Siddikur Rahman took charge of the leaderboard and finished at number one position after the first day of the Grameenphone Bangladesh Masters at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Thursday. Siddik, the first Bangladeshi player to win an Asian Tour event, led the home charge by taking the early lead as his compatriots Mohammad Matin and ... Read more
Month: February 2011
Nat’l tennis Start today
Amol Roy and Sarda Alam are top seeded in the men’s and women’s singles events when Sony National Tennis competition gets underway at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna today. The tournament is being sponsored by Rangs Electronics Ltd and organised by Bangladesh Tennis Federation. The sponsor will cover all the estimated budget of Tk ... Read more
Alamgir-Diti in five movies at a time
“He was so senior to me as I mentioned either his age or his career. For this reason, when I first worked with him I was nervous. Now that nervousness has reduced. We have a good combination and contact with each other in the screen at present,” said popular film actress Diti while mentioning her ... Read more
Curtain draws on Chobi Mela VI
The two-week international festival Chobi Mela VI, organised by Drik, will end today. This year’s arrangement of the biennial festival was perhaps better than the previous ones in terms of higher number of entrees and venues. Beginning on January 21, over 500 entries from 30 countries featuring ‘dream’ were on display at seven venues, which drew ... Read more
57,000 die of tobacco habit a yr
More than 57,000 people aged above 30 die every year due to tobacco consumption across Bangladesh, according to anti-tobacco campaigners. The campaigners called for strict implementation of tobacco related laws in the country to discourage its production and raising people’s awareness about its
20km Gazipur-Airport Route
Work for rapid bus service starts in 2012 Implementation of rapid bus service project in the Gazipur to airport route begins early next year and to be completed by the end of 2013, said officials concerned at a workshop at a city hotel yesterday. Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) jointly ... Read more
Dirt-filling in ponds continues in Rajshahi city
Dirt-filling in ponds in the Rajshahi city is going on violating ‘playground, open space, park and natural water reservoir conservation act 2000’ as the city corporation authorities and Rajshahi Development Authority fail to implement the act for the sake of city dwellers as well as the environment. According to Rajshahi City Corporation authorities, there were ... Read more
HC forms body to save Mahasthangarh
The High Court yesterday formed a 10-member committee to recommend ways to protect the historical archaeological site of Mahasthangarh in Bogra and its adjacent shrine and mosque. An HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain asked the committee to submit a report before the court within two
JU bird fair on Feb 4
A daylong annual bird fair will be held on the Zahir Raihan Auditorium premises of Jahangirnagar University on Friday. The department of zoology, the Wildlife Rescue Centre, Arannayk and the Bangladesh Bird Club are jointly organising the fair to raise awareness of safety for birds and maintenance of
Stop new commercial works in Dhanmondi
High Court (HC) yesterday directed the government not to allow any further commercial operation and institution within the city’s Dhanmondi residential area for the next six months. In response to a writ petition, the court also directed the government to submit a report within four weeks on what steps they took to remove illegal commercial ... Read more
‘Control noise pollution’
A non-government organisation yesterday demanded proper steps to control noise pollution and reduce traffic congestion in the city. Forming a human chain and holding a rally in front of the National Press Club, the NGO, Jalalabad Foundation, suggested to take some steps including stop car parking here and
Govt moves to legalise 25,000 migrant workers
The government moved to legalise around 25,000 Bangladeshi workers illegally staying in Greece in the backdrop of over 43,000 Bangladeshi illegal migrant workers being sent back from different countries. Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said this in parliament in response to lawmakers’
RUXRA Executive body formed
Ex-Rovers of Rajshahi University formed a new organisation named Rajshahi University Ex-Rovers Association (RUXRA) at a meeting held in a city hotel recently, says a press release. MM Kamrul Hashan was elected president of 19-member RUXRA committee. Shakil Meraj, Delwar Hossain and Dr Anwarul Islam were elected vice-presidents while Md Fakruzzaman
Call to conserve water bodies
World Wetlands Day Call to conserve water bodies Speakers at a discussion meeting yesterday urged the government to take effective measures to conserve wetlands to protect environment and biodiversity. They stressed on the need to build national consensus to preserve and conserve wetlands according to Ramsar Convention, an intergovernmental treaty to maintain ecological
BTRC under pressure to reduce fee
Mobile phone companies are putting pressure on Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to reduce the fees they must pay to obtain a renewal of its licence, according to BTRC officials. The BTRC has published a draft guideline concerning the renewal of the 2G mobile licences of four mobile operators — Grameenphone, Banglalink, Robi and CDMA operator ... Read more
SIM tax weighs down telecom growth: analysts
The tax on new mobile connections is the main constraint to achieving the government’s vision of a ‘Digital Bangladesh’, said the head of the parliamentary standing committee on telecom ministry yesterday. “The Tk 800 tax on SIM cards is inhumane, and it should be removed,” said Hasanul Haq Inu, addressing a seminar, Telecom for the Common ... Read more
DSE finishes up in volatile trading
Dhaka stocks edged up on Wednesday in choppy trading as investors became jittery again because of a fresh liquidity crisis and the market regulators’ two latest directives on margin loan and face value of securities, market operators said. The benchmark general index of DSE had a bumpy ride on the day and finished up by
New chief for UCB executive committee
MA Sabur, sponsor director and former chairman of United Commercial Bank, has been elected chairman of the bank’s executive committee, says a statement yesterday. The bank’s Board of Directors at its 312th meeting on Tuesday unanimously elected Sabur. He is the founder managing director of Maxim Ltd and chairman of Masco Group and
BRMA elects top brass
Mohammad Ali has been elected chairman of Bangladesh Re-rolling Mills Association for 2011-13, says a statement yesterday. Ali is the owner of Fatullah Steel Re-rolling Mills. The executive committee election of the trade body took place in Dhaka recently
Unknown disease kills 10 in Lalmonirhat
An unknown disease claimed seven more lives at Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat on Wednesday raising the death toll to 10 in last two days, health officials said. Eight of them are minors. At least 24 patients suffering from the mysterious disease are undergoing treatment at