Muhith wonders at investors’ behaviour
February 27, 2011
Finance minister A M A Muhith has said 0.1 million new investors entered the stock market when it experienced the downfall.
“I don’t understand their behaviour….do they come for speculation?” he told parliament replying to a question from Awami League MP Read more
Property tax from next year
February 27, 2011
Tax to reduce rich-poor difference: NBR
The government is going to introduce property tax next year, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said on Sunday.
“The plan is to start collecting the tax from the beginning of 2012-2013 fiscal year, meaning July next year,” NBR Chairman Nasiruddin Ahmed said during a press conference at Read more
Freight train derails in Bhairab
February 27, 2011
Two compartments of a freight train derailed near
Bhairab station in Kishoreganj on Sunday afternoon, halting rail communication on the Dhaka-Chittagong route.
The communication on the route was not restored till 7:15, reports our Kishoreganj correspondent.
The compartments of the army goods carrier veered off the tracks around 5:30am, Read more
MMCH interns strike on 3rd day
February 27, 2011
Interns and students of Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital staged a sit-in in front of the hospital building on the third day of their strike on Sunday.
They started their protest programme at about 9:00am Sunday, reports our Mymensingh correspondent.
The agitators brought out processions on the hospital premises demanding arrest of the Read more
4 die in Munshiganj road crash
February 27, 2011
Four people were killed and another was injured when a truck fell down after breaking the railing of Moskarpur Bridge in Munshiganj Sunday afternoon.
Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately, reports our Munshiganj correspondent.
Md Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said three passengers died on Read more
Hashem not arrested!
February 27, 2011
Hours after confirming the arrest of Partex Group chairman M A Hashem in a tax-evasion case, police now claim that he came to police station on ‘personal business’.
Tejgaon zone deputy commissioner Harun-ur-Rashid on Sunday said: “Hashem had come to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station around 6:30pm on ‘personal business’ and left it Read more
‘Unethical practices to come under probe’
February 27, 2011
Stocks Crash
‘Unethical practices to come under probe’
The committee formed to probe the recent share market debacle will investigate matters that are ‘unethical, but not illegal’.
Committee chairman Khondker Ibrahim Khaled said on Sunday they would also make recommendations so that such practices could be avoided in the Read more
The countdown begins
February 27, 2011
OSCARS 2011
The countdown begins
The final countdown to the Oscars has begun, with The King’s Speech and The Social Network going head to head for the coveted best picture prize.
The former, which has taken more than $230m (£142m) at the global box office, has 12 nominations, including a best actor nod for Colin Read more
Only people’s graft to be under watch
February 27, 2011
Changes to anti-corruption law kept under wraps; from president to UP members to be beyond ACC’s jurisdiction
Maintaining utmost secrecy the government is set to amend the Anti-Corruption Commission laws clipping the anti-graft watchdog’s authority to file cases against any public servant beginning from the head of state to the members of union parishads.
Besides, the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently finalised nine more amendments keeping the ACC completely ignorant about it. Since then repeated attempts by the commission to get a written copy of the finalised amendments turned Read more
WC off to wow start
February 18, 2011
Bangladesh face India in tomorrow’s opener of the 14-nation cricket fiesta
Outside, the blaring drone of a hundred makeshift trumpets held testament to the thousands who had queued up outside the stadium. Inside the Bangabandhu National Stadium, however, an explosive festival of colour, music, dance and unceasing noise signalled the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 which will be jointly held in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India. Amidst flashing strobe lights, fluttery LED kites and a thousand irresistible cheers both in and out of the stadium, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared the Read more