Many land development projects having no approval of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha and even some projects earlier cancelled by the city development authorities were up for sales in the REHAB Fair in defiance of the Private Housing Project Land Development Rules 2004. The state minister for housing and public works, Abdul Mannan Khan, on Tuesday inaugurated ... Read more
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BRTC to launch school buses to lessen traffic congestion
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will introduce school buses for educational institutions to facilitate the authorities and students with the special service for avoiding hazards of using other transports and help lessen the city’s traffic congestion, reports The Financial Express Officials said authorities of some schools and colleges have already signed agreements with the BRTC ... Read more
Domestic grabage can produce organic fertilisers worth millions: Expert
Getting rid of the city’s huge garbage is no easy task, but its recycling can help keep it at minimum level apart from turning it into organic fertilizer, according to an expert, reports UNB. “About 5000 tons of domestic refuses are dumped everyday in Dhaka city and its suburban areas,” said Dr Mohammed Ataur Rahman, ... Read more
Bangladeshi worker to be hanged for murdering girlfriend
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s High Court sentenced to death on Friday a Bangladeshi construction worker involved in a love triangle with an Indonesian maid for murdering the woman more than two years ago. Kamrul Hasan Abdul Quddus, 35, was found guilty of strangling his girlfriend, Indonesian maid Yulia Afriyanti, 25, on December 16, 2007. “The prosecution has ... Read more
Rahimafrooz launches battery in Indian market
Rahimafrooz has launched its global battery brand GLOBATT for the automotive and inverter applications in the Indian market recently. The occasion was also highlighted by the inception of Rahimafrooz Batteries Ltd office in Delhi and branch offices in Ahmedabad and Kolkata, said a news release. With its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant situated at Ishwardi EPZ, Rahimafrooz ... Read more
Showcase Bangladesh opens in Kuala Lumpur
The Showcase Bangladesh 2010, a three-day exposition of Bangladeshi products and services, got underway in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Malaysian minister of international trade and industry Dato Mustapa Mohammad and Bangladesh commerce minister Faruk Khan inaugurated the fair at the Putra World Trade Centre. A total of 45 business houses and banking ... Read more
QUBEE makes Dhaka International Trade Fair a free internet zone
QUBEE internet service has transformed the Dhaka International Trade Fair area into a WiMAX internet zone providing free internet service to pavilion owners and visitors, said a news release. Anyone can use QUBEE internet for free for the whole month at the fair covering 75,000 square metres on their personal computers, laptops and mobile phones, ... Read more
City Bank opens Jatrabari SME service centre
City Bank opened its ninth SME service centre at Jatrabari in Dhaka recently. Deputy managing director (operations) of the bank Raihan Ul Ameen inaugurated the centre with online SME and retail banking, said a news release. Bank’s head of business development
Jamuna Bank opens Rayerbagh branch
Jamuna Bank Ltd opened its branch at Rayerbagh in Dhaka recently. Director of the bank Golam Dastagir Gazi inaugurated the branch, said a news release. Md Ismail Hossain Siraji, vice-chairman, MA Salam, deputy managing director of the bank, Nur Mohahammed, chairman of Jamuna Bank Foundation, and local elites and businessmen were present on the
Pubali Bank opens Banasree branch
Pubali Bank Limited inaugurated its 384th branch at Banasree in Dhaka recently. Bank’s directors Ahmed Shafi Chowdhury and M Faizur Rahman inaugurated the branch, while managing director Helal Ahmed Chowdhury presided over the function, said a news release. Bank’s general services and development division general manager Shafiul Alam Khan Chowdhury
Samorita declares 15pc bonus dividend
Samorita Hospital Limited approved 15per cent bonus dividend the 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company held in Dhaka recently, says a press release. Chairman of the company Prof. Abu Ahmed Chowdhury presided over the AGM, which was
ACI holds annual conference
Annual Marketing and Sales Conference 2010 of ACI Pharmaceuticals was held at Cox’s Bazar recently. Members of Marketing and Sales team of the organisation participated in the daylong conference. Managing director of ACI Limited Dr. Arif Dowla inaugurated the conference. In his speech, Dr. Dowla praised ACI Pharma team for outstanding accomplishment in 2009 and ... Read more
Smart card of expat workers within a month
A parliamentary watchdog Tuesday said that the ‘smart card’ containing computer chip with upgraded database network of all expatriate Bangladeshi workers would be provided within next one month, reports UNB. The parliamentary standing committee on Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry at a meeting at Sangsad Bhaban said that card would be given for reducing ... Read more
Bangladesh ready to face climate change
Speakers tell discussion Speakers at a discussion yesterday said Bangladesh is one of the few countries in the world to have devised a climate change adaptation and mitigation plan. The cabinet-approved Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2009 is a proof that the country is prepared to face the challenges of climate change, they ... Read more
Aktel to use Microsoft tech
Axiata (Bangladesh) Ltd. (AXB), one of the leading telecommunication cCompanies in Bangladesh, operating under the brand name Aktel, has signed an enterprise agreement with the world-leading software company, Microsoft. Michael Kuehner, managing director and CEO of Axiata (Bangladesh) Limited and Feroz Mahmud, country manager, Microsoft Bangladesh signed the enterprise agreement on behalf of their
Malaysian firm grabs passport project
The government will issue work order to the IRIS Corporation Berhad of Malaysia, the lowest bidder, for supplying machine-readable passports (MRP) and machine-readable visas (MRV) in the country. A total of 30 lakh MRPs and 1 lakh MRV will be collected from the Malaysian company during the next five years. The authorities concerned will issue ... Read more
KPM faces fund crunch as Tk 2cr papers lie unsold
Uncertainty looms over payment of salaries, debts Authority of the Karnaphuli Paper Mills, an industrial unit of the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation, is suffering an acute fund constraint as papers worth around Tk 2 crore lies unsold, said sources in the KPM. Uncertainty looms over payment of salaries and allowances to its workers and employees ... Read more
Capital market makes bullish start in new year
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) started the New Year with a bullish trend with the reaching of the DSE index to a new high at 4568 points gaining 32.9 points. Total turnover was Tk 1094 crore 95 lakh. Banking and non-banking financial institutes were down due to profit taking. Insurance and textile sector was also down. ... Read more
Development Bank takes off
Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd (BDBL) has formally went into banking activities yesterday with a huge burden including 534 court cases involving Tk 2,100 crore and a written-off liability worth Tk 2,480 crore. The management of the newly formed bank has already informed the government of their concerns on those issues. Another problem that may haunt ... Read more
Betar gets internet modems from GP
Grameenphone Ltd. provided 13 Internet modems with 13 internet connections for Bangladesh Betar, recently. Bangladesh Betar the government owned radio center has coverage all over the country and operate from 13 regional stations. These internet modems will be distributed among the regional radio stations. The modems will enable them to use Internet for better communication ... Read more