Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday categorically said the government would not cancel the licence of the Grameenphone, a leading mobile-phone operator in the country.
Month: March 2013
Oil falls below $92 a barrel on weak China data
The price of oil fell below $92 per barrel Tuesday as traders absorbed the impact of choppy economic data from China and stock markets showed signs of fatigue after big gains.
B’desh has edge to steer population issue: UNFPA
Bangladesh’s internationally acclaimed achievements in child, maternal and reproductive health gives it a unique edge to champion the issue of population dynamics in the post-2015 Development Agenda, said UNFPA executive director Dr Babatunde Osotimehin.
Hartal observed: 64 held, 51 hurt
The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by BNP-led 18-party alliance, was observed Tuesday amid stray incidents.
TIB back to senses, urges Hasina-Khaleda talks
Voicing concern over the growing confrontation and violence in the country’s political landscape, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called upon the top leaders of the two largest parties to shun the confrontational course and start dialogue.
Apologise for raiding BNP office: Badruddoza Chy
Terming the police raid on BNP office a violent and undemocratic attitude, former president and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Tuesday said the government should apologise for the incident.
BNP’s countrywide hartal call holds
The face-off between the Ganajagaran Manch and the Hefazate Islam was averted in Chittagong when the AL-supported Sahabagh activists called off their programme of rallies in Chittagong in the face of hartal called by the Hefazate Islam in a bit…
Country heading towards deep crisis: Ershad
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday urged all the political forces to quickly resolve the country’s political crisis through discussions showing respect to democratic norms.
Bangladesh draw Galle Test
Set a 268-run victory target with just one session and 37 overs to go on the fifth and final day, the Tigers finished on 70 for one in 22 overs.
‘The Great Gatsby’ to open Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival will kick off this year with a taste of good old Americana after event organisers announced on Tuesday that director Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ will open the festival.
Global warming impacts on tropical forests
Tropical forests may be less sensitive to global warming than previously thought, argues a new study published in Nature Geoscience.
The impossible job: God’s CEO on Earth
For several days after being elected in 2005, Pope Benedict – as he chose to be called – spoke as if in shock. At his first public Mass, he asked: “I must assume this enormous task, which truly exceeds all…
US envoy concerned at unrest, UNFPA chief for talks
US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena termed the Shahbagh movement a perfect example of realizing demands peacefully.
HC defers plea for ending Jamaat’s registration
The High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the writ petition seeking termination of registration of Jamaat-e-Islami until Apr 9.
The wasted electronic waste
The old, dilapidated mobile phone you replaced with a snazzy, up-to-date version was disposed of properly at the company’s collection centre. You think it has been discarded in an environment friendly way.
Sammilta Parishad wins BGMEA polls
Sammilta Parishad has swept the election to BGMEA, the apparel sector’s trade body, bagging 21directors’ posts out of 27.
Dhaka bid to canvass global support
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni says she will write to her counterparts to give them ‘correct information’ about the current situation in Bangladesh.
Six vehicles torched in pre-hartal violence
Pro-hartal elements torched at least six vehicles in the capital, Noakhali and Mymensingh districts on Monday, ahead of Tuesday’s hartal called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance.
Prayers offered for President’s early recovery
Special prayers were offered in all mosques across the country after Magrib prayers and in other worship places on Monday evening seeking divine blessings for the early recovery of ailing President Zillur Rahman.
BNP enforces instant hartal in Thakurgaon
Local BNP enforced an instant hartal in the district on Monday evening protesting the arrest of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Countrywide hartal Tuesday, in Chittagong Wednesday
The BNP-led 18-party alliance will enforce a countrywide daylong hartal on Tuesday protesting attacks on its ‘peaceful rally by police and the ruling party cadres’.
Police storm BNP office, break open doors, arrest 150
Police stormed into BNP’s Nayapaltan central office on Monday evening and arrested 150 of its leaders and workers, including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Dhaka city unit convener, Sadek Hossain Khoka, and joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Month-long reading plan at British Council
On the occasion of World Book Day (April 23), a month-long book reading programme began at the British Council on Dhaka’s Fuller Road.
Bangladesh break records in Sri Lanka test
Bangladesh recorded their best ever performance in Test cricket as they broke more records on the fourth day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Monday.
China eyes India trade boosting investment in Nepal
China’s ambassador to Kathmandu was recently pictured in a traditional Nepali cap and silk scarf, digging with a spade to symbolise the laying of the foundations of a new dry port near the Tibet border.
BGMEA voting ends, ballot count on
Counting votes began as Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) biennial polls for the 2013-2014 tenure ended peacefully on Sunday.
President flying to Singapore
President Mohammad Zillur Rahman will be flown to Singapore on Sunday night as he was suffering from respiratory complications.
Japan to lend $1bn for key schemes
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide a loan package worth $1.03 billion to implement four key projects including construction of the four-lane second Kanchpur, Meghna and Gumti Bridge.
Govt writing to 193 countries on political situation
The government has taken an initiative to send letters to 193 UN member states clearing the government’s position over the present political situation of the country.
Fakhrul, 7 other BNP leaders get bail
The High Court on Sunday granted four-week bail to eight top leaders of opposition BNP including party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.