Singer Beyonce Knowles will be one of the headline acts at Glastonbury this year, her record company has announced. The US pop star will perform on the Pyramid Stage on the last day of the event in Pilton in Somerset, Columbia Records revealed in a statement. “I’m pumped just thinking about that huge audience and ... Read more
Month: February 2011
‘I don’t like love life reports’ : Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra has said that the constant media speculation about her private life is upsetting. According to India Today the Dostana star insisted that reports about alleged hook-ups with other actors has an impact on her family. “I am a girl, I have a father who reads the newspaper every day and a brother who ... Read more
Emma Watson signs for ‘Wallflower’
Emma Watson has signed on to star in The Perks Of Being A Wallflower. The film will also feature Logan Lerman and will be written and directed by Stephen Chbosky, who will adapt from his own 1999 novel of the same name, Variety reports. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower centres on Charlie (Lerman), a ... Read more
Nokia and Microsoft sign strategic tie-up
Nokia has confirmed its long-rumoured deal with Microsoft under which Windows Phone will become the firm’s primary smartphone operating system, going head-to-head with Google Android and Apple’s iPhone. In the strategic partnership deal, the two companies will use their “complementary strengths and expertise to create a new global mobile ecosystem”
Managing biodiversity to slow down climate change
DR. M.A. BASHAR Adaptation is the habitual process of adjustment to a new or changing environment. These changes of environment could be negative or positive to the survivals in an ecosystem. Adaptive capability is the ability of a system to adjust to climate change to moderate potential damages, to take advantage of opportunities, or to ... Read more
Makeshift shops outside fair ground do brisk business
The sale in makeshift book stalls, eateries, toyshops and jewellery shops outside the Amar Ekushey Book Fair ground boosted in last few days. A signing campaign, demanding recognition to Bengali language as an official language of the United Nations, also drew attention of the visitors in the
153 faced acid attack last year
Says ASF report Some 153 people fell victim to acid attacks in 2010 across the country, according to a report by Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF). The number stood at 150 in 2009 after fewer acid attacks in the preceding seven years, it says. ASF data also revealed that the year 2002 saw the highest number ... Read more
61pc die of non -communicable diseases: WB
Some 61 percent people of Bangladesh die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the largest health burden in the country, says a new report of the World Bank. The report also warns that the burden of NCDs will significantly increase as the proportion of people aged over 65 rises to 6.5 percent of the total population by
Zoha memorial symposium held at RU
The Rajshahi University chemistry department held the first Zoha Memorial Symposium 2011 on the campus on Thursday. RU Physics department professor Arun Kumar Bashak presented a keynote paper on ‘alpha and lithium-nucleus interaction potential and nucleo-synthesis in the universe’ while
DIU starts construction of own building
Daffodil International University laid the foundation stone for its permanent campus at Ashulia Model Town in Dhaka on Thursday. The university also observed its 10th founding anniversary on the day. The University Grants Commission chairman, Nazrul Islam, as the chief guest, unveiled
Orientation for MBBS students held at Gano Bishwabidyalay
The concluding ceremony of the orientation programme for the 16th batch MBBS course students of Gano Bishwabidyalay was held on the university campus on Thursday. Diabetic Association of Bangladesh president AK Azad Khan was present as chief guest at the programme presided over by the vice chancellor of the university,
Stock jitters cap the week
Stocks finished the week in jittery trade, as relentless panic pulled the index and turnover down yesterday. The General Index (DGEN) of Dhaka Stock Exchange suffered a 146-point or 2.2-percent loss and came down to 6,527 at the end of a four-hour trading session — frustrating millions of retail investors. DSE President Shakil Rizvi, however, ... Read more
Govt shares to see light
21 enterprises face deadlines The wait for government shares is likely to end soon, as a breakthrough in offloading shares of state-owned enterprises finally came yesterday. The government set deadlines for 21 SoEs. The offloading will begin with Meghna Petroleum and Jamuna Oil Company by February 27 and finish with Karnaphuli Paper Mills by December
Adfest focuses on changing consumers
While talking about advertising, one must not forget that the changing behaviour patterns and lifestyles of today are the key to making a brand successful, speakers said yesterday. The remarks came at a seminar, Redefined Strategy at the Dhaka Advertising Festival, organised by the Advertising Club at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in
Curbing microcredit interest rate suggested
Academics and economists on Thursday suggested for curbing the interest rate of microcredit and providing non-financial services to the poor along with financial support to achieve the objectives of microfinance. Micro credit is a system of social service dealing with the poor and moderately poor people and cannot be a financial service system to make ... Read more
BGMEA Bhaban opens in Ctg
Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad yesterday inaugurated the Chittagong BGMEA Bhaban in the port city and branded the building as a milestone in the history of the garment industry. Azad said the garment industry plays a major role in alleviating poverty by earning foreign-currency and creating job opportunities
Three-day US Trade Show 2011 begins in the city
The 20th Annual US Trade Show 2011 started in the capital on Thursday with the hope for increasing bilateral trade and investment between Bangladesh and the United States. Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith and US ambassador James F Moriarty addressed the inaugural ceremony presided by AmCham president Aftab ul Islam. AmCham
Western Marine to make ferry for Danish buyer
Western Marine Shipyards yesterday held a keel-laying ceremony of constructing a passenger vessel for a Danish company, the shipbuilder said in a statement. The 49.80-metre ferry will be built for Hundested Rorvig Faergefart under the supervision of French classification society Bureau Veritas. Southeast Bank is financing the project by
Fresh case to add 5 more charges
HC issues 8 directives for justice to the girl whipped to death, family * Probe conflicting post-mortem reports, * Punish 2 culprit cops, * Run already-filed murder case, * Change investigation officer, * Campaign against fatwa, as a criminal offence, * Arrest perpetrators immediately, * Provide security to Hena’s family The High Court yesterday issued ... Read more
Everything in place
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Everything in place If there was any lingering sense of disbelief that a World Cup is actually going to be held on these shores, it must surely have been dispelled on Wednesday evening when the Canadian team became the first to arrive in Dhaka. The North Americans were escorted to ... Read more