Grameen-Uniqlo, a social business initiative of Japanese clothing chain Fast Retailing Company Limited, on Friday opened its third store in the capital, offering quality, comfortable and affordable clothing. Grameen-Uniqlo chief operating officer Tadahiro Yamaguchi inaugurated the new store at Kakoli, Banani offering ‘ultimate shopping experience
Month: October 2013
Mahmudullah confident against weakened NZ
Hosts Bangladesh are confident of earning a positive result in the forthcoming home series against an inexperienced New Zealand side, Tigers vice-captain Mahmudullah said on Friday. New Zealand, featuring plenty of young blood after injuries to senior players significantly weakened the squad, will take on the hosts in the first
Milon hopes for better facilities
Emdadul Haque Milon, Bangladesh’s first medalist in the history of the Islamic Solidarity Games, returned home on Thursday hoping for better facilities to help athletes raise their standards. Milon clinched the silver medal in the 70-metre recurve individual event in Indonesia on September 27, losing to Egypt’s Ahmed Al Imri in the final round. The ... Read more
Kiwis disappointed by warm-up washout
The touring New Zealand cricket team was disappointed that the first day of their three-day practice match against Bangladesh Cricket Board XI was washed out on Friday, Black Caps batsman Peter Fulton told reporters. The first day of their only practice match ahead of the two-match Test series against the Tigers was called off due ... Read more
Siddik moves to joint-fourth
Premier Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman had a stellar round two at the Taiwan Masters on Friday as he rose to joint-fourth on the leaderboard. Siddik struck a one-under-par 71 at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club after starting the day in tie for seventh place at even-par. The 29-year old golfer
Rain order of the day
The three final sixth-round matches of the Dhaka Premier League were abandoned on Friday after persistent rain throughout the day. Only a shortened first innings was possible during the match between Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Kalabagan Cricket Academy at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha
Prety wins double crowns in Asian U-14 Tennis
Bangladeshi Prety won double crowns in the girls’ singles and doubles event of Asian U-14 Series Tennis tournament held on Friday at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan in Savar. Prety first won the girls’ singles crown beating her compatriot Rebeka 6-4, 4- 6, 6-1 in the final and she pairing with Safina won the girls’ doubles ... Read more
Many return empty-handed as train tickets sell out
Most of the advance tickets are sold out within a few hours after the counters open every day at Dhaka and Chittagong railway stations, with a large number of people, who wish to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja in their village homes, returning empty-handed. The Bangladesh Railway began selling advance
WB lends $500m to help 4m poorest households
Social Safety Net Programmes WB lends $500m to help 4m poorest households The government yesterday signed an agreement with the World Bank to receive $500 million to strengthen the major safety net programmes covering four million of the poorest households. The fund will support the Safety Net Systems for the Poorest (SNSP) project to be ... Read more
Rain disrupts Ctg civic life
Heavy rainfall for the last two consecutive days under the influence of deep convection formed over North Bay caused serious disruption in civic life, port and businesses activities in the Chittagong city. The coastal regions of Chittagong were swept by a wind-driven surge by 2-3 feet above the normal tide, official sources said. Patenga Meteorological ... Read more
Jibanananda Award distributed in Barisal
A daylong programme marking Jibanananda Award distribution was held in Barisal on Friday. The late poet Khandakar Ashraf Hossain got the award for his poetic works and Shantanu Kaisar for his prose works on this occasion. The programme was jointly organised by Adda, Dhansiri of Barisal, Sahitya Saikat of Rajapur, Jhalakati and little magazine ‘Durba’
Public univ teachers paid lower than fellows in other countries
World Teachers Day today Public university teachers in Bangladesh are paid less than what their fellows get paid in many other countries on the count of purchasing power parity. The teachers, who also paid less than their fellows in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, said that they could hardly live a decent life university teachers
ICT employee arrested
Sqc Verdict Leak ICT employee arrested Defence lawyer’s computer seized The Detective Branch of police on Friday arrested an employee of the International Crimes Tribunal for his alleged involvement in leaking parts of the draft judgement on Salauddin Quader Chowdhury. The detectives claimed that they primarily cracked the clue to the leaking of parts of ... Read more
Sufferings of homebound passengers mount as Eid-ul-Azha draws near
A large number of passengers on different routes, who are returning home for Eid-ul-Azha, will face serious problems because of poor roads, a shortage of vehicles, locomotives and vessels along with ticket mismanagement and safety issues. It is expected that some seven to eight million
Salary of govt pry teachers lower than drivers’
Assistant teachers in government primary schools, who are Class III employees, get paid less than what government transport drivers, office assistants, steno-typists and computer operators, who enjoy the same status, are paid a month. Head teachers, who are also of the same status, however, get paid a little more than government drivers or other staff ... Read more
Bangladesh among top 10 earners
Remittance Bangladesh among top 10 earners Bangladesh is among top 10 recipients of officially recorded remittances for 2013, which is larger than the national foreign exchange reserve, says a World Bank report. In the last several years, Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve continued to swell crossing the $16-billion mark. Meanwhile, the country’s forex
Four newborns die after given ‘date-expired’ injection
Investigation committee instituted Four newborns died in Tangail General Hospital on Friday after they had been administered injection ‘with their dates expired.’ Parents alleged the the four babies had died between 9:00am and 11:00am a few minutes after being administered injection by a nurse by the name of Rita on prescriptions by physician Syful Islam. ... Read more
Khaleda addresses Sylhet rally today
Leader of the opposition in Parliament and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Begum Khaleda Zia is scheduled to address a public meeting at Sylhet Alia Madrasha Ground on Saturday afternoon. The former premier left Dhaka for Sylhet at 5:30pm on Friday from her Gulshan residence. After reaching Sylhet city; she would be staying at ... Read more
Political use of religion nurtures extremism: confce
Academicians and political analysts at an international conference on Friday said adoption of secular ideals in state activities in its true sense was the only solution to the growing threat of extremism nurtured by political use of religion in South Asian countries. They pointed out that although the charters of
Jatrabari woes end before Eid
Flyover opens to public Oct 11 after over 3 years of construction chaos on road After the long three-and-a-half years of sufferings that people underwent due to its construction work, the much-awaited Jatrabari flyover is set to open for public on October 11, official sources said. An official announcement of inaugurating the flyover on October ... Read more