Suggest speakers at Hay Festival Dhaka Bangladeshi writing in English has mostly remained a step below the international standard, preventing the country’s rich culture and literature from reaching out to an international audience. The reason, litterateurs told an enthusiastic audience at the Hay Festival Dhaka, is that English has remained an alien language in the ... Read more
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Journalists, not industrialists, should run broadcast journalism
Participants of a roundtable on Tuesday said that broadcast journalism should be run by journalists and not by industrialists. Speaking at the discussion on ‘what we have achieved in the era of broadcast journalism’ organised to mark World Television Day officials, industrialists and working journalists said that
Rabies claims 2000 lives a yr
Over 2000 people die from rabies every year in the country, a very dangerous disease transmitted to humans by rabid animal bites, mostly dogs. Children are more susceptible to the disease than the adults, say experts. According to World Health Organisation, Rabies claims approximately 55,000 lives a year. The
Illegal parking blamed for most traffic snarls in the capital
DMP says it has no adequate manpower, logistical support to solve the problem Illegal parking on city roads, reckless driving, lack of proper laws and weak execution of the existing ones cause traffic congestion in the capital city of Dhaka, said traffic management experts. Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Joint Commissioner (Traffic), Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said the ... Read more
Khalil on life support
The condition of actor Khalil, who is undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals in the city’s Bashundhara Residential Area, has not improved yet. Being critically ill, the national award winning actor was admitted first to Lab Cardiac Hospital’s Coronary Care Unit (CCU) on 10 November
Grand finale of ‘Khudey Gaanraj’ tonight
Grand finale of popular children reality show ‘Khudey Gaanraj’ will take place at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong tonight. The grand finale will begin at 7:35pm. The event will broadcast live on Channel i. To encourage the participant children country’s two legendary singers – Runa Laila and Sabina Yasmin – will join the gala function ... Read more
DU Ka unit seat plan published
Seat plan for Ka unit first year honours admission test at Dhaka University (DU) under academic session 2011-2012 has been published, says a press release. Admission test for Ka unit (faculty of science) will be held on October 14 from 10:00 am to 11:45 am in 65 exam centres on and outside the
Bangladeshi woman conquers top of Africa
A female mountaineer of Bangladesh, Wasfia Nazreen, has conquered the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa and the fourth highest point in the world. The young adventuress touched Uhuru Peak, 5895 metres above sea level, on October 2, says a press release. Kilimanjaro is situated in Tanzania
2 Bangladeshis claim formulating equations
Faster Than Speed of Light 2 Bangladeshis claim formulating equations Two Rajshahi physicists yesterday claimed to have formulated three equations and several fundamental constants suggesting that subatomic particles move faster than the speed of light. Speaking at a press conference at Juberi Bhaban of Rajshahi University (RU), one of the physicists Dr M Osman Gani ... Read more
Ctg road expansion fails to ease jam
Expansion of lanes on the four Chittagong city roads have failed to reduce traffic congestion as the expanded lanes are still occupied by makeshift shops and street-parking vehicles. The Chittagong Development Authorities said that the four roads, stretched from Oxygen to Prabartak intersection, Firingibazar to Kotwali intersection, and New Market to Barik Building intersection
CG needed to prevent rigging in polls
Says Akbar Ali Amid a standoff between the government and the main opposition over the caretaker government (CG) system, former adviser Akbar Ali Khan yesterday said the system is necessary to prevent rigging in the polls. “It is not possible for the Election Commission alone to hold a free, fair and neutral election. It might ... Read more
3000-mile bus ride to raise awareness
Climate Change 3000-mile bus ride to raise awareness A group of environmental filmmakers have set to embark on a countrywide bus ride across 64 districts to educate the rural people about climate change. They would travel some 3000 miles explaining the undertones of climate change to the rural people in simple words and help them ... Read more
JU admission tests schedule published
Jahangirnagar University has published the schedule of the intake tests of its bachelor’s degree courses under academic session 2011-12. The tests will begin on October 8. The seat plan will be available on mobile phone from October 7. To know the sitting arrangement, the aspirants have been asked to type JU<Space> SP<Space>Roll Number and send
CDA website hacked
The official website of Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) was hacked yesterday. Engineer Mostafa Jaman, CDA systems analyst of IT department, admitted to the incident and said they found that the website was hacked when they opened it around 9:30am. In primary investigation, the timing of the hacking or as to who hacked the website could ... Read more
Application called for Miss University
Miss University Bangladesh 2011 calls for application from university going female students to take part in the primary audition round which will start from October 8, said a press release. The programme will go on air on Ekushey TV from mid of November. Celebrated actors, fashion designers, models and TV programme producers will judge the ... Read more
WASA plans walkways to save Dhaka canals
To protect reclaimed canals from further encroachment, the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) has taken an initiative to build walkways around the canals, to demarcate them permanently. The ministry of finance has already allocated Tk. 8 crore for this purpose, DWASA managing director Taqsim A Khan told reporters, at a press briefing in ... Read more
Viqarunnisa loses ‘A’ grade to Motijheel Ideal School
Viqarunnisa Noon, the country’s most reputed school, has been given Grade ‘B’ while competitors Motijheel Ideal School and Holy Cross School have been graded ‘A’ in the country’s first-ever school rankings based on overall performance. RAJUK Uttara Model School, BAF Shaheen School, YWCA School, St Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, Shamsul Haque Khan School,
Channel i turns 12
Today marks the 12th anniversary of Channel i, the first digital Bangla channel. With a view to bring about positive changes in the realm of electronic media in Bangladesh, the channel commenced its journey in 1999. To mark the anniversary, Channel i will hold and air special programmes. A daylong cultural programme and fair will ... Read more
Survey on beggars starts
The authorities of social welfare ministry yesterday started a survey on the beggars in the city to rehabilitate them. The government enlisted ten non-governmental organisations (NGO) to carry out the survey. Around 1,000 workers of these NGOs collected basic information of the beggars, including their name, guardian’s name, residence address. They selected 400 spots in ... Read more
English being taught in Bengali !
Second part A report, prepared by a 16-member government committee, headed by University Grants Commission member Prof. Atful Hye Shibly, has observed that English is usually being taught through Bengali in classrooms and this practice hinders proficiency in English. The committee was assigned the task of identifying the obstacles to learning English and put forth ... Read more