Sanitary inspectors on Friday demanded that the government should induct them in the draft safe food law 2013 for the proper implementation of the law at the field level. They claimed that they were the only professional degree holders in Bangladesh for identifying food adulteration.
Month: April 2013
Baishakhi fair draws huge crowd in Sylhet
Baishakhi Charukala Uthsab in Sylhet, featuring traditional dresses, domestic utensils and fancy items, drew a large crowd on Friday, the first day of the two-day weekend. The festival has been arranged on the Sylhet district auditorium premises at Rikabibazar in the city to raise fund for the Art and Autistic School,
3 killed in city
A singer died and two others were injured in road accident, a domestic help allegedly committed suicide while a man was found dead in the capital from Thursday night to Friday. At Badda, a singer died and two others were injured when a truck hit a motorcycle and an auto rickshaw.
BSTI seals lozenge factory
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution on Friday sealed a factory named Sonia Lozenge adjacent to Hajaribagh Park in the capital and seized ingredients of lozenge. BSTI executive magistrate Md Asaduzzaman, investigator Md Jahidur Rahman and metropolitan police conducted the mobile court drive, said a press release.
JUJA reunion held amid festivity
The Jahangirnagar University Journalists Association observed its 40th founding anniversary and reunion programme on Friday on the campus with much festivity. Observing the day, a colorful procession was brought out and it paraded the whole campus. Hundreds of current and former members
Kumar Biswajit on his next solo
Noted singer Kumar Biswajit is nowadays busy working for a new solo album, containing eight new songs of diverse genres. The artiste has shared about his upcoming album in an interview with New Age. ‘The songs of the album have been created by noted musician Prince Mahmud,’ said Biswajit, the singer of
A film about finding a new identity
The recently released film ‘Shikhandi Katha’ premiered at Balaka-2 on Thursday. Among others, Muhammad Hannan, the director of the film and Faridur Reza Sagar, managing director of Impress Telefilm Ltd and Channel i, were present. The film is an adaptation of a stage-play ‘Shikhandi Katha’ by Mahakal Natya Sampraday. It has been acclaimed at home ... Read more
Ayna Bibir Pala reveals ill-treatment of women
Maltreatment of women in a male-dominated society is not new, nor the discourse arising from such an issue. Hundreds of years ago, the village bards of our territory addressed significant issues such as ill-treatment of women, as testified by the palas of the Mymensingh Gitika. One such pala called Ayna Bibir Pala was staged by ... Read more
Aamir emerges as one of 100 most influential people
Bollywood star Aamir Khan has been featured on one of the seven special covers of the Time magazine listing the world’s 100 most influential people, reports The Times of India. The list includes Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, Delhi lawyer Vrinda Grover and California’s Indian-American attorney general Kamala Harris besides
Life of commoners depicted through art
Paintings revealing daily life of average people were displayed at the solo painting exhibition of artist Munawer Mehedi at Shilpangan Gallery in the capital. The human figure paintings, which had mostly been done in oil and a few acrylics, portray workers who toil rigorously for livelihood of their families.
Fish prices increase in capital
The prices of most of fish increased on the retail markets in the capital over the week ending Friday but the price of hilsa ease after Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year. Traders said that the prices of fish increased due to supply shortage. The prices of all varieties of fish except ... Read more
49 per cent of original ADP funds spent in 9 months
Forty-nine per cent of the Tk 55,000 crore allocated for the original Annual Development Programme of the current fiscal year was spent in the July-March period, said the ADP progress report released by the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division of the planning ministry on Thursday.
DSE election schedule announced
The election commission of Dhaka Stock Exchange last week announced its election schedule and submitted it to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission. As per the election schedule, the elections for the posts of four vacant directors will be held on June 10, DSE officials said.
Tigers’ back to the wall
Bangladesh were staring at a potentially mammoth target due to a combination of individual brilliance from Brendan Taylor and an average batting display by the Tigers which pushed the visitors onto the back foot after the conclusion of the third day of the first Test match against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Friday.
Robiul offers ray of hope
Pace bowler Robiul Islam took the opportunity to grab the center stage for proving his mettle in the third day of the first Test match against Zimbabwe as his six-wicket haul presented some much needed light in the Tigers camp at Harare on Friday. Though it is too early to say whether Bangladesh
Amal, Prithul win first gold in tennis doubles
Amal Roy and Henry Prithul Mandol won the first gold medal in the eighth Bangladesh Games after the duo beat Ranjan Ram and Mizanur Rahman by straight 6-2 and 6-1 sets in the men’s tennis doubles final on Friday, a day before the formal opening of the Games. Top seeded Amal Roy of Engineers Recreation ... Read more
Cricketers for immediate start of DPL
The local cricketers are set to place a protest programme before the Bangladesh Cricket Board for immediate start of the Dhaka Premier League. The players are expected to stage a sit-in in front of the BCB at 10:00am today and later ask the authority to take immediate steps to resolve
Two-match four-day series ends 0-0
The second and final four-day match between Bangladesh Under-19 team and Sri Lanka Under-19 side ended in a draw at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Friday after the end of the fourth and final day’s play. After two days were washed out in the previous three days,
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BANGLADESH GAME
After a long gap of 11 years, the eighth edition of the Bangladesh Games is all set to hit the big bowl of the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. Due to an acute financial crisis and poor organisation, the Games did not see its light since 2002. Though the volatile political situation of the country casts ... Read more
Illegal housing wrecks havoc on Sylhet environment
Illegal housing by real estate and developer groups in the Sylhet city and on its outskirts has put the city environment at stake. Housing estates are being developed through encroaching on croplands, water bodies, canals, forestlands and hillocks in the city and its neighbouring