Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Azizul Hakim directs drama serial

Azizul Hakim is directing a drama serial named Nijgrihe Parobashi, which Banglavision started to broadcast from last Sunday. In addition, the seasoned actor nowadays is busy with acting in different drama serials. Nijgrihe Parobashi, written by Hakim’s wife Zinat Hakim, features sweet and bitter experiences of a newly

Udichi artistes present popular songs

Forty-five artistes of different branches of Udichi Shilpigoshthi in chorus presented the signature tune of the organisation, Arshir samne eka eka, at the 45th founding anniversary programme at TSC of Dhaka University on Tuesday. Udichi Shilpigoshthi singers also performed the popular songs, they rendered on different occasions, such as Amra manusher joyogaan gai, Hushiyar, Dhor ... Read more

Kamar Ahmad Simon shares his Sydney tour

Kamar Ahmad Simon attended the Antenna Documentary Film Festival 2013 in Sydney along with selected filmmakers from around the world who shared their hands-on experience in filmmaking. He also took a ‘master class’ on October 06 in which he shared his experience of making film in Bangladesh. The architect turned director

Bollywood box office grim after six flops in a week

As many as six films released last Friday, but none of them could excite the viewers at the box office, reports Hindustan Times. Mickey Virus, which marked the debut of actors Manish Paul and Elli Avram in Bollywood, was the most talked about movie among those that released Oct 25. But the buzz wasn’t sufficient ... Read more

Polls after Jan 24 if parties want:?CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Wednesday announced the code of conduct, saying that the government would not be able to make any “policy-level decision”, and it would carry out only “routine work”, the way a caretaker government functions. The EC had finalised the draft code of conduct on Tuesday, imposing some

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park to be opened today

The largest safari park of Asia ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park’, Gazipur opens today. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the park, said Tapan Kumar Dey, conservator of forest, wildlife and nature conservation unit of Department of Forest. Department of Forest is implementing

Poll code contradicts constitution, says Sakhawat

The Model election code of conduct is not supported by the Constitution, Representation of the People Order (RPO) and Rules of Business, which will be the main hurdle to implementation of the code, said former Election Commissioner Brigadier (Rtd) Sakhawat Hossain. “Without amending the Constitution we cannot

Rickshaws flout BCC rule

Only 130, out of 20,000 rickshaw-pullers of Barisal city, have driving license and only 12,000 rickshaws have license, with more than half of them yet to renew their documents. The Barisal City Corporation transport section set a rule that rickshaw pullers and owners would have to collect their driving license and transport license

United Airways launches Dhaka-Ishwardi flight

United Airways Ltd, a private airliner, on Wednesday launched its first flight on Dhaka-Ishwardi route. Civil aviation and tourism minister Faruk Khan inaugurated the flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. State minister for home Shamsul Huq Tuku, United Airways director general Tasbirul Ahmed Chowdhury and high officials concerned were present at

Aircraft meets accident as fox jumps on its wheel

A Dash 8 aircraft of Regent Airways met an accident on the runway at the Cox’s Bazar Airport on Wednesday evening after a fox jumped on its front wheels. The 15 passengers and four crew on board, however, were unhurt when the accident took place at about 6:45pm, claimed the airway’s chief commercial officer,

DU ‘Gha’ unit intake tests tomorrow

Dhaka University’s ‘Gha’ unit intake test to enrol into its bachelor courses under 2013-14 academic sessions would be held tomorrow.  The one-hour written examination between 10:00am and 11:00am would be held in 19 centres on the campus and 31 centres outside the campus. The students can know their seat-plans

Dhaka Univ, UNICEF signs MoU

Officials of Dhaka University and United Nations Children’s Fund, Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with a view to promoting health and nutrition, child protection, water, sanitation and hygiene education and research in the country, said a DU press release. Under the MoU, DU and UNICEF would organise

Safe drinking water stressed for ensuring hygiene

Government officials and experts in a programme on Wednesday stressed extending safe drinking water and basic sanitation facilities to the rural and lower-income group-inhabited areas to ensure improvement health and hygienic status of the citizens. The programme titled ‘national sanitation month October-2013’ was held at the office of the deputy commissioner

Shipbuilding: better days ahead as buyers return

The shipbuilding industry is anticipating a pick-up in fortunes as interests from international buyers have resumed after several years with the recovery of global economy. “Interested parties are communicating with us, which is always a good sign. We are expecting orders in the first quarter of next year,” said Md Sakhawat Hossain,

Govt finalises draft framework of FTA with Turkey

The government is going to start negotiations with Turkey soon for signing a free trade agreement with the country, commerce ministry officials said. In this regard, the ministry on Wednesday finalised the draft framework of the agreement for carrying out negotiations with Turkey on the proposed FTA,

Banks must give clients instant SMS, email

Online Transaction Banks must give clients instant SMS, email Bangladesh Bank is going to make mandatory for the scheduled banks to provide the clients with instant alert service with short text message and email on every online transaction, said officials of the central bank. The BB has already asked the banks to take necessary measures in ... Read more

SEC mulls launching of KYC, access to bank accounts of investors

The securities regulator has plans to introduce measures including KYC (Know-Your-Client) criteria for share investors, getting access to their bank accounts by the regulator and establishing a Clearing and Settlement Organisation to comply with the international best practices. The planned move, despite being sensitive in

Trade unionism a must: analysts

Rights activists and labour leaders yesterday called for trade unions at all garment factories to give the workers a platform to ensure their rights. They also favoured a system of determining the minimum wages for garments workers by considering the cost of living, and not just by taking food

Robi launches 3.5G

Mobile operator Robi Axiata yesterday announced the launch of its 3.5G services for its customers at select areas in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Robi customers can now enjoy much faster online services like viewing multimedia content, playing games and downloading files with the 3.5G technology,

Mozena pushes garment owners for trade union

Many of the factory owners in Bangladesh do not want trade union and they even create obstacles so that trade union rights cannot be established, US ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena said on Wednesday. Trade union rights have to be established if the country wants to regain the Generalised System of Preferences in the ... Read more