Buyers throng market to get non-adulterated items The Malibagh kitchen market in the capital has presumably become the centre of attention since it was announced formalin free last week. Customers from faraway places in the city now throng the bazaar to buy different items, especially fish. Their enthusiasm is apparent as other markets have not taken any ... Read more
Month: September 2012
Deforestation causes embankment erosion in Sitakunda
Rampant deforestation on the coastal green belt at Sonaichhari union of Chittagong’s Sitakunda upazila for establishing ship breaking yards is causing the breakdown of the union’s embankment. Subsequently seawater from the Bay of Bengal is inundating the adjoining villages at every high tide, causing immense suffering to the residents. Nityananda Jaladas, resident of one of ... Read more
Illegal billboards choke port city
Thousands of illegal billboards have cluttered the port city over the years, obscuring the city’s exquisite natural landscape as the city corporation has remained indifferent to launching a demolition drive. Hoardings hide beautiful buildings, religious and historical places and parks. Many are even
Shortcut to fortune
Hall-Mark’s way of building empire with short-term loans Controversial business group Hall-Mark in wilful violation of banking rules has invested in long-term projects the money it took in short-term loan from state-run Sonali Bank. The group that began making garments in 2007 now owns 80 factories, at least 40 of which are on paper though. ... Read more
Tomatoes too adulterated
The item made off-limit to the market Almost all seasonal vegetables, including cabbages, cauliflowers, beans, radishes, carrots and spinach, are on display. But there is no sign of tomatoes. This was the picture at the Malibagh kitchen market in the capital when this correspondent visited it on Wednesday. Asked why tomatoes were not on sale, an ... Read more
Child Helpline shows the way
Dial 1098 or 027312340 to help find lost child in Dhaka The couple was frantically looking for their five-year-old child in the corridors of the launch, bound for Barisal. They realised, a little later, that their little girl went missing in the rush while boarding the launch at Sadarghat. Meanwhile back at the Sadarghat terminal, ... Read more
Govt to finalise policy amid criticism
Online Mass Media Govt to finalise policy amid criticism The government will finalise an online mass media policy soon to ensure objectivity in news reports, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said yesterday. “The policy will not exert control on the freedom of the mass media. Rather it will help improve professional skills of journalists and ... Read more
15 lakh dogs to be vaccinated
Tackling Rabies 15 lakh dogs to be vaccinated The government has decided to vaccinate around 15 lakh dogs in the country instead of killing them for tackling rabies. In primary stage, the programme will be launched at city corporations and municipalities in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Dhaka divisions. The vaccination in six districts of Rangur division ... Read more
BTRC tightens SIM registration procedure
Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission has issued detail procedure for selling of mobile connections by the retailers after October 12 when the mobile operators will not be allowed to sell pre-activated connections. The BTRC in a notice on Thursday asked the mobile operators to complete all of their
TATA launches vehicle for small businesses
TATA and its business partner in Bangladesh, Nitol Niloy Group, yesterday launched their new commercial vehicle, geared toward small businesses here. Powered by a 611 cubic centimetre water-cooled engine, the TATA Ace Zip Pickup is the smallest commercial vehicle of TATA, with a payload
Indo-Pak battle today
The fixity of purpose is often not good enough when India and Pakistan lock horns in any format of the game because it requires more than that. There will likely be no exception to that general rule when the two perennial rivals meet in a crucial Super Eights match of the ICC World Twenty20 at ... Read more
Sheikh Jamal hoping high
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club feels the side is a force to reckon with as the former professional league champions completed their players’ registration formalities at the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) headquarters in Motijheel yesterday. The Dhanmondi-based outfit, who emerged champions in their debut season in
BCB extends tender for WI tour
After not having received a suitable offer for its worldwide media rights, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has launched a separate tender for the media rights for the upcoming West Indies tour to Bangladesh, which is scheduled to take place from November 5 to December 11 this year. As per the new deadline set by ... Read more
Siddikur in 5th position
Siddikur Rahman was in joint fifth position after the third round of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters with an aggregate score of one-over-par (217) on Saturday. The 27-year-old golfer posted a one-over-par 73 on the third day in relatively calm conditions at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club after two windy and chilly days when he ... Read more
BD A-WIHP 2nd 1-dayer today
Bangladesh A will be looking to bounce back in the second one-day game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. The home side lost the first 50-over game to the visiting West Indies High Performance squad by 11 runs on Friday after the visitors posted a total of 225. The first game saw good individual performances ... Read more
Implement RTI act fully to curb graft
Rally told Effective implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act is essential in curbing corruption as keeping information secret leads to corruption and free flow of information resists breeding of corruption, said speakers at a rally yesterday. Tathya Odhikar Andolon (Campaign for Citizen’s Right to Information) organised the
Shakib rules out knee op
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was diagnosed with ‘degenerated meniscus’ in his left knee, before the Twenty20 World Cup, has said that he isn’t thinking about going under the knife any time soon. “There hasn’t been any decision made regarding the surgery. I have no such plans as
Siddikur guts out the gust
Siddikur Rahman remained solid in the second round of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters to remain one stroke off the leading pack which features three locals, one Korean and a Filipino. The 27-year old golfer matched his first round score of par (72) to post a par (144) after two days of testing conditions at the ... Read more
Close loss for Bangladesh A
An all-round effort by Carlos Brathwaite gave the visiting West Indies High Perfor-mance side a one-nil lead, in the three-match one-day series, over Bangladesh A, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium yesterday. Brathwaite’s brisk 64 and his two crucial wickets, ensured that the hosts failed to reach
Dhaka under salinity threat
Greens concerned over rapid decline of groundwater level Saltwater intrusion is threatening the groundwater of the capital as the level of the groundwater has gone 170 feet below the sea level due to unplanned extraction. Along with the central region, the northern part of the country is also going to face the same problem due ... Read more