The orange and vermicelli sold in the Dhaka city markets are all treated with formalin, said a test report by green rights activists on Sunday. The report says formalin has been detected in 82 of mangoes, 91 per cent of bananas, 59 per cent of apples, 95 per cent of grapes, 77 per cent of ... Read more
Month: July 2013
Eid brings no joy for Rajshahi poor people
The unbridled price hike of essential commodities has led the low-income, poor and extremely poor people in the Rajshahi city to lead a miserable life. Their woes intensify even further when they fail to afford new clothes and goof foods for their families with Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of
RU students protest at transport crisis
Rajshahi University students on Sunday staged protest against transport crisis. Witnesses said, more than hundred students blocked the university’s transport system at 2:00pm as the authorities, without any prior notice, cancelled the scheduled student buses. Later, the students called off their demonstration as the proctor Professor Tariqul Hasan
EU retailer team due today to chalk out safety action plan
A four-member delegation of EU Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh arrives in Dhaka today on a three-day visit to chalk out their action plan for factory inspection and renovation in the readymade garment sector through discussion with the sector people and the government officials. Seventy retailers and apparel brands from the EU ... Read more
Joint body to inspect documents of 4 telcos
Submits report by 3 weeks on SIM replacement tax The joint committee of the National Board of Revenue and mobile phone operators will submit its recommendation by three weeks on SIM replacement tax worth Tk 3,100 crore that the NBR has been claiming from the telcos since early 2012. After weeks-long negotiations, the NBR and ... Read more
BTRC sits with telcos on 3G auction today
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will sit with the mobile phone operators today to discuss the auction procedure of the upcoming 3G auction scheduled for September 2. BTRC officials said the commission will detail out the auction plan to the operators in today’s meeting. The commission is all set to hold the auction in time and ... Read more
Chittagong bourse valued at Tk 634cr
DSE, CSE submit demutualisation schemes to BSEC today The board of directors of Chittagong Stock Exchange has approved the valuation of the bourse at Tk 634 crore. The port city bourse approved its valuation on Saturday and set the value of each brokerage house at Tk 4.25 crore without premium. Each member of the CSE, ... Read more
13 banks, NBFI release no green loans
BB asks banks to set annual target of minimum Tk 5cr Twelve scheduled banks and one non-bank financial institution are yet to disburse any loan under a Tk 200-crore refinancing scheme for green products after signing participant agreements with Bangladesh Bank three to four years before. Twenty-eight banks and one NBFI have so far signed ... Read more
Pvt sector credit growth cut to hit investment: DCCI
Monetary Policy Pvt sector credit growth cut to hit investment: DCCI The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Sunday said that the recently announced monetary policy with the target of reducing the private sector credit growth would cut investment drastically. ‘The notable aspect of this monetary policy is the reduction of private sector credit ... Read more
DSE turnover drops sharply amid share price fall
The turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange dropped sharply on Sunday, the first trading session of the week, with share prices falling as investors remained worried anticipating further fall. The bourse’s turnover declined to Tk 220.24 crore on the day from Tk 403.80 crore in the previous trading session. Market operators said investors’ participation on ... Read more
Crop insurance suggested for farmers’ safeguard
Agro economists, representatives of agro-based industries, business leaders and development partners at a workshop on Sunday called for introducing crop insurance facilities to save farmers facing crop-damage risks during natural calamities. They stressed revamping the agriculture sector through mechanisation and
NBFIs asked to implement 6-month maternity leave
Bangladesh Bank on Sunday asked the non-bank financial institutions to include six-month maternity leave in their human resource management policy. The BB issued a circular to managing directors and chief executive officers of all NBFIs asking them to send the policy with the approval of their
No BPL before ICC T20
The next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League cannot be staged before the forthcoming ICC World Twenty20, said the officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday. The BCB’s tournament committee sat with the members of the cricket operations committee to discuss the draft copy of the domestic calendar for the 2013-14 season
BCB woos club officials ahead of elections
With the Bangladesh Cricket Board election gathering pace after the directive from the Supreme Court recently, its ad-hoc committee has started to lure the clubs by including their officials in the touring party of the age-level teams. Amin Khan, manager of the Brothers Union cricket committee, is all set to join
BFF to examine U-16 debacle
The Bangladesh Football Federation has started identifying the reasons behind the Bangladesh Under-16 national football team’s shameful semi-final exit from the 2nd SAFF U-16 Football Championship after suffering a 5-1 defeat against hosts Nepal. The governing body, along with its president Kazi Salahuddin expressed their
Nat’l football team arrives in Thailand
The Bangladesh national football team arrived in Thailand on Sunday for its preparation camp ahead of the SAFF Football Championship in Nepal from September 1-11. The team will also play two practice matches against the Thai national side during their nine-day tour. The team had been in training camp for almost four weeks prior to ... Read more
Anik finishes 61st in Barcelona
Bangladesh swimmer Anik Islam finished in 61st position among 78 participants in the World Swimming Championship at Barcelona on Sunday after clocking 26.69 seconds in the 50-metre butterfly event. Anik, who represents Bangladesh Navy, can take some consolation from his performance as he ended the race as the best South Asian swimmer among four
HC asks IGP to report action in 72 hours
Police Extortion From Goods Trucks HC asks IGP to report action in 72 hours The High Court on Sunday directed the inspector general of police to submit a report in 72 hours on steps they had taken to stop extortion by the police from goods transports. A bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice ... Read more
Bus owners worried at highway traffic
Long-route bus operators expressed worries about about highway traffic management and said that the government should improve the situation to make Eid-time travel comfortable for home-goers. They said that home-goers would face problems on their way to outlying areas from the capital during Eid, likely to be fall on August 9 or 10, subject to ... Read more
PM for media policy to ensure accountability
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday underscored the need for putting in place a policy for both the print and electronic media to ensure their accountability. “There should be a policy… its urgent…such a policy is there everywhere in the world,” she said while distributing cheques of ‘Journalist Assistance Allowance’ to 158 injured, insolvent and ... Read more