The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined two factories a total of Tk 16 lakh for polluting Turag and Dhaleswari rivers with untreated liquid waste. The dyeing plants, Rakef Apparels Washing and Packaging Industries Limited in Kaliakoir and Towel Text Limited in Savar are more than ten years old and process around two
Month: September 2010
Floods batter Sylhet region
Heavy rainfall in Cherrapunji yesterday has caused Surma and Kushiyara rivers to swell worsening the flood situation in Sylhet and Moulvibazar, while conditions improved in other flood-hit districts. The Kushiyara was flowing 150cm above danger level at Amalshid point yesterday while the Surma was flowing 99cm above the red mark at Kanaighat point, said an ... Read more
Bad news for cricket fans
Only 6,000-7,000 seats on offer during NZ series If you are planning to go to the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur next month to watch the one-day series between Bangladesh and New Zealand, you better book your tickets early. It is very apparent now that a very small number of spectators can watch the matches ... Read more
Pont finds Ashik, finally
Ian Pont, the English bowling coach of Bangladesh cricketers, after a gap of five years met the boy he thought to be an ideal fast bowler. He first spotted the boy at the MRF Pace Bowling Foundation in Chennai in 2005 and highly rated him. Pont has preserved the picture of the Bangladesh boy and ... Read more
Hosts to look to contain
Smarting from their humiliating 6-1 drubbing at the hands of Jordan, the under-19 girls of Bangladesh are hoping to put up a better show against favourites Iran when they meet in the second match of the AFC Under-19 Women’s qualifiers under the floodlights of Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur
Women’s T20 from Sept 25
Rajshahi take on Khulna in the opening match of the 4th Women’s National Cricket League Twenty20 competition on September 25 at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium. The six-team tournament is being held to facilitate the preparation for the XVI Asian Games in Guangzhou where the Bangladesh team will be participating in the women’s cricket
Iranian Ali Akbar to coach Abahani
Iranian coach Ali Akbar will take over the charge of the Bangladesh League champions Abahani Ltd on Friday while their arch-rivals Dhaka Mohammedan have included two Rwandan midfielders in their fold on Tuesday. Abahani’s manager Satyajit Das Rupu said, ‘We are eagerly waiting for Ali Akbar and he
2nd Councilor Gold Cup
Ward No. 5 and Ward No. 14 won big in Tuesday’s matches of the 2nd Councilor Cup Football tournament at the Rajshahi District Stadium yesterday. Ward no. 14 won 4-0 against Ward No. 21 in the day’s first match with Malek scoring all four goals. Ward No. 5 beat Ward No. 30 6-1 in the ... Read more
EBL rolls out new Visa card
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) yesterday unveiled a new Visa corporate card in Bangladesh. The EBL Visa corporate card is designed to make companies’ payments easier, said Mamoon Mahmood Shah, deputy managing director and head of consumer and SME banking of EBL. Card users will be able to handle their official and personal expenditures while travelling
Nokia appoints new CEO
Nokia has appointed Stephen Elop as president and chief executive officer, the handset maker said in a statement yesterday. Elop currently heads Microsoft’s Business Division. Before joining Microsoft, he held senior executive positions in a number of US-based public companies, including Juniper Networks,
Level crossings, edn institutions lead to Uttara traffic jam
A large number of educational institutions and half a dozen railway level crossings contribute to everyday gridlock on the busy airport road at Uttara, traffic department says. Both commuters and Uttara dwellers suffer badly for movement of thousands of people in the area, though the model town once considered a spacious and peaceful
Walton opens showroom
Walton opened a showroom Al-Baraka Electro-nics at Tongi in Gazipur recently. Walton director Ilias Kanchan inaugurated the outlet at a ceremony, said a news release. Tongi municipality commissioner Sadek Ali, Walton marketing assistant director
New head of Islami banking operations of AB Bank
Fariduddin Ahmed has joined AB Bank Limited as head of Islamic banking division. Before joining AB Bank, Fariduddin served as the managing director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, said a news release. Fariduddin has 33 years of banking experience in various capacities mostly in
Concern over shortage of hajj aircraft
A parliamentary committee yesterday expressed grave concern over shortage of aircraft to carry intended hajj pilgrims this year. The parliamentary standing committee on the civil aviation and tourism ministry asked the Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited to collect one or two wide-bodied aircraft immediately to
Child trafficking on rise
Says Swiss Envoy Terres des homes (TDH) Foundation Italy, an international NGO, yesterday launched a project titled “Trafficked- A project to raise awareness about child trafficking in Bangladesh” to make people aware about child trafficking. “Trafficking and child trafficking is an issue, which needs our attention. It is on the rise,”
Rajshahi ICT Fair begins Sept 30
A three-day information and communication technology fair begins at Uttara Community Center in Rajshahi on September 30. Inpace Management Services Ltd is organising the fair titled ‘Rajshahi ICT Fair 2010’. The Rajshahi mayor, AKM Khairuzzaman Liton, will inaugurate the fair as chief guest, while
Govt to set up environment courts in each district
Seeks 5 years’ jail for or fine of 5 lakh taka for polluting environment The government on Monday placed the Environment Court Bill 2010 in the Parliament, seeking provisions for allowing citizens to file cases against polluters and for setting up at least one environment court in each district. The government has also placed the ... Read more
Floods damage 15pc aman rice
Officials forecast Around 18,000 thousand tonnes of aman rice might be damaged in the floods that have submerged 53,000 hectares of cropland in 12 districts. About 1.20 lakh tonnes of rice could be produced on the transplanted and broadcast aman fields now under flood waters. About 15 percent of the possible yield will be
Youth stabs girlfriend, himself
A youth stabbed his girlfriend and then tried to commit suicide yesterday after the girl’s parents refused his marriage proposal at Bangshal in the capital. The youth, Saidur Rahman, 19, works at an electric wire factory at Sat Raowza, while the girl, Sharmin Akhter, 15, is a class eight student of Yusuf Sarder High School. ... Read more
BCB sweats to bring Mahmud back
Bangladesh Cricket Board has made allout efforts to change the mind of former national skipper Khaled Mahmud, who was frustrated at having no specific duties to do and resigned from the post of national team assistant coach earlier this month. Newly-appointed chief executive officer Manzur Ahmed spared some time to speak to