Two distinguished Nazrul researchers and singers Asadul Haque and Murshid Jahan were honoured with the Nazrul Sangeet Shilpi Parishad Padak on Friday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. It was the opening day programme of the two-day Nazrul’s as part of the opening ceremony of two-day
Month: June 2013
Chhayanaut launches book on Nazrul
Chhayanaut launched a collection of essays on the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam titled Bisway Ami Biswha Bidhatrrir on Friday at its Ramesh Chandra Dutt Auditorium. Edited by Chhayanaut chairperson Dr Sanjida Khatun, the book contains different types of essays by young and renowned scholars of the country.
Waqeel presents baul fusion
Syed Waqeel Ahad entertained the audience presenting as array of baul fusions from his album titled Waqeel-er Gaan on Friday at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan. He fused western instruments while presenting baul songs composed by leading bards like Fakir Lalon Shah and Shah Abdul Karim in his signature style.
Northern studio theatre festival ends
The eight-day studio theatre festival organised by Northern University Bangladesh based troupe named Northern Theatre ended on Friday. Traditional lathials from Nababganj, Dhaka displayed their tricks with sticks as a major attraction of the concluding day programme at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Sarbanam presented a number of folk
BNP set to return to House, not to move bill on CG
After a long gap of one and a half year, the main opposition BNP is all set to return to the parliament in the ensuing budget session of the 9th parliament scheduled to start on June 3 (Monday). Its return to the parliament will also coincide with speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury’s debut as Speaker ... Read more
Lawmakers grabbing state lands: Qamrul
State minister for law Qamrul Islam said on Saturday that illegal grabbing of khas land by lawmakers, belonging to both the Awami League and the BNP, is a major hurdle to ensure the poor’s right to land. “No one who has been a lawmaker for a long time, is out of this process and this ... Read more
Hasina dismisses CG demand again
Once again rejecting the opposition’s demand for restoration of a non-party caretaker government (CG), to oversee the next general elections, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday, reiterated that the next polls will be held in the same way as it is held in other democratic countries. “No one will be allowed to play with the ... Read more
Ershad for reverting to presidential system
Jatiya Party (JP) chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad came out in favour of restoring the presidential form of government, at a time when the opposition alliance’s demand for a poll-time caretaker government (CG) has put it at loggerheads with the ruling alliance. On Saturday, Ershad conceded that in the present situation, holding the next general
Tk 3,000 crore for PPP likely to remain unutilised
An amount of Tk. 3,000 crore, allocated under the fourth successive budget for promoting public-private partnership (PPP) projects in FY 2012-13, is likely to remain unutilised, sources at the PPP office said. The funds have not been utilised during the last 11 months of the current fiscal just like in the earlier three budgets of ... Read more
Encroachment on Buriganga in full swing
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has failed to prevent greedy land-grabbers, masquerading as traders of stone chips, sand and brick, from encroaching upon riverbanks around the city. These developers and traders continue to occupy the riverbanks in the name of expanding their business, citing lack of space and rising demand. The BIWTA has
CMCH intern attacked, BCL shuts hospital
Irate Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists closed all the gates of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) for more than eight hours in protest against the attack on former president of the BCL’s CMC unit and an intern doctor of the CMCH, Sohel Pervez Suman, on Saturday, causing immense inconvenience for patients and their relatives. Islami ... Read more
BNP to force govt to hold next poll under CG: Alamgir
The acting secretary-general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has called upon his party activists to organise a strong anti-government movement, so that the ruling Awami League (AL) is forced to hold the next general elections under the oversight of a non-party caretaker government (CG). “Please wake up with the political ... Read more
Country experiences above average rainfall in May
A late surge in rainfall due to a cyclonic storm, Mahasen followed by a depression in the Bay of Bengal left the country wet by 91 per cent above average rainfall in May, Met Office sources said on Saturday. Meanwhile, the south western monsoon winds bringing
Election must be held by Jan 25, says Obaidul Quader
Communi-cations Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the next general election must be held by January 25 as per the constitution. Election Commission (EC) will announce the election’s schedule after October to conduct the election by January 25, he told the journalists after inaugurating Digitized Load Control Station on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Baradargarhat
ACC briefing on Padma Bridge scam today
The two-member Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) delegation will brief the Commission on the outcome of their visit to Canada on Padma bridge corruption conspiracy on Sunday. Neither the Commission high-ups nor the delegation members agreed to disclose anything about the progress of the investigation after the return of the delegation
College student dies falling from rooftop
A female student of Dhaka City College died after falling from the rooftop of her house in Hazaribagh area in the city on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Tamanna Anjum Mustafa, 23, daughter of Mohammad Golam Mustafa, also a third-year student of Accounting Department
Mahi meets Alamgir
Bikalpodhara Bangladesh (BDB) will announce in a day or two to forge an alliance with the main opposition BNP to contest the polls together against the current Awami League-led grand alliance. To this end, Bikalpadhara joint secretary general Mahi B Chowdhury held over an hour-long meeting with BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
DB DC transferred over bribery charge
Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Detective Branch Police (DB) Mollah Nazrul Islam was transferred on Saturday on charge of taking bribe of Tk.1.5 crore from a businessman after confining him. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Assistant Commissioner Abu Yousuf said, directed by acting Police Commissioner Abdul Jalil, he (Nazrul) was transferred to Rajarbagh
Experts stress decentralisation to ‘save’ Dhaka
Amid the mounting pressure of population on the sprawling Dhaka city, experts have said it is not mega structures but decentralisation can help solve the city’s growing problems. Talking to UNB on Saturday, the urban and local government experts said decentralisation can help ease many problems of the mega city, paving the way for overall
Arrest of Sylhet businessman’s killer demanded
Sylhet Bouddha Samiti, an organisation of the Buddhist community, formed a human chain at Sylhet on Saturday, demanding arrest of the killers of Ringku Barua, a businessman of Surma Market of the city. The Chittagong Samiti Sylhet, local unit of