The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday decided to raise both the bulk and retail prices of electricity for the third time this year with effect from 1 September, said officials. The BERC, however, has not yet fixed the new rate. It will announce the new price of electricity between September 7 and September 10 ... Read more
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Grameen Bank owners demand cancellation of ordinance amendment
Members of the Grameen Bank’s board and shareholders on Wednesday demanded cancellation of the amendment to the Ordinance which has stripped the board of its power to appoint the managing director. They said that since the inception of Grameen Bank, all changes in laws and regulations concerning it were aimed at empowering the women, but the ... Read more
Witness says his brother was killed by Kamaruzzaman
War crimes trial Witness says his brother was killed by Kamaruzzaman A prosecution witness on Wednesday testified that the detained assistant secretary general of Jamaat, Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, and his Al-Badr thugs caught his freedom-fighter brother and killed him on 23 August, 1971. Mosharraf Hossain Talukdar, who is the fifth prosecution witness against Kamaruzzaman, told the International ... Read more
1.3m children engaged in most hazardous jobs
NHRC workshop told Around 7.4 million children in the country are labourers, of which 1.3 million are engaged in the most hazardous work, said country director of Save the Children at a human rights review workshop yesterday in the capital. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) organised the workshop on child labour and trafficking as part ... Read more
Enforcement deadline now Sept 15
10-Sec Pulse Enforcement deadline now Sept 15 The telecom regulator yesterday said it extended the deadline to enforce its 10-second pulse directive for all carriers to September 15. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said it extended the deadline by one month following appeals from the
New horizon opens for drug makers
$50m research institute to accelerate pharma exports A new international clinical research institute will be set up in Bangladesh within a year, paving the way for further research in medical science and increased exports of pharmaceuticals. Bangladesh Clinical Research Organisation (BCRG) will help develop innovative life-saving drugs and give globally-accepted certification to exportable
ONE Bank to introduce e-banking
ONE Bank on Wednesday said it will introduce the e-Banking in three phases within November this year. Farman R Chowdhury, managing director of the ONE Bank, said three kinds of new products of his bank under the e-Banking would extend the banking services to the clients. As part of the move, the bank will firstly ... Read more
StanChart Bangladesh wins FinanceAsia award
Standard Chartered Bank has recently been named the “Best Foreign Commercial Bank in Bangladesh 2012” by FianaceAsia, a financial publication in the region. The bank received the award as part of FinanceAsia 2012 Country Awards for Achievement, the bank said in a statement yesterday. The award was handed over to Abrar A Anwar, managing director ... Read more
Kaspersky 2013 launched in Bangladesh
Kaspersky Lab has launched its latest 2013 editions of anti-virus and internet security software in Bangladesh on Tuesday. The launch event took place at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre and was hosted by Officextracts – the distributor for Kaspersky Lab in Bangladesh and Bhutan, sai
5 mobile cos may get more time
Mandatory launching of 10-second pulse 5 mobile cos may get more time Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission is likely to give five mobile companies more time to introduce a minimum 10-second pulse on each call, commission officials said Monday. Out of six mobile companies in the country only state-run Teletalk introduced the 10-second pulse within the ... Read more
HC ‘no’ ignored
Wetland Filling HC ‘no’ ignored Rajuk has apparently failed to stop developers of illegal private housing schemes from destroying wetlands and floodplains around the capital despite a High Court order issued to this effect around two years ago. A powerful political clique has been lobbying hard for the real estate developers to ensure the Rajdhani ... Read more
Cricket to resume at SBNS next month
The home of Bangladesh cricket, Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, will be back with cricketing action on its renovated surface by hosting a One-Day International series followed by a Twenty20 series against South Africa women’s cricket team from September 7-15. The South African women’s team is due to arrive on September 5 and would participate
Notre Dame, board at loggerheads
Admission to Colleges Notre Dame, board at loggerheads A dispute has brewed between Notre Dame College and Dhaka education board for the college’s holding an admission test in defiance of government rules. Over the row, the education board has refused to accept SSC transcripts and registration fees of the new students who have enrolled to ... Read more
Real estate business yet to see the real boom
The demand for flats in and around Dhaka city will stand at around 1 lakh in the next 10 years as the government is yet to ‘play its proper role’ in meeting the growing housing needs, according to a recent study. The 40-50 age group people are more interested to buy flats within the next ... Read more
No end to BUET stand-off
No classes taken on first working day No classes were held on Saturday at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology although the university opened after a 44-day vacation. The campus was almost empty and only a few students were found gossiping, mostly in the BUET’s cafeteria, and wandering here and there on the campus ... Read more
Children shows ignored in Eid TV programmes
Children entertainment got a little attention in the Eid special programmes organised by different TV channels to celebrate Eid festivity. Most of these programmes have been little more than ‘eye wash’ attempts to include child entertainment in the channels’ weeklong Eid special schedule. And it’s nothing but the reflection of the ongoing trend of the ... Read more
Fascination with diverse roles
In conversation with Putul Putul won a National Film Award for her performance in acclaimed director-writer Humayun Ahmed’s “Aguner Poroshmoni”. Since then, Putul has focused more on TV plays. Several plays featuring her are now being aired on different TV channels. Like all other artistes, Eid had also made her shooting schedule more hectic. Putul ... Read more
Uncertainty lurks as BUET reopens today
The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology will reopen today ending a 44-day holiday of summer, Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr. The holiday, from July 11 to August 24, was announced amid a protest by its teachers’ association demanding the resignation of its vice-chancellor SM Nazrul Islam and the pro vice-chancellor
70,000 cases pending with Special Branch
Police verification for passport 70,000 cases pending with Special Branch About 70,000 applications for fresh Machine Readable Passports have been awaiting police verification report for a long time. Of the pending passports, 899 applicants have been waiting for more than one year, 2,525 for six months, 5,582 for two months, 15,682 for more than 15 ... Read more
Shanghai and Dhaka,the most vulnerable to flooding
A new research findings published in the journal Natural Hazards reveals A new study, using a broad range of criteria and data, suggests Dhaka is the second most vulnerable city to flooding after Shanghai. The new research, A flood vulnerability index for coastal cities and its use in assessing climate change impacts, published in the ... Read more