The primary and mass education minister, Afsarul Ameen, inaugurated multimedia classrooms at Agargaon Taltola Government Primary School on Tuesday. ‘Multimedia classrooms and digital learning system would be introduced to some 37,672 government primary schools across the country within June, 2016,’
Month: August 2013
Female student found dead in Chittagong
The police recovered the body of a female student from the Foislake area of the Chittagong city Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Nihar Nigar Nova, 20, daughter of Jahir Ahmad of the Kutkali area and student of the Chittagong University of Science and Technology and a resident of Green Leaf dormitory. The Khulsi ... Read more
Indian national held with smuggled gold
Hazrat Shahjalal International customs authorities seized 65 gold bars weighing around eight kilograms; 11 thousand memory-cards and arrested an Indian national Monday night. The arrestee, Dipok Kumar Acharya, 55, was a transit passenger who travelled from Hong Kong. His India-bound flight was scheduled at 10:00am
2 detained with Yaba tablets in Ctg city
The Rapid Action Battalion detained two men with 2,000 pieces of Yaba from their possession at a restaurant in Muradpur area of Kotowali Police Station in Chittagong Tuesday noon. The detainees are identified as Md Shafiul, 50, and Md Helal Uddin, 30. RAB-7 Chandgao unit Commander Suggan Chakma said,
Female student commits suicide
The police recovered the body of a female student hanging from a ceiling fan at Sylhet Agricultural Training Institution in the city Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Aklima Aktar, 19, daughter of Habibur Rahman of village Baktarpur in Sunamganj, a third year agricultural diploma student
Tk 900cr Stock Scheme
Fin min okyes guideline, sets 9pc interest rate The finance ministry has approved a guideline on disbursement of Tk 900 crore in loans to the small-scale investors affected by the market crash, raising the interest rate to 9 per cent from the proposed 8 per cent. The ministry on Monday endorsed the guideline
BB issues guideline for NBFIs on viable interest rate
Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday issued a guideline for non-bank financial institutions on base rate system so that they could offer a reasonable interest rate of their different products to the clients. A BB official told New Age on Tuesday that the base rate could be described as the minimum interest rate below which it was ... Read more
Income tax collection grows by 28pc in July
Income tax collection by the National Board of Revenue grew by 28 per cent in the first month of current fiscal year 2013-14, officials of the NBR said. In July, the revenue board collected Tk 1,837 crore in income tax, which is Tk 425 crore higher than that of the last fiscal year, provisional data ... Read more
Levin stresses US retailers’ duty in revamping RMG sector
Member of the US House Ways and Means Committee Sander Levin on Tuesday stressed on responsibility of the US retailers in revamping the RMG sector of Bangladesh. ‘In the current globalised world all concerned has shared responsibility to overcome any difficulties,’ Congressman Levin opined during a meeting with foreign minister Dipu Moni
US retailers meet on Bangladesh factory plan
Walmart, Gap and other major US retailers plan to meet Tuesday in Chicago to start implementing a Bangladesh factory-safety plan announced last month amid criticism it lacks teeth to enforce company promises, reports Wall Street Journal. The group, made up of 20 companies known as the
23 IGWs asked to pay Tk 500cr by Aug 26
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Tuesday asked 23 international gateway operators, most of which got licences on political influence, to pay dues worth around Tk 500 crore by August 26. BTRC officials said the commission had taken
DSE, CSE meet over formation of joint clearing house
The Dhaka and Chittagong bourses on Tuesday held a meeting and discussed the possibility of setting up a joint clearing corporation for smooth transaction in the stock market and payment for derivative instruments. The meeting was held at the Dhaka Stock Exchange building. DSE president Ahasanul Islam chaired the meeting.
Dhaka stocks end flat after six-day rise
Dhaka stocks ended flat on Tuesday with an increased turnover as investors went for profit-taking selling in late trading on the day after a six-day rise. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, closed at 4,082.67 points, shedding 0.03 per cent or 1.24 points. DS30, the blue-chip index of the bourse,
Mosharraf pleads innocence
Dhaka Gladiators cricketer Mosharraf Hossain, one of the nine individuals charged in the report submitted by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit into alleged match-fixing related activities during the Bangladesh Premier League, has denied involvement in corrupt acts. Left-arm spinner Mosharraf, who returned to the
Abahani set for Dutch adventure
Dutch influence in Bangladesh football is gradually increasing as two Dutch coaches and several Dutch players are in line to serve Abahani Limited in the upcoming season. Four Dutchmen are currently employed by the Bangladesh Football Federation for the national side – head coach Lodewijk de Kruif, assistant coach Rene Koster,
An unusual welcome for ICC delegates at Cox’s Bazar
The visiting ICC venue inspection team was greeted with a sledgehammer in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday, as a local administrator chose the day to pursue her business interests. Witnesses said Nasima Akter, the vice-chairperson of the Sadar Upzilla, took the sledgehammer to some of the structures that housed construction workers at the
Hockey team departs for Asia Cup today
The 18-member Bangladesh national hockey team will leave Dhaka for Malaysia today for the ninth Asia Cup, which begins on August 24. The national side managed a massive 6-0 win over the Bangladesh Hockey Federation XI on Tuesday at the Moulana Vashani National Hockey Stadium in their final tune-up match before their departure.
Bangladesh athletes bow out
Bangladesh athletes Ashik Kumar Halder and Irin Akter bowed out of the semi-finals of their respective 100-metre sprint events at the 2nd Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China on Tuesday. On the fifth day of the Games, Ashik clocked 11.54 seconds to finish last among the eight runners in his heat. Irin exited in the ... Read more
Kabaddi woes for Ansar ladies
More than a dozen female kabaddi players are set to miss the upcoming international women’s kabaddi tournament in Dhaka as their team, Bangladesh Ansar, is unlikely to participate in the competition. The Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation will host the tournament from August 25-29 with teams from Nepal, India’s West Bengal, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and the
Lions bludgeon ‘A’ team bowlers
Blistering hundreds by Luke Wright and Gary Ballance embarrassed the touring Bangladesh A team’s bowlers as the England Lions posted 353/4 in the first unofficial ODI of their three-match series in Bristol on Tuesday. Wright blasted an unbeaten 143 off just 63 balls and Ballance hit 115 off 89 to leave a unit featuring four regular ... Read more