Tuesday, March 19, 2024

All talk but little action

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal met with numerous former national captains and incumbent Shakib Al Hasan yesterday to share views about improvement of cricket standard of the country. The common view in the marathon meeting was that the structure of domestic cricket should

Labourers the founders

Free Primary School in Tangail Labourers the founders A few day labourers have set a rare example of devotion to education and the society in a remote village in Tangail at a time when many have turned education into a tool of making a fast buck. The labourers, mostly rubber garden workers and rickshaw-van pullers, ... Read more

Mashrafe to start rehab soon

Pace spearhead Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will return home tonight from Australia with renewed hope to make a return to international cricket this year. “I’m now fine. Dr. David Young checked me this morning and he was really happy with the improvement and what he told me is that he will be surprised if I miss ... Read more

Yunus worried about GB future

Tells The Daily Star it’s not wise to amend law to ensure govt control Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has warned that Grameen Bank could run into deep trouble if the government amends the law to take control of the microfinance bank founded by him. “If those amendments [proposed by the review committee] come and the ... Read more

Investors take to streets again as stocks plunge

Share market investors took to the streets in rowdy demonstrations again on Wednesday protesting at the free fall of share prices as the Dhaka stocks plunged by 151.74 points on the day. They shouted slogans demanding immediate resignation of the finance minister, the Bangladesh Bank governor and the Dhaka Stock Exchange

Experts lambast govt for apathy to mend stock meltdown

Experts on Wednesday came down heavily on the government for taking no steps at all to stabilise the country’s capital market, blaming its foot-dragging over reforming the Securities and Exchange Commission and indifference to re-infuse investors with fresh confidence for the continued reign of volatility over the market for five long

Shrimp farming deals major blow to South

Coastal land in Aila-hit areas turns barren due to salinity Ahammad Ali Gazi sighed as he surveyed his salt-covered land that once produced rice. “This is the land where my family grew rice for years,” said Gazi, a 60-year-old farmer at Gabura in Satkhira district close to Bay of Bengal. “Today, there is nothing but ... Read more

Public transport goes haywire

Operators ignore new fare rate for city, keep charging extra Transport operators at their whim continue to charge extra fares from passengers on all routes in the capital, apparently due to lack of government control over the sector. Successive governments have failed to formulate a comprehensive policy for mass transport, facing opposition from powerful rackets ... Read more

Do not let go of GB ownership

Prof Yunus writes to members Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the 83 lakh members of Grameen Bank to remain vigilant against any attempts to take away the microfinance bank from the majority shareholders. The caution came after his resignation as the bank’s managing director amid widespread speculation that his removal was part of ... Read more

Man carries his twin’s embryo

Hospitalised for surgery Abdul Malek, who has been carrying the unborn embryo of his twin since his birth 40 years ago, has been admitted to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for surgery. Although not fully developed, the fetus (unborn offspring), is still alive and has grown up receiving nutrition from Malek’s body, doctors

Govt plans to overhaul GB

14-pt blueprint to raise govt stake in Grameen Bank The government has planned to raise its stake in the Grameen Bank and establish control over its lucrative sister firms in a move that will transform the Nobel winning micro-lender into another state-owned bank. The finance ministry has outlined the plan in a 14-point blueprint, which ... Read more

Lunar robot readied for Nasa contest

Brac University students make the WiFi-controlled device Brac University students have made the nation’s first lunar robot which will compete with robots made by famous universities across the world for Nasa’s Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition, 2011. The students are giving the final touches to BRACU Chondrobot, a lunar excavation robot made of recycled car parts, ... Read more