FBCCI comes down heavily on Jamaat The hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami for Thursday – fourth in a row- has evoked strong resentment among people of all spheres of life across the country. Jamaat-e-Islami has called another daylong countrywide shutdown for Thursday protesting the death penalty awarded to its secretary general Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojahid
Month: July 2013
Control rooms for city bus terminals soon: Quader
Communi-cations Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said special control rooms will be set up in the city’s bus terminals ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr to ensure law and order and reduce sufferings of the homebound people. “The Ministry of Communications will remain alert against the charging of excess transport fare from the homebound people ahead of Eid…special
Mancha to appeal against Azam verdict
Dr Imran H Sarkar, convener of the Ganajagaran Mancha, on Wednesday said that if the government does not appeal against the ICT verdict on Ghulam Azam, the Mancha would go to the superior court to seek death penalty for the Jamaat leader.“We have urged the government to appeal against the ICT verdict delivered that sentenced ... Read more
BGB-BSF flag meeting held
A battalion commander-level flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held in Damurhuda upazila on Wednesday. The meeting, convened following Sunday’s chase and counter chase between BGB members and Indian smugglers, was held near sub-pillar-3 of main pillar-73 of
Hanif satisfied over Mujahid verdict
The ruling Awami League has expressed its satisfaction over the verdict that sentenced the Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid to death. AL Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said his party is happy over the judgement while addressing the extended meeting of Dhaka City AL at the party’s
Glimpses: paintings of maestros under one roof
Galleri Kaya in Uttara has organised a big exhibition titled Glimpses marking the 10th founding anniversary of the gallery. The show displays 39 selected paintings of the artists who exhibited their works in Galleri Kaya over the past one decade. Galleri Kaya, one of the leading art galleries in Bangladesh, over the last 10 years ... Read more
Bulbul Ahmed recalled
Legendary film actor Bulbul Ahmed was analysed as an artiste and a person at a commemorative programme at the seminar hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. Cultural organisation Swapnalok arranged the programme to mark the actor’s third death anniversary that was on Sunday. The seminar was attended by
4-day channel-i special programme begins today
HUMAYUN AHMED’S DEATH ANNIV 4-day channel-i special programme begins today Channel-i has organised a four-day special programme marking the first death anniversary of the late writer-playwright Humayun Ahmed, who died on July 19 last year while undergoing treatment in New York, USA. Films and telefilms written and directed by Ahmed will be screened for four ... Read more
D-Day gets thumbs up from Bollywood
Director Nikhil Advani’s forthcoming film, D-Day, set to hit the screens July 19, has already won the hearts of people from the film fraternity including filmmakers Karan Johar and Abhishek Kapoor, reports The Hindustan Times. ‘D-Day, taut, gripping and incredibly made… a strong emotional layer that gives it gravitas… performances are top notch,’ Johar posted ... Read more
Dilemma over Mashrafee
Selectors were in a dilemma of whether to pick pace bowler Mashrafee bin Murtaza for Bangladesh A team’s tour of the UK after the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s medical unit refused to give him all clear about his fitness. Mashrafee was eying to return to international cricket
Liton guides U-23s home in warm-up
Liton Das propelled the Bangladesh Under-23 side to a three-wicket win over Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in a practice match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing BCB XI’s 248-10, Liton struck 110 from 109 balls to steer the U-23 side to the target with 22 deliveries to spare. Liton smashed 16 boundaries and ... Read more
Eid comes early for national hockey team
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation has decided to give gifts and incentives to national team players during the Asia Cup preparation camp in an effort to raise morale. In addition to the Tk 15000 monthly salary each player is paid, the BHF will award Tk 5000 to three stand-out performers each week during the national camp,
Wahed brace propels national side
National football team’s Dutch coach Lodewijk de Kruif was seemingly happy with his forward line but not entirely satisfied with the overall performance of the players, who defeated Team BJMC 3-0 in the latest practice match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Newcomer Wahed Ahmed bagged a brace while veteran
German Reasat arrives today
Expatriate footballer Reasat Khaton will finally arrive in Dhaka today at 5:40pm to join the national team trials, the Bangladesh Football Federation said on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Reasat, a youth product of SC Freiburg, currently plays for German 4th division club VB Cloppenburg. He has also played for KSV Hessen Kassel,
Creative organises football fest
Creative Football School and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology’s Environment Committee jointly organised the Under-12 football festival at the BUET staff quarter field on Wednesday. Creative Football School, run by former national footballers
Govt sets $30.5b export target for FY 2013-14
The government on Wednesday set the export target at $30.5 billion for the ongoing fiscal year 2013-14 with 12.84 per cent growth over the last fiscal year, commerce ministry officials said. The commerce ministry fixed the target at a meeting held at the ministry with officials from different government ministries and representatives from
Govt doubles limit for low-interest borrowing from BB
The government borrowing limit from Bangladesh Bank through low-interest loans has been increased to Tk 4,000 crore from Tk 2,000 crore for a financial year, said officials of the central bank. The government decision to increase borrowing through Ways and Means Advanced with an interest rate of 5.25 per cent came in to effect from ... Read more
JS body for speedy 3G service auction process
The parliamentary committee on public undertakings on Wednesday recommended the authorities should speed up the process for 3G spectrum auction. The committee also recommended that the authorities should take steps to realise an outstanding fine Tk 838.40 crore from the four telecom operators,
ICCB for quick punishment for Rana Plaza disaster culprits
The factory and building owners of Rana Plaza must be tried quickly according to law as such incident has put Bangladesh apparel industry in a very dire situation, said the International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh on Wednesday. It said that Savar incident that killed more than 1,100
Manpower export may drop by 1.5-2 lakh this year
Expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday admitted that manpower export from Bangladesh came down during the current year due to global financial recession. About 4 lakh to 4.5 lakh workers were expected to