The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday fined FAR Chemical Industries Limited and its issue manager, First Security Services Limited, Tk 5 lakh respectively for hiding directors’ information in the initial public offering documents. The capital market regulator made the decision in
Month: September 2014
Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Fest ends on a high note
The eight-day long Ganga-Jamuna Theatre and Cultural Festival concluded on Monday with the staging of two plays at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Organisers of the festival dubbed it a successful festival. On the final day, local troupe Mohakal Natya Sampraday staged Prometheus and Kolkata-based troupe Anik staged Ekusher Golpo respectively at National Theatre Hall and Experimental ... Read more
Feroza Begum in critical condition
Legendary Nazrul singer of the country Feroza Begum, 88, is critically ill and now undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital in Dhaka. She is suffering from a number of old-age complications. Alarmingly her heart and kidney are not functioning well, said attending doctors Krishna Mohon Saha and Mujibur Rahman. ‘Ma (Feroza Begum) was admitted to
Drama festival ends at JU
The two-day drama festival that began on Friday at Jahangirnagar University concluded on Saturday with the staging of Fire Dekha, a comedy. The festival which was organised by Jahangirnagar Theatre as a gesture of extending a warm welcome to the freshly enrolled students of the 43rd batch attracted a large number of audiences on both ... Read more
Nude Jennifer Lawrence photos to be displayed in art gallery
The nude images of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton that were last week leaked online after a security breach will be put on display in a gallery as part of an art show, reports The Telegraph. The Cory Allen Contemporary Art gallery will host an exhibition called No Delete, which consists of work made by XVALA, ... Read more
No explanation, just disappointment
The manner in which Nasir Hossain got out can best describe Bangladesh’s batting in the first innings. The team had already lost its top half, so the need of the hour was someone to try to stay at the crease and help them avoid the follow-on. Nasir was completely oblivious to the fact and batted in ... Read more
‘Bangladesh spinners too slow’
West Indies left-arm orthodox spinner Suleman Benn said the difference between his success and that of the Bangladeshi spinners was the fact that they bowled too slow on the surface. Benn grabbed 5-39, his fifth five-wicket haul in Tests, as Bangladesh responding to the West Indies first innings of 484 for seven declared, was routed ... Read more
Sakib relieved to be back
All-rounder Sakib al Hasan on Monday said he is relieved to be back in cricket and is looking forward to the forthcoming Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, where Bangladesh will start their campaign to defend their gold. Sakib, who appeared for Under-19 team against Bangladesh A team, picked up a wicket while batted with immense ... Read more
BPL match-fixing final hearing starts
The disciplinary panel on Monday started the final hearing of the appeals against the BCB anti-corruption tribunal’s verdict in the Bangladesh Premier League’s match-fixing trial. The disciplinary panel had earlier completed their preliminary hearing on August 6. Former national team captain Mohammad Ashraful and
Khulna to host 2nd Zim Test
The Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium of Khulna got the green light to host a Test match at the last minute after the Bangladesh Cricket Board made a revised itinerary on Monday. The BCB was heavily criticised when it did not include Khulna for hosting a Test match while they approved Chittagong venue to host two ... Read more
U-18 Football from September 13
The second edition of the Airtel Under-18 Football Tournament will begin at the Bangabandhhu National Stadium on September 13. This is a competition of the youth teams from the Bangladesh Professional Football League clubs and Sheikh Jamal being the only team to pull their team out from the tournament for the second successive year. This was announced ... Read more
Brick kilns top on list of polluting industries
Surcharge Imposition By Nbr Brick kilns top on list of polluting industries The National Board of Revenue is likely to put brick kilns sector on top of its list for imposing environment surcharge as the industry has been identified as the highest in terms of numbers among the sectors that pollute environment in the country, ... Read more
CTO eyes technology affordability for underprivileged people
3-day Commonwealth telecom forum begins in Dhaka The 54th annual telecommunication forum of the Commonwealth countries started in Dhaka on Monday with a vision of ensuring technology affordability for the underprivileged population and cyber security for the users. Telecom minister Abdul Latif Siddique inaugurated the three-day Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation 2014 forum at Radison Blu Hotel in
Gas to be diverted to RMG units from power plants
The power and energy ministry on Monday decided to divert 58 million cubic feet of natural gas a day from three power stations to the RMG factories in Gazipur. The decision came from a meeting with state minister for power and energy Nasrul Hamid in chair after the owners of readymade garment factories on Sunday ... Read more
Shurwid share price up 400pc on debut despite low earning
Shurwid Industries on its debut on Monday saw a 400-per cent or Tk 40 rise in its share prices despite having lower earning per share. Market operators termed the investors’ much attention to the newly-listed companies’ shares as irrigational and speculative. The earning per share of the company was
Foreign loan release rises slightly in July
Disbursement of foreign loans and grants increased slightly to US$ 175.95 million in July, the first month of the current fiscal year, compared with that of the same month of last year, according to the latest statistics of Economic Resources Division. In July last year, international lenders and development partners had disbursed US$ 171.35 million, the ... Read more
Micro lenders asked to suspend loan recovery from flood-hit people
Microcredit Regulatory Authority has asked lending organisations of such loans to keep withheld recovery of instalments of existing loans from the flood-affected borrowers in 17 districts for at least two months during and after the calamity. The MRA issued a circular to chief executive officers of all certificate-owned microcredit lenders on Monday asking them to provide ... Read more
Ramkanai Das: In search and touch with our roots
The recent demise of pundit Ramkanai Das, a singer-guru-folk music researcher and collector, is an irrecoverable loss, said noted cultural activists of the country. Das’ contribution to collect and promote folk music is unparalleled, they expressed. English pop singer John Lydon once said, ‘The genuine root of culture is folk music’. Ramkani Das was a man ... Read more
Brilliant artistry with social messages on Urmi’s canvases
Existence Delineated Brilliant artistry with social messages on Urmi’s canvases Believers of the ‘art for art’s sake’ school of thought argue that art does not require serving any social or egalitarian purposes; it can exist simply because it is art. Still, they would not probably mind if art did address burning issues of the world ... Read more
Ghashphul honours Syed Shamsul Haque, Hayat Mamud
Mass media organisaton Ghashphul honoured noted poets Syed Shamsul Haque and Hayat Mamud at its 5th founding anniversary programme at National Press Club on Saturday evening. Professor emeritus Anisuzzaman presided over the programme in presence of Rabeya Sultana, director of Ghashphul, and Rawnak Sultana, chairman of the organisation. Professor emeritus Anisuzzaman handed over the honorary crests to ... Read more