Students of seven disciplines of life science school of Khulna University have threatened to go on fast-unto-death if the authorities concerned do not announce the specific date for holding term final examination by 1:00pm on July 7. They made the announcement at a press conference
Month: July 2013
University journalists’ confce begins today at Rajshahi University
A three-day university journalists’ conference, jointly organised by Rajshahi University Journalists’ Association and Transparency International Bangladesh, begins today on the university campus. The conference titled ‘TIB-RUJA 1st University Journalists’
Waterbus service resumes today
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation resumes today its waterbus service on the Dhaka circular waterway. The shipping minister, Shajahan Khan, will put into operation four new and two old waterbuses at Gabtoli Waterbus Landing Station at 9:00am,
NBR fails to meet revenue target 1st time in 4 years
The National Board of Revenue failed to achieve its revenue collection target of the fiscal year 2012-2013 by Tk 4,034.29 crore mainly due to poor business environment, political unrest in the country and prolonged recession in global economy. This is for the first time that the NBR failed to achieve
Foreign investment in stocks hits all-time high in June
The monthly net foreign investment in the Dhaka Stock Exchange hit an all time high of Tk 336.59 crore in June with low-priced shares luring the overseas investors. The foreign investors in June bought shares worth Tk 339.49 crore and sold shares worth Tk 58.30 crore with the total turnover standing at Tk 453.21 core,
Remittance inflow crosses $14b in FY 2012-13
The wage earners’ remittance inflow to Bangladesh crossed $14 billion for the first time in the just concluded fiscal year due mainly to an increasing trend in manpower export by the country in 2012. Bangladesh Bank officials told New Age on Wednesday that the higher value of dollar against the taka in the majority months ... Read more
Stocks end flat, but turnover soars
Dhaka stocks ended flat amid higher turnover on Wednesday due to profit-taking moves by the investors late in the trading session. The benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, finished at 4,231.95 points, gaining 0.18 per cent, or 7.79 points.
BTRC extends application time for 3G auction
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Wednesday extended the application submission deadline for 3G auction participants to August 1 from earlier July 10. The auction date will remain on September 2 as per the previous directive. According to the new schedule, the date for
Mushfiq retained, Jurgensen rewarded
The Bangladesh Cricket Board retained Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah as the captain and vice-captain of the national cricket team until the end of this year, formally bringing the curtain down on the resignation drama on Wednesday. Mushfiq had announced his resignation from the post
No league until end of August
The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to start the Dhaka Premier League 2012-13 from August 29 putting an end to the month-long crisis that had almost halted this year’s competition. The decision came at a marathon ad hoc committee meeting at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium where several other issues were also discussed with BCB
Aussie Anando quits camp
Expatriate footballer Anando Rahman left the national football team’s preliminary camp for the SAFF Championship on Wednesday, having been unable to cope with the humid conditions, officials said. Anando, a resident of Australia who plays for second
BSJA Media Cup Football
Two satellite TV channels—Rtv and Channel 24 reached the final of the Kool-BSJA Media Cup Football Tournament eliminating their rivals in the semifinals at the BFF Artificial Turf in Motijheel area of the capital on Wednesday. The two teams will meet each other in the final today
Sagar, Niaz finish on a low
Chess players IM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar and GM Niaz Murshed could only finish 18th and 19th respectively in the men’s individual event of the 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games held in Incheon, South Korea on Wednesday. Sagar and Niaz earned four points each from seven games.
Saudi Arabia extends expat amnesty till Nov 3
Another opportunity to resolve status issue A day before the previously declared three-month amnesty period expires, the Saudi government has given foreign workers, who have violated residency and labour regulations, another four months to obtain legal status. Earlier, the Saudi government had announced an amnesty for all expatriates till July 3 this year. But the ... Read more
All set for Kishoreganj by-poll
The two contesting candidates of Kishoreganj-4 constituency by-polls AL-backed Rejwan Ahmed Towfiq and rebel candidate Syed Mahitul Islam Asim are passing a very busy time in their last moment campaign to win the hearts of the voters. The voting is scheduled to take place on today (Wednesday). The seat became vacant after the present MP ... Read more
US daily criticises Obama for GSP suspension
The decision to suspend the US GSP facility for Bangladesh defies economic or moral logic, The Wall Street Journal in an article titled “Punishing Bangladesh,’ said on Monday. The Obama Administration has finally found a nation it’s willing to punish—mighty Bangladesh. The U.S. suspended tariff-free access to the US market for a small
Yunus centre blasts Muhith for ‘false assertion
Protesting the recent statement of the finance minister AMA Muhith at National Parliament that all the Grameen social businesses are owned by Yunus, the Yunus Centre said, the statement is completely false and the finance minister should apologize for making false assertion against a respected person if he is unable to produce such evidence. In ... Read more
56 hurt in BCL infighting in Sylhet
Over 56 people were injured, six of them with bullet injuries in a fierce clashes between two rival groups of pro-ruling party student body Bangladesh Chhatra League at Beanibazar area in Sylhet on Tuesday. Local sources said, the four hour-long chase and counter chase and counter chase started at around 11: AM in presence of ... Read more
Report on Reshma’s rescue fuels debate in Parliament
Parliament, on Tuesday, witnessed a heated debate centring some reports published in the international media, including London-based daily The Sunday Mirror, which termed the rescue of an RMG worker from the debris of the collapsed building after 17 days of the incident “a hoax”. Taking the floor on point of order, BNP lawmaker Shahid Uddin ... Read more
Dipu Moni interacts with John Kerry
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni had a brief interaction with United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. The interaction took place on the sidelines of the retreat session of ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting, said a Foreign Ministry press release.