Two young men, including a suspected extortionist, were stabbed to death in separate incidents in the city’ s Mirpur and Bangshal areas on Monday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Fazal, 21, son of Sirajul Islam of Third Colony under Darus Salam police station and Sahid, 25, of Gobinda Das Lane under Bangshal police ... Read more
Month: January 2014
Doctors transplant wombs
Nine women in Sweden have successfully received transplanted wombs donated from relatives and will soon try to become pregnant, the doctor in charge of the pioneering project has revealed, reports AP from Stockholm. The women were born without a uterus or had it removed because of cervical cancer. Most are in their 30s and are ... Read more
3 fests organised to observe Selim Al Deen’s death anniv
Three festivals have been organised by different organisations to celebrate the sixth death anniversary of the legendary playwright and theoretician Selim Al Deen, who is considered as a leading dramatist in the Bangla literature in the post Tagore era. Selim Al Deen Foundation has organised a three-day programme beginning from today. Theatre troupe
Zainul’s birth centenary celebrated in Barisal
A children’s art competition and discussion session was held in Barisal to celebrate the birth centenary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin on Friday. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Barisal district branch, organised the programme at the Ashwini Kumar Hall in the city. Shohidul Alam, deputy commissioner; Abuul Kalam Azad, additional deputy commissioner (education and
German maker shares views of his films on refugees
The German filmmaker Henrik Peschel is for the first time visiting Dhaka as a jury member of the Australasian Competition section of the 13th Dhaka International Film Festival. Moreover, his film Si-O-Se Pol will be screened in the World Cinema section of the festival tomorrow at the National Museum Auditorium. In fact, Si-O-Se Pol is ... Read more
Run-fest at BKSP
Shamsur slams double, Forhad, Imrul, Mithun hit hundreds Shamsur Rahman scored an unbeaten double-hundred and Imrul Kayes had an unbeaten century of his own as the duo staked their claims for a regular national team place in the Bangladesh Cricket League at Savar on Monday. Shamsur opened the batting and was not out on 229 at ... Read more
Sheikh Jamal post third straight win
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club continued their winning run in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 4-2 victory over Feni Soccer Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Haitian Wedson Anselme, Nigerian Ameka Darlington, Cameroonian Okemmiri and local striker Mobarak Hossain netted for Sheikh Jamal, while two late
Usha, Abahani in Club Cup final
Defending champions Usha Krira Chakra and Abahani posted big wins in the semi-finals at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Monday to advance to the UCB Club Cup Hockey Tournament final for the second straight season. Usha overwhelmed Sonali Bank 5-1 and Abahani thrashed Ajax SC 7-0 to set up a finals rematch on Wednesday. Usha took ... Read more
Shamsur pushes Test claim
Opening batsman Shamsur Rahman cracked a superb double-century on Monday to take up his case with the selectors who are in desperate need of a suitable partner for Tamim Iqbal. Shamsur was in marauding mood as he struck an unbeaten 229 for Walton Central Zone against Islami Bank East Zone in the Bangladesh Cricket League
Spurs deny Timberwolves
The San Antonio Spurs denied Minnesota 104-86 on Sunday in the Timberwolves’ attempt to earn a winning season record, reports Reuters. Despite playing without guard Manu Ginobili, who is still day-to-day with a sore hamstring, and reserve guard Danny Green, who left the game in the second
Teams detect structural flaws in some units
RMG Factory Inspection Teams detect structural flaws in some units The government-assigned inspection teams have found structural and electrical flaws in some readymade garment units during their fire and workplace safety assessment in 110 factories, people involved with the process told New Age. The teams are yet to spot any major fault, they said. The government in ... Read more
Revenue collection falls Tk 8,509cr short of target in H1
Muhith says target to be revised by this month Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Monday said the government would revise the revenue collection target set for the current fiscal year by this month as the National Board of Revenue fell short of target by Tk 8,509.69 crore in the first half of the ... Read more
Muhith relishes his performance
AMA Muhith who was sworn in on Sunday as the finance minister again on Monday said he had discharged his duties with pleasure in the last five years although the country’s intelligentsia often criticised him for his various remarks. ‘In the last five years, I discharged my duties with pleasure,’ he said when the officials and ... Read more
DSEX hits highest value since its launch a year ago
Dhaka stocks advance for 5th day Dhaka stocks advanced for the fifth trading session on Monday with the key index of the bourse hitting the highest value since its launch a year ago as investors are anticipating further rise in share prices as the Awami League-led alliance formed government for third time. The benchmark general ... Read more
Umrah service agents can give up to 1 lakh SAR guarantee without BB nod
Bangladesh Bank on Monday said local Umrah service agents will not require to take prior approval from the central bank to provide guarantee up to 1,00,000 Saudi Riyal to their counterpart agents in Saudi Arabia. The authorised dealer branches of the scheduled banks earlier used to take prior approval on mandatory basis from the BB on ... Read more
3 more new banks to be PDs of govt securities from Feb 1
Three more newly-established commercial banks will be enlisted with the central bank as primary dealers of the government securities from February 1, said Bangladesh Bank officials. The three banks are NRB Bank, NRB Global Bank and Modhumati Bank. Earlier, five newly-established banks — NRB Commercial Bank,
BSEC provides checklist for banks, listed cos
Independent Directors’ Info BSEC provides checklist for banks, listed cos Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission as the implementing authority of Corporate Governance Guideline has provided a checklist for banks and listed companies to get independent directors’ information. The BSEC took the move as per its earlier notification which directed all the listed companies to comply with ... Read more
BRAC EPL teams up with DEFTA to set up venture capital firm
BRAC EPL Investments and Silicon Valley-based Japanese venture capital firm DEFTA PARTNERS have recently signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a joint venture in Bangladesh for equity-related investment. DEFTA PARTENRS chairman George Hara and BRAC EPL chief executive officer Khaled Yusuf Farazi signed the MOU on behalf of their respective
JU VC Prof Anwar decides to resign
Jahangirnagar University Vice-Chancellor Professor Anwar Hossain, on Sunday, announced to resign from his post from Dhaka’s Uttara where the VC was discharging his duty as VC. Talking to The Independent, the VC said ‘I have decided to resign as JU VC and will submit my resignation letter to Chancellor Abdul Hamid soon’. ‘I sent an ... Read more
5-party cabinet of 49
28 new faces; JP plays dual role, only 2 tiny parties solely on opposition bench Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, who was sworn in as prime minister yesterday, formed her council of ministers by inducting lawmakers of four other parties into her cabinet. In the 49-member council of ministers, she included the chiefs of the ... Read more