Uttara, Purbachal Rajuk to involve Buet in plot allotment Helemul AlamRajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) will involve Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) for preparing database of the applicants and conducting lottery for the allotment of plots at Purbachal New Town Project and Uttara Model Town (Third Phase). “It will take two months from the ... Read more
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Revivifying wall magazines
Colourful show concludes at Bangla Academy Durdana Ghias Wall magazines with stories, poems, cartoons, paintings, science fictions and other articles with beautiful illustrations adorned the walls of the Bangla Academy as a national competition on wall magazines has
CU remains locked up, BCL students mount pressure
Chittagong Correspondent The administrative big shots of Chittagong University (CU) have apparently failed to find a way out from the deadlock arising out of the siege laid by the-Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student front of Awami League and
BCL antics irk AL top brass
PM issues warning; BCL central body to be dissolved Hasan Jahid Tusher and Najmul Alam Nobin The Awami League (AL) high command might soon dissolve the central committee of its associate body Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in the wake of recent series of violence at several educational institutions across the country. The party high-ups are ... Read more
Hasina seeks more US investment in energy sector
UNB, Dhaka Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the United States to invest in Bangladesh in larger volume and emphasized on more US cooperation in energy and power sectors of the country. The request came when US Ambassador in Dhaka James F Moriarty called on the Prime Minister at the Prime Minister’s
Zia’s 73rd Birth Anniversary today
Conspirators killed Zia, now want to destroy BNP Staff Correspondent BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain on Sunday said as part of implementing a blue print to destroy BNP, the conspirators in a planned way murdered the founder of the party, President Ziaur Rahman. “The conspirators are still active to destroy BNP. In phases at ... Read more
Andaman tragedy: Hundreds feared dead at sea
AFP, Port Blair India said Sunday that hundreds of people were missing at sea, believed to be part of a wave of boat people allegedly dragged out to the middle of the ocean by Thailand and left to die. Thailand has denied the accusations, but accounts of survivors and the latest reports from the Indian ... Read more
Over Tk 1cr brought back at taskforce initiative
Julfikar Ali Manik BNP standing committee member and former minister Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain brought back 76,282.07 pounds (equivalent to about Tk 1.04 crore) from the UK at the initiative of now-defunct taskforces. The military-backed caretaker government cracked down on high-profile graft-suspects in February 2007 and Mosharraf was arrested within a few months. Sources say ... Read more
Uphold country’s image abroad
President advises foreign service officials Unb, Dhaka President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday termed foreign service officials mirror of the county and hoped they would uphold Bangladesh’s image abroad. Iajuddin made the remark when a 10-member delegation of the Foreign Service Academy led by its Principal Ambassador Shahed Akhtar called on him at Banga-bhaban. The delegation comprised ... Read more
BCL erases Khaleda, Saifur’s names
Sylhet Medical Hostels BCL erases Khaleda, Saifur’s names Staff Correspondent, Sylhet Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) changed the names of two female dormitories of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Saturday night, erasing the names of Khaleda Zia and Saifur Rahman. Khaleda Zia female interns’ hostel was renamed as Bibi Ayesha (RA) intern hostel while ... Read more
Cost of workers going abroad likely to increase
Staff Correspondent Expatriates’ Welfare & Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Moshar-raf Hossain on Sunday gave intimation that the government fixed rate for sending workers abroad through recruiting agencies may be increased. After holding a meeting with leaders of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) at his ministry, he said “BAIRA leaders said current rate was ... Read more
First ODI against Zimbabwe today
Sports Reporter Bangladesh will meet Zimbabwe today in the first match of the three-match Grameenphone ODI Series at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The match starts at 9.00 AM. Bangladesh Television will telecast the match live from the stadium. Before today’s encounter, Bangladesh faced Zimbabwe in 34 ODI matches. Of them, Zimbabwe registered 19 wins ... Read more
Education fair begins Jan 22
Staff Reporter A four-day long education exposition- “3rd Education Worldwide Expo 2009” will begin on January 22 aiming to provide up-to-date and comprehensive educational and career opportunities and guidance. The fair will be opened for all from 10am to 8 pm at level-7, Basundhara Expo Centre, Bashundhara City. The entry fee is fixed at Tk ... Read more
Trade tops bank loan
Sajjadur Rahman The sectoral distribution of bank credit has marked a significant change, with a majority share going for trade financing, central bank data show. Some 35.4 percent of total bank credit was meant for the trade financing as of September 2008, which was only 18.7 percent in March. Up to September, the bank advances ... Read more
Meeting on stabilising BoP at end-January
Staff Correspondent The Coordination Council on Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate of the finance ministry is expected to meet at the end of this month to explore strategies for bringing stability in the country’s balance of payments to contain inflation and keep the exchange rate of taka at a reasonable level. ‘The council meeting will ... Read more
Bear grabs Dhaka stocks for 2nd week
Staff Correspondent Dhaka stocks dropped last week, extending its bear run for the second consecutive week, amid decreased participation of investors, market operators said. The general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange lost 65.09 points, or 2.36 per cent, in the week closing at 2,695.58 on Thursday, while its blue chips index, DSE20, shed 71.86 points, ... Read more
Dhaka trade fair gathers pace with pricey tag pic
Star Business Report The 14th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) pulled a huge crowd on the weekend on Friday and yesterday with customers complaining of high prices charged by the companies participating in the month-long
NBR tries to raise internal revenue: Mazid
Says BoJ chief United News of Bangladesh . Chittagong The National Board of Revenue chairman, Abdul Mazid, on Saturday said they would try to raise revenue income from internal sources to make up the shortfall caused from the impact of decline in commodity prices in the world market. ‘Our revenue growth has been based on ... Read more
Grameen Danone Foods enters Dhaka market
Star Business Report Grameen Danone Foods Ltd entered Dhaka market yesterday with its nutrient-rich ‘Shakti’ brand food items to build a cushion against the subsidy it provides for selling the products at cheaper rates among the
Matia hopeful of high returns from fertilizer price cut
BSS, Dhaka Expecting high returns from the biggest-ever allocation for agriculture sector, Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury today brushed aside the notion of providing Taka 2,700 crore fresh subsidy to fertilizer a problem for the new government. “The government has the ability to afford the money required to give the subsidy on fertilizer. If we ... Read more