M Shamsur Rahman has been appointed editor of English language daily The Independent, said a press release of Beximco Group today. He will replace Mahbubul Alam, who has been serving the daily as the editor and the publisher since August 1995, on October 20, 2013, the
Month: October 2013
Toxic gas kills 4
Another injured taking treatment at KMCH Four people, including three labourers, died and another worker was injured after inhaling toxic gas from an underground water reservoir in Khulna city yesterday afternoon. The three labourers are Imran, 20, Nazrul Islam, 22, and Ramzan, 30. They were from different upazilas of Khulna and Bagerhat districts. Another victim
Art show upholds humanism
The ongoing group art show at the Athena Gallery in Badda exhibits paintings glorifying humanism done by Bangladeshi and Pakistani artists. The exhibition titled Unity of Souls features artworks in different mediums like oil, acrylic, water and print depicting an array of themes in 74 artworks done by nine local and nine Pakistani artists. The ... Read more
Films on cinemas this week
A number of films are being screened in different cinemas around the town for the movie-lovers. Amit Ashraf’s debutant film Udhao can be good choice for its atypical storyline. Udhao features an off-track thriller story of a man named Babu who is a school-van puller. Babu’s passion is to find out the man, his father, ... Read more
Sholay 3D likely to be released next January
The 3D version of the 1975 Bollywood classic ‘Sholay’, which was slated to release on megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s 71st birthday Friday, is now likely to release in January 2014. The makers wanted a ‘four-week window’ for the film, reports India Today. ‘We have requested cinemas to give us a four-week window. So, we are currently ... Read more
Pvt sector credit growth slows again in Aug
Unrest In The Run Up To Polls Pvt sector credit growth slows again in Aug Credit growth in the private sector plunged again in August as the businesspeople continued to show a reluctant attitude to expanding their business by taking finance from banks due to the ongoing political unrest, said officials of the Bangladesh Bank. ... Read more
Ministry meet finds no way to halt onion price
A meeting between the commerce ministry officials and onion traders on Thursday failed to find any solution to stop the soaring prices of onion before the Eid-ul-Azha. The meeting at the ministry also could not come to a conclusion as to why the onion prices were skyrocketing in the local market despite having enough supplies.
Onion price shots up to Tk 110
The price of onion on Thursday further shot up to Tk 110 a kg on the retail market in the city ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Traders said that the price of the item has been increasing due to excessive demand for Eid. ‘A supply shortage of onion has taken place in last couple of months as ... Read more
BB allows textile mills to take up to $12m
Export Development Fund BB allows textile mills to take up to $12m Bangladesh Bank on Thursday said that member mills of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association and manufacturer-exporters in the garment industrial sector would be able to borrow up to $12 million a year instead of $10 million from the $300 million export development fund of ... Read more
Govt reinstates 10pc cash incentive for shrimp export
The government has reinstated 10 per cent cash incentive for shrimp export after reducing it to 7.5 per cent in July for the current financial year 2013-2014. A Bangladesh Bank circular issued on Thursday said that the cash incentive against shrimp export would be 10 per cent. In July, the government also
3.5 lakh Bangladeshis legalised so far in KSA
Amnesty deadline expires on Nov 3 About 3.5 lakh Bangladeshi workers in Saudi Arabia have been legalised up to October 10 by taking their passports and other documents from the embassy, according to Bangladesh embassy in Riyadh. The undocumented Bangladeshi workers were in a rush to the embassy in Riyadh to get legalised after the ... Read more
Dhaka stocks sign off on a high
DSE goes into 9-day vacation Dhaka stocks advanced for the second trading session on Thursday, the last trading session before the Eid-Ul-Azha closing, as the sale of shares by retail investors reduced since there was no scope to withdraw funds before the Eid vacation. However, the turnover of the bourse declined
Mominul keeps Tigers afloat
Mominul Haque took some momentum away from New Zealand after the Kiwi tail-enders gave the tourists the upper hand on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Thursday. Few would have expected Mominul to bat so aggressively when he came to the crease with Bangladesh already struggling at 8-2 in ... Read more
Razzak hails Kiwi tail
‘Try to stick to the basics when things are not going in your favour’. It is an old adage that the New Zealand tail-enders followed to great effect on Thursday, according to Bangladesh left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak. New Zealand frustrated Bangladesh on the second day of the first Test, with significant partnerships in the lower-order ... Read more
Naimur, Mahmud elected as BCB directors
Former national skippers Naimur Rahman and Khaled Mahmud won from their respective categories in the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s election held at the National Sports Council on Thursday. Mahmud (25 votes) defeated Gazi Ashraf Hossain by seven votes in category three in the election that also saw Monjur Kader being elected from Dhaka
‘Feeling rather lucky’
New Zealand batsman BJ Watling considers himself lucky after scoring a career-best 103 on Thursday to put his side in a strong position in the second Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong. Watling was given an early reprieve on four, at a time when New Zealand had just lost two wickets in two overs and faced ... Read more
Six to show cause for hockey debacle
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation on Thursday decided to serve show-cause notices to six individuals for the national team’s failure in the recently concluded Asia Cup Hockey, informed a top official after a meeting of the governing body. Four senior players – Russell Mahmud Jimmy, Zahid Hossain, Qamruzzaman Rana and Imran Hasan Pintu, assistant coach
“Uttam Suchitra” on ATN Bangla this Eid
This Eid, ATN Bangla will telecast single-episode special TV play “Uttam Suchitra”, starring Syed Hasan Imam, Aupi Karim and Apurbo. Chayanika Chowdhury has directed the play, written by Iraz Ahmed. The plot: Syed Hasan Imam is a huge fan of the Uttam-Suchitra duo; he watches their films all day. He doesn’t even rent his house ... Read more
Bidya Sinha Meem in new TVC
Popular TV actress, model and Lux superstar Bidya Sinha Saha Meem came into limelight to perform in her last television commercial, “Ranga Pori Mehedi” under the direction of Mizanur Rahman Arian. Under the same director’s direction Meem lastly performed in a telefilm titled “Trump Card” in last Eid-ul-Fitr. This time Meem has
Alim gets prison term until death
An international crimes tribunal on Wednesday sentenced Abdul Alim to prison term until his ‘natural death’ on the charges of genocide and killings in Jaipurhat during the Liberation War. A BNP leader and former minister Alim, 83, was in the dock. Sitting on a chair, Alim looked pensive