Delhi’s polluted air may force Obama to stay indoors
Amid reports that the US may curb President Barack Obama’s early morning schedule during his visit to Delhi later this month, air pollution monitoring agencies said the levels of ‘PM2.5’ or fine, respirable particles that get lodged in the lungs are likely to be in the range of moderate to high in the period while he’s here.
Air quality, because of the high pollution in the city, is routinely rated by the US embassy pollution monitor as “poor” — in other words, unhealthy. It’s in that context there is speculation that the US authorities here could seek to curtail Obama’s “outdoor activities” during his visit.
Bar on GP sales of old numbers
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has asked leading mobile phone operator Grameenphone to stop sales of old numbers under a campaign and asked it to provide the regulator with the details of the promo.
BTRC officials said the letter was sent to GP last week after the commission noticed that GP was selling old numbers at as high as Tk 30,199.
‘We have asked GP to stop all activities regarding sales of old numbers and asked it to provide us with details of the campaign,’ BTRC secretary Md Sarwar Alam told New Age on Wednesday.
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BTRC officials said the letter was sent to GP last week after the commission noticed that GP was selling old numbers at as high as Tk 30,199.
‘We have asked GP to stop all activities regarding sales of old numbers and asked it to provide us with details of the campaign,’ BTRC secretary Md Sarwar Alam told New Age on Wednesday.
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Islamic bonds hit the market
The government has finally introduced Sharia-based short-term investment bonds for institutions and banks which seek to invest in interest-free financial instruments. The first auction for this type of bonds took place on January 01, 2015. On the very first day, bids amounting to Tk 856 million were offered by Sharia-based Islamic banks. All bids for the three-month bonds were accepted.
Since the Islamic banks or the buyers of the bonds will have to share the profit from this investment, the ratio of such profit has been fixed at 90:10. That is, if we understand it...
Since the Islamic banks or the buyers of the bonds will have to share the profit from this investment, the ratio of such profit has been fixed at 90:10. That is, if we understand it...
Forex reserves hit new high
Country's foreign currency reserves reached a new high yesterday, hitting $22.46 billion on the back of resurgence in exports in the past couple of months.
Last month, exports raked in $2.84 billion, up 4.41 percent year-on-year, according to an official from the commerce ministry, whose sub-division Export Promotion Bureau logs in export data. Exports raked in $2.42 billion in November last year.
December’s figure takes the total export earnings in the first half of fiscal 2014-15 to $14.91 billion, a slight improvement of 1.56 percent...
December’s figure takes the total export earnings in the first half of fiscal 2014-15 to $14.91 billion, a slight improvement of 1.56 percent...
Denmark sets world record in wind energy
In 2014, wind-generated energy made up overall 39.1% electricity consumption of Denmark, according to the country’s Climate and Energy Ministry. The figure makes the country the world’s leading nation in wind-based power usage.
Wind energy only contributed to 18.8% of the overall electricity production in Denmark in 2004. But 10 years later, this figure has more than doubled. In January 2014 alone, power from wind made up 61.4% of the Danes’ electricity consumption.
“These are incredible figures,” said Denmark’s Climate and Ene...
“These are incredible figures,” said Denmark’s Climate and Ene...
Gun attack on French magazine kills 12
Gunmen have shot dead 12 people at the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in an apparent militant Islamist attack.
Four of the magazine’s well-known cartoonists, including its editor, were among those killed, as well as two police officers.
A major police operation is under way to find three gunmen who fled by car.
President Francois Hollande said there was no doubt it had been a terrorist attack “of exceptional barbarity”.
The masked attackers opened fire with assault rifles in the o...
A major police operation is under way to find three gunmen who fled by car.
President Francois Hollande said there was no doubt it had been a terrorist attack “of exceptional barbarity”.
The masked attackers opened fire with assault rifles in the o...
