Views & analysis Social networking sites: Small place, big impact Mohammad Ruhul Kader With the passage of time communication process has changed significantly. Unlike previous post office and “Late Latif manner”, now we can communicate instantly and easily with anyone, from anywhere of the world. Most of these are the sole contribution of Social Networking ... Read more
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Fuel prices hiked by Tk 2 a litre
The government yesterday increased the prices of all petroleum products by Tk 2 per litre to adjust to the prices in the international market, said Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC). BPC Chairman M Muktadir Ali said the government has to count a huge subsidy on petroleum products as the prices in the international market have recently ... Read more
Student left in critical state
Corporal Punishment Student left in critical state school teacher beat up a girl student here on Wednesday allegedly for not enrolling in a coaching centre that the teacher runs. Rizia Sultana Sathi, 13, a student of class eight of PWD High School at Noornagar of the town, was admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital
An obituary
Cricket is dead in the National Cricket League (NCL). And how. When you take a sweeping view of what goes on during four-day games in this country, it would be hardly surprising if you find out players just waiting for the game to be over. After having surveyed through players in the competition, it has ... Read more
Telcos may see cut in spectrum fees
The telecoms ministry has proposed a revision in the spectrum charges for four mobile operators, by slashing the fees by more than Tk 4,000 crore from what the regulator had proposed earlier for their licence renewal. According to the new proposal by the telecoms ministry, the four operators
CNG likely to cost more in a day or two
The government is likely to raise the price of compressed natural gas in a day or two, officials said. The decision would be taken by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on a proposal sent by Petrobangla to raise the CNG price. Petrobangla, the state run oil, gas and mineral resources corporation, sent the proposal to
May Day today
The International Labour Day, widely known as May Day, will be observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere around the world today amid demands from working class people for wage increase to cope with continued inflation and price spiral. The day is observed marking the uprising of the working class people who fought for their
One death, many questions
A guarded regret from India followed the brutal killing of Bangladeshi girl Felani on January 7 by its border force. A “promise” of no more deaths on the border came from Delhi in March. A meeting of the two border forces also agreed on use of non-lethal weapons. But the Indian force remains trigger-happy and ... Read more
Deal is done to land Argentina
Bangladesh Football Federation finally signed a contract with the Celebrity Management Group (CMG) on Saturday which confirms Bangladesh as the hosts of Argentina’s friendly match against Nigeria scheduled for September 6. CMG, an Indian event management group, is the rights holder of the two matches Argentina
Impact on environment and health
Shipbreaking in South Asia Impact on environment and health Md. Abu Sayed Shipbreaking, referred to as ship recycling, is a type of ship disposal involving the dismantling of an obsolete vessel’s structure for scrapping or disposal. It includes a wide range of activities, from removing all gears and equipment to cutting down the ship’s infrastructure. ... Read more
7 special economic zones under way
The government says SEZs will promote investment The government will set up seven special economic zones in seven divisions and at least three of the SEZs will get into operation by this year, finance ministry officials said. The main objective to develop the SEZs is to boost local as well as foreign investment, they said. ... Read more
e-textbook for students
PM launches tomorrow govt website with 106 books The government is going to launch a website with digital versions of textbooks for primary and secondary students to give them free access to textbooks online. At least 106 textbooks of primary and secondary levels have been converted to e-books, electronic version of textbooks, published by the ... Read more
Expats get MRP service
Introduced in 4 missions; 2 others in process Bangladesh has introduced machine-readable passport (MRP) service in Singapore, Malaysia, Abu Dhabi and Dubai missions as part of its effort to provide Bangladeshi expatriates with the service in its 65 missions worldwide. The service will be introduced in Jeddah and Riyadh missions next month, considering
Appoint Yunus as chairman
Grameen Bank employees urge govt Employees of Grameen Bank yesterday urged the government to appoint Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus as chairman of the microfinance bank to ensure its smooth running. “If Prof Yunus cannot be allowed to work as managing director for crossing retirement age, he should be appointed chairman,” said Md Shamsul Alam, ... Read more
Trial for vitamin A-rich rice soon
Bangladeshi scientists ready for developing further the genetically-engineered variety Bangladesh is all set for developing further the world’s first-ever vitamin A-rich rice. A genetically engineered variety, the Golden Rice will go through Green House and field tests before advancing into production phase. And if everything goes well, Bangladesh, within 5 years, will be able to ... Read more
Ashraful’s blast from the past
Mohammad Ashraful shone with both ball and bat to lead his Bangladesh A side to a six-wicket victory against South Africa A on Tuesday night at Buffalo Park in East London, in the first of five unofficial ODIs. Only ten days ago South Africa had been battering Bangladesh in a four-day match, and in their ... Read more
Polls to 3,813 UPs in May 31-July 5
The Election Commission on Tuesday announced a 36-day timeline for elections to 3,813 union parishads in 414 upazilas across the country starting on May 31. ‘A committee comprising the deputy commissioner, election officers and upazila executive officers for each district would set the dates for polling in between May 31 and July 5 in the
Tk 5,000cr Bangladesh Fund okayed
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday granted the much-awaited permission to float on the country’s capital and money markets the Tk 5,000-crore Bangladesh Fund, an open-ended mutual fund sponsored by the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh and seven other state-run financial institutions. In a meeting in the evening, the commission approved the trust deed and ... Read more
Tea export falls due to growing demand in home market
DHAKA,: Growing demand in home market forced tea-export to fall in recent days. Last year, country fetched Taka 18 crore exporting only 0.91 million kgs of tea. This was revealed at the 43rd parliamentary standing committee meeting on public institutions held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with committee chairman ABM Golam Mostafa in the
Mismatch in salt prices
Tk 2 at field, Tk 18 at market “You eat that with everything every day. That is salt, nothing else,” said the driver pointing at the pile of snow-white substance in a barren field on way to Cox’s Bazar. The salt farmers, seeming long deprived, in torn cloths, were working barefoot making piles of sun ... Read more