3 more water treatment plants also to be installed, says its MD The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has taken up an initiative to set up new pipelines in the city using the district metered area system to ensure people’s right to drinking water from tap. ‘Dwasa with financial support from the Asian Development ... Read more
Month: June 2013
Minister opposes proposed power plant near Ctg Airport
The environment and forest minister, Hasan Mahmud, on Tuesday opposed the installation of a 50MW power project near Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong, saying that the project would harm the environment. At a press briefing marking World Environment Day
Carjackers held
Police arrested four suspected carjackers and recovered 10 CNG-run auto-rickshaws from different parts in the capital and its outskirts Keraniganj. A team of Kafrul thana police conducted simultaneous drives in city’s Shewrapara, Postagola and Keraniganj from Sunday night to Monday evening and arrested
World Environment Day today
National Tree Plantation campaign begins today World Environment Day is going to be observed in the country as elsewhere across the world today, with a call to reduce food waste and save the environment from degradation. The theme of the day ‘Think, Eat and Save’ is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign. UN Food ... Read more
ADP implementation in 10 months hits 4yr low
The rate of implementation of the annual development programme in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year registered a record low at 54 per cent, lowest in four years of the Awami League-led government, planning ministry data showed. According to the Implementation, Monitoring
Import duty on fire equipment to be cut
The government will reduce the import duty on fire fighting equipment for export-oriented industries, including readymade garments, in the budget for the next fiscal year 2013-2014. National Board of Revenue officials on Tuesday said that the fire fighting equipment would be considered as capital machinery for which businesses pay
Telenor asks govt to remove GB commission observation on GP
Telenor Group has requested the government to ‘remove’ observations and recommendations made against its subsidiary Grameenphone by a commission in an interim report. In a letter to the banking and financial institutions under ministry of finance last week, the Telenor officials said observations of the commission known as Geameen Bank
Muggers stab trader in city
A businessman was injured as a gang of muggers knifed him on his way home at Jattrabari in the Dhaka city early Tuesday and stanched Tk 1.3 lakh and two mobile sets. The victims, Idris Ali, 48, an import and export trader, was from Sutir Khal of the area Idris was returning to home at about ... Read more
Govt to amend rule to borrow from Islamic banks
The government has taken an initiative to amend the existing Islamic Investment Bond Rules-2004 in a bid to borrow from the country’s Islamic banks on mandatory basis, said officials of Bangladesh Bank. The government now takes loan from the traditional
BTRC sends draft of amended rule to telecoms ministry
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has recently sent a draft amendment to the Broadband Wireless Access Services guideline to the telecommunications ministry to provide the fixed internet service providers with mobile wireless internet service (WiMAX) licence.
Foreign investment in DSE hits 4-yr high
The monthly foreign investment in the Dhaka Stock Exchange hit a four-year high in May as the net investment of the overseas investors was Tk 198.36 crore in the month. The foreign investors bought share worth Tk 274.52 crore in May while sold share worth Tk 76.16 crore.
DSE turnover hits 7-month high on budget expectation
Dhaka stocks ended flat on Tuesday with the turnover of the bourse hitting a seven-month high as investors remained optimistic amid hopes for positive budgetary measures. DSEX, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, inched down to 0.01 per cent, or 0.48 points, to close at 3,974.48 points.
CPD not giving true picture over fund allocation: DSE
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Tuesday differed with the Centre for Policy Dialogue on the latter’s statement that the government’s move to allocate Tk 900 crore for compensating small-scale investors was due to lack of proper governance. ‘The CPD’s statement is not giving the true
No decision on Biman’s properties: MD
Biman Airlines managing director and chief executive officer Kevin Steele in a statement on Tuesday cleared that Biman had not taken any decision regarding its property as recently some online news agencies reported some ‘misleading’ and ‘wrong’ news on the issue. ‘I can confirm that Biman is currently looking
Banned Ashraful apologies to nation
Banned former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful on Tuesday apologised to the nation for letting them down by involving himself in match-fixing and spot-fixing in the local and international matches. His apology came hours after the Bangladesh Cricket
The rise and fall of a superstar
No one related with Bangladesh cricket could possibly have envisaged the rise and fall of Mohammad Ashraful, the country’s first cricket superstar. Ever since he made his bow in a Test match against Sri Lanka in 2001 as a precocious 17-year old, the only way was up for the big-hitting batsman.
‘The BPL is a pain’
The Bangladesh Premier League turned into an issue of headache instead of becoming one of the major cricket competitions in the country, said the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday. The cash-rich tournament made within the similar
ICC to probe Tigers’ int’l matches
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan said on Monday that the International Cricket Council will investigate the alleged involvement of Bangladeshi players in match-fixing or spot-fixing during international matches. The name of former national skippers Khaled Mahmud
Controversial Kaushik next hockey coach?
Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, former coach of the Indian national women’s hockey team who was once accused of sexual harassment by one of his charges, is set to be named the new national coach of Bangladesh. General secretary of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation,
Players to meet BHF president as solution in prospect
Bangladesh Hockey Federation president Air Marshal Enamul Bari will meet with the national team players on June 8 to discuss about the current state of the game of hockey. The BHF, however, decided to reschedule the beginning date of the camp to June 10 instead of June 7 due to the unavailability of accommodation in ... Read more