Tailoring shop owners said the nearly four-fold increase in the value added tax on their income is set to ruin the industry already facing disparate competition from the increased sales of low-price readymade clothes trickled out of export oriented garments
Month: July 2010
Senior Div Football Jatrabari defeats Agrani Bank
Jatrabari Krira Chakra defeated Agrani Bank by two goals to nil in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League at the Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Saturday. The victorious team led the first half 1-0. Asif of Jatrabari put his team ahead in
Solar-powered irrigation project launched
Power crisis hindering economic growth: BB governor Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman on Saturday said power and energy crisis was creating obstacle on the way of targeted economic growth of the country. The country can achieve two per cent more economic growth if sufficient energy and
Micromax makes Bangladesh debut
Indian handset maker Micromax has set foot in Bangladesh by launching a series of mobile sets. Reach Distribution Ltd, a sister concern of Giant Group in Bangladesh, will distribute the handsets through more than 2,500 sales outlets. Micromax launched 12 models — nine GSM and three CDMA — priced between Tk 2,000 and
Walton to export refrigerators to US
RB Group, an electronics maker, has moved to export refrigerators and other items to the US. “We have already registered a window office in the US to market our products,” RB Corporate Communications Director Mizanur Rahman told the news agency
Tea farming changes fate of distressed women
Hundreds of distressed females, who lived in utter miseries due to abject poverty some years back, are now changing their fate and achieving self-reliance by earning wages as plucking workers in the growing tea sector of Panchagarh. Because of the economic well being of the distressed women, the overall socio-economic
Stocks drop on regulatory steps
Dhaka stocks passed a bearish last week, mainly due to regulatory intervention in the market. The week-on-week benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange — DSE General Index — declined 123 points, or 1.91 percent, to 6,309. Analysts said the market lost the momentum that prevailed the previous week, as the
Bangladesh clothing show in UK in September
A two-day exhibition titled Bangladesh Clothing Show 2010 will begin on September 27 in the United Kingdom with a view to expand the country’s apparel market. A key component of the exhibition will be to demonstrate Bangladesh suppliers’ active
EBL inks memo with student counselling agencies
Eastern Bank Limited signed a memorandum of understanding with some student counselling agencies at Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka recently. EBL deputy managing director and consumer banking head Mamoon Mahmood Shah signed the memo with the heads of the 45 student counselling agencies, said a
More autonomy sought for city corporations
Speakers at a Khulna divisional advocacy meeting on Saturday suggested giving more autonomy to the city corporations so that they can do their works freely. They also suggested promoting regional products for proper development of the country as
‘Protect archaeological sites, heritage from land grabbers’
A human chain was formed on Saturday to urge the government to take necessary steps for the protection of Wise House and other important archeological sites from land grabbers, as also to save the country’s cultural heritage and tradition. The human chain was jointly organised by Bangladesh Academy of Fine Arts (BAFA) and
Scouts receive training in disaster management
The food and disaster management minister, Mohammad Abdur Razzak, on Saturday inaugurated Bangladesh Scouts’ national course on emergency help during disasters. Fifty rover scouts, five trainers and 10 observers from different parts of the country took
Photo show by adolescents begins in Rajshahi
An exhibition of more than 50 photographs by 20 adolescents began at the Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industry auditorium in the Rajshahi city on Saturday. The Adolescent Development Programme, an education plan of non-governmental organisation
BIS science fair ends
A three-day Annual Science Fair of the Bangladesh International School (BIS) ended on the school premises in the city yesterday, said a press release. Out of the 46 science projects exhibited at the science fair, two projects titled ‘Effect of human
Apple iPads A Mobile Electronic Wonder
The Apple iPad is much more than a telecommunicaton device. It is, in fact, an eletronic marvel. No wonder the Apple iPads sold more than three million units within a month or so of their official launch in April, 2010. In the United Kingdom alone, the Apple iPads sold one million units. This computer tablet ... Read more
Salman Butt to lead Pakistan
LONDON: Salman Butt was appointed Pakistan’s new Test captain by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday after Shahid Afridi’s decision to quit Test cricket. Butt, who was serving as Afridi’s deputy in the first Test against Australia at Lord’s, will lead
Salman Khan chooses Deepika over Katrina
Buzz is that Atul Agnihotri’s remake of the South flick Bodyguard with brother-in-law Salman Khan will star Deepika Padukone. Katrina Kaif was Atul’s first choice but Sallu feels the Om Shanti Om girl is more apt for the role, writes mid-day.com. A source says, “Salman is keen on working with Deepika. He feels they will ... Read more
Women between 30 and 40 more Adventurous to have sex
Women in their 30s and 40s are more willing to engage in a variety of sexual activities to capitalize on their remaining childbearing years, according to a new study. The results show women ages 27 to 45 have a heightened sex drive in response to their dwindling fertility, writes livescience.com. Such “reproduction expediting” includes one-night ... Read more
Female priests a ‘crime against faith’, says Vatican
The Vatican issued a set of new rules in how they would handle discipline within the Church. Their new rules puts the ordination of female priests alongside pedophilia as a serious crimes which will be subject to investigation. The “crimes against faith” will be investigated by the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (CDF) which ... Read more
Children with autism speak in colours
Autistic children’s works on display at Drik Gallery A special exhibition of more than 60 paintings by 30 children with autism began at Drik Gallery in Dhaka on Friday. HELLOW’s Association of Neophyte-Students in cooperation with Surf Excel organised the weeklong show titled ‘Emerged from Unknown II’ to create awareness of autism among general