After recording songs for more than 1,000 films in 36 languages in a career span of seven decades, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar says she now feels out of place in the Indian movie industry, reports Times of India. ‘Cinema has changed a lot from the times when we used to work. I will not say ... Read more
Month: April 2013
DW, ETV launch Onneshon
Bangla Tele informative show titled Onneshon, created by German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW), featuring environment and technology will be aired on local channel Ekushey Television, declared at a press conference held on Wednesday at Sonargaon Hotel in the capital. The show will be screened at 6:30pm on Saturdays and will be repeated at 3:30pm on ... Read more
Guns N’ Roses front man Axl Rose takes on new hair style
Judging from the pages of the UK’s Mail Online, there’s not a whole lot happening with Guns N’ Roses, save for the fact that Axl Rose has been out on the town in London with a bevy of babes and a ‘short and wavy’ hairdo instead of his trademark ‘long and straight’ number. It’s such ... Read more
Sangskritik Biplobi Sangha celebrates anniversary
Sangskritik Biplobi Sangha celebrated its 41st founding anniversary through cultural function and discussion session at its auditorium in Manikganj on Saturday evening. Artistes of the cultural organisation rendered chorus songs. Local senior singers— Golam Mostofa, Nikunja Mitra, Shukla Roy, Rasel Mia, Sudhir Saha, Kajol Pal, Keya Goswami
Reel Munna Bhai will wait for real Munna Bhai
Filmmakers Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, makers of the popular Munna Bhai franchise, say they will wait for the real Munna Bhai Sanjay Dutt to come out of the prison after serving his sentence to make the third film. Sanjay, who is due to surrender for serving his sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts ... Read more
Trade deficit narrows further, brings no joy
The country’s trade deficit narrowed by 26.26 per cent in the first eight months of this financial year on year-on-year basis but businesses and experts expressed their concern that the reduction would not bring much benefit as it was achieved with a massive fall in imports. According to the BB data released on Tuesday,
NBR may miss revenue target for unrest, strikes
The National Board of Revenue may miss the revenue collection target of Tk 1,12,259 crore set for the current 2012-2013 financial year mainly due to frequent strikes and overall political unrest in the country, officials apprehended. Every hartal is taking heavy toll on revenue collection
Telcos could use surplus funds for 3G payments
Clarifies BTRC The mobile phone companies would be allowed to use own surplus funds for paying the licence fee, spectrum acquisition fee and roll-out expense for obtaining 3G licence, the telecom regulator has recently clarified the operators. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
Only one from a family to get fund
Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday said that only one entrepreneur from a family would be eligible for getting financial assistance from Equity and Entrepreneurship Fund of the central bank for implementing agro-based and food processing projects. In a circular issued on the day, the central bank
Modhumati Bank gets final nod from BB
Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday gave final approval to the proposed Modhumati Bank for getting its licence. ‘The BB gave the approval at its board meeting after hearing the business plans presented by the proposed bank,’ a BB official who attended
IDRA extends application deadline to April 30
Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority has further extended the deadline for aspirants to submit applications for getting licences to set up insurance company under the new rules. An IDRA press release on Wednesday said that the authorities have extended the deadline to April 30. Previously the last date to submit
Telecom ministry wants SIM tax cut
The ministry of telecommunication has recommended reduction in SIM tax in the upcoming fiscal budget to boost mass users’ penetration, said officials. They said the ministry already sent a proposal to trim the value added-tax at Tk 200 from the existing Tk 600 to relieve the small operators from
Stocks go up as turnover hits Tk 200cr mark after a month
Dhaka stocks gained for the third trading session on Wednesday as the turnover hit the Tk 200 crore mark after a month riding on active participation of the investors thanks to the regulator’s decision to relax the margin rules. The turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange on
Mushfiq oozes confidence
15-member Bangladesh squad depart for Zimbabwe Bangladesh will look to cash in on the low confidence of the Zimbabwean cricketers after the Southern African country’s below-par performance against the West Indies recently, said skipper Mushfiqur Rahim on Wednesday. Bangladesh boarded for Zimbabwe to feature in a two-match Test series,
Dutch coaches to take charge on May 15
Dutch coach Lodewijk de Kruif and his assistant Rene Koster will take charge of the Bangladesh national football team on May 15, one-and-a-half months ahead of original schedule, the Bangladesh Football Federation announced on Wednesday. The date was brought forward as Bangladesh are scheduled
Bangladesh fall short again
Rumana Ahmed fought hard but could only delay the inevitable as the Bangladesh women’s cricket team suffered a 46-run defeat against their Indian counterparts in the second one-day international in Ahmedabad on Wednesday to concede an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. In reply to India’s score of 256-6, Bangladesh
SL U-19 begin well
Sri Lankan under-19 cricket team made a solid start as they posted 331-5 at the end of the first day’s play of the first four-day match against the Bangladesh under-19 team at Mirpur on Wednesday. Electing to bat first after winning the toss, the Sri Lankan U-19 team capitalised on the efforts of their opening ... Read more
Russell take solo lead as MSC edge past Muktis
Sheikh Russell took solitary lead of the points table in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 2-1 win over bottom-ranked Arambagh while Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited avenged their first-leg defeat with a 1-0 victory against Muktijoddha Sangsad on Wednesday. The tenth win from 14 matches took Russell’s tally
Teletalk to sponsor Zimbabwe series
Teletalk, the state-run cell phone operator, has become the official title sponsor of the Bangladesh-Zimbabwe series, it was announced at a news conference on Wednesday. Teletalk will sponsor the two-match Test series beginning with the first Test at Harare on April 17, along with the three-match ODI series
Bari Siddiqui reveals his folk fusion
Folk fusion has become a noticeable trend in the country’s current music arena. To common people, the phrase ‘folk fusion’ almost invariably refers to a mode of fusing western instruments with folk songs in order to create an urban temperament and taste. However, eminent flutist and folk singer Bari Siddiqui, who claims to be working ... Read more