Sharabritta organised a recitation programme on Saturday at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of Central Public Library to mark Tagore’s 152nd birth anniversary. The programme titled Songee Rabindranath, featured recitation of selected verses from Tagore’s Raktokarobi and three lyrical dramas by Birendranath Bandyopaddhay, a contemporary Indian playwright.
Month: May 2013
Salauddin Ahmed renders timeless Nazrul songs
Noted singer Salauddin Ahmed presented a few timeless songs of Nazrul in his solo musical programme at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre at Gulshan. The show began with a Nazrul song titled Gogone sogono chomokichhe damini. Ahmed’s stentorian voice modulation of the song based on raga mallar was accurate to convey the flavour of monsoon ... Read more
No ban on rallies: PID
The Press Information Department (PID) issued a late-evening statement on Sunday clarifying home minister’s comment on banning rallies and meetings and saying no ban was imposed on holding of general rallies and meetings. “While inaugurating the Jorarganj Police Station at Mirersarai upazila, the home minister in his speech said that in the backdrop of the ... Read more
Head of poll-time govt to be decided through discussions: Ashraf
In what appears to be a major shift in government stand on the mode of poll-time government, Syed Ashraful Islam the general secretary of the ruling Awami League on Sunday said that the next general election would be held under the supervision of an interim government. He also said, the name of the chief of ... Read more
Hasina denies family’s alleged link to PMB scam
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has denied the allegations of involvement of her family members in Padma Bridge corruption scandal. In an interview with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) aired on May 15, she outright rejected that her sister Sheikh Rehana’s name is included in the list of people bribed by SNC-Lavalin, a Canadian company,
Govt concerned over envoys’ security outside Dhaka
The PMO on Sunday instructed the foreign and home ministries to discourage foreign emissaries and representatives of international organisations from venturing out of Dhaka without police protection, fearing attacks by vested quarters. The PMO’s letter to the respective secretaries came in the backdrop of the political impasse in the country, sources said. “If diplomats
UN commends govt for Mahasen preparedness
The United Nations has praised the government for its preparedness on tropical storm Mahasen that hit Bangladesh on Thursday. While tropical Storm Mahasen reached the coastline of Bangladesh on Thursday weaker than anticipated, the preparedness work undertaken by the government and humanitarian partners saved countless lives, said a UN press statement
Red carpet welcome to PM in Thailand
A red carpet was rolled out as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived at Chiang Mai on Sunday afternoon on a three-day official tour to attend the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (2nd APWS) to be held in Chiang Mai on May 19-20. Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office of Thailand Ms Sam Sanee and Bangladesh ... Read more
RMG workers will have mobile banking account: BB governor
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr. Atiur Rahman urged the financial institutions to bring all garment workers under mobile banking (MB) service. “We want to provide MB accounts to each of the employees working with the country’s readymade garment (RMG) sector,” said the governor
India- Bangladesh Railway officers to meet tomorrow
India and Bangladesh Railway officials would meet in Dhaka on May 21 to review the progress of work in the railway link between Agartala and Akhaura in Bangladesh, officials sources said on Saturday. Bangladesh and India signed a memorandum of understanding on February 16 last for linking Agartala and Akhaura railway stations so that Bangladesh ... Read more
Axe hangs over WB-funded scheme in Chittagong
The World Bank (WB) has warned the government that the Chittagong Water Supply Improvement and Sanitation (CWSIS) project could be cancelled if the Chittagong Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWASA) fails to sign the consultancy contract for the water treatment plant by May. On July 26, 2010, the government signed a financing agreement
Bangladesh not allowed to join global programme
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Bank (WB) have refused to let Bangladesh join a textile industry monitoring programme until the country overhauls its labour laws and conditions for unions improve, reports The Washington Post quoting a top ILO official. The strict stance by the ILO and World Bank, which jointly run the ... Read more
Cabinet body on DAP to dispose petitions for revision
The cabinet committee on detailed area plan (DAP) review has formed two committees to physically visit and dispose the petitions which were submitted to the Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkhya (RAJUK) to revise the plan for in and around the capital announced in 2010. The committees include cabinet sub-committee on detailed area plan (DAP) review to recommend ... Read more
Three Hefazat leaders arrested in city
Detective Branch of police arrested three leaders of Hefazat-e-Islam from Mirpur area on charges of unleashing violence on May 5 at Shapla Chattar. They are Emran Majari, Khatib of the Lalbagh Shahi Mosque, Mizanur Rahman, vice-principal of Jamia Arabia Khademul Islami Madrasa and Abul Bashar,
EU, Japan, Canada urge AL, BNP to resolve crisis
European Union, Japan and Canada on Sunday urged the two major parties to resolve the ongoing political impasse over formation of election-time government. Ambassadors of European Union and Japan and High Commissioner of Canada to Dhaka made the appeal during a meeting with Leader of the Opposition
Agricultural growth hits 11-year low
Growth in the agriculture sector has hit an 11-year low in the current fiscal year as farmers, disheartened by low prices of rice, reduced cultivation of the major crop, agriculturists and economists said. The sector that included sub-sectors like crops and
Bangladesh faces crisis of reputation: Canadian envoy
Canadian high commissioner in Bangladesh Heather Cruden on Sunday said Bangladesh was now facing a crisis of reputation due to political violence and lack of workplace safety in the industrial sector. She made the comment at the launching ceremony of
BTRC backtracks on internet upload speed cut
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Sunday withdrew its order of reducing internet’s uplink bandwidth by 75 per cent following heavy criticism from internet users and stakeholders. ‘That was a temporary decision for securitising the
WB wants to assist in building RMG industrial park: BGMEA
The World Bank expressed its willingness to provide financial and technical assistance to help build the proposed garment industrial park at Gazaria in Munshiganj district, said garment industry leaders. At a meeting with the leaders of Bangladesh Garment
Honda motorcycle assembling begins in Sept: officials
Motorcycle assembling in Bangladesh by a joint initiative of Honda Motor Company and the Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation is going to begin in September aiming to tap a good share of the market in the country, officials concerned said. Motorcycles assembled by the joint venture will hit