Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the world leaders to set up nuclear weapon-free zones in South Asia and the Middle East. “Nuclear disarmament is a crucial issue for the survival of humanity and of our planet. I would, therefore, urge you all to renounce nuclear weapons, and to seek security and prosperity through ... Read more
Month: September 2013
Over Tk 300cr production hampered in unrest: BGMEA
Production of more than Tk 300 crore was hampered in the garment sector in the five days of labour unrest and vandalism in Gazipur, Savar and Narayanganj, said leaders of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Thursday. Besides, the garment makers counted Tk 200 crore
Campaigners vow to regist Rampal plant constraction
Anu Muhammad, member secretary of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports, on Thursday, said they would resist the government’s decision to set up the Rampal Thermal Power Plant at the site of the world’s largest mangrove forest. “We’ll resist the construction of the plant. We’ll
Govt seeks cooperation to install Rampal power plant
The government in a press note on Thursday sought cooperation of the people to implement the planned Rampal power plant project. The press note said the government has taken initiatives to install the 1,320 MW coal-based power plant jointly with India at Rampal
Disability no liability
Positive Bangladesh Disability no liability NGO holds hopes for challenged people Stepping into the offices of the Centre for Disability in Development (CDD), one will definitely get a whiff or two of positive energy from the people around. While a man, visually impaired, takes you on a tour of the office, a woman in a ... Read more
Bangladesh signs UN arms treaty
Bangladesh on Thursday signed the UN Arms Trade Treaty and Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Prohibitions of Restrictions on the use of Certain Conventional Weapons. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, at a function in the UN Headquarters in New York inked the treaty for Bangladesh to be the first ... Read more
Public sufferings mount
Construction Of Gulistan-Jatrabari Flyover Public sufferings mount There seems to be no end to public sufferings due to traffic congestions on the ever busy potholed road on way to the under construction Gulistan-Jatrabari flyover, from either side. The sufferings of the thousands of people who have to shuttle every day between their homes in the ... Read more
Overseas job market shrinks
The declining trend in overseas employment of Bangladeshi workers continues, as only 27,949 persons landed jobs abroad in August, the lowest in a month this year. In the first eight months of this year, the number of overseas employment declined by 2.13 lakh, compared to the same period last year.
Factories to be safer if workers can act together: US Senator
United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator Robert Menendez has said Bangladesh’s factories will be truly safer when the workers can organise, speak and act together without fear of retribution from factory owners or managers. “Our Committee held a hearing on labor issues in Bangladesh this past June, and we consistently heard that if
Rage of rapist
Man killed following arbitartion over wife’s rape A day labourer was found dead on Wednesday, just a day after a local miscreant raped his wife in Gangni upazila of Meherpur district. The deceased was identified as Ziarul Islam, 23, of Kunjonagar village in the upazila. Ziarul’s father alleged that the criminal involved
Amnesty expires Nov 3
Migrants likely to face flight crisis due to hajj rush A huge number of undocumented Bangladeshi migrant workers are likely to be trapped in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), as an amnesty offer for illegal workers will expire on November 3 with all outgoing flights from there being booked for hajj. The migrant workers ... Read more
Nat’l grid gets 50 mw power from India today
Power import from India begins today (Friday) with about 50mw electricity added in the national power grid line of Bangladesh. Gradually a total of 175mw will be added to the national grid by September 30,which is described as test transmission. The commercial electricity
Folk orchestra enthralls audience at BSA
An orchestral demonstration of the rich treasure of traditional music of our country enticed hundreds of audience at the National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. The presentation was part of the ongoing six-day South Asian handicrafts exhibition titled SAARC Handicraft Village. Not many audience noticed as
Acharya Sailajaranjan Majumdar remembered at Shilpakala
The close companion of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, Acharya Sailajaranjan Majumdar (1901-1976), who had a huge contribution in popularizing Tagore’s songs was remembered at a programme held at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. The academy and Chayanika jointly organised the programme titled Rabir Kironey Sailajaranjan to celebrate Majumdar’s
Pancho Nari Akkhyan staged
Theatre Fest In Barisal Pancho Nari Akkhyan staged The popular theatre troupe Dhaka Theatre staged its current production Pancho Nari Akkhyan at the Ashwini Kumar Hall in Barisal on Tuesday. The production was staged on the fifth day of the week-long theatre festival organised by Shabdaboli Group Theatre that ended on Thursday. The festival was ... Read more
Dhaka, Ctg bourses to become profit-oriented cos by Nov
Demutualisation schemes get final nod, board size set at 13 The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday gave its final approval to the demutualisation schemes of the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges, setting the board size at 13. Once the demutualisation process is completed, both the bourses will turn into profit-oriented companies from
BTRC blocks 10 IGW operators for dues of Tk 275cr
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Thursday blocked operations of 10 international gateway operators for their outstanding dues of Tk 275 crore. BTRC officials said the commission earlier set September 25 deadline for the IGW operators to pay their dues. Five out of 15 operators paid their dues in time.
Microentrepreneurs, RMG workers keep economy vibrant braving political barriers
Says Wahiduddin Mahmud at the Citi microentrepreneurship awards launch Former caretaker government advisor and economist Wahiduddin Mahmud on Thursday said the country’s micro-entrepreneurs, garment workers and farmers were keeping the economy vibrant despite barriers put up by politicians. He said that the politicians should take lessons from these hard working people who were bringing forward the ... Read more
Govt agrees with IMF condition on new BB MoUs with SOBs
A new memorandum of understanding between Bangladesh Bank and state-owned banks will be signed soon in line with conditions prescribed by the International Monetary Fund, banking division officials said. IMF has tagged the condition with the disbursement of next tranche of its current credit programme called the extended credit facility it signed last year
Foreign loan, grant commitments drop by 89pc in July-Aug
Commitments made by the international lenders and development partners to give loans and grants to Bangladesh declined by around 89 per cent to $63.17 million in the first two month of the current fiscal year 2013-14 compared with that in the same period of the previous fiscal year, Economic Relations Division data showed. The data ... Read more