UNB, Dhaka Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) on Wednesday strongly urged the government to remove the uncertainties on continuation of the tax holiday and widen the list of industries under the scheme in the next budget. The MCCI came up with the plea at a pre-budget meeting with the National Board of Revenue ... Read more
Dhaka Mirror
IPS, generator sales peak amid power crisis
Kazi Azizul Islam With severe load-shedding of electricity continuing in the city and elsewhere, the businesses dealing with power back-up devices see hectic business in the upcoming summer with sales peaking since early March. In last year around 60,000 units of instant power supply or IPS and 15,000 small generators were sold. Industry people expect ... Read more
Sheraton set for renovation
Sayeda Akter The government plans to renovate Dhaka Sheraton Hotel without delay and appoint an international operator to run the five-star hotel for five years. Also, Sheraton is set to extend its contract with the government for three
DCCI demands bailout plan for RMG sector
Star Business Desk The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry has demanded that the government come up with a bailout plan for the readymade garment sector. It also sought subsidy on the imports of capital machineries and industrial
Malaysia cancels 55,000 visas for Bangladeshis
Cites global meltdown impact as reason, denies entry to 532 Bangladeshi workers in Kuala Lumpur Staff Correspondent Malaysia on Tuesday cancelled visas for more than 55,000 Bangladeshi jobseekers, which were approved back in 2007, citing the impact of global economic recession on its manufacturing sector. These workers were scheduled
Govt asked to explain judicial magistracy legality
Staff Correspondent The High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the government for delaying the passage of two ordinances to make the judiciary independent of the executive. The High Court bench of Justice ABM Khairul Haque and Justice Abdul Hye, in a rule issued suo moto, also asked the government to explain by March ... Read more
Army Act being considered for fastest trial: Shafiq
bdnews24.com, Dhaka The law minister, after a meeting with the attorney general and the army’s judge advocate general on Wednesday, said trying the BDR mutineers under the Army Act is still being considered for the fastest trial. “As Bangladesh Rifles is a ‘disciplinary force’ and it killed officers of another ‘disciplinary force’ their trial could ... Read more
MPs fear agitation by city dwellers over water shortage
Mustafizur Rahman Shortage of water, which is gradually becoming acute in the capital with the summer setting in, may trigger demonstrations by city-dwellers, fear Members of Parliament. The city’s lawmakers expressed their concern at a meeting with the LGRD and cooperatives minister, Syed Ashraful Islam, at the secretariat on Wednesday. They demanded immediate solution of ... Read more
No sign of improvement in power, gas supply: Water crisis turns serious in city
UNB, Dhaka Although the government set up monitoring cell in Power and Energy Ministry, no substantial improvement appeared in the power and gas supply situation across the country. The country has been experiencing more than 2000 MW power shortage and about 200 million cubic feet (MMCF) gas shortage
Four army officers laid to rest
Body of Maj Hakim identified Staff Correspondent Two army officers killed in a chopper crash on Monday and two during the massacre at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters were laid to eternal rest yesterday at city’s Banani Army Graveyard. The officers buried with state honour are Maj Gen Rafiqul Islam, general officer commanding of 55 Infantry Division ... Read more
Tanveer asked to explain breach of discipline
Staff Correspondent The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has asked one of its policymakers, Chowdhury Tanveer Ahmed Siddique, to explain why action will not be taken against him for breaching party discipline and defaming the party chief. The party’s joint secretary general Nazrul Islam Khan on Wednesday told New Age that the show-cause notice was served to ... Read more
Scotland Yard cops arrive to advise local agencies
UNB, Dhaka A four-man Scotland Yard team that arrived here yesterday will not investigate the BDR carnage but advise law-enforcing agencies here as to how the UK would conduct investigation into a matter of this magnitude. “They are not here to solve the crime-that role must sit rightly with the Bangladeshi law-enforcement agencies. The UK ... Read more
Sehwag becomes fastest Indian centurion in ODIs
PTI Hamilton: Swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag eclipsed Mohammad Azharuddin to become the fastest Indian to score a hundred in an ODI when he hit a 60-ball 103 against New Zealand in the fourth one-dayer here on Wednesday. At an individual score of 97, Sehwag danced down the pitch and plundered a Daniel Vettori delivery over ... Read more
Halle Berry Named Sexiest Black Woman Alive
Ani Esmailian We’re not quite sure how many times Halle Berry has been named the “sexiest woman alive” but we give credit where credit it due, and if media outlets insists on giving her that title year after year–we’re all for it. Halle has been named the Sexiest Black Woman Alive in a new U.S. ... Read more
Shah Rukh doesn’t like a pat on the back, Gauri tells Deepika!
By Spicezee Bureau Now that he has got a shoulder surgery done, superstar Shah Rukh Khan doesn’t like it when someone pats on his back. Recently, when actress Deepika Padukone tried to catch up with the actor to find out about his health post surgery, SRK’s wife reportedly messaged her saying that he doesn’t like ... Read more
Baseball: South Korea avenge earlier loss to Japan
TOKYO: Olympic gold medallists South Korea edged out defending champions Japan 1-0 to emerge winners in World Baseball Classic Pool A on Monday, avenging their earlier loss in the double-elimination round. Kim Tae-Kyun hit the winning run with a line-drive single in the fourth inning as South Korea rolled on with six hits against Japan’s ... Read more
Cycling: Haussler wins Paris-Nice second stage race
LA CHAPELLE-SAINT-URSIN, France: Germany’s Heinrich Haussler, riding for the Cervelo team, prevailed in a sprint for the second stage honours in the Paris-Nice on Monday. Spanish rider Alberto Contador, winner of the opening day’s time trial, held on to the leader’s yellow jersey despite being held up when his path was blocked by a multiple ... Read more
Football: World Cup dream behind Beckham’s Milan stay
LONDON : David Beckham has revealed his dream of playing for England in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was the motivation behind his desire to stay with AC Milan. After weeks of negotiations, Beckham has extended his loan with Milan from Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy until the end of the Italian ... Read more
Dalai Lama to speak out 50 years after failed uprising
DHARAMSHALA, India : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was to address his community of exiles Tuesday, the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against China that forced him to flee to India. Prayers, vigils and protests were planned throughout the day in Dharamshala, the northern Indian hill town where the Tibetan government-in-exile has been ... Read more
Older fathers’ children are less intelligent, research finds
MELBOURNE : Children fathered by older men are likely to be less intelligent than the offspring of younger dads, Australian and US scientists have found in a report published Tuesday. The research contrasted sharply with earlier studies showing that older mothers produced children more likely to record above average intelligence scores, the researchers concluded. Lead ... Read more