Readymade garment exports to 10 out of 11 non-traditional markets rose significantly in the first half of the current fiscal year, showed Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association data. The rise in export to new markets like Australia, Japan, Russia and Brazil is an encouraging sign for the entrepreneurs, said manufacturers
Month: February 2013
Remittance inflow soars by 19pc in 7 months
Remittance inflow increased by 19.57 per cent to $8.71 billion in the first seven months of the current financial year compared with that of the corresponding period of FY 2011-12 when expatriate Bangladeshis had remitted $7.28 billion, showed Bangladesh Bank data released on Monday. The remittance in January also increased by 7.64 per cent compared ... Read more
Four women entrepreneurs win SME awards
The SME Foundation yesterday awarded four women entrepreneurs for their outstanding contribution to their regional economy. Of 90 applications, three women entrepreneurs were awarded for micro, small- and medium enterprises and the fourth for lifetime
Make VAS prices clear to customers
Telecom regulator asks mobile operators The telecom regulator has asked mobile operators to inform customers about the regular tariff of their SMS-based value added services when the promotional period of a particular service ends. The regulator also directed the operators to let the customers choose whether they want to continue receiving the service at the ... Read more
Jamuna Group gets Marriott as hotel partner
Jamuna Group will build a five-star hotel to be operated by international luxury hotel chain JW Marriott. The hotel sited at Jamuna Future Park at Progoti Sarani in Dhaka will open in 2015. Jamuna will have a 100 percent stake in the 700-room hotel, while Marriott will work as the management partner. “Marriott will help with the ... Read more
Students panic, fall sick
Fire at School Building Students panic, fall sick A fire broke out at a room on the 9th floor of a 12-storey building of a school in the capital’s Malibagh yesterday, creating panic among students, teachers and guardians. At least 10 students of South Point School and College fell sick while rushing downstairs from the ... Read more
Duronto ease into win
Tamim Iqbal and Charles Coventry shared 95 runs for the opening-wicket stand as Duronto Rajshahi cantered to a seven-wicket win over Rangpur Riders in Dhaka on Monday. Tamim entertained the handful crowd at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium with his third BPL half-century and he was joined by Coventry in almost equal measure,
‘Mashrafee rested, not dropped’
Holders Dhaka Gladiators said they had rested skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza for the Chittagong Kings match on Saturday not with any ill motive but on the advice of team’s physiotherapist. Gladiators clarified their position after a section of the media raised a question about his absence in the match, which they unexpectedly lost by 54 ... Read more
Hodge, Azhar steer Burners to win
Half-centuries from Brad Hodge and Azhar Mahmood propelled Barisal Burners to a simple seven-wicket win over Khulna Royal Bengals, giving the struggling side some boost in Dhaka on Monday. Set a simple target after their bowlers had restricted Royal Bengals to 145-7, Burners reached 148-3 in 17.5 overs for their most convincing win this season, ... Read more
StanChart School Chess back after two-year break
Standard Chartered Bank is back after a two-year break to sponsor the school chess as the 13th edition of the School Chess Tournament begins today at the National Sports Council lounge. About 200 school students, including two from Nepal and three from India, will participate in the tournament. The bank had been involved with the ... Read more
Bangladeshis in command
Asian Zonal Chess Bangladeshis in command Four Bangladeshi Grand Masters along with a Pakistani and a Sri Lankan shared the lead in the points table with maximum 2 points after the second round of the Asian Zonal Chess Championship, which is being held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. National Champion GM Niaz Murshed, GM Ziaur Rahman, ... Read more
Shakib can play today
Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan recovered from the hamstring injury that kept him out of Dhaka Gladiators’ last two games in Chittagong. The Tigers all-rounder, who trained with his Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Dhaka Gladiators yesterday, is fit to play the today’s match against Rangpur Riders at the
Women’s Volleyball begins today
The Walton Inter-Divisional Women’s Volleyball Championship begins today at the Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex. The champion and runner-up teams of the seven divisions of the country will participate in the competition. ‘Despite a lot of obstacles, including fund constraints, we have been trying to organise
138 fortune-seekers rescued from sea
Sinking Boat Near Lankan Coast 138 fortune-seekers rescued from sea Survivors include Bangladesh, Myanmar nationals; most of them dehydrated; One found dead on the ‘Malaysia-bound’ boat The Sri Lankan Navy rescued 138 Bangladeshi and Myanmar nationals on Saturday from a sinking vessel 50 miles off the island’s eastern coast. Of them, 127 are Bangladeshis and ... Read more
SSC exams begin
7,723 absent on first day A total of 7,723 candidates were absent on the first day of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations while 35 students and two invigilators were expelled for resorting to unfair means. A man was also arrested for impersonating a candidate yesterday. Eight education boards, one madrasa education board ... Read more
Robbers kill DB man
An officer of the Detective Branch of police was killed following an attack by a gang of robbers at Gazaria upazila in Munshiganj yesterday. The deceased is Shariful Islam Khan, 33, a sub-inspector of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said Zakir Hossain Mazumder, additional superintendent of police of the
Business travel on a roll, good times for airlines
Domestic air travel rose 11.58 percent last year on the back of countrywide expansion of business activities and poor conditions of roads and railways. In 2012, some 589,108 people travelled nationally by air, up from 2011’s 527,950 passengers, according to data from Civil Aviation Authority of
Export may face challenge over FTA between EU, Vietnam
Bangladesh’s export, particularly of apparel items, to the European countries may face a big challenge in the future if European Union and Vietnam sign a proposed free trade agreement, commerce ministry officials said. The tariff preferences Bangladesh is enjoying on the EU market under GSP scheme may be eroded gradually and Vietnam may take away some market ... Read more
Novels lead tally of new books
Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2013 Novels lead tally of new books Fans rush for Humayun’s books Novels led the tally of the new titles that appeared on the third day of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Sunday. Of the 95 new arrivals, 25 are novels and 15 books of poetry, followed by seven collections of ... Read more
Race for last-four heating up in BPL
The race for the semi-final spots promises to be a fascinating one as the Bangladesh Premier League reached its halfway stage. All the teams have played seven games each so far with the exception of Rangpur Riders, who have played six, and the second leg of the premier T20 competition in the country promises much with ... Read more