Stocks slid for the third day in a row as investors continued with their selling spree to pocket profits. DGEN, the benchmark General Index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, finished the day with 4,542.64 points, after declining 103.43 points or 2.22 percent. The day, however, started on a positive note, with the market gaining 44 points ... Read more
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Jamuna Future Park to open soon
Jamuna Future Park, one of the world’s largest shopping mall, is going to open soon beside Baridhara Diplomatic Zone in the capital, according to a statement yesterday. There is an allotment of 120 bighas of land for the Jamuna Future Park Complex, 33 bigha of which is being used to build the
Unregistered SIMS banned from Friday
Mobile operators will not be able to sell pre-activated connections from Friday as the telecom regulator introduced a raft of measures to tighten the registration process to fight crimes committed using cellphones. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said mobile operators would have to stop purchase and sales of all kinds of pre-activated SIM (subscriber identity ... Read more
35 get certificates on TV news presentation training
Participants of training course on “TV News Presentation” were awarded certificates at a function at Bangladesh Institute of Journalism and Electronic Media (BIJEM) in the capital on Saturday. Maasranga Television Chief Executive Officer and Chief Editor Syed Fahim Munaim as chief guest distributed certificates among the
Local VAS company among Asia’s best
Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award 2012 Local VAS company among Asia’s best VU Mobile, a leading mobile VAS (value added service) company in Bangladesh, has been selected as a winner of prestigious Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award 2012. Red Herring, an online technology business magazine, announced its Top 100 Award in recognition of ... Read more
Mobile phones getting less toxic
Mobile phone manufacturers, responding to consumer and regulatory pressure, are using fewer toxic substances in their products, researchers in the United States said Wednesday. The Motorola Citrus, Apple iPhone 4S and LE Remarq emerged as the least toxic cell phones in a study of 36 different models that have come onto the market during
Written tests of 33rd BCS put off
Bangladesh Public Service Commission yesterday postponed the written test of the 33rd Bangladesh Civil Service examination scheduled to start today in the wake of question leak allegations. Exams on the compulsory subjects scheduled to be held from October 7 to October 18 have been postponed. But the subject-wise tests due from October 30 to November ... Read more
‘Drug addict’ kills 2-year-old son?
Mother sues him, 6 others The drug-addict father of a two-year-old has been suspected of murdering his only child, whose body police dug up at the capital’s Osmany Udyan on Friday morning. The child’s mother Shanta Islam yesterday filed a murder case against seven people, including the father Johny, his parents and siblings, said
Fake note den busted, 4 held
Detectives yesterday arrested four members of a ring counterfeiting bank bills, seized notes worth Tk 24 lakh and busted their mini-factory in the capital’s Uttara. The detainees are Mominur Rashid Babu alias Driver Babu, 25, Mohammad Rubel alias Chashma Rubel, 28, Mohammad Shaheen Miah, 24, and
BB wants more control over state banks
Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman yesterday called for more control over state-run commercial banks to help them run professionally and enhance their accountability. Exemption of state-owned banks from some of Bangladesh Bank’s supervisory empowerments of Banking Companies Act stands in the way of effective supervision of
South Asia Regional Art Exhibition starts in capital
It was an afternoon where artistes and photographers from eight South Asian nations brought their visions about the future, together they created their own respective ideas of future that is not at all bypassing the existing real world. A total of 25 young artistes, born after 1975, sketched their thoughts that ranged from river
Autumn welcomed through music, dance
Cultural organisation Chhayanaut Sangskritik Kendra welcomed the month of autumn by arranging a colourful programme at the early morning of Friday held at the Bakultala of Faculty of Fine Art of Dhaka University. The programme featured Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore’s timeless songs synchronised with dance recitals upholding the beauty of autumn. The students and
REHAB fair begins in New York today
Amid gloomy real estate business at home, listed developers are going to arrange the ‘REHAB Fair-2012’ in New York targeting the growing Bangladesh-origin second generation and retired groups in the USA. The three-day fair, organised by the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh begins today that will help attract prospective
Walton Android phone to hit market soon
Walton Android Primo, the first of its kind in Walton’s smart phone series, is likely to hit market in Dhaka soon, said a news release. The new smartphone is coming to the market with the slogan, ‘Get Android Primo-Be Entertained.’ Equipped with all third generation (3G) features, this smartphone set will be very
Stop rental power plants
Speakers tell seminar Speakers at a seminar yesterday stressed on the need for shutting down rental and quick rental power plants and repairing national power plants to meet the country’s power demands. They also suggested taking initiatives and setting up big power plants to increase energy production locally rather than depending on multinational companies
Teachers living miserable lives
Discussions marking World Teachers’ Day told Teachers in Bangladesh are living miserable lives and their socio-economic conditions, compared to those living in other South-Asian countries, are poor, said speakers at programmes in the capital marking World Teachers’ Day yesterday. Providing the country’s students world-class education requires a world-class
DNCC to set up three new cattle markets before Eid
The city authorities have decided to lease out three new temporary cattle markets at the northern part of Dhaka for facilitating the trade of sacrificial animals ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will host temporary cattle markets at Uttara Sector-11, Baridhara Block-J and Eastern Housing Maath at Mirpur Section-6 in ... Read more
Agora steps into 12th year
Agora, one of the largest chain of superstores in the country, has stepped into its 12th year. The superstore have announced some offers for its clients on the occasion. A great number of attractive price offers has been announced. The special offers will be available from October 5 to October 20, 2012, in all the ... Read more
Plain sailing for big guns
It was smooth sailing for all three favourites — Sheikh Russel KC, Mohammedan SC and Team BJMC — in the opening day of the Grameenphone Federation Cup held at two different venues yesterday. On the opening day of the 15-team season’s curtain-raising tournament, the focus was obviously on the moneybags Sheikh Russel KC who showed ... Read more
23 sign for Muktijoddha
Last season’s professional football league runners-up Muktijoddha Sangsad formed a mediocre squad as the freedom fighters’ side completed their registration formalities by signing up 23 players at the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday. Muktijoddha Sangsad were forced into forming a mediocre side after most of their last