The just concluded Dhaka Premier League was free of corruption and subsequently the Bangladesh Cricket Board will heave a sigh of relief in spite of the country’s lone limited-overs competition stirring up some controversies. After this year’s Bangladesh Premier League
Month: December 2013
Discards inject fresh air in DPL
This season’s Dhaka Premier League will not only be remembered for the performances of the established stars but also perhaps for the vibrant displays of several national discarded cricketers. The country’s solitary limited-overs competition,
Two good days on the trot for Siddik
A good performance in the last two rounds enabled Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman to rise to joint-eighth position in the Indonesia Open in Jakarta. Siddik posted two-under-par 69 in the third round on Saturday to improve on his previous day’s position of joint-13th. The 29-year-old
NCL begins on Dec 26
The National Cricket League is all set to start from December 26 putting to rest all doubts about the much-needed time for the national players to make their preparations, said a BCB official on Tuesday. Several options were mooted to make
100-day World T20 countdown begins from Dec 6
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is planning to launch the 100-day countdown for next year’s ICC World Twenty20 at 12:00am on December 6, said officials on Saturday. The mega event, scheduled to be played across three venues from March 16 to April 6, will be hosted by Bangladesh where the teams from 16
JU impasse persists
Pro-VC still confined Stalemate continued in Jahangirnagar University as teachers teamed up under different banners have been on demonstrations to push for the vice-chancellor’s resignation. Students, teachers and other members on the staff teamed up as the Teachers, Students, Officers and Employees’ Unity Forum have been on
Govt to ensure safe delivery at union level hospitals by June
The government would provide round the clock safe delivery facilities at union level hospitals by June 2014, family planning director general AKM Amir Hossain said Saturday. Increased hospital based delivery would reduce child and maternal mortality rates, he said at the launching of a three-year family planning
Work out climate action plan with own resources
Civil society members urge govt Civil society members on Saturday urged the government to work out a climate action plan with own resources and capacity to tackle climate-induced problems. At a press conference, they said that the government should move forward with its own capacity as the recent CoP-19 outcome had seriously
RU students protest police action
The Rajshahi University students staged a demonstration in front of the university’s administration building on Saturday protesting against the attack on them by the police as they blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway on Friday protesting at the death of a fellow student in a road accident. Over a hundred
N’ganj people for increasing rail facilities
A citizen platform of Narayanganj, Amra Narayanganjbashi, formed a human chain at the central rail station on Saturday demanding to increase the commuter trains as soon as possible to upgrade the city’s communication system. The participants sent an application to the
ADB to continue assisting Bangladesh to reform external trade regime
Asian Development Bank (ADB) will continue to assist Bangladesh to reform the external trade regime, to participate actively in sub-regional cooperation initiatives and to establish an integrated sub-regional transport and energy network to enhance Bangladesh’s position as a transport and
PDB wants full tax waiver from NBR for Indian power import
The state-run Power Development Board has asked the National Board of Revenue to waive about 29 per cent taxes on imported electricity from India, saying that the taxes would increase the cost significantly. On November 6, the power board requested
Import increases by 8.71pc in 4 months
FY 2013-14 Import increases by 8.71pc in 4 months The country’s import increased by 8.71 per cent in the first four of the current fiscal year 2013-14 compared with that of a negative growth of 11.38 per cent in the corresponding period of the FY13. BB officials told New Age on Thursday that
NBR ADR yet to get momentum due to lack of awareness: seminar
Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism of the National Revenue Board has yet to get momentum even one year after introduction of the system as the revenue board failed to create awareness among the taxpayers to adopt it as a way of resolving tax disputes, NBR officials, experts and taxpayers observed.
Income tax returns submission deadline extended to Dec 31
The National Board of Revenue has again extended the deadline for income tax returns submission by one month to December 31, NBR chairman Ghulam Hussain said. ‘Individual taxpayers will be able to file their income tax returns till December 31,’ Hussain told reporters after a seminar on alternative
Trade with Tripura suspended indefinitely
Traders’ association of Tripura suspended trade with Bangladesh through Akhaura multi-use integrated check post in Agartala for indefinite period from Friday. The Export-Importers’ Association of Tripura took the step to protest hike in ‘loading and unloading’ tariff by the Central Warehousing Corporation
Political unrest sends stocks to red after four weeks
Dhaka stocks declined last week after a straight gain in the previous four weeks with fall in turnover due to the ongoing political unrest across the country which made investors panicky, market operators said. The benchmark general index of Dhaka
Farman Chy joins SJIBL as MD, CEO
Shahjalal Islami Bank has appointed Farman R Chowdhury as managing director and chief executive officer with effect from today, said a press release. Prior to his joining he was the managing director of ONE Bank. Chowdhury started his banking career in