Eight new commercial banks will have to take part in Bangladesh Bank auction to buy government securities just after starting their operation as the central bank earlier attached a condition that every new bank would be a primary dealer, said BB officials. The banks, which are among nine banks that got
Month: May 2013
NBR faces pressure against tax net spread
The National Board of Revenue will focus on expanding tax net in achieving revenue collection target to be fixed for the upcoming national budget for the 2013-2014 financial year instead of imposing new and additional tax, said NBR chairman Ghulam Hussain. He, however, said that the revenue board was facing big
BSCCL to sell bandwidth at lower price
The state-run Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited will sell bandwidth to the local internet service providers by launching the internet protocol transit service. As per the new service the BSCCL will buy bulk bandwidth from the large vendors and sell it to the local International Internet Gateway service operators
Stocks decline on war crimes verdictZnews
Dhaka stocks ended in the red on Wednesday as the International Crimes Tribunal-2 announced to deliver the verdict on a Jamaat leader’s involvement in crimes against humanity today, which made investors worried about the upcoming political situation. The benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange,
Tigers crash to series defeat
Bangladesh paid the price for their poor batting as they suffered their second successive series defeat against Zimbabwe after a crushing seven-wicket defeat in the third and final one-day international at Bulawayo on Wednesday. Vice-captain Mahmudullah and in-form Nasir Hossain
Curtain falls on league finally
The curtain on the Bangladesh Premier League fell on Wednesday with Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club securing the runners-up position thanks to a 2-1 over Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The sixth edition of the professional league,
Abahani face Power challenge today
Abahani Limited will be looking to return to winning ways when they take on Power Company of Taiwan in their second match of the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu today. The sky-blue outfit began their campaign on Tuesday
Komol needed six stitches
Abahani Limited’s midfielder Abdul Baten Mazumder Komol needed six stitches on his head after a collision with Sabindra Shrestha of Three Star Club during their Tuesday’s AFC President’s Cup match in Katmandu Komol, a national team player, was injured before
Eves clinch series 2-1
Bangladesh national women’s football team ended their tour of India with a 0-0 draw against West Bengal IFA XI in the last of their three friendly games in Kolkata on Wednesday. The Bangladesh women’s team clinched the three-match series 2-1 as they won their two previous encounters. The team is due to arrive in Dhaka ... Read more
CELEBRATING BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE
Today is the 152nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the man who molded the language, literature and music of the Bengal. He introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language into Bengali literature, thereby freeing it from the rigidity of models based on classical Sanskrit. He is as great in music ... Read more
Rabindranath Tagore as a Rebel
Rabindrantath Tagore is essentially the foremost poet, writer of Bengali language and as such, we quite legitimately take pride in this extraordinarily talented man known to the entire world. A great part of our being is filled with Tagore’s spirit- hope and despair. He is the torch bearer in our journey through smooth path as ... Read more
Special TV programmes on Tagore
The television channels of the country have chalked out special programmes to celebrate the 152nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. The list consists of plays and telefilms; shows featuring music, dance and recitation; talk shows; and magazine programmes. ATN Bangla will air a documentary titled Rabir Chithite Bangladesh at 11:15am. The channel will also air ... Read more
PM provides cash assistance to families of Tazrin factory victims
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday provided financial assistance to the family members of 36 victims of Tazrin Fashion Factory, who were burnt to death in November last year and identified through DNA tests. The Prime Minister handed over a cheque of Tk 7 lakh to each family of the victims at her office. The ... Read more
Train torched in Chittagong by miscreants
Some persons, allegedly belonging to the Jamaat-Shibir, on Tuesday set five compartments, including two AC coaches of the intercity Suborna Express, on fire at Chittagong railway station. The train was scheduled to leave for Dhaka at 7am. Two youths have been arrested. However, no casualties were reported. The incident took place after the train reached ... Read more
UN chief calls for dialogue to defuse tension
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the recent violence in Bangladesh and urged political and religious leaders to sit across the table to defuse the tensions. “The Secretary-General has been following the recent incidents of violence in Bangladesh with increasing concern and is saddened by the loss of lives including the ... Read more
BNP demands int’l probe into Shapla square operation
Terming the incident of the pre-dawn drive of the law enforcers at Shapla Square in the capital ‘ a genocide’ BNP on Tuesday demanded a neutral and international probe into the incident. The Standing Committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP) in a statement on Tuesday said, we are stunned and deeply shocked like the people ... Read more
26 cases filed against 50,000 Hefazat men
Twenty-six cases have been filed against more than 50,000 persons, in connection with the massive violence unleashed by Hefazat-e-Islam activists on Sunday and Monday. Of them, 16 were filed for the violent activities carried out by Hefazat members during the Islamic organisation’s “Dhaka Siege Programme” on Sunday. Ten of these cases were
Khaleda conspired to oust govt: 14-party
The Awami League led 14-party leaders on Tuesday accused BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia of hatching a conspiracy to oust the government creating an anarchic situation in the city by using the Hefazat men on Sunday. “Opposition leader Khaleda Zia wanted to create anarchy in the city using Hefazat-e-Islam leaders and activists to oust an elected ... Read more
Obama briefed on Savar tragedy
US President Barack Obama has been briefed on the garment factory disaster which killed at least 660 people in Bangladesh and sends thoughts and prayers to the victims, his spokesman said Monday. Spokesman Jay Carney said Obama had been “kept up to date about the tragic developments in Bangladesh and the tremendous loss of life, ... Read more
Savar tragedy: Govt team goes to US May 13 to save GSP
In an effort to ensure the continuation of GSP facilities of Bangladeshi products in the US market, a government delegation, led by Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque, will travel to Washington on May 13 for holding talks with stakeholders including officials of the United States Trade Representative. The decision was taken on Tuesday at a meeting ... Read more