The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has taken up a long-term plan to go for surface water sources to meet the city dwellers’ safe water demand reducing its dependence on groundwater. ‘We putting emphasis on surface water sources to gradually reduce dependence on groundwater. We’re trying to bring water from the Padma
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Experts want Sanofi’s Access to Medicines programme in Bangladesh
Healthcare professionals and representatives of the government and non-governmental organisations at a discussion on Thursday explored the possibility of collaborating with Sanofi for running its Access to Medicines programme in Bangladesh, particularly in the area of mental health. Sanofi through its Access to Medicines programme has been
Govt plans to reduce duties on tourism equipment
Civil aviation and tourism minister M Faruk Khan on Friday said the government was planning to reduce duties on various tourism equipment including tourist carrying vehicles and tourist sports and fun gears in the next national budget to facilitate the growth of tourism industry. ‘We have already introduced on arrival visa for the foreign tourists ... Read more
No tax holiday: Muhith
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Friday said the companies enjoying tax exemption because of the tax holiday facility for certain period would come under tax net. He, however, said the locally-owned industries and manufacturing firms would get tax preferences in the upcoming national budget.
Women’s team end T20s with another defeat
The Bangladesh women’s national team provided a better account of themselves although they eventually fell short by 10 runs in the third and final Twenty20 in Vadodara on Friday as the Indian eves made a clean sweep of the three-match T20 International series. In their pursuit of India’s challenging score of 123-9, the Bangladeshi
Bangladesh crush Kazakhs 26-1 in U-16 Asian hockey
Bangladesh junior hockey team continued their winning run in the U-16 Asia Cup Hockey as they crushed Kazakhstan by 26-1 goals in their third group match held in Singapore on Friday. Apart from Dwin Islam scored five goals, Rezaul Karim Babu, Nayeem Uddin, Ashik Mahmud Sagar netted four goal each while Ashraful Islam
Science and ICT fair begins in Barisal
Speakers at the inaugural ceremony of a three-day science and ICT fair in Barisal Thursday afternoon urged the students to be scientifically-minded to take Bangladesh forward as a technology and knowledge-based nation. The district administration has organised the fair with 25 stalls
E-commerce fair begins in Sylhet
A three-day e-commerce fair began in Sylhet on Thursday. The finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, inaugurated the first ever e-commerce fair in Sylhet through video conference from his office in Dhaka in the morning. The district administration and Computer Jagath, a monthly
Banking sector reeling from political unrest
The country’s banking business has severely been affected due to political unrest and frequent shutdowns in the last few months, said top executives of some commercial banks. They said that both collection of deposits and disbursement of loans had decreased alarmingly amid lower presence of clients in the bank due to the unrest.
Food inflation rises slightly in March
The overall point-to-point food inflation rose to 7.50 per cent in March from 7.45 per cent in February because of price hike of some food items, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. The point-to-point inflation and non-food inflation decreased in the month, the data published by the BBS on the day showed.
Bangladesh to continue to get Canada GPT: official
Bangladesh’s extensive diplomatic efforts and constant lobbying have helped ensure the export of $1 billion readymade garments export to Canada, and paved the smooth way for future export, said an official release on Thursday. Canadian Parliament has recently decided to amend the relevant
DSE demands Tk 5,000cr budgetary allocation
Urges policymakers to stop blame-game The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday demanded Tk 5,000 crore budgetary allocation for the stock market in next budget and suspension of banks’ stock loss provisioning until 2014. ‘The finance ministry needs to allocate Tk 5,000 crore in the next budget to support the market in its crisis situation,’ DSE ... Read more
Dhaka stocks return to red on fresh political tension
Dhaka stocks ended down on Thursday after a two-day rise which was preceded by a seven-day fall due to renewed tensions on the country’s political front. The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, finished at 3,507.85 points, shedding 0.51 per cent or 18.27 points. The DSEX had gained
Bangladesh give way to series defeat
The Bangladesh women’s national team succumbed to their second consecutive Twenty20 defeat against their Indian counterparts as they went down by seven wickets in the second match of the three-match T20 international series in Baroda on Thursday. Chasing Bangladesh’s modest total of 88-4 in
Bangladesh ousted controversially
In a late twist to events, Bangladesh were controversially deposed off their status as one of the two best runners up sides as Laos and Turkmenistan were confirmed as the two best runners up qualifiers for the AFC Challenge Cup in Maldives next year. The official website of the Asian Football Confederation had shown Turkmenistan ... Read more
Bangladesh seal AFC Challenge Cup berth
Bangladesh were confirmed their AFC Challenge Cup finals ticket as one of the two best runners up sides after a lot of uncertainty, according to the official website of the Asian Football Confederation the-afc.com on Wednesday. The website disclosed the information after the completion of the matches of the last group (E) on Tuesday although the ... Read more
Book fair mourns death of Rajib
Amar Ekushey Book Fair Book fair mourns death of Rajib The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair on its 16th day mourned the killing of blogger Rajib Haider, an activist of the Shahbagh movement demanding death penalty for war criminals. Both the visitors and the representatives of different stalls were deeply shocked with the death of ... Read more
Online sales of products gaining popularity
Online sales of products are gaining popularity in the country, said participants of a fair in the capital on Friday. The three-day fair began on the day where entrepreneurs who only use to sell their products through online are taking part. Constant Solutions, an IT and marketing organisation, organised the fair titled
Love leads book fair to new height
The Amar Ekushey Book Fair assumed a different look on Thursday, with the visitors presenting each other with books as a token of their love on Valentine’s Day. Both the young and old couples, parents and kids grabbed the occasion to pour out their hearts to each other. ‘We have presented our favourite people with ... Read more
Pahela Phalgun adds colour to book fair
The celebrations marking Pahela Phalgun, the first day of spring according to the Bangla calendar, added a new dimension to the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, with young people, in colourful dresses, roaming the fair premises. Thousands of young people, the boys in traditional pyjamas and punjabis and the girls in yellow saris, crowded the fair and ... Read more