A woman and a minor domestic help allegedly committed suicide in the Dhaka city’s Tejgaon and Mazar Road on Wednesday. At Tejgaon, a minor domestic help allegedly committed suicide at her employer’s house at West Nakahlpara Wednesday.
Month: May 2013
BCL man expelled for harassing girl at Ctg Univ
The Chittagong University authorities on Wednesday temporarily expelled an activist of the ruling Awami League-backed Chhatra League on charge of harassing a girl student. The expelled BCL man is Masum alias Moon Rozario who harassed a student of sociology on the campus on Monday.
MC College student stabbed to death in city
A college student was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in the Sylhet city Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ahmed Imtiaz Parvez, 23, a third year economics student of Sylhet MC College and son of Mazamil Ali of village Chanpur
Ctg road accident kills one
An elderly man was killed in a road accident at Tiger-pass in the Chittagong city early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Pulin Shil, 66, a resident at Sholkata of Anwara upazila under the district.
EVM to be used in BCC elections
The Election Commission has decided to use electronic voting machine in two centres at one of the 30 wards in the third Barisal City Corporation election scheduled to be held on June 15. Returning officer’s office of third BCC election said EVM would be used in two vote centers of ward 16 having 4,181 voters.
VoIP equipment seized
The Rapid Action Battalion seized illegal voice over internet protocol equipment worth about 15 lakh from an apartment in Bashundhara residential area in the capital Wednesday and arrested one. RAB-4 company commander Lieutenant Commander BN KM Tanveer Anwar told New Age that RAB, on secrete information, they conducted a drive at
US shoppers losing interest in Bangladesh products: survey
About 70 per cent of Americans have heard of the building collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 people, and for some it means they’ll probably buy fewer goods made in the country, reports Bloomberg. Among those who learned of the deaths, 39 per cent
Docomo cuts massive stake in Robi
Japanese mobile giant NTT Docomo is going to reduce its holding of Robi Axiata to 8 per cent as it decided not to invest further due to unpredictable regulatory environment in the telecom industry of Bangladesh, said Robi officials on Wednesday. ‘The Docomo already signed an agreement with Axiata
SCBs go for short-term lending as large loan release stalled
The four state-owned commercial banks have started lending heavily on the call money market as their loan disbursement to the private sector has slowed down significantly in the last few months, said officials of the Bangladesh Bank. According to the latest BB data, the SCBs — Sonali,
Malaysian Chinese investors want industrial park in Bangladesh
Malaysian Chinese business leaders on Wednesday expressed their desire for an industrial park dedicated to the Malaysian investors so that they could set up industries in Bangladesh. At a meeting with the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the visiting Malaysian Chinese business leaders said that setting up such
Gap to sign Bangladesh safety accord, if tweaked: CEO
Gap Inc chairman and CEO said on Tuesday the US retailer was ready to sign a global accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh’s garment industry, provided there were some ‘very minor accommodations’, reports Reuters. A series of incidents at factories has focused
Dhaka stocks decline with big fall in turnover
Dhaka stocks declined for the second trading session on Wednesday with significant fall in turnover following political fear and profit taking sell-offs by investors. DSEX, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, declined to 3,762.08 points, shedding 1.84 per cent or 70.53 points.
Robi profit soars to Tk 113cr in Q1
The profit of mobile phone company Robi soared to Tk 113.10 crore in the first quarter of the current year from Tk 11.6 crore of the same period of the previous year. ‘We posted a moderate growth in revenue of Tk 1,080.60 crore in the first three months of 2013 which is 5.5 per cent
Grameenphone launches vessel tracking system
Grameenphone on Wednesday launched a vessel tracking system for Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation at the telecom operators’ headquarters in the city. Through this innovative system, BIWTC will be able to track water vessels like ferry, streamer and tug.
Tabibul made Mercantile Bank vice-chairman
Md Tabibul Huq has recently been elected the vice-chairman of Mercantile Bank, said a press release. An electrical engineering graduate of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, he later joined Bangladesh Army where he served for four years.
SCB supports 1.1pc of country’s GDP: study
Stanadard Chartered Bank supports, directly and indirectly, 1.1 per cent of Bangladesh’s GDP and 3.3 per cent of total tax receipts to the Bangladeshi government, according to a recent independent study. Through its direct tax payments, the bank is one of the single most important tax payers in Bangladesh, said a press release.
Hosts seek a redemption
Bangladesh play Iran in the second match today After a forgetful night the Bangladesh national women’s football team will now try to rebuild their confidence when they play against Iran in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. Thailand will go up against the Philippines in the
CWAB loses cricketers’ confidence, credibility
The ongoing saga involving the Dhaka Premier League has blatantly exposed the incapability of the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh as it failed to serve the interest of the players and lost the confidence of its senior members. The multiple roles of senior officials, a lack of self-respect
NSC biased towards Abahani!
Five former Abahani players were nominated as councillors by the National Sports Council in the Bangladesh Hockey Federation prompting a sharp reaction among other clubs ahead of a key election. Former Abahani player Khawaja Rahamatullah is
Jamal offer Sony $70,000 for season
In a desperate move to sign Sheikh Russell’s Haitian playmaker Sony Norde, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club raised their offer to as high as $70,000 for a season, said club president Monjur Kader on Wednesday. If Sony, who was instrumental behind Russell’s