Ready Made Garments Garment orders may slow down Garment makers see a slowdown in orders from international buyers who have now taken a wait-and-see stance as the prices of raw materials are on the slide worldwide pushing the outsourcing agents to rethink about the prices they would offer. The buyers of all brands are waiting ... Read more
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Al-Arafah donates solar panels in Habiganj
Al-Arafah Islami Bank yesterday distributed 25 solar panels for free among some poor families at Madhabpur in Habiganj in a bid to boost the rural economy through empowering the poor. The bank handed the panels as part of its corporate social responsibility programme. Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman inaugurated the
Population 14.23cr
Fifth census finds it grew by 1.8cr in 10 years Bangladesh’s population now stands at 14.23 crore, which is 1.8 crore more than a decade ago. According to the preliminary data of the latest government census, Bangladesh’s annual growth rate is 1.34 percent. The preliminary report says that more people now live in Bangladesh than ... Read more
Confusion over census outcome
The preliminary results of the fifth census unveiled yesterday became questionable as it contradicts with the numbers projected by different United Nations (UN) bodies and government high-ups last year. As per the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics’ (BBS) latest census, the country’s population stands at 14.23 crore. The debate over the population surfaced last year when the United ... Read more
Male, female ratio close
The country has 100.3 males against 100 females, though over 119 males live in the capital at present against 100 females. There are 71,255 thousand males against 71,064 thousand females in the country, of which 6,460 thousand males elbowing each other in the capital along with 5,415 thousand females, revealed the
Govt out to eliminate Zia family: BNP
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday staged protests across the country against the warrant issued for arrest of its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in the August 21 grenade attack case. A Dhaka court on Thursday issued the arrest warrant against Tarique Rahman, also the eldest son of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, and 11 others in ... Read more
Perform official duties without fear: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has encouraged the government officials to perform their official duties without fear of any political manipulation and mishandling. ‘You (government officials) may have your own choice of political party. You may give your vote to a particular party. Those all are your personal matters. But you must do your respective ... Read more
Student dies as brick falls from highrise
A student was killed yesterday as a brick fell on his head from an under-construction multi-storey building on Panthapath in the capital. Habibur Rahman Munna, 18, an HSC examinee of Tejgaon College, died on the spot at around 12:30pm as the brick fell on his head from the 10th floor of under-construction 15-storey Sagupta De ... Read more
Save the passengers
Spurt in road accidents Save the passengers The surge in road accidents across the country in recent times is attributed by experts to the deplorable condition of roads, poorly maintained vehicles, untrained drivers, lack of monitoring, violation of traffic laws and corruption of the law enforcers. A spate of road accidents all over the country ... Read more
Essentials’ price racing up
Vegetables going beyond people’s reach Consumers feel the pinch of soaring prices of essentials and vegetables nearly two weeks ahead of the Ramadan. Prices of onion, rice, pulse, sugar and chickpea have already gone up in city markets. Vegetables such as aubergine, bitter gourd and okra have also become dearer in the last few days. ... Read more
ConocoPhillips blamed for pollution
US oil giant ConocoPhillips has been held responsible for polluting some 4,250 square kilometres (1,650 square miles) of the Bohai Bay. Of the estimated area, 840-square-kilometre area is seriously polluted, according to a report posted on the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) website on Friday. Following its investigation, SOA ordered ConocoPhillips on Wednesday to suspend its ... Read more
Low-income groups smoke more: study
Although use of tobacco is widespread in Bangladesh, it is higher among the lower socio-economic groups in both rural and urban areas. According to a recent study, the prevalence of smoking goes down with increasing levels of wealth in both rural and urban settings in the
22 drivers fined
Mobile-talking 22 drivers fined A mobile court yesterday fined 22 drivers a total of Tk 5,500 on different charges including careless driving and talking over the mobile phone while driving on the approach road to Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail. Of the 22, the drivers of passenger buses and goods-laden trucks, who were seen talking over ... Read more
Three seasoned artists display their works at Basilio
Basilio, a newly opened art gallery in Dhaka, has organised a group art exhibition featuring the works of three painters — Farida Zaman, Ranjit Das and Maksudul Ahsan. Farida Zaman is the senior-most painter in the group. The artist is known for her paintings on riverine life in Bangladesh — highlighting the fishermen community. As a ... Read more
Internet use affects memory, study finds
The widespread use of search engines and online databases has affected the way people remember information, researchers are reporting. The scientists, led by Betsy Sparrow, an assistant professor of psychology at Columbia, wondered whether people were more likely to remember information that could be easily retrieved from a computer, just as students are more likely ... Read more
Census begins in enclaves
Joint teams from Bangladesh and India on Friday began the first-ever headcount in enclaves along the border with an aim to exchange landlocked areas between the two neighbouring countries. The much-awaited census was launched from Bhotbari (Seat No 16), an Indian enclave at Patgram, amid cheers from the residents who have long been hoping to ... Read more
Driving schools charge for BRTA licences
About 500 city driving schools without approval Various driving schools in the city are charging money from the trainees for obtaining driving licences from the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority. But the BRTA’s officials claimed that they were unaware of the situation. According to them the fee for the non-professional licence’s fee, valid for ten years, ... Read more
Oil-gas body announces fresh programmes
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports on Friday reiterated its vow to continue movements until its seven-point demands including scraping of the deals with ConocoPhillips for extraction of gas from two offshore blocks in the Bay of Bengal. The national committee will continue its agitation programmes including hartals until ... Read more
10 killed, 27 wounded in road mishaps
Ten people were killed and 27 injured in road accidents in Munshiganj, Habiganj, Chandpur, Brahmanbaria, and Narayanganj districts on Thursday night and Friday. New Age correspondent in Munshiganj reported that four people including a member of the army was killed and 20 others wounded in a road mishap at Pakhi under Gajaria upazila on
3 killed in rice mill boiler blast in Dinajpur
Three people were killed and three others injured when a boiler at a rice mill exploded at Pulhat in Dinajpur early Friday. The deceased Saddam Hossain, of Mahatullapur, and Suman, of Karimullapur of the district headquarters died on the post. The injured Motaleb, 38, died after being admitted to Rangpur Medical College