UNB: In rapidly urbanising, largely industrial Narayanganj, restoration work on the man-made Gymkhana Lake is proving literally to be a breath of fresh air for the city’s nearly 1.5 million dwellers. Part of the larger Baburail Canal Restoration project undertaken by the Narayanganj City Corporation under mayor Selina Hayat Ivy, the lake named after the…
Desk Report: The government has taken an initiative to increase the registration and annual renewal fees for private medical colleges, hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres in a bid to mobilise more revenues from the country’s private health sector and to ensure greater accountability in the sector, reports Daily Sun. Sources at the Directorate General of Health Services…
ANI: India-Maldives relations are not passing through the best of times. According to sources, India did not send its representative on the recent inauguration event of the Sinamale Bridge, which has been constructed with the help of USD 72 million loan from China. It is learnt that an invitation was extended to the Indian Ambassador…
UNB: The Citizen’s Platform for SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), Bangladesh will organise a day-long conference titled ‘Youth Conference 2018: Bangladesh and Agenda 2030 -Aspirations of the Youth’ in the city on October 14. The objective of the conference is to make the youth aware about SDGs and their roles in implementing the goals, said the…
UNB: The academic activities at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) resume today after the Eid-ul-Azha vacation. The university went on the Eid vacation on August 19, said its registrar Ishfaqul Hossain. Meanwhile, the university students have started returning to their dormitories, he added.
Desk Report: Acclaimed Ban-gladeshi actor Jaya Ahsan will star as a murderer in the upcoming West Bengal film, “Brishti Tomake Dilam,” directed by Arnab Paul, reports Daily Asian Age. Jaya will play the role of a jailed killer accused of four counts of murder. In the film, she is interrogated by an investigative officer, Bollywood actor…
Desk Report: Tightening of selection process has reduced migration of housemaids by nearly 50 per cent since June, according to the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training. Officials told New Age the government tightened the selection process after many housemaids came back from Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries as victims of sexual abuse, harassment…
Desk Report: The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will formally transfer 25 per cent of its shares to its Chinese strategic partner tomorrw next on receipt of the stipulated amount of fund, reports Financial Express. On the same day, the DSE and the Chinese consortium comprising Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange will hold a joint…
Desk Report: To compete in the category of Best Foreign Language Film at the ’91st Academy Award’ (Oscar), Bangladeshi films have been invited to take part in the selection process, reports Daily Asian Age. The 91st Oscar Bangladesh Committee has called for submission of films, made in Bangla language by Bangladeshi filmmakers, and subtitled in…
Desk Report: A rapid depreciation of emerging market currencies, including Indian rupee, will hit Bangladesh’s export competitiveness and may cause rise in payments for cheap imports, economists and exporters fear, reports Financial Express. They apprehend that Bangladesh’s competitiveness in readymade garments exports to the US and the EU countries may be affected as the currencies…