Banglalion WiMAX Plaza was launched in Sylhet on Monday. The Sylhet mayor, Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran, inaugurated the WiMAX Plaza in the afternoon at Manru Shopping City at Chowhatta in the city as chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, the mayor said development of information technology would speed up the country’s
Month: July 2010
Mega shopping mall opens in Ctg today
The largest shopping mall in Chittagong, Akhteruzzaman Centre, opens today. The 16-storey mall with central air-conditioning facility is built on more than 1.5 bighas of land at Agrabad-Badamtali intersection in the port city. The mall houses 220 shops on the first ten floors, said Kutubuddin Chowdhury,
Sadharan Bima outplays Wari
Sadharan Bima thumped Wari Club 3-0 in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday. Turjo gave Bima an early lead when he converted a penalty corner in the second minute. Proshanto doubled the margin
Nando’s launches Portuguese desserts
‘A good meal, complemented with a good dessert, gives a feeling of satisfaction,’ with this slogan, Nando’s opened a new door to exotic Portuguese desserts for gourmet at Gulshan in the capital city on Tuesday. Restaurant chain Nando’s for the first time has brought to Bangladesh the true taste of desserts with a homemade food
DBL to offer scholarship for 5 students
Dhaka Bank Ltd (DBL) will offer scholarship to five students of five departments under the social science faculty of Dhaka University for their excellent result in honours exam. The students, who secured first position in BSS (Hons) examination under Economics, Public Administration, Social Science,
Railway link with Myanmar by 2014
Ecnec okays Tk 1,852cr project for Dohazari-Gundhum rail line The government is going to construct a rail line from Dohazari in Chittagong to Gundhum in Myanmar via Cox’s Bazar to establish link with the proposed Trans-Asia Railway corridor. The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
HSC results July 15
The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate examinations will be published on July 15. This time too, students will get their results on websites of respective boards and through mobile phones, said an official release. The results of all the boards will be published simultaneously on the day after handing over of copies of ... Read more
29th BCS exam results published
The results of the 29th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) written examinations were published yesterday. A total of 7,217 candidates came out successful in the second phase of the three-phased competitive examination. Of them, 3,049 are in general cadre, 1,718 in technical cadre and rest 2,450 candidates are placed in the both
HC orders independent inquiries
3 custodial deaths HC orders independent inquiries The High Court on Monday ordered an independent inquiry into the three recent incidents of killing allegedly in police custody in the city. The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain asked the
Thieves at the museum
Authorities not sure about how many artefacts stolen; no proper inventory done since 1982 “Insiders” stole nine gold medals and 17 antique silver coins from four showcases of gallery 21 of the National Museum and replaced those with bronze and steel replicas, reports The Daily Star. However, the authorities are not yet sure exactly how ... Read more
Telcos must have right to appeal
JS body suggests forming appeal board A parliamentary body yesterday recommended setting up a “telecom appeal board” allowing telecom operators and ICT based organisations to appeal against actions of the government and BTRC. On scrutinising a bill seeking amendments to the Bangladesh Telecommunications Act 2010, the
11 missing in Shitalakkhya trawler capsize
A trawler with 200 passengers sank on Sunday in the river Shitalakkhya, while 11 persons have gone missing. The rescue operation would be conducted till 9 AM today (Tuesday), police sources said. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authoriy (BIWTA) and Fire Service divers had started rescue
Trans Asian Rail project may be placed in ECNEC today
The government is likely to approve an ambitious ‘Dohajari to Ramu via Cox’s Bazar, Ramu to Gundum of Myanmar Metre Gauge Rail Line’ project aimed at linking the Trans-Asian Railway (TAR) connecting the country’s rail system to a 14,000 -km network stretching from Europe to
Bangladesh amass 301
Bangladesh middle order batsmen improved drastically putting behind their dismal performance against Sussex to throw a stiff challenge to the English county club Middlesex in the second and last warm up match at Lord’s on
Three teams vie for Bangladesh League slot
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, Uttar Baridhara Club and Bangladesh Boys’ Club want to play in the Bangladesh League next season and they have already submitted applications for the enrolment of their clubs to the Bangladesh Football
Massive win for Mariner
Mainul Islam recorded a brilliant hat-trick as Mariner Young’s Club outclassed Bangladesh Sporting Club by eight goals to nil in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on
Sagar takes solo lead
FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar took a solo lead in the Mercantile Bank 36th National Championship. Sagar earned full four points after 4th round games at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room on Monday. Four players are sharing 2nd position with three points each. They are: GM Reefat Bin Sattar,
Stock rally continues
DGEN hits new high Stocks jumped more than 2 percent yesterday, as enthusiasm created by banks’ robust half-yearly operating profit rippled other sectors. The banking stocks apart, other sectors, especially the non-bank financial institutions, also
Dhaka Bank celebrates 15 years
Dhaka Bank Ltd celebrated its 15th anniversary yesterday, said a press statement. “Dhaka Bank has passed 15 years of operations successfully because of the relentless effort and hard work of its employees. We are committed to providing better services to our customers,”
Sylhet tourism fair starts Thursday
A three-day international tourism fair will begin in Sylhet on Thursday. The Bangladesh Monitor, a travel publication, will organise the ‘Sylhet Travel Mart-2010’ on July 8-10 at the United Centre at Dhopa Dighir Par. The fair, the first of its kind in Sylhet, will remain