Thursday, March 28, 2024

‘Experience doesn’t sell in mall’

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s new bowling coach Heath Streak said on Tuesday that he was looking forward to helping his charges by guiding them through his vast experience. Streak completed his first day in office by getting introduced to some national team players including skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and took a look at the

BEPZA to lease out building floors to investors amid land crisis

1.16 lakh sq metre floors to be readied by December Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is going ahead to implement local and foreign investment proposals in multi-storied buildings now being constructed within its exclusive zones, as lands for new industries have depleted. There would be 1.16 lakh square meters of floor ready for setting up around ... Read more

Implement Bali package to ensure duty-free market access for LDCs

Commerce minister urges WTO Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Tuesday urged the World Trade Organisation to take initiative for implementation of the declaration of Bali package for ensuring duty- and quota-free market access for the least developed countries including Bangladesh. The minister was speaking at a meeting on ‘Strengthening the Multilateral Trading

BSEC to formulate guideline for venture capital firms

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday formed a committee to formulate a guideline about venture capital and private equity. The three-member committee, headed by BSEC executive director Mahbubul Alam, was asked to submit its report to the commission in one month. The other

Budget may offer tax relief on dividend up to Tk 15,000

The government is likely to offer tax exemption on dividend up to Tk 15,000 that the investors get from the listed companies in the budget for the next fiscal year 2014-2015. At present, investors get tax exemption on dividend up to Tk 10,000 and they pay tax at a rate of 10 per cent on ... Read more

Limping district budget to be expanded

The government is going to include six new districts under the new Zilla budget in the coming fiscal year in a bid to strengthen the concept although it could not make any impact on targeted people in the outgoing fiscal year. Separate budgetary allocations will be shown against six new districts of Chittagong, Syhlet, Rajshahi, Khulna, ... Read more

Piprabidya to compete for Golden Goblet

Celebrated filmmaker of the country Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s recent film Piprabidya (The Ant Story) has been selected to be screened at the competition section of Sanghai Film Festival, one of the oldest film festivals. The festival is scheduled to begin on June 14 and end on June 22. Piprabidya is about an unemployed fantasist who ... Read more

Actress Shraddha Kapoor turns singer

Not many are aware that newbie Bollwyood actress Shraddha Kapoor famed for Aashiqui 2, comes from a family of music stalwarts; she is the grand-niece of iconic singers Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. And her grandfather is the veteran classical singer Pandharinath Kolhapure. So it was only natural for the actress to seek her family’s ... Read more

New bowling coach Streak arrives

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s newly appointed specialist bowling coach Heath Streak arrived in Dhaka on Monday to take over the charge. Former Zimbabwe’s Test skipper Streak is expected to join the national cricket team training session today at Mirpur ahead of their home series against India. Streak, 40, looked to be tired after a hectic travelling but still ... Read more

Sakib crowned sixth best IPL player

Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan was crowned sixth most valuable player in the just-concluded Indian Premier League that saw him winning the title for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Glenn Maxwell, the Australian batsman of Kings XI Punjab, won cash prize money of Indian Rs 10 lakh as the most valuable player after his incredible batting display ... Read more

Mixed bag for individual taxpayers in budget

The government is unlikely to increase tax-free minimum income limit but may offer an upward revision of the income slabs for the imposition of income tax, officials of the National Board of Revenue said. They said that taxpayers would enjoy less tax burden for higher income if the proposal is passed in parliament. According to the NBR ... Read more

Remittance maintains positive trend for 4th month

11-month inflow dips by 3.54pc year-on-year The inflow of remittance continued to maintain a positive trend for the fourth month in May as expatriate Bangladeshis sent home US$ 1,202.18 million in the month compared with US$ 1,087.19 million in the same period of the previous year. Despite the upward trend in the last four months, the ... Read more

Allowances for vulnerable groups may rise slightly

Beggars to see their place on the list The allocation under the social safety net programme in the upcoming budget is likely to be made around Tk 13,810 crore, up by 11 per cent from the allocation of the outgoing fiscal year, a high official at the finance ministry said. The honorariums, given to the beneficiaries ... Read more

Nat’l Museum displays treasure of artworks

Marking the International Museum Day, Bangladesh National Museum has displayed a segment of its collection of contemporary artworks in a month-long exhibition at its Nalinikanta Bhattashali Gallery in Shahbag. Begun on May 18, the exhibition showcases 82 artworks of diverse genres and mediums by the master artists from the country and abroad. For the art ... Read more

Rupchan Sundorir Pala: a one-man show

Rupchan Shundorir Pala, a monodrama that was written and directed by Sayik Siddiquee was staged at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday evening. Staged by theatre troupe Bangalok, the writer-director Sayik Siddiquee was the sole actor of the monodrama. Siddiquee skillfully used a scarf as a prop to play the role ... Read more

Raja Himadri to be staged today

Theatre troupe Dristipat Natyadal’s Raja Himadri is a creative take on Sophocles’ classic King Oedipus. In Raja Himadri, the same theme is evident, but in a different setting. Khandaker Tazmi Noor, who has adapted and directed the play, has changed the names of characters and locations to give a sub-continental touch to suit the contemporary ... Read more

Mushfiq signs for Dholeshwar

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim formally changed his club on Sunday, joining Prime Dholeshwar from Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club at a programme in Dhaka. His signing gave a kick start to the player recruitment process for the next Dhaka Premier League with the formal transfer date set for August 5 and 6 while the

BD U-19, Madhya Pradesh match drawn

Bangladesh U-19 team played to a draw against Madhya Pradesh Cricket AssociationUnder-19 team of India on the fourth and final day of their first four-day match at Fatullah outer stadium on Sunday. Resuming the 1st innings on Sunday with overnight 192 for 3 in 85 overs, Bangladesh declared the innings at 352 for 6 in 132 ... Read more

FIFA resolves B’desh WC broadcasting dispute

BTV, Maasranga, GTV all given rights The uncertainty over live broadcasting of FIFA World Cup in Bangladesh has been removed, said the officials of the Bangladesh Football Federation, adding that the governing body of world’s football handed the rights jointly to Bangladesh Television, Gazi Television and Maasranga Television. The broadcasting was put into uncertainty after an ... Read more

Banks shed Tk 616cr in capital in Q1

BASIC, 7 others main offender Scheduled banks’ capital decreased by Tk 616.39 crore to Tk 64,574.61 crore in the first quarter of 2014 from that of Tk 65,191 crore as of December 31, 2013 with eight banks including BASIC Bank failing to manage their minimum capital requirement. According to the latest Bangladesh Bank data released on ... Read more