CoSci prof featured at building system workshop in Bangladesh
Builders, architects, engineers and educators in Bangladesh deepened their knowledge of designing and building plumbing systems under the instruction of Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M associate professor of construction science, during a building systems workshop at the Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology June 27 and 28, 2014.
Choudhury led a session examining site drainage, irrigation and methods and principles for building a plumbing system in structures unique to Bangladesh, which is enjoying healthy economic growth and a growing middle class.
Illegal drugs entering Bangladesh from Burma ahead of Eid
Illegal drugs such as yaba, heroin, and Phensidyl (a brand of medicinal syrup which is addictive because it contains codeine) have been entering Bangladesh almost every day from Burma ahead of a holiday called “Festival,” according to a businessman from Teknaf who preferred not to be named for security reasons.
Sources say drug dealers have been smuggling Phensidyl, yaba tablets, and heroin through different border points and storing them in different parts of the country.
Recently, authorities scored a success in their campa...
Recently, authorities scored a success in their campa...
Biman sitting idle with large planes
All six Boeing 777s of Biman remain underutilised for lack of long-haul flights and pilots, causing the national carrier to lose crores of taka every year.
“More than 20 percent of the operational capacity of the planes remain unutilised, as we could not open routes in line with their capacity,” an official at Biman’s operations department told The Daily Star on condition of anonymity, reports the Daily Star.
The calculation was made given that each of the six aircraft flies 12 hours a day, the official said.
Sometimes, a shortage of pi...
Sometimes, a shortage of pi...
Banking sector caught in enervating trap
Country's banking sector is caught in an enervating trap characterised by high rates of interest, excess liquidity and declined growth in credits to private sector and intermediating low investment, according to an independent multidisciplinary think-tank findings.
Such a situation of the banking sector is attributed to poor risk management and high fraudulence, driven by captured governance and lax oversights. This altogether results in truncated profits to the shareholders.
, the think-tank, revealed the la...
, the think-tank, revealed the la...
West Bengal cabinet okays trans-national road project
The West Bengal cabinet Thursday approved a Rs.1,377 trans-national roadway project connecting India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, a minister announced.
"We will have to start work on it soon. This will boost connectivity and tourism. Rs.1,377 crore has been allotted for it," said state Education and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee.
In addition, the state government will go ahead with plans to rehabilitate destitute girl children under the "Muktir Alo" scheme.
"For this project, 21.59 acre of land area has been sanctioned ...
"We will have to start work on it soon. This will boost connectivity and tourism. Rs.1,377 crore has been allotted for it," said state Education and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee.
In addition, the state government will go ahead with plans to rehabilitate destitute girl children under the "Muktir Alo" scheme.
"For this project, 21.59 acre of land area has been sanctioned ...
GP’s revenue up 7.8pc
Bangladesh’s biggest mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP) Tuesday reported a 7.8 percent increase in revenues for the first half of 2014 compared with that in the same period last year.
The company, which is listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh, said that the revenue was 51.1 billion taka (1 U.S. dollar equals to 78 taka) for January-June period of 2014.
Service revenue grew by 7.5 percent year on year along with 14. 3 percent year on year growth in device and other revenues, said the company in a statement, Xinhua reports.
It said the growth ...
Service revenue grew by 7.5 percent year on year along with 14. 3 percent year on year growth in device and other revenues, said the company in a statement, Xinhua reports.
It said the growth ...
