Friday, March 29, 2024

Sorry state of poultry industry at Magura,Nearly 200 farms closed

More than 200 poultry farms have been closed during last two years in Magura district, sending hundreds of people to unemployment. Bird flu, price hike of poultry drugs and feed and fall in the price of poultry birds are the reasons to bring disaster in poultry industry. Alone in 2007, due to severe attack by ... Read more

Lending rates still high

Say economists Economists and experts said the central bank initiative to cap the maximum lending rate at 13 per cent is still high as they believe the local commercial banks have the scope to bring it down further. Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday directed the banks to bring their lending rates down except for credit cards ... Read more

Generators take local root

Sales of generators are rising on frequent outages and an electricity shortage in the country with local businesses increasingly getting involved in assembling and making parts of the power devices amid approaching summer. In the last three months, around 11,000 units of generator were sold mainly in Dhaka and Chittagong, marking a rise of 25 ... Read more

World’s cheapest car goes on sale in India

The world’s cheapest car went on sale on Thursday, with dealers and the company behind it confident of strong demand despite a slump in global car sales amid the world economic downturn. Bookings opened for orders of Tata Motors’ 100,000 rupee (2,000 dollars) Nano at dealerships around the country, with a spokesman describing sales as ... Read more

BGMEA seeks buyers’ cooperation

Readymade garment exporters in a parley with international buyers in Dhaka yesterday sought their cooperation in raising the trade volume in the face of global recession. They also bargained with the buyers for more prices of apparel items and export orders so that the country can gain more competitiveness. The buyers nowadays offer the lowest ... Read more

SoBs decide to keep deposit rates unchanged

Four state-owned commercial banks have decided not to reduce their deposit rates rather exert coordinated efforts to help their clients face the ongoing global recession. The decision came from a meeting of the managing directors of the Sonali, Janata, Agrani and Rupali banks at the Sonali Bank auditorium Thursday morning, banking sources said. In contrast ... Read more

DSE proposes tax-free investment of undisclosed money

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has sought government’s nod to a tax-free investment of undisclosed money in the capital market in order to make it vibrant. Allowing such investment was among the set of proposals the prime bourse leaders placed before the head of government when they met her at her office yesterday. The DSE also ... Read more

Latif Real Estate celebrates 23rd Anniversary

Latif Real Estate Ltd has celebrated its 23rd anniversary on April 01. On the occasion of the founding anniversary, the company arranged a ceremony held its corporate office on the day. The chairman of the organisation Morjina Biswas, Managing Director Ahdul Lalif’ Biswas, Assistant Managing Director and organising Secretary of REHAB Md. Akter Biswas and ... Read more

Aftershocks add to Italy quake misery

L’AQUILA, Italy – Jarring aftershocks sowed panic in Italy’s earthquake zone Thursday, terrifying the thousands of homeless victims sheltering in crowded tent camps as the death toll reached 278. Two lifeless bodies were pulled from the ruins of a student dormitory in the centre of the Abruzzo capital L’Aquila early in the morning after a ... Read more

Woman jailed 10 months for sex with 13-year-old boy

A WOMAN’S secret affair with her 13-year-old lover was exposed when her suspicious sister paid her a surprise visit late one evening and found the boy hiding in a wardrobe. The 32-year-old former canteen stall assistant had earlier had sex with the minor after inviting him to her flat. Yesterday, the unemployed woman was jailed ... Read more

‘On the right track’

As the qualification battle for a place in the AFC Challenge Cup finals gets nearer, new Bangladesh head coach Edson ‘Dido’ Silva is putting pressure on the gas pedal to prepare the team for his first assignment. The Brazilian has entered the second week of training with his charges, who will compete with Myanmar, Cambodia ... Read more

Indian cricket stars take guard on tricky election pitch

Soft-spoken, laid back and a reluctant orator, former Test captain Mohammad Azharuddin hardly fits the image of the archetypal boisterous Indian politician. Yet Azharuddin is the latest entrant in a growing list of former cricketers sucked into the election whirlpool by political parties hoping their star status in cricket-mad India will translate into votes. Other ... Read more

Heritage sites left in ruins

Years of irregularities and neglect by the authorities concerned have led to damage, destruction and even occupation of priceless archaeological sites across the country, but such persisting loss of national heritage has failed to yield their attention. Whenever the Department of Archaeology takes an initiative for conservation, preservation or restoration of an archaeological site, the ... Read more

BNP plans protests, legal battle

Cancellation of lease of Khaleda’s house slated The Bangladesh Nationalist Party will go for agitation programmes and legal battle against the government’s decision to cancel the lease of Khaleda Zia’s house in the Dhaka cantonment. The party made the decision at an impromptu meeting of its standing committee and available senior leaders in the office ... Read more

Govt cancels lease of Khaleda’s cantonment residence

Govt action canceling Khaleda’s cantt. residence contrary to justice, says Barrister Mahbub The new government cancelled the lease of the much-talked-about cantonment residence of Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia as the house “allocation was not made legally”. A cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday morning took the ... Read more

JCD stages demonstration

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student wing of BNP, yesterday staged demonstration on Dhaka University (DU) campus in protest against the government decision to cancel allotment of Begum Zia’s Cantonment residence. Protesting the government decision, JCD brought out an instant procession that marched on the campus starting from Madhu`s canteen. During the procession, leaders and activists ... Read more

CrPC passage violates constitution: experts

The passage of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act is a violation of the constitution and the Supreme Court verdict in the Masder Hossain case, widely known as the separation of the judiciary case, said judiciary and legal experts on Wednesday. The Bangladesh Judicial Services Association has also expressed its disappointment at the passage ... Read more

Army Probe Report by April 22

Probe report into the brutal and bloody massacre inside Bangladesh Riffles [BDR] headquarters during February 25-26, 2009, done by a team of Bangladesh Army is reported set to be published by April 22. According to several sources, the preview of this much awaited investigation report was already completed last week. A large number of army ... Read more