DSE key index, turnover hit new highs The stockmarket regulator suspended trading of Pharma Aids shares from today, as the stock price of the company skyrocketed by almost 164 percent yesterday after a suspicious dividend declaration. The Securities and Exchange Commission also formed a two-member probe committee to investigate into the abnormal
Month: November 2010
Woman entrepreneurs face corruption while pursuing business: survey
Women entrepreneurs also face massive corruption in course of pursuing their business, a survey conducted by Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry revealed. Finance minister MA Muhith expressed his utter disappointment as the new generation of women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh has not been spared by corrupt
Bangladeshis bear brunt of recession in Italy
Migration study shows The global economic crisis has affected Bangladeshi migrants in Italy deeply, forcing them to ask for money from home to make ends meet, said a research released in Dhaka yesterday. Many migrants, who left Bangladesh three to five years back by spending Tk 7-13 lakh, have not been able to settle in ... Read more
Actor Mir Sabbir makes his debut as a director “Moqbul” on ATN Bangla today
“Moqbul”, the directorial debut of popular actor Mir Sabbir, will go on air on ATN Bangla tonight. The serial, written by Qamrul Hasan, will be aired every Monday at 9pm. Mir Sabbir will play the protagonist, accompanied by a star studded cast of Nazmul Huda Bachchu, Mirana Zaman, Khairul Alam Shobuj, Srabonti, Nadia, Naznin Chumki, ... Read more
BSCIC fair begins
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corpora-tion on Sunday launched a five-day quarterly exhibition at the BSCIC building in Dhaka. The design centre of the corporation is holding exhibition called Hemanta Mela. The industries minister, Dilip Barua, inaugurated the exhibition. He also distributed certificates
Stalkers injure five over protests at harassment
Five people were injured as stalkers attacked them in separate incidents in Naogaon and Bogra on Saturday night and Sunday morning for their protests at harassment of a woman and a schoolgirl. In Naogaon, a stalker stabbed a man for his protest at the harassment of his wife in the Naogaon district headquarters on Saturday ... Read more
RMG unit shut at Savar, 2,450 workers fired
A sweater factory located at Kolma in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka fired all its workers without payment of arrears and shut the factory on Sunday rendering at least 2,450 workers jobless. 1Factory and police sources said the management of Navana Sweaters Limited, a garment unit of Navana Group, had earlier announced a six-day ... Read more
Drive abandoned as MP weighs in
Move to Free Kalyanpur Canal Drive abandoned as MP weighs in A joint team of Dhaka Wasa and district administration had to abandon a scheduled eviction drive to recover the Kalyanpur canal from encroachers yesterday in the face of opposition from the local lawmaker. “We were all set to carry out the drive and went ... Read more
Rony, main accused in Champa Rani murder case, arrested
After a four-day hunt, the police arrested Debashis Saha Rony, the main accused in the sensational Champa Rani murder case, from the bordering district of Jhenidah on Sunday as he was planning to flee Bangladesh, police said. The police launched the hunt for him in neighbouring districts as well as in Dhaka on
Lottery for admission
24 schools in city to enrol children thru’ lottery, instead of admission test The government has taken an initiative for introducing lottery system for admission into class I at the 24 state-owned high schools in the capital next year. It believes this would end the psychological torment a preschooler has to go through to get ... Read more
Gharial found in Padma
A group of fishermen found a 2.5 feet gharial in the river Padma at Kabirpur Char of Harirampur upazila in Manikganj early yesterday. Gharial is one of the most critically endangered reptile species of the country living in sweet water. On Saturday night, fisherman Haren Halder of Purba Balikanda village along with six
Tortured domestic help rescued
Rab members yesterday rescued a minor domestic help, tortured severely by her employers, from a house on Dilu Road in the capital’s Ramna area. The law enforcers arrested her employers Moshiur Rahman Titu, a trader, and his wife. They were handed over to Ramna police
4 suspended Biman pilots back on duty
Biman yesterday put back on duty the four pilots, suspended on October 26 on grounds of flight safety, two days after the pilots of the national carrier called off a strike on Friday. “We withdrew these pilots from duty on grounds of flight safety. We have reinstated them since everything has become normal,” Muhammad Zakiul ... Read more
Missing pilot recovered dead from Jamuna
The body of the pilot who went missing after a private flying club training plane crashed in the River Jamuna in Sirajganj on Saturday, was found on Sunday. A Cessna 152 of the Bangladesh Flying Academy crashed into the river at Chauhali in the district on Saturday morning. One of the pilots, Shamsuddin Miah, 25, ... Read more
30 passengers injured as bus plunges into roadside ditch
At least 30 people were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch some 25 to 30 feet deep down the highway in Goalbathan area on Dhaka-Tangil bypass under Kaliakoir Upazila early on Sunday. The roof of the bus broke away from its body while the vehicle plunged into the ditch, police and ... Read more
2 textile mills fined for river pollution
The Department of Environment (DoE) in a drive fined two textile mills Tk 36 lakh yesterday for discharging untreated liquid waste into the Buriganga River. Chandni Textile Mills Ltd and Imam Dyeing, Knitting, Printing and Finishing Industries both situated in Shayampur do not have any effluent treatment plant (ETP), though it is
Siddik scales new height
Bangladesh’s first professional golfer Siddikur Rahman missed a top-10 finish by a whisker and was placed 11th jointly with three other players in the CIMB-Asian Pacific Classic in Malaysia that ended on Sunday. The commendable performance earned Siddik $1,21,250 (approximately Tk 85 lakh), inarguably the highest earning by any Bangladeshi individual from any single sporting
Ansar emerge champs
Bangladesh Ansar became champions in the Walton 24th National Swimming Competition after clinching 18 gold medals in the four-day meet. Ansar added another five golds to their tally on the concluding day on Sunday. Bangladesh Army finished second with 12 golds while Bangladesh Navy secured third
DCC to sponsor pioneer football
Dhaka City Corporation agreed to sponsor the Pioneer Football League for the next 10 years and signed a deal with the Bangladesh Football Federation at the BFF House on Sunday. DCC mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka handed over a cheque for Tk 25 lakh to BFF president Kazi Salahuddin during the deal signing ceremony. The DCC ... Read more
Inter-Private Univ football from Tuesday
The Mentors Inter-Private University Football Tournament, organised by Auritro and assisted by the Bangladesh Football Federation, kicks off at the Kamalapur stadium on Tuesday. In the opening match of the 10- team meet, Northern University take on University of Liberal Arts. The teams splitting into three groups – four in Group A and three each ... Read more