With the January 5 general elections less than two weeks away, some of the country’s prominent citizens, on Saturday, said that the parliamentary polls should be postponed as the elections would have no credibility without the participation of all the political parties. Expressing grave concern over the current impasse, they said if the elections are ... Read more
Month: December 2013
JSC results today
The results of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will be simultaneously published across the country today. The examinees will get their results from their respective exam centres and education boards, on websites and through SMS from 2:00pm. Education
Turmoil chokes Gulf investment
Several rich Gulf countries seem to have put on hold their plans to invest in the billions in different sectors in Bangladesh because of the ongoing political instability and violence, said diplomatic sources. During different interactions with Bangladesh, they said that countries such as Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and ... Read more
Cold snap, heavy fog cause public sufferings
Ferry services disrupted The cold snap claimed the lives of at least 14 new born babies in Rangpur in last seven days, Rangpur Medical College Hospital director Rezaul Karim said Saturday. The RMCH is overcrowded with child patients, said Rangpur Medical College’s head of Paediatrics department MA Mottakin. Most of
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry link restored
Ferry operation on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Saturday morning after a suspension for 11 hours due to poor visibility caused by dense fog, reports UNB. Mohiuddin Rasel, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha ghat, said they kept stopped ferry services and plying of the water vessels from about 10:00 pm ... Read more
Hefazat wants govt, oppn talk
The Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, Allama Ahmad Shafi, in an open letter on Saturday called upon the people to come forward to save the country and the religion. He made the call a day before the opposition’s planned ‘March to Dhaka for Democracy’ programme on Sunday. The Hefazat ameer urged the government and the opposition ... Read more
BD national among 3 go missing in Saudi offshore oilfield
Three expatriate workers, including a Bangladesh national, went missing after a mobile platform installed for maintenance services sank in Al-Safaniya offshore oilfield area, the world’s largest offshore oilfield, in Saudi Arabia on Friday. “We’re in touch with the officials concerned. They’re yet to provide us any updates. We’ll let you know if there’s any update,”
Peacekeeping in S Sudan
Two more units from Bangladesh Police start operations Two more units of peacekeepers, comprising 280 members of Bangladesh Police, started operations last Friday in South Sudan. Their mission involves protecting citizens displaced from their homes as a result of the violent chaos that broke out early this month in the Middle African country which became independent ... Read more
100 human bones found in Rana Plaza ruins
The police on Saturday retrieved over 100 human bones and broken skulls from the debris of Rana Plaza at Savar, eight months after its collapse. Street boys recovered the human remains and informed the police. ASI Kamruzzaman of Savar Model Police Station
Kayes, Nurul shine in UCB, MSC win
UCB-BCB XI batsman Imrul Kayes and Mohammedan Sporting Club’s wicket-keeper batsman Nurul Hasan both scored match-winning half-centuries to lead their sides to victories at the Amber Victory Day Twenty20 Cup at Mirpur on Saturday. Imrul notched a brilliant, unbeaten half-century
Jamal start with facile win
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club registered a facile 3-1 win against promoted Chittagong Abahani in their opening match of the Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Nigerian marksman Emeka Darlington scored a brace after Jamal’s acting captain Nasir Chowdhury had opened the account for the winners. Ahsanul Haque Milon
Jamal in top 10 of McLeod C’ship
Bangladeshi golfer Jamal Hossain Mollah moved to the top 10 after the third round of the McLeod Russell Tour Championship in Calcutta, India on Saturday. Jamal, who finished the second round in 15th position, ended round three playing a two-under-par and he is now joint-10th alongside 18 other competitors.
Fahad moves to 10th in World Youth Chess
Bangladesh’s Fide Master Fahad Rahman moved to 10th position in the World Youth Chess Championship being held in Al Ain, UAE. In the 10th round of the competition, Fahad, who is participating in the Under-10 category, beat Dobrikov Marco of Germany to take his tally to 7.5 points. Fahad was playing against Ganerden Sugar of Mongolia in ... Read more
‘Ronaldo would score 120 goals a season at Barcelona’
Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes says the Real Madrid star would score 120 goals a season if he played for Barcelona after being quizzed on the goalscoring exploits of Lionel Messi, reports goal.com. The Portuguese has scored 69 goals in 2013 – a tally superior than any other player on the planet and 24 more than ... Read more
I’d play for Mourinho again: Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo says he would be happy to work with former Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho again in the future, reports goal.com. The relationship between the pair was reportedly a distant one by the time Mourinho left the Santiago Bernabeu for Chelsea at the end of last season.
Tripartite body relaxes some BNBC, fire act clauses
RMG UnitS Inspection Manual Tripartite body relaxes some BNBC, fire act clauses The National Tripartite Committee has prepared an operating manual for assessing structural integrity and fire and electrical safety of readymade garments buildings, allowing relaxation in some laws of the Bangladesh National Building Code and the fire act. EU Accord and North American Alliance ... Read more
B’desh factory disaster makes little change in way of shopping
The world’s worst garment industry accident had ripple effects beyond Bangladesh in 2013, as the fatal building collapse turned a lens on poor conditions endured by workers and brought fresh focus to production practices used to create affordable goods, reports the Canadian Press. More than 1,100 people died in the April 24 tragedy at the illegally ... Read more
Dhaka stocks declines for 2nd week in a row
The Dhaka stocks declined for the second week in a row with decline in turnover due to intensifying political tension ahead of the next general elections. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, declined to 4,200.96 points, shedding 1.03 per cent or 43.68 points over
REB asked to pay Tk 101cr in VAT on meter rent by Dec 31
The National Board of Revenue has asked Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board to pay by this month a total of Tk 101.75 crore in value-added tax the REB collected from its consumers on meter rent, NBR officials said. The state-run REB did not pay the amount which was derived and accumulated from meter rent from February, 2008 ... Read more
GDP growth likely to decline to 5.65pc in FY14: UO
The gross domestic product growth rate is likely to decline to 5.65 per cent in the current financial year, third year in a row, because of mismatch between the fiscal and the monetary policy, said local think-tank Unnayan Onneshan on Saturday. In UO’s half-yearly economic assessment for