Green activists urged the government to take effective measures to check dust pollution in the capital. They made the demand in a human-chain programme jointly arranged by the Poribesh Bachao Andalan and Bangladesh Centre for Human Rights and Development in front of the National Museum. POBA joint secretary Md Abdus Sobhan urged the government to
Month: January 2014
HC asks police to stop factory waste dumping in Buriganga in 48 hours
The High Court on Thursday gave the government and the police 48 hours to stop industrial waste dumping in the Buriganga River at Shyampur. In the directives, the court also summoned the department of environment director general and its director for enforcement to appear before it on
Hason Raja’s palace in Sylhet stands in ruin
The ruined ancestral palace of the mystic poet and composer Hason Raja contains no memories of the bard as only a rickety building lies abandoned in the place reminding of Hason Raja’s song Lukey Baley Balere, Garbari Bala Na Amar. The building at Rampasha of Bishwanath in Sylhet is in ramshackle in the absence of any ... Read more
BCB not entirely against it
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has refused to take a firm position against a plan to revamp the International Cricket Council even though it would deprive the Tigers of Test cricket for at least the next four years. The BCB reviewed the plan – put forward by the so-called ‘Big Three’ of India, Australia and England – ... Read more
Abahani edge BJMC to go top
Abahani snuck past Team BJMC 1-0 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday, moving into a tie with Sheikh Jamal DC at the top of the Bangladesh Premier League in the process. Abahani midfielder Jamal Hossain struck in the fourth minute of the match and the Sky Blues held on to that slim lead for ... Read more
Tamim named vice-captain for SL series
Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal was named vice-captain of the national side for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board press release on Thursday. The 24-year-old left-handed batsman will begin his second stint as vice-captain, with his previous tenure spanning for 10 months from December 2010-
Mendis recalled as SL arrive today
The Sri Lankan cricket team arrives today for their series against the Tigers, which begins on Monday with the first of two Tests. Sri Lanka are scheduled to reach the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 11:45am. The AFP reports that Sri Lanka’s selectors on Thursday recalled unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis for the Test matches ... Read more
Hockey squad trimmed to 40
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation on Thursday cut down the number of preliminary squad members to 40 ahead of the Asian Games qualifiers in March. The original preliminary squad consisted of 65 players, who all trained under the supervision of the national team’s Pakistani coach Naveed Alam from
Abahani trounce Bima 7-0
Joint leaders Abahani Limited outclassed Sadharan Bima 7-0 in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Abahani took a 4-0 lead going into the half-time break and added three more goals after resumption. Pushkor Khisa Mimo, Hasan Jubair Niloy and
Govt moves to up authorised capital of SCBs
The finance ministry plans to enhance the authorised capital of four state-owned commercial banks to make space for the struggling banks to widen their capital bases in future given their soaring risk weighted assets and need for expanding operations. The move has been taken in less than one month after the government injected Tk 4,100 crore ... Read more
Banks to open accounts against NID numbers of clients
To get access to EC database Bangladesh Bank has taken initiatives to get for the scheduled banks access to the Election Commission’s database so that the banks can check national identity cards of clients when they (banks) will give priority to the NID numbers of clients in opening accounts for clients, Bangladesh Bank officials said. Currently ... Read more
DSE to cut trading settlement time to 2 days next month
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday decided that the bourse would introduce by February T+2 trading cycle (which means shares mature in two trading sessions) by scraping the existing T+3 trading cycle in a bid to reduce share settlement cycle by one day. In the existing transaction system, the DSE settles the transactions within three days ... Read more
JICA not happy with performance of Metro Rail technical body
Japan International Cooperation Agency lauded the government decision of including the metro railway, funded by it, as a fast track project, officials said. It, however, expressed disappointment over the performance of the project’s technical committee when the new and the outgoing JICA representatives met
Banks remain open in 40 districts tomorrow
Bangladesh Bank on Thursday asked the scheduled banks to keep their branches open in 40 districts on Saturday to facilitate the filing of nomination papers for the upcoming first phase of upazila council elections. The BB issued a circular to managing directors and chief executive officers of all banks asking them to keep open all their ... Read more
Dhaka stocks keep swelling as fresh funds pour in
Dhaka stocks continued to jump on Thursday with the DSE’s key index hitting another high at 4,702.66 points since its inception on January 28 last year as institutional and retail investors continued to inject fresh funds. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, closed at another high of 4,702.66 points, adding 1.33 per cent ... Read more
Biman’s DC-10 makes last passenger flight on Feb 20
DC-10 aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will make its last passenger flight on its Dhaka-Kuwait-Birmingham route on February 20. Some forty-three years ago, the legendary workhorse logged its maiden voyage for passengers on August 5, 1971, the year of Bangladesh Liberation, on an American Airlines round trip between Los Angeles and Chicago. And now the final-flight
Kabir’s two films screened
Alamgir Kabir’s Death Anniv Observartion Kabir’s two films screened Noted filmmaker Alamgir Kabir’s popular feature film Surjokanya and his documentary on the war of independence were screened on Tuesday at the National Art Plaza auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Kabir’s close associate filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel also analysed Alamgir Kabir’s talent as a filmmaker at the ... Read more
Prof MA Matin made JU acting VC
Professor MA Matin has been appointed acting vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University for a month and directed to arrange VC panel election. President Abdul Hamid, also chancellor of the university, on Wednesday appointed statistics department professor, also Pro-VC (education) Professor MA Matin,
Eco-friendly liquid fertiliser on cards
Bangladeshi scientists are set to offer an eco-friendly liquid fertiliser to farmers, in a bid to drastically reduce the costs of crop production. The liquid fertiliser, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, will increase soil fertility and the use of herbicide, pesticide and larvicide will not be necessary to control pests and weeds, according to ... Read more
Over 300 Bangladeshis detained so far
More Bangladeshis living in Malaysia illegally were arrested yesterday, the second day of the crackdown on illegal migrants there. With the new arrests, the number crossed 300, Mantu Kumar Biswas, labour councillor of Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, said. He, however, failed to put the exact number of detainees. Meanwhile, Expatriate Welfare