A three-day Poush Mela celebrating the spirit Poush, the ninth month on Bengali calendar, is going on amid festivity at the Ramna Batamul in Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital. Poush Mela Udzapan Parishad organised the fair, which began on Friday, featuring a number of pitha stalls, discussion session and cultural programmes. Various artistes have been entertaining the ... Read more
Month: January 2015
Liton set for surprise WC call up
No room for Razzak, Al-Amin as BCB announces squad today Uncapped Abahani opener Liton Kumar Das is set to get a surprise call up in Bangladesh’s World Cup squad as national selectors finalised their 15-member squad on Saturday. Bangladesh Cricket Board will announce the squad today through a press conference where its president Nazmul Hasan ... Read more
Mushfiq to start rehab a week later
National cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim will start his rehabilitation after a week as an MRI test showed that the condition of his shoulder where he had an injury worsened, the Bangladesh Cricket Board physician said on Saturday. The MRI showed the injury in his shoulder had aggravated, Debashish Chowdhury told New Age on Saturday. ‘He will be rested ... Read more
BFF brushes aside fears over Cup
With only 12 days remaining to the scheduled start of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, the Bangladesh Football Federation is yet to finalise anything, leaving the tournament somewhat uncertain. The BFF is still to name the fifth foreign team, who are expected to join hosts Bangladesh, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Bahrain Under-23 team in the tournament.
Political uncertainty, infrastructure hurt investment in post-polls year
Says CPD, apprehends capital flight going on in various forms The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Saturday said that the private investment in the country did not pick up to the expected level in the first post-election year because of infrastructure shortage and political uncertainty. At a press briefing on its first report on the state ... Read more
BTRC finalises guideline to streamline telecos’ promotions
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has finalised a guideline to protect the consumer rights in telecom services and bar operators from running irrational and aggressive promotions. BTRC officials said that the guideline was finalised at a regular meeting of the commission on Monday presided over by BTRC chairman Sunil Kanti Bose. They said the
NBR asks field offices to strengthen monitoring on time-seekers
Tax Return Submission NBR asks field offices to strengthen monitoring on time-seekers The National Board of Revenue has instructed its field offices to strengthen monitoring on time-petitioners so that all of them submit income tax returns by extended time, officials said. Every year a significant numbers of taxpayers’ identification number holders, being failed to submit ... Read more
CPD against price hike of electricity, gas right now
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Saturday suggested that the government should not increase the prices of electricity and gas right now considering probable negative impact on production and investment in the country. ‘We are not in favour of raising prices of electricity and gas right now as there are no reasons to do so,’ CPD ... Read more
Fourth Kibria Print Fair at DAC
Fourth Kibria Print Fair, the biggest of its kind, kicked off on Thursday at Dhaka Art Centre with hundreds of prints on display, attracting a multitude of eager visitors. The fair was inaugurated by cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor in presence of cultural personality Ramendu Majumder, artist Rafiqun Nabi, artist Abul Barq Alvi, artist Nisar Hossain. The ... Read more
KCA end Abahani’s title hopes
The title race in the Dhaka Premier League is set for a thrilling finale after Prime Bank Cricket Club and Prime Doleshwar SC won their respective matches in the penultimate round on Friday. Fellow contenders Abahani Limited, on the other hand, were thrown out of the race by Kalabagan Cricket Academy, who won a cliffhanger by ... Read more
Razzak left out of new contract
Decision came days before selectors name WC squad If the Bangladesh’s Cricket Board’s new list of contracted players is an indication of World Cup squad, left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak can take rest and set his plans for watching the matches in television. With the deadline for announcing the squad looming large, the sign is ominous for ... Read more
Russell go all out for players
Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra are preparing to bring some quality foreign players, including Haiti national striker Kervens Belfort to strengthen their squad for the next season, said an official of the club on Friday. After spending previous season empty handed, the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League champions, have decided to form a strong team for the upcoming ... Read more
Footballers brace for busy year
Bangladesh national football team will have at least seven international matches guaranteed in 2015 and with a little luck, the number could be much higher, officials said on Thursday. Bangladesh will begin their year with the Bangabandhu Gold Cup this month when they will play at least two matches at the group phase. They are also confirmed ... Read more
Capital machinery imports up 21pc in Jul-Nov
Increased trend raises suspicion of money laundering The country’s capital machinery imports registered a 21.29 per cent increase in the first five months of the current financial year 2014-15 compared with the corresponding period of the FY14. The increased trend has raised a suspicion of money laundering as the country has been experiencing a dull business ... Read more
Foreign investors’ turnover at DSE hits all-time high in 2014
Foreign investors’ participation at the Dhaka Stock Exchange increased to an all-time high in 2014 as their turnover at the bourse rose by 84.56 per cent during the year compared with that in the previous year. In 2014, the overseas investors bought shares worth Tk 4,406 crore against their Tk 1,798 crore sales, which were Tk 2,652 ... Read more
Prices of onion, garlic go up in capital
The prices of onion and garlic went up in the capital’s kitchen market over the week ending Friday due to off-seasonal supply shortage, traders said. Prices of onion increased by Tk 5 a kg and the item was selling at Tk 35-Tk 45 a kg while the imported one was selling at Tk 40-Tk 45 a ... Read more
DSE election for shareholder director on February 9
The election commission of Dhaka Stock Exchange has announced the voting schedule for the bourse on February 9 to elect one shareholder director of the bourse. The three-member election commission headed by former justice Md Abdus Samad declared the schedule on Thursday. Out of the four shareholder directors,
New Asian bank to be operational by year-end
The Asian Infrastructure Development Bank is expected to go into operation before the end of 2015, according to China’s Ministry of Finance, reports IANS. The ministry said that the founding nations of the bank were expected to complete negotiations over and subscription of the bank’s charter and regulations before
Cultural icons we lost in 2014
2014 saw great losses through deaths of 11 prominent cultural personalities, which have left irreparable holes in the cultural arena of the country. Seasoned painter Qayyum Chowdhury; renowned film actor Khalilullah Khan (popularly known as Khalil); filmmakers Kazi Morshed and Belal Ahmed; poet Fazal Shahabuddin; artist and curator Subir Chowdhury; and legendary singers like Feroza Begum, ... Read more
Irreparable losses in international cinema
Millions of film lovers mourned the deaths of iconic Indian actress Suchitra Sen, comedy king Robin Williams, popular Hollywood actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luise Rainer. Bollywood actor Sadashiva Amrapurkar, a celebrated onscreen villain and comedian also recently passed away. Undisputed queen of Bengali cinema Suchitra Sen died at Belle Vue Clinic in Kolkata on January ... Read more