Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Spring semester begins at IUB

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized a welcome ceremony today, Saturday, 17th January 2009 at the Baridhara campus for the newly admitted students of the Spring 2009 semester. On the occasion, the premises, full to the brim by the new spring-faces truly wore a festive look with festoons and banners. Prof Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury, Vice Chancellor ... Read more

Rajuk to involve Buet in plot allotment

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

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

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

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