Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday invited applications from interested sponsors for establishing new private commercial banks in the country. The central bank, which took the decision to allow setting up of more banks apparently under political pressure, invited the sponsors to submit their applications by
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GMG’s public offer far off
Airline launches special hajj services The initial public offering (IPO) of GMG Airlines is likely to be delayed as the airline looks to find a ‘good time’ to go public after having a revised business strategy. According to GMG, the stockmarket regulator had suspended the book-building method earlier this year, halting the carrier’s plan to ... Read more
Banglalink to pay Tk 1,980cr for licence renewal
Orascom Telecom Holding said its Bangladeshi subsidiary Banglalink will pay about Tk 1,980 crore ($26.3 crore) over the next three years as spectrum and licence renewal fees. Banglalink, the country’s second largest mobile phone operator with 21.62 million subscribers, has received the final 2G (second generation) licence renewal guidelines, Orascom said
New gas ‘found’
Local explorer sees 80pc possibility of finding huge reserve in old Sylhet field A survey of national gas field of Rashidpur has raised high hopes of finding an additional one trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas. This is a major development in a national gas field, a source of gas cheaper than that produced by ... Read more
Economy in tangles
People start to feel the pinch as govt rides on a high fuel import to feed fuel-guzzling power plants The letter shocked Rahman. A few lines typed in an official language across a white page with the bank’s insignia at the top. It says your monthly mortgage payment has been raised by Tk 3,000 in ... Read more
Ashraful wary of Bishoo threat
Experienced Bangladesh batsman Mohammad Ashraful has rated Devendra Bishoo highly and said the young West Indies leg-spinner can be a big threat in the coming home series. West Indies will arrive in Dhaka on October 4 to play a T20 international, three ODIs and two Tests during their 27-day stay
Football for the kids
With the concept of making a complete footballer, the Creative Football School supervised by two AFC A licence-holder coaches Maruful Haque and Saiful Bari Titu began its journey yesterday at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) ground. Some 48 budding players aged between 11 and 13 are the initial students of the school,
Keep cars at home once a week to cut pollution
Speakers tell cycle procession Speakers at a cycle procession yesterday urged authorities concerned to take necessary steps so that car owners keep their cars at home once a week to reduce environment pollution, traffic congestion and dependency on fossil fuels. Only five percent of the city’s people ride cars which occupy around 70 percent of ... Read more
An actor par excellence
Time out with Humayun Faridee Humayun Faridee is the embodiment of all that the word “actor” holds. He has proven his mettle on stage, television and the silver screen. Recently the star had a tête-à-tête with The Daily Star. The Daily Star (TDS): Tell us about your recent works. Faridee: Both acting and directing are ... Read more
New serial directed by actor Azizul Hakim
Popular Actor Azizul Hakim is directing a 52-episode TV serial, titled “Shokal Shondhya Raat”. Initial shooting of the serial, written by Zeenat Hakim, has started at Laboni Shooting House in Uttara, Dhaka. The cast includes Shahed, Bidya Sinha Mim, Golam Farida Chhanda and Lutfor Rahman George. This is the fourth TV serial directed by Hakim. ... Read more
Bimanesh Chandra’s watercolour exhibition at Bengal Gallery
Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts in Dhanmondi has organised a solo watercolour exhibition titled “Rural Nature” featuring the works of Bimanesh Chandra Biswas. At the exhibition, most of his artworks have been done in watercolour where he captures the simplicity of rural Bengal and its varied aspects. The painter finds tranquillity and harmony in nature ... Read more
Aupi Karim ties the knot
Popular TV and theatre actress Aupi Karim returned to the country on August 24 this year. Recently, with the blessings of her family, Aupi has tied the knot with Masud Hasan Ujjal, a TV play director and ad-maker. The wedding took place at Aupi’s parental residence. Aupi has acted in several TV plays directed by ... Read more
PM receives Global Health Award
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has received the Global Health and Children’s Award for her outstaying contribution to develop Bangladesh’s health sector by using the Information Communication Technology. The award was given at a colourful function held at the Astoria Waldorf Hotel in presence
Stocks back in red as spirits ebb
Stocks declined again yesterday, as the central bank’s positive step on single borrower’s exposure failed to create enthusiasm among the investors whose confidence is eroding by the day. Rather, they feared that the market might experience a long-term downtrend in the days ahead. A lack of institutional investors’ participation also led the retailers to go ... Read more
Pry terminal exams from Nov 23
Terminal examinations, 2011 of the primary level students under general and madrasa education would begin November 23 instead of the earlier fixed November 16. The national steering committee on the examinations yesterday in a meeting decided to postpone the examinations by a week since it was coinciding with the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and
Biodiversity issue glossed over
Dhaka, Delhi signed 2 deals on Sundarbans, tiger; refrained from addressing rising salinity in Bangladesh rivers None of the two agreements signed between Bangladesh and India on conservation of the Sundarbans and Royal Bengal Tigers addresses the issue of increasing salinity that continues to affect the biodiversity of the mangrove forest on Bangladesh side. Salinity ... Read more
Hajj flights starts on Sept 29
Hajj flights for carrying Bangladesh pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will begin on September 29. A total of 1,07,425 pilgrims would perform Hajj from Bangladesh this year. Of which only 3,768 pilgrims will go under the government management while the rest under private management. Religious Affairs Secretary Kazi Habibul Awal said while briefing journalists at his ... Read more
Cuet admission test registration begins Sept 25
Registration for the admission test of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) for the academic sessions 2011-2012 will be held from September 25 to October 25. The admission tests will be held at 10:00am on November 19, while the free-hand drawing will be held at 2:30pm same day
JSC, JDC exams from Nov 1
Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations for class VIII students will begin on November 1 this year. Around 20 lakh students across the country are likely to take the exams under eight general education boards and one madrasa education board this year, said board
Distance saved fragile Dhaka
Sikkim quake a warning for the unplanned city Even the vulnerable and unplanned buildings in Dhaka sustained Sunday’s Sikkim earthquake, as it wakened by the time it struck Bangladesh. The capital felt a “weak” (3.0 to 4.0 on Richter scale) jolt while the northern districts shook “lightly” (4.0 on Richter scale)