Purchase Of Two Boeing Aircraft Biman seeks BB fund for pre-delivery payment Biman Bangladesh Airlines has sought funds from Bangladesh Bank to pay the pre-delivery payment for purchasing two new Boeing-737-800 aircraft which are due to join Biman’s fleet in mid-2015, said Biman officials. Biman would have to pay around $ 53.5 million as PDP before ... Read more
Month: November 2013
Rice prices on the rise
The prices of rice increased and those of most of the other commodities remained high in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday. Traders said the prices of rice rose by Tk 2-4 a kilogram over the week as the city’s markets saw a supply shortage of the staple food because of the
US jobs market seen taking a hit from govt shutdown
US job growth likely slowed in October as a partial shutdown of the government delayed hiring and forced some workers to stay home, undermining the economy’s fourth-quarter growth prospects, reports Reuters. Employers are expected to have added a modest 1,25,000 new jobs to their payrolls last month, according to a Reuters survey of economists,
IMF satisfied with Pakistan economic progress
The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it was broadly satisfied with Pakistan’s economic progress after stepping in to save the country from a possible default earlier this year, reports Reuters. The IMF has agreed to loan Pakistan $6.7 billion over three years as part of the programme, but its condition of quarterly reviews means the ... Read more
Third force to get a shape within this month
The formation of a third political force outside the two major political alliances in the country is yet to get desirable progress. However, the leaders of the political parties concerned claimed that they have been continuing discussions among like minded parties and hopeful of emergence of such a political alliance
JU teachers finally withdraw agitation
Responding to the call of president Abdul Hamid, the agitating teachers of Jahangirnagar University withdrew their movement on Friday. ‘We’ve unconditionally called off our demonstrations showing respects to the chancellor,’ Professor Kamrul Ahsan, member secretary of JU Teachers,
Unplanned urbanisation seen a big problem
Housing and Public Works Secretary Khondker Shawkat Hossain on Friday said unplanned urbanization had risen in country due to lack of proper decentralization after independence. Proper decentralization has not been made due to lack of coordination among planners, said the secretary at a programme on the eve of Town Planning Day in the city organized ... Read more
Arsenic problem: Rock-earth areas in 10 dists to get deep tubewells
The government has taken initiatives to set up hand-run deep tubewells and water production deep tubewells in some arsenic contaminated rock-earth areas of the country to ensure supply of safe water in some selected areas of 10 districts. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has recently approved a project to this end,
Coliform bacteria found in water of Barisal eateries
Coliform bacteria, responsible for water-borne diseases, have been detected in drinking water of 77.5 per cent hotels and restaurants in the Barisal city. Mahmud Hasan, research analyst of environment directorate Barisal office, said they examined samples of drinking waters of 120 city hotels and restaurants
Harijan community starts Surya puja in Barisal
Members of Harijan (the untouchable) community of Barisal city started the two-day traditional Surya puja (sun worship) early Friday morning. The puja is being observed for the last 200 years by the community members. All of the six Harijan colonies and settlements
Khulna awaits a dusty winter
Health problems have compounded in cool, dry weather Winter will be here soon. The temperature is gradually decreasing, the south-western part of the country for the last few days. Along with the temperature, the other element on the increase is dust. Roads, houses and all other things are covered by dust which is very irritating ... Read more
Examinee jailed for two years
Question Paper Leak Examinee jailed for two years An examinee was arrested from Government Women’s College centre in Satkhira for his involvement in leaking the question paper of the primary teachers’ recruitment examination held on Friday. The arrested was identified as GM Azmir Hossain, 28, son of GM Sharafatullah, of Tala upazila. A mobile court, ... Read more
3 top BNP leaders arrested
DB pick up Moudud, MK Anwar, Rafiqul Islam Mia; Khaleda’s Gulshan office, residence cordoned off The government has started a crackdown on the opposition BNP arresting its three stalwarts on Friday late evening. The BNP chairperson’s office and her residence in Gulshan area were also cordoned off by the police. The Detective Branch (DB) of police ... Read more
72-hr hartal from Sunday
The country braces for a further 72-hour opposition hartal from Sunday, the third of a series of such shutdown in less than three weeks to force the ruling Awami League form a non-party caretaker government (CG) to oversee next general election. BNP spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
JSC, JDC exams postponed again
Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations, scheduled to be held on November 10-12, have been postponed after BNP-led 18-party Alliance on Friday called a 72-hour countrywide hartal beginning on Sunday. “We will announce a fresh date for the
Last nail in the coffin?
Is this the last nail in the coffin of the much-hyped dialogue? This question has come up inevitably after the 72-hour hartal announcement by the BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance and subsequent government’s drive against opposition leaders on Friday. The tough stance by the both sides have definitely complicated the ongoing political dynamics raising serious doubts
Bus strike adds to people’s sufferings
Protesting against the killing of the general secretary of the Sayedabad Bus Owners’ Association, bus owners suspended services in the capital on Friday. However, the strike, initially planned for an indefinite period, was called off after six hours, considering the inconvenience caused to commuters and Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinees in particular.
Social business can change the world
Malaysian PM praises Yunus’ concept Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammad Najib Razak has showered Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus with praises for developing the concept of social business that, Razak believes, can change the world for the better. “You have launched a very powerful idea — an idea that can change the world,” he said at ... Read more
Quest for saving millions
Bangladesh-origin Briton in the team of scientists makinguniversal vaccine for all types of influenzas Scientists in the United Kingdom who have made a recent breakthrough in developing a universal vaccine to fight all forms of influenzas have a Bangladesh-origin Briton, Shaima Begom, in their team. Shaima works at the Respiratory Infections Section of the National Heart ... Read more
Three ‘pirates’ killed in ‘gunfight’
Three piracy suspects, including alleged ringleader Kalu, were killed and six policemen were injured in a ‘gunfight between the police and pirates’ at Subarnachar upazila in Noakhali on early Friday. The deceased were identified as Kalu, 35, Ripon, 28, and Kalu’s body guard Rubel, 27. The police said that they also recovered two guns,