Celebrates 15th anniversary Managing Director of Prime Bank Limited M. Ehsanul Haque addressed a group of journalists at a press conference organised on the occasion of 15th Anniversary of the Bank. Deputy managing directors Md. Mehmood Husain, Md. Reazul Karim, Isbahul Bar Chowdhury and
Month: April 2010
Citycell, HSBC sign MoU
Citycell and HSBC have recently signed a memorandum of understanding at the Citycell head office at Mohakhali in Dhaka. Citycell chief executive officer Mehboob Chowdhury and HSBC personal financial services head Md Shafquat Hossain signed the agreement, said
Berger Paints arranges foreign trip for dealers
Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd has recently arranged a trip to Malaysia for its dealers as recognition of their business performance. Berger Paints Bangladesh marketing head AKM Sadeque Nawaj and other officials accompanied the dealers in the tour, said a
Measures demanded to contain air pollution
Green activists on Saturday demanded immediate and effective measures to contain air pollution in the capital city as the concentration of dust has crossed the standard limit by five to ten times in the city air depending on the areas. The green activists under the banner of Save Environment Movement formed a human chain in
Dynamites, Sultans end on a high
Dhaka Dynamites ended their Destiny Group National Cricket League Twenty20 group phase with an eight-wicket victory over Rajshahi Rangers at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. In the day’s other match, Sultans of Sylhet also posted a 37-run win over Kings of Khulna to finish the
Pahela Baishakh celebrations in city
Different socio-cultural organisations throughout the country have chalked out elaborate programmes to welcome the Bangla new year 1417 today. Chhayanaut Leading cultural organisation Chhayanaut holds its most acclaimed cultural programme to celebrate the Pahela Baishakh at Ramna Batamul. The programme will start with
Pahela Baishakh on television channels
As in the previous yeas, the television channels of the country will telecast special programmes to celebrate Pahela Baishakh today. Channel i Channel i will telecast Chhayanaut’s Barshabaran programme live from Ramna’s Bakultala at 6:00am. The channel will also telecast Grameenphone-Channel i Baishakhi Mela 1417 from
Nationwide celebrations on Pahela Baishakh
As a regular annual programme to usher in the new Bengali year, Chhayanaut is holding Barshoboron 1417 today at the historical Ramna Batomul, in the city. Channel i will telecast the day’s programme live from the spot, while Telnet, Grameenphone’s sister concern, will disseminate the detailed programme on the website
Special TV programmes on Pahela Baishakh
Channel i Apart from airing Chhayanaut’s New Year celebration live from Ramna Batomul at 6am and Baishakhi festival from Bakultola, Charukola at 9:30, Channel i will air live for the first time Grameenphone-Channel i Baishakhi Fair from Channel i Tejgaon office at 10am. This will be followed by premiering Impress Telefilm’s film “Nijhum Oronye” at ... Read more
Pahela Baishakh today
The nation welcomes today the Bangla New Year 1417 in a traditional manner amid a colourful festivity. With the sunrise, the Bangalees left behind all their sorrows of loss and unfulfilled expectations and geared up for better days. The city puts on a festive look, and, from the early morning, people in traditional attires throng
Deutsche Welle starts test transmission today
Deutsche Welle is going to start test run of its radio transmission in Bangladesh today. The German radio station will transmit programmes twice every day on FM band in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet, says a press release. Deutsche Welle is starting this programme as per a new agreement signed with
Bhutan ready to hold Saarc Summit
Bhutanese Ambassador in Dhaka Dasho Bap Kesang yesterday said his country has taken all-out preparations to hold the upcoming 16th Saarc Summit in Thimphu scheduled for April 28-29. Talking to Foreign Minister Dipu Moni at her office, the envoy briefed her about the preparations and said that climate change issue will be high on the
Body of JU girl student recovered
Savar police yesterday morning recovered the body of a female student of Jahangirnagar University (JU) from a house of Bank Colony area at Savar. The deceased was identified as Farah Naz Ruhi, daughter of Abdul Kader and Akhter Begum of Lokhhinaraynpur, Maijdee Court of Noakhali district. Ruhi was a
Banglalink adds 36 lakh subscribers in 2009
Mobile operator Banglalink added 36 lakh subscribers in 2009. The total subscriber base of Banglalink stood at 1.39 crore at the end of 2009, which is a 34.3-per cent increase from the previous year, said a news release. Banglalink’s market share at the end of 2009 was 26.8 per cent, a 3.6-per cent increase from
AB Bank celebrates 28th anniversary
Corporate News AB Bank celebrates 28th anniversary AB Bank, the first private sector commercial bank of the country, celebrated its 28th founding anniversary on Sunday. All of its 77 domestic branches drew up simultaneous programmes to observe the day in a befitting manner. Qur’an Khwani and prayer sessions were held at
Dynamites explode again
Rafique, Ash trigger Sultans’ collapse Veteran Mohammad Rafique showed a glimpse of his prowess to ruin any batting line up yet at the age of 40 with a magical bowling display which set up a 40-run win over Sultans of Sylhet as Dhaka Dynamites kept up their unbeaten run in the National Cricket League (NCL) ... Read more
Cyclones weaken further
Cclones of Chitta-gong weakened further and signalled to stop before the semi-final stage of the National Cricket League Twenty20 Tournament after conceding their consecutive third defeat on Tuesday. Kings of Khulna bounced back from their defeat in the first game to hand the Chittagong franchise a massive 78-run mauling while Barisal Blazers
BRTC to launch 100 more CNG buses on city routes
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation is going to launch 100 more CNG-run brand-new buses on different routes of the capital next week in a bid to expand the state-run transport services, said a top official on Saturday. ‘The prime minister will inaugurate the new services by swiping a integrated circuit card at a
Hot spell burning Rajshahi: No sign of rainfall
The hot spell blowing over the whole of Rajshahi and Chapinawabganj districts has doubled the sufferings of people. With no traces of rainfall or even a spec of cloud in the sky for nearly over a month, the people of the districts are seeking divine mercy by offering Isteskha Prayers( Prayer for rain) in various ... Read more
Mashrafee steals Tamim’s show
Big-spending Cyclones of Chittagong suffered their second successive defeat in the National Cricket League Twenty20 Tournament despite opener Tamim Iqbal cracked 91 off 60 balls the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday. Mashrafee bin Murtaza, playing his first game since his unceremonious exit from the national