Walton Hi-Tech Industries Limited, a local Bangladeshi company, is setting up a new factory at Gazipur to manufacture and export refrigerators to the markets in Europe and North America. Officials of the company told reporters at a briefing on Monday that encouraged by the demand for Walton fridges in the home market and in neighbouring ... Read more
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Workshop on search engine optimisation begins Sept 15
A three-day long workshop on search engine optimisation will begin at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in the port city on September 15. Bangladesh Open Source Network (BOSN) and Science and Engineering Club of IUB will jointly organise the workshop
Metamorphosis of a boi para
Much of contemporary literary and critical theory is dominated by French philosophers. To draw a reason why the French have the upper hand in critical thinking and philosophy, Jim Powell, in his book on postmodernism, jokingly wrote that for decades, French intellectuals — mostly regarded as national treasures and celebrities — sat at cafes, placed ... Read more
Padma Bridge in a quagmire
WB freezes on short-listed questionable companies; govt seeks to know the names, move on without those The construction of Padma Bridge will face a long delay if the World Bank does not accept the government’s proposal to start the work soon without involving the firms accused of corruption. The proposal was made when WB Vice-President ... Read more
Dredging gone hibernating
Gross negligence of water transport authority led to serious navigability loss in Padma Gross negligence in conducting timely dredging to keep the ferry channels in the Padma navigable has led to the disruption of ferry services between Mawa and Paturia, causing sufferings to thousands of people. Officials of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), which ... Read more
Ferries run below their capacity
The ferries plying on the Paturia-Daulatdia route were forced to cut down their capacity by more than fifty percent due to low navigability of Padma River. The transportation of goods-laden trucks has been suffering a huge setback due to the capacity reduction coupled with frequent suspension of ferry services on the
Investors run amok as stocks keep plunging
Hundreds of share market investors on Monday ran amok on the road in front of Dhaka Stock Exchange in Motijheel in protest against share prices going into a free fall and in demand for immediate steps from the authorities concerned to stabilise the capital market that had been going through a depression for long. At ... Read more
182 BGB men jailed, 5 acquitted in BDR mutiny case
A total of 182 members of the signal sector of then Bangladesh Rifles now Border Guard Bangladesh were sentenced on Monday to various jail terms ranging from four months to seven years for their involvement in the February 25-26, 2009 mutiny at its Peelkhana headquarters in Dhaka. The Special Court-8 also fined each of the ... Read more
Tigers trounce cubs
A 50-over game lasting only three hours isn’t the best advertisement for a season opener, but that is what happened as the national side trounced the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy by six wickets in the opening game of the BCB Cup yesterday. There were hardly any demons in the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium wicket as the ... Read more
Siddik decries visa woes
Persistent visa problems have left Bangladesh’s golfing icon Siddikur Rahman’s schedules in total disarray as he is facing uncertainty over his participation in many tournaments. Siddik left Dhaka on Monday to participate in the $7,50,000 Macau Open, to be held at the former Portuguese colony from September 15 to 18. After the tournament, he will ... Read more
Metro rail stops at air force red signal
Bijoy Sarani link seen as risky for security; financier Jica upset; meeting adjourned for today Construction of the much anticipated metro rail looks uncertain as the government might bring another modification in its alignment in the face of the air force’s objection to the current alignment running across Bijoy Sarani. Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), ... Read more
Road safety left in limbo
Abul presides, Shahjahan rules the meeting; 5-hour discussion produces little The National Road Safety Council, chaired by Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain, was largely dominated by Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan yesterday and it failed to decide on anything significant on road safety. The five-hour meeting discussed issues which have been talked about over and over ... Read more
Restriction ready
Electronic Media Restriction ready Draft broadcast policy proposes provisions to limit freedom of media A draft national broadcasting policy has barred private television channels, radios and Internet protocol TVs from broadcasting any program making derogatory comments about national figures like Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a high official said yesterday. The draft also forbids programs that ... Read more
Cox’s Bazar quicksand kills boy
Yet another youth died sinking into a quicksand in Cox’s Bazar sea beach yesterday. The dead is Md Ibrahim, 16, a Class-VIII student of Jatrabari City Corporation Adarsha High School in the capital. On September 3, Md Sun, 17, similarly died at Laboni point of the beach. Earlier on July 29,
Grameen board members harassed
Seven board members of Grameen Bank, who travelled to Dhaka to meet with the well-wishers of the microcredit organisation, were harassed by their former colleagues and security officials yesterday. A section of former Grameen Bank officials and security personnel quizzed them about their tour and the reason for travels to the capital, said the board ... Read more
Touts cash in on ferry mess
Frequent suspension of ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia and Mawa-Kawrakandi routes has been disrupting communication between Dhaka and 21 south-western districts for the last few days and some unscrupulous people are taking full advantage of the situation. Ferry service on both the routes was suspended for several hours yesterday since several
Kidney, Liver Trade: 10 hospitals involved
Organ trader makes confession Tareque Azam, the key suspect of a network of organ trade in the country, gave his confessional statement before a Joypurhat magistrate court yesterday. In his confession, he named some hospitals, clinics and doctors involved in the illicit business, said F Karim, officer-in-charge of Kalai Police Station in
Manpower, equipment crises hinder CCC waste management
Manpower crisis and inadequate equipment have been hindering waste management by the Chittagong City Corporation. According to the conservancy department of the corporation, the port city, inhabited by about 50 lakh people, on an average produces 1,200 tonnes of waste every
Mirpur Zoo to get 42 new species of animals
The authorities are going to bring at least 42 species of animals to Mirpur National Zoo against the backdrop of death of a good number of animals in the last couple of years that drew widespread criticism. The ministry of fisheries and livestock has recently approved a Tk 7.50 crore project to bring the animals ... Read more
30 top DSE brokers blame BB for share market volatility
Top brokerage houses of the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday blamed Bangladesh Bank’s frequent change in policies on commercial banks’ role in the capital market for the current liquidity crisis in the market. At a meeting with the DSE board, some 30 top brokers identified six major reasons for the latest fall in transaction volume ... Read more