Information Commission and Grameenphone are searching for ways to utilise the vast clientele of mobile phones for awareness building on Rights to Information (RTI) Act 2009, informed Chief Information Commissioner Ambassador
Month: July 2010
BCC announces Tk 197cr budget
The Barisal City Corporation on Wednesday placed its budget of Tk 197,72,35,784 for the 2010-11 fiscal and the revised budget of Tk 101,21,141,202 for the 2009-10 fiscal. The corporation has not imposed any fresh taxes on the city dwellers and implementation of
Tk 2,523.5 cr programme to conserve biodiversity
The government has planned a Tk 2,523.5 crore programme to conserve the country’s biodiversity with special focus on forests, wildlife, coastal, hilly and agro ecosystems, much of which is on the wane. The ten-year plan has been revealed in the “Biodiversity National Assessment and Programme of
Nepal meet to discuss conservation of tigers
Saarc Ministers’ Meet Next Month Nepal meet to discuss conservation of tigers South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) will hold a meeting of environment and foreign ministers in Nepal next month ahead of the heads of state and government’s global Tiger Summit scheduled for September in
500MW electricity from solar power plants by 2012
Bangladesh has sought assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to generate 500 megawatts of solar power by 2012. This was disclosed by Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, the prime minister’s adviser for energy, at a
International trade fair begins in Sylhet
The much talked about international trade fair organised by Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industries (SCCI), finally started on Wednesday. Commerce Minister Faruk Khan formally inaugurated the Sylhet 12th international trade fair. In the inauguration speech as chief guest, Faruk said government is conscious about the price
Summit signs deal with 12 ISPs
Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) service provider Summit Communications Limited has signed agreement with 12 ISPs at Hotel Westin yesterday. The agreements would provide the ISP companies access to Summit’s underground fiber optics
World acclaim for Concord Engineers
Concord Engineers and Construction Ltd has won the International Quality BID Award at the 24th International Quality Summit in New York recently, a news bulletin said. The International Quality Summit is part of the annual programme of Business Initiative Directions
Banglalink renews partnership with BPC
Banglalink and the Bangladesh Parjartan Corporation (BPC) renewed their partnership on Tuesday at an MOU signing ceremony in the city. Present for the signing were Md. Keramat Ali Khan, general manager, Marketing, BPC and Mohamed Osman,
Huawei takes spot on Fortune list
For the first time, Huawei Technologies Ltd has grabbed the 397th place on the list of Fortune Global 500 companies by revenue. The new tally, published on July 9 by the US-based magazine, ranked Huawei with annual sales of $21.8 billion
Stocks dip on rumours
Rumours on a possible tightening of share credit and price earnings (PE) ratio shook up share trading yesterday, leading stocks to fall. The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange — DSE General Index — declined 76.17 points, or
Drug companies in rat race to ‘buy doctors’
Local pharmaceutical companies are engaged in an intense battle to persuade physicians with costly gifts to prescribe their drugs for patients as the growing drug and health business in Bangladesh is witnessing a fierce
Relaxation to allow more univs to meet criteria
AMENDED PVT UNIV ACT Relaxation to allow more univs to meet criteria Only one private university could meet all the requirements for the permanent approval during 18 years of private university operation and two more university can now meet the requirements because of some relaxation
HSC results today
The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be published today. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid made the announcement through a press conference at the secretariat office
Drive against unfit vehicles from today
20-25 years old buses, minibuses to be phased out of city The government launches a drive from this morning to remove unfit and unregistered vehicles from city streets in efforts to improve traffic situation and prevent road accidents. Sixteen mobile courts, each headed by an executive magistrate, will carry out the crackdown at different
Azam Khan flies to S’pore
Ailing pop singer and freedom fighter Azam Khan flew to Singapore on Wednesday for better medical treatment. Azam’s only son Hriday Khan is accompanying him. At about 1:30pm they left for Singapore in a Thai Airlines flight from Shahjalal International Airport
Shakib still No. 1
Shakib Al Hasan remained on top of the ICC one-day all-rounders’ rankings despite running into a trough. The latest ratings, released by the game’s governing body, confirmed that the left-handed all-rounder has 390 points, followed by Pakistan captain
Tigers take on Ireland today
Bangladesh will take on Ireland in the first one-day international of the two-match series at Belfast today. The series against the ICC associate member country will be vital for the Tigers to improve their winning tally this year as Tigers have won only one game against England, their first-ever success against the English
5-a-side football
Standard Chartered eliminated Olympic Industries with a thumbing 6-1 victory in the knockout phase of Ascent five-a-side football tournament at the STM Hall in Uttara yesterday. StanChart went on the rampage riding on a hattrick from Remon, who scored a total of four goals, while
Hockey Super-5 from today
The super five round of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League gets underway today at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium. Table toppers Mohammedan Sporting Club will take on Ajax Sporting Club in the opening match of the