Environmental Assessment Adopting European CORINE Land Cover concept Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman Corine Land Cover (CLC) is a database of geographic land cover encompassing most of the European countries. It is based on interpretation of satellite images. Images acquired by earth observation satellites are used to derive land cover information. It provides comparable digital maps ... Read more
Month: August 2010
Habitat loss, biodiversity loss
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman Our planet is changing continuously, causing habitats to be altered and modified. Tropial and sub-tropial forests are always subject to destructive natural forces — cyclones landslides, floods, mud flows, volcanic eruptions, fire, drought, and climate change. These factors are overwhelmed by anthropogenic disturbances. These forests are being logged everywhere at a ... Read more
Mehazabien preparing herself for films
At present, Lux-Channel i superstar Mehazabien Chowdhury is regularly doing the job of observing journalists, especially the TV journalists. She is taking notes on how they speak, ask questions to news sources and present their reports on television channels. ‘Not that I am concentrating only on Bangladeshi television channel’s reporters, I am following foreign news ... Read more
Negligence shrouds legend
August 10 marks the 86th birth anniversary of the legendary artist Sheikh Mohammad Sultan (1923-1994), popularly known as SM Sultan alias Lal Mia. Born on August10, 1923 at Masimdia, a village in Narail district, SM Sultan is considered one of the greatest painters of the sub-continent. He was declared as ‘Man of Asia’ in 1982 ... Read more
SEC recommends relaxation of IPO rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week has recommended for relaxing the IPO (initial public offer) rules to encourage non-listed companies to go public. The Consultative Committee of the SEC in a meeting observed that any company with at least Tk 25 crore in paid-up capital, including the IPO offer size, should be allowed ... Read more
GMG Airlines connects Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh’s largest private carrier GMG Airlines expanded its footprint in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) by launching flights from Dhaka to Jeddah on August 8. The respective civil aviation authorities of the two countries have given GMG Airlines permission to operate 10 flights per week. GMG Airlines will operate six flights from Dhaka to Jeddah ... Read more
World’s largest mangrove forest
The Sundarbans, the largest single tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world, is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests. The name Sundarban can be literally translated as “beautiful jungle” or “beautiful forest” in the Bengali language. The name may have been derived from the Sundari ... Read more
Dinajpur relics in ruins
Brick kilns threaten existence of 1,200-yr-old archaeological site An archaeological site, with around 1,200 years of history, at Nawabganj upazila in Dinajpur lies in ruins due to illegal brick kilns activities and recklessness on the part of locals. In 2001, villagers first traced a Bouddha Bihar of the site in Domail village. An excavation team ... Read more
Cracks not repaired in 5yrs
Bangabandhu Bridge Cracks not repaired in 5yrs Experts fear this may reduce bridge’s lifespan, load carrying capacity The lifespan and load carrying capacity of the country’s longest Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge are being compromised, as successive governments failed in the last five years to repair cracks formed on it, according to experts and government officials, reports ... Read more
Ramadan specials on Banglavision
During the holy month of Ramadan, Banglavision is airing three daily programmes. A talent hunt titled “PHP Qur’an-er Alo Protibhar Shandhaney 2010” has started from the first day of Ramadan. The programme features recitation of the Holy Qur’an. The programme airs everyday at 4:45 pm. Contestants from all over the country are participating in the
Shahriar Nazim Joy in 25 Eid-special plays
Actor Shahriar Nazim Joy is busy shooting TV plays — 25 of them to be exact — for the upcoming Eid. One of them, “Kokkhopoth,” is being directed by Alvi Ahmed. Nusrat Imroz Tisha is Joy’s co-artiste in the play. The actor recently talked about his projects in the pipeline. Excerpts: Apparently you are working ... Read more
Movie Review: Peepli [Live]
Film: ‘Peepli Live’ Cast: Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghuveer Yadav, Malaika Shenoy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffer, Vishal O Sharma, Naseruddin Shah, Aamir Bashir, Sitaram Panchal, Yugal Kishore Director: Anusha Rizvi Producer: Aamir Khan/Kiran Rao When Aamir Khan produces a film, or is associated with any
I had no intention of being an actor – Ferdous
Actor Ferdous is busy shooting for both Dhaliwood and Tollywood films. He is also producing a film “Ek Cup Cha.” Noim Imtiaz Neyamul is directing the film. “The story is quite remarkable. I hope the audience will head towards movie theatres to watch the film,” said Ferdous. Ferdous has recently acted in the film “Guerrilla”, ... Read more
Priyanka Chopra becomes UNICEF National Ambassador
Priyanka Chopra needs no introduction. She is one rare combination of beauty with brains. Well, that’s the reason why this beauty queen has been chosen as the National Ambassador of UNICEF, to promote the cause that really requires major attention in these times: promoting child rights and adolescence. With this association, Priyanka joins the likes ... Read more
Alamgir again busy with movies
At present, Alamgir is working in four movies. These are: Gazi Mazharul Anwar’s ‘Hridoy Bhanga Dhew,’ FI Manik’s two movies ‘Protisruti’ and ‘Mathar Upor Chhaya,’ and Sohanur Rahman Sohan’s ‘Se Aamar Mon Kerechhe.’ “I always feel comfortable to work in story based movies. For this reason, for the last couple of years I was absent ... Read more
‘Gahine Shabdo’ awarded at Canadian film festival
Noted artist Khalid Mahmood Mithu’s debut feature film ‘Gahine Shabdo’ has recently won Best International Indie Feature Film award in Okanagan International Film Festival in Canada. Khalid Mahmood Mithu informed the film has already won three awards in the 11th Dhaka International Film Festival and Nandan International Film Festival after its release on the occasion ... Read more
Lax oversight makes roads death-traps
Over-speeding, faulty design and lack of maintenance of roads, weak enforcement of traffic rules are the major causes of the increasing number of fatal accidents on highways that claim scores of lives every month. Experts, the highway police chief, campaigners for road safety, victims and drivers
Violence stops RMG hubs
Production suspended for a day in 350 factories; 150 business establishments vandalised At least 350 garment factories in Savar, Ashulia and Fatulla suspended production yesterday after RMG workers clashed with police injuring over 100 people. The angry labourers damaged nearly 150 business establishments and vandalised more
Some labour leaders accept new pay structure
A section of apparel workers’ leaders on Sunday accepted the new seven-slab wage structure with Tk 3,000 as the entry point wage, the government earlier announced for implementation from November and asked all to shun violence and join their work from
Highways become death traps
Crashes kill around 500 in 6 months The highways across the country have virtually become death traps as there are apparently no authorities to control reckless driving. The country witnessed deaths of around 500 people and injuries to many others in road accidents on the stretch of about 12,000-kilometre highways in the first half of