With only one day left for the beginning of the Bangla New Year, shoppers are pouring into the malls and makeshift shops in the Dhaka city to finish off their last-minute buying. Shoppers and shopkeepers have told New Age that owing to series of hartals this year shopping for Pahela Baishakh celebrations is very dull ... Read more
Month: April 2013
Bikers in lungi ride towards Baridhara today
Bike riders will march to Baridhara, one of the ‘posh’ areas in Dhaka, today protesting at a reported ban imposed a few weeks back on lungi-clad rickshaw pullers in the area. BD Cyclists, a Dhaka-based bike riders’ association, will organise the ride to begin at 4:00pm from Manik Miah Avenue in front of Jatiya Sansad ... Read more
Private univ registrar found dead in Sylhet
Police recovered the body of a private university registrar from his rented house in Sylhet city Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Abdullah, 61, registrar of North South University at Taltola in the city.
Rotarians to discuss plans for next year
Nearly 1200 Bangladeshi Rotarians would take part in a daylong annual gathering today at Savar to discuss their future course over the next one year, said a press release on Friday. The Rotary Club of Uttara is hosting this year’s assembly at the Bangladesh Public Adminbstration Training Centre where leading Rotarians would lecture
Two killed in city
Two people including a woman died in road accidents in the capital on Friday. At Matijheel, a man died when a bus ran over him. The deceased, Abdur Rahman, 32, was a cleaner at Border Guard Bangladesh headquarters and from Debipur at Laxsmipur.
Hilsa price skyrockets
The price of hilsa skyrocketed on the retail markets in the capital o ver the week ending Friday ahead of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year. Hilsa price increased by Tk 200-Tk 300 a kilogram over the week. Traders said a large quantity of hilsa came to the market
BSEC’S enforcement actions rise in Jan-March
74 actions taken, 120 remain pending The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission took 74 enforcement actions against different companies, brokerage houses and individuals in January-March of this year while the regulator enforced only 14 actions in October-December last year. BSEC sources said the improvement in the enforcement actions
Bangladesh tea export may face setback after 3 years
Country’s tea export may face severe setback after three years if necessary steps are not immediately taken for increasing its production. ‘Our tea has great demand in internal as well as external markets. The demand is on the rise day by day, but production of tea in the country
World food prices rise slightly in March
World food prices edged slightly higher in March, their first rise so far this year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation said Thursday, though prices stayed within the narrow price band where they have stayed since November. With rice prices almost unchanged from February, the cereals index — the largest single component in the ... Read more
ADB, ERD hold project review meeting April 15
The Asian Development Bank will hold a meeting with the Economic Relations Division on April 15 to review the projects financed by the lender in Bangladesh. The meeting will be held at the Planning Division. ‘Regular review meeting or interactions between
Champions League T20 sans Dhaka Gladiators
Two-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Dhaka Gladiators were left out of the Champions League for the second season in a row as the organisers of the private Twenty20 tournament announced the line-up on Friday. Ten teams were divided into two groups with the top
Zimbabwe’s moment of truth
Zimbabwe national cricket team caretaker coach Steve Mangongo says he respects their opponents Bangladesh as the two teams at the basement of Test rankings prepare to renew their rivalry in a month-long tour that begins next week, according to report published in Zimbabwe’s daily Herald on Friday. The teams are set to clash in a ... Read more
Mehedy, Mosaddek make merry
Mehedy Hasan and captain Mosaddek Hossain blasted sparkling centuries to cap a fine comeback by the Bangladesh Under-19 team after the end of the third day’s play of the first four-day match against the Sri Lankan Under-19 team at Mirpur on Friday. Mehedy scored 105 from 171 balls while Mosaddek posted 107
So close yet so far for Bangladeshi women
The Bangladesh national women’s cricket team squandered a great opportunity to claim a morale-boosting win against their Indian counterparts after going down by 58 runs in the third and final one-day international in Ahmedabad on Friday. The Bangladeshi women bundled their experienced opponents
Zia back on winning track
Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman Zia again return to the winning track as he beat WIM Olsarova Tereza of Czech Republic in the 5th round of the 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Thursday. In the 5th round matches, Zia won with white pieces.
Sabina Yasmin to perform in Kolkata
The nightingale of Bangla songs Sabina Yasmin is scheduled to go to Kolkata on Friday to perform in two concerts. Famous in Bangladesh and also popular in Paschim Banga, Sabina Yasmin has been invited by the famous Indian singer Usha Uthup. To mark the 43rd year of Usha Uthup’s dominant presence in India’s music arena, ... Read more
Manipuri Theatre celebrates Bishu with theatre fest
Moulvi Bazar based troupe Manipuri Theatre has organised a four-day theatre festival to celebrate Bishu, the New Year celebrations of the Manipuri community. Beginning on Thursday, the troupe will stage five plays at its own studio theatre named Natmandop at Kamalganj in Moulvi Bazar. Two theatre performances
Loko-Sangskriti Utsab begins
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has organised a two-day Loko-Sangskriti Utsab to give a boost to the traditional culture of the country beginning from today at the academy. Authentic, rural singers, dancers and game participants in the folk arena from across the country have been invited to perform at the festival. In addition, rural games
Madhuri Dixit turns singer
Dancing diva turns singer Madhuri Dixit has shown off her singing chops in Gulab Gang. Her dancing skills are legendary. However, not many people know Madhuri Dixit is a talented singer as well. In a first, the actress has lent her voice to an entire song from Soumik Sen’s Gulab Gang starring Juhi Chawla and ... Read more
Django Unchained blood scenes ‘muted for China release’
Bloody scenes from Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained are to be toned down for its cinema release in China, according to the film’s distributors, reports BBC online. Sony Pictures told China’s Southern Metropolis Daily the director had agreed to the ‘slight adjustments’. Zhang Miao said changes