Telecoms ministry plans to check illegal VoIP trade The telecom ministry has taken a significant initiative to halve the call charge for the international incoming calls in a bid to whittle down the illegal VoIP business in the country. The post and telecommunications ministry yesterday sent a proposal to the finance ministry for slashing the ... Read more
Month: February 2014
No land survey completed since independence
Bangladesh, even 42 years after its independence, has neither been able to complete a land survey of the whole country nor finished undertaking a ‘revisional settlement’ survey, which was first launched in 1966 by the then Pakistan government. In the absence of an up-to-date and comprehensive
Book fair breaks monotony of city life
Besides being a spot for the booklovers, the venue of the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair has been a meeting place for many who want to pass time with their dear ones and to ret rid of the monotony of routine life. People of all ages come to the fair, now on the Bangla Academy premise ... Read more
Street theatre satirises political turmoil
The national political turmoil has been presented in four street theatre productions staged on the fourth day of the weeklong national street theatre festival. The political satires had been staged by three Dhaka based troupes and a Barisal based troupe at the Central Shaheed Minar on Tuesday. Desh Natok, Shabda Natyacharcha Kendra and Manas Natyangan respectively ... Read more
House rent hike fuels inflation further in January
The overall point-to-point inflation increased for the third month in January by 0.15 percentage points to 7.50 per cent from December due mainly to a hike in house rent in the first month of the new year. Officials of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday said although food inflation declined in January, rise in the prices ... Read more
NBR blames telcos, BTRC for non-coop in report finalising
Sim Replacement Tax Dispute NBR blames telcos, BTRC for non-coop in report finalising The National Board of Revenue has blamed four mobile phone operators and the telecom regulator for non-cooperation in preparing the final report on settling the Tk 3,062-crore SIM replacement tax claimed from the operators.m The NBR said the four mobile operators and the ... Read more
TURKSTAT says B’desh export to Turkey topped $1b in ’13, EPB data show $800m
Bangladesh’s export to Turkey crossed $1 billion in 2013, said a Turkish government report on Wednesday although Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau’s data showed that the export earning was about $800 million during the period. A Turkish Statistical Institute report, circulated by the Bangladesh foreign ministry, showed that Bangladesh’s export to Turkey
BUET to oversee Savar tannery estate construction
The government on Wednesday appointed the Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation to supervise the construction works of the effluent treatment plant and dumping yard at the proposed new tannery estate at Savar. The BRTC under the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technologies was appointed by the cabinet committee on economic affairs.
No tax on wage earners dev bonds bought before Jul 2011: NBR
The National Board of Revenue has said interest generated from the wage earners development bonds purchased before July 2011would not be taxable. Officials of the NBR said investors would get the waiver irrespective of their date of cashing. The revenue board on Tuesday issued a clarification in
Tigers feared Sanga would score 400
Bangladesh feared that Kumar Sangakkara would score 400 runs given the manner in which he was progressing after reaching his maiden triple hundred during the second day of the second Test in Chittagong on Wednesday. The Tigers expected Sri Lanka to declare after Sangakkara’s triple century as they were already nine wickets down, but Angelo Mathews ... Read more
Sangakkara triple puts Tigers in hole
Kumar Sangakkara did something on Wednesday that no other batsman had ever done against Bangladesh, striking a triple century to guide Sri Lanka to a mammoth 587 runs in the second Test in Chittagong. The Tigers nearly made a mess of replying to the total before surviving the day on 86-1, still trailing Sri Lanka by ... Read more
Mushfiq ruled out of T20 series with injury
Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim has been ruled out of the Twenty20 matches against Sri Lanka as Bangladesh named their 15-member squad for the two-match series in Chittagong next week. Mushfiq injured the little finger on his left hand during the first day of the second Test match and was diagnosed with a fracture, prompting team
Wins better than runs for Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman to score a triple century against Bangladesh when he hammered 319 on the second day of the second Test in Chittagong on Wednesday. A few more milestones came along the way, as he also became the fastest to reach 11,000 runs in Tests. The innings, his ninth 200-plus score, ... Read more
MSC held, BJMC post close win
Both Muktijoddha Sangsad and Feni Soccer Club drew their third consecutive game in the Nitol Tata Bangladesh Premier League as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Courtesy the draw, Muktijoddha now have 12 points from eight matches, the same tally as Sheikh Russell KC but the latter are ... Read more
11 burnt alive as boat catches fire
At least 11 people, including 5 children, were burnt to death and more than 40 were injured as a engine boat caught fire in Surma River at Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj on Monday night. Five more children remained missing till Tuesday afternoon, sources in the local administration said. Chhatak upazila police officer-in-charge Shahjalal Munsi said ... Read more
Children corner abuzz with youngsters at book fair
Children corner, as an integral part of the Book Fair 2014, at the Bangla academy premises with its 26 stalls were buzzing with youngsters yesterday as schools remained closed on the occasion of Saraswati Puja. Almost all day long children thronged every stall which were decorated with colorful motifs and cartoons to attract the young ... Read more
Local, Australian photographers depict beauty of Bangladesh
The splendour of natural beauties of Bangladesh and the diverse life of the people have been presented by 16 Bangladeshi and 19 Australian photographers in a group exhibition. The five-day photography show titled Open Enquiry is going on at the Drik Gallery in Dhanmondi. Open Enquiry features about
RMG makers unhappy over buyers’ new conditions
Factory Inspection Standard RMG makers unhappy over buyers’ new conditions Garment sector leaders are concerned over the imposition of new conditions in factory inspection standards by the EU and North American retailers’ groups bypassing the decision of the National Tripartite Committee (NTC). Earlier, the two platforms of EU Accord and North American Alliance agreed to adopt ... Read more
Finance ministry now projects GDP growth at 6.5pc
The ministry of finance estimated that the growth of the country’s gross domestic product would not drop below 6.5 per cent in the current fiscal year, said the ministry officials. The macro wing under the ministry was going to submit the provisional assessment before the coordination committee on macro-economy and budget
BSEC tightens rules to curb IPO, rights shares funds misuse
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday tightened the initial public offering and rights shares rules in a bid to curb misuse of funds by the listed companies. The BSEC also withdrew 30-day share selling obligation for the placement shareholders, other than sponsor shareholders or directors, after