The jute and textile ministry has sought the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs’ nod to exclude the Rajshahi Silk Factory from Privatisation Commission’s list because it wants to reopen it under the Bangladesh Sericulture Board. ‘We have recently sent a proposal to the economic affairs committee to remove the
Month: October 2010
Govt to cap interest rates for microcredit soon
Atiur says regulations on cards for the financiers Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) will soon frame regulations specifying the interest rates the country’s hundreds of micro-finance organisations will be able to charge, its chairman Atiur Rahman said yesterday. “Bangladesh is the only country with a regulatory authority to regulate the sector and there is scope for improvement,” ... Read more
Research to produce winter-friendly tea plant
The state-owned Bangladesh Tea Board (BTB) is planning to produce genetically engineered winter-friendly tea plant in the country for raising the yield in a bid to meet the growing demand for tea, said officials. In this regard, BTB reached an understanding with the departments of botany and genetic engineering of Chittagong University recently to jointly ... Read more
RMG wage meeting fails to reach consensus
The minimum wage board yesterday failed to reach a consensus on whether to increase the pay for four grades in the proposed new salary structure. Ikteder Ahmed, chairman of the minimum wage board, said garment workers and their representatives submitted a set of objections and recommendations on the
New adviser for Southeast Bank
Former finance secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan joined Southeast Bank as adviser recently, according to a press statement. During his 38 years of public service, Khan held various senior level positions in the ministries of finance, commerce, establishment, energy, civil aviation and tourism, cabinet division and
HSBC gets new head of global markets
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Ltd in Bangladesh has recently appointed Bashar M Tareq as global markets director, says a statement. Tareq will also join the bank’s management committee in Bangladesh. A certified treasury professional from the Graduate School of Business at Melbourne University,
A decade on, no convocation at Rajshahi University
The Rajshahi University authorities could not arrange any convocation in the past twelve years, with the last convocation held in 1998. Only seven convocations were held so far since the inception of the university in 1953, according to university sources
Five murdered in city, Savar
Five young men were killed in separate incidents in the city’s different parts and Savar yesterday. In an incident, unidentified miscreants stabbed Alamgir Hossain, 25, an alleged drug addict and security guard Bulbul, 30, to death behind Savar Municipal market around 3:00am. Police recovered the bodies and sent those to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue ... Read more
Dhaka urges donors to distribute aid rationally
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Saturday called for rationalisation of distribution of aid that many donors allocate based on political, economic and strategic interests. She made the call while she was addressing as co-chair an interactive policy dialogue on quality and quantity of ODA for LDCs and their debt problem in Lisbon, says a
Rajuk leases out Waqf land at Baridhara
Claims madrasa secretary Rajdhani Unnyan Kartripakhha (Rajuk) unjustly leased out a big plot to an association by taking the Waqf land of Naimuddin Madrasa at Baridhara in the city, claimed the secretary of madrasa at a press conference yesterday. Md Shahidur Rahman, secretary (Motowalli) of Moulavi Md Naimuddin Mia Waqf Estate
Huge contraband alcohol, drugs destroyed in Ctg
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) here yesterday destroyed a huge quantity of contraband liquor, phensidyl, yaba tablets and compact discs (CDs) containing pornographic material, seized in separate drives over the last six months. Members of the elite force destroyed the seized items worth over Tk 5 crore at around
HC asks PSC to give full marks for wrong questions
30th BCS Preliminary Test HC asks PSC to give full marks for wrong questions The High Court yesterday directed the Public Service Commission to publish the results of 30th Bangladesh Civil Service preliminary test and award candidates full marks for 11 wrong questions on the disputed set-2 question paper. There were three sets of question ... Read more
Online registration of US DV lottery starts tomorrow
The online registration of US Diversity Visa (DV) 2012 lottery starts at 10:00pm tomorrow and will continue until November 3. A maximum of 6,000 Bangladeshis, on winning the lottery, can get the chance to become permanent US residents, said US Embassy officials in Dhaka at a press conference at the city’s
Number of liver patients on rise
Health minister tells international conference At least 80 lakh people with hepatitis B are prone to serious kind of liver diseases, which should be handled by skilled hepatologists, said hepatologists at the inauguration of Livercon 2010, the 9th biannual international conference of Association for the Study of the Liver, Bangladesh (ASLB) held at a city ... Read more
Huge crowd marks last day of Rajshahi ICT fair
The ICT fair at the Uttara Community Centre in the Rajshahi city drew a huge crowd on the concluding day of the fair on Saturday. A large number of students from different educational institutions in the city thronged the fair premises to have an overview of the state-of-the-art technology
Excluded from viva: 28th BCS candidates seek non-cadre posts
The 28th BCS candidates, who were excluded from viva, demanded their immediate appointments to the non-cadre posts in the government services before the final results of 29th BCS exams are out. The job seekers made the demand at a human chain at the footstep of Aparajeyo Bangla at Dhaka University yesterday
Greens urge people to use perishable products
Environment activists on Saturday urged the people to use traditional products made of earth, jute, bamboo and cane instead of polythene and plastic products to save the environment. They made the call at a discussion meeting titled ‘Use of plastic can, bottle and products: dangerous impact on human body’ and organised by Bangladesh Paribesh Andolan ... Read more
DASSP gives Mother Teresa Award to 27
Dakkhin Asia Sahitya Sangskriti Parishad has honoured 27 individuals with Mother Teresa Award for their contribution to their respective fields including literature, education, social work and peace. Dhaka University vice-chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique handed over the awards at a ceremony presided over by Awami League’s presidium member Yusuf Hossain Humayun at
Shykh Seraj honoured
Shykh Seraj has achieved the Golden Jubilee Honour Awards for his contribution to increasing public awareness about agriculture and development through both print and broadcast media in Bangladesh, says a press release. Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA), UK’s only governing body for curry industry, will
Musa Ibrahim joins Sundarbans campaign
New 7 Wonders of Nature Musa Ibrahim joins Sundarbans campaign Musa Ibrahim, the first Bangladeshi to conquer Mount Everest on May 23 this year, assured to do his best to help the Sundarbans become one of new seven wonders of nature in the world. Musa said this while addressing a reception programme at Khulna Press ... Read more