Thursday, March 28, 2024

Criminals rule vast areas of Sundarbans

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

‘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