BNP does not want education, development: Inu The Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday passed Bangladesh Film and Television Institute Bill, 2013 following a heated debate between Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu who introduced the bill and the opposition BNP lawmakers. The bill aims at establishing Bangladesh Film and Television Institute for providing degree and technical training ... Read more
Month: June 2013
48,444 get legal aid in 4 yrs
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed said the government has provided legal aid with money from public exchequer for 48,444 people including women and children during the last four years. The legal aid was provided for 22,718 women, 25,484 men and 242 children through the national legal aid organization during the last ... Read more
ICT allows five DWs for SQ Chy
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Thursday allowed five defence witnesses to testify for BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in relation to his alleged involvement in the crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. The three-member tribunal, headed by its chairman Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, also set June 17 to start hearing
Regional assocs to play important role in SCC polls
Votes of members belonging to different regional associations in Sylhet will play an important role in defining the fate of the candidates in the upcoming mayoral polls of the city corporation. A good number of citizens observed that the aspirant, who would be able to get the votes of such region-based associations, would be ahead ... Read more
Crack develops in private univ building
The authorities of a private university in Sylhet declared the institution closed for one month from Thursday after a crack developed in the university housed at a six-story commercial building in the city. Students of Leading University said a big crack appeared
44 shops burnt in city fire
At least 44 shops were brunt in a fire at a market in the capital’s Modhya Badda early Thursday. Police and shop owners said the fire originated from a short circuit in a cosmetic shop of Haji Super Market (40/Ga, Moddho Badda) and soon engulfed 43 other
CCC files GD for obstructing its mobile court
The Chittagong City Corporation on Thursday filed a general diary with the Khulshi police station in connection with Wednesday’s attack on its mobile court team at the city’s GEC crossing, police and corporation officials said. Police said the CCC inspector, Abul Monsur, filed the
Samar Das, Dhir Ali Miah remembered
Young singers presented popular songs composed by two great musicians- Samar Das (1929-2001) and Dhir Ali Miah (1925-1984) as part of the programme series titled Bishishto Jonder Sarone [remembering the great musicians]. A large audience attended the programme on Wednesday at Music and Dance Centre.
Cultural activists mourn Ajit Pandey’s death
The cultural activists in Bangladesh mourn at the death of a leading people’s song singer of the sub-continent Ajit Pandey, who died on Thursday at the age of 74 at his residence in Kolkata, India. In expressing his grief, cultural personality Kamal Lohani observed that Ajit Pandey was in one hand an artiste and on ... Read more
Nancy releases one song album
Popular singer Nancy is going to release a one song album titled Maa with a music video featuring the artiste herself. Asif Iqbal has penned the lyrics for the song Maa, which has been composed and directed by Adit. Nancy is dedicating the album to her mother who has passed away recently. ‘This is not ... Read more
Nisha busy with teleplays
Actress Mehrin Islam Nisha is a familiar face in the teleplays these days. The second runner up in the popular beauty contest Lux Channel-i Super Star 2010, Nisha at present are acting in several drama series and teleplays, which are going on air on different channels. Her current drama series Langor Khana and Chup Kotha ... Read more
Winfrey makes ‘biggest’ donation to museum
American talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is donating $12m (£7.7m) towards a new museum in Washington DC dedicated to African American history, reports BBC online. After previously giving $1m (£640,000) to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, her total contribution is its biggest so far.
BB asks Sonali to settle inland bills under ACC probe
The Bangladesh Bank has asked Sonali Bank to settle overdue payment of Tk 1,372.03 crore to 36 local and foreign banks in the country against its acceptance bills which are being investigated by the Anti Corruption Commission. The BB on June 6 issued a letter to the managing
WB sticks to 5.8pc growth projection for outgoing FY
Warns factory accidents could moderate pace of RMG export growth The World Bank on Thursday stuck to its projection that the country’s GDP growth would be 5.8 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year despite the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics’ estimate of 6.03 per cent and the finance minister’s hope of 6.3-6.8 per cent growth. ... Read more
Telcos asked to launch mobile number portability by Jan
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Thursday asked mobile phone operators to introduce by January, 2014 mobile number portability service which will allow users to change operators without changing numbers. BTRC officials said after the introduction of the MNP, the number signature, for example 0155 serial for state-run Teletalk,
Bangladesh, 37 others meet UN target on hunger eradication: FAO
Thirty-eight countries, including Bangladesh, have already met internationally-set hunger eradication targets set for 2015 to halve the percentage of hungry people, according to Food and Agricultural Organisation. ‘These countries are leading the way to a better future.
Walmart took RMG shipment from Simco, Mars: report
The Walmart in May accepted shipments of garment products from two Bangladesh factories, which were earlier ‘blacklisted’ by the US retailer, said a report of New York-based ProPublica. Simco Dresses was ‘blacklisted in January but continued shipping to Walmart Canada into March, it said.
Dhaka stocks drop on profit-taking sales
Dhaka stocks declined in volatile trading on Thursday after gain in the previous three trading sessions with decline in turnover due to profit-taking selling pressure. The benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, declined by 0.57 per cent, or 23.58 points, to finish at 4,079.80 points.
More efforts needed for Bangladesh SME dev: UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation regional director for South Asia Ayumi Fujino on Thursday said Bangladesh needed more trusted entrepreneurial efforts for the development of small and medium enterprises clusters. Addressing a views-exchange meeting between SME
Tigers back to training
Members of the Bangladesh cricket team returned to training on Thursday amid match-fixing scandal that cast a dark shadow over the country’s cricketing landscape for the last few weeks. A total of 26 players from a preliminary squad reported to coach Shane Jurgensen and trainer Stuart Karppinen for the opening session, Tigers’ first since