KCC POLLS EC to sue 25 for failing to submit expenditure returns Khulna regional election office was preparing to sue 25 councillor candidates of 31 wards, who contested the recently held Khulna City Corporation polls, for not submitting returns of election expenditure within the deadline that expired on July 24. Three mayoral and 157 councilor ... Read more
Month: July 2013
Eid shopping dull on Dhaka city footpaths
The shopping in the capital’s footpaths ahead of the Eid festival, less than two weeks away, has not yet gained momentum because of high price of items. The rush of the low income group, main customers of the footpaths’ stalls, was insignificant compared with previous years at the city’s popular footpath shopping
Shopping spree seizes Ctg markets
With only two weeks left for Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the Muslims, the Chittagong city people are now crowding the shopping malls to do their Eid shopping. New Market, Mimi Super Market, Amin Centre, Aktharuzzamna Babu Centre, Centre Plaza Johur Hawkers Market, Sanmar Ocean City and all other big and
JUITS to launch dev initiatives
Jahangirnagar University Information and Technology Society on Thursday launched some initiatives in developing information and technology on the campus and its outside. A view exchange meeting and iftar party was arranged by JUITS in the seminar room of Zahir Raihan Auditorium in this regard.
Hectic lobbying ahead of BCB election
Dozens are lining up to become directors of the Bangladesh Cricket Board after the Supreme Court allowed the organisation to hold its executive body election under a constitution amended by the National Sports Council. No sooner had the court directive come than the
Domestic cricket in total disarray
BCB CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS AND EFFECTS (4) Domestic cricket in total disarray It has been eight months since the Bangladesh Cricket Board is being run by an ad hoc committee. A constitutional crisis that prevented the BCB from holding an election for months took a heavy toll on the organisation. The Appellate Division of Supreme Court ... Read more
ONGC friendlies cancelled, FCI to come instead
The practice matches of the national team were pushed back by two weeks due to a conflict in schedule of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation which has forced the Bangladesh Hockey Federation to consider a different opponent. The Food Corporation of India will instead arrive
Bangladesh U-16 set for semi clash today
Bangladesh will be eyeing a place in the final of the SAFF Under-16 Championship when they clash with hosts Nepal in the first semi-final today at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu. Bangladesh secured a final four spot after a resounding 3-1 win over Sri Lanka in their opening game before going down 2-0 against India.
Martino planning for Messi and Neymar
Gerardo Martino has said he will have failed in his role as Barcelona coach if he is unable to get Lionel Messi and Neymar playing to the best of their ability in his starting line-up, reports Soccernet. Martino, speaking at a press conference to announce his arrival at the Camp Nou on a two-year contract, ... Read more
Increased demand pushes up fish prices
The prices of fish remained high from the beginning of Ramadan, the fasting month of the Muslims, and the prices of most of the variety of the item witnessed a new rise on the capital’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday. The prices of some of the commodities including green chilli,
CSE board likely to okay demutualisation scheme today
The demutualisation scheme of the Chittagong Stock Exchange is likely to be approved by its board of directors at a meeting today in line with the implementation of the Demutualisation Act. Demutualisation is the process of separating a bourse’s management from its ownership in a bid to bring more transparency in the function of a ... Read more
After Rana Plaza collapse, reckoning looms: WSJ
Three months after the deadly collapse of the Rana Plaza garment complex, authorities here face a key question—whether to charge anyone with a crime in connection with one of the world’s worst industrial accidents, reports The Wall Street Journal. Twenty-one people are being held in jail in connection
South Koreans keen to invest more in Bangladesh
South Korean investors have said they want to invest in various prospective sectors in Bangladesh as they have a very good impression about the country. They came up with the investment offer at a meeting held between visiting trade and investment promotion delegation of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and
Rampal power plant near Sunderbans will violate laws
If the government implements the proposed power plant project at Rampal near the Sundarban, it will violate Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) Act, Bangladesh Environment Conservation Rules, Forest Acts and the Convention on Biological Diversity, experts have warned. Rights organizations pointed out that if the power plant is set up at the proposed
National Social Protection Strategy on the cards
The General Economic Division (GED) of the Planning Commission is about to finalise the National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS) to turn Bangladesh into a middle income country by 2021. The GED has taken this initiative to identify the critical knowledge gaps that have to be addressed, to meet the fiscal challenge of a sustainable system ... Read more
Homebound people to face hurdles during Eid
Although about seven to eight million homebound people are expected to leave the capital to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, a large number of passengers on different routes will face serious problems due to shortage of vehicles, locomotives and vessels, coupled with ticket mismanagement and safety issues. Black marketers are reported to have purchased the lion’s
Scholarship money for 300 JU students embezzled
Jahangirnagar University authorities have allegedly embezzled scholarship money for nearly 300 students, deprived students said and officials confirmed New Age on Thursday. The office of the registrar has collected nearly Tk 16 lakh from the exchequer against the 300 students but did not hand over it to the scholarship-winners during
Only 6.5pc vehicles get new plates since Nov
After inauguration in last November, Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Limited so far affixed retro-reflective number plates only on 6.5 per cent vehicles all over the country while the factory is hoping to affix these plates on the remaining vehicles within next November. About 2.5 lakh vehicles are yet to get new number plates
AL MP Golam Sabur killed in road crash
Golam Sabur Tulu, an Awami League MP from Barguna-2 (Patharghata), was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Barisal Highway at Chumurdia in Bhanga upazila on Friday. Sources said the accident took place around 4:15pm when Tulu along with four others was heading towards Dhaka. They said Tulu’s vehicle veered off the road and rolled into ... Read more
1 killed, 50 hurt in clash between 2 factories
A worker was shot dead and 50 were injured in a clash between the workers of two spinning mills at Nagarhaola village under Sripur upazila in Gazipur on early Friday. The deceased was identified as Spinning Mills iron headman Abdus Salam, 35, son of Mainuddin of the area. The police arrested three security guards