Two men died form electrocution on Thursday in separate incidents in Chittagong. In the city’s Chakbazar area under Bakalia police station, a PDB man was electrocuted while he was working at an electric pole. The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahaman,
Month: April 2013
Three female students commit suicide in city
Two teenagers among three female students committed suicide in the capital on Wednesday and Thursday. At Uttar Maniknagar, a female student committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan with a scarf Wednesday. The deceased,
Body parts of youth recovered in city
Police recovered the dismembered body of a youth aged about 30 from the Dhaka city’s Kamramgichar on Thursday. Police recovered seven parts of the body packed in three poly packets in front of the Badsha Primary School of the area at about 12:00pm,
JUJA reunion today
The reunion of Jahangirnagar University Journalists’ Association will be held on the campus today. Marking the 40th founding anniversary of the organisation, JUJA organises the reunion. Disaster management and relief minister Abul Hasan Mahamood Ali
Social commitment must to combat sexual harassment against girls
Social commitment along with forging resistance has become indispensable to combat sexual harassment against the girl students. Public representatives, parents, civil society, community and media should work together for preventing sexual harassment,
Fake cop held in Sylhet
The police detained a college student in Sylhet Wednesday night on charge of impersonating a sub-inspector of police. The arrested was Ruhul Hossain, 25, an under graduate student of Tajpur Degree College at Osmani Nagar in the city.
Rafiqun Nabi touches a different reality
Celebrated artist Rafiqun Nabi with his ongoing solo exhibition has broken a recent trend. While most artists present sufferings of the struggling classes, the romantic artist defines and narrates merrymaking and joy. That does not mean Nabi has created anything minus-reality but viewers can feel the essence of real-life amusement of people that they tend ... Read more
Short film features house of Shahidullah Kaiser, Zahir Raihan
Srabanta Habib, nephew of Shahidullah Kaiser and Zahir Raihan, has made a short film on the parental house of the martyred intellectual brothers. Habib made the film titled Smritymoy Barir Mrityu to preserve the memory of the building on Ganguly Road in Old Town of Dhaka, which has been handed over to a real estate
Sanglap holds 2-day theatre festival
The two-day theatre festival organised by Sanglap Group Theatre ended on Thursday through staging of Badnam at the National Theatre Hall. The play, adapted and directed by Mustafa Hira from Tagore’s short story having the same title, features how an ordinary housewife of a police officer emerges as a great patriot and scarifies all the ... Read more
5 films to participate in 2 int’l fests
Three feature films and two documentaries have been selected by the government two participate in two international film festivals in Sri Lanka and Turkey. War of independence based feature films- Morshedul Islam’s Amar Bandhu Rashed and Nasiruddin Yousuff’s Guerilla- released in 2010 will be screened in SAARC film festival in Colombo,
Photo show features self existence
At first glance, the canvas print photographs in Khaled Hasan’s exhibition may look like paintings. Indeed, the photographer’s brilliant technical manipulation of camera has resulted in some sensitive art expositions. Hasan has showcased 29 photographs in his 15th solo exhibition, all of which relate to his inner self and emotions. Titled as ‘Existence…The End’ the ... Read more
Political instability to cut GDP growth to 6pc: ESCAP
A United Nations body on Thursday said growth rate of Bangladesh’s gross domestic product would be around 6 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year. The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific made the projection while releasing its Economic and Social Survey of Asia
Ministry study sees no immediate gain
The proposed free trade agreement with Sri Lanka may bring ‘no gain no loss’ result for Bangladesh, a commerce ministry study said. ‘Bangladesh may not be benefited in the short term by signing the proposed FTA with Sri Lanka because of low trade volume between
NBR slates sweetmeat, raw material traders for VAT evasion
PRE-BUDGET MEETING FY 2013-14 NBR slates sweetmeat, raw material traders for VAT evasion National Board of Revenue chairman Ghulam Hussain on Thursday came down heavily on the sweetmeat traders and other raw material suppliers for not providing buyers with the value-added tax Challan with the intention of evading VAT. At a pre-budget discussion with representatives ... Read more
Ruposhi Bangla to get $40m facelift for Intercontinental takeover
The state-owned Bangladesh Services Limited will renovate the Ruposhi Bangla hotel at a cost of $40 million before handing over its management to Intercontinental Hotels Group. The 16-month renovation work will start after the completion of the ICC World Twenty20 tournament, which is scheduled to begin in April 2014, announced
BTRC to serve show-cause notice on Robi about promotional package
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will serve a show-cause notice on mobile phone operator Robi for violating rules in a recent promotional campaign, said the commission officials. The Robi in a recent promotional offer, Ghachang Talk More, offered its subscribers holiday trip for couple and 46 inch Samsung Smart Internet TV on the basis
BB set to monitor call money market online
The Bangladesh Bank is going to introduce a software to bring all types of transactions on the call money market of the scheduled banks under a web-based monitoring system in a bid to check manipulation in the market, said officials of the central bank. A BB official told New Age on Thursday that the central ... Read more
Stocks end flat for 2nd day with high turnover
Dhaka stocks ended flat for the second day on Thursday, the last trading session of the week, amid increased turnover as the investors’ confidence in the stock market remained shaky due to the instability on the political front. DSEX, the benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange,
United Power holds road show for IPO price discovery
The road show of United Power Generation and Distribution Company Limited, a private power enterprise, was held in the city on Wednesday to discover the indicative price for offloading its shares in the capital market under the book-building method. The company had submitted its information memorandum
Swiss business delegation due in Dhaka April 21
A business delegation of the Switzerland government will arrive in Dhaka on April 21 with an aim to further deepen official contacts in the areas of business and trade and provide fresh impetus to the growing trade relations between the two countries, said a press release. The delegation will be led by ambassador Eric Martin,