Professional rickshaw painter Rafiqul Islam, from Narinda in Dhaka, has put his artworks on display at the Craft Fair in the Nalini Kanata Bhattashali auditorium in Bangladesh National Museum, which will end on Saturday. At one time, he used to earn his bread by painting rickshaw boards at different shops at Narinda. But now, like ... Read more
Month: December 2013
Prometheus to release 17th album
Popular rock band Prometheus is going to release its 17th album online this month. The title song of the album, Ebhabe din ondher moto cholte parena, has recently been released in the band’s online portal www.prometheusbd.com and in the music portal www.levelzerodb.com. All the five songs of the album deliver strong social messages. These songs are ... Read more
Lubna Marium participates in WDA confce
Seasoned dancer and researcher Lubna Marium represented Bangladesh in the two-day annual general meeting of the World Dance Alliance–Asia Pacific that ended on Sunday in the Taiwanese capital Taipei. Lubna Marium, the vice-president of WDA-AP, presented a scholarly paper on the popular performing art forms of Bangladesh in the conference, jointly hosted by the dance ... Read more
Michelle Yeoh plans Bollywood entry
After acting in Chinese and Hollywood films, actor Michelle Yeoh has now set her sights on Bollywood, reports Hindustan Times. The Malaysian-Chinese star, who shot to international fame with her roles in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and as a Bond girl in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), is now looking forward to producing a mainstream ... Read more
BB detects Tk 162cr loan scam in Mercantile Bank Ctg branches
Mercantile Bank disbursed Tk 162.59 crore to Chittagong-based three little-known companies violating the banking rules and regulations and the bank is now struggling to recover the loans, an investigation by Bangladesh Bank found. BB officials told New Age that the bank might not be able to recover the loans as it had no control and monitoring ... Read more
Cash crunch in bank outlets lingers
Clients are still facing liquidity shortage in automated teller machines and branches of the scheduled banks as the police could not provide the banks with enough protection in transporting their cash-bearing vehicles, said officials of the commercial banks. The clients of many banks plunged in a severe
Raw jute export plunges
The export of raw jute has plunged in the current fiscal year due to devaluation of currency of neighbouring India, a major raw jute importer from Bangladesh, jute department officials said. They said the drastic fall in the raw jute export would discourage the growers from cultivating more jute and they (the growers) would also be ... Read more
Govt in hurry to settle dispute with 4 telcos
Sim Replacement Tax Govt in hurry to settle dispute with 4 telcos The SIM replacement tax review committee is under huge pressure from the government to submit its (committee) report on the Tk 3,100-crore SIM replacement tax claimed by the National Board of Revenue from four mobile phone operators within a week though the committee ... Read more
Migration cost drops for Malaysia bound workers
The cost of migration for each Malaysia bound worker has further dropped under the government to government arrangements, officials said Wednesday. Henceforth, each worker has to pay Tk28,500 as migration cost, down from existing Tk33,500, Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training
NBR chairman Ghulam to get 2-year extension
The tenure of National Board of Revenue chairman Ghulam Hussain has been extended for two years, officials said. They said a proposal in this connection was approved by finance minister recently. The public affairs ministry is expected to issue a notification this connection soon. Ghulam was appointed as the chairman of the NBR in October last year after
Banks to remain open Saturday in RMG factory areas
The Bangladesh Bank has directed the scheduled banks to keep branches open in Dhaka city, Ashulia, Tongi, Gazipur, Narayanganj and Chittagong industrial area on December 7 (Saturday) to facilitate payment of salaries and bonus to garments employees. Following a request from the Bangladesh
Dhaka stocks decline amid political uncertainty
Dhaka stocks declined on Wednesday after rising in the earlier two trading sessions as investors remained skeptical about the political prospect amid violence surrounding the coming election. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, declined by 0.38 per cent, or 16.49 points, to close at 4,294.22 points on the day.
Tax collection from DSE rises by 78pc in Nov
The government’s tax collection from the Dhaka Stock Exchange increased by 78 per cent in November compared with the previous month due to sharp increase in turnover as low-priced shares attracted investors during the month. The DSE paid government Tk 14.42 crore in November, which was Tk 8.11 crore in the previous month. Of the taxes,
Mobile internet growth widespread in B’desh, other Asia states: study
Potentials of mobile internet growth is widespread in coming days across Asia including Bangladesh, as the alternatives to using mobile data are not widely available, according to a study. The study report found affordability of smart devices is the key to spreading the smart technology, especially mobile broadband connectivity
Admission seekers rally against SUST test delay
Admission seekers in Sylhet on Wednesday urged the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology authorities for immediate step to hold the postponed admission tests at the institution. They made the call from a human chain formed in front of Central Shaheed Minar in the city under the banner of ‘General students willing
Pressure on ground water ‘very high’ in Dhaka city
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has taken a plan to manage 70 per cent of its supply water from the surface sources by 2021. Managing director of the service provider Taqsem A Khan on Wednesday expressed his hope that by the fiscal year 2018-2019 it would be
50th death anniv of Suhrawardy today
The 50th death anniversary of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy will be observed across the country today (Thursday). Different political, social, cultural and professional organisations have chalked out various programmes to observe the day. The programmes include placing wreaths at grave of the great leader, discussion meetings, Quran khwani, milad and
Jamdani recognised as intangible cultural heritage by Unesco
The traditional art of Jamdani weaving has been inscribed on Unesco’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity this year. The decision was made at the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage that
14 kg gold seized at Shahjalal Airport
Law enforcers seized around 14 kilograms gold from a flight of the Regent Airways at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Wednesday. The fight from Malaysian capital city Kuala Lumpur landed at the airport early in the morning. Sources said acting on a tip-off, customs officials
City building catches fire
A commercial building caught fire in the capital’s Moghbazar area on Wednesday morning. Fire service official said that fire broke out in a building at Moghbazar intersection at about 9:15am. Two units of Tejgaon fire station rushed to the spot and doused the fire within half-an-hour. Fire service headquarters officer-in-charge