The Chittagong City Corporation and the Chittagong district administration on Sunday began making public announcement asking people to move from their households at city foothills which are vulnerably because of downpour. Mohammad Shamshuddoha, secretary of the CCC,
Month: May 2013
4-day int’l IAS confce begins today
The four-day 19th International Conference of Islamic World Academy of Sciences begins in Dhaka today. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, will inaugurate the conference at the city’s Sonargaon Hotel.
DU students urged to apply for Sumitomo Corpn scholarship
The Japanese Sumitomo Corporation officials on Sunday called on the Dhaka University first year students of 2011-12 session asking them to apply for its scholarship. The passed students of 2011 higher secondary and equivalent examinations could apply for the scholarship, said a press release. The regular students would get the application
Hefajat men block road in Ctg
The Hefajat-e-Islam activists barricaded the Chittagong-Khagrachhari road at Hathazari, suspending traffic in protest at the clashes with the law enforcers in Dhaka Sunday night. Liakat Ali, officer-in-charge of Hathazari police station, said the Hefajat men put barricade at three points of the road from Al Jamiatul Ahlia Drul Ulum Moinul Islam
2 killed in Ctg road mishap
A primary schoolgirl and an unidentified man were killed on Sunday in road accidents at Patia and Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong. Disha Dey, 5, student of a primary school and daughter of Shanti Dey of Muripara was killed when a jeep hit her while she was crossing the road in Doulatpur Eidgaon
Apparel units will be closed if any more disaster takes place
Warns LGRD minister Syed Ashraful Islam The LGRD and cooperatives minister, Syed Ashraful Islam, on Sunday said that all apparel units would be closed if any incidents such as the Rana Plaza collapse or fire in Tazreen Fashions Ltd took place again. ‘We may absorb the shock of the Rana Plaza collapse. But the apparel sector ... Read more
EU issues fresh GSP threat over workplace safety
European Union trade commissioner Karel De Gucht has called for ‘immediate’ action by the Bangladesh government to improve health and safety conditions in the nation’s garment industry after a factory collapse last month killed more than 500 people, reports Bloomberg. The government of Bangladesh must ‘change something,’ De Gucht said on RTBF radio on Sunday.
Remittance inflow increases by 15.89pc in 10 months
The inflow of remittance increased by 15.89 per cent to $12.30 billion in the first 10 months of the current financial year compared with that of the same period in the previous financial year when the expatriate Bangladeshis had remitted $10.61 billion, showed the Bangladesh Bank data released on Sunday. The remittance in April also ... Read more
Monthly revenue collection from DSE hits fresh 4yr low
The government’s tax collection from the Dhaka Stock Exchange in April declined to Tk 3.22 crore, the lowest since May 2009, due to continuous decline in the turnover of the bourse thanks to the prolonged political crisis across the country. This was 81.73 per cent less than the Tk 17.66 crore the government had received in ... Read more
BTRC to introduce type-based import of mobile handsets
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has taken a move to introduce type-based approval for importing mobile handsets. The BTRC formed a six-member committee last week to draft a regulation for changing the existing policy for issuing the no objection certificate for mobile handset import.
PM for enhanced trade ties with Manila
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has stressed the need for enhancing bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Philippines and implementation of the bilateral agreements and MoUs signed between the two countries. She also underscored the need for regular holding the meeting
Dhaka stocks end flat amid political tension
Dhaka stocks ended flat on Sunday despite active participation of a number of state-owned institutions on the trading floor as the investors became panicky amid fresh political unrest. The benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, finished at 3,468.56 points, gaining 0.01 per cent, or 0.38 points on the day.
Ali Reza reappointed EBL MD
The Board of Directors of Eastern Bank has extended the service contract of its managing director and CEO Ali Reza Iftekhar for a further period of three years, said a press release. Ali Reza joined the bank in 2004 as a deputy managing director and assumed the office of the MD and CEO in 2007.
Tigers tamed as hosts level series
Zimbabwe bounced back in three-match one-day series against Bangladesh with an empathic six-wicket win in the second game as a heroic innings by Abdur Razzak went in vain at the Queens Sports Club at Bulawayo on Sunday. Razzak scored his maiden ODI half-century off just 21 balls,
Razzak achieves an unlikely feat
Abdur Razzak registered his name in the record books for an unexpected feat by sharing the achievement of hitting the quickest fifty by a Bangladeshi in a one-day international alongside Mohammad Ashraful after his heroics in the second ODI against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on Sunday. Coming in to bat at number nine with his side struggling ... Read more
India unaware of UK friendlies
India have no idea about their proposed international friendly matches against Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Fulham Football Club ground in the UK next month, according to a report of the Press Trust of India on Sunday. The friendly matches have already created a buzz in the Bangladesh
No Super Cup this season
The international friendly matches of the Bangladesh national team forced the Bangladesh Football Federation to shift the upcoming Super Cup to November, said a top official on Sunday. The Super Cup, which attracted huge attention during the inaugural edition in 2008 for its Tk 1 crore prize money, was last held in 2011. The third ... Read more
Sabina steers Bangladesh to victory
The Bangladesh national women’s football team romped to a resounding 6-1 win over Indian Football Association XI in an international friendly at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Sunday courtesy of a Sabina Khatun hat-trick. Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited striker Sabina scored
Tagore songs move audience
Artistes of Gitomalika presented some evergreen Tagore songs on Friday at the Chhayanaut Auditorium in Dhanmondi. The selection of some unique songs having wonderful l yrics and tune made the show to be remembered. The event began with a chorus presentation of popular Tagore song Pran-er manush achh-e pran-e. The houseful audience
Fakir Alamgir presents people’s songs
Popular singer Fakir Alamgir presented people’s songs on Friday at the India Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan two after the May Day. In his stentorian voice modulation, Alamgir presented about 20 songs including Daam diye kinechhi bangla and his signature song O sokhina gechhos Kina bhuilla amare at the show. But, the most interesting part ... Read more