Finds TIB in its maiden public opinion polls; Bangladeshis keep faith most in govt for fight against graft The police are the most corrupt institution followed by the civil service, political party and the judiciary in Bangladesh, shows the first public opinion survey of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). Global Corruption Barometer 2010, the biggest worldwide ... Read more
Month: December 2010
DSE bounces back on SEC moves
Dhaka stocks on Thursday bounced back from the previous day’s steep fall with the benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange gaining 128.60 points, or 1.52 per cent, to close at 8,580.19 points. The market recovered fast as investors went on a buying binge after the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday had postponed ... Read more
Korean factory locks out 8,500 workers
The management of Hi-Tech Sportswear Ltd, a garment unit of Korean Youngone Corp, yesterday announced an indefinite closure of its Dhaka-area factory after a wildcat strike spread among senior workers this week. Most of the company’s 8,500 workers in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) walked out four days ago, demanding reinstatement of a “temporary” Tk ... Read more
Share market fair launched
Prime minister’s health and social welfare adviser Syed Modasser Ali on Thursday inaugurated the Bangladesh Share Market Exhibition 2010 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city. Around 40 securities houses have put up their stalls at the fair organised by Mirror Media and Productions, a Bangladesh-India joint-venture event management company, expressly to make
Banglalink launches “Jagoroner Gaan 2”
Banglalink held a press conference on December 8 at Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka to announce the launch of “Jagoroner Gaan 2”, a follow up to the original “Jagoroner Gaan” published jointly with Jagoran Sanskritichorcha O Gobeshona Kendra earlier this year. Banglalink’s support of this collection of revolutionary songs, which rekindles the very spirit of freedom, is ... Read more
New working, visiting hours at museums
Bangladesh National Museum authorities yesterday announced new schedule of working hours of the officials and visiting hours of galleries of different museums across the country during the winter (October to March). For the museums officials, working hours will be between 9:00am and 5:00pm from Saturday to Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will be considered weekly holidays, said ... Read more
Probe body puts train accident down to signal violation
Preliminary findings of the committee formed on Wednesday to investigate the cause of Narsingdi train accidents said violation of signal by the Chattala Express loco master was responsible for the accident. At least 10 people were killed and more than a hundred injured when Dhaka-bound intercity train Chattala Express rammed another intercity train, Mahanagar Godhuli ... Read more
Rains get weather cooler
With winter knocking at the door, incessant rainfall inundated many places in the country and its capital taking a toll on life and trade. The rainfall coupled with crisis of public transport and submerged streets in a gridlock caused immense sufferings to the commuters
2010 sees 590 train accidents
Unguarded level crossing, frequent mechanical and human failures, dilapidated rail tracks and outdated signalling system were the main reasons behind 590 rail accidents this year. According to the Bangladesh Railway (BR) statistics, some 51 persons died while another 149 were injured in the accidents including the latest head-on collision between two trains in
Liberation war museum event begins today
Bijoy Utsab Liberation war museum event begins today Liberation War Museum will hold different programmes in observance of Bijoy Utsab today and tomorrow on the museum premises. Former secretary general of Amnesty International Irene Khan will deliver a lecture on human rights in education system at 5:00pm today, which will be followed by a cultural
DEPZ RMG factory closed over workers’ rally
Apparel factory Young One Sports and High Tech Ltd, in the old zone of the Dhaka export processing zone at Ashulia in Dhaka, was closed on Thursday for an indefinite period over daylong rally of workers for higher wages and protest at torture of workers. The workers and the police said 7,000 factory workers went ... Read more
Physician stabbed at Shyamali
An associate professor of nuclear medicine at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University was stabbed by a group of people at his house at Shyamali in the capital on Thursday morning. The victim, Mahbubul Haque, was admitted Dhaka Medical College Hospital after surgery, hospital sources said. He was in the intensive care
Katrina Kaif named ‘Newsmaker of the Year’
Katrina Kaif has been named “Newsmaker of the Year” after topping the chart of internet searches compiled by Yahoo! India. The search engine published its ‘2010 Year in Review ‘ which identifies top trends of the year from millions of consumer searches and top stories from the Yahoo! network. According to the findings, Kaif surpassed ... Read more
Baywatch star upset over nude airport scan
Donna D’Errico, a former Playboy model and star of the hit TV drama Baywatch has alleged that she was singled out by security at the Los Angeles airport for a nude security scan. Donna D’Errico, 42, was in the TV show, famous for its red-suited female lifeguards, from 1996 to 1998. She has also posed ... Read more
Woman attacked over protest at daughter’s harassment
A boy attacked a woman after she had protested at his harassing her daughter at Wazirpur in Barisal on Wednesday morning The family said Masud Shikdar, 17, a resident of Kamalapur in the upazila, had attacked Shahinur Begum, 35, about 7:30am on
Begum Rokeya Day today
The nation will observe Begum Rokeya Day today, marking the 130th birth anniversary and 78th anniversary of the death of Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. Bangla Academy will hold a commemorative lecture to mark the day. The title of the lecture is ‘thought of feminism and Rokeya’ at academy seminar room in
Same grading for all depts demanded in RU
The Rajshahi University business studies faculty students on Wednesday went out on demonstrations on the campus, demanding same grading system for all departments and sessions. As part of the demonstration, they brought out a procession, formed a human chain, held a rally and submitted a memorandum to the vice-chancellor to press home their
Online Radio Circle launched
Radio Circle, a private online radio service, was launched Tuesday through a ceremony at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. Chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on information ministry Obaidul Kader attended the ceremony as its chief guest, with science and information and
Furniture fair sees fair sales
Visitors have been thronging the National Furniture Fair-2010, with sales posting a more than satisfactory volume in the first three days, the organisers said on Wednesday. The six-day fair organised by the Bangladesh Furniture Industries Owners’ Association began at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on
Ctg chamber gets new chief
Morshed Murad Ibrahim has been elected the president of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI). The newly elected 24 members of the board of directors in a meeting yesterday chose the chamber’s new leader