Turkish President Abdullah Gül said direct flights between Dhaka and Istanbul will begin in December, hoping that the connectivity would definitely enhance trade and investment between Bangladesh and his country. Gül told this to the newly appointed Bangladesh Ambassador to Turkey Md Zulfiqur Rahman on Monday. Rahman met the Turkish president to present his
Month: November 2010
Fly direct to Colombo from December
Sri Lanka’s state-owned budget carrier Mihin Lanka Airlines is likely to launch direct flights between Dhaka and Colombo from December 2, said a statement yesterday. “We are very happy to be able to start direct services to the capital of Bangladesh. Mihin Lanka flights will connect three Saarc capitals — Dhaka, Colombo and Male,” said
Mid-range PCs all the rage
Computer fair comes to an end The country’s biggest IT showcase — BCS ICT World 2010 — ended in Dhaka yesterday, with the local market witnessing a shift towards mid-range personal computers. Better configuration, rather than the price range, became the determining factor in laptop sales during this year’s gala event. Top vendors hailed this ... Read more
Social business summit starts in Germany tomorrow
The second Global Social Business Summit, a two-day conference designed for the academics, businessmen, technology leaders and young people practicing and promoting social business, starts tomorrow in Germany. The November4-5 summit will dwell on social business experiences, its structure and
BMW 5 series car hits Bangladesh market
The world-class BMW 5 series motor vehicles have hit Bangladeshi market with an aim to tap the growing demand for luxury cars here. The acclaimed automobile, a trademark product of German automaker Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, has been touted for its sporting and elegant looks as well as aesthetic designs and
REHAB fair starts tomorrow
A five-day housing fair of the Real Estate and Housing Association will begin tomorrow at the International Trade Fair venue at the city’s Agargaon. The ninth version of the annual fair of the association titled REHAB Vision Fair 2010 will house a total of 36 stalls of different housing and real estate companies, said association ... Read more
Alico gets new name
MetLife has completed its acquisition of American Life Insurance Company (Alico) for $16.2 billion and will be known as MetLife Alico in Bangladesh. “We are now well positioned to deliver better services to our customers in the region, including Bangladesh,” Michel Khalaf, chief executive officer of MetLife Alico for Middle East,
Abhishek Bachchan tricks Aishwarya Rai into men’s loo
When is Abhishek Bachchan in a light mood and when serious, even Aishwarya Rai, his wife for more than three years, can’t tell. At the music launch of director Ashutosh Gowarikar’s film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey at Renaissance last week, Abhishek played a prank that dear wifey won’t forget for long. After the event, ... Read more
Courteney Cox Arquette Not Planning Divorce
Courteney Cox has denied her “trial separation” from husband David Arquette will end in divorce – insisting they are both determined to fight for their marriage. The actors announced last month that they are taking a break from their 11-year marriage, but the pair remains close and Cox is adamant they can work out their ... Read more
Multiple problems hamper BMP activities
The Barisal Metropolitan Police is reeling under manpower, accommodation and transport crisis even four years after its inception in 2006. With a jurisdiction area of 182 square kilometres, the BMP started functioning with only old Barisal kotwali police station with three
Workshop on overseas volunteering held
Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) held a workshop at Lake Shore Hotel in the city on Thursday to upgrade Korea Overseas Volunteers Programme in Bangladesh. At the workshop, participants spent half the day finding better ways to boost this programme in Bangladesh. A number of dignitaries and representatives from the programme’s host organisations along
Varsity girl commits ‘suicide’
A student of a private university allegedly committed suicide by hanging with a scarf from the ceiling fan at Maddhya Pirerbagh in city’s Mirpur yesterday. The dead Mahjabeen Munni, 20, was a first year student of Presidency University. Officer-in-Charge Kazi Wajed Ali of Mirpur Police Station said Munni’s mother went to the room
Sweden ready to help fight climate change
King of Sweden Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus said his country is ready to support Bangladesh in its battle against climate change. The King told the newly appointed Bangladesh Ambassador to Sweden AFM Gousal Azam Sarker who called on His Majesty to present his credentials on 27 October, says a foreign ministry
DSE says sorry for index calculation
The premier bourse has formally apologised to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for launching a different index calculation method without disclosing its details. The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) sent a letter to the stockmarket regulator on Sunday, as the SEC earlier sought explanation from the bourse following a report on the
Bangladesh must get ready for competition
Says leading South Korean businessman Bangladesh’s government, business community and civil society should brace themselves for competition in bringing in more foreign direct investment to the country, said a top South Korean businessman yesterday. “Competition is everywhere, even in attracting FDIs,” said Kihak Sung, chairman of Korea-Bangladesh Economic Cooperation Committee
Biman ticketing goes online
Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday introduced an online reservation and ticketing system to allow travellers to book flights and seats on the internet. An application, known as internet booking engine (IBE), allows travellers to make reservations on the airline’s website
Art works by master painters on display
The ongoing exhibition at the National Museum provides a great opportunity to the art lovers to watch art works by three master artists in the history of Bangladeshi art together in a row. A total of 82 artworks by Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, Patua Quamrul Hassan and SM Sultan, from the collection of the museum, are ... Read more
Discovering the extraordinary within the ordinary
Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Discovering the extraordinary within the ordinary Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay is arguably one of the greatest novelists and storywriters that Bengal has produced. His most well known book is the autobiographical novel, “Pather Panchali” (The Song of the Road), incorporated (along with “Aparajito”, the sequel) into the memorable Apu Trilogy films by Satyajit Ray. Yesterday ... Read more
Girl takes her life on kidnap
Rajshahi stabber held; writ petition filed for guideline against stalking Just six days after Chanpa Rani Bhowmik had been fatally run over by two bike riding stalkers of her daughters in Faridpur, a thirteen-year-old girl committed suicide yesterday after her male stalker kidnapped and confined her in a room in Sirajganj. Meanwhile, police yesterday arrested ... Read more
Different drivers on roads
When breaking traffic rules has become the norm in Dhaka, most of the capital’s motorcar drivers yesterday demonstrated that they can obey traffic rules even if there is almost no enforcement. From yesterday, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority launched a drive to ensure that motorcar drivers wear seat belts, motorcyclists wear helmets and pedestrians stick to ... Read more