The ministry of finance has initiated a move aimed at giving sovereign guarantee to Bangladesh Biman under certain conditions including a five-year strategic plan to reduce chronic loss of the national flag carrier. Officials said the strategic plan of Biman would include
Month: July 2013
Cabinet endorses geographical indication bill draft
The law will protect patent rights of indigenous products The cabinet on Monday in principle approved the draft Geographical Indication Bill-2013 aimed at safeguarding the patent rights of the country’s century-old indigenous products like Jamdani sari, Hilsha of Padma, Nakshi Kantha and Fazli mango of Rajshahi. The proposed GI law, if enacted, would give an ... Read more
NBR to withdraw import duty on green chilli
The National Board of Revenue is going to withdraw duties on import of green chilli in a bid to keep the price of the essential affordable for consumers through increasing its supply to the local markets, NBR officials said. The revenue board on Monday sent a proposal to finance
BB moves to make farmers’ account vibrant
To announce new farm loan policy on July 23 Bangladesh Bank will announce the agriculture and rural credit policy and programmes for the current financial year 2013–14 on July 23 making farmers’ account vibrant. It will also set new rules and regulations to stimulate the farm loan disbursement, said officials of the central bank. According ... Read more
Dhaka stocks gain on institutional buying
Dhaka stocks gained on Monday after a two-day fall as the state-owned entities remained active on the trading floor to keep the market afloat following the verdict against former chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Ghulam Azam. The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday sentenced
Muhith to meet JICA chief Friday
Finance minister AMA Muhith is scheduled to visit Japan this week to meet Japan International Cooperation Agency president Akihiko Tanaka and attend an international art festival there. The finance minister will leave Dhaka on Wednesday and meet the JICA chief on Friday in Japan’s capital Tokyo, according to an official tour itinerary,
Citigroup profit jumps
Citigroup Inc on Monday reported a stronger-than-expected 26 per cent rise in adjusted quarterly profit as stronger home prices reduced losses on mortgages and bond trading revenue jumped, reports Reuters. The biggest boosts in profit came from its securities
Accreditation Board to get international recognition in 2014
Bangladesh Accreditation Board would receive international certification within 2014, as the organisation has already fulfilled the required obligations by issuing accreditation certificate to six local and international standard testing organisations. Officials at a workshop on Monday revealed their
BCB badly in search of a batting coach
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is in desperate need of a specialist batting coach for the emerging young cricketers and for helping out the national team members when required, said the officials on Monday. The necessity of a specialist batting coach came
ACSU leaves today, report likely in August
A two-member panel of the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit is expected to leave today after completing their latest investigations into alleged match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League, said officials of the Bangladesh Cricket
Kruif slashes four more
Bangladesh national football team coach Lodewijk de Kruif trimmed down four footballers from the 30-member preliminary squad on Monday as Nahidul Islam, Tapu Barman, Arup Baiddya and Yusuf Sifat failed to make the cut. With the squad now comprising of 26 members,
Bangladesh TT team depart for India today
Bangladesh will participate in the South Asian Junior table tennis championship, which is scheduled to start from July 20 in New Delhi, India. A 12-member national side including nine players will leave Dhaka today. Famous Group of Company will provide
Nat’l Cricket Championship
Jessore and Narayanganj DSAs won their respective group matches in the 33rd National Cricket Championship beating their rivals in two separate venues on Monday. Jessore DSA earned a comfortable 59-run victory over Brahmanbaria DSA in a Group B match
Koster’s final 23 for U-16 Football in Nepal
Dutch assistant coach Rene Koster announced his 23-member Under-16 national football squad ahead of the SAFF Under-16 Football Championship, to be held from July 20-30 in Nepal. Elias Hossain, a member of the Bangladesh Football Federation, was made the team leader while Chhoton, Anwar Parvez and Sukkur Mohammad Totam will assist
Ghulam Azam verdict today
Jamaat calls day-long hartal today, activists go on the rampage, blast bombs and vandalise vehicles The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will deliver the much-awaited verdict against former ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, Prof. Ghulam Azam, on Monday. The three-member tribunal, headed by its chairman, Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, announced the date on Sunday, 88 days after proceedings ended ... Read more
Reviewed BCS results declared
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Sunday published the reviewed preliminary test results of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination. The number of successful candidates is 46,250, PSC public relation officer Meer Mosharraf Hossain told reporters. The number is 34,217 more from the previously
Hefazat chief’s recent comment fuels debate in Parliament
A heated debate put Parliament floor on fire, on Sunday, over a recent comment made on women, by Hefazat-e-Islami chief Allama Ahmed Shafi. Treasury bench lawmakers condemned the “derogatory” remarks, while opposition MPs termed Shafi as an Islamic cleric (Alema). Ruling party lawmaker AN Mahfuza Khatun Baby Maudud (Women Seat-50) raised a point of
PM’s ‘terror-tag’ for new mayors draws opp fire
The opposition BNP, on Sunday, criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, for calling the recently elected mayors of five city corporations as corrupt and terrorists. “The PM is perplexed over the utter failure of her party-backed mayoral aspirants in the recent civic polls. Instead of taking lessons from the debacle, she is passing
AL, BNP making country’s situation worse: Ershad
Criticising Awami League and BNP, Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad on Sunday said that both ruling and opposition parties are busy in the politics of vengeance, making the country’s situation volatile. “I never did the politics of vengeance and I will never
Ganajagaran Mancha awekens again
The Ganajagaran Mancha activists started a sit-in on Sunday with their vigil ahead of the verdict on Jamaat-e-Islami Leader Ghulam Azam, scheduled for Monday at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on charges of crimes against humanity during the Liberation War. Shortly after Iftar on Sunday, the supporters started gathering at Shahbagh Square, Dr Imran H ... Read more