The shops at Mirpur Benarasi Palli are selling mostly Indian saris while the traditional Benarasi weavers are passing idle time as the customers are opting for the cheaper Indian saris of various designs. Eighty per cent of the products the shops in the sari hub were seen selling are Indian instead of those made by ... Read more
Month: August 2012
Mourning the death of a legend
Memorial meeting for Humayun Ahmed at SUST A memorial meeting for the recently deceased celebrated writer Humayun Ahmed was held at the central auditorium of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet on August 6. Assistant Professor of the Sociology Department, Md. Faruq Uddin, conducted the function. The function was held at the initiative ... Read more
Sultan’s 89th birth anniversary today
Master Bangladeshi painter SM Sultan was born in 1923 in Masimdia, Narail district. After only five years of schooling in Victoria Collegiate School in Narail, he joined his father to work as a mason. A bohemian and mystic, Sultan works delve deep into rural life, especially peasants, fishermen, day labourers and their simple lives. His ... Read more
LRB to rock in Milan
Popular rock band LRB [love runs blind] is going to rock Milan, one of the vivid cities in Europe on 25th August. They will perform their new tracks along with evergreen numbers in the concert in the Italian city being invited by the Non Residential Bangladeshi. The concert will be held at the Pala I ... Read more
Bangladesh shines at music festival in Russia
Under the supervision of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, a 12 -member group was selected to participate in the ‘3rd International Music Festival, Asia Pacific Region, 2012’ in Krasnoyarsk in Russia. The festival was held from June 28 to July 4. Shyam Sundar Sikder, former Additional Secretary of the Ministry of ... Read more
Dalchhut to perform in Kolkata
As part of its continuous endeavor to promote bilateral cultural exchanges between India and Bangladesh, the Indira Gandhi Culture Centre, High Commission of India, Dhaka is organising the visit of popular Bangladeshi rock band Dalchhut to Kolkata, India from August 12-15, 2012, for a performance under ICCR sponsorship, says a press release. Dalchhut would perform
Tough contest for admission seekers
About 26,400 students, who had scored the highest grade point average of 5 in this year’s higher secondary certificate and equivalent examinations, will not get seats in the reputed public universities and medical and dental colleges. In 2012 HSC results, some 61,162 students scored GPA 5 while, according to the
Global food prices spiralling again
Extreme Weather Global food prices spiralling again FAO raises alarm for world’s poorest; inadequate rainfall casts gloom over Aman prospect Global food prices shot up last month due to extreme weather conditions, says a report of the UN food and agricultural body. The price spike, which came after three months of decline, has raised the spectre ... Read more
Metro railway project hits snag
Delay in JICA loan signing feared The proposed elevated metro railway project in the capital with Japanese financial assistance has hit a snag as the communications ministry is yet to get approval for it from the ministry of planning, officials said. The delay in getting approval from the planning ministry is attributed to bureaucratic exercise ... Read more
Extortion YES Extortion NO
Police, transport leaders, ministers debate over state of the highway crime Police officials and transport leaders at a meeting at the Rail Bhaban yesterday were locked in a debate over whether extortion was taking place on the highways. While the law enforcers claimed the highways to be free of extortion, transport associations’ bosses said it ... Read more
Move to amend GB ordinance undemocratic
Ex-adviser tells seminar The government’s move to amend the Grameen Bank ordinance is “undemocratic” as it does not represent the opinions of the bank’s majority shareholders, former adviser to a caretaker government Dr Akbar Ali Khan said yesterday. “Ninety-seven percent stake in the Grameen Bank is owned by poor women. So the
Go tough on rights
Santu Larma urges indigenous people Jyotirindra Bodhipriyo Larma, chief of Bangladesh Adivasi Forum, yesterday called upon Adivasis to wage a movement to realise their demand for the government to recognise them as indigenous people and so ensure their rights. In the 15th amendment to the constitution last year, the government identified them as
Capital witnesses agonising traffic gridlock
The capital witnessed agonising traffic gridlocks thanks to traffic mismanagement and the pre-Eid shopping rush even on a public holiday. Passengers remained stranded for hours at almost all major city thoroughfares which were choked with huge traffic congestion on the public holiday for Janmashtami on
Dhaka-Ctg rail link resumes after 8 hours
Rail communication was restored after an eight-hour halt as the Nasirabad Express, a Chittagong-bound train from Mymensingh, derailed when it collided with a cement truck at a level-crossing in Faujderhat in Chittagong on Thursday. The accident occurred at about 4:30am. The engine along with two coaches of the
Hajj for 3,455 aspirants uncertain
The government’s indecision with regard to 12 Hajj agencies, banned by Saudi authorities last week, created uncertainty whether or not 3,455 aspirant pilgrims would be able to perform Hajj under private management, officials said. Bangladesh government allowed these agencies to take the Hajj aspirants to Saudi Arabia
Businessman stabbed to death in city
A businessman was robbed and stabbed to death by unidentified people in front of Bangla Academy in the capital on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Mahmudul Hasan Chowdhury Ratan, 45, owner of a dying factory named Colour and Fashion Limited in
‘Nice girl’ Felix third time lucky
She was accused of being too relaxed in Beijing. Coming as overwhelming favourite, with two world championship titles to her name, Allyson Felix had expected it to be an easy walk in the park. One of her key aim was to be a role model and for that she had some other commitments too. She ... Read more
A friend forever
The battle between USA and China for topping the medals table is so tight that even a bronze was not to be overlooked. On Wednesday, USA added seven medals alone from track and field that took them ahead of China in overall medal-haul if not in gold counts. So Carmelita Jeter had every reason to ... Read more
Tigers climb to 8th in ICC T20 rankings
Bangladesh national cricket team earned eighth place in the Reliance ICC T20 rankings, said an ICC press release on Thursday. Bangladesh had been included in the rankings for the first time recently when they toured Europe in June to play a Twenty20 series against Ireland, Scotland and Netherland
Amer terms TV interview doctored
Brothers Union manager Amer Khan has told the Bangladesh Football Federation that his interview aired on a local television channel on match fixing was fabricated and incomplete as he was summoned by the federation. Amer in an interview with Ekattor TV on on Monday said that they had to concede a defeat in their Bangladesh Premier ... Read more