A schoolboy was killed in a road accident in front of Lafarge Cement Factory colony in Chhatak upazila on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Al-Nabin Sadik, 14, student of class IX of Kamar Ali High School and son of Saudi expatriate Chand Mia, hailing from Chhonkhair village of the upazila. Shahjalal Munshi, officer-in-charge of Chhatak police ... Read more
Month: December 2013
Sonali Bank scam
ACC grills 6 bank officials The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday interrogated six officials of Sonali Bank in connection with the much-talked-about Sonali Bank loan scam, reports UNB. A seven-member investigation team, led by its deputy director Mir Zainul Abedin Shibly, interrogated them at the Commission head office in the capital as witnesses of ... Read more
Salahuddin preserves heritage of Old Dhaka
The Old Dhaka is gradually losing its heritage at the increasing aggression of commercialisation and unplanned urbanisation for which the signature lifestyle of the locals are also changing drastically. This theme has been revealed artistically in artist Kazi Salahuddin Ahmed’s solo show at the Institute of Asian Creative in Gulshan. An inhabitant of the locality
All-rounder Nasir sinks nat’l side
An all-round display by Nasir Hossain gave Bangladesh A an unassailable 2-0 lead against the Bangladesh national team in the three-match Twenty20 Challenge Series at Mirpur on Thursday. Bangladesh A skipper Nasir hit an unbeaten 58 from 30 balls and scalped two wickets with the leather to lead his side to a six-wicket win over ... Read more
SL to assess security before tour
Sri Lanka Cricket will commission an independent security appraisal of the political situation in Bangladesh, ahead of Sri Lanka’s tour in January and February, SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga has said. The West Indies Under-19 team withdrew from their tour of Bangladesh, on Monday, after a bomb exploded near the team hotel in Chittagong. Sri Lanka are ... Read more
Jamal favourites in today’s final
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will hope to make up for last season’s trophy-less campaign when they face Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra in the Federation Cup final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 5:00pm today. Their opponents – three-time Fed Cup champions Muktijoddha – will be after their first silverware since winning the Independence Cup in 2005. Muktijoddha ... Read more
Victory Day hockey starts on Saturday
Walton Victory Day hockey tournament will begin on Saturday at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium, announced by the Bangladesh Hockey Federation on Thursday. Four premier league clubs – Abahani Limited, Usha Krira Chakra, Ajax Sporting Club and Azad Sporting Club –will take part the meet along with three services
Bank business hit hard by political unrest
ADR in 32 banks drops below 75pc The credit- or advance-deposit ratio in 32 scheduled banks dropped below 75 per cent in mid-November as credit demand in the private sector continued to drop due to dull business situation in the country amid political unrest, said officials of Bangladesh Bank. According to the latest BB data released ... Read more
15-yr tax exemption sought for new pvt power plants
Bangladesh Power Development Board has sought tax exemption for 15 years for the private power generation companies which will sign agreement with the government to set up power plants by December 31, 2014, officials of the National Board of Revenue said. According to the existing statutory regulatory order issued on July 1, 2013, the private power ... Read more
Blockade disrupts delivery of goods at Mongla port
The delivery of imported and exportable goods at Mongla port has severely disrupted due to latest spell of countrywide blockade that started on Saturday. Around 1,000 containers of various kinds of goods worth over Tk 3,500 crore have remained stranded at the wharfs. The containers lying stranded at the
DSE to probe unusual share price hike of 2 companies
The Dhaka Stock Exchange has formed two separate committees to investigate unusual rise in the prices of the shares of Rahima Food and Samata Leather Complex, DSE sources said. The sources said the bourse took the move as the share prices of the companies were increasing abnormally even after the companies’ declaration of not having
DCCI seeks time extension
Loan Classification DCCI seeks time extension The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday urged Bangladesh Bank to extend time limit for loan classification. The DCCI sent a letter to the central bank governor requesting him for giving more time to the entrepreneurs to repay their loans as the ongoing political unrest seriously affected the ... Read more
Stocks drop on political gloom
Dhaka stocks declined on Thursday, the last trading session of the week, as investors, discoursed by the gloomy political situation in the country, went for sell-offs. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, decreased to 4,299.58 points, shedding 0.78 per cent or 34.20 points. DS30, the blue-chip index
Regent Airways launches flight to S’pore on Saturday
Regent Airways will commence its flight to Singapore on Saturday after its successful international flight operations to Kuala Lampur, Kolkata and Bangkok. The private airways will operate five flights weekly (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) on Dhaka-Singapore-Dhaka route, said a news release.
SJIBL opens 88th branch in Lakshmipur
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited opened its 88th branch at Dattapara in Lakshmipur on Tuesday. Shahjalal Islami Bank Dattapara branch manager Md Mazharul Haque, Laxmipur branch manager Md Rafiqul Islam, Ramganj branch manager Belal Hossain, Dattapara Bazar Bonik Shamity president Md Taraque Monowar, Dattapara union parishad chairman M Billal Hossain, Ramnarayanpur union
Hasan Imam-Prova together
Popular TV actress Prova has performed in many TV plays in role of legendary actor Hasan Imam’s daughter. While asking them which was their best work together they said Salauddin Lavlu directed play ‘Phera.’ But they are now also satisfied to perform in play ‘Je Karon-e Motinuddin Dhakai Eshechhilo,’ directed by Tuhin Abonto, which script ... Read more
Shitesh continues a lost art form
Once a busy film banner painter Shitesh Kumar Sur, 55, now occasionally paints portraits in his spare time at his fast food shop. After the introduction of the digitally made banners, Shitesh had to leave the profession to earn for his family like many artisans did. Since then, the passionate artisan paints film banners and ... Read more
‘A’ team strike first in T20 Challenge Series
The Bangladesh national team squandered a strong platform laid by their first three batsmen and fell to a 12-run defeat against the Bangladesh A team in the opening match of the T20 Challenge Series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. Bangladesh began the chase of their 172-run
Minhajul undecided on resignation
National selector Minhajul Abedin said on Wednesday that he is still undecided about whether or not to continue on the selection committee after the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided not to make him the new chief selector. The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday appointed Faruk Ahmed as the new chief selector – a post Minhajul had expected
Swimming: a case of unfulfilled promise
Bangladesh Swimming Federation general secretary Rafiz Uddin has failed to live upto his promise after taking charge of the executive committee in February this year. Upon taking charge, Rafiz claimed that his first priority will be to set up a talent-hunt programme in the grass-root level. Rafiz also pledged