Criminals yesterday killed a transport worker and dumped the body into the Turag River at Salehpur’s Bashudha Housing area in the city outskirts Savar. Police detained two alleged killers of the transport worker after a mob gave the two a good beating. The deceased Mohammad Sujon, 19, of Aminbazar area was a driver’s assistant of ... Read more
Month: November 2010
Adamjee Cant School golden jubilee on Dec 23, 24
The golden jubilee of Adamjee Cantonment School and College in Dhaka will be held on December 23 and 24 on its premises, says a press release. An agreement on this regard was signed between Desh TV, as co-partner of the event, Radio Today, as media partner, and the institution
Sunbeams students win Lucknow’s choral singing competition
A group of students from Sunbeams School in Dhaka won the ‘Most Outstanding Team’ award in a choral singing competition at Celesta International 2010 held in the Indian city of Lucknow from November 17 to 21. The team of students performed a patriotic song to win the award at the event, which provides a golden opportunity ... Read more
Suchitra Sen Film Festival opens
The second Suchitra Sen Film Festival began in Pabna, hometown of the screen legend, last Friday amidst festivity. Seasoned filmmaker Amjad Hossain inaugurated the eight-day festival at the Town Hall (Mukto Moncho) premises. “One of the few true screen legends in the sub-continent, Suchitra Sen had made immeasurable contribution to Bangla cinema,” chief guest Amjad ... Read more
Misleading AIDS info dangeraous for nation
Speakers tell roundtable Disseminating accurate information on HIV/AIDS and their usage in daily life are the key to prevent spread of the deadly disease, panelists told a roundtable yesterday. As there is no treatment of the disease, prevention is the only way to ward off the fatal infection, they said, adding that wrong or misleading ... Read more
JS caucus demands constitutional recognition of ethnic minorities
Places 11-pt constitutional amendment proposal A Jatiya Sangsad caucus on Sunday came up with an 11-point proposal for instituting constitutional recognition of the country’s ethnic minorities. Convener of the JS caucus on indigenous peoples Rashed Khan Menon in a written statement presented their recommendations at a news
Twelve killed in road accidents
At least 12 people were killed and another was injured in separate road accidents in Pabna, Gopalganj, Bagerhat, Chapainawabganj and Narayanganj districts on Saturday and yesterday. Our correspondent from Pabna reports: A child was killed in a road accident on Bhangura-Faridpur highway at Berhawlia village of the district on
CDA changes flyover plans
Number of flyovers reduces while cost doubles The Chittagong Development Authority has decided against constructing two of the five flyovers it had originally planned to build to ease traffic congestions in the city. The prime minister had earlier in the year laid the foundation stones of the flyovers in different parts of the city
New English language test for people to join partner in UK
A new English language requirement will be introduced today for non-European migrants who, as of today, apply for a visa to go or remain in the UK as a partner or spouse of a British citizen or person settled there. Applicants will need to show that they can speak and understand English to a basic ... Read more
British Council to hold 4-month Tagore festival
The British Council will celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Poet Rabindranath Tagore through a four-month long festival to be held in between next February and May. The festival programmes include a fashion show, a creative writing workshop, a music show on TV and a dance drama. The British Council unveiled the festival ... Read more
Equal rights of women demanded
Sundarbans Resources Equal rights of women demanded Speakers at a workshop demanded equal rights of women and men to the resources of the Sundarbans, pointing out that women often face attack, discrimination, and harassment while collecting the forest resources. They also demanded of the government to give state recognition to the profession of the
$7m Korean support for two projects likely
The Korean government is considering a grant of 7 million US dollars for implementation of two projects in the field of ICT and vocational training in Bangladesh. According to Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Bangladesh office sources, a three-member team of Korean delegation has completed
US official Alyssa Ayres arrives
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alyssa Ayres arrived here yesterday for a five-day visit. During the visit, she will hold meetings with politicians, senior public officials, civil society groups, entrepreneurs and media, says a press statement of the US Embassy in
DU Ga unit result published
Result of Ga unit (business studies faculty) admission test of Dhaka University was published yesterday. The result is available on the official websites of the university — http://www.admission.univdhaka.edu/ or www.gaunit. univdhaka.edu A total of 2,893 admission aspirants have come out successfully in the examination out of
Govt hot on cooking oil
The commerce ministry sits with edible oil refiners today to find the reasons behind soaring soybean oil prices. Depending on the brand, the retail price of five litres of packed soybean oil stands at Tk 514-560 from Tk 464-494 earlier, traders said yesterday. The price of loose soybean oil crossed Tk 100 a
Walton to relocate Korean mobile phone plant to Bangladesh
Walton Hi-tech Industries Limited is going to relocate a Korean mobile phone manufacturing plant to Bangladesh which is scheduled to come into operation early next year, advisory director of the company, Mizanur Rahman, said on Sunday. The handsets to be manufactured by the plant will be marketed under a local brand, he
Huntsman in focus
Textile chemicals company Huntsman Textile Effects organised a programme in Dhaka yesterday to highlight its activity and the future of its business in Bangladesh. The multinational’s local agent, Swiss Colours Bangladesh, co-organised the event styled ‘Avitera SE & Eriopon LT – A Revolution in Exhaust Dyeing’ at
Central bank warns against Tk 1 coin trading
The government will punish people trading coins of Tk 1 denomination for more than their value. In a statement on Sunday, the Bangladesh Bank said it could not ascertain the reason behind the surge in demand for these yellowish coins. The central bank statement, however, did not elaborate on the mode of punishment or
Food festival at Radisson
Radisson Water Garden Hotel has organised a six-day food festival to promote Bangladeshi cuisine. The festival kicked off on November 25 and will continue serving diners until tomorrow, said Razeen Abhi Mustafiz, assistant public relations manager for the five-star hotel. “The purpose of the festival is to endorse Bangladeshi food, which is gaining popularity around
Climate fund still a pledge
Bangladesh along with other weather-hit countries to raise voice once again for its quick release as UN starts Cancun summit today The 16th United Nations climate conference kicks off in Cancun, Mexico today amid this year’s experience of numerous extreme weather events, and doubling of related global human death toll compared to last year’s. Bangladesh ... Read more