A panoramic butterfly fair was held at Jahangirnagar University yesterday. On the occasion, Prof Md Shafique Haider Chowdhury was awarded life time honour for his research work on butterfly resources. JU Vice Chancellor Prof Shareef Enamul Kabir urged the researchers to be more attentive for
Month: December 2010
Zonta’s three projects for women development
Zonta International Clubs of District 25 area 2 at a meeting decided to take three projects at district level to improve women’s status. The daylong meeting, titled “Empowering Women,” was held at a hotel of Gulshan in the city recently, where all five clubs decided to contribute jointly in the projects, says a
Solo exhibition of Hamiduzzaman begins today
A 12-day long solo exhibition of sculpture and watercolour by Artist Hamiduzzaman Khan begins today. The exhibition titled “Time and Beyond” will be held on the premises of Galleri Kaya at house no 20, road no 16, sector-4 at Uttara in the city. A total of 34 paintings and sculptures made in acrylic, watercolour, wood, ... Read more
Bhasha Matin’s anniversary of birth observed
The 85th birth anniversary of language movement veteran Abdul Matin was observed yesterday. Different organisations rendered warm greetings to Abdul Matin with wreaths at his residence and cut a cake to mark the day. “We do not like to celebrate the birthday with much festivity. That is why very few people know
Zahid Hasan: I always work in my own way
Zahid Hasan is many things rolled into one — stage and TV actor-director, as well as an actor on the silver screen. Talk to him and you get the picture of a man who has striven hard to make it and been rewarded with success. The Daily Star (TDS) had a chat with Hasan on ... Read more
“Daruchini Dwip” wins the day
Bali International Film Festival “Daruchini Dwip”, produced by Impress Telefilm Ltd, won the 5th Special Jury Award (Sharoswati Baliwood Award) at the 8th Bali International Film Festival held recently in Indonesia, says a press release. Directed and screenplay by Toukir Ahmed and Humayun Ahmed respectively, the film is an adaptation of Humayun Ahmed’s novel. The ... Read more
The tuneless piper
Story of flute-maker Mokammel Hossain At the age of 80, flute-maker Mokammel Hossain is not only engaged in his trade but also does agricultural work. In his younger days he was widely recognised and made a respectable income. Today, however, he is in dire straits and barely manages to maintain his family. Going back to ... Read more
High flying DSE index crosses 8,800-point mark
Investors at Dhaka Stock Exchange went for heavy buying of banking and non-banking financial issues pulling the benchmark general index of the bourse by 114.92 points on Thursday. The total traded turnover on DSE also rose by Tk 700.33 crore on the closing day of the week as investors, buoyed by the market regulators’ latest ... Read more
Gonoshasthaya Grameen Textile sued
Social Islami Bank has filed a suit against Gonoshasthaya Grameen Textile Mills for not paying off a Tk 3.66 crore loan in time. Md Sadequl Islam, Sirajganj district branch manager of the bank, filed the suit with Sirajganj Artha Rin Adalat (money loan court) on
Bangladesh ensures shrimp safety: Official
Bangladesh has achieved remarkable success for improving its regulation and control of veterinary drugs in shrimp farming as well as for the development of a unique traceability system under public private partnership (PPP), said a government official. “We got acclamation from the EU authorities for the development of a system to ensure food
Top-up provider opens Dhaka office
Ezetop, an Ireland based top-up facility provider, is set to provide services to non-resident Bangladeshis (NRB) from March. The company will buy talk-time from local telecom operators and sell to people living or working abroad. Consumers will be able to instantly top-up the credit balance on their friends and family’s
IFIC Bank gets new MD
Mohammad Abdullah became the managing director of IFIC Bank Limited on Wednesday. Prior to the assignment, he was the deputy managing director of the bank, said a news release. Abdullah started his career with Agrani Bank in 1973 as probationary officer and held different positions in the bank. He joined IFIC Bank Limited in March ... Read more
MTB launches four new retail loan products
Mutual Trust Bank Limited on Thursday launched four new retail loan products, personal loan, auto loan, home loan and home equity loan, as part of its programme to diversify products and services. Launching the products at a ceremony at the MTB Centre in Gulshan, the bank’s managing director and chief executive officer Anis A Khan ... Read more
Moner Manush bags best movie award
Goa int’l film festival Moner Manush bags best movie award Moner Manush, a Bangladesh-India joint production movie, on Thursday won the best movie award at the competition section of the 41st Goa International Film Festival in India. The movie won 40 lakh rupees in prize money, said a press release. The movie directed by Goutam ... Read more
Domestic help found dead in city house
Police recovered the hanging body of a female domestic help from a residence in city’s Ramna area yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Amena Khatun, 20, daughter of Rajab Ali of Gouripur in Mymensingh. Amena was serving as a domestic help at the residence of Sabekun Nahar at
Tk 90cr EU grant for Sundarbans
The European Union (EU) will provide €10 million (Tk 90 crore) as grant to protect and manage the Sundarbans Reserve Forest (SRF). To this effect, the government and the European Union Delegation in Dhaka yesterday signed a five-year agreement. The project is also aiming to protect people and nature in the Sundarbans, said a EU
Swan Foam fined
No Environment Clearance Swan Foam fined A foam manufacturing industry in Tejgaon was fined Tk 7 lakh yesterday for operating without environment clearance certificate in the city. A team of the Department of Environment (DoE) led by Mohammad Monir Chowdury, director of Monitoring and Enforcement wing, penalised
Actor Dipjol apologises on remand
Assault of Cop Actor Dipjol apologises on remand Film actor Monwar Hossain Dipjol, also a Dhaka city corporation (DCC) councillor, admitted assaulting an on-duty traffic police constable at gunpoint and apologised for the offences during a one-day remand yesterday, said police. Dipjol was quizzed by Darussalam police in a case filed by a traffic constable ... Read more
14 extra-judicial killings in 30 days, says rights body
Odhikar, a rights organisation, expressed concern over human rights situation in the country, as it observes unabated extra-judicial killings and disappearances of people following arrests by law enforcers. The right organisation prepared a report monitoring issues of twelve national dailies published between November 1 and 30, says an Odhikar
Municipal polls in Jan 12-18
269 municipalities will go to polls, EC announces schedule Elections to 269 municipalities out of 310 across the country will be held in a staggered manner in January 12-18 next year, the Election Commission announced on Thursday. Of the remaining municipalities, the terms of 17 are yet to expire while there is a legal bar ... Read more