Western Marine Shipyard of Chittagong will deliver two vessels, the largest-ever built in Bangladesh, to a German shipping company today. Each of the vessels, christened Grona Ammersum and Grona Biessum, is 100 metre long and has a 5,200 deadweight tonnage carrying
Month: November 2010
LDC dialogue spotlights domestic investment
The least developed countries should strive to attract domestic investors and the diaspora, develop capital market and formulate public private partnership initiative instead of looking to the declining foreign direct investments, economists said yesterday. They made the observations at the second working session styled ‘Promoting
Rumours push value of Tk 1 coin up to Tk 300
Coins of Tk 1 denomination are sold for prices between Tk 5 and Tk 300 as a rumor ran high that an increase in copper prices on the international market might push the value of the copper coins. Law enforcers said some gangs were spreading rumors that the
SEZ proposed for German investors
Germany has suggested a reliable and sustainable legal framework in Bangladesh to attract foreign direct investment and setting up a special economic zone (SEZ) here for its entrepreneurs. “There is ample scope for overseas, especially German investment in Bangladesh,” said Martin Biesel, German federal foreign office state secretary
Historic tiger summit closes with plans to secure more financial backing
St. Petersburg, Russia: The historic International Tiger Conservation Forum ended with crucial plans to discuss further financing options for the Global Tiger Recovery Programme approved at the meeting, kick-starting new efforts to double the number of wild tigers. On the final day of the summit, delegates met briefly to hammer out key dates in the ... Read more
‘Save tigers from extinction’
“Do not disturb us, we want safe zone to survive,” read a placard with a cardboard cut-out of a tiger at a token tigers’ rally formed to press home the demand of saving the biggest species of the cat family from extinction. Some tiger lovers formed a human chain at the rally holding some placards ... Read more
Repression against women on rise
The number of incidents of women’s repression is on the rise and the law on domestic violence is yet to come into force even 56 days inside its enactment, marking that observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in the country as nothing but a farce. Nine hundred and forty-five women ... Read more
Prime suspect in Sylhet teacher killing arrested
Teachers, students demand punishment of the killer The prime suspect in the killing of Sylhet Government Women’s College teacher was arrested in a Sunamganj village early Wednesday, eight months after the killing. The arrested Abdul Latif alias Kawsar, 28, an expatriate in the United Kingdom, was sent to the RAB headquarters in Dhaka by air ... Read more
Int’l Day for Elimination of Violence against Women today
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women will be observed today in Bangladesh like elsewhere across the world. This year’s theme of the day is building partnerships to combat violence against women. The United Nations has been observing the day since 1999 starting with a 16-day global
Bangladesh to face SL in cricket semis
Bangladesh, in their quest for second Asian Games medal from cricket, will meet mighty Sri Lanka in the semi-final in Guangzhou, China, today. The crucial Twenty20 match will start at 11:30am at the Guangdong Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka set up the semi-final clash after they had defeated Nepal by two wickets in
256 BDR medics and soldiers charged with mutiny
The Special Court-10 of the Bangladesh Rifles on Wednesday framed charges against 256 medical personnel and other soldiers from attached units at the BDR Hospital for the February 2009 mutiny in the BDR headquarters in Dhaka. After framing the charges the three-member special court, presided over by the BDR’s
ICC Cricket World Cup History
New stars are born The 1983 World Cup, won by India, worked as a stage for some greats to give great individual performances. West Indies sparkled with their galaxy of stars and although they lost the trophy, they were at the peak of their rein as the greatest team in the world. Australia, West Indies’ ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
1983: Indian Summer The 1983 World Cup, the third consecutive Cup held in England, saw a few changes in the tournament’s format. The number of teams were the same, as well as the group divisions; two groups of four with the top two from each group going through to the knockout stage, but to counter ... Read more
Ten firms submit pre-qualification statements
Padma Bridge Ten firms submit pre-qualification statements Ten firms have submitted their pre-qualification statements for the $2.4 billion construction work of the Padma multipurpose bridge. The firms put forward their documents on the last date of submission of the statement yesterday, bridge division sources
7,755 students absent on 2nd day
Primary Education Terminal Exam 7,755 students absent on 2nd day The second day of the Primary Education Terminal Examination was held peacefully yesterday with a total of 7,755 students absent. Of the total absent, some 7,141 students are from general primary while 614 from ebtadai madrasas, according to the control
€10.4m EU fund for census
The European Union will finance more than one third of the costs of the Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011. To this effect, an agreement was signed between the European Union and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday to fund a project titled “Support to the 2011 Bangladesh Population and
Red Cross to set up delegation
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will now have full-fledged presence in Bangladesh through establishment of its own delegation in Dhaka. To this effect, an agreement between the Bangladesh government and the ICRC has been signed at the foreign affairs ministry
Girl murdered in city
An unidentified young girl was brutally killed and her body was buried under a construction site of a real estate company in the capital’s Gulshan yesterday. Gulshan police arrested two security guards Rafiqul Islam and Abdul Kaiyum of a private company Basumoti Security Service hired by the real estate
Chinese study centre opens at NSU
Chinese ambassador Zang Xian Yi on Wednesday inaugurated a China studies centre on the North South University campus in Dhaka. The inauguration of the centre, aimed at providing facilities of research and academic activities on China, was also attended
Anti-corruption debate on Dec 9
The Anti-Corruption Shadow Parliamentary Debate competition will be held on December 9 marking the International Anti Corruption Day. Graduate and post-graduate students have been invited to participate in the debate competition on the topic of “Impact of Corruption on the Environment,” said a