Bangladesh Bank on Thursday asked scheduled banks to open bank accounts with an initial deposit of Tk 100 for leather sector workers so that they could receive their wages and allowances through the accounts. The BB in a circular asked the banks not to impose any kind of chares and fees on workers of small ... Read more
Month: September 2013
BSEC asks DSE to probe 12 companies
Unusual Price Hike BSEC asks DSE to probe 12 companies Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday decided to ask the Dhaka Stock Exchange to investigate unusual price hike of 12 companies that witnessed 50 per cent to 150 per cent price hike in the last 15 days. The decision was taken at a regular commission ... Read more
US senator calls on retailers to empower Bangladesh workers
US senator Robert Menendez, also the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has urged American retailers to help make a lasting contribution to the safety of Bangladeshi garment workers and the sustainability of the country’s garment industry. In a letter to former US representative Ellen O’Kane Tauscher, chair of the board of directors of the ... Read more
14-member team to visit Russia, 4 other countries
Exploring New Markets 14-member team to visit Russia, 4 other countries A14-member trade delegation led by commerce secretary Mahbub Ahmed will leave Dhaka on Sunday for Russia and four other central Asian countries with a view to exploring potential of export markets. The delegation would hold government level meetings in Russia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and Kazakhstan ... Read more
Investors burdened with loan can trade until March 2014: BSEC
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday extended the share trading facility for the investors who had been barred from trading due to margin loan rules to March 31, 2014 from September 30, 2013. The BSEC earlier allowed the facility for the investors until September in a bid to break the stagnancy at the capital market ... Read more
State-owned entities save stocks from further fall
Dhaka stocks ended flat on Thursday, the last trading session of the week, with a declining turnover as the state-owned entities kept the market afloat. The benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, finished flat at 4,013.37 points, adding 0.18 per cent, or 7.45 points on the day.
Jyothy Kallol to market Ujala Supreme in Bangladesh
Jyothy Laboratories Limited, an Indian consumer goods company, is going to launch in Bangladesh its flagship brand Ujala Supreme through its subsidiary joint venture company Jyothy Kallol Bangladesh Ltd. Jyothy Kallol Bangladesh Ltd is a joint venture between Jyothy Laboratories Limited India and Kallol Enterprises Ltd Bangladesh with modern and advanced
Long-awaited BCB election on Oct 10
The much-talked about election of the Bangladesh Cricket Board will be held on October 10, the National Sports Council announced on Thursday, putting to an end the long speculation. The announcement of election schedule came within hours after the BCB said it has prepared a draft list of councillors and approved it in its ad ... Read more
MSC collapse leaves DPL wide open
The Dhaka Premier League’s last undefeated team fell on Thursday as Mohammedan SC were beaten by Sheikh Jamal DC to leave the young season wide open after four rounds of matches. Mohammedan SC were on the wrong end of one of the day’s three one-sided affairs, with the perennial powerhouse receiving a 239-run beating at ... Read more
BCB accepts Akram’s resignation
The Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Thursday it accepted the resignation of chief selector Akram Khan, who has recently become a councillor from Chittagong Division and is all set to participate in the forthcoming election. Akram resigned on September 18 to pursue his new ambition that will mark the end of his long professional career – ... Read more
Shahriar, Shahadat snubbed for NZ
The Bangladesh Cricket Board selectors named their 28-man preliminary squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand on Thursday, with Shahriar Nafees and Shahadat Hossain at the top of the list of notable omissions. Both players had been on the original 30-man preliminary squad named on June 11 and had been expected to remain on the ... Read more
Milon wins Bangladesh’s first Islamic games medal
Archer Emdadul Haque Milon picked up Bangladesh’s first medal in the history of the Islamic Solidarity Games when won the silver medal in the 70-metre Olympic recurve event in Indonesia on Thursday. Egypt’s Ahmed Al Imri won the gold medal, besting Milon in the final round. Another Egyptian, Ibrahim Subri, won the bronze medal. Bangladeshi athletes ... Read more
New Age out of BSJA Cricket contention
New Age fell out of contention for a quarterfinal spot at the Frooto BSJA Media Cup Cricket 2013 after losing to Independent by 31 runs at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Batting first, Independent piled up a huge total of 114-1 in their stipulated six overs. New Age’s all-out effort to overhaul the ... Read more
Nat’l Age Group Swimming begins today
Bangladesh Swimming Federation on Thursday signed a sponsorship deal with the Bashundhara Group for the 29th National Age Group Swimming Championships starting today at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex at Mirpur. Bashundhara Group will provide Tk 10 lakh out of an estimated budget of Tk 16 lakh and the federation will provide food, transport ... Read more
Barisal people rally against high health charges
Local people and stake holders Wednesday morning held demonstrations in Barisal city, protesting at increased fees charged by the Holling Bery Syed Moazzem Red Crescent Hospital authorities. At a four-kilometre human chain from Nazier Pole to Mahabaz area of the city, the demonstrators alleged that the authorities were trying to turn the hospital into
USTC closed as students clash
The authorities of the University of Science and Technology in Chittagong on Wednesday closed the institution for an indefinite period following a clash between two groups of students. The clash took place at about 12:30pm between the BBA students and MBBS students of Bangabandhu Memorial Medical College Hospital on the campus
Three die unnatural death
Police on Wednesday recovered the bodies of two youths while another person was killed in a traffic accident in the capital. The deceased were identified as Shahidul Islam, 22, son of Amzad Hossain of 196, Pachim Rampura, Kamrul Hasan Forhad, 24, son of Abu Bakar Siddique of 88, Purba Goran of Khilgaon, and Shohel Talukder, 28, ... Read more
Moni takes over KCC charges
The newly elected khulna city mayor, Moniruzzaman Moni, took over the charges of the Khulna City Corporation office on Wednesday. The charge handover function was held at the Nagar Bhaban in presence of the 41 ward councillors, 10 female members of the reserved seats
Restriction on illegal vehicles in Barisal city sought
Participants in a human chain on Wednesday demanded imposition of immediate restrictions on the movement of illegal and unfit three-wheelers in the Barisal city. They also threatened to start tougher programmes if their demands would go ignored. The programme was organised by Barisal
Workshop on ‘computer applications’ held at RU
A daylong workshop on ‘emerging researches of computer applications’ was held at Rajshahi University on Wednesday. The computer science and engineering department of the university organised the programme as part of a sub-project under Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project of the University Grants Commission. Vice-chancellor Professor