A blanket of fog shrouded the sun over the country, including in the capital Dhaka on Monday, making it difficult to navigate on the rivers and on highways. But it heralds the beginning of a harsher bite of chilly winter in the coming 2-3 days, meteorologists said. Though the dense fog is likely to clear ... Read more
Month: January 2014
ACC finds 50 Destiny bosses guilty
LAUNDERING TK 4,119 CRORE ACC finds 50 Destiny bosses guilty The Anti-Corruption Commission said that it would in a day or two submit the charge sheet against 50 Destiny Group bosses for their alleged involvement in embezzlement and laundering around Tk 4,119 crore. On Monday, two probe teams of the commission submitted their reports to ... Read more
Cold wave likely in 2-3 days
A blanket of fog shrouded the sun over the country, including in the capital Dhaka on Monday, making it difficult to navigate on the rivers and on highways. But it heralds the beginning of a harsher bite of chilly winter in the coming 2-3 days, meteorologists said. Though the dense fog is likely to clear ... Read more
2 children injured in blast
Two minor boys sustained critical injuries in a crude bomb explosion at Adarshanagar of Badda area in the city yesterday morning. The children were identified as Mohammad Fahim, 8, and Mohammad Yasin, 7, both students of local Adarshawnagar Government Primary School in class two. The officer-in-charge of
14 killed in China mosque stampede
Fourteen people, some of them children, were killed and 10 injured in a stampede during a gathering at a mosque in China’s Ningxia region, state media reported Monday. The stampede occurred at lunchtime on Sunday while traditional food was being handed out to people attending an event to commemorate a late religious leader, the
‘Polar vortex’ pushes freezing weather through US
The eastern half of the US shivered Monday as a dangerously cold whirlpool of dense air known as a ‘polar vortex’ threatened to break decades-old records and freeze exposed skin within minutes. The bitter weather comes after a heavy snowstorm hit much of the region last week. Officials closed schools in Chicago and other Midwest ... Read more
Artists work together to promote printmaking
The leading and promising artists of the country are working together to popularise the print as a medium. With this target they are taking part in a workshop to make a portfolio of the contemporary print works of the country. Organised by Cosmos at its studio at Mouchak, 14 prominent and promising artists are working ... Read more
BCB focus on Lanka series, not Asia Cup
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is focused on the forthcoming home series against Sri Lanka rather than the Asia Cup despite the looming threats of a boycott by Pakistan, BCB officials said on Monday. Quoting an unnamed source, an influential Indian newspaper reported on Monday that Pakistan remains undecided about their participation in the tournament and is
BOA training camp starts on Friday
The Bangladesh Olympic Association will begin the first phase of its specialised training programme on January 10 with 26 athletes from four disciplines – shooting, boxing, archery and taekwondo – taking part to prepare for upcoming international events. The BOA is also planning to start the second
Saudi offers to help develop football
The Bangladesh-Saudi Arabia Joint Economic Commission has agreed to assist each other in football and cricket, said Bangladesh Football Federation general secretary Abu Nayeem Sohag on Monday. Both parties decided that Saudi Arabia will help develop Bangladesh football and in return Bangladesh will provide assistance to improve the game of cricket in Saudi Arabia.
BCL to start on Jan 12
The second edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League – the country’s only franchise-based four-day tournament – is set to start on January 12 at the BKSP grounds, Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said on Monday. The decision was made after BCB officials concluded a successful meeting with representatives of the three participating franchises – Walton, Prime Bank ... Read more
Heat top surging Raptors
Rallying from a nine-point, third-quarter deficit, the Miami Heat earned a 102-97 victory over the Toronto Raptors, reports Reuters. LeBron James led the Heat (26-8) with 30 points. Toronto (16-16) got a team-high 26 points from guard DeMar DeRozan. Toronto had its five-game win streak snapped
Sadharan Bima withdraw from Cup
Sadharan Bima on Monday pulled out from the Club Cup Hockey Tournament, just one day before the tournament starts at the Moulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium today. The team decided not to take part in the tournament due to the current political situation. The Bangladesh Hockey Federation decided to proceed
Zia finishes 12th in Hastings chess
Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur Rahman attained 12th position in the Masters event of the 89th Hastings International Chess Congress. Held at Horntye Park in East Sussex, England, Zia earned 6 points in the tournament after the conclusion of the ninth and final round. In the final round, Zia defeated England’s Knott Simon on Saturday. GM ... Read more
RMG buyers mull shifting orders to Ctg
Risky Dhk-Ctg Highway RMG buyers mull shifting orders to Ctg Global buyers of Bangladesh readymade garment products are mulling to shift their work orders to factories located in Chittagong from Dhaka as the factories in the port city enjoy less disruption in transportation of their products to the port for shipment amid general strikes and ... Read more
BB may keep pvt sector credit growth target unchanged
Monetary Policy BB may keep pvt sector credit growth target unchanged Bangladesh Bank may keep unchanged the private sector credit growth target in the upcoming monetary policy for January-June of 2014 considering the existing political unrest, said officials of the central bank. Under the monetary programme for July-December, the central bank had set 15.5 per cent ... Read more
Incentives for apparel sector likely this week
The leaders of the country’s apparel associations on Monday said they were expecting announcement of incentives for the sector from the government this week. They expressed their optimism emerging from a meeting with finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith at the latter’s secretariat office. Leaders of the
Kuwait to resume B’desh worker recruitment
Kuwait is going to resume recruitment of workers from Bangladesh after a seven-year break, senior officials at the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment ministry said on Monday. The Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait has so far sent home a demand for some 593 workers’ employment in a particular company in Kuwait, they said.
Dhaka stocks fall after polls
Dhaka stocks declined on Monday after a four-day bull run with a decreased turnover amid fresh political tension after the 10th national elections held on Sunday. The polls were boycotted by the main opposition alliance led by the BNP. DSEX, the benchmark general index of Dhaka
Sonali Bank gets 3 new DMDs
Three officials of Sonali Bank were on Monday promoted to deputy managing directors, said a news release. They are Zahid Hossain, Md Mustafizur Rahman and Ataur Rahman Pradhan. Prior to the new assignment, Zahid was company secretary (Board Division) of the bank’s head office while Mustafizur and Ataur were general managers.