Bangladesh Army’s Jewel Ahmed proved his new training regime paid rich dividends as he rewrote a new national record in the 1500m free-style in the swimming event of the eighth Bangladesh Games at the National Swimming Complex on Tuesday. Two new national records were created on day
Month: April 2013
Samedul quits swimming
Veteran swimmer Karar Samedul retired from competitive swimming after he participated in the 50m breast-stroke in the eighth Bangladesh Games at the National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on Tuesday. ‘I think it is the right time for me to retire
Ansar sweep all TT golds
Bangladesh Ansar managed all five gold medals in the table tennis event of the eighth Bangladesh Games on Tuesday with Hasib and Shoma taking the men’s and women’s singles respectively. In the last day of this discipline, Shoma of Ansar beat her teammate Rumi by 4-0 in the women’s singles event while Turbina of Rangpur ... Read more
Ansar sweep all TT golds
Bangladesh Ansar managed all five gold medals in the table tennis event of the eighth Bangladesh Games on Tuesday with Hasib and Shoma taking the men’s and women’s singles respectively. In the last day of this discipline, Shoma of Ansar beat her teammate Rumi by 4-0 in the women’s singles event while Turbina of Rangpur ... Read more
Bangladesh U-19 level series
Prodigious young batsman Nazmul Hossain scripted a wonderful hundred to lead Bangladesh Under-19 to a series-leveling 115-run win over their Sri Lankan counterparts in the second youth one-day international at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Tuesday. Nazmul blasted 109 off 131 balls with the help
Dhaka Metro reach semis
Dhaka Metropolis sealed the third semi-final spot in the eighth Bangladesh Games after they prevailed over Chittagong Division by five wickets at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra on Tuesday. Dhaka Metro joined Rangpur and Khulna Division to
HC asks to depute female physicians
Nine female physicians of Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital have been directed to carry on their duties by rotation daily to deal with female victims of sexual violence and autopsy of females. The directive was issued on an emergency basis
HC asks to depute female physicians
Nine female physicians of Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital have been directed to carry on their duties by rotation daily to deal with female victims of sexual violence and autopsy of females. The directive was issued on an emergency basis following
JU teachers demand VC’s removal
Teachers of Jahangirnagar University on Monday pledged to continue their movement against Professor Anwar Hossain, vice-chancellor, demanding his resignation over irregularities since his appointment last year. The university teachers’ association declared this at a press
Campaign for Pipilika launched at SUST
Pipilika Uthsab, a daylong programme in promotion of the first ever internet search engine in the country, www.pipilika.com. was held on the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology campus on Monday. GPIT, information technology section of mobile phone
Two held with pirated books in Ctg
The Detective Branch of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police seized a huge quantity of pirated books of the national curriculum from a bookshop at Andarkilla in the port city Monday morning. The DB team also arrested two people, including the manager
1st convocation of ASAUB held
The 1st convocation of ASA University Bangladesh was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the capital Monday morning. A total of 19 hundred graduates received certificates in the programme, said a press release. For the best result Jhumka Rani Mandal of BBA
Bomb blast injures girl in city
A schoolgirl was critically injured as a crude bomb exploded at their house at Hazaribagh in the capital Monday morning. The victim was identified as Tania Akhter, 10, a Class II student of Nur-e-Haowa Madrasa at Hazaribagh. Tania, daughter of Abdur Rashid, is a resident of Dhal Par of Hazaribagh area. She was admitted to ... Read more
Creating supra-personae in masks
Masks have been used since ancient times for both ceremonial and practical purposes. Masks are a familiar and vibrant element in many folk and traditional ceremonies, festivals and rituals in the country. The experimental artists these days have taken masks as an art form. Such well decorated masks made by the contemporary artists are on ... Read more
A tribute to Satyajit Ray
Today is the 21st death anniversary of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray, who was also a reputed writer and artist. Satyajit Ray (May 2, 1921- April 23, 1992) a man with versatile talents, is widely considered to be one of the greatest film makers in the history of films in the Indian Subcontinent. Ray directed 36 ... Read more
Uttarbangsha staged
Kanthashilan staged Syed Shamsul Haque’s poetic drama Uttarbangsha on the third day of Syed Shamsul Haque Theatre Festival at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday. Directed by Golam Sarwar, the play is mainly a protest against anti-liberation forces in 1971 and emphasises speedy trial of war crimes done during the war ... Read more
Children’s fair held in Manikganj
Two-day long Shishu Ananda Mela ended at deputy commissioner’s office premises in Manikganj on Sunday through colourful programmes. The programmes included cultural competitions, cultural function, discussion and prize giving ceremony among the winners of the cultural competitions. Hundreds of students from
Anadikalpa celebrates anniversary
Four plays staged in 3-day fest Chittagong based troupe Anadikalpa had organised a three-day theatre festival at Chittagong Shilpakala Academy to celebrate its fifth founding anniversary. Local vernacular daily Azadi editor MA Malek inaugurated the festival as the chief guest on April 18. The festival ended on April 20. Dwelling on the journey of Anadikalpa,
Refiners face setback in sugar export on falling int’l price
Although the government has given six sugar refiners permission to export 2,62,000 tonnes of sugar, only one refiner could export 5,5000 tonnes of the item because of falling price of the commodity on the international market. Ending a two-year ban on sugar export the government
MCCI wants import duty reduction
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday demanded that the National Board of Revenue should reduce customs duty on import of capital machinery, basic raw materials, intermediary raw materials and finished products at significant level in the coming national budget. At a pre-budget discussion with the NBR, the MCCI also wanted