The government has taken initiatives to prepare a special package for attracting investments from the internationally-renowned companies in the country, industries ministry officials said. A committee, formed under the industries ministry in October last year, is working to finalise the package that might include facilitation of land acquirement on easier conditions and
Month: February 2013
Post offices fight back
They are going electronic and now being used for money transfer The government’s postal department, which was losing both its glory and business to the fast growing private courier services, fought back well in the last few years. Now the post offices are going electronic, setting up ATMs (automated teller machines) and issuing thousands of ... Read more
Income tax collection up 29pc in July-Jan
But falls short of target The National Board of Revenue failed to achieve its revenue collection target from income tax set for July-January, although the revenue collection from the sector grew by 28.84 per cent in the period compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. According to the provisional data prepared by the ... Read more
Appeal against ‘Inadequate Sentence
Govt to change ICT law The state minister for law, Quamrul Islam, on Saturday said that the government had initiated an amendment to the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973 to allow the prosecution to appeal against inadequate sentence by war crime tribunals. Section 21(2) of the act stipulates: ‘The government shall have the right of ... Read more
Shahbagh thunder rumbles on
The popular protests spearheaded by youths from Shahbagh Square on the fifth day on Saturday saw huge torch and candlelight processions after dusk as people from all walks of life continued streaming into the heart of the city all day taking a fresh vow not to leave the square until all war criminals, including Jamaat-e-Islami ... Read more
Private univs driven by profiteering
Ignores humanities, social sciences negating UGC directive Almost all the private universities are market-driven, offering only those courses that sell the best and yield the highest returns in terms of tuition fee. Courses in humanities and social sciences are marginalised by business, computer science, and information and communication technology courses in exact negation of the ... Read more
Meghna launch capsize death toll 14
The death toll from Friday’s launch capsize in Meghna rose to 14 as rescuers recovered 12 more bodies on Saturday. Rescuers recovered two bodies in the place after the launch, the ML Saros, had capsized in the river at Gazaria in Munshiganj after being hit with a cargo vessel carrying sand about 7:30am Friday. The launch ... Read more
Teachers still appointed without registration
Almost all non-government schools, madrassahs and colleges are still recruiting teachers having no certificates from the Non-Government Teachers Recruitment and Certification Authority in breach of the law. The Non-government Teachers Recruitment and Certification Authority Act was enacted on February 15, 2005 stipulating mandatory provisions for qualifying tests conducted
Riders down Kings in nail-biting finish
Rangpur Riders brought high-flying Chittagong Kings down to earth with a thrilling five-wicket win in the last over of their Bangladesh Premier League encounter at Mirpur on Saturday. Set a target of 161 runs, Riders needed 16 runs in the final over and they got exactly that to record their first win in five matches, ... Read more
Sakib show sinks Burners
Ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan produced a masterful performance with both bat and ball to enable Dhaka Gladiators to a straightforward eight-wicket win over Barisal Burners in the Bangladesh Premier League at Mirpur on Saturday. Besides grabbing 2-22 with the leather, Sakib blasted 54 runs from 31 balls as Dhaka
Jurgensen confirmed as new Tigers coach
Saqlain may return, no decision on local assistant coach, six-players told to take proper rest before SL series Bowling coach Shane Jurgensen was confirmed as the new head coach of the Bangladesh cricket team for one year, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Saturday. The decision was made at a meeting of the cricket operations ... Read more
Jamal regain top spot
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club reclaimed their top spot and Sheikh Russell KC lost the chance to join the league leaders after their contrasting results against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and Mohammedan SC respectively in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday. Jamal registered a comfortable 2-0 win over Muktijoddha while Russell suffered
Taunk clinches Amatuer Golf title
Karan Taunk of India clinched the individual title of the 28th Runner Group Amateur Golf Tournament 2013 at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Saturday. Though he hit level-par in the final round, his brilliant displays in the previous rounds were enough for the youngster to earn him the crown. He fired seven-under-par for a gross
Rooftop gardening growing popular in capital
City gardeners, experts for making roof gardening compulsory Rooftop gardening becomes growingly popular in the Dhaka city as the land for gardening shrinks every day with construction of more and more new buildings. City’s gardeners and agriculturists, however, cite yet another reason why more house owners getting keen on having a patch of greenery on ... Read more
Human sea wants war criminals hanged
Shahbagh rally calls for nat’l unity People in their thousands continued pouring in ‘Shahbagh Square’ turning the area and its surroundings into a human sea on Friday afternoon, calling for a national unity of political parties, professionals, cultural, students and youth organisations for ensuring death penalty for the war criminals of 1971. They also demanded ... Read more
FF’s kids, poor students denied legal rights by pvt univs
All but a mere handful of the country’s private universities are violating the very law under which they operate by choking off access of freedom fighters’ children to get enrolled, let alone free-of-cost education, and not fulfilling the 3 per cent admission quota set for poor but meritorious students. The Section 9(4) of Private University ... Read more
BMW posts record group sales in January
BMW, the world’s largest premium carmaker, said group sales in January rose by 9.9 per cent to 123,276 vehicles, a record for that month. Growth was lifted once again by its largest market, China, where sales of its BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brands gained 14.7 per cent to 30,397 vehicles
Children enjoy first Shishu Prahar
Amar Ekushey Book Fair Children enjoy first Shishu Prahar Children on Friday enjoyed the first Shishu Prahar (children’s hour) at the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2013 on the Bangla Academy premises in the capital. Selling of books for children was also better on the day than that of the previous days since the beginning ... Read more
BPL avoids boycott narrowly
The payment row in the Bangladesh Premier League has nearly caused a major embarrassment for the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday when seven foreign cricketers of Duronto Rajshahi refused to take to the field for non-payment of their dues. After a lot of drama behind the scenes, they finally played the game against
Royal victory for Kings
Chittagong Kings rewrote the record that they set up 24 hours ago when they humiliated table-toppers Sylhet Royals by 119 runs in the Bangladesh Premier League on Friday. This is the biggest ever victory margin recorded in a BPL match in its brief history, improving Kings’ 89-run win over Khulna Royal Bengals in their previous ... Read more