Single-episode TV play “Paani” will be aired on October 24 at 9:30 pm on ntv. The play has been directed by Noyeem Imtiaz Neamul. The story of the play zooms in on water shortage that Dhaka residents face everyday. The play follows a newly married couple and delves into the issue through their daily life. ... Read more
Month: October 2010
Citi to honour microentrepreneurs
Citi Foundation yesterday launched the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards programme to recognise and honour leadership, entrepreneurial skills and best practices of individual micro-entre-preneurs in Bangladesh. Being hosted for the sixth time, the goal of the awards is to promote micro-enterprises and
Nokia to cut 1,800 jobs
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has said it is to cut 1,800 jobs. It made the announcement as it reported a net profit of 529m euros ($741m; £471m) for the three months to September, after a loss of 559m euros a year ago. Nokia, the biggest handset maker in the world, said it had sold ... Read more
Asiatic 360° concludes advertising workshop
Asiatic 360° organised a workshop at Jamuna Resort in Tangail recently with the participation of 70 of its staff for enhancing their efficiency and capability in the world of advertising. The workshop from October 7 to 10 was held with a plan to introduce new entrants to the real world of advertising, said a press
Prolonged road digging create public sufferings: DCC
Prolonged road digging by government agencies especially by the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority creates public sufferings as such activities hinder traffic, the Dhaka City Corporation said. Senior city corporation officials on Thursday said private companies, individuals or even government agencies needed to complete utility service repairs three days inside the digging of the ... Read more
Sylhet’s fertility rate 1percent higher than the national
Says study identifying illiteracy, low contraceptive use behind the failure Fertility rate in Sylhet is 3.7 percent, 1 percent higher than the national fertility rate, due to lower use of contraceptives, finds a study. The division’s birth-to-birth interval (of 24 months) rate is also 11 percent higher than the national rate of 26 percent. Use ... Read more
Road accidents kill three
Three people were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Pabna, Netrokona and Kishoreganj on Wednesday night and yesterday. Our Correspondent from Pabna reports: A minor girl was killed and two others were injured in a collision between a CNG run auto-rickshaw and a three-wheeler (Nasimon) on Sujanagar Highway at
Pottery fair begins in Barisal
Century-old pottery market Laksmir Hat, held during Lakshmi Puja, began in the Hatkhola Hori Mandir premises in Barisal. Lakshmi is the goddess of the Hindus for welfare, prosperity, fortune, beauty and grace and Lakshmi Puja, the worship of Goddess Lakshmi, would be held on Friday at the night of full moon in almost
Nat’l Univ 1st-yr honour’s exams begin Oct 24
The first-year honour’s examinations under the National University begin on October 24. A total of 1,88,366 examinees from 203 colleges will take the exams. The authorities have made necessary preparations to set up 131 examinations centre. Exams will begin at 9:00am every day. Sources said a control room had been set up at the university ... Read more
Cuet admission test Nov 4
Admission tests for the first year graduation courses, 2010-2011 session, of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) will be held at 10:00am on November 4. The lists of qualified candidates for participation in admission examinations will be published on October 25, 2010, says a Cuet press
World Vision gets new ED
Jan Gerhardus De Waal has assumed office as the executive director (ED) of World Vision Bangladesh, said a press release yesterday. Skilled in management and leadership, Waal also is experienced in rural development, development studies and micro-enterprise development. World Vision, a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation, is working for children, families and other communities ... Read more
Media worries over freedom, ethics
News media editors and senior journalists yesterday called for bolstering ethical practices in the field, saying the media has to play its due role in strengthening democracy, although money has started influencing it, and some politicians are attacking it viciously. Condemning some lawmakers’ recent diatribes against the media in the parliament, the
33 million children live in poverty: UNICEF
Bangladesh’s 33 million children, a half of all the children in the country, live in poverty, according to a report of United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. Released in Dhaka on Thursday, the report states that one in four children in the country is deprived of at least four basic needs
Sea-level rise victims will need $2b in next 10 years
Bangladesh will have to spend a colossal amount in the next 10 years to help 30 million victims of the rising sea level. ‘According to the health ministry’s estimate, the government will have to spend at least $2,081 million between 2010 and 2021 because of the rising sea level,’ said Iqbal Kabir, coordinator of the ... Read more
University student killed in Ctg
A female student of a private university was stabbed to death allegedly by her friend in Amirbagh area of the port city yesterday. The deceased was identified as Mridhat Sarima Rahman, 19, daughter of Mizanur Rahman of the city’s GEC area and a third-semester BBA student of
Brutality beats the beasts
Fatullah Model Police Station yesterday finally recorded a rape case, three days after a 16-year-old mentally challenged girl was violated at Bhuiyanbag in the town. Talking to this correspondent in Kashipur Bhuiyapara area, victim’s younger brother Monir Hossain said the rapists demanded Tk 20,000 as toll from their family after capturing the rape
Terminal pry exams begin Nov 23
The terminal examinations for primary students will begin on November 23. The exams will end on November 29 and the results will be published on December 26. This year, 21,57,400 students will take the exams in 5,971 examination centres. There will be six examination centres in outside the country where 496 students will take the
Death still shrouded in mystery
Japanese Woman Death still shrouded in mystery The body of Japanese national Kazuko Uful, who died on October 18 mysteriously, was taken to the capital’s Apollo Hospitals mortuary yesterday after autopsy at Dhaka Medical College Morgue. Police are yet to know the reason behind the death but morgue sources said it could be a suicide. ... Read more
Muktis sail, MSC fail
Brothers Union first to reach semi-finals Brothers Union became the first team to reach the semi-finals in the Grameenphone Federation Cup beating a 10-man Dhaka Mohammedan SC 2-0 at the Kamalapur stadium on Thursday. In the other match of the day, Sudanese forward James Saeed Moga slammed a hat-trick as Muktijoddha Sangsad KC kept their ... Read more
Nostalgic Mashrafee
The four consecutive wins over New Zealand in the recent one-day series may have taken Bangladesh’s cricket to a new height, but it also left at least one man nostalgic in the dressing room, recalling the sad old days. Not many days ago, Bangladesh were at the receiving end of many consecutive defeats