Global retailer Walmart and Illinois–based multinational Sears Holdings Corp have denied compensating the affected workers of Tazreen Fashions where other companies started paying ‘voluntary compensation’ for last year’s fire victims, said a report on Monday. The Walmart and Sears also did not respond to
Month: April 2013
D-8 trade volume to hit ‘$300b’ by 2018
The trade volume within the Developing-8 countries will reach $300 billion by 2018 showing a big jump from the existing $150 billion. Visiting D-8 secretary general Seyed Ali-Mohammad Mousavi said this during a meeting with industries minister Dilip Barua at his Shilpa Bhaban office
DSE appoints new CEO
Swapan Kumar Bala, a Dhaka University professor of accounting and information systems department, joined Dhaka Stock Exchange as chief executive officer on Monday, a DSE press release said. Bala has 22 years of experience in the field of accounting as a teacher, the DSE press release said. The post of CEO of DSE fell vacate ... Read more
ADB unhappy with progress in 4 projects
The Asian Development Bank is unhappy with the progress four of its funded development projects in Bangladesh have made. The development partner also demanded its funded projects be completed within time, official sources said.
Dhaka stocks gain as turnover jumps
Dhaka stocks gained on Monday amid increased turnover as the investors became optimistic about the market following a regulatory decision that eased rules for the margin account holders. The turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange increased to Tk 206.98 crore, which was 39.76 per cent higher than the earlier trading session’s turnover of Tk 148.10 ... Read more
AMTOB launches web site
The Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh on Monday launched a monthly newsletter and a website aiming to disseminate the sector’s information at the grassroots. Post and telecommunications minister Sahara Khatun and information minister Hasanul Haq Inu were present at the inauguration at a city hotel.
No Tamim and just batsman Sakib in first Test
Bangladesh will go into the first Test against Zimbabwe in Harare on Wednesday without opener Tamim Iqbal and with a half-fit Sakib al Hasan, as anticipated by the team management prior to their departure. The Tigers were hoping against hope for Tamim
Nadir points to double standards
Banned umpire Nadir Shah accused the Bangladesh Cricket Board of being too harsh while handing him the verdict for his part in a spot-fixing scandal, leaked by a sting operation of an Indian television channel last year. Nadir was banned for 10 years after the BCB followed
Injuries to athletes a concern for Games
Traditionally the mother of all disciplines, the track and field, usually starts in the last days of any Games but the upcoming 8th Bangladesh Games will break the ritual and athletics will instead be held from the beginning of the Games. To make matters worse, some star athletes are suffering
Friendly frenzy for booters
The national teams committee (NTC) of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) are planning to organise eight friendly matches before the 10th SAFF Championship in Kathmandu in September, informed Kazi Nabil Ahmed, chairman of the committee on Monday. `The national team will contest two FIFA friendly
U-17, CAB match ends in draw
The second 3-day match between Bangladesh Under-17 and visiting Cricket Association of Bengal Under-17 team ended in a draw on the 3rd and final day at the Sheikh Abu Naser Cricket Stadium here on Monday. Replying to Bangladesh first innings total of 292 runs,
Independence Day Hockey
Bangladesh Navy beat Bangladesh Army by 2-1 goals in the last league match of the Walton Refrigerator Independence Day Hockey Tournament at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium on Monday. With the day’s result, Navy reached the final of the meet as they finished second in the five-team fray securing six points while Bangladesh Army tops ... Read more
Zia beat Indian GM Anurag in Dubai Open Chess
Bangladesh Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman beat Indian GM Anurag in the 8th round match of the 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship in Dubai on Sunday night. With this win, Zia earned 5.5 points from eight matches. Zia was scheduled to play Georgian GM Pantsulaia Levan
DSCC turns blind eye to illegal wall writings, posters
The city authorities turn a blind eye to the vandalism of spraying graffiti and pasting posters on public and private property in the city which is prohibited under the law. The Dhaka South City Corporation, run by bureaucrats, never cared to enforce the law which came into force on April 1, 2012.
Police halt lungi-clad bikers’ procession
Police on Saturday foiled a procession of bikers towards Baridhara brought out in protest against a reported ban on lungi-clad rickshaw pullers in the city’s one of the ‘posh’ areas. The lawmen, led by Kazi Mainul Islam, an inspector of Banani police station, stopped more than 200 lungi-clad bikers near Banani playground when
Bangla search engine Pipilika launched
The country’s first search engine for Bangla contents on the internet — Pipilika.com — was launched on Saturday. The Pipilika was jointly developed by students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, and GPIT Ltd.
Barisal central jail guards ordered to vacate quarters
The prison directorate has asked families of 35 Barisal central jail guards to vacate their makeshift quarters within 72 hours. The jail guards last month were given 15 days to vacate their premises and at last have been given three days as they failed to follow the previous order.
HSC examinees rally against hartal during exams
Higher Secondary Certificate examinees of different educational institutions held demonstrations Saturday noon protesting at hartals during HSC examinations in the country and demanding reschedule of examination routine. They asked the authorities to defer their physics examinations
London University teacher meets DU VC
Gareth Stanton, former head of the department of media and communications, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK called on Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique at the latter’s office on Saturday. During the meeting, they discussed matters of mutual
No tangible move for UNESCO recognition
On Pahela Baishakh, communities from diverse ethnic backgrounds and religions welcome the Bangla Solar New Year through festivity, rituals and cultural programmes. Different age groups wearing colourful clothes cerebrate the day with traditional rural Bangla meals: hilsa fish and ‘panta’. Pahela Baishakh promotes the values of peace, solidarity