Warid Telecom, the fourth largest mobile phone operator, is on the lookout for a partner to raise fresh capital for investment in the next phase of operations in Bangladesh. Warid made its Bangladesh debut as the sixth mobile operator in May 2007 and has bagged 2.5 million subscribers until March 09. Partnership is crucial to ... Read more
Month: May 2009
Serenading Tagore across the land
Chhayanat Celebrates To commemorate the 148th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Chhayanat arranged a cultural programme at its main auditorium on May 8. The programme featured a rendition of Tagore songs and recitation from the poet laureate’s writings. The programme commenced with a group rendition of “Bajao tumi kobi.” Tamanna Tithi recited excerpts from Tagore’s ... Read more
Tagore’s birth anniv celebrated at Silpakala Academy
To celebrate Rabindranath Tagore’s 148th birth anniversary, the ministry for cultural affairs organised a cultural programme at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Silpakala Academy on Friday. The entire programme was comprised of solo and group musical performances, dances and recitations based on Tagore’s works. Noted singers of Tagore music, recitation and dance artistes from ... Read more
Fake Flirt Lily Allen
Lily Allen claims she is shy when it comes to men. The ‘Not Fair’ singer – famed for her public spats with fellow celebrities and slamming ex-boyfriends in her songs – gets embarrassed when she meets new guys and ends up putting on an overly confident act. She said: “I actually lack a lot of ... Read more
A mother’s mission impossible accomplished
Mothers are always special. Some stand out from others and make us realise that mothers are made in heaven. And a few of them turn out to be mother of all mothers. Shefali Iqbal is among the rare few. It was about 30 minutes away from midnight in Bangkok. Shefali in her early fifties was ... Read more
New avenue emerges to boost plastic-ware export
When the country’s major export earning sectors are showing downward trend owing to the impact of the current global financial crisis, plastic sector shows a significant export potential. The sector sets on the 12th row of the country’s export earners’ listing with an earning of Tk 1,200 crore annually, is going to get a boost ... Read more
Footwear exports buoyant
Industry leaders say growth may not sustain in recession Footwear exports have marked a 20 percent rise during July-March this fiscal year, Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) statistics show. The country fetched $144.69 million from exports of the item in nine months, a sharp rise from $131.52 million in the July-February period. However, the industry leaders ... Read more
TeleTalk to get Tk 2,000cr development fund
The government has finally paid heed to struggling TeleTalk’s cry for development fund. A Tk 2,000 crore will soon be allocated for the state mobile phone operator to reach out its network to additional 55 lakh customers in the next couple of years. “The fund will be spent for adding 55 lakh customers to our ... Read more
Former finance adviser suggests diesel price cut
Former caretaker government adviser Akbar Ali Khan has suggested the government reset diesel price in line with the global market and increase allocation for infrastructure by reducing spending on unproductive sector in the upcoming budget. The government should consider it with priority to reset the price of diesel in the budget, he told a roundtable ... Read more
Ziaur gem stuns Abahani
Dhaka Sports Club meet BU in final today An astonishing 78 off 31 balls by Ziaur Rahman stunned Chittagong Abahani as Dhaka Sports Club snatched a win from their grasp with three-wicket semi-final victory to reach the final of the Port-city Cricket League at the MA Aziz Stadium on Saturday. In the final, the Dhaka ... Read more
BCB puts BNS saga to rest
Opts for SBNS, Fatullah for WC matches The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday ruled out the chance of holding any World Cup 2011 matches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium and instead chose Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium and Fatullah Stadium for the event. The BNS, however, has been retained as the venue for the opening ceremony while ... Read more
Nafis carries BU thru’
PCL T20 Chittagong 2009 Nafis carries BU thru’ Local boy Nafis Iqbal led from the front to steer Brothers Union to the final of the Habib Group PCL Twenty20 tournament in the exciting first semifinal where they beat Dada Warriors by six wickets at the MA Aziz Stadium here yesterday. Batting first, Dada Warriors scored ... Read more
Shirin, Taslima steal the show
Shirin Akhtar and Taslima Akhtar of BKSP stole the opening day’s show in the Dhaka Bank 25th National Junior Athletics Championship which began at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Both Shirin and Taslima earned a couple of gold medals out of 12 events decided on the first day. Taslima became first in the juvenile ... Read more
Bangladesh hammered by Japan 5-0
Bangladesh slumped to a 0-5 defeat against Japan in its first match of the 8th Asia Cup hockey at Kuantan Stadium, Malaysia on Saturday. Bangladesh put up a miserable show against Japan and conceded two goals before the break. Japan with its spirited display took the command of the game and shot into the lead ... Read more
Amit steers Bangladesh U-19
Promising youngster Amit Mojumdar struck a brilliant 102 runs to anchor Bangladesh Under-19 team to secure a thrilling three-wicket win over visiting Sri Lanka Under-19 team in the last match of the five-match one-dayer series at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday. With the win, the host comfortably sealed the five-match series by 4-1. ... Read more
Asian Beach Volleyball from today
The 2nd Asian Beach Volleyball Tournament organised by Bangladesh Volleyball Federation (BVF) gets underway tomorrow at the Cox’s Bazar Laboni Point. In this connection, the draw of the competition held at local hotel at Cox’s Bazar on Saturday in presence of all the teams. All the attendees observed a minute’s silence in the memories of ... Read more
Seven-a-side Rugby final today
Bangladesh Boys and Khilgaon Pragoti Sangsad reached the final of the first ever Seven-a-side Rugby Tournament on Saturday. The final will be held at 5 pm today (Sunday) at the outer stadium. National Sports Council (NSC) director (sports) Abdur Rahman will
GM Ziaur Rahman finishes 14 in Mayor’s Cup Open International Chess
GM Ziaur Rahman of Biman finished 14th in the 2nd Mumbai Mayor’s Cup Open International Chess Tournament held in Mumbai, India on Saturday. GM Niaz Murshed of Leonine Chess Club became 23rd in the meet. Zia and Niaz both earned eight points each after end of the 11th round matches. In the last round matches, ... Read more
Noted nuclear scientist Dr M A Wajed Mia passes away
Noted nuclear scientist and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s husband Dr M A Wajed Mia passed away at the city’s Square Hospital yesterday afternoon at the age of 67 following protracted illness, hospital officials said. “He passed away at 4.25 pm on Saturday,” Square Hospital director Dr Sanwar Hossain
Fresh plan to replace job scheme with lesser coverage
Economists term the move unwise After dithering over the 100-day employment generation scheme for about three months, the Awami League-led government is set to replace it with a programme of lesser coverage — a move that economists term a backward journey in view of the necessity of wider coverage of areas and population. Sources in ... Read more