The general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Wednesday plunged below 5,000 points again as investors, panicked by the legal battle over the minimum shareholding rule for the directors of listed companies, went for sell-offs amid fresh street protests. The DGEN, the benchmark index of the bourse, lost 3.32 per cent, or 168.68 points, ... Read more
Month: May 2012
Call for more allocation for social safety net programmes
Pre-budget discussion Call for more allocation for social safety net programmes Speakers at a pre-budget discussion on Wednesday urged the government to increase the budget allocation to social safety net programmes (SSNP) and ensure that it would be provided to poor people without corruption. They also called upon the government to formulate an integrated national ... Read more
Tigers’ camp next week
Rubel flying to South Africa for treatment The conditioning camp for the national cricketers will start sometime during the next week as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is desperately trying to arrange some international matches before the Tigers’ next scheduled assignment — the ICC Twenty20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in September. ... Read more
Deadline over, BPL franchises yet to pay dues
Most of the franchises of the Bangladesh Premier League are yet to submit their overseas players’ payment sheets to the governing council despite the deadline ended on Wednesday. The BPL authority asked for the sheets after many foreign players had complained that they did not receive their full payment, which tainted Bangladesh’s image
Siddik inches closer to victory
Country’s ace golfer Siddikur Rahman inched towards victory in the bti International Golf Championship as he consolidated his position at the top with a total score of eight-under-par 208 on Wednesday. Siddik repeated his performance of the previous day as he stroked five birdies against two bogeys to end the third day of the four-day event ... Read more
Bottled water safety come into question
Bottled drinking water in Bangladesh is no longer safe as it does not comply with international safety standards, thus becoming a threat to public health. Supply of bottled drinking water is a rapidly growing business in the country. A large number of people have turned to bottling drinking water, reflecting the diminishing confidence of people ... Read more
They beg but don’t like to be called beggars
Title of rehabilitation programme to be changed Beggars in the capital who are being rehabilitated by the government under a social safety net programme will not be identified as beggars. Finance minister AMA Muhith at a meeting yesterday asked the social welfare ministry to change the title of the programme — formerly referred to as ... Read more
DU teacher goes ‘missing’
Kidnap feared A Dhaka University teacher has been missing since Monday night. The teacher, Dr Nuruddin Alo, is a lecturer of political science department. Several of his students said that on Monday night they had an SMS from Alo that read, “They have kidnapped me. Please do something for
Siddik takes big lead in bti golf
Bangladesh’s icon golfer Siddikur Rahman maintained his professional approach to come back from second spot to take a sizeable lead in the bti International Golf Championship at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Tuesday. Siddik, ranked eighth in the Asian Order of Merit list, prior to the tournament said that he will take this opportunity to ... Read more
Shakib home for a break
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan arrived in Dhaka yesterday from India to take advantage of the two-day break from the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The former Tigers skipper has been suffering from mild fever but he was hopeful that he can fly to India as per schedule on May 11 to join his franchise ... Read more
Jealous Russell Brand regrets divorce
It appears Russell Brand is regretting the divorce he filed from singer Katy Perry in December, after 14 months of marriage. The British comedian was said to be “seething with jealousy” when he saw photographs of his ex-wife with Florence and The Machine’s Robert Ackroyd at the Coachella Festival, and reportedly sent the Firework hitmaker ... Read more
Music, dance and theatre staged at Shilpakala
Tagore’s Birth Anniversary Celebrations Music, dance and theatre staged at Shilpakala The second day of the two day programme, celebrating the sesquicentennial birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Poet Rabindranath Tagore, was held on Monday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Theatre, dance recitals, music renditions and recitation of various writings and songs ... Read more
Tagore’s creativity transported into art
A three-day grand painting exhibition featuring paintings on Tagore’s creativity and literary works, along with replicas of Tagore’s paintings continued at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, as part of the year-long joint celebrations by India and Bangladesh to mark the sesquicentennial anniversary of Nobel Laureate Poet Rabindranath Tagore. The exhibition included
National Rabindra Festival ends
The five-day National Rabindra Festival, organised by Bangladesh Rabindra Sangeet Shilpy Parisad to celebrate the 151st birth anniversary of the Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, ended on Tuesday at the Sawkat Osman auditorium of Central Public Library. Besides participating Parishad members, artistes belonging to other troupes also presented Tagore songs,
Rabindra Fair held
Sadi Muhammad honoured Celebrities of the country participated in the Rabindra Fair organised by private TV channel Channel-i, at its office premises on Tuesday, celebrating the 151st birth anniversary of Bengali literature titan Rabindranath Tagore. This year’s fair was the seventh arrangement of its kind. Eminent artists like Hashem Khan, Biren Shome and Moniruzzaman painted ... Read more
Chandalika staged at National Museum
Sattriya Kendra Sangeet Natak Academy from Assam, India, staged ‘Chandalika’, one of Tagore’s most popular dance dramas, in Assamese, depicting humanity beyond the barriers of race, religion and caste. Dhaka audience had the opportunity of watching this experimental production on Monday, on the occasion of the151st birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre
Khulna set to be new Test venue
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna could become the seventh Test venue of Bangladesh when the country hosts West Indies in November, said officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday. BCB took an initiative to hold a Test match and an one-day international as the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong is all set ... Read more
The maestro’s palette
151st birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore The maestro’s palette The multi-faceted influences in Tagore’s work When Tagore came to Rajshahi and Kushtia (1890) to take charge of his property, it seemed miles away from a life he was used to. The setting was a sharp contrast to Kolkata. But shortly he settled down to the ... Read more
Tagore and his plays
Ataur Rahman Rabindranath Tagore, the greatest Bangali poet and litterateur, traversed all domains of literature with amazing success. As a performing artist, he left a commendable impression in play-acting and direction. As a singer he was unparalleled in his prime. He earned fame as a painter of universal stature, although his branch of fine art ... Read more
Nasir denied Canada visa
Exhibition T20 Nasir denied Canada visa Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain cannot go to Canada due to visa complications. Nasir was scheduled to fly out for Canada tomorrow to play a T20 exhibition match between Asia XI and Rest of the World XI to be held in Toronto on May 12, but he didn’t get the ... Read more