The stalls of government service providers and autonomous institutions have drawn a good crowd at the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair. Besides their own publications, most of these stalls have been displaying books brought out by others, as the writers belong to the institution which has
Month: February 2014
Emon Saha wins double crown
National Film Award Emon Saha wins double crown Noted music director Emon Saha has set a new record winning two awards in music category as the best background music composer and the best music director this year’s national film award, according to the information ministry’s gazette issued on February 7. He has been named the ... Read more
BB’s relaxed loan rescheduling policy no boon for farmers
Defaulted farm loans increase by Tk 818.77cr in January Bangladesh Bank’s relaxed rescheduling loan policy has brought no boon for farmers as the defaulted loans in the agriculture sector increased by Tk 818.77 crore in January, said officials of the central bank. The loan defaulting trend in the agricultural sector increased while overall defaulted loans declined ... Read more
Reserve tops $19b as BB buys $7.72b in 19 months
The country’s foreign exchange reserve crossed $19-billion mark on Wednesday for the first time as Bangladesh Bank purchased US dollars worth $7.72 billion in the last fiscal year and seven months and 19 days of the current FY 2013-14. Higher export earnings against a lower import payment in the last few months played a significant role ... Read more
Only 33pc of ADP implemented in 7 months
Kamal against ADP downsising The rate of implementation of the annual development programme dropped by 5 per cent in July-January of the current fiscal year of 2013-2014 compared with that in the same period of the last fiscal year due mainly to political unrest and the government’s engagement in election-centred activities, officials of the planning ... Read more
BTRC asks two telcos to stop BlackBerry service
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has asked mobile phone operators Grameenphone and Airtel to stop BlackBerry mobile phone services after its Canadian maker declined to set up a decoding system in Bangladesh, said officials concerned. As call details and text messages of the handset
Political uncertainty to weaken economic activities: S&P
International rating agency Standard & Poor’s on Wednesday warned that political uncertainties would remain high in Bangladesh for some time hurting investor confidence and weakening economic activity. It said that the new government of Bangladesh would face questions about its legitimacy as the main opposition parties boycotted the national elections on January 5.
Pre-polls violence lowers GDP growth: ADB
Asian Development Bank on Wednesday said pre-election political unrest affected private consumption and investment to send Bangladesh’s economy down in the current fiscal year. ‘Lower GDP growth is expected in FY2014 as private consumption and investment were affected by pre-election political unrest,’ said the ADB in its
Biman MD asked to show cause for bypassing ministry
Seeking BB Loan Biman MD asked to show cause for bypassing ministry Ministry of civil aviation has sought clarification from the Bangladesh Biman managing director after the latter corresponded with the Bangladesh Bank for loans bypassing the ministry, officials said. Biman MD Kevin John Steele, a UK citizen, has been made accused by the civil ... Read more
Last DC-10 goes on farewell flight today spending Tk 5cr
The world’s last operating passenger DC 10-30 aircraft that Biman Bangladesh Airlines owns will make its farewell flight for Birmingham today, spending nearly Tk five crore for the week-long round trip. The officials said the last flight of the 314-seater DC 10 will depart Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Birmingham at 8:30am today along with 23 ... Read more
Stocks rebound on BB’s suggestion to banks
Dhaka stocks advanced on Wednesday after a four-day fall as investors became optimistic after Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman in the previous day asked banks not to reduce capital market exposure all of a sudden, but gradually. The market started on a positive note on Wednesday and sustained the vibe throughout the session as investors became ... Read more
Robi to facilitate ONE Bank’s OK mobile banking
Mobile phone operator Robi Axiata and ONE Bank on Wednesday signed an agreement to facilitate the bank’s clients in getting ‘OK’ Mobile Financial Services, said a news release. Robi managing director and chief executive officer Supun Weerasinghe and ONE Bank managing director M Fakhrul Alam signed the agreement on behalf
Tigers look to cure end-game ills
Bangladesh will look for some luck to end their finishing misery when they take on Sri Lanka in the second one-day international in Dhaka today. The Tigers were still searching for answers as to what had prompted them to drop so many catches off one batsman, who then single-handedly took
Corey blames batting, not fielding
Bangladesh’s batting and fielding coach Corey Richards regretted the lapses in fielding but blasted the top-order batsmen for failing to complete the job during the first ODI against Sri Lanka. Despite being in a comfortable position in both innings of the rain-disrupted 43-over match, Bangladesh lost by 13 runs to go down 1-0 in the ... Read more
Junior Tigers’ WC title dream ends
With the senior national team producing a recent series of heartbreaking results against Sri Lanka, the Under-19 side joined them in a week of disappointment for Bangladeshi cricket. The Bangladesh Under-19 national cricket team were eliminated from cup-contention in the group stage of the Under-19 World Cup after a 74-run
Jamal dozen could make India trip
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club players are likely to benefit from their performance in the IFA Shield as coach Lodewijk de Kruif considers including many of them in his preliminary squad for a FIFA friendly against India next month. De Kruif has almost finalised his squad, which could feature as many as 12 players from Jamal, who ... Read more
Hafeez not worried about reception in Bangladesh
Asia Cup champions Pakistan are not afraid of how they will be received in Bangladesh – where they will begin their title defence on February 25 – captain Mohammad Hafeez said at the team’s practice camp in Lahore on Wednesday. ‘We don’t fear while going to India because we do get lots of love there,’ said ... Read more
Senanayake relishes the pressure
Sachithra Senanayake may have hoped to play an important role in the limited-overs leg of Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh’s spin-friendly climes, but he was probably not expecting to do so with the bat. Three days after supporting Thisara Perera’s fight-back and hitting a four off the last ball to take Sri Lanka to victory in ... Read more
Four-yr-old found alone in desert
A heartbreaking picture has emerged of a little boy wandering in the desert, separated from his family while fleeing war-torn Syria. Marwan, 4, was found by UN workers near the border of Jordan and Syria, lagging behind his relatives. The boy was photographed carrying a plastic bag full of his possessions on Monday by Andrew ... Read more
97 upazilas go to polls today
Harassment against BNP, Jamaat leaders alleged Ninety seven Upazilas in 40 districts are going to polls today (Wednesday) in the first phase of staggered Upazila Parishad elections amidst allegations of ‘attacks and harassment’ on candidates belonging to the opposition camp. Though it is a non-partisan election, both the ruling Bangladesh Awami League and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist ... Read more