The government on Wednesday ordered the law enforcement agencies not to allow non-motorised vehicles to ply national highways any more to check fatal accidents. The directive came at a meeting at the secretariat on highway traffic management. The home affairs minister, Sahara Khatun, presided over the
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Investment scenario remains depressed
The investment scenario in the country remained depressed during the second quarter (October-December) of the current fiscal year, but the situation is improving steadily this quarter, said the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industries in its quarterly economic review on Monday. ‘[But] the acceleration of growth would depend on a speedier implementation of the
Climate fallout to trigger migration
ADB study focuses on more challenges for Bangladesh Bangladesh will face mounting challenge of resettling and rehabilitating the people displaced by climate change, says an Asian Development Bank study. The country is already at high risk of catastrophic environmental hazards and floods from sea surges, river flow, rainfall and coastal and riverbank erosion that are ... Read more
Spin is king
There is little doubt that the effort of the spinners was the key behind the Tigers success in the last two series against New Zealand and Zimbabwe. The slow bowlers took 56 wickets amongst them in the last eight matches; a statistic, which clearly shows how heavily the Bangladesh team are dependant on them. Nobody ... Read more
Souvenir expo begins at Drik today
The leading crafts and fashion design houses of the country will hold an exhibition on souvenir and gift items for tourists from today showcasing Bangladesh. The exhibition, titled ‘Smriti Upahar Prodarshani’, will be held from February 5 to February 10 at Drik Gallery and commerce minister Ghulam Muhammad Quader will
Local e-payment solutions frustrate tech-enthusiasts
Technology enthusiasts expressed disappointment over the absence of a true electronic payment mechanism in the country and expressed skepticism over reaching the lofty target of billion dollar outsourcing business by 2015. They expressed their concern while visiting SoftExpo 2011 Friday, watching some
Bangladesh best place to tap global VoIP outsourcing business
Say seminar of IT experts Bangladesh is best placed to tap the billion-dollar Voice over Internet Protocol outsourcing business of the world, information technology experts said on Thursday. ‘Bangladesh has been listed as one of the top 30 global outsourcing destinations. Bangladesh has the right mix of skilled manpower in the IT and telecoms domains ... Read more
Good luck Tigers
Another World Cup is round the corner and it is another exciting occasion for me. I was the captain of Bangladesh in their first two ICC trophies in 1979 and 1982 and at that time our only aim was to play the World Cup. We were close in ’82 when we reached the semi-final. But ... Read more
Buses, cars to have coats of paint before cricket World Cup
The government has decided not to allow rundown vehicles to ply roads in Dhaka and Chittagong metropolitan cities during the World Cup Cricket tournament to begin here on February 17. The communications ministry on Thursday asked owners of vehicles to have their vehicles painted bright by February 10 or face legal action from February
WC trophy takes a trip in city
Cricket fans in Dhaka had their first glimpse of the ICC World Cup 2011 trophy, the game’s ultimate prize, when it was paraded in different parts of city on Thursday. Hero Honda, a global partner of the ICC, hosted a series of progammes with the trophy, which arrived in Dhaka a day earlier amid tight ... Read more
57,000 die of tobacco habit a yr
More than 57,000 people aged above 30 die every year due to tobacco consumption across Bangladesh, according to anti-tobacco campaigners. The campaigners called for strict implementation of tobacco related laws in the country to discourage its production and raising people’s awareness about its
JU bird fair on Feb 4
A daylong annual bird fair will be held on the Zahir Raihan Auditorium premises of Jahangirnagar University on Friday. The department of zoology, the Wildlife Rescue Centre, Arannayk and the Bangladesh Bird Club are jointly organising the fair to raise awareness of safety for birds and maintenance of
Call to conserve water bodies
World Wetlands Day Call to conserve water bodies Speakers at a discussion meeting yesterday urged the government to take effective measures to conserve wetlands to protect environment and biodiversity. They stressed on the need to build national consensus to preserve and conserve wetlands according to Ramsar Convention, an intergovernmental treaty to maintain ecological
Cloud computing on the horizon
Huawei country chief sees huge potential in Bangladesh Bangladesh can become a thriving market for ‘cloud computing’ in the next five years, mainly driven by an upcoming need of e-education for school students in the rural areas, said a top representative of global hi-tech giant Huawei recently. The internet-based shared computing system, which is the ... Read more
Tennis players start well in Myanmar
Bangladesh’s young tennis players made a good start at the Under-14 Asian Tennis Championship 2011 in Myanmar. Delowar Hossain of Bangladesh moved to the second round beating top-seed Tran Min Thong of Vietnam 6-3, 6-0 while Wy Mong Marma beat seventh seed Arkar Kiyau of Myanmar 6-4, 6-2 to advance yesterday
Expats in UAE can get MRP from now on
Bangladesh missions abroad have finally started issuing machine-readable passport (MRP), nearly 10 months after the modern passport was launched in the country. Missions in Dubai and Abu Dhabi received applications for the MRP on Sunday and Monday respectively, said sources in the foreign ministry
World Cup to arrive on Feb 3
The World Cup trophy will arrive in the city on February 3 and will be staying in Bangladesh until the opening ceremony, said the Local Organising Committee officials on Sunday. Bangladesh, one of the co-hosts of the mega event along with India and Sri Lanka, will receive the Cup as a part of the ongoing ... Read more
Banglabandha port opens to trade with India
Bangladesh and India yesterday started their long-awaited trade through Banglabandha port in a major bilateral decision. From now, goods from both countries can pass through the land port. Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury formally opened trade through the land port in Tentulia upazila in the northernmost district of Panchagarh, while Indian Finance Minister
10 fibre-reinforced plastic boats for 50 fishermen in Savar
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) yesterday in Savar handed over 10 boats, made of fibre-reinforced plastic, to 50 fishermen, one for five men, of the southwestern districts. FAO delivered the boats as a part of its project — ‘Support to Assist Landless, Marginal and Small Farmers to Overcome Soaring Input and Food Prices in Impoverished ... Read more
Power scenario grim as summer ahead
2,500mw power shortage in the irrigation season The country is going to face a shortfall of at least 2,500 megawatts of electricity in peak hours in the coming Boro season, informed sources said on the basis of possible demand and generation scenario. The demand for electricity will exceed 6,500 mw by February due to irrigation, ... Read more