US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Wednesday said he is still hopeful of a political settlement between the two major parties – Awami League and BNP – before next general election, reports UNB. “I’m still confident that at the end, major political players will find a way for free, fair and credible election,” ... Read more
Month: October 2013
Barguna by-polls today
The by-election to the Barguna-2 constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad will be held today without participation of the main opposition BNP. Two candidates — Shawkat Hachanur Rahman Rimon of ruling Awami League and Golam Sarwar Hiru of Islami Andolon Bangladesh are contesting the polls.
VAT imposition hits sale in super markets
The sale of the city super markets has marked significant fall following the government’s imposition of four per cent VAT on essential items in the current fiscal year, Bangladesh Superstore Owners Association (BSOA) leaders said on Wednesday. A buyer has to pay additional Taka 40 as VAT
Boy crushed under train
A 12-year-old boy was crushed under the wheels of a train at Sitakundu upazila in Chittagong Weednesday morning. The victim was identified as Robin, 12, son of Mohammad Robiul Alam, from Sheikhpara of Sitakundu upazila, and a student of Class VI at the local high school. Robin received serious injury when
Frosh Fest held at BRAC University
BRAC University on Tuesday organised a daylong Frosh Fest at the indoor game zone of its campus in the capital to welcome the newly enrolled students. This year, BRAC University chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators arranged and coordinated the festival, in which forty clubs participated. They set up colourful stalls, club exhibits ... Read more
Channel i turns 15
The country’s first satellite TV station Channel i began its journey on October 1, 1998, from a small building in Siddheshwari, Dhaka. With the theme “Hridoye Bangladesh”, the channel turned 15 yesterday. The stage has grown bigger for the TV station, with the channel moving to larger premises in Tejgaon. At a press conference on ... Read more
Shahabuddin portrays valiant freedom fighters
The internationally acclaimed artist Shahabuddin Ahmed is known to depict the zeal and vigor of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in his paintings. Keeping the theme consistent, Shahabuddin Ahmed has created an exuberant freedom fighter holding a spreading national flag on his back in an oil painting titled Bijoy Ullas. Indicated by
Photo show features Kabori’s life
The golden moments in seasoned actor Kabori Sarwar’s life is on display at a photography. exhibition at the Nalini Bhattasali Auditorium of National Museum, Shahbag in the capital. The splendid career of four decades as a film actor and as a politician associated with the ruling party Awami League, as well as her personal moments ... Read more
Tales of Bangladesh entertains audience at BSA
Tales of Bangladesh, a production by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Puppet Team entertained the audience at the Studio Theatre Hall of the academy on Monday. The production participated at the World Puppet Carnival in Indonesia last month and won the Best Folk Puppet Musical Award. The production was also nominated for the ‘Best
Six-day int’l theatre fest ends
Jessore, the town that bears the pride of culture, meets the thirst of the people through a six-day international drama festival that ended at Shilpakala Academy, Jessore on Friday. The festival – that was jointly organised by the theatre groups Bibartan Jessore, Tirjak Chittagong, and Drishtipat Dhaka – concluded with the staging of the translation ... Read more
Festivity marks Durga Puja preparations in Barisal
Preparations for the five-day celebration of Sharadiya Durgotsab, the main religious festival of the Bengali Hindus, are going on in full swing in the Barisal city and other parts of the region. However high price of raw materials used for making idols and rainy weather coupled with increase in other costs, may affect this year’s ... Read more
Nuclear Industry Info Centre opened
Government on Tuesday inaugurated the Nuclear Industry Information Centre at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheatre in Dhaka to disseminate general knowledge about nuclear energy for the public domain. State Minister for Science and Technology Yefesh Osman, Director General of Russian State Corporation, ROSATOM , Sergey Kirienko jointly
Students protest at LabAid’s wrong treatment
Fellows to besiege LabAid today Several hundred students of Dhaka University on Tuesday observed hunger-strike protesting at alleged ‘wrong’ treatment of one of its students at Labaid Hospital in the capital. The students of political science department postponed their protest in the evening after vice-chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique assured them of
College girl commits suicide
A college girl allegedly committed suicide jumping from the fifth floor of Dhaka district sessions judge court building on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Rabeya Khatun, 22, student of Abujar Gifari College and resident of Malibag Hazipara in the capital. Kotowali police
Dhaka WASA in action to address water-logging
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) on Tuesday signed a Euro 7.5 million deal with Vitens Evides International, a Netherlands-based organisation, for urban dredging demonstration, aiming to address the problems of urban flooding and water-logging in the capital. Dwasa managing director Engr Taqsem A Khan and regional director (Asia)
KCC, KMS, local admin at loggerheads
Running Cattle Market At Zero Point KCC, KMS, local admin at loggerheads Khulna City Corporation, Khulna District Muktijoddha Sangshad and Khulna district administration are at loggerheads over running a sacrificial cattle market at Zero Point of the city near Khulna–Satkhira Highway. The KCC chief executive officer, Tapon Kumar Ghose, issued an official letter to the ... Read more
Gold recovered at Ctg airport
The Chittagong airport customs officials recovered 14 gold bars, weighting 140 tolas from a flight from Dubai Tuesday morning. The airport assistant commissioner, Md Selim, said they recovered the gold as it was left abandoned under a passenger seat in BG-026 flight which took off from Qatar and landed at the airport via Dubai at ... Read more
Proposed Palli Shanchaya Bank may operate as MFI
After being rejected by Bangladesh Bank (BB), an inter-ministerial meeting on Tuesday decided to allow the proposed Palli Shanchaya Bank (Rural Savings Bank) to function as a Micro-Finance Institution (MFI) to cater to the needs of rural people and their development. The decision has been taken, given the
Heated debate in JS body over IGW rate cut proposal
The parliamentary standing committee on telecom ministry on Tuesday witnessed a heated debate over a proposal to slash the rate of international incoming calls to 1.5 US cents from 3 US cents for gateway operators as some members backed the proposal despite opposition from the ministry. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in July
Election-year Eid may push up rawhide collection by 30pc
The country’s rawhide traders expect to collect at least 70 lakh pieces of raw hides of sacrificial animals in the coming Eid-ul-Azha which is 15 per cent higher than the last year. They said that that the collection of rawhide may increase by 30 per cent as the general election would be held in a ... Read more