It was one last hurrah for veteran shooter Sabrina Sultana before her retirement when she won the women’s 50-metre prone in the eighth Bangladesh Games on Wednesday. Sabrina is expected to bring an end to her long career spanning over two decades as a shooter, though her husband Saiful Alam Rinky, himself a veteran shooter,
Month: April 2013
DEMU train service starts today
The Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit locomotives (trains) service on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route will be launched today. Though the Bangladesh railway was scheduled to launch two sets of these metre-gauge trains separately, it is going to launch a ‘rake’ or combined two-set DEMU trains.
Barisal airport resumes passenger flight tomorrow
The Barisal airport is going to become operative for commercial passenger flights on Thursday by resuming domestic flights of United Airways on the Dhaka-Barisal-Dhaka route. The Airport has turned into an abandoned cattle-grazing field in the absence of flight operation since May 5, 2009.
People to get malaria treatment in 13 dists
The government is going to provide malaria treatment to patients of 13 malaria-prone districts through its 800 community clinics towards the end of this month. ‘We will open the service for the malaria patients at the community clinics of 13 districts on 26 April,’ said disease control director of Directorate General of Health
DMCH staff held with govt medicines
A ward boy was held in possession of a huge quantity of medicines at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday. The arrested, Nasiruddin, 42, an assistant of ward 210 of the hospital, was caught during a drive led by the hospital director, Brigadier General Mostafizur Rahman, at about 9:00am.
DU to set up institute on petroleum energy
The Dhaka University authorities will set up the Institute of Petroleum and Geo Science to promote research on exploring the reserved oil, gas and other natural resources. The university vice-chancellor, AAMS Arefin Siddique, disclosed this at a press briefing on the VC office on Tuesday.
Calligraphy depicts Bangla sayings
The simple yet touching old Bangla sayings have been presented through vivid calligraphy at a solo exhibition by artist Arham-Ul-Huq Chowdhury at Dhaka Art Centre in Dhanmondi. The eight-day exhibition titled Articulation in Alphabet features 52 pieces of calligraphy, a form of visual art created with alphabets. The artist has used brush with acrylic
Abdur Rahman Bayati critically ill
Seasoned folk singer and lyricist Abdur Rahman Bayati has been hospitalised on Sunday after suffering from old age complications. He has been admitted to the hospital with serious neurological and urological problems. ‘Abdur Rahman is suffering from multi-organ disorder. Moreover, he has already undergone two mild brain strokes in past nine years,’ duty doctor Rowshne ... Read more
Tagore’s biography presented in play
Syed Shamsul Haque’s play Banglar Mati Banglar Jal features Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s biography, especially from the episode of his life when he just returned from abroad and visited the land areas, now part of Bangladesh, to perform the responsibility of his inherited land ownership. The play analyses the significance of the visit on the ... Read more
Unrest may push down apparel export by 30-40pc: sector leaders
Apparel sector leaders on Tuesday said that the sector was now in a sever crisis of existence due to the ongoing confrontational politics. Expressing deep concern over the political turmoil they said if the situation continued the export order for spring and summer might decrease by 30-40 per cent
NSC sales pick up as political unrest hurts investment in other sectors
Breaking a six-month downtrend, the investment in the national savings certificates increased significantly in the last three months as investment opportunity in the other sectors was squeezed in the period due to political unrest, said officials of the Directorate of National Savings. According to the DNS data released on Tuesday,
Summit unit move to divert IPO fund draws controversy
The move of Summit Purbanchol Power Company to divert its initial public offering fund to ‘buy’ stakes of another subsidiary of its mother organisation has drawn controversy as experts and stakeholders have termed the practice ‘unethical’.
ICT sector demands withdrawal of VAT on internet use
Leaders of information and communication technology sector on Tuesday demanded that the National Board of Revenue should withdraw 15 per cent value-added tax on internet use and data transmission services. At a pre-budget discussion with the NBR, they also sought
BTRC asks Robi to stop G Win promotional campaign
The Bangladesh Telecommunication regulatory Commission on Tuesday asked mobile phone operator Robi to stop immediately one of its promotional campaigns that offered holiday trips and internet television as prizes. The BTRC in a show-cause notice served on
Fruit growers to get credit from next FY: BB
Bangladesh Bank has planned to incorporate more farm products in the farm and rural credit policy to support growers for cultivation of local fruits such as malta, hog plum and safeda. ‘Growers of these fruits will be given credit support from the fiscal year 2013-14 because such credit facilities would encourage farmers to cultivate local ... Read more
Local makers demand more import duty on refrigerator
Importers want duty cut The Bangladesh Refrigerator Manufacturers Association on Tuesday demanded that the National Board of Revenue should increase supplementary duty on import of refrigerator and freezer to 60 per cent from the existing 30 per cent to attract more investment in manufacturing industry in the country. At a pre-budget discussion with the NBR,
Dhaka stocks fall flat amid low turnover
Dhaka stocks ended flat on Tuesday as the participation of some state-owned organisations kept the market afloat on the first day of the 36-hour hartal enforced by the BNP and its allies. DSEX, the benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, finished at 3,515.26 points on the day as it lost 0.01 per cent, ... Read more
Global trade deals to create 21m jobs: ICC
The International Chamber of Commerce on Monday finalised recommendations for World Trade Organisation member countries to salvage parts of on-going Doha trade negotiations that could boost global GDP by $960 billion. Several hundred business leaders and trade
Ansar put Games into shame
Bangladesh Ansar, a disciplined force, whose main job is to ensure internal security and law enforcement, put the Bangladesh Games into shame when they attacked match officials and left them bloodied after their loss to BJMC in the women’s kabaddi final on Tuesday. The incident, which stunned the Games organisers,
Sadia upsets Ratna in epic battle
Syeda Sadia Sultana made full use of a new ruling to come from behind and claim her first gold medal at the senior level in the 10-metre air rifle shooting event at the eighth Bangladesh Games in Dhaka on Tuesday. The 20-year old shooter from Chittagong