Analysts emphasise manufacturing sector as job creator Bangladesh must identify potential high-employment generating industries to lessen the burden on the readymade garment and agriculture sectors, experts said yesterday. The observation came at a discussion, “Creating Jobs for All” as part of the International Conference on People’s Empowerment and Development, organised by the foreign ministry, at
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US worried at govt action on Grameen
Urges transparency in MD selection process The United States has expressed deep concern over Bangladesh government’s actions to control over the Grameen Bank and called for showing respect to the integrity, effectiveness and independence of the Bank. It also urged the Bangladeshi government to ensure transparency in the selection of a new managing director for ... Read more
Bappa Mazumder’s solo album launched
Popular singer-composer Bappa Mazumder’s solo album titled “Bechey Thak Sabuj” was launched in a Dhaka restaurant on August 1. The album features 10 songs about love, patriotism, nature and contemporary issues. The title track, written by Shankar Shawjal, is based on Raga Desh. Other songs in the album are written by Zulfikar Russel, Rasel Onil, ... Read more
Eid shopping frenzy chokes traffic
On any weekend, it just takes five minutes to reach Farmgate from Shahbag intersection and vice versa by a car. But it was a bitter experience for the commuters yesterday as it took them a staggering 90 minutes to cross the two-kilometre stretch. On the 15th day of Ramadan, city dwellers seemed to have come ... Read more
Zoo buzzing with new animals, birds
The National Zoo at Mirpur in the city is now buzzing with new inmates as the authorities procured 51 animals and 209 birds in last two months for better entertainment of the visit. The 51 animal of 21 species and 209 birds of 19 species have been brought from South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Canada ... Read more
Greens demand body to control food quality
Green activists demanded a regulatory commission to control quality of food items and drinks and urged the government to set up public complaint centres about adulterated food. They put forth the demands at a leaflet distribution programme in the city’s in the city’s Mohammadpur, Karwan Bazar, New Market, Azimpur, Palashi and Chowkbazar areas on
Hyder Husyn releases qawwali album
Ami phaisa gechhi known popular singer Hyder Husyn has added a new dimension to his artistic career as a singer by releasing a qawwali album. Hyder Husyn, who has already earned huge plaudits from the audience by presenting different genres of music dealing with various issues, is very optimistic about the latest album titled ‘Qawwali ... Read more
Kaberi Das initiates music school in US
Talented classical music singer Kaberi Das, daughter of classical music exponent pundit Ramkanai Das, is continuing the legacy of her father by running a music school in New York, USA. Children, mostly having Bangladeshi origin, learn classical music at her music school named Sangeet Parisad. In fact, it is the branch of Sangeet Parisad incepted ... Read more
Ministry goes soft on realtor
Wetland Filling Ministry goes soft on realtor Slashes Tk 45 lakh off Tk 50 lakh fine The environment ministry has mysteriously waived Tk 45 lakh from a penalty of Tk 50 lakh slapped on the developer of illegal housing scheme Ashiyan City for destroying nature. In addition, it ordered the Department of Environment (DoE) for ... Read more
JU shut after violence
Highway blocked protesting police firing on students; 15 vehicles vandalised Authorities have shut Jahangirnagar University till August 25 as the campus burst into violence over Wednesday night’s police firing on students. Through an emergency meeting yesterday afternoon, the JU Syndicate announced the closure, asking male students to vacate their dormitories by 6:00pm on the day ... Read more
UGC worried
The University Grants Commission (UGC) yesterday expressed deep concern over the current instabilities at different public universities including Buet, Jahangirnagar University (JU), Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) and Rajshahi University (RU). At a full commission meeting, the UGC formed a three-member committee to look
Muhith still hopeful
Padma Loan Muhith still hopeful Finance Minister AMA Muhith has expressed hope that the government may reach a settlement with the World Bank on funding the Padma bridge project. “It is possible to reach a solution with the World Bank soon,” Muhith told BBC Bangla Service on Wednesday. Mentioning the steps taken to fulfil the ... Read more
BUET teachers to appeal against HC injunction
The teachers of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology said that they were consulting lawyers to appeal against High Court’s injunction on their movement for the removal of the vice chancellor and the pro-vice chancellor. They postponed their rally on Wednesday night following the injunction. BUET Teachers Association said it would take a decision on the next course
EC to sue voters enrolled twice
The Election Commission is preparing to take legal action against those who enlisted themselves twice in the electoral rolls, election commissioner Md Shah Nawaz said on Thursday. He said the commission had found out that many people became dual voters like in the past. Using Automated Fingerprint Identification System, the commission in
Monalisa’s Eid plans
Model-actress Monalisa is now busy with shooting for Eid-special TV plays and tele-films. She is not doing any new TV serials though two serials — “Joynal Jadukor” and “Pa Rekhechhi Jouboney”, featuring Monalisa, are on air. The busy actress will go to Qatar for shooting another TV serial titled “Mago Tomar Jonno” after Eid-ul-Fitr. “At present I ... Read more
Lucky Enam directs yet another theatre on biranganas
Noted theatre actor-director Lucky Enam is coming up with yet another project on the biranganas of the war of independence in 1971 just after a decade of her first direction of Ami Birangana Bolchhi. Her latest theatre venture Bideho depicts the stories of sacrifices of the war heroines of 1971 through three women actors. Among ... Read more
BUET teachers postpone movement
VC puts web site offline following call for his resignation The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology teachers who have been rallying for removal of vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor of the university have postponed their agitation following the High Court order that put an injunction on their movement. The postponement was decided at an emergency working ... Read more
Syndicate behind passport abuses
A sinister quarter within the department of immigration and passports was allegedly involved in the incident in which several thousand passports went missing from the Agargaon passport office in the capital, DIP officials said. They said the syndicate also let many people use old unscratched passports alongside
No steps against unsafe selling of drinking water
Unsafe bottled water in different names is being sold in the city streets, bus and launch terminals for a long time but the relevant authorities seem indifferent to the need for taking effective steps to stop it. Street hawkers, mainly slum children, are seen selling these bottle waters or soft drinks
Nishimon Bisharjan goes to India
Mahakal Natyasampraday will tour West Bengal, India with its latest production “Nishimon Bisharjan”. An adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore’s “Bisharjan”, the play has been dramatised by Anon Zaman and directed by Ashik Rahman. The troupe will leave the country today, informed its chief Mir Zahid Hasan. During their weeklong stay, they will hold three shows. The ... Read more