Non-govt teachers get Tk 100 as house rent About 4.8 lakh teachers of non-government schools, colleges, technical institutions and madrassahs under monthly pay order have been receiving only Tk 100 as house rent per month for 28 years and Tk 150 as medical allowance for 18 years. They draw 25 per cent of their basic ... Read more
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World Teachers’ Day today
World Teachers’ Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere in the world today on the theme ‘take a stand for teachers’. But police action on the non-government teachers agitating for salary hike clouded the occasion. Police charged batons and fired tear gas on teachers and employees of non-government
Ensure security of all places of worship
HC asks govt The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to ensure forthwith safety of all mosques and places of worship of other religions across the country. The court issued the order after hearing a public interest litigation writ petition Supreme Court lawyer Jyotirmoy Barua had filed on
Last day of school, last day of life
It was the last day of their school life. Bappi and Sajal with seven other friends planned to do something memorable to mark the day. Accordingly, they went on a boat ride yesterday in a pond at Demra in the capital. The students went on the ride in a fish farm at Dharmik Para around ... Read more
Carjacking gang busted
Sarwar Hossain and Mohammad Jahangir had been running an organised gang that lifted more than 500 vehicles from Dhaka and elsewhere in the last 20 years. With around 25 members across the country, the gang has the expertise and equipment to engrave new numbers on the engine and chassis of a stolen
Slow exports to pull down GDP growth to 6pc: ADB
Bangladesh’s economic growth may come down to 6 percent in the current fiscal year due to sluggish exports and a decline in domestic demand, the Asian Development Bank has said. The lender launched its Asian Development Outlook 2012 in Bangladesh and throughout Asia Pacific yesterday. GDP (gross domestic product) rose by 6.3 percent
Cooperatives come under NBR lens
The National Board of Revenue has brought the banking business of cooperative societies and cooperative banks under its scrutiny. The tax administrator also asked its field offices to examine tax records of the cooperatives that are doing banking business
Mozena visits Eskayef Bangladesh
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena Tuesday said his vision of Bangladesh as the next Asian tiger is already reality there at Eskayef, a pharmaceutical company. “The future is here,” he said while visiting a plant of Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd at Tongi where Eskayef Chairman Latifur Rahman and Chief Executive Officer
Deprived children share life stories
Children’s Rights Week Deprived children share life stories Many disadvantaged children gathered in the auditorium of the National Museum in the capital yesterday and shared their stories of struggles and successes in life. Marking children’s rights week 2012, Aparajeyo Bangladesh, an organisation working for disadvantaged children, arranged the gathering
UK visa: Documents only from designated financial institutions
The UK Border Agency in Bangladesh has announced a list of financial institutions from which only it will accept documentation in support of visa applications to be made under the points based system, in short PBS. This list will come into effect for PBS visa applications to be submitted from
Birdem introduces dental care
Patients who have been suffering from different teeth related diseases will now get modern dental implant, braces and other teeth related treatments at Birdem Hospital in the capital. The hospital’s dentistry department has recently introduced the treatments. Treatments for missing teeth replacement, mal-aligned abnormally placed teeth and
Sajal’s action packed schedule
The last Eid saw over 30 dramas and tele-films featuring actor Sajal being aired on different channels. The popular actor is also likely to pile up a similar number this Eid. Compared to his contemporaries, Sajal’s Eid schedules are more action packed. The busy actor explained, “Since I don’t work on serials throughout the year, ... Read more
Remittance inflow grows by 19 per cent in Q1
The inflow of remittance increased by 19.47 per cent in the first quarter of this financial year compared with that of the same period of the previous financial year. According to data released by Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday, the expatriate Bangladeshis sent $3,551.70 million in remittances in July-September of
Rundown building collapses
An abandoned multi-storey building collapsed on two of its adjacent buildings in the capital’s densely populated Shakhari Bazar Tuesday morning, causing huge suffering to the local people and spreading panic in the area. Dozens of families in the neighbourhood suffered immensely as utility services were
WB to appoint external panel
Assessing Padma Graft Probe WB to appoint external panel 2 missions due this month The World Bank will appoint an external panel to assess the investigation carried out by the Anti-Corruption Commission into the corruption allegation in the Padma bridge project. Two WB missions are likely to arrive in Dhaka this month for the purpose, ... Read more
Train fares go up by 50pc
The government yesterday raised fares of both passenger and freight trains by around 50 percent in a bid to reduce the railway’s annual loss, which is currently Tk 800 crore. The previous move to increase train fares was nearly 20 years back. Bangladesh Railway (BR) until September 30 used to charge passengers 24 paisa per
Court flip-flops on Destiny
Reverses its order to freeze 252 accounts within an hour Just an hour after ordering to freeze 252 bank accounts of controversial Destiny Group and Destiny-2000 Ltd, a Dhaka court yesterday withdrew the decision. Judge (in-charge) Md Akhtaruzzaman of the Senior Special Judge’s Court ordered the freeze in the morning upon two petitions filed by
Traders beat up DB men
‘Bribery’ Over Contraband Drugs Traders beat up DB men Drug traders confined and beat up three plainclothes personnel of Detective Branch (DB) as they allegedly took bribes during a raid on some drug stores on Mitford Road in Old Dhaka yesterday. Incensed by the frequent bribe demands, several hundred traders of around 20 drug and ... Read more
ICAB awards best financial reports
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) yesterday gave 32 awards to banks, insurance companies, non-government organisations and public sector entities for publishing transparent reports and maintaining good corporate governance. Finance Minister AMA Muhith handed over the 12th ICAB National Awards for Best
BKMEA eyes $1b market in Russia
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association eyes a huge potential in Russian market as buyers there showed interest in Bangladeshi knitwear at a knit fair held in Moscow last week. The BKMEA organised the knit fair in Moscow to increase export of Bangladeshi knit products in Russia. As many as 130 knit exporters took part ... Read more