The month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair 2013 drew huge visitors on Friday, the first weekend after start of the fair. Traders expressed satisfaction due to the increasing trend of public gathering than that of the first few days. Visitors were seen in a hurry at the ticket counters to enter the fair premises on the public holiday. The traders, ... Read more
Month: January 2013
Kaptan Bazar kitchen market declared formalin free
Traders on Friday declared Kaptan Bazar (Thathari Bazar) as the sixth formalin-free kitchen market in the capital, pledging not to sell formalin-tainted adulterated commodities. Malibagh Kitchen Market, Shantinagar Bazar, Mohakhali Kitchen Market, Gulshan-2 Kitchen Market and Mohammadpur’s Town Hall Kitchen Market are the
Port city faces gas crisis
Chittagong city dwellers witness an unhappy beginning to a new year as they suffer from severe gas crisis for more than four days now. Most of the city’s households and gas refuelling stations has been experiencing low or frequently disrupted gas supply while many areas suffered from low gas
Ashraful, Meharb steer Central
Mohammad Ashraful put his poor form behind to hit a century and Mehrab Hossain Jr added another one to give Walton Central Zone a vital first innings lead over BCB North Zone in the Bangladesh Cricket League in Bogra on Friday. In the other match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Nabil Samad claimed 6-81 as Islami Bank ... Read more
Russell hit Arambagh for six
Top favourite Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra registered the biggest win of the season when they mauled Arambagh Krira Sangha 6-0 in the Bangladesh Premier League on Monday to take a solo lead in the points table. Russell’s substitute striker Mithun Chowdhury scored a brace while his team-mates Zahid Hasan Ameli, Sony Norde, Rajon Miah and Zahid ... Read more
Razzaq arrives but only just
Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq arrived on Friday to play in the Bangladesh Premier League for Duranto Rajshahi but insisted he will go back if the Pakistan Cricket Board wants him to do so. The franchise presented him in front of the media in order to prove that the Pakistani players are coming to the BPL ... Read more
Fuel oil prices go up again
BNP to enforce general strike any day next week in protest The government increased the prices of all fuel oils, except furnace oil, by Tk 5 to Tk 7 a litre with effect from midnight past Thursday. Prices of diesel and kerosene have been increased by Tk 7 a litre, from Tk 61 to Tk ... Read more
3G base price prohibitive: industry insiders
Private mobile operators urged the government to reconsider the $20 million base price for 2,100 megahertz spectrum auction to roll out 3G or 4G service, as it would affect users’ affordability. They also raised issues with the additional 15 percent value-added tax imposed over the spectrum price, unpredictable regulatory environment and existing laws that
JU to mark 42nd founding anniv Jan 12
Jahangirnagar University is going to celebrate its 42nd anniversary on January 12 amid much enthusiasm and festivity on the campus. The university authorities have planned a daylong programme on the occasion, termed as the JU Day, says a press release of the university on Thursday while the decision has been taken in an
Two arrested with 6,000 Yaba pills in capital
Detective Branch of Police, in two separate drives, arrested a bus driver and a woman with about 6,000 Yaba tablets from the capital’s Kamalapur and Sabujbagh areas early yesterday. Jasim Chowdhury, 51, driver of Shyamoli Paribahan, which runs on the Dhaka-Teknaf route, had 5,000 pieces of the banned drug in his possession
Sohag, Razzak spin South to top
Spinners Sohag Gazi and Abdur Razzak enabled Prime Bank South Zone to take a slim 16-run first innings lead over Islami Bank East Zone as they shared 10 wickets between them on the second day of their second Bangladesh Cricket League match at Mirpur on Thursday. In reply to South Zone’s 248 all out on ... Read more
Sixth straight defeat for BU
Traditional giants Brothers Union tumbled down to the bottom of the Bangladesh Premier League table, increasing their relegation tension after they were handed a 2-0 defeat by Team BJMC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Young BJMC striker Toklis Ahmed doubled the lead after his prolific Guinean teammate
BPL matches in Chittagong uncertain
The Bangladesh Premier League matches in Chittagong have become uncertain this year due to the insufficient floodlight at the proposed venue MA Aziz Stadium, officials said on Thursday. The Bangladesh Cricket Board had planned to hold 10 BPL matches at the stadium as the city’s main cricket venue, the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, is currently ... Read more
Cavalcade Of Prints
Kibria Print Fair, being held at Dhaka Art Center, covers major and emerging artists, including Wakilur Rahman, Shishir Bhattacharjee, Abul Barq Alvi, Laila Sharmeen, Nisar Hussain etc. The event marks 84th birth anniversary of artist Mohammad Kibria and 3rd anniversary of Dhaka Art Center. The participating institutions are: Printmaking Department, Faculty of Fine Arts
Stop them, right now
HC again asks Rajuk to stop all activities of illegal housing schemes; stays effectiveness of Ashiyan City’s DoE certificate The High Court yesterday once again directed Rajuk to immediately stop all activities of unauthorised housing projects including their filling of land, advertisements, and selling plots in and around Dhaka. In response to a writ petition, ... Read more
BSF again kills 2 Bangladeshis
Abducts three others Indian Border Security Force shot dead two more Bangladeshi youths at Bibhishon frontier in Gomastapur upazila of Chapainawabganj early on Wednesday. Masud Rana Babu, 23, and Shahidul Islam, 28, were shot dead and their bodies were taken away by BSF, officials of Border Guard Bangladesh
Trapped in a hell for 4 days
Gangrape comes to light after 3 weeks; 4 rapists, their female aide remanded in Tangail For four days she was raped not by one, not by two, but by four brutes. Brutes they are, for they not only raped the 15-year-old schoolgirl, they also took obscene photos and recorded videos on their camera. On the ... Read more
More climate-smart rice seeds to reach farmers this year
Bangladesh will introduce four more stress-tolerant rice seeds this year — two saline-tolerant and two submergence-tolerant — to scale up production by fighting the effects of climate change. “The seeds will make us more prepared to face the impact of climate change,” said Anwar Faruque, director general of the seed wing of the
Remittance inflow crossed $14b in 2012
Remittance inflow increased by 16.49 per cent to $14.17 billion last year compared with that of 2011 thanks to significant appreciation of the dollar against the taka during the period, said Bangladesh Bank officials. The central bank data released on Wednesday showed that migrant Bangladeshis had sent about $14.17 billion in remittance in the year 2012 ... Read more
Hatirjheel-Begunbari road opens to public
BGMEA Bhaban yet to be pulled down The Hatirjheel-Begunbari road opened to public on Wednesday after the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, inaugurated the Integrated Development Hatirjheel Area, Including Begunbari Khal, Project. Traffic on the road, however, was restricted to facilitate public viewing of the spectacular spot, the project officials said. People in their hundreds poured into ... Read more