Renowned musician James has become more regular in lending his voice for films. Recently he has playbacked for four films—Desha The Leader, Warning, Zero degree and yet to be released Satta. I have become interested in playback because of two reasons—first of all, good days are coming for our films, and, secondly, musicians are trying to ... Read more
Month: January 2015
Jamuna: A voice of the voiceless
Oxford-based theatre troupe Theatre Folks’ Jamuna is a poignant portrayal of a woman’s suffering and struggles during and after the liberation war. Theatre Folks, which consists mainly of expatriate Bangladeshis, staged the play at Natmandal of Dhaka University on Friday and Saturday and at Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday and Monday. Earlier the ... Read more
HATIL introduces new designs for DITF 2015
HATIL, a leading furniture brand of the country, has introduced a wide range of designs on the occasion of Dhaka International Trade Fair 2015, said a news release. HATIL has introduced a number of new designs in all categories of home furniture like sofa, dining set, bedroom set etc which ensure optimum utilisation of space,
Taijul, Sunny rule out spin rivalry
Two young left-arm spinners Taijul Islam and Arafat Sunny ruled out any competition between them and rather said that they want to complement each other during the upcoming World Cup. With Sakib al Hasan in the squad and certain to play every game barring injury or suspension, Taijul and Sunny will be vying for the slot ... Read more
Sakib top all-rounder in all three formats
Bangladesh cricketer Sakib al Hasan accomplished a rare feat on Monday when he climbed to the top of all-rounder’s rankings in all three formats. Sakib was top all-rounder in different format at different times but rarely achieved the feat at a time in all three formats. His achievement came after Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews
BFF seeks Tk 39 crore from govt
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Monday sought Tk 39 crore from the government to keep the ball rolling round the year. BFF president Kazi Salahuddin placed a budget when he met finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhit at his office. The budget includes the expense of Bangabandhu Gold Cup, the money to run all the competitions and activities ... Read more
Dhallywood mourns death of Chashi Nazrul Islam
Dhallywood mourns the death of eminent filmmaker Chashi Nazrul Islam, who died on Sunday morning after suffering from liver cancer and other complications at the age of 73. They observe that Chashi Nazrul Islam’s death is a great loss that can never be recovered. They opined that Ora Egaro Jon, the first film on the war ... Read more
Tigers start training for WC today
Bangladesh will formally begin their preparation for the ICC World Cup today with strength and conditioning session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Star all-rounder Sakib al Hasan and opener Tamim Iqbal will miss the session as they are currently in Australia. Sakib is playing in Australia’s Big Bash Twenty20
Relief as Rubel walks out of jail
The country’s cricket fraternity on Sunday heaved a sigh of relief after paceman Rubel Hossain walked out of jail following his bail granted by metropolitan sessions Judge’s court. Acting metropolitan sessions judge, Imrul Kayes, granted Rubel bail till the submission of charge sheet in a case filled by film actress Naznin Akter Happy filed
BFF gives new date for Cup
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Sunday deferred the third edition of Bangabandhu Gold Cup by 12 days announcing a revised schedule from January 29 to February 8. The six-nation tournament was originally scheduled from January 16 to 27 but BFF said it had to revise the schedule following a request from Bahrain. BFF
B’desh loses more ground in US apparel market
RMG exports plummet by 3.5pc in Jan-Nov The country’s apparel exports to the US market in the 11 months of 2014 fell by 3.50 per cent to $4.48 billion against $4.65 billion in the same period of 2013 due to sluggish demand for apparel in the market and compliance issue in Bangladesh. In the period, Vietnam ... Read more
No net govt bank borrowing in H1 as NSCs sales soar
The government’s net borrowing from the banking sector turned negative in the first half of this financial year because of surge in the net investment in the national savings certificates and bonds. According to the Bangladesh Bank data released on Sunday, the government made no net borrowing from the banking sources in the July-December period of ... Read more
NBR seeks AG instructions on realising Tk 50cr as interest from GP
Large Taxpayer Unit (value-added tax) of the National Board of Revenue has sought instructions from Attorney General Office on realising additional Tk 49.53 crore accrued as interest of unpaid VAT from the mobile phone operator Grameenphone, officials said. In mid-December, the LTU sought suggestions from
Nandimukh Theatre Fest ends today in Chittagong
Nine-day Nandimukh South Asia Theatre Festival will end today at Chittagong Shilpakala Academy with a show of Protarok by Indian troupe Rangasram. Chittagong-based theatre troupe Nandimukh has organised the festival marking its 25th founding anniversary. The festival featured nine plays by local, Indian and Nepalese theatre troupes. Nandimukh’s Tobuo Manush and Urnajal, Indian troupe Mangalik’s Manush Bhut,
An evening of sitar at Shilpakala
Expatriate Bangladeshi sitarist Alif Laila took audience into the marvels of Indian ragas at a programme on Thursday at Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The seasoned artiste presented three ragas of different taste and times and folk dhun at the solo show. Laila was accompanied on tabla by talented Indian artiste Anubrata Chatterjee. Laila, ... Read more
BB to publish banks’ charges list
The Bangladesh Bank will from now on publish information on service charge, fee and commission to be charged by banks, on its website, to check the practice of banks overcharging customers. A BB official told New Age on Thursday that the central bank had recently received a large number of complaints from clients of a number ... Read more
Prices of rice, edible oil rise
The prices of rice and edible oil increased in the city’s retail markets over the week ending Friday due to a supply shortage amid a nonstop countrywide blockade being enforced by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, traders said. The prices of BR-28, miniket and najirshail increased by Tk 1 a kilogram in the capital’s retail markets in ... Read more
Food prices fall in Dec: UN
The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s food price index declined in December after three months of stability, showing the third consecutive year of falling prices in all commodities, except for meat. ‘Cereal, vegetable oil, dairy and sugar all dropped in 2014, due to continuing large supplies and record stocks combined with a stronger US dollar and falling ... Read more
Stocks gain in ’14 not satisfactory: experts
A 14-per cent gain in the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange in the just concluded year was not significant enough considering the increase in the number of tradable securities at the bourse in the period, capital market experts said. The DSEX advanced by 14 per cent over the year to finish at 4,865 points ... Read more
Heritages of old Dhaka depicted through art
Britto Art Trust organised an innovative exhibition to create awareness about the decaying heritage of the Old Dhaka City on Friday. A group of 40 artistes selected 16 sites and set up artworks in group and also in solo at the exhibition titled One Square Mile. Starting from Bahadur Shah Park, the artworks were set up ... Read more