Young women from the city’s slums are being trained as Bedside Assistants under an outreach programme designed by the A K Khan Healthcare Trust. About 20 women, aged between 18 and 35, having formal education up to the SSC level, from the Karail slum near the posh Gulshan area are undergoing the training with audio-visual ... Read more
Month: April 2012
Hilsa goes out of reach in city kitchen market
Market Review Hilsa goes out of reach in city kitchen market Price of Hilsa went out of reach for the middle class and low income people on Friday in the city’s kitchen markets just a day before the biggest Bangali festival –Pahela Baishakh. A one-kg Hilsa was sold for Tk 2000-2500 at Palassey and New ... Read more
Teacher crisis cripples RU Bangla dept
Academic activities at Bangla department of Rajshahi University (RU) are being severely hampered due to acute shortage of teachers. More than half of the teaching posts out of total 26 remain vacant for longer time, much to the cause of concern for over five hundred students of the department about their
Guidelines for small telecom operators set
BTRC to regulate value-added services to subscribers The telecom regulator has finally formulated a draft of ‘Telecom VAS Operator Licensing Guidelines’ to regulate small and medium telecom businesses providing different telecom Value Added Service (VAS) to the subscribers. A total of 30 companies have been providing different telecom VAS including ringtones,
Betting rife in country
Bangladesh Premier League was attraction for many Tonmoy (not his real name) didn’t have an adventurous bone in his body until two years ago when he began a new trade: betting. After the Eid holidays ended, he was coming back to the capital from his native Bogra when he was introduced by a friend to ... Read more
Sakib shines in KKR win
Sakib al Hasan struck three important blows right when Kolkata Knight Riders needed and smashed 16 off 10 balls at a crucial time to steer them to a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. Sakib dismissed the Royals openers after their partnership had started to gather pace and
Dhaka Art Summit inaugurated
The four-day Dhaka Art Summit was inaugurated on Thursday in the presence of art representatives, artists, art critics and gallery owners from across the world and from Bangladesh as well. Organised by Samdani Art Foundation, the opening ceremony was held at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Describing the DAS as a pioneer ... Read more
Regulator hands over 72 telecom gateway licences
The telecom regulator yesterday handed over 72 new gateway licences to different firms in three categories. The government has decided to give 82 such licences, while 78 companies have so far deposited licence fees. Zia Ahmed, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, said he
Earthquake contingency plans remain on paper
Contingency plans for earthquake preparedness have not been implemented yet, despite predictions that a major earthquake can hit the country anytime. Citing a recent series of earthquakes in Bangladesh, experts have warned that a major earthquake in crowded cities like Dhaka can cause terrible human tragedy. Although two years back the government had chalked out ... Read more
Tsunami watch lifted after hours of panic
2 Strong Quakes Hit Indonesia Tsunami watch lifted after hours of panic A tsunami watch declared after two major earthquakes off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province has been cancelled, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PWTC) said yesterday. Two hours after the quakes — one with a magnitude of 8.6, the other measuring 8.3 — ... Read more
Relief after scare
Bangladesh Jolted Relief after scare Two major earthquakes and a series of strong aftershocks near Indonesia’s Sumatra Island yesterday jolted various parts of the country, triggering widespread panic among people. Immediately after the first quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) and Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued tsunami alert for at least 20 coastal countries ... Read more
Hotels mushroom in Chittagong
Target business, corporate visitors New hotels and guesthouses are coming up in the country’s premier port city Chittagong to tap the rising demands for comfortable accommodation and better hospitality services for businesses including foreign buyers. A rise in industrial activities and overseas trade has recently pulled in investments for establishing hotels in Chittagong, the major business ... Read more
Saber eyes BCB return
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Saber Hossain Chowdhury hinted at making an attempt to return to the Board when it will go for an election later this year. Saber made his intention clear when he bought more than half of the shares of first division club Baridhara Dazzlers (formerly Young Pegasus Club) that paved the ... Read more
Fake handsets swarm market, weigh on top brands
Telecom regulator seizes 89,000 counterfeit phones in two days Shafiq Ahmed, a worker at a motor workshop in front of Mohakhali bus terminal, uses a smartphone of a renowned Taiwanese brand. He said he bought the new handset for Tk4,000 only. He cares less about the brand, though. People like Shafiq are aplenty. These counterfeit ... Read more
Let’s ride on two giants
Odommo Chattagram Let’s ride on two giants Prof Yunus spurs country to cash in on ever-growing China, India Bangladesh’s future depends on a world-class seaport and a technology savvy young generation who would drive the country into a new global order in less than two decades, said Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus yesterday. Bangladesh must be ... Read more
MoU with KL for building Padma bridge
Bangladesh and Malaysia have signed a MoU to build the country’s longest bridge over the river Padma at a cost of US $2.9 billion (TK 23.4 thousand crore). The Padma Multipurpose Bridge will be built as a government-to-government cooperation project. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak witnessed the signing ceremony in Kuala Lumpur ... Read more
Bangladesh must ready itself for Rio Earth Summit
Govt should make an outline, say analysts at CPD dialogue Bangladesh must prepare for negotiations at the upcoming Rio Earth Summit that will focus on economic, social and environmental sustainability, analysts said yesterday. The government needs to outline what it may get from the negotiation process, and should negotiate accordingly, they said. For the least developed ... Read more
BB to close counters for selling new notes, exchanging torn ones
The Bangladesh Bank has decided not to sell new notes of currencies or exchange old and torn notes from its counters from May 2. The central bank in a statement on Tuesday said people would be able to buy new notes and exchange their torn currency notes and mutilated coins for new ones at over ... Read more
Tigers’ India tour still only a hope
Bangladesh’s revelation that India will host them for a full international series in December raised quite a few eyebrows as it remained unclear of how India would accommodate them in their crowded international schedule. The Bangladesh Cricket Board in a statement on Monday said its president AHM Mustafa Kamal had a favourable discussion with his Indian ... Read more
Sakib in, Knight Riders win
At last the Indian Premier League provided some delight for the Bangladeshi fans as Sakib al Hasan got his place in the playing eleven of Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday. Millions of TV viewers from Bangladesh who had their eyes glued in the first two matches of KKR were disappointed as ... Read more