Plots at the Purbachal New Town Project will be handed over to the allottees by December this year. Purbachal is the biggest planned township in the country with a project area of about 6,150 acres of land, divided into 30 sectors, located in between the Shitalakkha and the Balu rivers at Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj ... Read more
Month: June 2010
Manjur new Ctg mayor
He ends Mohiuddin’s 17-year streak with record 95,528-vote lead; AL backed candidates dominate ward councils with 31 councillors among total 55 Mohammad Manjur Alam was elected the next mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) yesterday, defeating ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury by the largest ever margin in the corporation’s
52 killed in Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban landslide
Five army men killed in Himchari landslide Fifty-two people, including five army personnel, were on Tuesday killed in landslides, caused by incessant rain for four days, in several places in Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban. Many others were injured. The Cox’s Bazar district administration sources said 32 people were killed at Teknaf, nine at
Chemical godown blamed for Nimtoli inferno
A flammable chemical go-down has been identified responsible for the recent inferno that killed 121 people at Nimtoli, a densely populated area at old Dhaka, according to the prove committee report. The fire broke out from the harmful chemical go-down due to excessive heat from the kitchen where foods were being cooked for a wedding ... Read more
Reckless bus kills woman in city
A reckless bus knocked down and killed an unidentified woman in the city’s Karwanbazar area on Tuesday afternoon. The police quoting witnesses said the Gulistan-bound mini-bus hit the woman aged about 40 in front of La Vinci Hotel when she was crossing the road at around 12:30pm, leaving her critically
Sangu goes out of production after Bangura
Gas production from offshore Sangu field was suspended on Tuesday evening after faults were detected in its platform in the Bay of Bengal, dealing the country’s gas production another blow after the suspension of gas extraction from Bangura field on June 7. Petrobangla chairman Hossain Mansur told New Age on Tuesday evening that gas supply ... Read more
Dhaka does not fully comply with minimum standards: US
Elimination of Human Trafficking Dhaka does not fully comply with minimum standards: US Bangladesh does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, but it is making significant efforts to do so, a US State Department report said. The government has continued to address the sex trafficking of women and children, ... Read more
Govt to set up 11 new schools, 6 colleges in Dhaka
The government has taken up a Tk 4.35 billion project for building new schools and colleges in Dhaka. According to this new project approved yesterday, the government is set to build 11 secondary schools and six colleges. The approval came in a meeting of Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC)
Work on Jatrabari-Gulistan flyover likely to begin this month
The construction work of long-awaited Jatrabari-Gulistan flyover is likely to begin this month, officials of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), the implementing agency of the project, said here yesterday. The nine-kilometre-long four-lane flyover is to be constructed in three years at an estimated cost of about Taka 1,400 crore, they
Borsha Utsab 1417 celebrated
‘Borsha’ (rainy season) is one of the important natural elements on our life. It is also important for the fishing community of the country, as the country’s national fish ‘hilsa’ is available in plenty during this season. This is the season for many beautiful flowers like keya, kadam, kamini, jui, gandharaj and other fragrant flowers, ... Read more
Barsha Utshov celebrated at DU
Barsha Utshov, celebrating the rainy season, was observed with much enthusiasm on the premises of the Dhaka University (DU) Central Library yesterday. Sattayn Sen Shilpi Shanstha organised the function in cooperation with mobile operator Banglalink. DU Vice-Cancellor Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated the day-long programme. It was
NSU Canvas Club launched
There are undiscovered artists all around us. Some paint a picture, some sing in oblivion, some design a building quietly and then some compose a poem in absolute solitude. These are unseen souls, invisible people that live next to us, that surround us. Sometimes these
AB Bank gets international award
Business Initiative Directions (BID), a Madrid-based organisation, has recently honoured AB Bank with its International Quality Summit Award in Platinum Category, the bank said in a statement yesterday. Jose E Prieto, BID president and chief executive officer, handed the award to Kaiser A Chowdhury,
GP to provide information on CCC poll
Grameenphone has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Election Commission Secretariat, recently to provide SMS based Polling Information Service. Mahmud Hossain, Acting Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Grameenphone was present on the occasion with other senior officials of
Bank Asia awarded best blood donor organization
Bank Asia has been awarded the Best Blood Donor Organization 2010 by Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. Dr Captain (Retd.) Mozibur Rahman Fakir, MP, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare, handed over the award to Erfanuddin Ahmed, President and Managing Director of the Bank
Drogba back as Ivory Coast draw with Portugal
World Cup Ivory Coast and Portugal entered the World Cup fray here on Tuesday and produced a goalless draw marked by Didier Drogba’s return to action just ten days after surgery on his broken arm. The African superstar, wearing a protective cast, was introduced as a second half substitute but he was unable to tip ... Read more
MSC record second win
Mohammedan SC crushed Bangladesh Sporting Club by eight goals to nil in a match of the Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. This was the second successive win for the traditional black and white Motijheel outfit after thrashing
Tigers take on India today
Malinga bowls Lanka to dramatic win After two Test matches away in England, Bangladesh switch focus on the shorter-version of cricket when they take on India in the second one-day international of the Asia Cup at the Rangiri International Stadium in Dambulla in Sri Lanka today. Shrugging off disappointment of the Tests, Tigers captain Shakib ... Read more
Kareena Kapoor – India’s Most Beautiful Woman
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has added one more feather on her hat. She was recently voted India’s most beautiful woman by People Magazine. Kareena Kapoor who features on the cover of the magazine credits her beauty to her fitness regime and her diet. The issue that takes readers through her growing up years also touches ... Read more
‘Poush Faguner Pala’ on ATN Bangla from tonight
ATN Bangla is going to air new drama serial ‘Paush Faguner Pala’ from tonight. It will be aired every Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9:20pm. Story of the drama serial is an adaptation from reputed novel titled ‘Troyee,’ written by Gajendra Kumar Mitra. The serial is scripted by Iraj Ahmed and Monsur Rahman Chanchal and directed ... Read more