In the course of mankind, some rare individuals reach such heights that it is difficult to put befitting adjectives before their names. Rabindranath Tagore is such a name. Even after 73 years since his death, the maestro remains as bright as the North Star in all forms of artwork that he has touched during his ... Read more
Month: August 2014
Shakila Zafar to present her hit numbers
Noted singer Shakila Zafar will take the stage at a solo concert at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan 1 in the capital at 6:30pm tomorrow. Shakila Zafar is one of Bangladesh’s most prominent singers of contemporary and traditional songs. Born in Karachi, her musical career commenced as a classical vocal music artiste. Shakila Zafar’s ... Read more
BPL appeal hearing starts today
The preliminary appeal hearing of the Bangladesh Premier League match-fixing trial will start today, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s disciplinary panel chairman on Tuesday. Former national team captain, Mohammad Ashraful, and two other convicts along with the International Cricket Council and the BCB appealed against the
Mushfiq opts out of Asian Games for marriage
National captain Mushfiqur Rahim has opted out of Asian Games for his marriage ceremony, said the officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday. Pace bowler Mashrafee bin Murtaza is expected to lead the Bangladesh team in the Asian Games, scheduled in Incheon, Korea from September 19 to October 4,
Tamim’s injury ‘not serious’
Bangladesh heaved a sigh of relief as the blow that opener Tamim Iqbal received in the training on Monday appeared nothing but a routine bruise. Young pacer Taskin Ahmed struck Tamim in his ankle with a yorker off the first ball the left-hander was facing in the net at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Investment in savings tools soars to record Tk 11,707cr in FY14
The net investment in the national savings certificates and bonds hit a new record at Tk 11,707.31 crore in the recently concluded financial year as clients invested heavily in the savings tools due to lower rate of interest of deposit products of the scheduled banks. An official of Directorate of National Savings told
BTRC to appoint auditors again to settle Tk 3,004cr GP dispute
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has decided to appoint new auditors to settle a dispute of Tk 3,004.11 crore dues from leading mobile operator Grameenphone, said BTRC officials. They said the commission on Tuesday gave nod to a proposal of the legal and licensing department of BTRC for appointing new auditors for system and
Jute harvest begins amid low price in market
Jute growers have started harvesting their cash crop across the country but there is no visible benefit in producing jute due to low market price, said officials and farmers. The production of jute might further decline this year due to crop damage caused by drought and rough weather, they said. Jute harvesting season generally
WB’s Padma Bridge fund cancellation was a wrong policy: Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said the cancellation of fund by the World Bank for the Padma Bridge project for alleged conspiracy of corruption was a wrong policy of the global lending agency. ‘Now they’ve admitted it was a wrong policy,’ he told reporters replying to their queries at his ERD office after World Bank ... Read more
Farmers Bank brings back Tk 1.92cr paid illegally as office rent
The Farmers Bank has brought back Tk 1.92 crore which it paid illegally as office rent between September 2010 and March 2012, said officials of Bangladesh Bank. The newly-launched bank on Monday sent a letter to the BB saying that it had recovered the money from a director of the bank, who is also the ... Read more
BSEC seeks income tax exemption
The government is considering to review the provision of tax collection from the income of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission in response to its appeal seeking tax exemption, finance ministry officials said. Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has recently informed the revenue board through a note on an appeal made by the BSEC that
Kajol to come back as mafia mummy
This comeback season, actor Kajol is reportedly playing a mafia mummy in the Bollywood adaptation of the Dutch TV series Penoza. The film will be co-produced by her husband Ajay Devgn, reports India Today. Penoza essays the story of a woman whose husband, a former mafia gang member, has been murdered. Although the police offer ... Read more
Tigers eye quick Juancey impact
Bangladesh opener Anamul Haque said on Monday that Australian psychologist Phil Jauncey’s classes can have an immediate impact on the Tigers as they have touched all the details about how they should approach a game in the present situation. Jauncey, a former psychologist of Australia cricket team,
Injury scare for Tamim
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal suffered an injury scare on Monday when he was struck by a yorker from young pacer Taskin Ahmed in his ankle off the first ball he faced in the net at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Tamim limped off the field and did not take any further part in the training. The gravity of ... Read more
Mamunul hits back at Salahuddin
National football captain Mamunul Islam responded to the criticism of Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin saying that he had done nothing wrong by skipping the first day’s training session for the Asian Games. Mamunul was unable to report to coach Lodewijk de Kruif due to the death of his uncle, which did not go well ... Read more
Salahuddin urges coaches to scout talent
The Bangladesh Football Federation president, Kazi Salahuddin on Monday asked the local coaches to find the raw talents and announced an incentive package for them. ‘Usually professional clubs create football stars but our clubs are not fully professional, so they do not get enough talents to nurture,’ Salahuddin told during
Record $3b foreign loans, grants received in FY14
International lenders and development partners disbursed $3 billion in loans and grants in the fiscal year 2013-14 which is the highest ever foreign aid amount for Bangladesh. According to the latest data of the Economic Relations Division of the finance ministry, of the total amount disbursed, $2.27 billion was in loans and $72 million
July remittance hits record $1.48b
Forex reserve increases to $21.40b The country’s inward remittance hit a new monthly record at $1.48 billion in July as expatriate Bangladeshis sent huge amount of greenback to their relatives on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr which was celebrated on July 29. A Bangladesh Bank official told New Age on Monday that Bangladesh had never received so ... Read more
Business community presses hard for cancellation of new VAT law
Business community has intensified lobbying with the government high-ups to annul the new Value-Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act-2012 arguing that the law was formulated ignoring stakeholders’ opinion. In this connection, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the apex trade body in the country, recently wrote
Mobile operators lobby government
Draft Labour Rules Mobile operators lobby government Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh has placed 15-point proposals for bringing about changes to the proposed Bangladesh Labour Rules drafted by the labour ministry. The association submitted the proposals to the ministry on July 8 seeking changes in the definition of worker, tenure for apprenticeship, provision for ... Read more