BASIC Bank on Saturday opened its 68th branch at Mohipur under Kalapara upazila in Patuakhali. The bank’s chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu inaugurated the branch as chief guest, said a news release. Managing director Kazi Faqurul Islam, and deputy managing directors Md Ruhul Alam, Fazlus Sobhan, Kanak Kumar Purkayastha and Md Salim were present,
Month: December 2013
Showkat new ICAB president
The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh on Saturday elected Showkat Hossain as president and Kamrul Abedin, Nasim Anwar and Dewan Nurul Islam as vice-presidents of the institute for the year 2014. The ICAB office bearers were elected by the ICAB council members shortly before holding the 41th annual general meeting at ... Read more
Green activists rally against tree felling
Environmentalists on Friday demanded punishment for those who had cut down and destroyed hundreds of trees during recent political violence across the country. At a protest rally, participants urged political parties to stop all types of non-political activities like tree felling, uprooting trees and blocking
JU campus turns into tourist spot
Hundreds of nature lovers are thronging the Jahangirnagar University campus every day to watch the migratory birds twittering and swimming in the campus lakes. Now, the dawn breaks on the campus with the sweet twittering and chirping of the migratory birds. The presence of a huge number birds has turned the campus into a tourist ... Read more
BSA celebrates Shilpacharya’s birth centenary
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has arranged a year-long programme to celebrate birth centenary of internationally renowned painter of the country Zainul Abedin (1914-1976). The year-long celebration commenced with an art competition titled Moner Moto Chhobi, participated by around five hundred children on Friday at the national art gallery plaza of BSA.
Diamond jubilee of Lal Jamin celebrated
Shunyan Theatre celebrated the 60th show of popular play Lal Jamin through staging the play at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Friday. A book version of the play was also launched at the programme. Written and directed by Mannan Hira and Sudip Chakroborthy respectively, Lal Jamin depicts a touching account
Salman Khan: not a name but a journey
On his 48th birthday on Friday, let’s skim through the epic journey of Salman Khan from Prem in Maine Pyaar Kiya to the Dabangg Chulbul Pandey, reports India Today. Painted in blood and sweat this Khan came into Bollywood with a bang and has been ruling the roost till date. This most eligible bachelor
Dhaka almost cut-off from rest of country
Capital Dhaka has become almost cut-off from the rest of the country as the authorities have suspended movement of all modes of river and road transports ‘fearing violence’ over the opposition’s Dhaka march programme scheduled for Sunday. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia announced the programme on December 24 calling upon people from all walks of life to
Tension escalates over ‘Dhaka march’
Apprehension of massive political violence runs high among the general public as both the ruling and opposition alliances stick to their uncompromising stands over Sunday’s Dhaka march programme. Talking to The Independent, the country’s civil society leaders have also expressed deep concerns over the escalation of the tension centing the opposition’s programme.
Joint forces’ crackdown nets 500 across country
Nearly 500 people, most of them Opposition activists, have been arrested from different parts of the country during the ongoing drive by the joint forces in the past 24 hours on charges of vandalism and acts of sabotage. The joint forces, comprising the police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB), are conducting the ... Read more
Resist bid to foil polls: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday wrapped up the 1st leg of her two-day electioneering in three districts ahead of the 10th national election calling upon the countrymen to go the polling centers and cast their votes, fully prepared to resist anyone trying to foil the polls, reports UNB. “I’ll call upon you to go ... Read more
Fog disrupts ferry service, flights
Thick fog yesterday blanketed most parts of the country, disrupting normal life and delaying a number of flight schedules and hampering waterway communications. Huge traffic congestion was created on both sides of Mawa-Kawrakandi and Paturia-Daulatdia ghats following the disruption of the waterway services.
AL, BNP at loggerheads over Dhaka march
Awami League and BNP have become unbending over their stands centering the Dhaka march programme despite all symptoms that the ongoing political impasse is taking a turn for the worse. The hardening stances of the country’s two major political parties have also added to the concerns of all quarters, including civil society representatives. The BNP has ... Read more
It’s local
Locally assembled Honda bike on sale Japanese auto giant Honda has begun selling locally assembled motorcycles in Bangladesh. The sale came a year after Honda partnered with state-run Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC) to forge a joint venture, Bangladesh Honda Private Ltd (BHL), to cater to the demand of the booming local market. A total of ... Read more
RAB to probe VoIP racket
RAB-1 is going to take over the investigation into a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) racket at Uttara in the city. As many as 37 foreigners and six Bangladeshis were arrested for their alleged involvement in the racket. “As per directives from RAB higher ups, we decided to unearth the mystery behind the illegal VoIP ... Read more
Tahrir activists clash with police; 24 held
At least five people were injured as activists of the banned Islamist outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir clashed with police near the National Press Club in the capital on Friday. Police arrested 24 suspected Hizb-ut-Tahrir supporters after the clashes. Witnesses said members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir brought out processions from High Court and Segunbagicha mosques after Jum’a
PDB to finance Bibiyana Unit-1 power plant
Money to be obtained from maintenance and development fund The Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) will finance the 341-MW Bibiyana Unit-1 power plant with cash from the ‘maintenance and development fund’. The maintenance and development fund was created following a directive from the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) in 2011. PDB chairman Muhammad Abduhu Ruhullah
Burn injured dies at DMCH
Burnt in a petrol bomb attack on December 21, a victim died on Friday at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, doctors said. The deceased was Shahjahan Miah, 28, a cook at a hotel in Mymensingh and resident of Nahata of Gouiripur under the district. Family sources said Shahjahan was going
EC dispatches ballot papers
The Election Commission on Friday dispatched ballot papers amid tight security to returning officers in various districts for the January 5 parliamentary elections, reports UNB. The commission started dispatching the ballot papers to various districts in the morning under strong escorts of police, Rab and BGB members for vote casting in the country’s 146 constituencies
Chinese Minister’s visit postponed
The visit of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin to Bangladesh has been postponed due to flight cancellation over bad weather conditions, the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka informed the media on Friday night. Liu Zhenmin was scheduled to arrive in the capital today at noon on a two day visit to discuss political as well ... Read more