The director-general of International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, told The Independent that Bangladesh is at the starting block for building a robust infrastructure, based on the Milestone Document of the IAEA, crucial for establishing the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) in Pabna. “The IAEA has a Milestone Document that mandates
Month: July 2013
GCC poll rivals hurl accusations against each other
The two major mayoral candidates for Gazipur City Corporation, 18-Party Alliance-backed Prof. MA Mannan, and 14-Party Alliance-backed advocate Azmatullah Khan, have levelled allegations of wrongful conduct, against each other, ahead of the election. Prof. Mannan, on Tuesday, again raised demands for deploying the army during the election, at a press
PM’s office influencing GCC poll: BNP
The main opposition BNP has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC), alleging that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her office are trying to influence the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) poll to get the result in the government’s favour. It also urged the EC to deploy army personnel, so that the civic body poll ... Read more
Jatiya Party to go it alone in poll, asserts Ershad
Jatiya Party (JP) chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad said on Tuesday that his party was going to contest the national election on its own, snapping ties with the ruling 14-party alliance at any time. “Politics is now a matter of tactics. We have to win the fight for power. Nobody used to enquire about us in ... Read more
PM for protecting natural fish breeding grounds
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed creating awareness about the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides as well as unplanned waste management and construction of roads and embankment that hampers reproduction and physical growth of fish and their breeding grounds. She also emphasized on protection of natural breeding
Home Minister to visit US July 11-12
Dhaka and Washington are set to sign two memorandums of understandings (MoU) on cooperation on counterterrorism and counter-narcotics during Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir’s upcoming visit to the United States on July 11-12. According to the programme schedule, on the day of his arrival, the Home Minister will visit a training centre of the
Speaker of parliament is partisan: BNP
The BNP on Tuesday accused Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, Speaker of the parliament, of pursuing a partisan role and said opposition lawmakers are being deprived of their due rights’ to raise voice in the house against the government’s “misdeeds.” At the end of parliament session, several opposition lawmakers made the allegation at a press conference held
Nihshartho Bhalobasha premiered
MA Jalil Ananta’s big budget film Nihshartho Bhalobasha was premiered on Sunday at the Star Cineplex of Bashundhara Garden City in the capital. The film is scheduled to be released nation-wide during the upcoming Eid-Ul-Fitr festival. Earlier, the film was scheduled to be released in the local cinemas on the Pahela Baishakh, the first day ... Read more
James Cameron sued by artist Roger Dean over Avatar
Hollywood director James Cameron has been sued by British artist Roger Dean for $50m (£33m) over claims he copied ideas for the 3D film Avatar, reports BBC online. Mr Dean, who designed album covers for the likes of prog-rock bands Yes and Asia, filed a legal action at a court in New York last week. ... Read more
Unified initiative of different ministries urged
PASSENGERS’ SUFFERINGS Unified initiative of different ministries urged Government officials and experts on Tuesday stressed on unified initiative of the communication, railways and shipping ministries to ease problems in the country’s communication system. ‘There is no use hoping that railways minister or shipping minister or I could separately solve all the transport related problems overnight,’ ... Read more
BUET okays Tk 91.33cr budget
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology formally approved the annual budget of Tk 91,33,50,000 for the fiscal year 2013-14, a BUET press release said on Tuesday. The syndicate members on Sunday approved the budget in a meeting on, chaired by the university vice-chancellor, Dr ASM Nazrul Islam.
DNCC to announce budget today
Dhaka North City Corporation will announce its budget for 2013-14 fiscal year today. In the outgoing fiscal year, DNCC had taken a Tk 1966.285 crore budget. Dhaka South City Corporation is scheduled to announce its budget tomorrow. It had taken a Tk 1781.68 crore budget in 2012-13 fiscal year.
Faiz receives farewell from DU
Fellows and students of former Dhaka University vice-chancellor SMA Faiz bade farewell to him on the eve of his retirement from the university after a 40-year teaching career. The soil, water and environment department of the university organised the farewell programme at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban.
Poor are deprived of health services: Discussion
Journalists and non-government service providers on Tuesday said that the poor were being deprived of quality health services as the cost of such services in the country was very high. At a media dialogue USAID’s non-government health service delivery project Smiling Sun, the service providers, however, said that the poor were paying high
Eid fashion fair from July 9
The three-day Eid Fashion Fair Volume 1 by women entrepreneurs will begin at the capital’s Drik Gallery on July 9. Online business platform ‘Sarans Evento’ will organise the exhibition. The participatory brands include Trendy East, Style Echo,
No reason for commodity price hike in Ramadan: traders
They urge govt to stop extortion, ensure uninterrupted supply There is no reason of price hike of the essential commodities in the upcoming Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims, as the country sits on surplus stock of the items, traders said on Tuesday. At an exchange of views with the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of ... Read more
3 mobile cos cut price, one seeks time
INTERNET PRICE 3 mobile cos cut price, one seeks time Three mobile phone companies have reduced the internet price by 25 per cent while one sought further time after the telecom regulator asked them to slash mobile internet price by June 30. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission officials said Banglalink, Robi and Airtel had reduced the ... Read more
Stocks begin new FY strongly
Dhaka stocks gained sharply on Tuesday, the first trading session of the financial year 2013-2014, with the old key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DGEN, crossing 4,500-point mark for the first time in eight months. The DGEN increased to 4,505.37 points, advancing
Bangladesh Fund fails to collect enough fund after 2 years
The Bangladesh Fund, a Tk 5,000-crore stock market stabilisation fund announced by the government in 2011 to rescue the small-scale investors, could manage only Tk 1,605 crore after two years of its launching. The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh,
Australia’s Kmart sticks with ‘safe’ Bangladesh factories
Discount department store chain Kmart Australia has vowed to stick with its Bangladeshi clothing suppliers, saying it is offering people a chance to get out of poverty, Australia-based web site www.news.com.au reports on Tuesday. But Kmart Australia managing director Guy Russo