Fifteen eminent personalities, including journalist Golam Sarwar, have been named for the ‘Ekushey Padak-2014’ for their outstanding contributions to the society. The ministry of cultural affairs announced the names of the recipients in a media statement yesterday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to formally confer the honours at
Month: February 2014
Shakib Khan: No 1
National Film Award Shakib Khan: No 1 The Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan has been named the best actor in the National Film Award 2012 for his acting in Shahin Sumon’s Khodar Porey Ma, according to the gazette notification issued by the information ministry on Thursday. Thanks to Shakib’s spontaneous acting, the actor got the award ... Read more
BB to monitor big cos’ business performance
Bangladesh Bank will monitor business performances of the country’s big corporate groups and companies in a bid to secure stability in the financial sector, said officials of the central bank. A BB official told New Age on Tuesday that the central bank had already started formulating policies to bring the big corporate groups under its
GP profit dips for 2nd year
The profit of leading mobile phone operator Grameenphone declined for the straight second year as the company reported Tk 1,470 crore profit in 2013 which is 16 per cent or Tk 280 crore lower than that of previous year. In 2012, the GP profit declined by 7 per cent to Tk 1,750.47 crore compared to 76 ... Read more
54 industrialists get CIP status
The government on Tuesday awarded 54 leading business people in seven categories CIP (commercially important person) status for their outstanding performance in setting up industries, manufacturing, job creation and overall economic development of the country. At a ceremony at the BIAM auditorium in
DSE proposes new name on list in place of Farashuddin
Independent Directors DSE proposes new name on list in place of Farashuddin The Dhaka Stock Exchange at a board meeting on Tuesday decided to propose the name of Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh member Ruhul Ameen on its list of independent directors in place of former Bangladesh Bank governor Farashuddin Ahmed as ... Read more
Mozena urges RMG factory owners not to oppose int’l safety standard
The US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Tuesday urged the garment factory owners not to compromise with the international safety standard and not to go back to business as usual to avoid further industrial disasters. In the launching ceremony of a documentary on readymade garment sector and workers in Dhaka, Mozena said that Bangladesh
Mashrafee refutes talk of tension
Acting Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza waved away suggestions of disharmony in the Tigers’ dressing room after the sudden resignation of Tamim Iqbal from the vice-captaincy post. Tamim was in line to take over the baton of captaincy after Mushfiqur Rahim was ruled out of the two-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka as the left-handed opening
Tigers eager for T20 turnaround
Bangladesh will be keen to make a positive impact in the upcoming two-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, which they see as a dress rehearsal for next month’s ICC World Twenty20. The first match of the series is scheduled to start at 5:00 PM today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, which will be hosting ... Read more
Chandimal rules out T20 experiment
Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 captain Dinesh Chandimal on Tuesday said that they would not like to give an inch to the hosts when they take them on in the first of the two-match Twenty20 series in Chittagong today. With the ICC number one T20 rankings on the line as well as their preparation for the forthcoming ICC ... Read more
Jamal cruise into IFA Shield final
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club dashed East Bengal’s hopes of reaching their third consecutive IFA Shield final as the Bangladeshi outfit beat the local giants 3-0 in the first semi-final at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday. This is the second time a Bangladeshi club has reached the IFA Shield final. Dhaka Mohammedan lost the ... Read more
Mahela unlikely in first T20
Sri Lanka received a major blow ahead of the two-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh as key batsman Mahela Jayawardene sustained a left-palm injury during a practice session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Tuesday. Jayawardene is now unlikely to play in the first Twenty20 today after picking up the injury while trying to catch a ... Read more
Airin to enter the age of dinosaurs
Dhallywood’s newcomer Airin has signed up for her fourth film Time Machine, where she will be seen in the age of dinosaurs. The shooting of the film is already underway at Cox’s Bazaar. Written by Delwar Hossain Jhontu and directed by Saymon Jahan, the film has a fictional storyline that includes time travel and the ... Read more
Shunte Ki Pao! releases for Dhaka audience
Kamar Ahmad Simon’s film Shunte Ki Pao! (Are You Listening!) is going to be released in Star Cineplex on February 21 The film recently won the Golden Conch for best documentary in 13th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF), one of the oldest and prestigious film festivals in Asia. It was declared at a dazzling ceremony ... Read more
A man of many hues
Syed Mujtaba Ali’s 40th death anniversary Dr. Syed Mujtaba Ali (1904-1974) was a Bengali author, academician, scholar and linguist. Today marks the 40th death anniversary of the versatile litterateur. Ali was born in a prominent family in Sylhet. His father, Syed Sikandar Ali, was a sub-registrar. Ali studied at various educational institutions on account of ... Read more
Cops still in dark
2nd death anniv of Sagar & Runi Even though two years have passed, the police have made no headway in the Sagar-Runi murder case yet. This has sparked confusion and uncertainty among those who are seeking justice for the murder of the journalist couple in their rented apartment. So far, law enforcers have arrested eight ... Read more
SUST awards 10 students for writing on science
Ten students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology have been awarded for writing articles and fictions on science. SUST vice-chancellor Aminul Haque Bhuiyan as chief guest handed over the awards at a programme held at the mini-auditorium on the campus Sunday evening, campus
The late Humayun’s film bags 8 awards
National Film Award 2012 The late Humayun’s film bags 8 awards The late iconic writer and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed was adjudged the best director and best screenwriter (posthumous) for the National Film Award 2012, which was declared on Thursday through a gazette notification by the information ministry. In fact, Humayun’s last film Ghetu Putra Kamola, ... Read more
Dhaka Art Summit ends
The 2nd edition of the Dhaka Art Summit ended on Sunday with the hope of promoting the South Asian artists and art to the international market. In the three-day programme, over 50,000 local and foreign visitors watched artworks of over 200 artists from South Asian countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan ... Read more
5 banks’ warned of losing top AD branch licences
Unsettled Inland Bills 5 banks’ warned of losing top AD branch licences Bangladesh Bank has warned five scheduled banks of cancellation of authorised dealer licences of top branch of each bank over their failure to settle back-to-back inland bills against local letters of credit in line with the central bank directive. The BB on February 5 ... Read more