Two teleplays Hiramon and Akash Kusum featuring street children in lead roles were premiered on Thursday at Bashundhara Star Cineplex. All the children who acted in the plays were present at the premiere show, along with the director of the teleplays Mamunur Rashid and other technicians involved with the productions. Actor-director Mamunur Rashid has
Month: June 2013
DU approves Tk 314.53cr annual budget
Only 10pc allocated for education The Dhaka University syndicate on Thursday for the first time in its history approved the annual budget of the university for the fiscal year 2013-14 as the authorities failed to hold the annual meeting of the senate. Usually the university senate every year approves
Illegal mango shops occupy city footpaths
Most of the mango shops on footpaths in the capital are illegal as the Dhaka South and North City Corporation gave permission to only to five out of more than a hundred shops. Officials of both the city corporations have alleged that most of these shops on footpaths belong to the ruling party leaders and ... Read more
JBFH launches non-surgical treatment
CORONARY ARTERY BLOCKAGE JBFH launches non-surgical treatment Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital on Thursday commercially launched non-surgical treatment for the coronary artery blockage patients for the first time in Bangladesh. The patients who have coronary artery blockage but not suitable for stenting or bypass surgery could be treated by this treatment called ‘extracorporeal shockwave
Ctg City Corporation announces Tk 1,106cr budget
The Chittagong City Corporation on Thursday announced Tk 1,106 crore budget for 2013-2014 fiscal without imposing any taxes and Tk 425 crore revised budget while the proposed amount was Tk 960 crore. The city mayor, M Monzurul Alam, placed the budget
29th council of Chhatra Union DU unit on July 7, 8
The 29th council of Bangladesh Chhatra Union’s Dhaka University unit will be held on July 7 and 8. The council session would be inaugurated at the university Aparajeya Bangla at 11:00am on July 7.
Desh TV launches ‘Jibaner Galpa’
Desh TV is going to air a public health episodes ‘Jibaner Galpa’ in partnership with USAID and Voice of America from next Saturday. US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena formally launched the programme at a city hotel on Thursday, said a press release.
ADB seeks urgent attention to 32 problematic projects
Tripartite meeting on July 3 The Asian Development Bank has identified some 32 projects being supported by its funds in Bangladesh as problematic mainly because of slow progress in implementation and delay in procurement process, officials of Economic Relations Division said. The Manila-based multilateral lender sought urgent
Govt certain to miss out on annual target
INVESTMENT IN SAVINGS TOOLS Govt certain to miss out on annual target The government is set to miss the annual budgetary target of Tk 7,400 crore in investment in the national savings certificates and bonds as it collected only Tk 735.19 crore in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year. BB officials said ... Read more
Check illegal replacement of SIM cards to prevent forgery
BTRC asks mobile financial service providers Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Thursday asked mobile financial service providers to ensure that no SIM card is being replaced illegally. The decision came after the commission had learnt of a number of incidents where vested quarters got hold of duplicate SIM cards illegally without the knowledge
US retailers near pact on Bangladesh factory safety
Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Gap Inc and other large US retailers are nearing an agreement to establish a $50 million, five-year fund to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh garment factories, a person familiar with the proposal said, reports Wall Street Journal. The deal could be announced as soon as mid-July,
BTRC serves show-cause on Ezetop for extra charging
INT’L MOBILE RELOAD BTRC serves show-cause on Ezetop for extra charging The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to international mobile balance reloading company Ezetop Limited for charging clients extra amount violating laws. The BTRC letter said Ezetop was charging 8.8 per cent
Dhaka stocks finish in red
Dhaka stocks ended in the red on Thursday after just one session on the up as investors’ participation on the trading floor declined ahead of the weekend. The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, finished at 4,149.16 points, shedding 0.97 per cent or 40.92 points on the day.
BEIOA seeks special fund, technical assistance
Leaders of the light engineering sector on Thursday said the government should allocate special fund for and give technical assistance to the sector for its growth and to make it more export-oriented. They made the demand at a seminar on problems and
BSEC okays Tk 84cr IPO of Paramount Textile
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday approved the initial public offering of Paramount Textile with an offer price of Tk 28 each share including a premium of Tk 18. The decision was taken in a regular commission meeting presided over by BSEC chairman M Khairul Hossain.
GPIT to sell 51pc stake
The Grameenphone Limited, a listed company, has decided to sell 51 per cent stake of its subsidiary Grameenphone IT Limited to Accenture Public Limited Company. Accenture Plc is an Ireland-based multinational management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.
SAFF training camp begins today
A 35-member national preliminary squad will begin their preparations today for the forthcoming SAFF Football Championship which is scheduled to be held in Nepal from September 1-11. The national preliminary squad will start their training camp in Dhaka and assistant coach Syed Golam Jilani will initially guide the players, while Arambagh
Show-cause notice on four women cricketers
Four national women cricketers received show-cause notices from their services organization, Bangladesh Ansar as it was claimed that they toured India with the national team in April without prior permission. Ayesha Akhter, Chameli Khatun, Shahnaz Parvin and Tithi Rani Sarker are the four cricketers who were blamed for violate code of conduct after traveling to ... Read more
National handball from July 6
The Walton National Invitational Handball tournament, organised by the Bangladesh Handball Federation, will begin on July 6, informed Asaduzzaman Kohinoor, general secretary of the federation, at a press conference on Thursday. The budget for the event was estimated at Tk 4 lakh and
Eagles beat Rangers by 58-54 points
The Eagles managed a hard-fought 58-54 points victory over Rangers Club in the Citycell Premier Division Basketball League at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium on Thursday. The Eagles led the first half by 32-21 points. Mahmudul contributed 14 and Bashar 11 points for the winners while Nahid caged 25 and Rashed 10 points for the losers.