The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined three dyeing factories Tk 24.17 lakh for draining untreated liquid waste into Karnaphuli River in Chittagong. The factories are Arina Composite and Spinning Mills, NFZ Terry Textile Limited at West Gomdandy and Desh Denim Limited at Shakpura in Boalkhali
Month: October 2010
Tigers no longer whipping boys
The growing number of match winners in recent times has helped Bangladesh cricketers to shrug off their tag of international whipping boys, a senior cricketer said on Tuesday. Tigers earned the tag of whipping boys when they had been without a win for almost five years after defeating Pakistan in the World Cup in
Changes afoot in local cricket
Major changes in the country’s domestic cricket calendar are afoot after rain played havoc with the start of the cricket season. The National Cricket League (NCL) one-day competition will now be brought forward by three weeks after the first phase of the four-dayers had to be scrapped, due to the depression at
Sheikh Jamal start campaign today
Muktis maul Navy The starstudded cast of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will take to the field for the first time in the Grameenphone Federation Cup at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium today. The newly formed club, with 16 players who play for the national side, are expected to dazzle the Federation Cup which ... Read more
Kamal made head of ICC audit committee
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Mustafa Kamal has been nominated by the International Cricket Council (ICC) board to become the chairman of the ICC’s audit committee. This is the first time that a representative from the BCB in the ICC and the IDI has been chosen for this prestigious position, said a BCB press
Div-I kabaddi starts today
The First Division Kabaddi League, organised by Bangla-desh Kabaddi Federation, starts at the Kabaddi Stadium today. Twelve teams are participating in the League. The teams are: Suruzzaman Smriti Sangsad, Ali Sporting Club, Abahani Krira Chakra, Bangladesh Prisons, City United Club, Manik Nagar Unnayan Samity, Sharnali Sangsad, Diamond Sporting Club,
Uniform interest rate looms for microlenders
The Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) will announce next week a uniform interest rate for microfinance institutions, officials said. “MRA will give a cap on lending rates and some slabs,” said Lila Rashid, a director of MRA. She, however, did not say what the maximum rate would
150MW peaking power deal signed
North-West Power Generation Co Ltd and China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC) yesterday signed an agreement to set up a peaking power plant to produce 150 megawatts of electricity. According to the agreement, the Chinese company will install the plant at Soydabad in Sirajganj at a cost of Tk 962.5
Seventeen victims of trafficking return to normal life
Seventeen women victims of trafficking in Satkhira have returned to their everyday life by “speaking up” and enabling themselves under a pilot project. Another 42 victims of the district have also been benefited from “Habla Project,” the project, which encourages such victims sharing their experiences on woman trafficking and
Hotel, restaurants in Sylhet bother little for licence
More than seventy hotels and restaurants, including some posh ones, are running their business in the Sylhet city without licence. The district administration issued an order on October 7 in this connection asking the police for taking necessary step against the owners of the hotels and restaurants, sources in the
Dhaka elected Int’l Telecom Union council member
Bangladesh was elected a council member of the International Telecommu-nication Union (ITU) for a four-year term by a big margin of votes on Tuesday. ITU is the apex body of global telecommunication sector and a UN agency which regulates information and communication technology
‘Poor edn in some pvt varsities more dangerous than anthrax’
The poor quality higher education in some private universities is much more dangerous than the lethal anthrax, the chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC) said on Tuesday. “Anthrax can cause harm to some animals and human beings, but poor education in higher studies can kill the prospects the entire nation,” Professor Nazrul Islam said as ... Read more
Banglalion Wimax now in seven divisional cities
Due to globalization, more specifically due to booming of ICT, Bangladesh has already been connected with the outside world. Since the government’s goal is to make the country a digital one, building strong ICT infrastructure is must in this regard. Banglalion Communications Ltd (BCL), the leading broadband wireless access (BWA)
Students urged to stand against privatisation of education
Activists of left-leaning student organisation Samajtantrik Chhatra Front on Tuesday made a call to be united against privatisation of education and to save natural resources of the country from the imperialists. They made the call, marking the fourteenth central council of the organisation Presiding over the gathering, Fakhuruddin Ahmed, former president of the
‘Check man-made pollution’
The International Day For Disaster Reduction-2010 was observed in the country yesterday with a call to stop man-made pollution. Marking the day, two environmental organizations — Centre For Disaster And Vulnerability Studies (CDVS) and Green Belt Trust (GBT) and department of Geology of Dhaka University — arranged
WB’s $156m help for fish project likely
The World Bank (WB) may give Bangladesh $156 million for a six-year project for developing fisheries sector to meet the fish requirement of the country, a WB press release said yesterday. WB is discussing with the government about the new project that would improve the rural livelihoods of at least 1,000 fishing communities and 2,50,000 ... Read more
Korea to train govt officials to better utilise solar power
A 15-member team of government officials left for South Korea yesterday to participate a training programme on solar power utilisation. Sponsored by Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica), the 18-day training started on Monday and will continue till October
Concert for Bipul Bhattacharya
Fellow artistes sing for the ailing singer Ailing singer Bipul Bhattacharya is fighting for his life at Delta Hospital, Dhaka. A platform featuring noted artistes arranged a concert at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium, Central Public Library, on October 11 for the Bangladesh Mukti Sangrami Shilpi Shangstha (BMSSS) singer. Noted artistes sang at the programme. The ... Read more
Radio Foorti stands by Bipul Bhattacharya
Radio Foorti has extended its support to Bipul Bhattacharya, a Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendro artiste, who is fighting for his life at a city hospital, according to a press release. Bipul Bhattacharya, a renowned folk singer, has been ailing from lung cancer for the last few months. As his condition worsened, he was moved to ... Read more
Khulna Univ of Engineering and Tech student commits suicide
A civil engineering department student of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology committed suicide at a dormitory near the university campus in the Khulna city Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Tanvir Hossain, 22, son of Faridur Rahman of Mirpur 13 in the Dhaka city. Khanjahan Ali thana police said when Tanvir’s friends came ... Read more