Bangladesh Bank on Sunday asked commercial banks to bring down the credit growth in line with their deposit growth by June. The central bank warned the banks that it would take stern actions against them if they failed to adjust the credit-deposit ratio
Month: February 2011
Dhaka stocks skyrocket for 2nd day
Share prices on Dhaka Stock Exchange skyrocketed for the second day on Sunday buoyed by a number of government measures to stabilise the market in the wake of two weeks of heavy slides and violent street protests. The general index of the bourse advanced by 463.27 points, or 7.81 per cent, on the day to
Six named for Bangla Academy Literary Award 2010
The Bangla Academy on Saturday declared the names of six winners for the Bangla Academy Literary Award 2010. Rubi Rahman and Nasir Ahmed has been named for the award for their contribution to poetry, Bulbul Ahmed for creative writing, Khan Sarwar Murshid for the research article, Ajay Rai for his
Programmes set to pay tributes
Amar Ekushey Today Programmes set to pay tributes Different political, social and cultural organisations have taken various plans to pay glowing tribute to language movement martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the mother tongue 58 years back. President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave separate massages for the day. Zillur Rahman, in his ... Read more
3-day book fair launched in Sylhet
Sylhet district police administration on Sunday launched a three-day book fair on the police lines ground, on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. The Sylhet Shahjalal University of Science and Technology vice-chancellor, Saleh Uddin, inaugurated the book fair as the chief guest
Housewife dies mysteriously
A young housewife died mysteriously at Mohammadpur in the city early yesterday. The deceased is identified Jannatul Naima Ratna, 22, daughter of Nur-un-Nobi of Bijli Moholla at Mohammadpur. She was a degree student of Mirpur University College and she got married with her classmate Jasim Uddin, 23, in 2007 without informing their
Punishment to rapists of adivasi girl demanded
Different human rights organisations including Women Resource Network (WRN), Hill Women’s Federation, Marma Students Council and Sachetan Juba Samaj (Conscious Youth Society) formed human chains yesterday in the three hill-districts demanding immediate punishment of the criminals who allegedly raped an indigenous teen age girl on Wednesday night at Diamond Hotel in
Call for mass awareness on cancer
Cancer experts at a seminar called upon the government to launch a mass awareness programme to save people from the ‘silent killer’ disease. They made the call at a seminar organised by Centre for Cancer Prevention and Research (CCPR), an NGO, at Nachole upazila auditorium of Chapainawabganj on Saturday, says
Ireland quietly confident
Whilst Bangladesh woke up to the grim reality of losing against India in the much-hyped opener of the World Cup, their next opponents, Ireland were in a relaxed mood the next morning. And why would they not be. The Irish are running high on the back of two very good practice matches, one of which ... Read more
Sachin regrets Tamim’s IPL snub
Star Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar regretted that his Indian Premier League outfit Mumbai Indians failed to buy Tamim Iqbal during last month’s auction. Tendulkar had instructed Mumbai Indians officials to call the shot for Tamim, but when he was put on auction they remained silent
Bowling gives Sakib a big headache
Bangladesh showed in an 87-run opening day defeat to co-hosts India that they have plenty of talented batsmen but the lack of a cutting edge with the ball could make this a long, tough World Cup for them in the field. Saturday’s match in the Bangladesh capital will be remembered for the home fans’ carnival
Tamim looks on positives
The day after the opening match of the World Cup has been one full of sighs and yawns, the lack of interest and people around the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, the premise so much in vogue over the last week or so, could be interpreted in many ways but it would be too hasty to suggest ... Read more
U-23 booters off to Kuwait
Bangladesh U23 football team left here yesterday for Kuwait to play their away match of the pre-Olympic qualifying round with a hope of putting up a good show despite the fact that Robert Rubcic got little time to prepare his charges due to the domestic league. Bangladesh, who are ranked 157th in latest FIFA rankings, ... Read more
Toss dictates day’s talks
Lankans, Kiwis thrash minnows New Zealand decimated Kenya in Chennai and Sri Lanka did a similar job on Canada in Hambantota as the ICC Cricket World Cup rolls into other two host nations yesterday. But fans here in Bangladesh were still reeling from Saturday’s defeat to India by 87 runs at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium ... Read more
Bangla earned thru’ blood
Amar Ekushey Today Bangla earned thru’ blood Syed Badrul Ahsan The Rubicon was crossed on February 21, 1952. The imposition of Section 144 earlier by the provincial government, while it appeared to act as a damper on the spirits of some, by and large acted as a provocation for a majority of students and other ... Read more
Robbers captured upon car chase
Police uniforms, weapons recovered In a movie-like car chase, police yesterday arrested two criminals who commit robberies disguised as law enforcers. They recovered weapons and police uniforms from their possession. The arrestees are alleged ringleader of the gang Billal Hossain Belal, 45, of Chandpur and
Yunus slates ‘loan shark’ microlenders
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has labelled profit-driven microfinance firms as ‘loan sharks’ who undermine the small-credit schemes that he pioneered to help tackle poverty. Yunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for making loans available to poor entrepreneurs, hit out at the commercial microfinance companies as the concept faces
PM hands over Ekushey Padak
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has urged all to spread the spirit of Amar Ekushey (21st February) among the young generation to build a happy and prosperous technology-based Bangladesh. She gave the call from a function, marking the distribution of Ekushey Padak for 2011, at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium on
Dhaka to get 175 new buses
One seventy-five buses from China will arrive at Chittagong Port tomorrow, and will hit the capital streets in the first week of next month. In addition, the communications ministry is importing 255 buses from South Korea in July, officials said yesterday
11 BGB soldiers jailed
Eleven BGB soldiers of the 46 Border Guard Battalion at Patnitola were on Sunday sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for varying terms on charges of the February 2009 mutiny in Naogaon. The court, presided over by the Rajshahi sector commander, Colonel Ehia Azam Khan, also fined each of the convicts Tk 100 in the judgement delivered ... Read more