Mixed albums featuring upcoming singers released Set against the backdrop of the slumped trade market, audio production companies have not taken any major initiative for a big budget project targeting the Pahela Baishakh celebrations. Mixed albums featuring popular and upcoming singers will be the main attraction by the audio CD music industry for Pahela Baishakh ... Read more
Month: April 2013
Audience demands out of the box
From the schedule of programmes received, it seems that the local television channels plan to broadcast run-of-the-mills programmes to celebrate Pahela Baishakh like they have over the past few years. Typical Pahela Baishakh special plays, telefilms, phono-live concerts and live telecast of the day’s cultural programmes happening inside and outside of the capital will occupy
Restore political stability for economic growth: WB
Breaking out of low investment trap biggest immediate challenge, it says The World Bank on Saturday said Bangladesh must restore political stability for the sake of its economic growth. The recent political violence is hampering the country’s investment opportunity and development prospects, said officials of
WB economist terms diverting Padma credit line impossible
There is no scope for the World Bank to divert the $1.2 billion Padma Bridge credit line to other development projects in Bangladesh, a WB official told New Age on Wednesday. But the government is still lobbying the multilateral lender to switch the $1.2 billion funds to other development initiatives, said Economic Relations
Goods transport sector passing through hard time for strikes
Goods transport sector is passing through a severe crisis as their vehicles are being vandalised and torched during general strikes for the last few months. Truck and covered van owners told New Age that their business had already cut by more than 70 per cent and a good number of owners had failed
Hilsa takes last jump before Pahela Baishakh
The price of hilsa took its last jump on the capital’s kitchen markets on Saturday, a day before Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year 1420. The price of hilsa weighting around 1 kg-1.5 kg increased by Tk 400-Tk 800 a kg in a day, said fish traders. A piece of hilsa ... Read more
FBCCI wants BB consult stakeholders on calculation method review
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry has demanded that the Bangladesh Bank should discuss the ongoing review of calculation method of the bank interest rate spread with the stakeholders for making a proper and realistic decision about it. FBCCI president Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed last week sent
Unrest hinders market dev, buyers losing confidence: BGMEA chief
Md Atiqul Islam, the newly elected president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, talks about the prospects and challenges of the RMG sector and the impacts of the ongoing political unrest on the industry in an interview with New Age. He also describes what would be the role of the new leadership
Stocks return to positive zone after two weeks
Dhaka stocks gained slightly last week amid higher turnover as bargain hunters went on buying shares in cheap rate after massive fall of prices in the previous two weeks. DSEX, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, gained 2.34 per cent or 82.17 points, to close at 3,590.03 points.
DSE to seek 5-year tax exemption after demutualisation
Dhaka Stock Exchange, the country’s premier bourse, will seek a five-year tax exemption in an effort to make it a profitable and attractive organisation to investors after demutualisation, DSE leaders said here on Saturday. ‘We’ll seek a five-year tax exemption in the next budget. We’ve a specific proposal on it,’ DSE president M Rakibur Rahman ... Read more
BOA left to dry by NSC
The Bangladesh Olympic Association carried out some renovation works with their own funds due to little interest shown by the National Sports Council ahead of the upcoming 8th edition of the Bangladesh Games. The Bangladesh Games will have 31 disciplines,
Tamim aims at Zimbabwe
TOURING Bangladesh batsman, Tamim Iqbal, says the Tigers are prepared to launch a strong offensive when they clash with Zimbabwe in a month-long tour that begins next Wednesday. Tamiml, who made his debut in Zimbabwe in 2007, is not expecting an easy outing against their close rivals and said Bangladesh are aware of the challenge
Bangladesh could host Asia Cup next year
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is hoping to stage the Asia Cup 2014 after they received a green signal from India, which was originally scheduled to host the one-day tournament in February-March next year, said the officials on Saturday. The Asian Cricket Council had offered India to hosts the twelfth
‘Our inexperience was exposed’
Inexperience played a major role for the recent failure of the Bangladesh national women’s cricket team on their just concluded tour of India after they failed to grasp the opportunity on several occasions, said captain Salma Khatun on Saturday. The women cricketers returned home on Saturday
First U-19 four-day match ends in a draw
The first four-day match between the Bangladesh Under-19 team and Sri Lanka Under-19 side ended in a draw at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. The young Tigers, chasing an improbable target of 233 runs, were batting on 71-3 from 25 overs in their second innings when bails were drawn for
Labib Cup golf tournament concludes
The two-day long Labib Cup golf tournament ended at the Ghatail Shaheed Salauddin Cantonment golf course in Tangail on Saturday with Major Gen. SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, ndu, psc elected champion. A total of 60 players under 11 golf clubs of Bangladesh
GM Zia loses to Indian GM
Bangladeshi Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman lost to Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta in the 6th round match of the 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship on Friday. Zia earned 3.5 points from six matches. Zia is scheduled to meet GM Mohannad Farhan of Jordan
Tapan Mahmud makes a comeback
Almost five years have elapsed since eminent Tagore singer Tapan Mahmud released his last album. To make up for the long gap, Mahmud has recently released a double disc album under one cover titled Smritishudha. The first one- Keno tumi bodle gechho -is a collection of 12 famous songs from the 50s to 70s era. ... Read more
Baisabi celebrations begin
The three-day Baisabi festival to welcome the Bangla New Year has begun with great enthusiasm and fanfare in Dhaka as well as in the hill towns of the country on Friday. The term Baisabi is a concoction of the first alphabets of different festivities celebrated by the existing 13 ethnic groups in the Chittagong Hill ... Read more
Baul songs presented at BSA
Timeless baul numbers were presented at a programme at the Music and Dance Centre auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Acadmy on Thursday evening. Besides, special honour was paid to eight bauls at the show. Musical organisation Baul Bazar organised the show in celebration of its first founding anniversary. The cultural show began