Unarmed forest guards in West Zone fail to stop armed gangs of robbers, illegal loggers, poachers From The Daily Star Equipped with only sticks, the forest guards of the West Division of the Sundarbans have been engaged in a war against armed robbers, poachers and illegal loggers for the last five years. The government withdrew ... Read more
Month: May 2010
‘Banglalink Digital World’ on BTV
The TV show ‘Banglalink Digital World’ is a custom built programme designed to apprise viewers by touching on relevant tech topics worldwide as well as discussing issues and insights with the eminent figureheads of the technology and telecom industries. The programme is directed by renowned media personality Abdun Noon Tushar. It will be aired every ... Read more
3,500 new licences in three months
Govt Opening up VoIP 3,500 new licences in three months The government has decided to issue more than 3,500 licences to the local entrepreneurs for handling international calls to and from Bangladesh through voice over internet protocol technology, which is still prohibited under the existing
Pond water hilsa under test run
It is common knowledge that hilsa fish can survive only in rivers. But researchers at Chandpur Fisheries Research Institute have now taken steps to farm the hilsa in ponds. They captured some hilsa fry under special arrangements and released them into ponds. Chief Scientific Officer of the institute Dr Anisur Rahman is leading the research. ... Read more
PDB wants power price raised in two months
Power production to rise to 9,426mw by 2015 Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will submit a proposal to Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) in a month or two to increase the electricity prices. “The BERC will decide the extent of rationalising the tariff,” Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser
Midsummer ailments rampant
Doctors: avoid direct sunlight, take more fluids and fruits People across the country are suffering from various midsummer ailments either because of exhaustion or because they have failed to get acclimatised to the oppressive heat, said physicians. Health experts said that people generally suffer from diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, heat stroke,
Plea for steps against Ctg walkway occupants
Passers-by and commuters are suffering endlessly as roads, footpaths and frontal space of other establishments have been occupied by hawkers and mini shoppers in the port city. Piling of construction materials by a number of land owners and even govt and semi-govt organisations on the roads for days adds another dimension to their untold
Regional climate conference in Dhaka on May 30-31
Regional Climate Conference of Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) will be held in Dhaka on May 30- 31, official sources here on Thursday said. European Union (EU) will provide support for Bangladesh to arrange the conference to be attended by Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Yemen and
Sixteen lakh disabled children deprived of education
Cooperation of ministries sought to ensure dev of the disabled Development activists on Thursday demanded amendments to the rules of business to ensure the involvement of other related ministries alongside the social welfare ministry in the development of the people with disabilities. They made their demand at a views-exchange meeting on ‘Implementation of
WB run GPOBA, IDCOL help low-income households access electricity
The World Bank, acting as administrator for the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), has approved two grants for a total of US$8.3million to subsidize part of the costs for installation of Solar Home Systems (SHS) and renewable energy mini-grids for poor households in rural
Banks asked not to take deposit service charge
The Bangladesh Bank has asked the all commercial banks not to take any service charge against the deposit of Tk 5,000 to preserve the interests of the small depositors, official sources said. Besides, the central bank has also given directive to all banks for taking only Tk 100 as service
Concord Engineers gets international recognition
Concord Engineers and Construction Ltd has won the International Quality Summit Award from Spain-based Business Initiative Direction (BID), a nongovernmental institution, the company said in a statement. It won the award in ‘gold category’ by defeating 267 companies from 100 countries around the
DFID signs accord with Robi
Robi, a leading telecommunication service provider and DFID Remittance Payment Challenge Fund (RPCF) signed an agreement in the capital recently to create a consortium of partnerships with banks and non-bank organizations to improve migrant entrepreneurship and vocational
International Leasing chairman re-elected
Mahbub Jamil has been re-elected as the chairman of International Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (ILFSL) for the next two years, the company said in a statement yesterday. The election was made in the company’s 102nd meeting on April 29. Jamil, also the chairman of Singer Bangladesh Ltd and ICE Technologies Ltd, has been serving
City Bank opens branch at Banani
Corporate News City Bank opens branch at Banani City Bank opened its 88th branch at Banani (Road 11) in Dhaka on Thursday. Chairman of the bank Aziz Al Kaiser inaugurated the branch, said a news release. The new branch will provide customers with retail loans, deposits, customer care, remittances and
GPH Ispat achieves ISO certificate
GPH Ispat Limited received ISO 9001:2008 certificate from the United Registrar of Systems Limited of United Kingdom at a ceremony at Westin Hotel in Dhaka on Monday. URS regulatory affairs director and ROS AS schemes manager Bill Hartman handed over the
Abahani face Hasus today
Abahani Limited will be looking to continue their winning run when they will face Hasus NTCPE in the AFC President’s Cup Group ‘A’ fixture at 7:00pm at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. In the first match of the day, Kyrgyzstan heavyweights Dordoi Bishkek will take on New Road Team of Nepal at
Tournament turns into a farce after truth revealed
The Robi Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers suddenly turned out to be a farce after it was revealed that six of the seven teams will advance to the finals of the upcoming Asian Games. Meanwhile, three matches of the qualifying round were held on Thursday. Bangladesh drew 3-3 with Sri Lanka, Oman defeated Thailand 4-2 and ... Read more
Robi Asian Games Qualifying Hockey: Bangladesh draw with Sri Lanka
Hosts Bangladesh made a 3-3 draw with Sri Lanka in the day’s first match of the Robi Asian Games Qualifying Hockey at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Bangladesh led the first half 1-0. Habul of Bangladesh gave his team lead by scoring a field goal in the 10th minute of the first
Eng vs SL 1st semi-final tonight
England will take on Sri Lanka in the first semi-final of the third phase of World Twenty20 Cricket Tournament at Saint Lucia in West Indies Thursday night. The state-run Bangladesh Television and Satellite TV channel ESPN will telecast the match live from 9:30pm (local time). Cricinfo Adds: While England have not made the final of ... Read more