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Month: June 2010
FBCCI polls deferred to June 19
Elections to the executive board of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry has been deferred by two days to June 19. A statement of the country’s apex trade body on Saturday said that the election was deferred as the mayoral election in the Chittagong City Corporation had coincided with the original date ... Read more
New MD for BRAC Bank
Syed Mahbubur Rahman has been appointed managing director and chief executive officer of BRAC Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday. Prior to this appointment, Rahman was the deputy managing director (DMD) for the same bank. He began his career with Saudi Bangladesh Agricultural and Industrial Investment Company and
Exim Bank reappoints MD
Kazi Masihur Rahman has been reappointed managing director of Exim Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday. An MA in economics from Dhaka University, Rahman joined Exim as additional managing director in
Miley Cyrus stuns fans with lesbian kiss
Miley Cyrus has provoked another controversy as she simulated a lesbian kiss with a dancer during a TV show in Britain. The 17 year old star was invited on the reality show “Britain’s Got Talent” to perform on her new single “Can’t Be Tamed” in front of show creator Simon Cowell and fellow judge Piers ... Read more
Facebook reopens
Facebook reopened in Bangladesh on Saturday night after being closed for one week. The government last night lifted the weeklong ban on Facebook, a social networking website. Masud Kabir, managing director of Mango Telecom Services, one of the Internet gateways handlers, said, “We opened Facebook to the users at 11:40pm following a
27 editors condemn Amar Desh closure
Editors of 27 national dailies, weeklies, news agencies and periodicals in a joint statement on Saturday demanded immediate withdrawal of the order cancelling the declaration of the daily Amar Desh and release of its acting editor Mahmudur Rahman. ‘Cancellation of the declaration of the daily Amar Desh and arrest of its acting editor Mahmudur Rahman
Tamim hits another ton
Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladeshi to score consecutive centuries after he reached the three-figure mark against England on the second day of the second Test at Old Trafford in Manchester yesterday. The left-hander cut off-spinner Graeme Swann to reach the landmark off 100 balls in an innings that
Curtain falls on B-League
The curtain fell on the Citycell Bangladesh League 2009-10 Saturday with Muktijoddha Sangsad playing Syhelt Beani Bazar in the last match at the Sylhet Stadium on Saturday. Muktijoddha Krira Chakra made a happy ending of the league campaign when they came from a goal down to defeat the hosts Sylhet Beani Bazar by
Paris Hilton Not Dating Pauly D
PARIS HILTON has laughed off rumours she’s dating JERSEY SHORE star PAULY D. The socialite was linked to the TV personality, real name Paul DelVecchio, last month (May10), when they were photographed together on a night out in Las Vegas. But Hilton is keen to dismiss claims they are dating, insisting she
Dhaka Fashion Week 2010 postponed
Dhaka Fashion Week 2010 has been postponed in commiseration with all those who died in the unfortunate blaze at old Dhaka last Thursday night, says a press release. The nation observes a day of mourning today, following a declaration from the government in remembrance of the victims of the tragedy. The organisers expressed their deepest ... Read more
Bangladesh begins Crocodile export
An unconventional product was added to Bangladesh’s export basket as The Reptile Farm Ltd, country’s lone crocodile farm, on Friday made its maiden shipment of crocodile export to Germany, after five years into its inception. ‘A Thai Airways flight carrying 67 frozen saltwater crocodiles reared in my farm left Dhaka at
Radisson to set foot in Cox’s Bazar
Clewiston Group, a Chittagong-based company, is set to build a 350-room five-star hotel on Kalatoli beach in Cox’s Bazar, officials said yesterday, quoted The Daily Star. Radisson, the flagship brand of US-based international chain Carlson Hotels Worldwide, will manage and operate the
Emirates to operate extra flights for FIFA World CUP
Emirates, the official airline of the FIFA World Cup 2010, will operate extra flights for the tournament. Following high demand for flights to South Africa for the final of the FIFA World Cup fans will have more than a sporting chance of fulfilling their goal as the airline will operate a brace of flights to
England overcome early scare
With a mixing of pace and spin combination, Bangladeshi bowlers terrorised England top order, yet the hosts were in firm control recovering the early blow to go onto a safe destination. Ian Bell led the charge with patient batting as England were 215 for four on the stroke of tea. Earlier stylish bastman Kevin Pietersen ... Read more
Sabrina regains 10m rifle gold
Sabrina Sultana of Dhaka Rifle Club left behind 11th SA Games gold winner Sharmin Akter Ratna to win women’s 10 meter air rifle gold in the 24th National Shooting Championship at the National Shooting Complex on Friday. She scored 490.5 points to achieve the feat. It was Sabrina’s second goal medal in as many
Plea for high-power body to conserve heritage sites
Eminent personalities yesterday urged the government to establish a commission immediately to ensure conservation of heritage and archaeological sites in the country. Many archaeological and historic sites and establishments are being destroyed and antiques and historic relics trafficked because of neglect on the part of the authorities concerned, they said at a
Digital TV Expo draws huge crowd
‘Digital TV Expo,’ an exposition of mainly latest television technology and allied products for home users and business clients, drew huge crowd on the second day of the fair at Sheraton Hotel in the city yesterday, says a press release. Event management firm EventPro has organised this visual items’ fair for the first time in
Nation mourns as death toll rises
117 bodies recovered, families to be given compensation The nation mourns the dead today as the death toll from Thursday’s fire in eight buildings in Old Town of Dhaka increased to 117 till Friday evening, casting a pall of gloom everywhere. The air had weighed heavy over Old Town, a closely woven society, since the ... Read more
Legal loopholes, lack of political will endanger ecosystems
Encroachers and polluters are damaging the country’s ecosystems, from forests and freshwater sources to mangroves and wetlands, by exploiting lack of political will, flaws in the environmental laws and lack of enforcement of legal provisions, said experts, reports NewAge. They stressed the need to forge an all-out movement to compel the government to revise the ... Read more