The two-day trade talks between Dhaka and New Delhi begin today (Wednesday) at the commerce ministry to strengthen trade ties between the two neighboring countries, commerce ministry officials said. A high level Indian delegation led by Arvind Mehta, joint secretary, foreign trade (South Asia), Department of Commerce of India, arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday to attend ... Read more
Month: March 2014
BSA unveils treasure trove
760 masterpieces on display Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, for the first time ever since its founding in 1974, has exhibited its grand collection of original artworks by maestros in an exhibition. For the aficionados of fine arts, the two week-long exhibition of 760 masterpieces by late and contemporary master artists is a rare chance that no ... Read more
Sakib urges fans not to expect too much
The fans should tone down on their expectations while the cricketers should concentrate on their own game rather than think about Afghanistan, Bangladesh all rounder Sakib al Hasan said ahead of their ICC World Twenty20 preliminary round campaign. The Tigers have been pitted against Afghanistan, Nepal and Hong Kong in Group A in the first round
Afghans eye repeat over Tigers
Mohammad Nabi is hoping that his side can repeat recent history on Sunday and beat hosts Bangladesh in the first round of the World Twenty20, the Afghanistan captain said in a press briefing on Monday. Afghanistan, who defied the odds and beat Bangladesh by 32 runs at Fatullah in the Asia Cup earlier this month, stand ... Read more
Real back on top after Levante stroll
Real Madrid returned to the top of La Liga with a comfortable 3-0 win over Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with his 38th goal of the season when he headed Angel di Maria’s corner low past Keylor Navas after just 11 minutes. Navas then kept his side in the ... Read more
Export earning growth falls for third month in Feb
The country’s export earning growth declined for the third month in February of the current financial year 2013-14 due to sluggish readymade garment export growth caused by the affect of political unrest in previous few months. The export earning in February stood at $2.38 billion growing by 6.36 per cent compared with the same month of ... Read more
Pvt sector credit growth inches up in Jan
The country’s credit growth in the private sector increased slightly in January compared with that of the previous month as businesspeople have taken initiative to expand their business after the general elections which was held on January 5, said officials of Bangladesh Bank. According to Bangladesh Bank data released on Monday,
BB doubles forex quota for business travel
Bangladesh Bank on Monday decided to double the foreign exchange quota for business travel to $ 10,000 per year. The BB enhanced the amount by $ 5,000 to $ 10,000 per year from the previous $ 5,000 for traveling to foreign countries. To this end, the BB issued a circular to authorised dealer branches of all scheduled ... Read more
BSA observes Int’l Women’s Day
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has chalked out a six-day programme to observe the International Women’s Day. The programme features theatre shows, documentary and film screening, recitation, discussion and others at the theatre halls, music and dance centre and national art gallery auditorium. The event was inaugurated by
University students explore their artistic flair
In the realm of art, what counts more is perhaps the culmination of artistic passion and natural flair, rather than academic degree or age. A good piece of artwork can emerge through artistic endeavour of a child or an eighty year old. The art aficionados of the country themselves can find evidence for the fact ... Read more
Mushfiq upbeat ahead of T20 challenge
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim on Sunday said that the hosts were better prepared than Afghanistan ahead of their crucial first round game of the ICC World Twenty20 on March 16. In their debut Asia Cup campaign, the Afghans shocked the Tigers by handing them a 32-run defeat, which was the debutants’ maiden one-day international
Tigers slide in latest ODI rankings
Bangladesh’s disappointing performances in the last two one-day international competitions at home had an impact on the latest ODI rankings as most of the cricketers dropped down places in different categories. The Tigers suffered a series sweep in three one-dayers against Sri Lanka before bowing out of the Asia Cup after losing all of their four ... Read more
Zimbabwe start on a good note
Hamilton Masakadza’s all-round performance helped Zimbabwe to start their preparation for the ICC World Twenty20 on the right note as they defeated Bangladesh A team by 11 runs in a practice match at Fatullah on Saturday. Zimbabwe made 171-5 on the back of Masakadza’s half-century before his two-wicket haul stalled the hosts who eventually ended on ... Read more
Trade gap narrows to $2.78b in July-Jan on poor import growth
The country’s trade deficit narrowed by 35.01 per cent in the first seven months of the current financial year compared with that of the same period of the FY 2012-13 due to a rise in exports against a poor growth in imports. According to the latest BB data, the deficit decreased to $2.78 billion in July-January ... Read more
NBR launches tax deposit thru bank accounts in April
Clients of 2 banks to get benefit initially The National Board of Revenue is going to launch online tax payment system in early next month facilitating corporate taxpayers to pay taxes direct from their bank accounts, officials of the NBR said. After inauguration of the system, large taxpayers will be able to pay taxes — income ... Read more
Govt slashes incentives for marginal aus growers
The ministry of agriculture has drastically slashed the incentives for marginal aus farmers in the current season. The agriculture ministry has approved Tk 30.68 core for the current aus season down from 43.09 crore in the previous season in 2013, shows official documents. The aus season begins in March and ends in August.
Five child directors awarded
7th International Film Festival Five child directors awarded The 7th International Child Film Festival concluded on Friday through a discussion, award giving ceremony and film screening at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of Central Public Library. Organsied by Children Film Society, the seven-day festival features films from 35 countries across the world. With the theme ‘dreams ... Read more
Street theatre fest ends
The weeklong Bangladesh Street Theatre Festival, organised by Bangladesh Pothonatok Parishad, ended on Friday, attended by hundreds of audience. This year, a total of 23 Dhaka based and 18 regional theatre troupes staged their street productions at the festival. Among them, three theatre troupes brought new productions on stage. Dhaka-based troupes Subachan Natya Sangsad, Udichi ... Read more
Malinga does it again
Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga picked up from where he left off in the tournament opener, grabbing his second consecutive five-wicket haul against Pakistan in the Asia Cup final on Saturday. The opening bowler ripped through the Pakistan batting line-up, claiming 5-56 and helping to restrict them to 260-5 on a good batting wicket.
Fawad’s elegance shines through
Middle order batsman Fawad Alam finally completed his fairytale story on Saturday and buried the ghosts of the past as his fighting knock of 114 rescued Pakistan from peril in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. The defending Asia Cup champions were staring into the abyss against Sri Lanka at Mirpur after the early departures ... Read more