Non-Govt Schools, Colleges Guardian pay exorbitant fees as teachers get double benefits The teachers and staff of reputed non-government schools and colleges who are on monthly pay order are enjoying double benefit causing the guardians to pay exorbitant fees on different heads, including tuition fee, coaching fee, and model test fee. Since August 2006, the ... Read more
Month: August 2013
Admission now a big concern
Many who have passed HSC examswill not get admission to their desired institutions A large number of successful HSC examinees will be denied admission to their desired institutions of higher studies, as the students who have passed vastly outnumber the seats available. Though the number of GPA-5 scorers dropped this year, landing a seat at ... Read more
Govt likely to ask ministries for vehicle list
Abuse of Projects Vehicles Govt likely to ask ministries for vehicle list The government is likely to select 10 ministries and divisions and ask them to give details about the vehicles of the concluded development projects to check abuse of vehicles, officials said. The ministries includes LGRD, ministries of communication, education, heath, agriculture, water resources ... Read more
One-point movement against govt after Eid: Fakhrul
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday warned the government saying that it would be facing one-point movement aimed at overthrowing the government after Eid if it did not concede to their demand for an election-time, non-party government. The acting BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
People keep swarming terminals
People swarmed long-distance bus, train and launch terminals on Tuesday as city people struggled to leave for outlying areas a day before official Eid holidays begin on Thursday. People also suffered because of traffic congestion, extra fare being charged, delay in transport schedule and inclement weather.
Footpaths abuzz with shoppers
No matter what, Eid brings no less of excitement and happiness for the poor and destitute, even if it is just a one-good-day for them. Often lost in glitzy show-offs, the spirit of the religious festival never dims even in the smallest of houses, and in the hearts of the least fortunate.
Jamaat reschedules hartal
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday deferred for 24 hours the 48-hour general strike, the party had called for August 12-13, to allow the Eid holidaymakers to return their workplaces. The party’s acting secretary general Rafiqul Islam Khan in a statement said that the party would now enforce the strike in August 13-14.
Eminent citizens condemn BGMEA statement
Rana Plaza Collapse Eminent citizens condemn BGMEA statement Thirty five eminent citizens condemned Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Atiqul Islam for his statement saying that the collapse of a building (Rana Plaza) was beyond the owners’ control, as it was ‘an act of God’. In a statement they claimed that it has now ... Read more
America’s first climate refugees
It is a small Alaskan village whose inhabitants have relied on the sea for countless generations. But within a decade, it is expected that the ocean which the village of Kivalina has so relied on will completely destroy it — creating America’s first climate change refugees. Temperatures in the Arctic region of Alaska are warming
Export earning hits record $3b in July
RMG exports brave factory disasters The country’s single month export earnings hit a record $3 billion in July, the first month of the financial year 2013-14, riding on the performance of readymade garment sector that defied factory disasters, Export Promotion Bureau officials said. Provisional data from the EPB, which was sent to the commerce ministry ... Read more
Political unrest takes toll on Eid sales: traders
Traders in different shopping malls of the capital are unhappy about Eid sales this year as the ongoing political unrest took toll on their business. According to the traders, the hottest items for any Eid are clothes but the sales of clothes were also very slow this year. General strikes
New posh hotels may get import duty exemption
The National Board of Revenue is mulling to provide duty exemption on import of furniture, equipments and other items needed for newly established upper-graded hotels in a bid to promote tourism sector in the country, officials of the NBR said. They said the revenue board was considering the issue positively after getting applications
NBR exempts telcos from VAT on 3G revenue sharing
Retains 15pc VAT on 2G revenue sharing The National Board of Revenue has exempted the mobile phone operators from giving 15 per cent value-added tax on their revenue from 3G services to be shared with the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, NBR officials said. The revenue administration, however, retained 15 per cent VAT on revenue from ... Read more
Eid demand pushes onion, sugar, milk powder prices up
The prices of onion, sugar, ginger and milk powder witnessed fresh rise in the city’s retail markets on Tuesday due to an increased demand ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. The Eid will be celebrated on Friday or Saturday. The prices of vegetables, however, remained stable on adequate supply, traders
BCB begins BPL players’ payment
The Bangladesh Cricket Board began to clear the payments to Bangladesh Premier League players on Tuesday, though a large portion of the payment will remain unresolved due to the non-cooperation of some franchises, officials said. National batsmen Nasir Hossain and Junaed Siddique of the Rangpur Riders and Test opener
Yearning for home
Before leaving the country for his domestic T20 assignments in England and the West Indies, ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan said that the one thing that he would miss the most would be the opportunity to spend Eid-ul-Fitr with his family and friends in his hometown of Magura. While spending time outside Bangladesh definitely has ... Read more
Nazmul offers olive branch to Forum
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan took steps to win the hearts of representatives of the Divisional and District Sports Associations, who will have a major say in the forthcoming election. Nazmul called a meeting with DSA representatives at the National Cricket Academy building today to discuss the election, after a rift had clearly developed ... Read more
Pakistan’s first practice game in doubt
The Pakistan national team’s first practice match against a Bangladesh Football Federation XI is in doubt due to the general strikes scheduled after Eid-ul-Fitr, a BFF official revealed on Tuesday. Pakistan had been scheduled to play two practice matchesas a part of their preparation for the SAFF Football Championship, starting on
‘A’ team restrict Hampshire to 223
Bangladesh A restricted English county side Hampshire to 223 in their first one-day match of the UK tour on Tuesday at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. The second-string side, who won the toss and sent the opposition in, bundled out Hampshire in 49.1 overs as Rubel Hossain, Farhad Reza and
Athletes’ form gives hope ahead of Youth Games
The Bangladesh Olympic Association is confident that its team can succeed in the shooting, golf and weightlifting competitions at the Asian Youth Games in China, secretary general Shahed Reza said on Tuesday. The 29-member Bangladesh contingent will leave Dhaka for Nanjing, China on August 14 to take part in the Games, which begin on