The Bangladesh Bank’s project of the National Payment Switch is hanging in the balance due to a dispute between the central bank and the system implementing company Singapore-based Infotech Global Pte. Due to the dispute, 11 commercial banks, which have completed all preparations to be included in the NPSB, are yet to join with the ... Read more
Month: October 2013
BTRC to introduce revenue sharing for ISPs
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has initiated a move to introduce revenue sharing for the internet service providers which have spectrum allocation. At present 11 ISP operators have around 75MHz of spectrum allocation, mostly in 3500MHz band, but those only pay licence renewal fees to the BTRC,
Batexpo 2013 begins Oct 10
Organises expect more int’l buyers this year The three-day Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition-2013 will begin on October 10 in Dhaka against the backdrop of two apparel factory disasters — Tazreen Fashions fire last year and Rana Plaza collapse this year. Organisers of the fair, however, expect that more international buyers would attend the exposition ... Read more
‘Taka Jadughar’ inaugurated
“Our currency Taka is the big symbol of our Independence. It reminds the Language Movement and the War of Liberation,” the Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury said while inaugurating a new museum “Taka Jadughor” as chief guest at the Bangladesh Bank Training Academy (BBTA),
Stocks fall for 2nd week amid political unease
Dhaka stocks declined last week, second week in a row, with a significant decrease in turnover as investors preferred a ‘wait-and-see’ policy amid unease on the political front. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, closed at 3,948.44 points on Thursday, shedding 1.62 per cent or 64.93 points in the week.
19th DITF to begin Jan 1
The Export Promotion Bureau’s annual showcase, the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair, will kick off on January 1 next year bringing a host of local and international manufacturers and retailers under a single roof, or in this case the same patch of open sky. The 19th edition of the fair organised by the commerce
No warm-up action for NZ
The touring New Zealand team go into the first Test without any warm-up action as the practice match was called off on the second day at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday. The only practice match for the tourist scheduled in the itinerary could not get underway as the second day also passed ... Read more
Masakadza shine on rain-hit day
Zimbabwean Hamilton Masakadza hit a sparkling half-century to power Kalabagan Cricket Academy to an impressive six-wicket win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the sixth round of the Dhaka Premier League at BKSP-3 on Saturday. The right-handed batsman smashed half a dozen
Rakib unbeaten champ in Nat’l ‘A’ Chess
GM Abdullah Al Rakib of Duronto Rajshahi clinched the championship title after overcoming the challenge of Khondoker Aminul Islam in the last round of the Berger Paints 39th National `A’ chess 2013 at the Bangladesh Olympic Association on Saturday. This is the second time Rakib became the national
Williamson wary of Tigers
Middle-order batsman Kane Williamson was under no illusions with the difficult task at hand as New Zealand are preparing to take on Bangladesh in the first Test in three days’ time at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. Williamson was exchanging his views with the
Shooting eyes Korean coach
National Shooting Federation of Bangladesh has all but confirmed a high-performance Korean coach for the air-rifle shooters to prepare them for the upcoming international meets, said top official of the federation on Saturday. To appoint the South Korean coach Lee for the next one year, the NSFB is now seeking financial assistance from the Bangladesh
Siddik an impressive third after round three
Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman continued to impress in the Taiwan Masters after ending round three on Saturday in joint-third position. The 29-year old Bangladeshi golfer struck one-under-par 71 in the penultimate round of the US$600,000 tournament. Australia’s Scott Hend is
All 38 BCB nominations declared valid
All the 38 nomination papers submitted by the individual candidates for the three categories in the forthcoming election of the Bangladesh Cricket Board were declared valid by the election commission on Saturday. The election commission published the list of candidates after they were found valid during scrutiny on the same day. However, the candidates can ... Read more
Rubel emerges champion in Asian U-14 Series Tennis
Bangladeshi M Rubel Hossain emerged boys’ singles event champion in the Asian U-14 Series Tennis beating Pakistani Shahibjada 6-4, 6- 3 in the final held on Saturday at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan at Savar. Pakistani Shahibjada and Irfanul Haque pair clinched the boys’ doubles title defeating Bangladeshi Faruk and Sadin pair 6-2,6-2 in the ... Read more
Rafael Nadal will return to number one in the world rankings after his semi-final opponent Tomas Berdych retired injured at the China Open Saturday, capping an astonishing comeback for the 13-time Grand Slam champion. The Spaniard needed to make the final in Beijing to edge ahead of Novak Djokovic in the new rankings, which will ... Read more
St. Gregory’s champions in School Rugby
St. Gregory’s High School emerged unbeaten champions in the Cooline AC School Rugby beating Segun Bagicha High School by 14-10 points held on Saturday at the Paltan ground adjoining Bangabandhu National Stadium. Besides, Shaheed Nabi High School finished third in the meet. Nazmul Sakib of St. Gregory’s High School was named the best player of ... Read more
Rampal gets rolling
Hasina, Manmohan jointly unveil foundation plaque of coal-fired power plant despite green groups’ protest; formal import of 175MW power from India begins, 250MW by next month Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh yesterday unveiled the foundation plaque for Rampal power plant amid growing public concern that the coal-fired plant, only 14 ... Read more
Resist unilateral polls: Khaleda
She asks 18-party men to form committees at local level Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday asked leaders and activists of the BNP-led opposition alliance to immediately constitute polling centre-based action committees to resist general elections if Awami League wanted to hold unilateral polls. She gave the instruction while addressing a large
Khaleda can’t save war criminals, PM tells Kushtia public meeting
Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday that BNP chief Khaleda Zia would not succeed in her attempt to scuttle execution of war crimes trial verdicts. “The BNP leader wants to save the killers. She wanted to save the killers of the Father of the Nation, but failed. Many have been hanged and search is on
Booking clerk killed at Kamalapur
Tk 15 lakh looted A booking clerk was found strangled inside the booking office at the Kamalapur railway station early Saturday. The assailants also took away about Tk 15 lakh earned from advance ticket sales. The Kamalapur GRP officer-in-charge, Abdul Majid, also suspected that the killing took place between 1:30am and 5:00am. The deceased, Israfil ... Read more