The National Board of Revenue will sign a bilateral agreement with Mexico to exchange information on trade and customs related matters in a bid to prevent tax evasion by importers and exporters and smuggling of goods. ‘The revenue board has taken the initiative to check customs related offences and tax evasion in trade between the two countries,’ a ... Read more
Month: February 2013
Marriott, Jamuna sign deal to open hotel in Dhaka
Marriott International, a US-based hotel chain, on Tuesday entered into an agreement with Jamuna Builders Limited for setting up 700-room JW Marriott Hotel in Dhaka. Marriott International’s Asia Pacific president Simon Cooper and Jamuna Group managing director Md Shamim Islam signed the deal at the Radisson Blu Hotel in the
Microloan recipients fall for first time
The number of the world’s poor who benefited from microcredit has declined for the first time, largely due to alleged abuses in India, uncertainty in Bangladesh and a lack of innovations. After more than a decade of sharp growth, the number of microloan recipients slipped to 195 million in 2011 from 205 million a year ... Read more
Emirates launches daily flights to Adelaide
Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, has introduced three extra flights a week to Adelaide, ensuring a non-stop and daily service between Dubai and the South Australian city. The increased volume of flights to Adelaide comes three months after Emirates commenced its four-time a week service to its fifth Australian gateway in November ... Read more
Book lovers brave hartal
Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Tuesday witnessed a big crowd despite the dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami. Though the fair premises was almost empty of visitors when it opened at 3:00pm, the scenario just reversed within a couple of hours, when people poured into the fair ground in their hundreds. The fear of violence by the Jamaat-Shibir ... Read more
Schoolgirl raped by trucker, 3 cohorts
Victim rescued from resort Police rescued a 15-year-old rape victim from Emang Resort and Restaurant in Alutila tourist area in Sadar upazila of Khagrachhari yesterday. She was taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital after receiving first aid from Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital, said hospital sources
Cultural soiree, book exhibit thrill enthusiasts
Chittagong residents were treated to a book exhibition and a concert yesterday as part of the “Boat technology and culture in Chittagong and Bengal” festival. Jointly hosted by The Daily Star and Alliance Française de Chittagong, the event is a sequel to The Daily Star-Odommo Chattagram festival, organised last year
Convocation of Primeasia University held
The second convocation of Primeasia University was held at Bangabandhu International Convention Centre Tuesday morning. The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, chaired the ceremony and distributed certificates as representative of the president, who is also chancellor of the
Jahirul propels Duronto
Jahirul Islam extended his purple patch as Duronto Rajshahi registered their third consecutive win, this time over league leaders Sylhet Royals courtesy of their five-wicket win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. Jahirul gave up his captaincy three matches ago to facilitate his batting and the decision earned him rich dividends coming into this game against ... Read more
Anamul destroys Riders
Young Anamul Haque once again showed why he’s a brilliant prospect for the future with a stroke-filled 83 off just 46 balls that led the Dhaka Gladiators to a whopping 89-run victory over the Rangpur Riders at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Batting first Dhaka posted 217, the highest in the Bangladesh Premier ... Read more
Injury scare for Tamim
Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal suffered an injury scare on Tuesday while he was fielding for Duronto Rajshahi during his side’s Bangladesh Premier League match against Sylhet Royals. Tamim left the field in sheer pain after he was hit by the ball during the 15th over of Royals’ innings and could not take any further part ... Read more
Shah walks out of BPL?
Dhaka Gladiators’ disgruntled English cricketer Owais Shah has walked out of the Bangladesh Premier League days after a drama unfolded over his payment, said the officials. Shah was involved in an ugly episode when he alleged that he was not paid by the franchise despite several promises. The franchise shifted the blame on BCB saying
Players receive wages, but not all from BCB
After failing several deadlines, the Bangladesh Cricket Board is still unsure whether all the players received at least 25 per cent of their payment fully as two franchises did not deposit any money to its account. Instead of paying the players through the BCB, Chittagong Kings and Sylhet Royals claimed that they have the made ... Read more
Niaz, Reefat in lead
Asian Zonal Chess Niaz, Reefat in lead Bangladeshi Grandmasters Niaz Murshed and Reefat Bin Sattar, along with Pakistani IM Mahmud Lodhi, shared the lead in the Asian Zonal Chess Championship which is being held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Niaz drew with compatriot GM Enamul Hossain Rajib, Reefat beat Anuruddah of Sri Lanka while Lodhi beat ... Read more
28th Runner Group Amateur Golf begins
The 28th Runner Group Bangladesh Amateur Golf Championship 2013 got underway at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Tuesday. The national amateur teams from the Afghanistan, India, Iran, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan will participate along with hosts Bangladesh in the five-day long international tournament. Apart from the national side, a host of local and overseas golfers will ... Read more
Padma Bridge in 3 yrs: Muhith
Construction to start in current fiscal, no changes in design, he tells JS Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Monday told parliament that the government would start construction of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge in the current fiscal and complete the project in three years on own funding without changing the design of the bridge. ... Read more
16 Bangladeshis killed in UAE road mishap
At least 16 Bangladeshis died in a terrible road crash that claimed 22 lives and injured 25 others at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates yesterday, police and Bangladesh embassy officials in the UAE said. Latiful Haque, a labour councillor at Bangladesh mission there, told The Daily Star over the phone that they had ... Read more
Destiny back in business
Operates with new bank accounts; no govt action to stop controversial MLM business The government’s lenient attitude towards Destiny, a controversial multilevel marketing (MLM) company, has allowed the firm to resume its operation 10 months after the central bank froze its bank accounts. The MLM company resumed its business last month by opening bank accounts against ... Read more
Today’s SSC exams deferred to Friday
The Secondary School Certificate and equivalent Dakhil and vocational examinations scheduled for today was deferred next Friday. The deferral of the exams came after the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday called countrywide daylong general strike for today. Education secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury told New Age that all examinations
Blast at paper mill kills 2 workers
Two workers of Karnaphuli Paper Mills (KPM) were killed and another was injured when a hydrogen tank exploded at the mill in Kaptai upazila of Rangamati yesterday. The dead are Obaidul Haque, 55, and Rabiul Islam, 30, from Noakhali. Co-workers said the blast occurred at the chemical plant of the mill around 11:30am when