Average monthly earning of a rickshaw puller is Tk 11,517 while a three-wheeler driver earns Tk 35,915 a month, according to a survey report of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. A battery-run easy bike consumes electricity worth Tk 2,600 a month, the report said. The BBS on Tuesday released the report titled
Month: February 2015
Buyers turning back amid unrest: BTMA
Four-day textile machinery expo begins today Country’s ongoing political crisis is affecting the textile industry as the buyers are refraining from placing new orders and also offering lower prices, said the textile mills owners on Tuesday. They said the prolonged political crisis has been severely hampering the production, but the cost of production remained unchanged which ... Read more
ICB submits fresh time-extension plea to BSEC twisting proposal
Eight Age-Old Mutual Funds ICB submits fresh time-extension plea to BSEC twisting proposal The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh has submitted a fresh proposal to the capital market regulator, seeking another 10-year extension of the tenure of the eight age-old mutual funds it manages. Officials of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission said the state-owned investment firm ... Read more
Mahi quits filmdom
Popular Dhallywood actress Mahiya Mahi has decided to quit filmdom. In her facebook status, one of the leading Dhallywood actors stated that the upcoming film Agni 2 would be her last film. ‘Agnee 2 is my last film….Um going to USA…Donno shobar shathe kobe dekha hobe (don’t know when I will meet you all again)…Will ... Read more
BCB to pay Paks ‘plane fare’ if tour goes ahead
Bangladesh will pay Pakistan their plane fare if they want to come to the country in April next year but will not accept any condition, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan said on Monday. Bangladesh, according to the present FTP, are supposed to host Pakistan for two Tests, three ODIs and a T20 between April 10 ... Read more
Jr Tigers make modest start in 2nd youth Test
Bangladesh U-19 team made a modest start in the second youth Test against Sri Lanka, reaching 168-5 from 73 overs on the opening day at Kandy on Monday. Opting to bat first, openers Shadman Islam and Saif Hasan gave Junior Tigers a solid start putting 90 runs for their first wicket before Avishka Fernando had
Clarke ready to play under captain Smith
Australian skipper Michael Clarke, battling to regain fitness from hamstring surgery and chronic back pain, said Monday he would be prepared to play under the captaincy of young gun Steve Smith. Amid reports that the team prefer the stand-skipper who has had a sensational summer at the crease ahead of the World Cup, Clarke insisted his ... Read more
Hemantha the hero as hosts in semis
Hosts Bangladesh moved to the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup as Group-A runners-up thanks to a narrow 1-0 win over Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Midfielder Hemantha Vincent, the revelation of the tournament, scored the all important goal in the 40th minute while goalkeeper Shahidul Alam had a penalty saved to ... Read more
Bahrain take on Thais with eyes on semis
Bahrain Under-23 team will take on Thailand Under-23 team today in Dhaka with an aim to book their place in the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup. Thailand have already confirmed their place in the last-four and are leading the Group B thanks to their 3-2 win over Singapore in their first match. The win
Hemantha hailed as next superstar
Hemantha Vincent Biswas was hailed as the next superstar from Bangladesh on Monday after his 40th minute strike against Sri Lanka was enough for the hosts to move into the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup. The Serbian coach of Sri Lanka, Nikola Kavazovic, labelled Hemantha as the future Bangladesh star after watching him scoring the ... Read more
Political unrest hits remittance inflow in Jan
The inflow of remittance decreased by 2.05 per cent in January of this financial year compared with that in the corresponding month of FY2013-14 due mainly to the recent spate of political violence, said officials of the central bank. According to Bangladesh Bank data released on Monday, the expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$ 1.23 billion in remittance ... Read more
Buyers demand immediate resolution of crisis
Want restoration of uninterrupted supply chain The Buyers Forum, the platform of the representatives of global brands, retailers and buyers, on Monday expressed its deep concern over the ongoing political unrest in Bangladesh and requested the government to resolve the impasse immediately. In a meeting with the garment manufacturers at Hotel Westin in the capital the ... Read more
Tanners incur Tk 459cr loss in Jan for blockade, hartals
Bangladesh Tanners’ Association claimed on Monday the ongoing political programmes including nationwide nonstop blockade and intermittent general strikes caused a loss of over Tk 450 crore in the tannery industry in the month of January. At a press conference at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity, the association made a clarion call to the prime minister, Bangladesh
Queen wins big at Filmfare awards
Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut best actors Vikas Bahl’s coming-of-age drama Queen triumphed at the 60th Filmfare awards, winning in key categories including best film, best director and best actress for its lead star Kangana Ranaut, reports Hindustan Times. The film bagged six honours in total – best editing to Abhijit Kokate and Anurag Kashyap, best ... Read more
Rony, Razzak keep on shinning
Opener Rony Talukder continued his blazing form as Dhaka Division seized the initiative on the opening day of their second round National Cricket League match against Dhaka Metro at Fatullah on Sunday. Fresh from a double century in the previous match, Rony, the top-scorer in the preceding Dhaka Premier League, struck 163 runs as Dhaka reached ... Read more
Tamim unlikely in Brisbane matches
Opener Tamim Iqbal is unlikely to take part in Bangladesh’s two unofficial matches against Cricket Australia XI, despite making good progress with his fitness levels, said a team official on Sunday. Tigers, currently in Brisbane for two-week long conditioning camp, are scheduled to play two matches against Cricket Australia XI on Tuesday and Thursday respectively, with ... Read more
SL stand in hosts’ way to semis
Hosts Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka today in their second and final group match of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup hoping to reach the semi-finals as the Group A runners-up. Earlier on Saturday, Malaysia Under-23s became the first side to book their place in the semi-finals as the Group A champions by winning both their group ... Read more
Singapore, Bahrain share the spoils
Singapore Under-23s kept their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup alive after a goalless draw against the top ranked Bahrain Under-23 team at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. The draw threw the Group B wide open with all three teams – Bahrain, Singapore and Thailand having some kind of chance of ... Read more
Zahid’s domestic future in limbo
National team winger Zahid Hossain is all set to miss the upcoming season after he failed to reach an amicable solution with Mohammedan Sporting Club over a transfer dispute. Zahid was handed a one-year global transfer ban by the Bangladesh Football Federation on January 6 after Mohammedan Sporting Club lodged a complaint against him on August ... Read more
GDP target to be lowered due to blockade: Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said downward revision of the targeted growth of gross domestic product (GDP) in the current fiscal year is a must as the ongoing blockade has crippled all kinds of economic activities. ‘It (blockade) is not only hampering the implementation status of the budget but also destabilizing all kinds of economic ... Read more