Swedish Red Crescent Society secretary general Ulrika Arehed Kagstrom, with a six-member team, on Saturday came to Bangladesh to visit their project offices. The team will stay here till February 8 and visit Jessore, Satkhira, Bhola and Jamalpur, Barguna and Patuakhali. The team landed Shahjalal International Airport at 11:00am in
Month: February 2013
Relieved Jahirul leads Duronto
Jahirul Islam, relieved from captaincy, scored a half-century to guide Duronto Rajshahi to their third win in the Bangladesh Premier League as they defeated Barisal Burners by four wickets in Chittagong on Saturday. Jahirul was removed from the position in order to give him the scope to focus on his game and the decision paid dividends ... Read more
Bowlers do it for Kings again
Chittagong Kings bounced back from a batting collapse to post a massive 54-run win over Dhaka Gladiators, keeping themselves afloat in the Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday. Kings looked heading towards a disaster when they lost five wickets in the last four overs to add just 12 runs, throwing away a good start to be ... Read more
Bangladesh hockey celebrates 40th anniversary
A grand ceremony marked the 40th anniversary of Bangladesh hockey on Saturday with the promise of a new beginning as the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium wore a festive look with the presence of current and former hockey players. The ceremony, which began in the morning and came to an end later in the evening, was
Curtain drawn on WB Padma episode
An irritated govt withdraws request to review loan cancellation The government has finally decided not to take the World Bank’s loan for financing the Padma Bridge project as it has withdrawn its request to the donor agency to review the cancellation of a $1.2 billion credit, officials said. In a significant development, the government sent ... Read more
ADB follows suit
Asian Development Bank, one of the co-financiers of the Padma Bridge project, has declined to go ahead with the ‘transaction’ following the discontinuation of the Padma Bridge funding by the World Bank. ‘…a discontinuation of funding by the World Bank means ADB is also unable to proceed with
PM pulls for Bangla
Opens Ekushey book fair Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday laid importance on translating the popular books of Bengali literature into other languages and vice versa to enrich Bangla. “There is a wrong perception in a section of people that Bangla language will face debacle if we give importance to other languages,” she said
Man kills daughter, himself
A man, apparently unable to bear abject poverty, committed suicide after killing his minor daughter at Dakkhin Khan in the capital yesterday. Bazlur Rashid, 45, an employee of a clearing and forwarding agency, allegedly killed his daughter Fatema Rashid Barnali, 8, a student of class-III when his wife
Rape victim kills herself
A rape victim who tried to commit suicide following the sexual assault ultimately lost her battle for life at Rangpur Medical College Hospital early morning yesterday. The 18-year old girl sustained severe burn injuries after she set herself on fire ten days ago on January 22 — two days after she was raped by a ... Read more
27 banks fail to maintain interest rate spread in Dec
Twenty-seven banks in December did not maintain the interest rate spread for lending and deposit set by Bangladesh Bank, according to the central bank data released last week. The BB data, however, showed that the overall interest rate spread, the gap between the interest rate on credit and deposit, and weighted average advance rate
Ekushey book fair set rolling
The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair began on the Bangla Academy premises on Friday. With 274 stalls, the fair was inaugurated by the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, in the afternoon. She said that there was option but to study other languages and cultures to develop the Bangla language and asked the academy to have plans ... Read more
Gladiators win it late
Holders Dhaka Gladiators remained hot on the heels of leaders Sylhet Royals after they snatched a 13-run win from the jaws of defeat over Duronto Rajshahi in Chittagong on Friday. Chasing a simple target, Duronto were poised for their third win when they raced to 99-5 with 33 needed in the last five overs, but they ... Read more
Taylor leads Kings to crushing win
A change of captaincy has brought a change in fortune for Chittagong Kings as they raced to an eight-wicket win over Khulna Royal Bengals at the MA Aziz Stadium on Friday. Brendan Taylor took over the rein from Mahmudullah and led the side from the front with his third fifty in the tournament as Kings made ... Read more
Pay or we’ll make you pay, BCB boss tells BPL teams
Franchises will make a mistake if they don’t clear player payments before the next deadline expires, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan warned in Chittagong on Friday. His warning came after several franchises missed the previous deadline, ended on January 31, which caused an outcry in local and international media as players made some
IHF chief asks for strategic map
The International Hockey Federation president, Leandro Negre, has requested Bangladesh to prepare a strategic map after his assistance was sought for the development of hockey. ‘My proposal to Bangladesh Hockey Federation, Olympic Association and the sports ministry was to make a strategic map for the development of Bangladesh hockey
Salman Khan faces homicide charge
An Indian court has ruled that Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will be charged with culpable homicide for a hit-and-run incident 10 years ago. If convicted of the charge, the actor could face up to 10 years in prison. In September 2002, Khan allegedly drove his car into a bakery in Mumbai city running over five ... Read more
WB chief tags loan to assured fair probe
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim has said they cannot consider financing the Padma Bridge construction until being assured of a complete and fair investigation into the reported graft in the project. Kim spelled out the condition on Wednesday in a speech on ‘anticorruption’ at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, according ... Read more
‘Balanced’ monetary policy eases money supply slightly
Bangladesh Bank on Thursday announced a ‘balanced’ monetary policy for January-June, easing slightly money supply in the final year of the current government. The central bank governor, Atiur Rahman, while unveiling the six-monthly monetary policy statement said that they tried to strike a balance between GDP
Traders bag spot orders worth Tk 157cr at DITF
The 18th Dhaka International Trade Fair 2013 ended on Thursday with the traders bagging export orders worth Tk 157 crore at the biggest trade exposition in the country. The target to clinch spot orders was Tk 45 crore while last year the traders had bagged spot orders worth Tk 43 crore. The 18th DITF 2013 has ... Read more
BTRC seeks opinion on draft consumer protection guideline
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Thursday sought public opinion on draft National Telecommunication Consumer Protection Guideline to ensure that the consumers’ privacy is being protected and the operators are maintaining commercial ethics. The commission has made the draft public and people can submit their suggestions