Stocks declined again yesterday, as the central bank’s positive step on single borrower’s exposure failed to create enthusiasm among the investors whose confidence is eroding by the day. Rather, they feared that the market might experience a long-term downtrend in the days ahead. A lack of institutional investors’ participation also led the retailers to go ... Read more
Month: September 2011
Pry terminal exams from Nov 23
Terminal examinations, 2011 of the primary level students under general and madrasa education would begin November 23 instead of the earlier fixed November 16. The national steering committee on the examinations yesterday in a meeting decided to postpone the examinations by a week since it was coinciding with the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and
Biodiversity issue glossed over
Dhaka, Delhi signed 2 deals on Sundarbans, tiger; refrained from addressing rising salinity in Bangladesh rivers None of the two agreements signed between Bangladesh and India on conservation of the Sundarbans and Royal Bengal Tigers addresses the issue of increasing salinity that continues to affect the biodiversity of the mangrove forest on Bangladesh side. Salinity ... Read more
Mushfique named captain finally
The Bangladesh Cricket Board appointed wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim the new national captain and all-rounder Mahmudullah his deputy for back-to-back home series against West Indies and Pakistan ending speculations that had been rife for weeks. The decision was unanimous at a BCB meeting which spares very little time to make the
Little Mushfiq relishes big challenge
Named Bangladesh captain; Riyad his deputy “The whispers turned into reality today,” was the instant reaction from wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim as he talked to the Daily Star Sport immediately after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) declared the little man the Tigers’ new captain and all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad as his deputy on Tuesday. Following the ... Read more
Law hails BCB’s captaincy decision
Bangladesh coach Stuart Law hailed the decision of appointing wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim the new national captain and hoped that Mushfiqur would maintain professionalism to take the game forward in Bangladesh. ‘That’s good news for Mushfiq,’ Law told New Age in his instant reaction to the
Preliminary squad for WI named
predictable 23-member preliminary squad was named yesterday for the upcoming West Indies series to be held next month. Mushfiqur Rahim will have all the players who toured Zimbabwe at his disposal while a few who returned will appease the new skipper as he takes
Tamim, Nasir combine to crush ‘A’ team
Tamim Iqbal struck a blazing half-century after Nasir Hossain mesmerised the batsmen with his off-spin as the Bangladesh national side crushed the A team by 10 wickets in their last group match of the BCB Cup on Monday. Set a revised target of 100 runs in 20 overs after rain delayed the innings of Tigers ... Read more
Hajj flights starts on Sept 29
Hajj flights for carrying Bangladesh pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will begin on September 29. A total of 1,07,425 pilgrims would perform Hajj from Bangladesh this year. Of which only 3,768 pilgrims will go under the government management while the rest under private management. Religious Affairs Secretary Kazi Habibul Awal said while briefing journalists at his ... Read more
Cuet admission test registration begins Sept 25
Registration for the admission test of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) for the academic sessions 2011-2012 will be held from September 25 to October 25. The admission tests will be held at 10:00am on November 19, while the free-hand drawing will be held at 2:30pm same day
JSC, JDC exams from Nov 1
Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations for class VIII students will begin on November 1 this year. Around 20 lakh students across the country are likely to take the exams under eight general education boards and one madrasa education board this year, said board
Protests mark stock trade
BB’s move on exposure limit pushes up benchmark index by 40 points Stocks rose yesterday amid a positive step by the central bank and street demonstration by a group of investors. Police detained eight protesters in Motijheel. Banks with merchant banks and brokerage houses as subsidiaries will now have until December 31 next year to ... Read more
Tagore Stories on Films
A retrospective screening of the film adaptations of Rabindranath Tagore’s works will be held at the Main Auditorium, National Museum in Dhaka, from September 23, says a press release. Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Dhaka will arrange the screening that will continue till September 26. The screening is part of the
Abir Abdullah’s photo exhibition opens today
Noted photographer Abir Abdullah’s three-day photo exhibition, titled “Plight of the Waterlogged People”, begins today at Drik Gallery, Dhanmondi in Dhaka. Abdullah has been efficiently capturing the social, political and economic impacts of the rivers through his black and white as well as colour photographs. In recent times, Abdullah was assigned by Oxfam’s project, Campaign ... Read more
Krishnokoli on her latest ventures
With serenity in her voice, singer Krishnokoli has won the hearts of millions of music lovers in the country from the very point of releasing her first solo album. The album, ‘Surje Badhi Basha’ was released on Pahela Baishakh 2007 and since then regardless of age—young, middle-aged, old—everybody praise the uniqueness of Krishnokoli. Her popularity ... Read more
Distance saved fragile Dhaka
Sikkim quake a warning for the unplanned city Even the vulnerable and unplanned buildings in Dhaka sustained Sunday’s Sikkim earthquake, as it wakened by the time it struck Bangladesh. The capital felt a “weak” (3.0 to 4.0 on Richter scale) jolt while the northern districts shook “lightly” (4.0 on Richter scale)
Bus fare up again
The government on Monday raised bus fare by five paisa a kilometre to offset the ‘10 per cent increase in fuel prices’. The communications ministry approved the proposal of upwardly revised fares for buses, mini-buses and CNG-run auto-rickshaws as recommended by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority
CNG price hiked
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday increased the price of compressed natural gas to Tk 30 a cubic metre from Tk 25 with effect from midnight Monday. The commission made the decision without holding a public hearing with the stakeholders. At the same time, the commission increased the price of feed gas to the ... Read more
Troubles brewing in silence
Quake toll rises to 71 Indications are strong for major earthquakes to strike South Asia, geological experts observed yesterday, a day after a 6.9 magnitude quake in Sikkim rattled the region, killing 71 people in India and Nepal. A number of below-surface cracks, geologically known as faults, have made the region the most quake-prone in ... Read more
Humanity trampled
Savar police didn’t even bother to take victims to hospital after Aminbazar mob beating Law enforcers did not care to send the seven injured students to a hospital even seven hours after they were brutally beaten by a mob on Shab-e-Barat night on July 18 at Aminbazar, a police probe found in its enquiry. “Police ... Read more