The next Queens Chapter meeting ASAAL is this Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 7:00 PM and there after the Queens Chapter will continue to meet every month the fourth SUNDAY at 7:00 PM. All meetings will be held at Smart…
Year: 2015
‘Fake budget from fake government’ – Dr. Moyeen Khan
BNP standing committee member Dr Abdul MOyeen Khan yesterday termed the proposed budget for 2015-16 as ‘fake outlay of fake government’. He questioned the locus standi of the of the government that placed the budget saying that whether they represent…
Revenue target for 2015-2016 is high, but achievable – Muhith
“The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has been prepared a work plan to achieve the revenue target,” he said while addressing in the post budget press conference at Osmani Smriti Auditorium in the city. Industries minister Amir Hossen Amu, agriculture minister…
Use B’desh as manufacturing base – Atiur to Indian busineses
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman has urged Indian businesses to utilize Bangladesh as low cost manufacturing base to produce goods for local, Indian, and global markets, taking into account favored market access for exports from the country.
Kim Jong Un watching missile launch from nearby boat
North Korea has released video footage of Kim Jong Un watching the May 9 submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test on the Korean Central Television (KCTV) channel today. The footage is taken from a similar vantage point as the photos…
Eddie Redmayne to star in Harry Potter spin-off ‘Fantastic
Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne will enter the world of magic in Warner Bros’ anticipated “Harry Potter” spin-off movie “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”, the studio said.Redmayne, 33, who won a best actor Oscar this year for his role…
Quake leaves over 130 stranded on Malaysian mountain
More than 130 climbers were stranded on one of Southeast Asia’s highest mountains on Friday after an earthquake rocked parts of the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island, a rescue official said.There had been some injuries and media reported…
Messi the man as Barca close on historic treble
Barcelona’s talismanic Lionel Messi remains the driving force of a talented side on the brink of repeating 2009’s historic treble despite a change in their coach and style of football, not to mention a host of players.The Argentine provided the…
Apple Watch to hit retail stores on June 26
Apple Inc said it would start selling some models of its watch at its retail stores this month, and also roll out the gadget in seven more countries. The watch has been on display in Apple stores around the world…
Nestle withdraws Maggi noodles in India after food scare
Food group Nestle has withdrawn Maggi noodles from sale in India due to “an environment of confusion for consumers”, following a food scare sparked by reports of excess lead in some packets of the popular instant snack. Nestle reiterated the…
Modi to give Khaleda audience during visit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to have a meeting with BNP chairperson and former Bangladesh premier Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Sunday. Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar made the announcement while talking to reporters in New Delhi yesterday.…
Budget Speech 2015-16 – AMA Muhith 4 June 2015
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Bangladesh Marches towards Prosperity Paving the Way for Higher Growth Madam Speaker 1. I seek your kind perission to place before this august House the supplementary budget of FY 2014-15 and…
Adverse impact of free trade, investment agreements on HR
Geneva – A number of free trade and investment agreements, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), are currently being negotiated. A group of UN experts* have issued the following statement to express…
Renewed momentum towards achieving climate accord urged
“The clock is ticking faster and faster” before an agreement must be reached in Paris in December, but “so much has happened over the past few weeks,” a senior United Nations climate change official said today. Briefing the press at…
Tyrants will fall: FIFA’s Jack warner speaks
By Miriam Wells The former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner today made a dramatic televised address in which he claims he fears for his life and has documents directly implicating Sepp Blatter in wrongdoing. Speaking in a broadcast entitled Jack…
BAU gets new Proctor, Advise
The authorities of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh on Wednesday night appointed new proctor and student affairs adviser. Professor Dr AKM Zakir Hossain of Crop Botany department was appointed new proctor and Professor Dr Jasim Uddhin Khan of Animal Nutrition…
Court orders more inquiry on Jihad death
A Dhaka court on Thursday passed order for further investigation into the death of child Jihad who died after falling into an abandoned water pump in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area. Magistrate Md Mahbubur Rahman of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM)…
Energy sector alocation rises 98 percent
The government has increased its allocation for the energy and power sector by 98.54% in FY 2015-16 than the last fiscal. A total of Tk 18,540 crore is allocated for this sector in the proposed budget of 2015-16 fiscal. In…
Accused confesses to Garo woman rape
An accused in the Garo woman gang-rape case yesterday (Thursday) made confessional statement to a Dhaka court admitting his involvement in the incident. Magistrate SM Ashiqur Rahman of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka recorded the confessional statement…
Budget based on borrowing – graft, investment gap stall growth: BNP
BNP leaders have termed the proposed budget as big size based on borrowing and the the growth rate remained fixed at 6 percent due to lack of investment and corruption. They said there are no directions about whitening black money…
Death toll from capsized China ship rises to 75, families demand answers
China has pledged that there would be “no cover-up” of an investigation into the sinking of a cruise ship on the Yangtze River, which has left 75 people dead and over 370 missing, as angry families gathered near the rescue…
Apple recalls Beats Pill XL speakers
Apple Inc said it is recalling some Beats Pill XL portable wireless speakers due to a fire hazard caused by overheating batteries.The iPhone maker will recall about 222,000 speakers in the United States and about 11,000 in Canada, the US…
‘Entourage’ revives Hollywood exploits with more glitz on big screen
The pool parties, glamorous girls and fast cars of “Entourage” are back in a movie spinoff of the hit HBO show. “Entourage”, due in US theatres on Wednesday, revisits the bromance between a group of friends from Queens, New York,…
Corporate tax cut for listed firms, tax-free dividend income ceiling raised for stock market expansion
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed a cut in corporate tax for companies listed on the stock market and a rise in the ceiling of tax-free dividend income.
Ex-Fifa executive detailed bribes in 2013 secret guilty plea
A former executive committee member of football’s global governing body Fifa told a US judge in November 2013 that he and other officials took bribes in connection with the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, among other major tournaments.Chuck Blazer, a…
Tk 2.95 lakh crore burdget with 86,657 crore deficit announced
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday proposed a national budget of Tk 295,100 crore for FY 2015-16 to what he said take the country on a higher growth trajectory, projecting a 7.0 per cent rate of growth. “I am sure,…
Pacific civil society swings out against free trade agreement
By Catherine Wilson Canberra, (IPS) – Fourteen Pacific Island Forum countries are currently locked in negotiations with their two largest economic neighbours, Australia and New Zealand, to forge a new regional free trade agreement called ‘PACER Plus’, which supporters believe…
Latin America’s relative success in fighting hunger
By Marianela Jarroud Santiago, (IPS) – The Latin American and Caribbean region is the first in the world to reach the two global targets for reducing hunger. Nevertheless, more than 34 million people still go hungry. “This is the region…
Government loves the power not the people!
A report “95 killings without verdict were took place during the last five months” published in a daily has drawn my attention and it must shock most readers like me. Killings happened through gunfight, cross-fire, firing in leg and torture,…