Election commissioner Abdul Mobarak on Thursday said the Election Commission would examine whether it can introduce the no-vote system again. Mobarak, who is now in charge of chief election commissioner, said this while receiving a memorandum from Progressive Democratic
Month: October 2013
Rimon wins Barguna-2 by-election
Awami League backed candidate Shawkat Hachanur Rahman Rimon won the Barguna-2 by-elections by a small margin. He bagged 65,813 votes with ‘boat’ symbol, while his contender candidate Golam Sarwar Hiru of Islami Andolon Bangladesh got 57,993 votes with ‘hand fan’ symbol, in the election boycotted by Main opposition BNP. Returning Officer
Woman killed, husband stabbed in Gazipur forest
Masked men slit the throat of a housewife and stabbed her husband into a forest at Bhabanipur Bairagirvita in Bhawalgar union under Gazipur sadar Wednesday night. The wife was identified as Selina Akter, 27, and the husband as Md Farhad Mollah, 35. Locals said the couple along with their seven-year-old son
Woman killed, husband stabbed in Gazipur forest
Masked men slit the throat of a housewife and stabbed her husband into a forest at Bhabanipur Bairagirvita in Bhawalgar union under Gazipur sadar Wednesday night. The wife was identified as Selina Akter, 27, and the husband as Md Farhad Mollah, 35. Locals said the couple along with their
Sultan’s ‘rediscovered’ works on display
Art lovers fear works may be lost again The master artist SM Sultan’s study works representing his transition period in the early 1950s has been found from the shelves of the artist’s once companion Abul Kasem Joarder. After renovations of the study drawings, mostly done in charcoal and pencil, Bengal Shilpalaya is exhibiting these sketches ... Read more
Experimentations on Chitrangada impress audience at Shilpakala
The Dhaka audience got a new taste of Tagore’s popular dance drama Chitrangada as the Kolkata based troupe Dancers’ Guild staged a brilliant show of the experimental production on Thursday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Earlier the troupe staged another show of the production on Wednesday at the same venue being ... Read more
BSA pays tribute to Anwar Hossain
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy pays tribute to recently demised actor Anwar Hossain organising a three-day film screening session featuring four films starred by Hossain. The festival began on Thursday at the Studio Theatre Hall of the academy through screening of Khan Ataur Rahman’s historical film Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah, acting in which Anwar
New Zealand dismiss revenge talk
New Zealand coach Mike Hesson believes that his team will not feel the weight of the Black Caps’ woeful last series in Bangladesh, he said ahead of their departure for Chittagong on Thursday. Hesson, speaking at a press conference at the team hotel in Dhaka, dismissed the idea that this team of fresh faces would ... Read more
Boult hopes to strike
New Zealand left-arm pace bowler Trent Boult will look to continue his success in the subcontinent when the first Test against Bangladesh begins on October 9 in Chittagong. Boult took nine wickets in two Tests in Sri Lanka last November and has picked up 14 of his 49 career wickets in the four tests he ... Read more
Manzur takes swipe at Saber
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club president Manzur Kader has criticised the stance taken by former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Saber Hossain Chowdhury, who pulled out of the upcoming election for cricket’s governing body. Manzur expressed his despair and anger at Saber’s decision to back out after a meeting of Dhaka Cricket Clubs Association members on
Akram among directors elected unopposed
Former national captain Akram Khan is among the seven directors elected unopposed in the Bangladesh Cricket Board election after no rival candidates were found in their respective categories on the final day for submission of the nomination papers on Thursday. A total of 38 candidates had submitted their
Hall new Abahani coach
Four-time domestic football league champions Abahani Limited have appointed Australian Nathan Hall as coach for the upcoming season, confirmed top officials of the Dhanmondi-based club on Thursday. Abahani officials interviewed the 28-year old Hall last month but only confirmed his appointment on Thursday. Hall will arrive in Dhaka on October 20 and immediately
Koster eyes AFC U-19 berth
Bangladesh Under-19 national football team coach Rene Koster thinks his team can get out of its qualifying group next week and go through to the 2014 Asian Football Confederation Under-19 Championship in Myanmar. The Dutchman only took charge of the team on September 8 – a week after their training camp had begun – but is ... Read more
Siddik starts well in Taiwan Masters
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman began his campaign well at the Taiwan Masters on Thursday at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club as he finished round one in a tie for seventh place. Siddik struck an even-par 72 on the opening day of the US$600,000 event, with Australia’s Scott Hend leading the pack at three-under. The 29-year-old ... Read more
Comilla, Narail DSAs emerge champions in Junior Wrestling
Comilla and Narail District Sports Associations emerged boys’ and girls’ group champions in the 22nd National Junior Wrestling competition that concluded on Thursday at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium. In the boys’ group, Comilla DSA secured four gold and one bronze medal and Dhaka DSA finished runners-up with two gold, one silver and ... Read more
Rakib retains A chess lead
GM Abdulla Al-Rakib of Duronto Rajshahi kept his lead at the Berger Paints 39th National ‘A’ Chess Championship-2013, with 9½ points after the 11th round on Thursday. Rakib beat IM Abu Sufian Shakil of Access Group in the 11th round. Rakib played with the white pieces and beat Shakil in 64 moves. GM Ziaur Rahman of ... Read more
Rural areas see poor SME loan disbursement in H1
The scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions disbursed to the rural entrepreneurs only 24.33 per cent of the total SME loans they distributed in the first half of this year. According to the latest Bangladesh Bank data, the banks and the NBFIs disbursed Tk 10,184.85 crore in loans to the SMEs located in the rural ... Read more
Lukewarm response from large taxpayers for E-TIN
The National Board of Revenue got little response from the company taxpayers in obtaining online generated taxpayers identification number even in three months after introduction of the system in July as only 3,182 existing firms registered for e-TINs. Now the revenue board is going to instruct its field offices in next week for completing e-TIN registration ... Read more
3 telcos get 3G tariff approval
Three mobile operators got approval of tariff structure for the third-generation cellular phone service. Officials said Banglalink and Robi were given approval Thursday while Grameenphone on Wednesday. However, another 3G licensee, Airtel, was yet to submit its tariff plan for regulatory approval. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory
EU Accord publishes list of 1,600 RMG units
Plans to complete inspection by April, 2014 The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh on Thursday made public a list of nearly 1,600 factories covered by the pact, employing more than 2 million workers, a key step toward improving safety in the garment industry by making its supply chain more transparent. The organisation ... Read more