A seven-day theatre festival featuring plays directed by thespian Ataur Rahman ended though a collage presentation of the plays in which Rahman acted. The festival ended at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday. The academy and Manchasarathi Ataur Rahman Karma Udjapon Parisad jointly organised the festival in celebrating
Month: June 2014
YouTube to launch paid music service, may block Adele
YouTube is planning to block the videos of artists like Adele and the Arctic Monkeys after several record labels refused to sign up to its new subscription service, reports Hindustan Times. The Google-owned online media site will start blocking videos ‘in a matter of days’, Robert Kyncl, YouTube’s head of content and business operations, was ... Read more
Kamal Ahmed launches seventh solo
Noted Tagore singer Kamal Ahmed has recently launched his seventh solo album titled Bedhechhi Amar Pran featuring 10 beautiful Tagore songs. The album consists of popular Tagore songs like Asa Jour Pother Dhare, Dariye Achho Tumi Amar, Sei Bhalo Sei Bhalo and of course the title song of the album. The album was launched from ... Read more
Ranbir wants to play Sanjay Dutt
There have been speculations about a biopic on Sanjay Dutt, and that Ranbir Kapoor might be the actor to star in it. However, speaking to the media about it for the first time, Ranbir says he and director Rajkumar Hirani are indeed discussing it. Talking about his proximity to Sanjay, he also recounts how the ... Read more
Fans across the globe bite into Suarez
‘It was Chiellini’s foul. Suarez’s teeth got hurt!’ exclaimed one fan commenting on Facebook. As Uruguay marched into the second round courtesy of a Diego Godin header, it was once again Luis Suarez who grabbed the headlines after inexplicably biting Giorgio Chiellini. This World Cup has provided many heroes for the Twitter-sphere (such as Mexican ... Read more
Proposed budget bigger than implementation capacity: WB
The World Bank on Wednesday said the country’s proposed national budget for the fiscal year of 2014-2015 was bigger than the government’s implementation capacity. The multilateral lending agency, however, said that the budget had some positive aspects as the government included some commitments to
Export of five vegetable items banned for Ramadan
The government on Wednesday imposed a ban on exports of five vegetable items to check price hikes of those in the local market during the month of Ramadan that will start next week. The items are, green chilli, aubergine, cucumber, lemon and coriander leaves. The decision was taken during a meeting between commerce minister Tofail Ahmed and ... Read more
Mobile phone users reach 11.62cr in May
The active mobile phone users of the country reached to 11.62 crore in May as five out of six mobile phone operators added six lakh new subscribers over the month. The active mobile users were 11.56 crore in April after the number had dropped to 11.52 crore in March from 11.58 crore in February. In March,
Govt plans to import diesel from India through pipeline
The government has taken an initiative to import furnace oil (diesel) from India through pipeline, state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid said in Parliament on Wednesday. Replying to a star-marked question from Awami League lawmaker Didarul Alam (Chittagong-4), the minister said the terms of reference for a detailed feasibility
Banks to keep branches open on Saturday for taxpayers
Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday asked scheduled banks to keep their all branches open on Saturday to facilitate the government’s revenue collection. The BB issued a circular to managing directors and chief executive officers of all banks asking them to keep open their braches with taking proper security
Stocks gain for 3rd day on budget review hope
Dhaka stocks advanced for the third trading session on Wednesday due to investors’ expectation that the government would review capital market-related budget proposals. The 24 per cent increase in foreign direct investment in 2013 was another reason which encouraged investors to participate on the trading floor on the day,
AIMS’s unit holders decide to extend fund tenure by 10 more years
The unit holders of AIMS First Guaranteed Mutual Fund at a meeting on Wednesday decided to extend the tenure of the fund by another 10 years. As per the approval, the tenure of the fund will be extended to June 30, 2025 from July 1, 2015 subject to the approval of the regulatory authorities.
In search of Gopal Bhar
Among the court jesters of the eighteenth century India, Gopal Bhar’s name and fame surpasses all other. Gopal Bhar was a court jester of Raja Krishnachandra (1719-1783) of Nadia, and the time saw the emergence of court jester as a profession. But there is however an abiding contention as to the existence of an original, ... Read more
Abaji and bauls enchant audience
Fête De La Musique Abaji and bauls enchant audience Internationally renowned French-Lebanese singer, song writer and multi-instrumentalist Abaji, along with some Bangladeshi traditional baul musicians have enchanted the audience at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka on Saturday evening. This year’s Fête de la Musique, which is globally observed as the World Music Day, was ... Read more
Shah Rukh Khan plans world tour for Happy New Year
Bollywood mega star Shah Rukh Khan, also known as marketing guru, has something unique and out-of-the box to offer with every film release. His marketing skills have been applauded by one and all. While most actors go on city tours to promote their films, SRK will hop across continents to promote his upcoming film Happy ... Read more
The WC is being painted Oranje
Coming into the World Cup, the final Group B game between the Netherlands and Chile was predicted to be a death match to decide who follows Spain into the round of 16. Then again Spain was supposed to be favourites for the tournament. The Dutch and the Chileans have since torn up that particular script ... Read more
FDI up by 24pc in 2013
Foreign direct investment in Bangladesh increased by 24 per cent to US$ 1,599 million in 2013 compared with US$ 1,293 million in the previous year, according to the world investment report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Board of Investment on Tuesday unveiled the report at a press conference presided over by ... Read more
Restrictive labour laws deny trade unions’ freedom
Regional Seminar On Union Rights Restrictive labour laws deny trade unions’ freedom Trade union leaders of the Asia-Pacific region on Tuesday said that restrictive labour laws denied basic freedom to trade unions, workers and unions in playing a positive and contributory role in the development agenda of the countries in the region. At the inauguration ... Read more
BTRC bid for int’l call rate cut rejected again
The finance ministry has again rejected a proposal of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to lower the international call termination charge to 1.5 US cents from the existing 3 cents for the IGW operators. In a letter sent to BTRC on Tuesday, the ministry asked the telecom regulatory body to review the proposal terming it a ... Read more
Proposed tax on mobile import likely to be cut
The government is likely to reduce the proposed taxes on import of mobile handsets to keep the products within purchase capacity of common people, finance ministry officials said. They said that finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith might withdraw advance income tax, and reduce customs duties and value-added tax on mobile handsets at import stage. ... Read more