The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday opened corporate governance and financial reporting department to bring more transparency among listed companies. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Khairul Hossain inaugurated the department which will examine mainly financial reports submitted by the listed firms. The listed firms are required to
Month: August 2011
Mobile operators’ token of love for quake-hit Japan
Mobile operators of Bangladesh yesterday donated more than Tk 1 crore to the earthquake-ravaged Japanese people. Foreign Minister Dipu Moni handed over a cheque for Tk 10,224,891 to Japanese Ambassador Tamotsu Shinotsuka at a function at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in
GSK moves to shore up foothold
GSK Bangladesh chairman shares insights with The Daily Star Fifty countries are now listed as ‘least developed’. All these LDCs may not remain on the list in future. With time, many will graduate to upper-income levels, broadening prospects in many areas, including healthcare. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a leading pharmaceutical and healthcare company, looks to cash in ... Read more
Fearful locals barricade Dhaka-Ctg Highway
Move to Expand Military Academy Fearful locals barricade Dhaka-Ctg Highway Around several thousand people barricaded Dhaka-Chittagong Highway near Bhatiari under Shitakunda Police Station in Chittagong yesterday morning in fear of land acquisition by the government for the expansion of Bangladesh Military Academy. Hundreds of vehicles remained stuck on the highway till around 11:15am, when police ... Read more
City buses flout fixed bus stops plan
Most city buses are not following the Dhaka Metropolitan Regional Transport Committee’s official list of fixed bus stops, stopping haphazardly to pick up passengers, say the Dhaka Metropolitan Police officers. The regional transport committee, comprising members of the DMP, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority and different bus owners’ associations, formulated the list of approved bus ... Read more
President admitted to CMH
President Zillur Rahman has been admitted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital after he felt “unwell”. Family sources said the president was taken to the hospital from his Bangabhaban office at around 11:30am after he was feeling
15 trapped in lift for one hour
Fifteen people were trapped for one hour in a lift of a multi-storied shopping mall in Agrabad area of the port city yesterday afternoon. Fire service officials said the lift with 15 people got stuck at fourth floor of Akhteruzzaman Centre around 1:55pm. On information, three fire units rushed in and rescued the victims breaking ... Read more
2 classmates arrested
‘Chemical’ Throwing on Girl 2 classmates arrested Police yesterday arrested two students of Rajshahi Education Board Model School and College in connection with the Saturday’s “chemical” throwing on its female student. Arrestees–Sabbir Ahmed and Abdullah Nobel–are the classmates of victim Sanjida Islam Tanni, said police. They are the students of class
Sheershanews editor on remand
The editor of Sheershanews.com, an online newspaper, was placed on a two-day remand yesterday, hours after police arrested him on charges of demanding extortion money from a trader. Mohammad Ekramul Haq, also editor of weekly Sheersha Kagoj, was arrested from his Baro Moghbazar residence in the capital at about 4:15am, said Enamul Haque, officer-in-charge of
Female reporter assaulted
A female reporter of ABC Radio, an FM radio channel, was assaulted by a group of young people on Panthapath in the capital on Sunday. Witnesses said that furniture businessman Sakku, who was recklessly driving his motorbike, splashed dirty water on her as she was walking down the
Slum women need menstrual hygiene support: speakers
Experts and NGO activists at a workshop on Sunday underlined the need for a national campaign to promote menstrual hygiene to enhance the quality of life of girls and women. The speakers said loss of schooldays and workdays for girls and women could be avoided if they were provided with adequate sanitation
Student alleges sexual harassment by teacher in Ctg
A student of class ten in a written complaint to the UNO alleged that her school’s acting headmaster has harassed her sexually in his house at Keonchia village in Satkania upazila of the district. Police said the girl made complaint on July 27 for taking action against the teacher of Chadaha Keonchia High School
‘Mukh O Mukhosh’ hero Aminul no more…
Country’s first movie Mukh O Mukhosh’s hero Aminul Haque passed away yesterday morning at a city hospital at the age of 92. He wassuffering from heart disease for long. He was laid in rest forever at the citycorporation graveyard in Uttara. He left behind his wife Piyari Begum and son Rabiul Alam who is a ... Read more
Batting falters once again
Tigers’ 3-Day Warm-up Match Batting falters once again The Bangladesh batsmen are running out of time to prepare themselves for the one-off Test from August 4. On the second day of the Tigers’ lone three-day practice match, Imrul Kayes, Junaed Siddiqui and Shahriar Nafees all fell within an hour after Zimbabwe XI were shot out ... Read more