighth match in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. The title contenders beat Sonali Bank by 4-2 on Wednesday with the first half lead
T&T Club move up
T&T Club leapfrogged to the fourth position in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League with a 2-0 win over bottom-side Purbachal Parishad at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Ismail put T&T ahead in the 17th minute while Arman sealed the game in the
Sagar keeps lead intact
FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar maintained his solo lead in the Mercantile Bank 36th National Chess Champion-ship at close of the sixth round at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room yesterday. Sagar secured maximum six points after he got walkover against Mahtabuddin Ahmed Robin in his sixth round
Three-day laptop fair opens in city
New law soon to check misuse of ICT State minister for law, justice and parliamentary affairs Kamrul Islam on Wednesday said the government would soon introduce a new law to check misuse of information communication technology in the country. ‘Internet abusers in most cases cannot be punished in the absence of appropriate law for the ... Read more
‘Nutritive diet a must for pregnant mothers’
Speakers at a field-visit ceremony here on Wednesday underscored the need for serving nutritive diet to the destitute pregnant mothers for ensuring maternal and newborn health for the national interest. They viewed that the improved diet could reduce the existing rate of mother and infant mortality during giving birth to
Stocks ride on hope for bright data
Stocks ended higher yesterday, riding on the hopes of attractive dividends from better half-yearly earnings of life insurers and non-bank financial institutions. The market posted gains a day after the regulator asked participants, such as brokers and merchant banks, to abide by the rules in sanctioning margin
Bangladesh faces tough times in labour markets
Bangladesh, which is eyeing increasing remittance flow through exploring new labour markets in the coming days, may face stiff challenges unless it ensures sending of skilled workers abroad, an expert says. “One of the most important challenges that lie ahead for Bangladesh, as a labour sending country, is to enhance the