Bangladesh and 21 other Asian countries on Friday signed the intergovernmental memorandum of understanding to establish the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Representatives of the 22 nations signed the MoU at the Great Hall of the People in the heart of Beijing, according to media reports. Bangladesh was represented by state
Month: October 2014
Red lentil price increases in capital
The price of local red lentil increased in the city’s retail markets over the week ending Friday due to a supply shortage. The prices of other daily essential commodities including rice remained high over the week while the prices of some vegetables and broiler chicken decreased a bit. The price of local red lentil increased ... Read more
BSEC probe finds LR Global caused losses to MFs
Suspicious Fund Handling BSEC probe finds LR Global caused losses to MFs A Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe body on LR Global Bangladesh Asset Management Company’s suspicious bank transactions has found that the frequent fund transfer from the mutual funds’ one bank account to another resulted in heavy losses for the funds. A BSEC ... Read more
BotTala Int’l Theatre Fest begins today
An eight-day international theatre festival, organised by troupe BotTala, is going to kick off today evening amid much festivity and fanfare at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. It is going to be the first international theatre festival by BotTala where, besides noted local troupes, troupes from India and America will stage shows. Emeritus professor Serajul Islam Choudhury ... Read more
Poet Shamsur Rahman’s 86th birth anniversary celebrated
Thursday was the 86th birth anniversary of late Shamsur Rahman, who is considered to be one of the most prominent contemporary poets of the country. Bangla Academy organised a programme that featured a lecture, in celebrating the day at its Kobi Shamsur Rahman seminar room on Wednesday. Noted poet-playwright Syed Shamsul Haque, noted researcher professor ... Read more
Mangongo’s jibe at Bangla batsmen
Zimbabwe cricket coach Stephen Mangongo said Bangladesh batsmen must complement their bowlers if they are to come out on top in the forthcoming Test series against his side. Mangongo agreed to the suggestion that the series is essentially a battle between Zimbabwe batsmen and Bangladeshi bowlers but added that the other sets of players
Sakib not taking it for granted
All-rounder Sakib al Hasan brushed aside the suggestion that Bangladesh are overconfident before facing Zimbabwe in the three-Test series, beginning at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Though Bangladesh will begin the series as favourites, they will be hunted by the memories of their recent failure against Zimbabwe, who won two of their last three ... Read more
UCB to sell Zim series tickets
The tickets for the Bangladesh-Zimbabwe Test and one-day international series will be available in selected branches of the United Commercial Bank from Saturday, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said at a press conference on Thursday. The maximum price for a ticket for the Test series is Tk 1000 while the minimum price is Tk 20. For ... Read more
U-16 girls bow out with heads high
Bangladesh ended their AFC Under-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers with their heads high when they lost to Iran narrowly by 2-1 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Iran emerged group champions thanks to the win to qualify for the final round in China while Bangladesh finished third behind India, who beat Jordan 6-3 in ... Read more
Investment in savings tools surges by 225pc in Q1
The net investment in the national savings certificates and bonds increased by 225.20 per cent in the first quarter of the financial year 2014-15 compared with that in the same period of the FY 2013-14 as clients continued to invest heavily in the NSCs due to low bank deposit rates and sluggish business climate. According ... Read more
Govt not to allow full trade unions in EPZs: Tofail
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday ruled out any possibility of bringing about further changes in the latest amended EPZ Act (2014) to ensure traditional trade union activities in the factories running inside the country’s export processing zones. ‘We have already initiated a process of bringing about
NBR commissioner Hafizur suspended on corruption charges
Internal Resource Division of the finance ministry on Thursday suspended the National Board of Revenue commissioner Hafizur Rahman on corruption charges and for not joining at office on time after expiry of his study leave. IRD on Wednesday issued an official order in this regard, officials of the revenue board said. They said that two ... Read more
IGWs intensely lobbying for retrospective effect of reduced call rates
International Gateway Operators Forum, a cartel of IGW operators, is lobbying with the government high-ups to get retrospective effect of the slashed revenue sharing and international call termination rate from July 1. The IGWOF in a letter to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Tuesday requested that the new call termination rate of US 1.5 cents ... Read more
Alliance engages Texas Univ to assess effectiveness of worker training programmes
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety has engaged the University of Texas to identify the effectiveness of its worker training on fire safety for garment factory workers in Bangladesh. Alliance, a platform of 26 retailers and brands of North America formed after the Rana Plaza building collapse, on Thursday said in a press release that ... Read more
Artistic search begins
Monjur Rashid’s Solo Artistic search begins That the first solo exhibition is something very special and emotion-laden for an artist, was quite evident in Monjur Rashid’s voice, who has showcased 35 paintings under the title of Searching Myself as his first solo at La Galerie at Alliance Française de Dhaka in Dhanmondi in the capital. ... Read more
Manipuri dance explained
People often love watching classical dance performances on television or stage shows but most likely than not without deep knowledge of the history or styles of these dance genres. The dance performances might become even more enjoyable if the viewers knew the story behind their creation. With an aim to make people aware about the ... Read more
Actor Tele Samad under medical observation
Noted comedian Tele Samad has been suffering from different medical complications including kidney and heart problems and infections in his leg. The actor is currently admitted at the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at Square Hospital in the capital. The comedian was admitted to the hospital as he fell sick on Saturday. Samad has undergone a ... Read more
DDLJ begins its 20th year of run at Maratha Mandir
Bollywood film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, considered an ode to love by many, has started its 20th year of uninterrupted run at the iconic Maratha Mandir cinema hall, reports India Today. The film changed the course of the nation’s cinema and became an unparalleled brand by catapulting itself into being the longest running film in ... Read more
Part-time bowlers show the way
Unheralded Bangladesh Cricket Board XI bowlers showed that there is nothing to be panicked about the Zimbabwe cricket team as they rattled some of the top batsmen from the visiting side to earn a draw in the three-day warm-up match that ended at Fatullah on Wednesday. The two teams accepted the draw after Zimbabwe reached ... Read more
U-16 women’s to face Iran today
Bangladesh will face group favourites Iran in their final group B match of the AFC Under-16 Women’s Championship qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. To qualify in the final round in China next year, Bangladesh must win this match by nine goals and hope India slip against Jordan in the other match of the ... Read more