Miss University Bangladesh 2011 calls for application from university going female students to take part in the primary audition round which will start from October 8, said a press release. The programme will go on air on Ekushey TV from mid of November. Celebrated actors, fashion designers, models and TV programme producers will judge the ... Read more
Month: October 2011
GP clears stand on regulator’s claim for Tk 3,034cr
Grameenphone yesterday refuted the claim of the regulator that the mobile operator will have to pay Tk 3,034 crore in unpaid revenue and tax. Kazi Monirul Kabir, chief communications officer of the company, said they “strongly disagree” with the numbers the regulator has claimed in a letter sent to GP on
ICAB gives out awards for transparent reports, accounts
Prime Bank has bagged the top award given by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) for publishing reports and accounts. This is the seventh time in a row that the bank has won this award. ICAB hands out awards to honour banks, insurance houses, nongovernmental organisations
Farzana Chhoby plays widow in Shontoron
Less-educated Swarna is married to a professional Lathial, who lives by wielding a designed bamboo. Within a year, her husband goes missing. A few days later, he is found dead. And, the story of a widow’s struggles begins. This is the story of Shonotoron, an ongoing TV serial on Maasranga TV. The viewers will catch ... Read more
Sitar Bonobash attracts viewers
The play “Sitar Bonobash” was staged recently at the Maulana Bhashani Auditorium in Sirajganj and attracted a good number of viewers. The play, based on an episode from the epic “Ramayan”, has been produced by the local troupe Mrittika Natyashala. Renowned dramatist, Mannan Hira, president of Bangaldesh Pathonatak Parishad, attended the first show as chief ... Read more
No rules for CNG-driven vehicles yet
CNG yet to be recognised as power source Strange it may sound, but the existing Motor Vehicle Ordinance (MVO),1983, has yet to recognise Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a power source for vehicles! No matter what the authorities think, for the past eight years, about 65 per cent of the country’s vehicles have been running ... Read more
Hi-tech driving licence on cards
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority is set to start producing hi-tech driving licences to prevent the use of fake licences by drivers, a problem that is attributed to accidents on roads. A total of 11.50 lakh licences will be issued in five years at the cost of Tk 37 crore from the public exchequer. The licences ... Read more
Trend setter — just needs little fixing
Safety Net Schemes Trend setter — just needs little fixing Int’l policy workshop sees land scarcity, huge poverty-struck population as major challenges to ensure food security Bangladesh spent 2.8 billion dollars last year on social safety net programmes (SSNPs) and is a global leader in dimensions of social protection. But with 27 million of its ... Read more
Govt to build 20,000 flats for middle class
Ecnec okays Tk 9,031cr project The government will build 20,000 flats in the capital’s Uttara in the next five years for low and middle income people. The project was approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the
3 researchers from US, UK get Nobel
Study on Expanding Universe 3 researchers from US, UK get Nobel Three researchers behind the discovery that our Universe’s expansion is accelerating have been awarded this year’s Nobel prize for physics yesterday. Saul Perlmutter and Adam Riess of the US and Brian Schmidt of Australia will divide the prize. The trio studied what are called ... Read more
Kumari Puja celebrated
Hindu devotees yesterday celebrated Maha Ashtami across the country, offering obeisance to Goddess Durga. Today, Maha Navami, the fourth day of Durga Puja, will begin in the morning. On this day, priests begin the rituals that culminate with a devotional offering called “Maha-Arati”. The Maha Ashtami is also the time for Kumari Puja where a ... Read more
Sammy & Co come to town
The West Indies cricket team arrived in the capital last night to play a Twenty20 international, three ODIs and two Tests against the Tigers. The 19-member team touched down at the Shahjalal International Airport at 8:00pm for a month-long tour. Darren Sammy’s men will however have none of the Trinidad & Tobago players as five ... Read more
City corps, municipalities owe Tk 400cr to power agencies
A series of meetings and regular exchange of letters for months failed to make any progress in realising about Tk 400 crore due bills and surcharges from the city corporations and municipalities across the country by the five power distribution agencies. The surcharge on the Tk 158.53 crore long overdue bills of the five power ... Read more
Maha Ashtami today
The largest religious festival for the Hindus enters the third day today with thousands of devotees being expected to throng the puja mandaps (pavilion) to worship the mother goddess. This is the most important day of Durga Puja, known as Durga Ashtami, as it celebrates the victory of the goddess over Mahishasura (the buffalo-demon from ... Read more
German trade show set for a big start
The second biennial German trade show will begin in Dhaka on October 27 to showcase products of both the countries, organisers said at a press conference yesterday. The three-day fair at the city’s Bangabandhu International Conference Centre will showcase products at 100 German and Bangladeshi stalls
IDCOL to finance five bio-electricity plants
The Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (IDCOL) is going to finance five bio-electricity plants around the country in a bid to promote renewable energy and reduce eco hazards. The non-bank financial institution on Monday signed a financing agreement with Seed Bangla Foundation (SBF) for setting up such five plants in five poultry farms
Remittance hits six-month low
Inward remittance fell below $1 billion in September — for the first time in six months. The central bank said the fall is seasonal and was mainly driven by a post-Eid slowdown. In September, the remittance inflow came down to $843 million, whereas Bangladesh recorded more than $1 billion in remittance a month since
Stocks remain gloomy
Dhaka stocks declined yesterday, the indices losing 2.33 percent, following a market free fall due to investors’ low confidence. The falling trend of the market was at its worst in the last 12 days as the benchmark General Index, DGNE, the Dhaka Stock Exchange indicator, closed at 5,763 after falling 137 points. The benchmark index ... Read more
Greens trump Reds
The return of competitive Twenty20 cricket was welcomed yesterday by a large crowd who were treated to a late onslaught, but saw little from those Tigers who will take on West Indies in the same format next week. Around 8,000 people turned up at the floodlit Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium expecting to find the usual Twenty20 ... Read more
Lagaan in Time Magazine’s Top 25 Best Sports Movies
Aamir Khan’s first production Lagaan which won an Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category has brought us glory once again. Lagaan has been included in Time magazine’s 25 Best Sports movies list. Time magazine has given Lagaan the 14th spot in their list. The 2001 film was the biggest hit of that ... Read more