The Rapid Action Battalion held a youth and seized 99 pieces of Yaba tablets and 17 bottles of Phensedyl in two drives in Sylhet Wednesday late night and early Thursday. The arrested was identified as Ali Ahmad, 32, of Pirpur under Jalalabad police station of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, sources in the RAB said.
Month: May 2013
Candidature of 134 ward councilor aspirants declared valid in Sylhet
The returning officer in the Sylhet City Corporation elections on Thursday declared valid the candidatures of 134 general ward councilor aspirants after scrutinising the already submitted nomination papers. The election office, however, declared 18 out of total 152 nomination
Mobile SIM tax, 3G licence fees cut by 50pc
Govt bows down to the pressure of operators The National Board of Revenue on Thursday reduced the tax on mobile SIM card and VAT on 3G service licence fess by 50 per cent as the government bowed down to the pressure of mobile operators. The NBR reduced the SIM tax to Tk 300 from Tk ... Read more
Buyers ditching Bangladesh, seeking new sources: NYT
With Bangladesh’s readymade garment factory failing to live up to the expectations, buyers around the globe have started to look for greener pastures, according to a New York Times report. The New York Times report mentioned of one Bennett Model who had helped pioneer the exporting of garments from China in 1975, the year before ... Read more
31 global brands sign Bangladesh RMG sector accord
As many as 31 leading global retail labels have signed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, which covers more than 1000 garment factories. AFP on Thursday reported the following to be the signatories — H&M, Inditex, C&A, PVH, Tchibo, Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Primark, El Corte Ingles, jbc, Mango,
Dhaka, Tehran to form jt council to boost trade
Bangladesh and Iran have agreed to form a joint business council comprising members of business community and private sector representatives to boost the bilateral trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. Iran has also expressed its readiness to export coaches
Muhith rules out withdrawal of penalty
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Thursday ruled out blanket legalisation facility for whitening undisclosed money in the next budget for the fiscal year 2013-14 and said that black money holders would have to pay penalty at the prescribed rate of the National Board of Revenue. ‘Black money legalising system that we follow is ... Read more
Mahasen causes Tk 2,000cr losses, claim Ctg businesses
The shutdown forced by tropical storm Mahasen in the port city of Chittagong caused a financial loss of about Tk 2,000 crores in terms of production loss and other business dislocations, business leaders said. President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and industry (CCCI),
Worried BB asks banks to curb defaulted loans
Mulls low-cost bank accounts for RMG workers The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday expressed concern over the increasing trend in classified loan in the banking sector and asked the scheduled banks to take steps to check the trend. At a meeting between high officials of the central bank and managing directors and chief executive officers of ... Read more
FBCCI places 422 demands for next budget
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Thursday placed a set of budget proposals containing 422 demands related to income tax, customs duty and value-added tax to the government for the upcoming national budget for 2013-2014 fiscal year. The demands included reduction of customs duty on import
Stocks rebound on calm political front
Dhaka stocks bounced back on Thursday after a fall in the previous trading session as investors became optimistic amid somewhat calmed political front. DSEX, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, finished at 3,773.78 points, advancing by 1.55 per cent or 57.84 points.
12 aspirants get BSEC NOCs
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday issued no objection certificates to 12 Dhaka Stock Exchange members keen to vie for the posts of the four directors of the bourse. Earlier on Sunday, the DSE election commission submitted their
Rahmat, Prince in blame game
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation reacted sharply to the boycott decision of the national players who decided to refrain from all hockey activities unless the federation announces a timeframe for the inter-club player transfers. ‘This is very unexpected and unfortunate. We hope the situation
Game On promises to pay BPL dues
Bangladesh Premier League’s event management company Game On Sports Management promised to pay a part of their dues for it’s second edition to the Bangladesh Cricket Board by next week, said a BCB official on Thursday. Game On owes Tk 19 crore to the BCB and after lot of uncertainty
English lesson for nat’l cricketers
The Bangladesh Cricket Board will conduct English language courses along with other educational programmes for the national cricketers through their educational partner American International University of Bangladesh, said an official of the BCB on Thursday. AIUB, the educational partner of BCB from October 2012 till
Bizarre experience for Basketball team
The Bangladesh national basketball team returned to Dhaka on Wednesday night after the postponement of the 27th FIBA Asia qualifying basketball tournament which was scheduled to take place in India. The FIBA Asia qualifying basketball tournament was postponed on May 9 even though the Bangladesh team went to India the same
TT World C’ship qualification debacle for Bangladesh
The Bangladesh national table tennis team crashed out from the Table Tennis World Championship qualification round which is being held in France. The Bangladesh team participated in three events and were defeated in all three. In the men’s doubles event, Mahbub Billah and Manash Chowdhury
Shahriar recreates nature’s splendour
Nature has been recreated with all its beauty and magnificence in artworks by artist SM Shahriar for his solo exhibition titled Worship of Nature. The ongoing 10-day exhibition at Dhaka Art Center in Dhanmondi features 35 oil paintings portraying eye soothing landscapes, beautiful women, whimsical birds, vividly green forests and life of the commoners in ... Read more
Shawkat Osman remembered
Family members and fellow writers remembered renowned author Shawkat Osman on his 15th death anniversary on Tuesday at Sufia Kamal auditorium of the National Museum. A short film was also screened at the programme. The programme was organised by Kotha Shilpi Shawkat Osman Smrity Parisad. Information minister Hasanul Haque
A huge success: DG Shilpakala
The festival titled Swapna O Drohoer Jatiyo Natyautsab is still in full swing on its sixth day. Educational institutes from outside Dhaka staged six plays at the three venues of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy despite the strike on Tuesday. Organisers claim that the ongoing national theatre festival at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has been