The Rajshahi City Corporation on Monday issued a seven-day ultimatum to the city’s business establishments to install their signboards in the Bangla language. RCC chief revenue officer Abu Saleh Md Nur-E-Sayed told New Age that the revenue department of the city corporation took the decision on Sunday
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Nihad Kabir joins BUILD as chairperson
Former Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Nihad Kabir has become chairperson of the trustee board of Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) for the 2022-23 term, said a press release. She is a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and a partner of law firm Syed Ishtiaq Ahmad and Associates. Nihad is also ... Read more
Campaign for Evaly: Sabnam Faria gets permanent bail in fraud case
A Dhaka court yesterday granted permanent bail to actress Sabnam Faria in a fraud case filed for her involvement with E-commerce platform Evaly. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury passed the order after Faria surrendered before it and sought bail in the case
Nagad offers instant cashback on tuition fees of selective educational institutions
Mobile Financial Service ‘Nagad’ has come up with a cashback offer to reduce hassles to pay students tuition fees at their respective institutions. From now on, students who pay fees at school, college, and university’s will receive 5 percent instant cashback or up to BDT 50 per month. The campaign started on 1 February 2022 ... Read more
Dhaka Regency to celebrate Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day, Dhaka Regency Hotel and Resort offers city’s most happening event for those who wants to surprise their loved ones with a selection of exceptional dining experiences especially made for the occasion on the Skyline, said a press release. For lovebirds who want to celebrate romance in the great outdoors, the
Journalist Peer Habibur Rahman passes away
Senior journalist and executive editor of the Daily Bangladesh Pratidin, Peer Habibur Rahman, died while undergoing treatment a private hospital in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday afternoon. Peer Habibur breathed his last at about 4:00pm while receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of Lab Aid Specialized Hospital in the city, said the newspaper’s chief ... Read more
Pori Moni is ill, hearing adjourned
Popular actress Pori Moni, accused in a narcotics case, could not appear in court due to illness, her lawyer said today. The lawyer told the court that Pori Moni has been suffering from cold and fever with cough for several days. Moreover, she is pregnant now and has filed a petition with
eCourier, Aramex join hands to launch cross-border delivery
eCourier Ltd, a subsidiary of Dotlines Group, and Aramex Dhaka Ltd, the local entity of the multinational logistics, courier and package delivery company, have entered into a commercial agreement to utilise their combined strengths to unlock Bangladesh’s international delivery potential. Mahbubul Anam, managing director of Expo Group, a joint venture partner of
GPH Ispat’s profit surge
Listed steel maker GPH Ispat’s profit soared in the first half of the current financial year. The company logged Tk 94.93 crore in profits, posting a 36 per cent rise from Tk 69.64 crore recorded during the same period a year ago. Its earnings per share was Tk 2.17 during the July to December period, ... Read more
Renata profit rises 14pc
Renata logged 14 per cent higher profits year-on-year in the first six months of the current financial year of 2021-22 in spite of a rise in the price of raw material. The profits came to reach Tk 274 crore while turnover rose 6.12 per cent to Tk 1,542 crore in the July-December period, according to ... Read more
Sinha murder: Ex-OC Pradeep, Liakat sentenced to death
Suspended police inspector Liakat Ali and former OC of Teknaf Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das were sentenced to death for killing Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan. Cox’s Bazar District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail sentenced six others to life term imprisonment. The court acquitted seven others as allegation brought against them could not be
Apex sees higher profits despite lower sales
Profits of Apex Footwear rose in the first half of the current financial year (FY) compared to the same period in FY 2020-21 despite a drop in net sales. The shoemaker logged sales of about Tk 566 crore in the July-December period of FY 2021-22, down 13 per cent year-on-year from Tk 652 crore
Journalists and social media must work together to fight misinformation
Participants say as Facebook-supported upskilling programme ends Media organizations must work with social media companies like Facebook to combat misinformation and cyberbullying, speakers said at a virtual event. The webinar was organised by C-CAB (Center for Communication Action Bangladesh) to mark the completion of “Facebook Fundamental for News, a digital
Bangladesh community hospital wins Riba International Prize 2021
Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA has announced Friendship hospital in Bangladesh as the winner of the Riba International Prize 2021, the biennial award highlighting worldwide projects that “demonstrate design excellence and social impact”. The remote community hospital set within a riverine landscape translates the site’s conditions prone to flooding into the central theme of the
RU, CU postpones in-person classes for 2 weeks
The authorities of Rajshahi University and Chittagong University have postponed in-person classes for the next two weeks following the government’s decision to keep educational institutions closed till February 6 amid sharp rise in Covid-19 transmission. The two universities issued separate notifications in this regard
DU suspends in-person academic activities till Feb 6, halls remain open
Authorities of DU today decided to hold academic activities including classes and examinations virtually for next two weeks Dhaka University authorities on Friday decided to suspend all kinds of in-person academic activities from January 21 to February 6 following the announcement of Bangladesh government on closure of educational institutions between today and February 6 to ... Read more
National University suspends all exams
All exams of the National University have been suspended following a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections in the country. The university issued a press release in this regard today. As per instruction of the government, the NU exams will remain suspended till further notice, the message read. The new schedule of the tests will be
Bangladesh announces closure of educational institutions till Feb 6
Bangladesh government on Friday announced closure of educational institutions for the next two weeks from today till February 6 amid a surge in Covid-19 transmission across the country. The cabinet division, in a circular uploaded in its website, also gave five more directives in the backdrop of a spike in Covid cases across Bangladesh. The ... Read more
Qazi Anwar hussain, the originator and author of “Masud Rana” passes away
The originator and author of the popular spy-thriller series “Masud Rana”, Qazi Anwar hussain died at BIRDEM General Hospital in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon. He was suffering from a brain stroke and heart attack simultaneously in life support, his sister, renowned cultural personality Sanjida Khatun confirmed the
Actress Shimu strangled to death
Film actress Raima Islam Shimu, whose body was found in a sack near the Hazratpur bridge at Keraniganj in Dhaka Monday morning, was strangulated to death Sunday morning, according to primary forensic reports. Raima’s husband Shakhawat Ali Nobel and his friend SMY Abdullah Farhad were remanded in police custody on Tuesday over the murder incident ... Read more