Irregular updates of most of the web sites of the ministries and divisions and callousness about e-mail correspondence among the offices have been identified as reasons for the delay in implementing government decisions, according to a letter that Sheikh Md Wahiduzzaman, principal secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office, issued. The government
Month: September 2013
57 new power plants set up in over 4 yrs, JS told
The country’s power generation would reach 10,000 megawatts by December, state minister for energy and power Enamul Haque told parliament on Tuesday. Replying to a question from Sadhana Haldar, the minister during question hours told the house that 9059MW power was being generated by now
No public industry on sick list: Barua
Industries Minister Dilip Barua said in Parliament on Tuesday that there is no public industrial unit in the list of sick industries prepared by the Ministry of Industries. “A taskforce has been formed to update the list of sick industries. The taskforce is now working on preparing the updated list of sick industries,”
5 alliance leaders to accompany PM to UNGA
Five senior leaders of the ruling Grand Alliance will accompany Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to New York where she will attend the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). They are Awami League (AL) Advisory Council Members Amir Hossain Amu and Tofail Ahmed, Workers Party leader Rashed Khan Menon, Jatiya Party Presidium Member
Lightning kills 2 in Pirojpur
Two people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Nazirpur and Zianagar upazilas of the district on Monday night. Witnesses said lightning struck Razib Hawladar, 17, when he went out of his house amid rain at Penakhali village in the upazila on Monday night. In another incident, Kohinur Begum, 30, wife of Hemayet of ... Read more
BSF detains cattle trader, shots another
The Border Security Force (BSF) of India on this morning arrested a Bangladeshi national from the Benipur Kushumpur frontier under Moheshpur upazila. The arrested person was identified as Azandari, 40, son of Motor Mandal of village Habibpur under Jibananagr upazila. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)
Shakib, Moushumi, Jewel Aich Unicef’s goodwill envoys
Three celebrities have been appointed as Unicef national goodwill ambassadors to uphold child rights. The goodwill ambassadors — cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, film actress Arifa Zaman Moushumi and magician Jewel Aich — were introduced at a ceremony at a hotel in the capital yesterday. As Unicef ambassadors, they will work with the organisation
Clay art depicts life, nature
The clay art organisation Bengal Terracotta has organised a nine-day exhibition where terracotta art works and clay potteries created by the traditional clay artisans are on display at the Drik Gallery of Fine Arts at Dhanmondi in the capital. The exhibition, with a goal to revive the lost glory of clay arts, is showcasing 44 ... Read more
Live street music getting popularity
Street music is gaining popularity among the youths of the port city, Chittagong. The music platform titled Cheragi 1Hour Open Street Music and Café, initiated by the local music buffs, takes place every other Friday for duration of one hour, near an intersection in Chittagong drawing a huge public response. A large gathering was seen at ... Read more
Local, Indian troupes stage plays today
Festival Of World Theatre Local, Indian troupes stage plays today The thirteen-day long theatre festival featuring world theatre will begin today at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Arranged by Mohakal Natya Sampraday, the festival is commencing from today with the staging of two plays. The local troupe Nagarik Natyangan will stage Pushi Biral O Ekjon Prokrito Manush ... Read more
Polythene shopping bags defy ban
The ban on the production and sale of polythene bags has had hardly any impact, with the production of the banned item and its rampant use by the city people still going on. Users and environmentalists have blamed absence of cost-effective environment-friendly alternatives as well as inadequate drive against polythene
BGGA observes World Peace Day in Barisal
Bangladesh Girl Guides Association Barisal region arranged a programme at Holling Bery Syed Moazzem Red Crescent Hospital in the city on Tuesday, marking World Peace Day on September 21. On this occasion, Bangladesh Girl Guides members visited the hospital, exchanged greetings with the patients and presented health and cleaning items, dried and
RU introduces digital ID card for students
Rajshahi University has introduced high technology digital Identification card for its students. Vice-chancellor Professor Mijanuddin formally opened the card at a function held at senate building on Tuesday. He termed the venture as epoch-making and said it would supplement the government endeavor to build digital Bangladesh and vision-2021.
Gender sensitive reporting stressed to establish women rights
More gender-sensitive media reporting has become indispensable to free society from gender disparity that needed to establish rights of the women, some working journalists told a meeting in Rajshahi on Tuesday. They viewed that the professional newsmen should take the responsibility of highlighting the gender-sensitive issues as objective reporting
Trade gap with India remains high at $4.17b in FY13
The country’s trade gap with India remained high at $4.17 billion in the recently concluded 2012-13 financial year as different non-tariff and para-tariff barriers continued to limit Bangladesh’s exports to the neighbouring country. Bangladesh officials had earlier hoped that the country’s trade gap with India, which stood at $4.24 billion in FY 2011-12,
Permission for data offloading to WiFi affected 3G auction
The scope encouraged mobile operators to buy low sprectrum: BTRC officials The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s auction for 3G service licences flopped because of the BTRC’s decision to allow mobile phone companies to offload cellular data to WiFi network just before the auction, said officials. BTRC officials said all the operators
Banks asked to open Tk 100 accounts for RMG workers
The Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday asked the scheduled banks to open bank accounts with an initial deposit of Tk 100 for readymade garments workers so that the workers could receive their wages and allowances through the accounts. To this end, the BB issued a circular to managing directors and chief executive officers of all banks asking ... Read more
Income tax fair draws huge crowd on second day
The fourth weeklong income tax fair on Tuesday drew huge number of visitors at the fair venues including at the Officers’ Club in Dhaka for receiving income tax-related services and information from the tax officials. Overcoming the technical glitches that marred the first day of the fair, the National Board of Revenue officials provided uninterrupted services
Defaulted loans main problem for Sonali Bank, says MD
Sonali Bank on Tuesday said that its large amount of defaulted loans was the main obstacle on the bank’s way to surge forward. The bank faced troubles in 2012 due to a financial scam at its Ruposhi Bangla branch, which pushed up the bank’s defaulted loan, Sonali Bank managing director Prodip Kumar Dutta said at a ... Read more
Contrasting fortunes for arch-foes
Local giants met contrasting fortunes at the Dhaka Premier League on Tuesday, as Abahani Limited suffered a shocking defeat while Mohammedan Sporting Club sealed their second win in as many matches. Prime Doleshwar inflicted a surprising 58-run defeat over Abahani at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra while Mohammedan registered