7th International Children’s Film Festival Children directors take steps into cine world There can hardly be a limit to the aspirations and dreams of children, particularly those with creativity and artistic talents. A total of 32 enthusiastic children filmmakers have submitted their short films for screening at the 7th International Children’s Film Festival, now being ... Read more
Month: March 2014
Artists present symphony of colours
Bold strokes of vivid colours, diverse subject matters, and stimulating compositions— all can be experienced at the group painting exhibition currently being held at the Dhaka Art Centre in Dhanmondi. A group of 24 artists have showed their artistic talent in 47 paintings at the six-day exhibition which offers the visitors a tour in the ... Read more
Tigers out for redemption against SL
Bangladesh will be looking to end their Asia Cup campaign on a high note after some morale-shattering defeats when they face Sri Lanka in their last round robin league match in Dhaka today. The Tigers suffered an embarrassing 32-run defeat against Afghanistan before they were unable to defend a record 326-3 against Pakistan, going down ... Read more
Tigers yet to solve Pakistani riddle
After the latest heartbreak against Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Tuesday, Bangladesh will be wondering what more they have to do to overcome the hurdle of their South Asian neighbours. The Tigers had reason to believe that they would finally register just their second ever win over Pakistan in their 32nd meeting, with the ... Read more
Chhetri breaks Bangladeshi hearts again
Bangladesh seemed poised to claim a maiden victory against hosts India in a FIFA Friendly, but Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri again broke the hearts of Bangladeshi football fans with his stoppage time equalizer as the South Asian rivals drew 2-2 at the Pandit Jawhar Lal Neheru Stadium on Wednesday. Just as he did at the SAFF ... Read more
Captain Mushfiq under scanner
Mushfiqur Rahim’s captaincy came under the scanner after Bangladesh threw away another potential win against Pakistan despite putting up a record total of 326-3 in Tuesday’s Asia Cup match in Dhaka. Bangladesh lost the match by three wickets to end their chances of making it into the final, rendering their last match against Sri Lanka meaningless. Cricket ... Read more
India thrash sorry Afghanistan
Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane put on 121 runs for the opening stand as India thrashed a sorry Afghanistan by eight wickets for a consolation win in their last league match in the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Wednesday. Both Dhawan and Rahane made fifties guiding India to 160-2 in 32.2 overs after spinners Ravindra Jadeja ... Read more
Salahuddin re-elected SAFF president
Kazi Salahuddin was unanimously re-elected president of the South Asian Football Federation for another four years at the SAFF annual general meeting in Dhaka on Wednesday. With no other candidates running for the president’s post to oppose Bangladesh Football Federation president Salahuddin in the lead-up to the election,
BB gives nod to set up two more NBFIs
Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for setting up two new non-bank financial institutions on the basis of political consideration, said officials of the central bank. The two proposed NBFIs are—CAPM Venture Capital Finance with its proposed chairman Mahmud Hossain, and Meridian Finance Investment with its
Uzbek cotton deal on hold over guarantee, price issues
A proposed cotton import agreement between Bangladesh and Uzbekistan has been stalled over issues related to providing guarantee and pricing of products along with lack of interest of private stakeholders, officials of the commerce ministry said. They said that though the discussion for signing the agreement was going on for more than two years, till now ... Read more
BTRC to hire firm to monitor net safety
Scraps plan to install devices The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission is going to hire a firm for obtaining internet safety service as it has decided not to purchase and install the equipment and solution by itself, said officials concerned. The BTRC decision came after the commission in January had formed a committee to speed up the ... Read more
NBR asks for method by Friday to confirm SIM ownership
Sim Replacement Tax Dispute NBR asks for method by Friday to confirm SIM ownership The revenue board on Wednesday asked the telecom regulator to determine a methodology by Friday (tomorrow) on how to ensure the authenticity of ownership of disputed mobile SIMs in order to settle a dispute over SIM replacement tax worth Tk 3,062 ... Read more
No plan to lift ban on hilsa export: Tofail
The government has no plan to lift the ban on export of hilsa to ensure smooth supply of the country’s most coveted fish in local market, said commerce minister Tofail Ahmed in Dhaka on Wednesday, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. ‘How much we get from export of hilsa fish? We don’t have any immediate plan to resume hilsa ... Read more
Tax netting from DSE rises by 3.29pc in February
The government’s tax collection from the Dhaka Stock Exchange increased by 3.29 per cent in February compared with the previous month due to increased share sell-offs by sponsor-directors and placement holders. The country’s prime bourse paid Tk 14.37 crore in tax in February which was Tk 13.92 crore in the previous month. Of the tax amount, the ... Read more
Najma creates music on canvas
For an artist, determined to express her inner feelings, making the colours and shapes speak for themselves seems to be the only way feasible. Artist Najma Akhter has taken recourse to that way to articulate her soul’s responses to the outer world. All the 61 acrylic paintings of the artist, in her ongoing solo exhibition ... Read more
Artist Mansurul Karim receives Sultan Award
Professor Mansurul Karim has received this year’s Sultan Award-2014 for his contributions towards art in the country at the concluding ceremony of week-long Sultan Mela on Tuesday in Narail. State minister of Youth and Sports Biren Sikder handed over the award to artist Mansurul Karim at the concluding ceremony of the fair organsied every year ... Read more
Bijoy ton torments Pakistan
Opener Anamul Haque paid a deserving tribute to all those who changed his name from Hasib to Bijoy in his early academic life due to his birth on December 16, raising his performance to optimum levels with a century against Pakistan on Tuesday. Born in Kushtia, the right hander carried the name chosen by the family ... Read more
India look to restore pride
Reigning World Cup champions India will play for pride when they take on minnows Afghanistan in their last Asia Cup fixture at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. India’s hopes of progressing further in the tournament were dashed by Pakistan’s victory over Bangladesh last night, and they have managed to earn just
Abdur Rehman aka James Bond, 0-0-8
Pakistan left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman could never have thought that he would one day be compared to fictional movie character James Bond, often referred to by the code name ‘007’. But that is exactly what happened at Mirpur, during the Asia Cup game between Bangladesh and Pakistan on Tuesday. Having replaced paceman Junaid Khan in the line-up ... Read more
Bangladesh-India friendly today
The Bangladesh national football team returns to action after six months, taking on India today at 6:30pm in a FIFA Friendly at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa. The match will be televised live on Ten Action. Ranked 164th in the world, the Bangladesh