VOL 20 NO 157 REGD NO DA 1589 | Dhaka, Tuesday, May 21 2013
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RAJUK has too little scope for structure plan scrutiny
Absence of monitoring construction works glaring
Kamrun Nahar
The alarming rise in the number of many vulnerable structures has been attributed by experts to the absence of approval of their structural plan and also lack of monitoring of construction works of buildings in Dhaka by the city development authority.
Furthermore, the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) has ...read more
Workers' protest
20 RMG units at Ashulia shut production
FE Report
Several garment factories in Ashulia were again shut for Monday in the face of violent workers' protest, demanding ...read more
PM for judicious settlement of global water disputes
CHIANG MAI (Thailand), May 20 (UNB): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on Monday only judicious settlement of disputes and ...read more
Analysis
The RMG BRIDGE: The ultimate test of our conscience
Rubana Huq
I am only one of the 4800 in this country. I have no control over what is written ...read more
MoF issues $3.0b worth sovereign guarantee
$1.0b more in pipeline
Nazmul Ahsan
The government until April last issued sovereign guarantee of about $3.0 billion against non-concessional loans for nearly one ...read more
POLITICS & POLICIES
EC working independently, Hasina tells Jeremic
CHIANG MAI, May 20 (UNB): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina here today (Monday) said that Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) has ...read more
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EDITORIAL
Loss of agricultural land
A land-starved country, Bangladesh's rate of loss of agricultural land is perilously high. The country is losing about 69,000 hectares ...read more
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Aggrieved workers of different RMG units at Ashulia belt staged demonstration and engaged in clashes with law-enforcers Monday. — Focus BanglaPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at the Water Summit Monday.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with the participating heads of government at the inaugural session of the Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit at Chiang Mai in Thailand Monday. — Focus BanglaA view of the damaged training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force that skidded off the runway of Jessore Airport during an emergency landing Monday. — Focus BanglaROME: Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates with the trophy during the ceremony of the ATP Rome Masters Sunday. Nadal crushes Switzerland's Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3 to win seventh Rome title. — AFP PhotoPrime Minister of the People's Republic of China, Li Keqiang talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the signing of agreements ceremony in New Delhi Monday.UNITED KINGDOM : Demonstrators hold up placards as they protest against Pakistani Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain, who they blame for inciting violence in Karachi from his political exile in London, outside Downing Street in central London — AFPReshma being rescued from the rubble of Rana Plaza on May 09, 2013.Desmond Quiah; Country Manager of DHL Express Bangladesh handed over the GOGREEN certificate to Jim McCabe, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Bangladesh recently. Top officials of both the organizations were present in the occasion. Guests seen in a discussion session on ‘Potentials of Shariah Compliant Investment Instruments in Bangladesh’ held recently. The session was organised by NDB Capital Ltd, a Sri Lanka-Bangladesh joint venture Investment Bank. Officials from 12 leading Islamic banks and insurance companies joined the discussion.Shahabuddin AlamPubali Bank Ltd has donated Tk 6.0 million to Society for the Welfare of Autistic Children (SWAC) for purchasing Government allocated land at Savar and for construction of boundary wall at a simple ceremony in Pubali Bank Head Office recently. Director of Pubali Bank Ltd Rumana Sharif handed over the Cheque to Emon, Student of SWAC. Chairman, Board of Directors of Pubali Bank Ltd Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder, MP, and Managing Director Helal Ahmed Chowdhury also seen. In presence of President & Managing Director of Bank Asia Md Mehmood Husain, Deputy Managing Director of the Bank Md Arfan Ali and Managing Director of Urban Design & Development Ltd Nazim Uddin Ahmed exchanging documents of MoU on providing house finance support to customers. Deputy Managing Directors of the Bank Aminul Islam and Humaira Azam and First Vice President & Head of Corporate Credit Md Omar Hayat Chowdhury also seen.(from left) Muzaffar Ahmed, President & CEO, CRISL, A.K Chowdhury, FCA, Director, CRISL Board of Directors, S.K Sur Chowdhury, Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank and Jamal Uddin Ahmad, FCA, Chairman, CRISL Board of Directors seen at an event where the 1st Batch of CRISL Certified Financial Analysts (CCFA) received their graduating certificates recently.LankaBangla Finance Ltd. (LBFL) signed an MOU with Building For Future Ltd. (BFL) in the city recently to provide different services facility for customers of both companies. Mohammed Nasir Uddin Chowdhury, Managing Director of LBFL and Tanveerul Haque Probal, Managing Director of Building For Future Ltd. along with other officials of both companies were present at the signing ceremony.The second annual general meeting of Rupali Investment Limited (RIL) was held in the city recently. Chairman of Rupali Bank Dr. Ahmed Al Kabir was the chief guest while Managing director of the Rupali Bank M. Farid Uddin was the special guest. CEO of Rupali Investment Limited (RIL) GM Salehuddin Ahmed, among others was present on the occasion.(from left) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receiving donations for Savar victims from Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL), ONE Bank Ltd, NCC Bank Ltd, United Commercial Bank Ltd (UCB) and BRAC Bank Ltd at a ceremony held at Prime Minister's Office in the city recently. SIBL chairman Md Anisul Hoque, vice chairman of ONE Bank Ltd Asoke Das Gupta, Chairman of NCC Bank Md. Nurun Newaz Salim, vice chairman of UCB Showkat Aziz Russell and director of BRAC Bank Ltd Shib Narayan Kairy handed over the cheques to the Prime Minister. SIBL, ONE Bank Ltd and NCC Bank donated Tk 20 million each while UCB and BRAC Bank Ltd donated Tk 10 million each. Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Atiur Rahman was also present on the occasion.President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI) Mahbubul Alam handing over a crest to President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry Kazi Akramuddin Ahmed at the CCCI office in the port city on Monday. Vice-president Syed Jamal Ahmed and directors Mahfuzul Hoque Shah and Kamal Mostafa Chowdhury of the CCCI were also present on the occasion.Chairman of Sonali Bank Limited Professor Dr AHM Habibur Rahman speaking at a divisional conference of the bank in Comilla recently. General Manager of GM office Comilla Hasan Iqbal prisided over the meeting, while Director Anamul Haq Chowdhury and DMD Md Khorsed Hossain were also present on the occasion.BANGKOK: A Thai worker loads packs of clothes on a Thai Tuk-tuk at shopping mall in Bangkok Monday. Thailand's economy shrank 2.2 per cent in the three months to March from the previous quarter-the first contraction in more than a year-as manufacturing output fell, official data showed. — AFP PhotoDINAJPUR: A goods carrying cart drawn by a horse in a rural area. The traditional bullock carts are disappearing as the bovine creatures are preferably used in agricultural works in the region. <br /><br />— Focus Bangla GAZIPUR: GS Engineering and Construction Corp of South Korea set up a Computer Lab and donated necessary computers to Gazipur Police Lines School on May 20 for technological training and development of the poor students. GS E and C is engaged in Bangladesh for the construction of Bibiyana-Kaliakoir 400 KV power Transmission Line. Representative of District Administration and other Government officials also attended this donation ceremony. The Teesta Barrage: A critically important agreement on sharing the waters of the river Teesta between Bangladesh and India remains elusive as far as Dhaka is concerned.Doctors' Society of Bangladesh (facebook group) formed a human chain in the city's Shahbagh area Monday in protest against killings of physicians across the country including that of Dr Shezadi. — FE PhotoThe document of Walton fridge, the first prize for Dhaka Sub-Editors' Council's (DSEC) annual family day that was celebrated recently, being handed over to its winner at a simple ceremony in the city Sunday. Among others, Humayon Kabir, Walton Executive Director (PR and Media) and Enayet Ferdous, DSEC President, were present on the occasion.
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