The medical interns on Monday called off their indefinite work abstention after being assured by the Chittagong Medical College Hospital authorities. The Intern Doctor Association called off their strike after a join meeting, held with the college authorities, police, Bangladesh Chhatra League and CMC Student
Month: June 2013
Teachers’ training workshop held in Barisal
A three-day training workshop and a seminar on improving teaching standard for quality education ended Monday afternoon in Barisal. The seminar was organised and funded by Caritas Barisal region under regional education commission of Chittagong Catholic Diocese at the Pastoral Retreat
Manpower export drops to half
Manpower export from Bangladesh dropped sharply this year mainly due to virtual closure of the UAE labour market to its workers, officials said Monday. Export of Bangladesh manpower came down since September 2012, when the UAE government imposed restrictions on entry visas to Bangladeshi workers citing
Government may ignore economic, political realities: CPD
BUDGET FY 2013-14 Government may ignore economic, political realities: CPD The Centre for Policy Dialogue has said it anticipates that the government is going to formulate a budgetary framework for the next fiscal year ignoring economic and political realities. The new government which is expected to take charge at the beginning of the next year ... Read more
Remittance hits 11-month low in May
The country’s remittance inflow hit an 11-month low of $1.07 billion in May due to continued declining trend of the US dollar against the local currency Taka, said officials of Bangladesh Bank. They said that political unrest was another cause of the lower inflow of remittance last month as such type of situation usually created ... Read more
‘Banking sector encumbers with inefficiency, malpractices’
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Monday observed that the recent trend in the performance of the banking sector which is encumbered with inefficiency and malpractices was not supportive to a sustained economic development. ‘Overall performance of the sector has not been
Norwegian minister urges global brands to stay with Bangladesh
Urging the global brands to continue with Bangladesh, Norwegian minister for international development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmas on Monday said not only the manufacturers but also the importers and the consumers had the responsibility to improve the working condition in Bangladesh. He said this at the signing ceremony of an
No intention to scrap GP licence: Muhith
The finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, on Monday said that the government had no intention to scrap the licence of mobile phone operator Grameenphone. He made the comment after a delegation of the company had met the minister on the day. The delegation of the GP high officials led by Telenor
UK pressures retailers on Bangladesh supply chains
The UK government is putting pressure on clothing retailers that source from Bangladesh to improve the safety of their supply chains in the country, reports just-style. Development secretary Justine Greening has written to the CEOs of approximately 20 retailers to discuss how the Department for International Development
Budgetary measures hope takes stocks to 4-month high
Dhaka stocks continued to gain for the sixth day on Monday with the DGEN hitting four-month high amid speculations over positive budgetary measures for the market for the next financial year. DSEX, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, gained 0.80 per cent, or 31.72 points, to close at 3,974.97 points.
Farm loan release target up 3.29pc
Bangladesh Bank has increased the farm loan disbursement target by 3.29 per cent to Tk 14,595 crore for local and foreign banks for the fiscal year 2013-14, said officials of the central bank. The BB had set annual farm loan disbursement target at Tk 14,130 crore for the FY 2012-13, Tk 13,800 crore for the ... Read more
D-8 countries vow to work together
AVIATION SAFETY D-8 countries vow to work together Civil aviation authorities of D-8 (Developing Eight) member countries on Monday vowed to work together for ensuring aviation safety and security in the respective countries as per the guideline of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. The pledge came from a meeting of high officials of civil
Ashraful awaits fate today
The Bangladesh Cricket Board could seal the fate of batman Mohammad Ashraful after his confession of match-fixing to the ICC Anti Corruption and Security Unit when it sits in an emergency meeting today. The meeting was called to apprise the BCB members about the ongoing investigation into the match-fixing scandal in the Bangladesh Premier League ... Read more
BKSP finish on top in National Junior Athletics
BKSP’s Ariful Islam Orange and Irin Akhter retained the youth 100 meter sprint gold medal in the second and final day of the 29th National Junior (Age Level) Athletics Championship on Monday. BKSP finished top of the medals tally with 20 golds while Narail district came second with three gold medals.
National hockey camp from June 7
The national hockey camp will get underway from June 7 ahead of the Asia Cup in August, the Bangladesh Hockey Federation decided in an emergency meeting on Monday at the BHF office. The 33-member national squad will begin their preparations at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan supervision under the direction of local coach
Swimming camp from today
A residential camp will start today at the Bangladesh Navy Swimming Pool in Banani under the supervision of the Bangladesh Swimming Federation ahead of the 15th FINA World Swimming Championship in Barcelona and 2nd Youth Asian Games in Nanjing, informed a press release of the BSF on Monday.
3rd Division Football gets underway today
Two promoted clubs from the Pioneer League – Matuail Udayan Sangsad and Nasrin Football Academy – will face each other in the inaugural match of the Super Shine Cables Third Division Football League today at the Mostafa Kamal Stadium. The Third Division League will be held with a total
Poverty behind child labour: Experts
Economic impoverishment has made child labour a reality in Bangladesh and in a poverty-stricken family, a child labourer is a “bread winner”. There is a high demand for employing children as cheap but efficient labour force in the country’s labour market. The Government of Bangladesh has enacted and adopted laws and policies, such as the ... Read more
Pedestrians rue state of pavements
Around 99 per cent of the pedestrians of the capital feel that there are not enough pedestrian-friendly pavements in the city, according to the findings of a survey. They also rue a dearth of traffic signs and signals, foot over-bridges, underpasses and zebra crossings as well as poor enforcement by the police. Around 50 per ... Read more
No construction in JS area that may affect its design: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked all concerned not to construct anything that might affect the original design of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban area, as it is the icon of the country. She gave the directive while speaking at the 24th Meeting of the Secretarial Commission of Parliament held at the parliament building. Designed ... Read more