Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman on Saturday said that like the media the country’s financial institutions also faced pressure from influential quarters in their day to day decision making. ‘Financial sector institutions and their regulators also face pressure group influences from diverse directions in their day to day decision making,’ he told the
Month: May 2013
9 win BWCCI-Green Delta Progressive Award-2012
Seven women entrepreneurs and two journalists were presented with the BWCCI-Green Delta Insurance Progressive Award-2012 at a programme in the city on Saturday. Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with Green Delta Insurance Company organised the function at the Diploma
Abu Nasser re-elected IBBL chairman
Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher has recently been re-elected chairman of the Islami Bank Bangladesh at a meeting of its Board of Directors. While Yousif Abdullah Al-Rajhi and Mustafa Anwar, a representative of the Public Institution for Social Security, Kuwait, were re-elected vice chairmen
Embattled Ashraful flies to Uk
Former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful is all set to fly to England next week to avoid the controversy after he was implicated in a match-fixing scandal this week. Ashraful became the talk of the country after a report leaked that the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit quizzed him recently suspecting his involvement
New law to combat sports crime sought
The Bangladesh Cricket Board will seek advice from the law ministry to see whether any new law could be introduced to combat sports crime, said an official on Saturday. The decision came after the Indian government announced a similar move to deal with unfair practices in sport in the wake of some damaging spot-fixing
Sakib, Tamim set to feature in CPL
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan and opening batsman Tamim Iqbal were included in the overseas players’ list for the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 tournament scheduled to get underway from July 30. Sakib, Tamim and a host of other international stars
No bar on Pak players in DPL
The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided not to put any bar on the Pakistani players from participating in the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League, said officials on Saturday. ‘The door is open for any cricketer in the Dhaka Premier League,’ Jalal Yunus, chairman of the Cricket Clubs of Dhaka Metropolis, told reporters at Mirpur.
Thailand seal Women’s Asian Cup berth
Thailand qualified for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup final round after thrashing Iran 5-1 in their third and final qualifying match of Group B at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. The Thais maintained their hundred percent record, winning all the three encounters to comfortably qualify for next year’s final round, the venue
MSC confirm Super Cup entry
Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited confirmed their participation in the third edition of the Super Cup through a confirmation letter sent to the Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday. Later, Mohammedan officials also verified the matter
Hosts end with yet another defeat
Hosts Bangladesh completed their AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifying campaign with a 4-0 defeat against Philippines in their third and final match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. The match turned into an academic affair after
Two-day long Bashundhara Cup golf ends
The two-day long Bashundhara Cup golf tournament ended on Friday, despite the turbulent weather and incessant rainfall in the last few days. Brigadier General Shikder, with his gross 77, net 66 score which is 6-under-par, won the 18-hole gents category, while Shadman Sider and Major Towfiq
The poet rebellious
Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) had struck the scenario of Bangla poems with his entry like a ‘comet’, a title attributed to him by Rabindranath Tagore who ardently believed that Nazrul had germinated new petals of spirit amongst the Bengali readers. Nazrul was a poet of new genre who created a tremor in the world of ... Read more
Special TV programmes on Nazrul’s birth anniv
The television channels of the country have chalked out special programmes in order to celebrate the 114th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The list of programmes consists of plays and telefilms; shows featuring music, dance and recitation; talk shows and magazine programmes. Private TV chanell ETV will
Cultural organisations to celebrate Nazrul birth anniversary
Cultural organisations will celebrate the 144th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam through an array of colourful programmes at different venues in the capital today. The programmes will feature music, dance and recitations of poems composed by the poet. The Cultural Affairs Ministry has organised a daylong programme scheduled to be inaugurated by ... Read more
Cleaning up of Buriganga proves futile
All steps to revive the Buriganga river from persistent pollution have turned into a fiasco, as dumping of garbage and untreated industrial effluents into the river is going on unhindered. People living on the banks of the river continue to dump garbage into the Buriganga, even though the government has already spent Tk. 16.53 crore ... Read more
Opposition calls hartal on Sunday
The BNP-led 18-party Opposition alliance has called a daylong countrywide hartal on Sunday, demanding restoration of the caretaker government system, release of its arrested leaders and activists. It is also to protest against the “ban” on rallies and processions. The BNP chairperson’s adviser, Shamsuzzaman Dudu,
Wrong use of pesticides rings alarm bells
The untrammelled, excessive use of pesticides, which are applied by farmers to their croplands without following relevant instructions, is resulting in widespread pollution of ponds, canals and rivers. This has caused serious health hazards not only to humans but has also led to extinction of aquatic species. It is an ecological disaster waiting to happen,
Economy gradually slowing down
The country’s economy is slowing down gradually and is unlikely to achieve the targeted growth rate in the current fiscal mainly because of the slow pace of investment and political unrest. Sources said most of the economic indicators are going from bad to worse, causing the country’s economic prospects to turn gloomier. The situation will ... Read more
Khokon Razakar may have fled country
Though investigations against Khokon Razakar, a notorious killer of 1971, are in the final stages, rumours are rife that he has fled the country to evade trial for crimes against humanity. According to sources, Khokon fled the country soon after investigations began last year. “We’re also speculating that he is not in the country. Most ... Read more
Rain turns capital streets into canals
A total of 115 mm of rains in 36 hours since 6 am on Thursday till 6 pm on Friday again contributed to flooding of some city streets, whose clogged drains were unable to flush out the pre-monsoon downpour. There was a rerun of the worst scenario on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway near Gazipur, which remained ... Read more