River Halda flows through the heartlands of Chittagong. It serves as a lifeline to millions living on her banks. An exhibition of photo and video presentation titled Halda: River of Mystery was inaugurated at the Berlin Hall of Goethe Institut in Dhanmondi at Dhaka on 20 July. Monjurul Kibria, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, University ... Read more
Month: July 2011
Harmony of Nature
Solo painting exhibition at Gallery Impressions A solo painting exhibition featuring artworks by talented artist Abu Kalam Shamsuddin was inaugurated at Gallery Impressions, Gulshan, in the capital on July 17. The exhibition showcases 16 paintings titled as “Harmony of Nature” (1, 2, 3…16) by the artist. The artist has used mixed media (oil and acrylic). ... Read more
Nat’l Film Awards 2009 announced
The government Thursday announced names of the recipients of the National Film Award-2009. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, will distribute the awards among 28 personalities in 26 categories at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on July 23. The minister for information and culture affairs, Abul Kalam Azad, announced the recipients’ names
ATN Radio24 goes on air
Radio24 recently started its journey. Chairman of ATN Bangla and ATN News and ATN Radio, Dr. Mahfuzur Rahman, formally launched the radio on July 19, says a press release. Managing director of ATN Radio, singer Shuvro Dev, directors Alok Kumar Biswas and Rezwana Khan, along with journalists from the print and electronic media were also ... Read more
Amitabh and Sridevi to share screen space after 19 years
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and veteran actress Sridevi will be sharing screen space with each other after almost 19 years for their upcoming film “English Vinglish”. The film, being touted as Sridevi’s Bollywood comeback, will see her essay the role of a housewife who joins a spoken English course to impress her husband and family
Catching up with Kushum Shikdar
Although her lifelong aspiration has been to become a vocal artiste, fate had other plans for Kushum Shikdar. Through turn of events she found herself in the media as an actress — both on the small and big screen. The talented actress recently shared her views with the The Daily Star (TDS). TDS: What are ... Read more
Bipasha Kabir in film’s item song
Bipasha Kabir was one of the top contestants in Lux Superstar Contest 2009. By this time besides performing in TVC she has already started acting in TV channels. Though she is regular in TV acting and modeling Bipasha has keen interest in the movie based on good story and script. Her intention has slightly fulfilled ... Read more
Zahid, Mou in drama serial again
After the TV serial Poush Faguner Pala, Zahid Hasan and Mou have acted again in the serial titled Tokhon Boshonto. The drama serial has been directed by Humayun Faridi and written by Shafiqur Rahman Shantanu. Jitu Ahsan, Shams Sumon, Farah Ruma, Hasan Imam, Humayun Faridi and Mamunur Rashid played the main characters in this play. ... Read more
4 die in construction lift collapse
Four workers died as a makeshift lift carrying them plunged to the ground in a terrifying free-fall at an under-construction building in the city’s Kakrail yesterday evening. The dead were Zahidul Islam, 26, Delwar Hossain, 28, and his two nephews Rubel, 20, and Abdur Rahman, 18. The lift, on its way up to 13th floor, ... Read more
Most construction firms flout safety rules
Most of the private construction firms in the capital are flouting the provisions of the Bangladesh National Building Code 2006 which require them to ensure the safety of people. They do not even follow the safety rules required for workers. Inadequate safety measures increased the number of death of workers in construction sites. The latest ... Read more
Honour they never got
Raju Bala Dey and Surjo Begum — two Birangonas raped by Pakistani soldiers during the Liberation War — yesterday narrated their horrifying experience and the humiliation thereafter. The two Birangonas (war heroines) from Sirajganj are the first among nearly two lakh war rape victims to come in public to recount their
Most city shops stop selling sugar, oil
TCB outlet also stops sales abruptly Sugar and soya bean oil ‘ran out’ in most retail shops in the capital on Thursday, a day after the commerce ministry revised the soya bean oil price and set the prices for palm oil and sugar. The commodities could be found in a few shops in the city, ... Read more
Police to probe now police case
6 Students Killed by Mob Police to probe now police case Police high-ups have no confidence in the case filed by Savar police regarding the killing of six students in Aminbazar on Monday, in which the victims are labelled as robbers. The police headquarters hence formed a four-member committee yesterday to probe the matter. “We ... Read more
Farmers begin jute harvest
Farmers in different areas of the country, especially those who cultivated jute early, have started harvesting their jute this season. Officials of the department of agriculture extension said farmers in most of the areas were happy this year as they were getting satisfactory yield. They said that harvesting would go on in full swing for
Mirsarai tragedy trucker caught
Police yesterday arrested the unlicensed driver, responsible for the July 11 truck plunge that killed 40 people, mostly school children, in Mirsarai of Chittagong. A team from Kawnia Police Station of Barisal arrested the truck driver, Jasimuddin alias Mofiz, from a house in Batna village of the district around
Stop coaching business
Teachers demand at meeting with education minister Heads of top city schools and colleges yesterday demanded the government take action to stop private tuition and coaching, holding these responsible for various unethical practices in educational institutions. If needed, the authorities should arrange extra classes in the campus itself, they insisted. Agreeing with their demand, Education ... Read more
6-hr shutdown at gas stations
Decides govt to tackle electricity crisis during Ramadan The CNG filling stations across the country will remain closed between 3:00pm and 9:00pm for nearly a month starting from the first day of Ramadan as part of a government initiative to improve gas supply to power stations and tackle power crisis. At present, the closing time ... Read more
Four of a family, car driver killed in road accident
At least five people, four of whom were of one family, died and 20 others were injured in a traffic accident on the Dhaka–Sylhet Highway near Abdul Kadir Molla City College in the Narsingdi district headquarters about 12:30pm on Thursday. The deceased were Nurun Nesa 50, Kohinoor, 26, Sijala, 20 and Yasmin, 18, all of ... Read more
Pry school teacher removed for sexual harassment
A teacher of a primary school was stand-released on Thursday after some girl students brought charges of sexual harassment against him. The upazila primary education officer said that a primary inquiry had found true the charges against Abul Kalam Azad, 42, an assistant teacher of Government Model Primary School at Sujanagar of Pabna, and
BRAC Bank launches mobile banking service
BRAC Bank introduced a complete mobile financial service yesterday with assistance from its subsidiary company bKash Ltd. Now mobile phones will be used as bank accounts and they will also serve as wallet for transaction of money. BRAC Bank said customers will be able to receive electronic money into their bKash accounts