Dream merchants in B-town are finding innovative ways to promote their films. After Aamir’s pan-India travels for 3 Idiots and Ram Gopal Varma’s dare-to-watch challenge for Phoonk 2, it’s Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif pulling up a new promotional stunt for their upcoming film Raajneeti. The two stars will interact with their fans through voice ... Read more
Month: May 2010
Robots with knives have a lethal strike
Science News Soon, we might finally have robots in our house to do our chores for us. This of course would be awesome, as long as the robot doesn’t cause any unwanted accidents. It certainly would be nice if the futuristic robots were roaming around your house, chopping up a home cooked meal with a ... Read more
Endless Dharla erosion, unending woes
8,000 families homeless in last 15 years From The Daily Star Once solvent farmer Hazrat Ali occasionally comes to reminisce on the bank of Dharla River that devoured his 20 bigha of lands during the last five years. A resident of Mogholhat village in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, Ali with his wife, three children and aged ... Read more
Shahjalal Islami Bank okays 25pc stock dividend
The shareholders of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited in their 9th AGM and EGM approved 25 per cent stock dividend for the year 2009 and increased authorized capital of the bank from Tk. 400 crore to Tk. 600 crore. Both the meetings were presided over by the chairman of the board of directors of the bank ... Read more
AB Bank relocates Gulshan branch, opens ATM booth
The Gulshan branch of AB Bank was relocated to a new address on Sunday. The new branch is located at Ventura Avenue on Road 34, Gulshan Model Town, Dhaka. On the same day, AB Bank opened an ATM booth at its Gulshan branch. All Visa cardholders and E-cash cardholders will be able to avail 24 ... Read more
HC steps in to stop chemicals use by fruit traders
The High Court yesterday issued a series of directives to different government agencies to take effective measures to stop use of chemicals by dishonest traders for ripening and preserving seasonal fruits. The court also directed the government to file cases under the Special Powers Act, if necessary, against
CCC polls schedule to be announced today
EC to deploy army on limited scale for peaceful polls The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the elections to the Chittagong City Corporation today, said Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda on Monday. ‘The schedule of the polls will be announced on Tuesday and the elections are expected to be held before June ... Read more
Craxi praises Bangladeshi workers
The visiting Italian deputy foreign minister Stefania Craxi on Monday praised Bangladeshi workers but was unwilling to make it clear whether or not her country would employ more of them. After meeting foreign minister Dipu Moni, at her office, she, however, told reporters that Bangladeshis already became a huge community in Italy, and many of ... Read more
More proactive role of BMDA stressed to boost agri output
Speakers at a meeting stressed the need for more proactive role of the Barind Multipurpose Development Authorities to boost agricultural production for sustainable socio-economic development in the country’s northwest region. Besides, the region needs more other need-based programs to face the adverse impact of the
Construction of Ctg flyover to begin in July
The construction work of the 1.5km Bahaddarhat Flyover in the port city is to begin in July, a senior official of the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) said yesterday. CDA is going to invite international tender for construction of the Tk 86 crore flyover within this month, he said adding that CDA has already completed the ... Read more
Rab successful in fighting militancy, now to combat cyber crimes
Elite force boss Hassan Mahmood tells From The Daily Star The elite force Rab is now laying emphasis on gearing up its capacity and modern training to combat any form of probable technology-based terrorist activities in Bangladesh. Director General of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Hassan Mahmood Khandker suspects that there is possibility of cyber ... Read more
Maj Gen Rafiq new DG of BDR
Major General Mohammad Rafiqul Islam joined Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) as its new Director General on Sunday. He took over from Major General Mainul Islam who returned to the Bangladesh Army the same day, said an official release from the BDR headquarters yesterday. Deputy DG, directors and senior officers of BDR welcomed the new DG when ... Read more
Citycell to support higher edn reform project of JU
The inauguration programme of the Higher Education Reform project of Jahangirnagar University was held at Senate Hall on May 9. Citycell came forward to support this project of Jahangirnagar University. The project focuses on the capacity building of the English department and is sponsoring the Digital Lab of the department of English in this regard. ... Read more
‘Dhaka 2nd most vulnerable city to earthquake’
At least five million people of Dhaka should be rehabilitated outside the city, as it is the second most vulnerable city to earthquake in the world, Director General of Fire Service and Civil Defence Abu Nayeem Mohammad Shahidullah said on Sunday. He made the remark while answering to questions from journalists during a two-day workshop ... Read more
AIUB, Eastern University launch rural marketing course
American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB) and Eastern University have launched rural marketing course as part of the curriculum for BBA and MBA programs, says a press release. Minister for Commerce, Muhammad Faruk Khan was the chief guest of the ceremony held on Saturday. This is the first course of its kind among all the ... Read more
Mohammedan beat Sheikh Russell KC
Dhaka Mohamme-dan SC came from behind to beat Sheikh Russell KC 2-1 in the Citycell Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Rajon Miah gave Sheikh Russel an early lead before Nigerian striker Alamu Bukola Olaleken cancelled it. Then Zahid Hasan Emily struck the decider in the keenly-contested game in front of
Taipei stun hosts in hockey
Bangladesh suffered a morale-shattering 7-5 defeat against Chinese Taipei in the Robi Asian Games hockey qualifiers at Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka on Monday. Bangladesh took a 2-0 lead within seven minutes of play after Kamruzzaman and Krishna Kumar had scored on five and seven minutes
Jahirul, Ashraful lift Bangladesh
Makeshift opener Jahirul Islam cracked an unbeaten century while former skipper Mohammad Ashraful missed it as Bangladesh reached 269-2 at tea on the second day of their opening first-class match on England tour at the Kennington Oval in London on Monday. Replying to Surrey’s 318-7 declared the tourists were in danger of an embarrassment in ... Read more
Abahani to start campaign with Nepal’s New Road
AFC President’s Cup kicks off tomorrow Local favourites Dhaka Abahani Limited will start their AFC President’s Cup football campaign tomorrow with facing New Road Team of Nepal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 7pm. Like previous year, Bangladesh professional league champions Abahani Limited have been given the
Poor cancer treatment: 1.5 lakh die a year
Modern treatment facilities for cancer are scanty in the country where every year two lakh people are getting this deadly, but preventable and curable scourge, experts at a city seminar said yesterday. Besides, they said, the country now bears a burden of 10 lakh cancer patients and 1.5 lakh people die of the ailment every ... Read more