Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman was felicitated for receiving the Padma Bhushan award by the popular cultural organisation Surer Dhara at a programme at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts in Dhanmondi on Thursday. Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman was declared as one of the recipients of this year’s Padma Bhusan, the third highest civilian award in India, for ... Read more
Month: February 2014
Sumon Wahed’s first solo earns praise
Young artist Sumon Wahed addresses the disappointment and frustration towards the socio-political happenings in the country at an ongoing exhibition. The exhibition, taking place at the Dhaka Art Centre in Dhanmondi, displays 50 artworks in different mediums created by the artist. One of the most captivating works on display at the exhibition is the mixed ... Read more
Tigers look to regroup
The Bangladesh cricket team harkened back on Friday to the days when they would participate in a practice session on the scheduled last day of a Test match, having already lost the match within four days. Captain Mushfiqur Rahim, Nasir Hossain, Tamim Iqbal, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Imrul Kayes, Abdur Razzak and Shamsur Rahman took part in
Muktis held by Brothers
Muktijoddha Sangsad failed to continue their winning run in the Bangladesh Premier Football League as they managed a 1-1 draw against Brothers Union at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. Muktijoddha thrashed Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra and Chittagong Abahani in their last two matches. However, against Brothers, the All Reds were unable to maintain
FIH chief Negre arrives in Dhaka
International Hockey Federation president Leandro Negre arrived in Dhaka on Friday and expressed his excitement before inaugurating the first edition of the Security Bank School Hockey Tournament today. ‘More than 200 schools and thousands of students will be involved in the tournament so I’m very excited to be opening the tournament,’ said Negre
Usha post fifth successive win
Usha Krira Chakra registered their fifth consecutive win in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League after beating Sonali Bank 4-2 at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Friday. Skipper Mamunur Rahman Chayan scored twice for Usha KC in the 6th and 22nd minute. Krishna Kumar and Rimon Kumar added to the scoreline for
Sales of govt savings tools drop in July-Dec
Sales of the national savings certificates and bonds dropped by 9.51 per cent in the first half of this fiscal year compared with that in the same period of the FY 2012-13. The savings instruments worth Tk 10,458.89 crore were sold through banks, national savings bureaus and post offices in July-December of the
Vegetable prices go up
The prices of vegetables and imported onion went up on the retail markets in the city over the week ending Friday. Traders said the prices of some vegetables increased as the season of the items was at an end. The price of imported onion increased slightly over the week as traders decreased the volume of import of ... Read more
Govt to develop 20,000 woman IT freelancers at upazila level
The government is going to launch the second phase learning and earning programme at upazilas to create 55,000 freelancers at the grassroots level in the middle of February, information and communication technology secretary NI Khan said. Talking to the news agency, he said of the total number of freelancers 20,000 would be women who will also ... Read more
Unilever South Asia senior exec due today
Sanjiv Mehta, executive vice-president of Unilever South Asia, and managing director and chief executive officer of Hindustan Unilever Limited, arrives in Dhaka today on a four-day visit. During his stay in Dhaka, he will meet UBL leadership team and managers to discuss the plans for the company in 2014. Mehta had formerly been a part