All major and important branches at the divisional and the district levels of the government and private commercial banks will remain open on Saturday for the convenience of the taxpayers to submit tax returns and pay their taxes. On the same purpose, all the income tax offices of the National Board of Revenue will remain open on ... Read more
Month: September 2012
Curry lovers look to London expo
A show on curry is set to begin in London’s Riverbank Park Plaza Hotel on October 14 to celebrate Britain as the paradise for global curry lovers. The UK-based Curry Life Magazine is organising the show, World Curry Expo, where curry and everything related to curry will be on display to attract visitors, curry lovers ... Read more
New MD for Ericsson Bangladesh
Ericsson yesterday named Gary Dewing as its managing director for Bangladesh. Dewing who joined Ericsson in 1995 will succeed Per-Henrik Nielsen, according to a statement of the communications technology and services provider. Previously, Dewing was the regional head of sourcing and country manager of Ericsson
Canada keen to help Bangladesh realise its economic potential
Canada is eager to extend support to Bangladesh’s economy and boost the country’s foreign direct investment receipts, Heather Cruden, the Canadian high commissioner to Bangladesh, said yesterday. “Canada joins the world in applauding Bangladesh’s impressive economic growth of 6 percent in the last five years,” said Cruden at the luncheon programme of the Foreign Investors’
Banglalink launches idea generation contest for second year
Banglalink launched Grandmaster, an idea generation contest for university students, at a press conference held in the city on Wednesday, said a news release. This year, the competition has introduced a new platform: the facebook page ‘banglalinkmela’. Interested students will form groups and they will register and submit their ideas
Take a long view
Bangladesh cricket is in a strange place now. The Tigers’ winless exit from the ICC World Twenty20 should not be cause for outrage, neither can it be said that it was expected. If the emotions of a cricket-crazed nation can be pushed aside for a moment, the impression that emerges is that Bangladesh’s World Twenty20 ... Read more
Chess bids for new life
The Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) is trying to convince sponsors to sign up again to support the sport following Bangladesh’s ever-best result in the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. Standard Chartered Bank, Mercantile Bank, Dutch-Bangla Bank, United Insurance Company, who have a long association with the chess federation, pulled out their
BD A-WIHP 1st one-dayer today
Fresh from their spin-inspired 52-run victory in the recently concluded four-day match over the touring West Indies High Performance team, Bangladesh A are set to take on the same opponents in the first of three one-dayers at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. The second-string Bangladesh side have retained the same squad they named ... Read more
Siddikur’s solid start
Ace Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman got off to a reasonable start in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club yesterday. The 27-year-old golfer, who had missed two cuts in a month alone largely due to bad starts in windy conditions, overcame his demons yesterday to finish the round in joint 13th ... Read more
Fresh reminder from WB
Padma graft allegations must be thoroughly investigated, it insists The World Bank funding of the Padma bridge project will depend on the satisfactory implementation of all the measures it has asked the government to take, the bank said in a statement yesterday. Last week, the global lender announced that it was re-engaging in the project ... Read more
Dhaka vents concern over killing by BSF
BGB-BSF Talks Dhaka vents concern over killing by BSF Dhaka has expressed its deep concern over continued killing, torture and abduction of unarmed Bangladeshi civilians on borders by BSF and Indian nationals. The concern was expressed at the four-day director general-level talks between the two border forces that began in the capital on
Sonali board members blame management
Hallmark Scam Sonali board members blame management Four members of the board of directors of Sonali Bank on Wednesday alleged the bank management was involved in the Hallmark money swindling, claiming their non-involvement in the loan scam. Members of the board of directors Suvas Chandra Singho Roy, Jannat Ara Henry, KM Zaman Romel and Sattayendra Chandra ... Read more
Journalist Ataus Samad passes away
Journalist and columnist Ataus Samad died in Apollo Hospitals in Dhaka Wednesday night at the age of 75. He was suffering from kidney, diabetes and heart-related diseases. He died about 9:30pm immediately after the life support had been removed, the family said. Samad, who is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son, was ... Read more
Taxpayers made to run around
Nurul Islam, who works at a private television channel, went to Segun Bagicha tax office on Tuesday to submit his return, as he has done over the past several years. He was taken aback when informed that his tax circle had been changed after an increase in the number of tax zones and circles by ... Read more
Hajj pilgrims kept waiting
Saudi Arabian NAS Air flights delayed for technical glitches After the recent chaos by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, hajj pilgrims of National Air Services (NAS) were stranded yesterday due to inadequate number of aircraft of the low cost Saudi airline. The disruption delayed the departure of 1,100 pilgrims who finally flew by NAS Air of Saudi ... Read more
Super-Eights begin today
Bangladesh may have bowed out with a heart-breaking loss to Pakistan on Tuesday, but the World Twenty 20 shifts into a higher gear today as the Super Eights round kicks-off an intense battle for the semifinal berths. The preliminary league, which ended on Tuesday, separated the men from the boys as Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and ... Read more
Baul songs blow audience to serenity
The duo just drowned the audience into the world of music where tragic characters of pallikabi Jasumiddin’s phenomenal narrative Nakshi Kanthar Math appeared on the illusion of the audience. The magical moment created through Kiron Chandra Roy’s voice modulation with Dashrath’s spectacular dhol [an Indian rhythm instrument] performance truly took the audience
Presenting war of independence in lens
Visual documentation of an extraordinary time and of the people who fought to give birth to a new nation is on display by Abdul Hamid Raihan’s ongoing solo exhibition at Dhaka Art Centre. The freelance photographer from Kushtia district displays 40 historic photographs taken by him during the war of independence in 1971. Raihan’s stills ... Read more
An evening of folk songs by Tapan Roy
Indira Gandhi Culture Centre, Dhaka in association with the State Bank of India in Bangladesh and Channel i as media partner, recently organised an evening of folk songs by Indian exponent Dr. Tapan Roy. Among the songs presented by Roy were, “Jamuna Tumi Ki Aar”, “Ekbar Aisho Phire Robi Thakur”, “ Matiro Pinjirar Majhe” (Hason ... Read more
Stories in Silk
Inspired by the paintings of noted Bangladeshi expatriate artist Shahabuddin Ahmed, three Chinese painters have created a number of hand embroidered silk needle painting. Under the title “Silk Story”, the exhibition opens today at Gallery Chitrak in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Shahabuddin Ahmed will inaugurate the exhibition as chief guest. Needle painting is also