Mobile operator Banglalink has recently appointed Solaiman Alam as the marketing director, effective from July 16. Solaiman, a business graduate from the Institute of Business Administration of Dhaka University, was Banglalink’s head of B2B and High Value Market Development
Month: July 2013
11 held, firearms, narcotic substances seized
The Detective Branch in separate raids on areas of the capital Dhaka arrested 11 people and seized two firearms and 5,500 sedative pills on Friday night. The detained are Farid Hossain, Abdul Hamid, Md Rabbi, Abdul Haque, Md Anis Khan, Seydul Molla, Babu Kazi, Khalilur Rahman, Arif Hossain, Nasir Uddin
4 killed in accidents in capital
Two including a 10-year boy were killed in traffic accidents, a man was electrocuted and a construction worker was killed as a wall of a school building collapsed on him in the city on Saturday. The minor boy, Ridoy, son of Jakir Hossian, resident of Segunbagicha, was killed as a truck rammed into a rickshaw, ... Read more
Rights bodies protest against tree felling at Purbachal
Several non-government organisations on Saturday protested against felling of trees and filling up low land by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha in the name of Purbachal New Town Project. At a briefing at Dhaka Reporters Unity, Ain o Salish Kendra, Bangladesh Paribesh Andolan, Transparency International Bangladesh, Save the Environment Movement,
Snakes scare in JU
Jahanginagar University’s Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall is gripped by snakes scare as it has become a ‘habitat’ of the reptile. At least 20 snakes were killed in the last few days by the panic-stricken students. Students alleged that no effective measures were taken to get rid of the problem despite the snakes had been creating ... Read more
Junior Tigers aim high
Bangladesh U-19 team depart for England today The Bangladesh Under-19 squad begins its tour of England today, with high hopes and aspirations to perform well in the youth tri-nation series with the hosts and Pakistan. Bangladesh start their campaign with a practice match against EDP U-17 team on August 2 before taking on the Pakistan ... Read more
ACSU report likely after Eid holidays
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to receive the highly anticipated ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit report on match-fixing allegation tentatively on August 12 after Eid-ul Fitr, said a senior official on Saturday. The much talked about report will be completed
Footballers fly to Thailand today
The Bangladesh national football team will leave Dhaka today for a brief training camp in Thailand where they will take part in two practice matches against the hosts although the dates of the friendlies are yet to be confirmed. The national footballers and coaching staff will
BFF to add Dutch GK coach
The Bangladesh Football Federation has decided to add another Dutch national to the national team staff following head coach Lodewijk de Kruif’s plea for a new goalkeeping coach. BFF president Kazi Salahuddin revealed on Saturday that they have already contacted an Ajax Amsterdam Youth Academy goalkeeping coach about the position,
U-16s crash out of SAFF semis
The Bangladesh Under-16 national football team were knocked out of the second edition of the SAFF U-16 Championship after being trounced 5-1 by Nepal in the first semi-final at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Saturday. Bangladesh could not put up any resistance against the
Anik hits pool today at Barcelona
Bangladesh swimmer Anik Islam will hit the pool today in the 50 metre butterfly event of the World Swimming Championship in Barcelona, Spain, targeting to improve his own previous best timing. Anik clinched the gold medal in the Bangladesh Games
Arambagh suffer heavy defeat in King’s Cup
Bangladeshi football side Arambagh Krira Sangha fell to a 4-1 defeat against Nepali club NMB Machindra in the King’s Cup at the Changlimithang Stadium on Friday. Arambagh will play their third game of the competition on August 1 against Indian side Mohan Bagan FC.
‘Tello rejects chance to leave Barca’
Barcelona director of football Andoni Zubizarreta claims Cristian Tello has rejected the chance to leave the club in order to fight for his place in the first team, reports goal.com The 21-year-old has been linked with a move away from Camp Nou due to competition for places from the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Pedro and ... Read more
Crespo backs Tevez to shine for Juventus
Former Inter striker Hernan Crespo has backed Carlos Tevez to bring huge success to Juventus this season, reports goal.com The 29-year-old joined the Bianconeri from Manchester City last month and Crespo – who scored more than 150 career goals in Serie A – believes his compatriot
Sculpture happened to Hamiduzzaman
‘I was not a sculptor when I became a teacher of sculpture’, stated veteran sculptor of the country Hamiduzzaman Khan in an interview with New Age. Hamiduzzaman joined the then Institute of Fine Arts(now Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University) in 1970 as a faculty member of the newly founded department of sculpture. But his ... Read more
Dhaka Theatre’s 40th anniv celebrations begin today
Dhaka Theatre’s 40th anniversary celebrations programme will begin today afternoon through a seminar at the seminar room of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Professor Afsar Ahmed will present the keynote paper at the seminar featuring the impact of Dhaka Theatre’s activities over the past four decades. He will also analyse the 30 years of activities
Nitra’s new play features Birangonas
Socially and politically aware playwright Samina Luthfa Nitra is working on a new play, featuring the lives and struggles of Birangonas (war-heroines). She is writing the play in English and it will be staged in London by a London-based theatre troupe Komola Collective. Nitra, also a theatre actress, talked about her latest venture and other ... Read more
Emraan, Kangana to work together again
Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut will pair up again in filmmaker Karan Johar’s next production, Unglee, which is being directed by Rensil D’Silva, reports Hindustan Times. And we’ve been told that the two actors have been working out together for their respective roles. An industry insider reveals, ‘The movie has Emraan and Kangana performing various ... Read more
Sylhet markets witness rush of Eid shoppers
Malls and markets in the Sylhet city have started experiencing crowds of buyers, with Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, only two weeks away. Shoppers from different income groups are now seen to swarm the shopping malls, fashion houses, boutique shops, market places and roadside shops.
Expelled BCL men roam JU campus at large
The four Bangladesh Chhatra Leauge activists of Jahangirnagar University unit, who were expelled for beating a journalist last February 27, were moving on the campus freely. Sources said the expelled four activists were seen on Friday at Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall and different places of the campus though they had been declared