Most of the forty-seven commercial and specialised banks have dodged various risks to successfully maintain their capital adequacy. However, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) information, five banks — two private commercial banks and three specialised banks — failed to meet the capital
Month: April 2011
Hamid Fabrics to go public
Ready Made Garments Hamid Fabrics to go public Hamid Fabrics Ltd, a concern of Mahin Group, plans to go public to raise a fund of Tk 150 crore to implement its expansion plan as it is experiencing a surge in demand of its products from buyers’ end. The Narsingdi-based fabrics manufacturing factory will raise the ... Read more
India power to World Cup triumph
India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a pulsating final to deliver World Cup glory to their cricket-mad population for the first time since 1983. Sri Lanka smashed 91 from their last 10 overs to post 274-6 in Mumbai, with Mahela Jayawardene making a superb 103
Shahid Afridi is a die-hard fan of SRK
That Pakistani cricket captain Shahid Afridi is a die-hard fan of King Khan was revealed by his younger brother Javed Afridi while he commenting live on the radio station in India during the Indo-Pak semi final. Javed also added that Shahid never misses any of his films and he has seen ‘My Name Is Khan’ ... Read more
Short Film Chhaya Manush Premieres at RU
The premier show of “Chhaya Manush”, a short film directed by students of Mass Communication and Journalism department of Rajshahi University (RU), was held on the university campus recently. The film follows the son of a sex worker who studies at a university and highlights the unfair social stigma that plagues the life of the ... Read more
Social rejection and physical pain are linked
by Jasmine Malone LONDON: Social rejection and actual physical pain ‘hurt’ in the same way, scientists report, having identified the shared neurons that are activated in response to the very different types of negative experience. The study is the first to prove that rejection and physical pain don’t just feel the same, they also share ... Read more
Shakira Donates $400,000 To Haiti
Shakira has donated $400,000 to help rebuild a school in Haiti following the devastating earthquake in the Caribbean nation in 2010. The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ hitmaker – who performed a concert in New York last year alongside the likes of Wyclef Jean, Sting and Bruce Springsteen to raise money for the Caribbean nation following its ... Read more
Britney Spears Sued For Fragrance Fraud
Britney Spears is being sued by her former business partners for breach of contract, fraud and deceit, and it all stems from her signature scent. The pop singer was slapped with a $10 million lawsuit because of Radiance and a multi-million branding deal with beauty giant Elizabeth Arden. Britney and father Jamie are accused of ... Read more
Guerrilla to Hit the Big Screen on Pahela Baishakh
Soundtrack of the film launched “Guerrilla”, a film on the Liberation War, will be released on Pahela Baishakh (April 14, 2011). As part of the first phase of the film’s campaign, director of the film and freedom fighter Nasiruddin Yusuf, along with the cast and crew of the film and a number of noted cultural ... Read more
Sagor-Shampa sign agreement in Debashish’s movie
Recently promising film actor and actress Sagor and Shampa worked together in a TVC of Botanic Aroma which shooting was held in Cox’s Bazar. They took part in the shooting for two days. While returning to Dhaka in GMG Airlines Chairman of Botanic Aroma Asaduzzaman Liton gave three mango leaves to Sagor, Shampa and director ... Read more
Photography show ‘In Search’ at AFD
A two-week solo photography exhibition titled ‘In Search-Part 1’ by documentary photographer Naymuzzaman Prince is on at the Alliance Francaise de Dhaka’s La Galerie. A total of 69 photographs divided in five series titled Tiger widows, Child labour, Ethnic group, Climate change and Circus are on display at the show portraying different socio-cultural
Samina renders song with Tawsif’s composition
For the first time popular singer Samina Chowdhury rendered song with the compostion of promising music composer Tawsif. Her album titled ‘Hit Album 3’ will be released on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh under the banner of G-Series. Recording her track was completed at Toffee Rainer Studio in the city’s Mohammadpur area on March
Parthibo’s new album Utshargo Nijegey in April
It has been a while since the band Parthibo released its debut album Baunduley in 2005. After its release the fans never had the second album from the band. The band maintained its presence in the band music scene with occasional releases in mixed albums such as Swapnochura, Radio Maina 2 and so on. On ... Read more
Dr Ishrat Jahan’s Jalwa releases
Jalwa, the first Ghazal album of Dr Ishrat Jahan, is now out in the market. The album, released recently under the banner of G-Series, features 10 Ghazal tracks, Nigahey dar pe, Jalwa, Jakhmo dil ke hasa nehi karte, Usi chaman mei chaley, Tujh ko jaab yaad kiya, Bhula de gaam and so on. Dr Israt ... Read more
Major boost in local octane production
SGFL to meet half the country’s demand by July producing octane from condensate Sylhet Gas Field Company (SGFL), that started producing octane in November last year by converting a natural gas by-product, is set to meet a half of the country’s octane demand from June-July. This will save a huge amount of foreign currency, especially ... Read more
Battle for glory
India-Sri Lanka WC final today The curtain will fall on cricket’s biggest event today. Besides some fortunate ones who have got the precious tickets to watch the match from the stands, billion of cricket-mad people around the world will stay glued to their TV screens when India lock horns with Sri Lanka in the all-Asian ... Read more
CNG time bomb ticks
Passengers of CNG-run public transports are running the risk of cylinder explosion as several thousand such vehicles are in service across the country with CNG cylinders beyond their usability limit. Officials concerned told New Age that the cylinders installed in the vehicles in mid-80s in the country were still in service beyond their lifespan although ... Read more
33 extrajudicial killings in 3 months: Odhikar
At least 33 people were killed extrajudicially in the first three months of 2011 of whom 28 were killed in so-called ‘crossfire’, cites the January-March quarterly report of rights organisation Odhikar. The organisation called on the government to bring all involved in extrajudicial killings before justice and demanded that extrajudicial killings must be stopped as ... Read more
Khagrachari people in acute crisis of safe water
Most tube-wells go out of operation in March-April Jharna Tripura, 24, said she would have to wait for more than an hour to fill all the four of her pitchers with drinking water from a small shallow well at the foot of a hill in Tongthak Para – about five kilometres off the district headquarters. ... Read more
HSC exams begin Tuesday
The Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations will begin on Tuesday. The examinations will end on May 31. On the first day, Bangla first paper examination will be held. This year, 7,79,441 examinees will take the exams under the 10 education boards. The chairman of the Board of Secondary and Intermediate, Dhaka, Fahima Khatun, told ... Read more