There’s a reason why Shah Rukh Khan is Bollywood’s ‘badshah’! His latest acting and production venture Happy New Year has crossed over Rs.300 crore mark at the worldwide box office, reports India Today. ‘The movie has crossed more than Rs. 300 crore worldwide gross,’ a source from Shah Rukh’s Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt Ltd. Congratulating ... Read more
Month: November 2014
Jolie backs campaign to give basic rights to refugees
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who is a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, is campaigning for provision of basic rights to displaced citizens in their adopted countries, reports India Today. Jolie, 39, is supporting the organisation’s I Belong drive and has signed an open letter which addresses the problem. ‘Statelessness can ... Read more
Masakadza puts Zimbabwe in control
Hamilton Masakadza made the most of Bangladesh’s sloppy fielding to smash an unbeaten 154 as Zimbabwe seized the initiative in the second Test at Khulna on Wednesday. The visitors effectively wiped out the chance of a win for the Tigers, reaching 331-5 at sumps on the third day to trail the home side by only ... Read more
Japan to send U-21s for friendly
Japan Football Association has decided to send their Under-21 team instead of the Olympic team to take part in a friendly match against the Bangladesh next month, said the officials of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Wednesday. Earlier, the BFF president Kazi Salahuddin requested the JFA to send the Under-23 Olympic team to Dhaka to ... Read more
NBR forms body to trace money launderers
The National Board of Revenue on Wednesday formed a committee to identify Bangladeshi citizens who laundered money abroad, officials concerned said. The four-member committee will also prepare a work-plan to prevent tax evasion by Bangladeshi people through laundering money, they said. The committee, headed
Draft policy eyes doubling of local textile production by 2019-20
The government is going to finalise new textile policy with the aim of raising local textile production from the existing 7,000 million mitres to 14,036 million mitres of fabrics by 2019-20. Currently, country’s textile sector meets 62 per cent of the local demand for fabrics — 11,400 million mitres — a year. Earlier, the government ... Read more
An evening of kathak at Shilpakala
Beautifully choreographed pieces of kathak enthralled audiences at a programme, held at Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday evening. The programme titled ‘Parampara Kathak Nritya Sandhya’ was organised by popular dance organisation Nrittyanchal. Noted dancer from India, Guru Sree Sandip Mallick and one of his current students, Nrittyanchal artiste Monira Parvin ... Read more
Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar dies
Veteran Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar who is known for his stellar performances in villainous roles in movies like Sadak, Ishq and Ardh Satya, died on Monday morning at the Kokilaben Dhirbubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai, reports Hindustan Times. Reema Amrapurkar, Sadashiv’s filmmaker daughter, had earlier said that the actor was on life support ventilator, in ... Read more
SRK would love to do next Dhoom franchise
He has been part of many blockbusters produced by Yash Raj Films and Shah Rukh Khan won’t mind joining their popular Dhoom franchise if the project is offered to him, reports India Today. So far John Abraham, Hrithik Roshan and Aamir Khan have played the main villain in Dhoom franchise. When asked would he like ... Read more
Tamim leads sleepwalking Tigers
The powerful drive through the extra-cover off Elton Chigumbura’s fifth over into the lunch break was perhaps the only time Tamim Iqbal showed some aggression throughout the day. Chigumbura had just reviewed a leg-before decision against him to a ball that pitched outside the leg- stump, naturally Tamim was not happy with his over
Tigers slow yet happy
Bangladesh have no regrets for making a slow progress on the first day of the second Test, saying that they have enough time to attack and take control of the game. The Tigers reached 193-3 at stumps on the first day on a flat pitch devoid of any movement. The ball kept low occasionally but ... Read more
Zimbabwe relish chance after even day
With seven wickets in hand Bangladesh are ready to pile up a few more runs and seize control of the game while Zimbabwe believe they have a fair chance, in the second Test in Khulna. The visitors successfully managed to keep Bangladesh’s scoring rate in check restricting the home side to 193-3 on the opening ... Read more
BFF to host lottery to raise fund
The Bangladesh Football Federation will host a national-wide lottery from November 10 to raise fund for the development of the game, said the officials on Monday BFF has appointed a consultant firm JK International, specialised in organising lotteries, after it received the necessary permissions from the finance ministry.
Under-12 footballers to play in Malaysia
The Bangladesh Football Federation has accepted an invitation from Malaysia to send their Under-12 football team to participate in the Super Mokh Cup, scheduled from December 1-7. Three local teams and two English teams will participate in week-long competition among others. All the matches will be a 60-minute affair where
ACC launches probe into tax evasion by 4 cos
Mobile Sim Replacement ACC launches probe into tax evasion by 4 cos The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an inquiry into alleged tax evasion worth Tk 3,062.20 crore by four mobile phone operators through SIM replacement, officials of the ACC told New Age on Monday. They said they had already started investigation into the matter after ... Read more
Fin min report for savings tools’ interest rate cut
A finance ministry internal report has strongly recommended making immediate revision on the interest rates regime of savings tools amid their astronomical growth in a sluggish investment climate in the country. The report warned of an imminent fiscal risk to be caused by high interest burden of the government if the interest yields are not ... Read more
BB nod must for acquiring more than 5pc shares of a bank
Bangladesh Bank on Monday said any person, organisation and company would have to take prior approval from the central bank if they hold jointly or individually more than 5 per cent shares of a bank company. The BB issued a circular to managing directors and chief executive officers of all banks saying that individual person, ... Read more
Oct remittance hits 14-month low
The country’s remittance inflow registered a 14-month low in October due to post-Eid hangover, said officials of Bangladesh Bank. According to BB data released on Monday, remittance inflow in the month was $1.01 billion. The previous lowest figure was $1.005 billion in August of the FY14. The remittance inflow decreased by 17.87 per cent in
Alltex showed profits instead of losses, finds auditor
Alltex Industries, a listed company at the Dhaka Stock Exchange, has ‘fabricated’ its annual financial statements by stating losses as profits resulting in an abnormal hike in its share prices. On October 29, Alltex disclosed its financial statements for the year ended on June 30, 2014, stating earning per share Tk 2.56 and declaring 10 ... Read more
ICB Islamic Bank gets 3.5 years more to repay Oriental Bank depositors’ money
Bangladesh Bank on Monday extended again the deadline by three and a half years for repayment of the depositors’ money under Oriental Bank (reconstruction) Scheme as ICB Islamic Bank failed to repay the money in due time. A BB circular issued on the day also said the bank’s deposit liability of the development partners would ... Read more