The telecom regulator yesterday handed over 72 new gateway licences to different firms in three categories. The government has decided to give 82 such licences, while 78 companies have so far deposited licence fees. Zia Ahmed, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, said he
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Earthquake contingency plans remain on paper
Contingency plans for earthquake preparedness have not been implemented yet, despite predictions that a major earthquake can hit the country anytime. Citing a recent series of earthquakes in Bangladesh, experts have warned that a major earthquake in crowded cities like Dhaka can cause terrible human tragedy. Although two years back the government had chalked out ... Read more
Fake handsets swarm market, weigh on top brands
Telecom regulator seizes 89,000 counterfeit phones in two days Shafiq Ahmed, a worker at a motor workshop in front of Mohakhali bus terminal, uses a smartphone of a renowned Taiwanese brand. He said he bought the new handset for Tk4,000 only. He cares less about the brand, though. People like Shafiq are aplenty. These counterfeit ... Read more
Polls to divided Dhaka city on May 24
The much-awaited elections to the Dhaka North and South city corporations will be held on May 24, the Election Commission announced on Monday. The last elections to the undivided Dhaka city corporation was held in April of 2002 in which Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka was elected mayor and held the
Involve experts on traffic system
Dhaka Metro Rail Involve experts on traffic system Suggests ex-chief engineer of Kolkata Metro Former chief engineer of Kolkata Metro Ashok Sengupta suggested the government involvement of a group of selected persons who have clear idea about the Dhaka’s roads and its traffic situation for establishment of metro rail in Dhaka city. “Selecting people is ... Read more
Destiny challenges central bank report
Files petition with HC; sues 4 newspapers for Tk 5,000cr compensation Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court, challenging the Bangladesh Bank report that said the company had been doing illegal banking. Md Rafiqul Amin, chairman of the cooperative and also Destiny Group, lodged the petition, seeking a ... Read more
Young women scientists’ workshop
Mentor-mentee Young women scientists’ workshop An international workshop on “Mentor- Mentee” program was organized by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences on 24-25 March 2012 at NMST Auditorium, Agargaon, Dhaka. The theme of the workshop was Challenges of Young Women Scientists in New and Emerging Sciences. A group of 50 young women scientists (age less than 40 ... Read more
Questions over sister concerns
Destiny Under Scanner Questions over sister concerns NBR asks banks to turn in accounts, transaction details The controversial multilevel marketing (MLM) company Destiny hoodwinks people by adding to its group portfolio some companies that exist only on paper. For instance, among its 37 sister concerns listed on the website is Destiny Life Insurance Company. Although ... Read more
MLM: is it a scam?
Multilevel marketing or MLM has become a serious source of debate. Although MLMs are intrinsically unstable and only guaranteed by design to oversaturate the market, thousands of people are running after it. Most of the times, the only money to be made is not from the product or service but from the
Green abroad, polluter at home
He is a Bangladesh born Spaniard. His family members campaign to protect and conserve the environment abroad. But back in his own country, his garment factory in Gazipur pollutes the river Turag. His name is Giasuddin Murad. The Department of Environment yesterday fined him Tk 39 lakh for emptying his factory’s
Into the heart of MLM
Multi-level marketing or MLM is a constant source of debate. MLM companies have their fanatical devotees and often appear to behave in an aggressive manner. Some of them reach dizzying heights, often to fall. The issue came to the surface again, after Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd, a unit of Destiny Ltd, hit the media ... Read more
62 failed to sit for exams
Principal arrested for pocketing fees! Sixty two examinees of Dhaka Model Degree College could notsit for the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations which began on Sunday asthe college principal allegedly misappropriated their exam fees and failed toprovide them with admit cards. Afzalul Haque Aziz, the principal of the college in Mirpurof the city, was arrested around ... Read more
HSC exams begin
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalentexaminations of 2012 began yesterday across the country with 9,26,814 examineestaking part from 7,556 educational institutions. Of the total examinees, 4,96,395 are male and 4,30,419female. The number of examinees rose by 1,47,373 this year. As many as 7,50,852candidates including 3,65,258 female are appearing
LRB gigs at IGCC
The jam packed crowd was rocked by the electrifying performance of the leading band LRB on Saturday on the Indira Gandhi Cultural Center premises at Dhanmondi. One of the leading bands of the country Country’s one of the famous bands LRB rocked the audience in its distinctive style by presenting an array of its original ... Read more
Our Earth Hours!
While the world called for an hour of energy conservation on Earth Hour, Bangladesh, by not choice though, yesterday went for overkill and had on an average six hours of power cuts across the country. It was not unusual for Bangladesh to “conserve” energy like that. It has been experiencing regular power cuts since the ... Read more
Banglavision turns seven
TV channel Banglavision turns seven today. On the occasion, the channel will air special programmes throughout today and tomorrow. The celebration started last night at zero hour through cutting an anniversary cake. The channel then aired a live programme, titled “Shaptam Borshey Amra”. Noted personalities from different fields appeared on the programme
9.26 lakh appear at HSC exams from April 1
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations under the ten education boards will begin on April 1 across the country with 9.26 lakh sitting for the test. This is for the first time the examinees facing creative type questions in Bangla First paper. Earlier, these students needed to face creative type questions in ... Read more
Prova returns …
To end all kinds of postulations and imaginations popular TV actress and model Sadia Jahan Prova has returned to media yesterday. She has started to take part in shooting for a play titled ‘Pronoyini’ after a two-year break. Kaisar Ahmed is giving direction of the play, which shooting was held at Promi shooting house in ... Read more
Notre Dame College plans to set up univ
Notre Dame College having reputation for offering quality higher secondary education plans to set up a university to offer further education, college officials said. The officials said that it had already collected application form from the University Grants Commission. ‘The college authorities have decided to set up a university. We have collected
Online stores get more hits
Online shopping is becoming popular in Bangladesh, encouraging new entrants to open e-portals for consumer goods and household essentials. In the past one year, nearly a dozen online shopping portals or e-trading platforms launched operations, offering products and services from vegetables, clothes, computer accessories