Upermarket Collapse Latvia PM resigns The Latvian prime minister, Valdis Dombrovskis, resigned on Wednesday, taking responsibility for the collapse of a supermarket roof that killed 54 people last week and plunging the Baltic state into turmoil weeks ahead of its entry into the euro zone. The departure of the Latvia’s longest-serving
Month: November 2013
Cats never evolved to care any one
Any cat owner will tell you that although they are sometimes kept as pets, felines are beholden to no one. A new study from the University of Japan has confirmed this, showing that although pet cats are more than capable of recognising their owner’s voice they choose to ignore them — for reasons that are perhaps ... Read more
Pipra Bidya to contest in Dubai film fest
Popular director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s latest film Pipra Bidya is set to have its world premiere on December 08 at the 10th Dubai International Film Festival. It will be screened again on December 10 in the festival. The Dubai festival will begin on December 6 through the screening of Dutch-Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad’s film Omar ... Read more
Sohojia performs at DU
Musical band Sohojia presented songs from its debut album Rangmistry launched on Monday at an open air concert at the Bakul Tala of the faculty of fine arts at Dhaka University. Audience enjoyed the strong message oriented songs presented by the band at the concert. Other bands and solo artistes
Raktakarabi staged
Prangonemor Theatre Fest Raktakarabi staged Theatre troupe Prangonemor staged Tagore’s classic Raktakarabi on the fourth day of the ongoing theatre festival at the Music and Dance Centre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday. Prangonemor celebrates its 10th founding anniversary through organising an eight-day festival featuring all the eight productions of the troupe. he fourth ... Read more
Stars donate tracks for Philippines
Stars including Beyonce and Adele are among those who have donated tracks to an album that will raise money for the Philippines Red Cross, reports BBC online. The digital album of 39 songs also includes tracks from The Beatles, One Direction, U2, Lady Gaga and Bob Dylan. The artists, record companies
Sean Bean wins International Emmy
British actor Sean Bean has won an International Emmy for his work in BBC One drama series Accused, reports BBC. The 54-year-old won for his portrayal of a teacher with a transvestite alter ego in the Tracie’s Story episode of the Jimmy McGovern serial. The UK also won in the comedy and arts categories at ... Read more
RMG makers fear export plunge as fresh unrest bites
The country’s apparel makers fear a plunge in export due to the fresh round of political turbulence which has already been taken place centring the announcement of polls schedule. The exporters say if the situation prolongs for two or three months the existence of many factories will be jeopardised as buyers have already
Revenue shortfall widens to Tk 3,119cr in July-Oct
NBR blames political unrest, economic stagnation, excessive target The National Board of Revenue continued to struggle in achieving its revenue collection target amid volatile political environment and economic slowdown prevailing in the country as shortfall in revenue collection further widened in the first four months of the current fiscal year, officials of the NBR said. According ... Read more
BB’s dollar purchase crosses $2.b in 5 months
Bangladesh Bank purchased $2.02 billion from the country’s scheduled banks between July 1 and November 21 of the current financial year 2013-14 as the investment sector is now passing a stagnant situation due to the ongoing political unrest, said officials of the central bank. The banks have failed to invest the foreign currency
BB to launch Tk 200cr fund to keep farmers’ accounts active
The Bangladesh Bank board on Tuesday decided to create a refinance fund worth Tk 200 crore for making Tk 10 accounts active, especially those of the marginal and landless farmers who do not have enough savings to keep their accounts moving, said officials of the central bank. The marginal and landless farmers, small shop owners, hawkers ... Read more
Stocks return to red amid political unrest
Dhaka stocks declined on Tuesday after a rise in the previous trading session with a decline in the turnover as political unrest across the country made investors panicky. The headline DSEX index dropped to 4,277.54 points, shedding 1.77 per cent or 77.33 points. DS30, the blue-chip index of the bourse,
Govt body to set aman purchase rate today
The Food Planning and Monitoring Committee will fix today the purchase rate for procurement of Aman rice for the current season, food ministry officials said. The FPMC, a cabinet-level committee headed by the Minister of Food, will also estimate the amount of Aman rice to be procured from the local markets,
Bangladesh 2nd among 7 Asian states in ITEE
Bangladesh has secured second position among seven Asian countries in its maiden international standardised IT Engineers Examination. Bangladeshi IT professionals’ passing ratio in ITEE is 15.8 per cent, the second highest next to Vietnamese among six IT Professionals Examination Council member countries. The member countries are: Malaysia,
Citycell launches Ultra Utshob
Citycell has recently launched Ultra Utshob, a special campaign, throughout the country with attractive offers for the customers at Citycell customer care centres and customer care points and will continue until further notice, said a news release. These include free RIM replacement and free transfer of ownership, free modem servicing, modem exchange offer,
27kg gold seized
Customs officials early Tuesday seized at least 220 gold bars weighing around 27 kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital and Shah Amanat International Airport in the Chittagong city. None was, however, arrested in these connections. In the capital, the officials seized at least 160 bars
Changes to passport service for Britons living abroad
The British government has brought a change to the existing passport services for its nationals living abroad including Bangladesh. “From Monday (November 25), the application process will be centralised and British nationals living in Bangladesh should submit their applications to the British High Commission in Dhaka,” a press release of the British High Commission
Capacity building stressed for women empowerment
With their own efforts and initiatives, the elected women representatives in reserved seats in the local government institutions should attain political empowerment for building their working capacity, said speakers at a discussion. They should also build necessary capacity of strengthening their decision-making activities for eliminating all sorts of discrimination
President favours campaign for eye donation
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday underlined the need for a nationwide campaign for eye donation. ‘The religious leaders can help in conducting such kind of motivational campaign for increasing eye donation,’ he said when a delegation of Sandhani National Eye Donation Society led by its president Ali Asgar Morol made a call on him at Bangabhaban ... Read more
‘Country achieves substantial progress in health sector’
Bangladesh has achieved substantial progress in the health sector in spite of many challenges such as widespread poverty and frequent natural disasters, said Michael McGrath, country director of Save the Children on Tuesday. The country director was addressing the “GSK and Save the Children Healthcare Innovation Award” at the conference room of BRAC Inn