A two-day competition and exhibition of paintings, pottery art and sculptures by children in Barisal ended on Saturday. Charukala Barisal, the only fine arts teaching institution of the city organised the event in order to spread practices of local fine arts to fight against foreign cultural invasion. On the closing day, music and
Month: May 2013
Bangla Theatre stages Cher Cycle
Bangla Theatre staged Cher Cycle on the second day of eight-day Northern Studio Theatre Festival at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday. Written by Mamunur Rashid and directed by Faiz Zahir, the play is based on the biography of famous Latin American rebel hero Dr. Che Guevara and his journey as ... Read more
US for full labour rights, but not at cost of industry
The United States wants Bangladesh to ensure labour rights in full, but not at the expense of or damage to the garment industry. “At the Bangladesh-US Partnership Dialogue that began on Sunday, the US side said we “want full labour rights. But, we do not want the garment industry to be damaged,” a senior official ... Read more
Reviving Tarique case politically motivated: BNP
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has termed the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC’s) move to issue a warrant of arrest against party senior vice president Tarique Rahman to bring him back to the country from UK as a politically motivated one. BNP Chairperson’s adviser Shamsuzzaman Dudu made the
Court issues arrest warrant against Tarique Rahman
A Dhaka Court, on Sunday, issued an arrest warrant against BNP senior vice chairman Tarrique Rahman, in connection with a money-laundering case. The case was filed against the BNP leader during the tenure of the army-backed caretaker government. However, Tarique had secured bail and left for the United
PM for committed army leadership to strengthen democracy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the leadership of the army should be placed on those who are well educated, active, efficient, and above all strongly committed to strengthening the democracy of the country. She made the remark in her introductory speech at
Non-availability of vessels plagues Pangaon ICT
Though the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) was completed in December last year, it has not become operational yet because vessels are not available, sources in the shipping ministry said. The Pangaon ICT project was taken up jointly by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) in July 2000,
2 JL leaders hacked to death
Two leaders of Juba League, an associate organization of the ruling Awami League, were hacked to death by rival group people at Gandagram village under Shazahanpur upazila of the district on Sunday over a land dispute. Officer-in-Charge of Sajahanpur Police Station Mahmudul Alam confirmed the incident and said police arrested Abu Bakar Siddique Ripon, vice-president
Sporadic violence marks BNP hartal
The daylong hartal called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance passed off with stray incidents of violence in the capital and elsewhere in the country on Sunday. At least 15 persons were injured in sporadic clashes between law enforcers and pro-hartal activists. The police arrested about 40 people for picketing, while
RMG workers’ unrest in Gazipur, 20 injured
At least 20 people, including five policemen, were injured in a clash with police and readymade garments (RMG) workers at Barabir in Gazipur on Sunday. The agitated workers also blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for about two hours, suspending traffic on the busy highway. To bring the situation under control,
Govt to form 6th CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission
The government is planning to soon form a Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Dispute Resolution Commission for three years. It plans to amend the Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission Act as the commission’s tenure expired last year. This will be the sixth land commission, which will be headed
BNP should take part in polls:Nasim
Ruling Awami League leaders on Sunday again called upon the opposition to return to parliament to sit for dialogue shunning the path of confrontation to break the country’s prevailing political impasse. “The opposition should clear its stance first on dialogue, if they want dialogue, they should shun the path of destruction,” said Quamrul Islam, the ... Read more
Election in late Dec or early Jan, Dipu Moni tells Sherman
The general elections will be held at the end of this December or early January next year, Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni told the visiting U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman on Sunday. “During the meeting with the Foreign Minister at her office, Sherman wanted to know about the timing of ... Read more
‘Nizami was involved in formation of peace committee’
Motiur Rahman Nizami, ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, was involved in the formation of so-called ‘peace committee’ during the independence war against Pakistan in 1971. He went to a school at Sathia, Pabna to form the local peace committee on May 10, 1971, prosecution witness-9 Mohammad Ainul Haque told the International
Security stepped up for SC judges
Authorities have beefed up security of the Chief Justice and other judges of the Supreme Court following intelligence reports about possible security problems in the coming days during trials and appeal hearings of some top war crime suspects. The arrangements include frisking of cars and people entering the court premises and courtrooms before the hearings ... Read more
Unsafe water puts health of Sylhet people at risk
People in the Sylhet city are contracting different waterborne diseases as the hotels and restaurants are serving their consumers drinking water contaminated with coliform bacteria, an organism injurious to human health. A survey conducted by the divisional environment
Tk 13 lakh snatched in Sylhet city
Miscreants looted Tk 13 lakh after hacking two officers of a private company Transcom Limited Sunday afternoon in the Sylhet city. The injured were Transcom Limited’s Sylhet office account in-charge Mahbubur Rahman and its cash officer Monir Hossain, sources in the company said.
Packaged foods can harm child health: experts
Most packaged foods, which have flooded the market, pose serious health hazards for child health, health experts have said. These packaged foods are being prepared by mixing toxic chemicals and harmful dyes with them to attract consumers, which may cause serious diseases
Schoolgirls drown in Rajshahi
Two schoolgirls drowned in a pond at Seriol in the Rajshahi city Sunday noon. The deceased were identified as Bristy, Class VI student of Seroil Colony School, and Bithy, Class III student of Seroil Government Primary School. Quoting neighbours, police said Bristy and Bithy went to
BB likely to allow NBFIs short-term deposit collection
Bangladesh Bank may allow non-bank financial institutions to collect deposits for three-month tenure in a bid to solve their current liquidity crisis, a senior BB official has told New Age. The NBFIs on Sunday demanded that the BB take measures to solve their liquidity crisis by allowing collection of deposit of three-month tenure from clients