A long session jam continues to affect almost all courses, adding to the owes of students at the National University although the university was set up to save students the hassles of session jam. Students cannot complete any course on time as many of the courses have session jam up to three years. Officials said ... Read more
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2,072 NGOs asked to involve govt officials
NGO Affairs Bureau (NGOAB), the regulatory body for foreign-funded non-government organisations (NGOs), has asked 2,072 NGOs in Bangladesh to involve officials from the regulatory body or local governments, in their activities. Md Nurun Nabi Talukder, director-general of NGOAB told The Independent, on Sunday, “To monitor the activities of foreign-funded NGOs, we have asked them to ... Read more
Pragoti makes a mark in car assembling
Heavy Industry Pragoti makes a mark in car assembling PRAGOTI Industries Ltd is a well-known name in Bangladesh. From assembling various kinds of vehicles like cars, buses and trucks, it recently moved to make headlines with a new project. The company has embarked upon assembling a sports utility vehicle (SUV) — the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. ... Read more
Sublime Samuels thumps BCB XI
Marlon Samuels rediscovered his form in style with an explosive unbeaten hundred to put the BCB XI bowlers to the sword as West Indies posted a 75-run victory in the T20 warm-up match at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday. The right-hander, along with Andre Russell took full advantage of the home side’s poor bowling attack ... Read more
Submarine Cable Company submits IPO prospectus
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company has submitted its initial public offering (IPO) prospectus to the stockmarket regulator, revising its previous listing plan, officials said. Earlier the telecom service provider planned listing through a direct listing method, but now it opts for a fixed price system. Under the revised plan, the company will float 3.10 crore ordinary ... Read more
Ctg road expansion fails to ease jam
Expansion of lanes on the four Chittagong city roads have failed to reduce traffic congestion as the expanded lanes are still occupied by makeshift shops and street-parking vehicles. The Chittagong Development Authorities said that the four roads, stretched from Oxygen to Prabartak intersection, Firingibazar to Kotwali intersection, and New Market to Barik Building intersection
Eroding for poor maintenance
Martyr’s Memorial at DU Eroding for poor maintenance Lack of maintenance is slowly eroding a memorial in Dhaka University (DU) built in memory of the martyred teachers, students and staffs of the university during the War of Liberation in 1971. The memorial, popularly known Buddhijibi Chattor (intellectual square), is situated in front of the vice-chancellor’s ... Read more
WB takes hard line on graft allegations
Padma Bridge Project WB takes hard line on graft allegations Says no funding if govt doesn’t take action The World Bank will not fund the proposed Padma Bridge project unless the government takes actions against alleged corruption in the project’s tendering process, and brings changes at the top level of the communications ministry, sources in ... Read more
LPG dealers fleece people as no regulation exists
Importers and dealers of liquefied petroleum gas in the country are charging the consumers extortionately high prices, cashing in on the absence of any market monitoring and control instituted by the government. The retail price of LPG has soared up to 25 per cent over the past eight months, although its global price has been ... Read more
Eleven lakh students worried about future
About 11 lakh students of National University are worried about their future as academic and administrative mismanagement, lack of supervision and corruption of the authorities are pushing their academic career into uncertainties. Students who are mainly from low and middle income groups said that they suffered at every
BAF defends revised route
Metro Rail BAF defends revised route Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) has said the revised route of proposed metro rail, also known as Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)-6, is a right decision of the government. The revised route would in no way harm public interest, rather it would serve the very purpose of easing traffic congestion of ... Read more
WB approves $172m for solar panels
The World Bank approved $172 million on Tuesday to support the ongoing rural electrification and renewable energy development (RERED) project to install an additional 630,000 solar home systems and other renewable energy mini-grid schemes in the country. The global lender is providing the credit to the RERED project, following the project’s success
BTRC claim: GP seeks govt intervention
Mobile operator Grameen-phone yesterday sought the government’s intervention to resolve a dispute with the telecom regulator over unpaid revenue and tax. On Monday, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission asked the operator to pay Tk 3,034 crore in unpaid revenue, accumulated interest payment and
Port city loses glory in car business
Sales of reconditioned vehicles have fallen in the port city in recent years due to a price hike. The trend is also likely to continue as the government, in this year’s financial budget, has only allowed the import of vehicles up to three years old and the prices of cars in the Japanese market have ... Read more
CG needed to prevent rigging in polls
Says Akbar Ali Amid a standoff between the government and the main opposition over the caretaker government (CG) system, former adviser Akbar Ali Khan yesterday said the system is necessary to prevent rigging in the polls. “It is not possible for the Election Commission alone to hold a free, fair and neutral election. It might ... Read more
3000-mile bus ride to raise awareness
Climate Change 3000-mile bus ride to raise awareness A group of environmental filmmakers have set to embark on a countrywide bus ride across 64 districts to educate the rural people about climate change. They would travel some 3000 miles explaining the undertones of climate change to the rural people in simple words and help them ... Read more
JU admission tests schedule published
Jahangirnagar University has published the schedule of the intake tests of its bachelor’s degree courses under academic session 2011-12. The tests will begin on October 8. The seat plan will be available on mobile phone from October 7. To know the sitting arrangement, the aspirants have been asked to type JU<Space> SP<Space>Roll Number and send
Power price hike proposal placed
Two top power distribution companies owned by the government – Power Development Board (PDB) and Dhaka Power distribution Company (DPDC) – on Wednesday placed their respective proposals to raise the price of electricity at the consumers’ level. According to the PDB proposal per unit power tariff for residential use would go up to Tk 2.80 ... Read more
2.68 lakh workers set to be regular
Bangladeshis in Malaysia 2.68 lakh workers set to be regular Malaysian home minister says his country needs all those who get registered under amnesty scheme. All the 2.68 lakh irregular Bangladeshi workers registered under Malaysia’s amnesty programme will be regularised from October 10 and given jobs, officials at the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur ... Read more
Tough act to control MLM business in the offing
Direct sales law in a month: Faruk Khan The government is going to enact a tough law barring Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) companies from running the business of immovable properties like lands, buildings, smuggled goods, extreme fundamentalism books and office spaces. Besides, proposed law will restrict MLM companies conduct buy and sale of 21 products. The