Vendors, hawkers and iftar shops have continued their businesses on the Dhaka city footpaths, causing immense sufferings to the pedestrians. Business leaders at a recent meeting with law enforcers had pledged not to set up shops on the city footpaths during Ramadan.
Month: July 2013
Commodity prices continue to soar in Ctg
Prices of essentials in the kitchen market continue to go up in the Chittagong city from the very first day of Ramadan, to the great discomfort of the fixed income people. The price of green chilly, tomato and eggplant jumped double keeping pace with their demand as seen in a visit to city’s kitchen markets ... Read more
Korean volunteers in city
An eight-member team of Korea Overseas Volunteer, dispatched by the Korea International Cooperation Agency, has arrived in Dhaka to share their knowledge and expertise on computer design, Korean language, clinical pathology, architecture and management with the people of Bangladesh.
Vegetable prices shoot up on increasing demands
The prices of most of the vegetables witnessed a fresh rise and other commodities remained high on the capital’s kitchen markets in the week ending Friday, the second day of Ramadan, due to increasing demands, traders said. After exorbitant price of green chilli, the prices
BB to act against 7 failed banks
FARM LOAN DISBURSEMENT BB to act against 7 failed banks Bangladesh Bank will take punitive action against seven local and foreign commercial banks which failed in fulfilling their annual farm loan disbursement target in the just concluded financial year, said central bank officials. The central bank may cut the non-disbursed farm
Five reasons kept American cos away from signing Bangladesh safety deal
Earlier this week Walmart, Gap and 15 other North American clothing companies were roundly criticised by labour groups after the retailers signed on to a plan meant to improve conditions for workers in Bangladesh, reports the Huffington Post. Their agreement was separate from an earlier pact
Govt moves to collect ideas for developing mobile apps
The government has moved to collect ideas on various public services from its directorates and departments for developing mobile applications to reach service at hand, officials said. The information and communication technology ministry has already received 20 ideas about women development issues including women’s personal safety service,
DPL pushed towards further uncertainty
The dark cloud hovering over the Dhaka Premier League refuses to go away as the competition’s future was pushed into further doubt after the recent feud between the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the clubs over their grants. The BCB appeared to eliminate doubts surrounding the league,
Nearly five months on, Mirona yet to be paid
Four and a half months have passed, yet Mirona Akhter, the first ever victorious woman of the Big Bangla Run is awaiting her prize money of $1,000 from the UK-based organiser Big Bangla. The other participants have all received their allocated prizes. Mirona finished the 10-kilometre run in 36 minutes
ACSU official arrives today to complete BPL fixing probe
An official from the International Cricket Council’s Anti Corruption and Security Unit will arrive in Dhaka today in order to complete its investigation of match-fixing allegations during the Bangladesh Premier League, said BCB sources on Friday. ACSU is expected to submit a report on their findings
Clubs to continue BHF boycott
Six premier division hockey clubs decided to continue their boycott of all hockey activities under the newly-elected Bangladesh Hockey Federation committee led by general secretary Khaja Rahmatullah, which was elected unopposed. The six clubs, including Mohammedan Sporting Club
2nd Div Chess
Golden Chess Club maintained their solo lead in the points table of the Philosophia 2nd Division Chess League with 10 points after 5th round games held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall Room on Friday. Debadas Biswas Smirity Sangsad followed the leader
Biren Shome’s retrospective continues at DAC
Noted artist Biren Shome’s retrospective featuring selective works done by the artist in his long artistic career spanning over four decades is going on at the Dhaka Art Center in Dhanmondi. The untitled show displays 52 prints created at different times since 1969 to 2013 applying various methods such as etching, relief process and collagraph.
Chandana sings for Phelani
Famous singer Chandana Majumdar has recorded the vital song of the film Phelani, which is based on the tragic death of an innocent girl on the border with India. Chandan’s song titled Aj amar koto rong dhong sukh sokhigo belongs to the traditional marriage genre, though the film features how brutally Phelani was killed by ... Read more
Hasina assures all-party free and fair national polls
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the people to extend their cooperation in holding the next general election in a free and fair manner through participation of all parties including those in opposition. “The government is determined to espouse democracy, political stability and economic progress in the country,” she said in a statement to
Iftar items get pricey
With the onset of the Ramzan on Thursday, Iftar shops mushroomed in every corner of the capital displaying various traditional Iftar items. Though prices of Iftar items have gone up this year, sellers say they have no choice but to raise prices due to high cost of ingredients. Yet, the high prices didn’t seem to ... Read more
EC pressed for DCC polls
A legal notice was on Thursday served to the Election Commission (EC) asking holding of much-delayed polls to the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporations. In the legal notice, advocates Gholam Nabi and M Alamgir Hossain asked the EC to reply to it within 48 hours after receiving it, or else, a writ petition will be filed ... Read more
Muhith’s no to Chinese, Russian offer for PMB
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said that the proposal from a Chinese firm for building Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) was not acceptable as it wanted to appoint a fixed contractor. “As there are allegations of corruption against the PMB project, we can’t accept the proposal of a fixed contractor,” he added. He was talking ... Read more
Anti-quota stir snowballs into police-students clash
BCL also blamed for attack: Discontent spreads DHAKA, JULY 11: About 20 people were injured in sporadic clashes between the police and government job seekers and students at the Shahbagh intersection, as well as on the Dhaka University campus, on Thursday. The job seekers were demanding abolition of quotas for government jobs. Five students were ... Read more
Protests spark debate over quota system
Reservation of seats in public exams has triggered a debate among academics and experts after some unsuccessful examinees in the 34th BCS preliminary examination blocked roads, throwing traffic out of gear, in protest against the quota system, on Wednesday. Most experts, however, have given top priority to merit in the selection of candidates.