The Rajshahi city mayor, Mosaddeque Hussain Bulbul, has urged the students to groom themselves properly to build a happy and prosperous Bangladesh. Terming the students as the future leaders of the nation, he has said they should be well equipped with scientific and information and communication
Month: November 2013
75,000 riyals, 5 kg gold seized
The customs officials on Saturday seized over five kilograms of gold and 75 thousand Saudi riyals at Dhaka and Chittagong airports. New Age correspondent in Chittagong reported that the customs authorities seized 25 gold bars weighing 2.5 kilograms at Shah Amanat International Airport. The officials recovered the gold bars from a luggage which
Earthquake drill held in Motijheel colony
Giving a firsthand idea on what happens during an earthquake, a Jica expert team yesterday conducted a 40-minute drill in the capital’s Motijheel government colony on evacuations and post-quake response. Simulating a massive tremor, sirens howled and smoke bellowed as four fire brigade units from Ramna evacuated residents of two four-storey buildings
Discourse on technological innovation begins
A nine-day professional development discourse on technological innovation in organisations began in Dhaka on Friday participated by some 40 professionals representing both private and public sectors. The discourse, titled ‘Fundamentals of technological innovation in organisations’ and organised by Bangladesh Institute of Management at BIM headquarters,
Greens reiterate concerns over Rampal project
Unconvinced by the government’s assurance to ensure that the proposed coal-fired power plant in Rampal has minimal environmental impacts on the nearby Sundarbans, experts and environmentalists reiterated their concerns yesterday. They said the government was saying the world’s largest mangrove forest would be safe, as it would lie 10km off, but what impacts
50 fishermen kidnapped
At least 50 fishermen were allegedly kidnapped by pirate gang and one of fisherman suffered bullet injuries in the bay on Friday night. The injured was identified as Abdul Haque, 60, a fisherman of FB Ma-Moni of Cox’s Bazar area. He was first admitted to Kalapara upazila hospital and then sent to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital.
Rice prices rise in city on supply shortage
Strike followed by Eid vacation disrupts supply Rice prices went up by Tk 2-4 a kilogram over the last couple of weeks as the city’s market saw a supply shortage of the staple food because of recent general strike called by the opposition alliance followed by a long vacation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, traders ... Read more
Govt meeting with dev partners, lenders called off
Opposition’s Strike Govt meeting with dev partners, lenders called off A meeting scheduled for tomorrow between the government and the local consultative group comprised of representatives of development partners and lenders communities was called off on Saturday, officials said. The 60-hour general strike called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance starts at 6:00am tomorrow. The meeting was
India again raises onion export price
Traders suspend import thru Hili land port Bangladeshi importers on Saturday suspended onion import through the Hili land port as India increased the export price of the item to $1,150 a tonne. On September 19, India had increased the export price of the item to $900 a tonne from $650 a tonne. Earlier, the Indian government had ... Read more
DSE okays demutualisation scheme, interim board
Dhaka Stock Exchange members on Saturday approved the demutualisation scheme of the bourse and a 24-member interim board, with all existing board directors, which will oversee the demutualisation process till formation of the final board in 90 days. The approval came in an extraordionary
Efficient quality infrastructure needed to boost export: experts
Bangladesh needs effective development of the existing quality infrastructure to boost its export, experts said in a workshop in Dhaka on Saturday. To ensure compliance with quality and safety requirement in international trade the country needs effective development of the existing quality
TCB starts selling onion at Tk 65 a kg
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh on Sunday started selling onion on the open market across the country at Tk 65 a kg. TCB officials said that the corporation would sell the item at 174 spots across the country. They, however, said sales could not be started in full swing from all the spots on the day ... Read more
City Bank gets new MD, CEO
Sohail RK Hussain has recently taken charge of City Bank as its new managing director and chief executive officer. Prior to this, he was additional managing director and chief business officer of the bank, said a news release. Sohail obtained his MBA from the IBA, Dhaka University. He started his career as a management trainee in ANZ ... Read more
Dhaka stocks up on dialogue hopes after 4-week fall
Dhaka stocks advanced last week after a four-week bear run with an increase in turnover as investors became active in the week amid hopes for a dialogue between the two major political parties over polls-time government. The market, however, remained volatile late last week as the dialogue hopes faded with the political parties showing no sign ... Read more
Internet fair across the country begins Nov 16
Aimed at building awareness on internet services among the people, a countrywide internet mela (fair) would begin on November 16. Cellular phone operator Robi in partnership with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, the Ministry of Information, and the Ministry of Health and Family Planning has organised the month-long fair.
Banani kitchen market declared `formalin-free’
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Saturday urged the government to restrict the import and distribution of formalin in the country by allowing only the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh to engage in its import and distribution. The demand was raised at a programme
Another 60-hr hartal from tomorrow
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 18-Party Alliance will observe another spell of a non-stop 60-hour nationwide hartal from Monday, demanding that a free, fair and credible general election be held under the oversight of a non-party caretaker government (CG). The hartal, to be enforced in support of the opposition’s demand for the restoration of
Resist hartal-mongers, PM urges people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the opposition has called another 60-hour strike as they don’t want dialogue and peace. Referring to the BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance, she also called upon the people to build a strong resistance against those who are resorting to violence and are killing people in the name of movement. “BNP and
Shrinking wetlands spell ecological doom
At least 90 per cent of the wetlands in and around the capital have declined rapidly over the past decade. This has contributed to the complete disappearance of 54 fish species, affected the ecological balance, and put the flood flow zones in great peril. A sizeable portion of wetlands in Mirpur, Gabtali, Basila, Mohammadpur, Badda, ... Read more
Facebook post sparks violence
At least 25 houses and four temples of Hindus were attacked and 11 houses set on fire by a group of agitated people at Bongram village of Santhia upazila in Pabna on Saturday following a rumour that a Hindu boy posted something on Facebook maligning Prophet Muhammad (SM). Locals and the police said that the ... Read more