The Jahangirnagar University authorities on Monday gave a written permission allowing permanent entry of police administration into the campus. The JU vice-chancellor, Anwar Hossain, confirmed the matter at his office after an emergence syndicate meeting on the day. ‘The authorities made
Month: October 2013
Driver, assistant held for attempted rape in bus
The Savar police yesterday arrested a bus driver and his assistant on the charge of attempting to rape a female garment worker in the moving vehicle on the Dhaka-Aricha highway. The driver, Shamim Hosen, 20, of Sherpur district, and his assistant Hanif Miah, 25, of Sirajganj district, were detained near Bangladesh Public Administration
RUET registrar suspended
The registrar of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology was relieved of his duty on Monday. Meanwhile, the suspended registrar, Abul Basar, alleged that the vice-chancellor Professor Mortuza Ali gave the order illegally in violation of the university rules. Abul Basar told newsmen on Monday that
Cabinet okays draft PPP law
The cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the Public-Private Partnership Bill-2013 that would allow ‘unsolicited proposals’ for development projects. ‘The Prime Minister’s Office placed the draft law to give an effective legal basis to the PPP project,’ cabinet secretary Mohammad Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan
Unrest pushes vegetable prices up
The prices of onion, green chilli and most of the other vegetables went up on the capital’s retail markets on disruption of supply chain due to a 60-hour general strike called by main opposition alliance, said traders. The prices of onion increased by Tk 20-Tk 30 a kg in the last two days, the first two ... Read more
Foreign loan pledges drop by 73pc in Q1
Political unrest takes its toll also on disbursement Loan and grant commitments made by the international lenders and development partners and their disbursement dropped in the first quarter of the current fiscal year amid political unrest, officials of the Economic Relations Division said. The ERD data released on Sunday showed that commitments shrank by 73 per ... Read more
Bank credit-deposit ratio declines below 72pc
Sliding Credit Demand Of Businesses Bank credit-deposit ratio declines below 72pc The credit- or advance-deposit ratio in the banking sector declined to below 72 per cent in September as credit demand in the private sector continued to drop since the second half of the last fiscal year due to dull business situation in the country ... Read more
Petrobangla invites bids for 3 deep sea blocks
Petrobangla has floated tender for oil and gas exploration in three deep sea blocks —12, 16 and 21 — in the Bay of Bengal, offering international oil companies more commercial benefits and stake in the produces, officials said. In a notice, the state-run oil, gas and mineral resources corporation asked the interested IOCs to submit their ... Read more
DAE sets winter vegetables production target at 86.50 lakh tonnes
The Department of Agriculture Extension has fixed a target of producing 86.50 lakh tonnes of winter vegetables in 4.40 lakh hectares land during this Rabi season throughout the country, official sources said on Monday. At the same time, special steps have been taken to make the programme successful through providing necessary assistance to the
Banks, large capitalised cos lift Dhaka stocks
Dhaka stocks advanced for the second trading session on Monday with an increased turnover as the shares prices of the banks and large capitalised companies jumped amid hopes of a dialogue between the prime minister and the leader of the opposition. The benchmark general index of Dhaka
DSE holds EGM today to approve interim board
Demutualisation DSE holds EGM today to approve interim board The Dhaka Stock Exchange will hold today an extraordinary general meeting to approve a 24-member ‘interim board’ of the bourse which will oversee the demutualisation process until the bourse’s next annual general meeting is held. The EGM will be held as per the Demutualisation Act-2013 enacted on ... Read more
A tighter contest than Test
Bangladesh-New Zealand ODI series begins today With their drawn Test series behind them, both Bangladesh and New Zealand will look to put their best foot forward in the three-match One-Day International series, which kicks off at 1:30pm today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The teams produced two tightly-contested Test matches in Chittagong and Dhaka despite their ... Read more
Kiwis ready to lay to rest 4-0 memories
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum on Monday said that the Kiwis have come a long way ever since the infamous 4-0 one-day series loss inflicted on them by hosts Bangladesh three years ago. With the two-match Test series ending in a draw, the two teams will now lock horns in the first of the three-match ODI ... Read more
Sakib scare for Tigers
All-rounder all but ruled out of first ODI Bangladesh received a major scare on Monday when leading all-rounder Sakib al Hasan suffered a viral fever that prompted the team management to give him a day’s rest ahead of the opening one-day international against New Zealand today. Sakib was unable to practise with his team-mates at the ... Read more
Abahani bring in two Nigerian players
Two Nigerian midfielders – Steve Obi and Ikkinua Kingsley – arrived on Sunday to play for Abahani Limited in the upcoming season, said the official on Monday. The Nigerian duo claimed that they have the experience of playing in the Nigerian Premier League last season. `The players claimed that they have played in
Five footballers still uncertain for transfer
With only three days left till the end of the footballers’ transfer window for the 2013-14 season, uncertainty still surrounds five players alleged to have taken advance payments from Mohammedan Sporting Club before changing their minds. The Bangladesh Football Federation players’ status committee interviewed the players in question, as well as some
5 more killed during strike
Another 100 injured as blast, arson, clashes continue across country for second day of shutdown At least five people were killed and more than 100 injured in fierce clashes between the police and political activists across the country on the second day of the 60-hour nationwide hartal called by BNP-led opposition alliance on Monday. In ... Read more
Poll-time govt sans BNP if needed: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday made it clear that she would form an all-party poll-time government with small political parties, if the BNP does not respond to her proposal, sources said. The Prime Minister told her cabinet colleagues that she would hold talks with these parties individually on the formation of her proposed all-party
BRTC in trouble with its AC passenger buses
Pvt operators put up resistance to their commercial operation The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is in trouble with its 88 air-conditioned buses, imported recently from India under the latter’s $ 800 million line of credit (LoC), due to opposition from private bus operators to their economically viable commercial operation. Officials said the revenue earning ... Read more
JSpasses amended RPO
BNP, other parties decry provision for allowing candidature with instant joining in parties Parliament on Monday passed the Representation of People Order (Amendment) Bill, 2013 restricting an individual convicted under the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act from contesting the national election. The bill also allowed a person to contest polls only by joining a political party. Earlier ... Read more