Aktel, one of the country’s top mobile phone brands, took its new name—Robi—meaning the sun, with effect from the dawn of Sunday when it also unveiled a new logo for the company at a colourful ceremony at the capital’s Suhrawardi Uddyan. Aktel will henceforth be known as Robi, underlining the rich, vibrant culture and heritage ... Read more
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High fees cost country $1b last year
Remittance transfer High fees cost country $1b last year Few multinational financial institutions and banks are churning out a huge amount of money from the expatriate Bangladeshi workers in different parts of the world by charging high fees for transferring their remittances, according to a finance ministry
UZ vice-chairmen threaten to go for movement
Upazila Vice-chairman Oikya Parishad at a press conference yesterday said they would go for tougher movement if their 10-point demands were not met immediately. Upazila Vice-chairmen Oikya Parishad convener Abdul Majid Khan and joint conveners Mohibur Rahman and Fatima Kabir were, among others, present at the
Boy stabs girl, parents in city
A couple and their daughter, a university student, were stabbed early Saturday at Kalabagan in the capital by a boy, reportedly having an affair of love with the girl, after they had refused to give him money to go abroad. The victims are businessman Aminur Rahman, 55, his wife Rokhsana Momtaz, 48 and their
Gulshan Murder
Killers still at large An ‘accomplice’ of the two absconding accused in Wednesday’s double murder at Gulshan in the capital was arrested yesterday. Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) tracked him down at Tongi in Gazipur. Rab identified the arrestee as Delwar Hossain Dipu, a close friend of the accused on the
Harmful metals detected in Buriganga sludge
The Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) has detected the presence of harmful heavy metals in the Buriganga sludge, which is dangerous for public health. There is a presence of harmful matter like chromium in the Buriganga river sludge, the report
World observes earth hour
Westin known to be lone participant in Dhaka Earth Hour was observed worldwide, turning off lights at 8:30pm for one hour yesterday, to send a powerful message to the global leaders about environmental awareness and caring for the planet. On Earth Hour, hundreds of millions of people around the world came together to call for
MRP, MRV from 1st week of May
The government will issue Machine Readable Passport and Machine Readable Visa from the first week of May to meet the deadline set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. Official sources said one can apply for MRP from April 1 and the authority will start the delivery from the first week of May after completion of
Furniture fair starts tomorrow
The six-day National Furniture Fair will begin at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre tomorrow with an aim to promote local household and office furniture. The Bangladesh Furniture Industries Owners’ Association has organised the eighth version of the fair, where 70 leading furniture manufacturers of the
Emirates doubles up on Heathrow double-decker
Emirates is to add another A380 to its London Heathrow route from 1st July this year, making the popular superjumbo experience more widely available to passengers. The airline brought its own brand of double-decker, equipped with an Onboard Lounge and Shower Spas, to the British capital in
DBBL declares 33.33pc bonus share at AGM
Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited has declared bonus share at 33.33 per cent i.e. 01 (one) bonus share for existing every 03 (three) ordinary shares of Taka 100 each for its shareholders for the year 2009. The dividend was declared at the 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Bank held recently at
Nursery business casts positive impact on rural economy
The nursery business has lready cast a very positive impact on the rural economy in terms of poverty alleviation and women empowerment as well as improving environment in the country’s northern region in recent years. Official sources and concerned experts said that the nursery business has now become one of
International conference on physics begins at DU
A three-day international conference on ‘Recent Advances in Physics’ began at Dhaka University on Saturday. University teachers and scientists at the inaugural session of the conference emphasised technological development in all sectors to make the digital Bangladesh
Old building found under Padma water
Mar 27: An old building, apparently constructed during the Mughal reign, has been found sub-merged under the river Padma near Bagha upazila of the district. Villages have recovered a number of mementos including wooden window and door panes, old bricks, utensils and parts of humna skeletons from inside
War crimes tribunal, probe team formed
12-member prosecutors’ team named The government yesterday announced a three-member international crimes tribunal, a seven-member investigating agency and a 12-member prosecutors team to try the people who committed crimes against humanity during the Libaration War in 1971. The crimes include helping the Pakistani
In the dark for a minute
Thousands of people across the country switched off lights a minute before midnight past Thursday for a minute paying respect to the people killed in the 1971 independence war and demanding punishment of war criminals. Nearly a thousand people who gathered at Shikha Chirantan in Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka chanted
Countrywide agitation: 200mw power diverted from Dhaka to meet demand
Sufferings of city dwellers would mount next days as the government decided to cut 200MW of electricity from Dhaka and its adjoining areas to divert it for Boro irrigation. The decision was taken at an inter-ministerial meeting yesterday to ensure 10-hour uninterrupted electricity supply instead of seven hours to make
Digitalised money transfer in post offices soon
The postal department is going to introduce ‘Electronic Money Order’ (EMO), ‘Mobile Money Order’ (MMO) and ‘Postal Cash Card’ (PCC) services for its millions of customers to transfer money within an hour to the remote areas. It will also help avoid the risk of carrying cash. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the ... Read more
Teasing ended her school life year ago
Double Murder in Gulshan Teasing ended her school life year ago Investigation into the killing of a schoolgirl’s parents at Gulshan reveals a year’s history of fear and torment. Killer Rubel attempted to drag Iti from the house in front of her parents on Wednesday in order to forcefully marry her. As her father Sadequr ... Read more
Drive, beyond Dhaka
More reconditioned car buyers come from different districts Reconditioned cars sales have grown 43 percent in 2009 mainly because of the increased purchasing power of landowners on the outskirts of Dhaka. Industry people said district-level middle-income groups — mostly remittance earners, real estate managers and government bank executives — contributed to