Five people, including three of a family, were injured as a charger fan exploded in their house at Maniknagar in the capital on Thursday. Two-year-old boy Anisuzzaman Apurba, his parents Anowaruzzaman Shipan, 35, and Fariha Zaman Mou, 25, along with neighbours Arman Ali, 2,
Month: May 2013
Two bodies recovered in Ctg
The police recovered the bodies of two unidentified men in the Chittagong city Thursday morning. Shahajahan Kabir, officer-in-charge of the Halishahar police station, said, informed by locals, they recovered bodies of the men, both aged around 40, from Beribadh of the Toll Road at Halishahar at about 7:00am,
BNP protests at water stagnation in Barisal city
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday formed a human chain amid downpour at about 1:00pm in the Barisal city, protesting at water stagnation on city roads. They blamed failure in constructing town protection dam for water stagnation after downpour paralysing the city life.
Abbasi gets lifetime achievement award
Eminent singer, writer and researcher Mustafa Zaman Abbasi has been honoured with lifetime achievement award. The award will be conferred tomorrow at the Nazrul Mela to be held at the Channel-i premises at Tejgaon, marking the 114th birth anniversary of the national poet as informed by the organisers at a press conference held on Thursday ... Read more
Bangladesh to participate in Venice Art Biennale
Eight local artists will be taking part in the 55th edition of the Venice Art Biennale to be held at Venice in Italy in next June. Bangladesh pavilion in the world’s oldest and one of the largest art expo will feature artworks by Lala Rukh Selim, Uttom Kumar Karmokar, Dhali Al Mamoon, Yeasmin Jahan Nupur, ... Read more
Bangla Academy celebrates Nazrul’s birth anniversary
Bangla Academy organised a programme at its Syed Waliullah Seminar Room on Wednesday marking the 114th birth anniversary of our National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, which actually falls on May 25. Director general of the academy professor Shamsuzzaman Khan delivered the welcome address while professor Shantanu Kaisar presented his speech titled ‘Nazrul: Jibon O Shahityer
Ustad Kamruzzaman Moni remembered
Dance troupe Kathak Nritya Sampradaya organised a classical music and dance programme marking the 86th birth anniversary of late tabla maestro of the country Ustad Kamruzzaman Moni at Chhayanaut Auditorium on Wednesday. Disciples of the late Ustad, a number of dance troupes and young, emerging talented classical musicians
Northern studio theatre fest begins today
Northern Theatre, a Northern University based theatre troupe, has organised an eight-day studio theatre festival, which will begin today at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The festival will feature eight plays including Kinu Kaharer Theatre by Pracchyanaut, Che-er Cycle by Bangla Theatre, Chitrangada by Swapnadal, Dur Ghotona by BUET Drama
NBR decides to discontinue Carnet facility
The National Board of Revenue has decided to discontinue the facility of importing luxury cars in the country by tourists under the Carnet De Passage as many of the tourists mostly foreign nationals of Bangladeshi origin do not re-export the cars imported under the facility, violating rules, finance ministry officials said.
BB’s dollar purchase nears $5 billion
The Bangladesh Bank has continued to set record in purchasing US dollar as it bought greenbacks worth $4.93 billion from the commercial banks between July 1 and May 22 of this financial year. Before the FY 2012-13, the BB purchased the highest amount of greenbacks worth $2.16 billion in the FY 2009-10,
DSE appoints Dutch firm for revaluation
The Dhaka Stock Exchange has decided to appoint KPMG, a Netherlands-based international audit firm, for revaluation of the bourse before its demutualisation. The DSE took the decision at a board meeting on Wednesday. Khaled Rahim, a senior consultant of KPMG, was also appointed
US retailers see ‘big risk’ in joining Bangladesh RMG accord
The US retail companies are sharply opposed to joining the international plan to improve safety conditions at garment factories in Bangladesh as their European counterparts and consumer and labour groups dismiss the companies’ concerns about legal liability, reports the New York Times. A few shareholders at Gap’s annual meeting this week
Three-day Showcase Malaysia begins
The government is keen to set up more Special Economic Zones in the country in a bid to attract foreign investment, said industries minister Dilip Barua on Thursday. The country will allot SEZs for boosting foreign investment from countries, including Malaysia, China, India and Germany, that will benefit both sides
25 missions fail to achieve export target in July-Apr
As many as 25 Bangladesh missions abroad have failed to achieve their respective export targets for the July-April period of the current financial year mostly because of the economic meltdown in the USA and in Europe. Of the 44 Bangladesh missions abroad, 19 met their export
ICB seeks Tk 275cr in refinance from govt for 5 SoEs
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh has proposed the finance ministry inclusion of Tk 274.58 crore in refinance for five state-owned enterprises under the government’s refinance move in implementing the compensation scheme for the small-scale investors affected by the stock market crash in 2010.
‘Better’ hosts ruled out
Hosts Bangladesh suffered their second consecutive defeat and were ruled out from the qualifying round of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup when Iran beat them 2-0 in their second match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Smarting from a shocking 9-0 defeat against Thailand,
Co-operation only if asked, says BCB
The Bangladesh Cricket Board will co-operate with India in the ongoing spot-fixing investigation if any request comes through an official channel, said the officials on Wednesday. The BCB made its position clear after media reports suggested that an Indian bookie claimed to police that he had fixed matches in the Bangladesh Premier League
Super Cup from June 14
After a lot of uncertainty, the third edition of the Super Cup will finally begin on June 14 and conclude on June 25, BFF president Kazi Salahuddin announced after meeting club officials at the BFF house on Thursday. However, the championship money has been decreased
Thailand all but through
Thailand all but confirmed their final round berth in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup after pipping the Philippines 1-0 in both the sides’ second qualifier of Group B at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Thai forward Nisa Romyen, who thumped four goals
Clubs leave it on BCB to decide
Clubs left it on the Bangladesh Cricket Board to decide the grading of players for the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League, which is scheduled to start on July 1. Representative of the 12 participating clubs sat in a meeting at Kalabagan on Wednesday and decided not to interfere in the matter, which already sparked