Speakers at a sit-in programme on Saturday urged the government to implement all the projects undertaken by it for the development of greater Khulna as well as the country’s south-western region. Greater Khulna Development Action Coordination Committee organised the programme at the picture palace cinema hall intersection in the city. Chaired by
Month: September 2013
Discouraging CNG use would bring back air pollution: seminar
Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka on CNG’s impact on the environment and economy on Saturday said the government’s move to discourage the use of CNG in motor vehicles may bring the pollution hazard back to the city again. ‘While CNG (compressed natural gas) use in New Delhi is mandatory, Dhaka is discouraging its use,’ said ... Read more
Godhuly Market plagued with multiple problems
At least 1,000 traders are running their business at the state-owned ‘Godhuly’ Market in Rajshahi city amid high risk of accident as cracks have recently developed on the market building. Multifarious problems, including lack of tapped water and sanitation facilities, are also plaguing the traders doing business at the market for long.
JU students want proper academic atmosphere
Jahangirnagar University students formed a human chain on the campus on Saturday demanding a proper academic environment and an end to the current problem caused by teachers’ movement. The students, teamed up as General Students’ Forum, alleged that the political interests of the teachers and thirst for power were what caused the
Civil Service College campus inaugurated
The finance minister, AMA Muhith, on Saturday inaugurated the new campus of Civil Service College at Agargaon in Dhaka. Prime minister’s adviser HT Imam and college principal Mohammad Haroonur Rashid also spoke on the occasion with college’s trustee board member former secretary Abdur Rashid in the chair. In his speech, the finance minister
Alleged killer Russell sent to jail
Saoda Murder Alleged killer Russell sent to jail Russell Mia alias Russell Matubbar, the alleged killer of his girlfriend Saoda Aktar Mallik, was sent to jail after he gave confessional statement before the court on Saturday. Shakhawat Hossain, investigation officer of the Saoda murder case, and in charge of the Kotwali police station, said they ... Read more
Beheaded body recovered in city
The police recovered a beheaded body of a man from the capital’s Charwaspur area under Hazaribagh on Saturday afternoon. The Hazaribagh police subinspector, Walid Mahmud, said the police recovered the decomposed body at about 5:00pm from the roadside dumped in
BB opposes govt plan to hike savings tool interest rates
The Bangladesh Bank has opposed a plan of the government to increase interest rates of national savings certificates saying that the proposed measure will hurt the business of banks as their cost of obtaining funds will increase. Once the yield rates on the national saving certificates are increased, the banks will have to hike the interest ... Read more
North American retailers’ team due today
A 12-member delegation of the North American Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety Initiative will arrive in Dhaka today to discuss in details its five-year action plan to ensure safety standards at the Bangladeshi readymade garment factories. During the three-day visit, the delegation
Political parties urged to reach consensus on economic issues
Election Manifesto Political parties urged to reach consensus on economic issues Politicians and businessmen at a seminar on Saturday said two major political parties must have a consensus on economic issues in their election manifestoes for the sake of business and industrialisation and avoid anti-development political programmes like hartal. They said this at a discussion ... Read more
NBR takes steps to eliminate hassles to get e-TIN
Income Tax Day today The National Board of Revenue has taken a set of actions to eliminate hassles in getting taxpayer’s identification number online or e-TIN, NBR officials said. They said that they had included edit and validate options in the e-TIN registration and re-registration process as the taxpayers had been facing problems
Per capita debt burden outpacing per capita GDP growth: UO
Per capita debt burden of the country increased by Tk 407.65 to Tk 3,389.84 in the last fiscal year from that in the previous fiscal year, local think-tank Unnayan Onneshan said. In its August issue of Bangladesh Economic Update released on Saturday, the research organisation observed that every citizen of the country was
Dhaka asks New Delhi to remove trade barriers
Bangladesh has urged India to remove para-tariff and non-tariff barriers to improve the trade balance between the two neighbouring countries. Bangladesh commerce secretary Mahbub Ahmed has raised the issue with his Indian counterpart SR Rao and revenue secretary Sumit Bose during
Dhaka stocks end dull for second week
Dse Weekly Review Dhaka stocks end dull for second week Dhaka stocks ended flat for the second week last week as the investors continued with the wait-and-see policy with a fear that the country’s political situation might turn unstable ahead of the next national election. DSEX, the benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, lost ... Read more
A faculty can do, aviation univ not needed: Muhith
The finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, on Saturday rejected a proposal for an aviation university as an aviation faculty under any of the universities could be opened. Muhith made the comment addressing a seminar on ‘Sustainable development of the aviation sector in Bangladesh,’ organised by the Civil Aviation Authority
DCCI, BASIS hold workshop for 200 IT freelancers
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services held a workshop for 200 IT freelancers in the city on Saturday to bring them under the DCCI’s project of creating 2,000 entrepreneurs. Information and communication technology
Sakib denies political ambition
All-rounder Sakib al Hasan denied any intention of joining politics after he came under fire from many corners for attending a political programme hosted by ruling political party Bangladesh Awami League Awami League organised the programme titled Vision 2021 on Friday at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre to describe its achievements
BFF to form probe body for SAFF debacle
The Bangladesh Football Federation is going to form a committee to find out the reasons for Bangladesh’s failure in the 10th SAFF Championship, held in Kathmandu, Nepal, officials said on Saturday. Bangladesh were eliminated from the group stage without winning a single match despite being given all facilities the team had wanted. The former
Shooters on decline in trials
The National Shooting Federation of Bangladesh has begun the process of forming a national team for the 6th Asian Airgun Championship, scheduled to be held in Tehran from October 19-25, officials said on Saturday. A total of 16 shooters took part in two events – the 10-metre air rifle and 10-metre air pistol – on the ... Read more
Siddik continues bad form in Yeangder C’ship
Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman ended round three of the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in joint-63rd position on Saturday at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club in Taiwan. Siddik hit two-over-par 74 on day three of the $500,000 event, currently led by United States’ Chan Kim, who carded four-under-par 68. Overall,