SERIGRAPH EXHIBITION AT GALLERY CHITRAK Local, Indian artists participate Artworks created by 13 Indian and two local artists using a special type of print called serigraph are on display at a weeklong exhibition at the Gallery Chitrak in Dhanmondi. Serigraphy is a process of printmaking that originated in China and found its way to the ... Read more
Month: July 2013
Govt gets Tk 773cr against target of Tk 7,400cr in FY13
INVESTMENT IN SAVINGS TOOLS Govt gets Tk 773cr against target of Tk 7,400cr in FY13 The government in the just concluded fiscal year collected only Tk 772.84 crore or 10.44 per cent of the annual target of Tk 7,400 crore in investment in the national savings certificates and bonds. Officials of the Bangladesh Bank said ... Read more
Operators keep pressuring regulator to change 3G auction method
Some BTRC officials fear syndication in bidding Mobile phone operators have mounted pressure on the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to change further 3G auction procedures. But BTRC officials attributed the pressure to an apparent bid to manipulate the bidding. Officials of four operators — Grameenphone, Banglalink, Robi
Bourses submit schemes to BSEC proposing 19-member board
DSE, CSE DEMUTUALISATION Bourses submit schemes to BSEC proposing 19-member board The Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges on Monday submitted their respective demutualisation schemes to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission with a proposal of downsizing their boards to 19 for the existing 25 members. BSEC acting chairman Helal Uddin Nizami, also a commissioner
Retailers urged to take Bangladesh safety deal further
Workers rights groups are calling on retailers to use a legally binding deal to improve safety for clothes factory workers in Bangladesh as a blueprint for tackling similar problems elsewhere, reports Guardian. IndustriALL, the international union group which is
EU RMG retailer team starts safety action plan discussions
A group of delegations of EU Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh arrived in Dhaka on Monday to start its initial discussion with the stakeholders to chalk out the implementation way of its safety action plan. The five-member delegation comprised of Philip
NBFIs asked to set annual target of minimum Tk 3cr
GREEN LOAN DISBURSEMENT NBFIs asked to set annual target of minimum Tk 3cr The Bangladesh Bank on Monday asked non-bank financial institutions to sign participant agreements with the central bank to give their clients loans under a Tk 200 crore refinance scheme for green products. The central bank also asked the NBFIs to set a ... Read more
$60m foreign loan for 7 pvt cos okayed
A government committee on Monday approved proposals of seven private companies to take $60 million in loan from foreign sources. The private sector foreign loan/supplier’s credit committee, headed by Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman, approved the loan proposals
Dhaka stocks gain, turnover rise
Dhaka stocks advanced on Monday with an increased turnover as the investors went for buying after the recent fall. DSEX, the benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, increased to 3,975.12 points, gaining 1.41 per cent, or 55.40 points. The turnover of the bourse increased to Tk 346.37 crore
Muhith for training to maintain standard of entrepreneurship
‘Women entrepreneurs account for only 10 pc’ Highlighting the standard of the country’s entrepreneurship, finance minister AMA Muhith on Monday stressed the importance of more training and initiatives to maintain the standard. ‘Entrepreneurship is seen all over the country, including among women, and this is of high standard. To maintain it, there’s a need for ... Read more
6 thousand electric poles lying unused for years in Barisal
About six thousand electricity supply-line poles worth Tk 2.5 core are lying without any maintenance and care at different Palli Bidyut Samity offices under Rural Electrification Board in different parts of the Barisal region. REB sources said there are six thousand poles lying unused
JUTA calls off protest
The Jahangirnagar University Teachers Association on Monday called off their month-long protest, showing respect of the High Court order issued on last Wednesday. JUTA had been besieging the university administrative building for 38 days started on June 20, demanding the resignation of vice-chancellor Professor
Global Tiger Day observed in Khulna
Speakers at a discussion meeting on Monday said absence of system to protect natural habitats of tigers, unbridled infiltration of poachers, food crisis, conflict between tiger population and human beings are main factors that now stand in the way for conservation of the endangered species The west wing of Sundarban Forest Division and the
Festivity marks iftar parties at DU
The Dhaka University campus wears a festive look at sun set as numerous students and visitors arrange iftar parities to break their daylong fasting together. ‘It was very special moment for having iftar with senior and junior fellows and teachers,’ a linguistic student Sohan Mia told New Age after his department arranged
BCB election process starts on Aug 12
The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to start the election process asking for the councillorship from the clubs and other organisations on August 12, said the officials on Monday. The decision came at the seventh meeting of the executive ad-hoc committee at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium where several other major decisions were also
Forum threatens to boycott cricket if interference
The District and Divisional Sports Organisers Forum has threatened to boycott all activities under the Bangladesh Cricket Board if there is any interference in nomination of councillors ahead of forthcoming election. The organisation, popularly known as Forum, also demanded the National Sports Council replace the present ad-hoc committee with a five-member
Sakib ends low-key county campaign
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan ended a low-key campaign for Leicestershire in the Friends Life Twenty20 tournament as he finished with 146 runs and nine wickets and is now set for his mission Caribbean in Barbados. Sakib, who previously featured for Worcestershire in the same competition two years
Hockey players resume boycott
The ongoing crisis in hockey took a new turn on Monday after the national players resumed their boycott of Asia Cup camp demanding the inter-club player transfers and action against a former player who threatened a senior player. The players had earlier given the state minister for youth and sports, Ahad Ali Sarker, a
ICC WC 2015 launches today
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, will be officially launched today simultaneously in Melbourne and Wellington through the unveiling of groups, stadiums and fixtures. The inauguration ceremony will begin at 6:00am Bangladesh time and cable sports network Star Sports will telecast the programme
BTRC proposal to cause Tk 1,073cr govt losses
Rate cuts in int’l incoming call for IGWS BTRC proposal to cause Tk 1,073cr govt losses The telecom regulator on Sunday sent a proposal to the telecommunications ministry for lowering the incoming call charge and revenue sharing from international gateway operators which would cause a loss of Tk 1,073 crore in government revenues every year. ... Read more