Kabir Hossain Sarder, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Savar upazila under Dhaka district, is likely to lose his job on charges of gross negligence of his duties as he failed to prevent the collapse of Rana Plaza, which claimed the lives of over 390 workers and injured at least 2,500 others on April 24. The ... Read more
Month: May 2013
US keen to help Savar victims
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed on Tuesday said, the US government has expressed their interest to help rehabilitate the victims of Savar building collapse. “We are yet to discuss about the foreign assistance regarding the Savar tragedy. We will receive foreign aid after the government’s decision,” he told reporters after a ... Read more
Suranjit wants speedy trial for Sohel Rana
Ruling Awami League leader and minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on Tuesday urged the government to complete the trial of Sohel Rana, owner of collapsed Rana Plaza, under the Speedy Trial Tribunal Act instead of taking him on remand. “The government stance has been clear with the prompt arrest of Rana. Now it should complete ... Read more
JS passes bill on vested property
Land Minister Md. Rezaul Karim Hira on Tuesday placed a bill titled ‘Vested Property Return (Amendment) Act, 2013’ before the parliament that was passed through voice votes to ensure speedy disposal of cases and petitions on return of vested property. The Cabinet on April 1 approved the amended ‘Vested Property Return Act, 2001’.
Labour welfare centre in Barisal lies idle
The labour welfare centre at Amanatganj in the Barisal city has no function, with 10 officials and employees just whiling away their time. Annually more than Tk 10 lakh is spent for the salaries and other expenditures of the centre. During a spot visit to the center, Afzal Hosen, an office assistant,
Strike observed at edn institutions over Savar tragedy
No classes and other academic activities were held at Dhaka University and other major educational institutions of the country on Tuesday as left-leaning student organisations observed strike demanding exemplary punishment of the Rana Plaza owner. The Progressive Students’ Alliance, a platform of
City parts experience severe load shedding
Many areas in the central part of the Dhaka city is still experiencing heavy load shedding as the authorities concerned has not yet been able to repair the burnt equipment at the 132kV Dhanmondi grid substation. Some equipment of one of the three transformers
BSMMU observes founding day
Bangladesh’s lone medical university Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman celebrated its 15th founding day on Tuesday. The celebration was kept a low-key affair in view of the Savar tragedy. In 1998, the then Awami League government
One killed in wall collapse in city
building in Dhaka’s Gendaria died, the police said.Bdnews24.com . Dhaka One of the two persons trapped under the collapsed wall of an under-construction building in Dhaka’s Gendaria died, the police said. Wall of an under-construction building suddenly collapsed on two pedestrians on Satish Sarkar Street in Old Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon.
Govt not to lower revenue target despite NBR plea
The government has set tax revenue collection target at Tk 1,36,000 crore for the upcoming 2013-2014 fiscal year despite repeated objection from the National Board of Revenue. At a budget preparatory meeting held at the NBR headquarters on Tuesday, finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith informed the NBR about the government
Committee okays $528m in hard-term loan
The government on Tuesday approved borrowing of $528 million from the overseas banks on high interest rate to foot the oil imports bills, said the officials. A government body, the hard-term loan committee, at a meeting gave its endorsement to $328 million in credit from the state-owned Philippines oil suppliers
Missions abroad need to convince buyers: BGBA
The Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association on Tuesday urged the government to give instructions to the Bangladesh missions abroad to sit with the buyers and inform them about the government initiatives over the recent Savar tragedy. Overseas buyers have expressed grave concern
BAIRA’s authority to issue NOC for new licences curtailed
The government has curtailed the authority of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies for issuing the No Objection Certificate to its new members, conventionally required for taking new licenses or renewing the licenses, officials said. Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training has
No response from WB on 2nd Padma Bridge loan
The World Bank on Tuesday did not response to an ERD proposal to finance the second Padma Bridge project at Paturia-Goalonda point in the country as the government started negotiation with the lending agency. The government proposed the WB to finance 15 new
Govt mulls setting up tech parks in div HQs
The government is planning to build technology parks in all the divisional headquarters with a view to expanding the technological infrastructure across the country. The information and communication technology ministry on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the government-owned Infrastructure
Loblaw, Primark to ‘compensate’ Savar building collapse victims
Retailers controlled by Canada’s Weston family are moving to ‘compensate’ victims of a deadly building collapse in Bangladesh as reactions to the tragedy goad companies to take greater responsibility for far-flung global supply chains, reports Glob and Mail. Toronto-based grocer Loblaw, which makes the
SCBs, specialised banks reluctant to promote online banking
The state-owned and the specialised banks are reluctant to promote online banking under the Bangladesh Bank’s green banking programme as they are not taking adequate initiatives in this regard, said the central bank officials. The officials said there was also a shortage of skilled
Women entrepreneurs want VAT exemption for first 3yrs
Women entrepreneurs on Tuesday demanded the National Board of Revenue exempt women entrepreneurs from paying value-added taxes for at least three years after initiating their businesses to encourage and promote them. At a pre-budget meeting with the NBR,
Dhaka stocks fall for 9th day
The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange ended down for the ninth trading session on Tuesday despite effort from some state-owned organisations to keep the market afloat, market operators said. The DSEX on the day declined by 0.17 per cent,
India, Saudi Arabia set up joint group to resolve labour issues
India and Saudi Arabia have agreed to set up a joint working group to address ‘all immediate problems’ facing the Indian community, including issues related to overstaying Indian workers and the Kingdom’s new labour policy, reports Press Trust of India. The decision to form the joint working group was