For the first time, Close-up 1 artiste Kishore and popular singer Nancy sang together for a movie. The song is tuned and directed by Kishore. The song is recorded for the movie ‘Nirshartho Bhalobasha’, which is directed by actor and director Ananta. Kishore recorded the song at his own studio in the city’s Mogbazar area recently. ... Read more
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Monalisa at present
Monalisa is popularly known as a model. For this reason, her appearance in television commercials rather than TV plays. Recently she has agreed to work in a TVC of product of Botanic Aroma. Promising film actor and model Emon will perform against her in the TVC. Shooting of the TVC will take place on June ... Read more
Uninterrupted power for industries at Tk 15 a unit
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has fixed up the rate of electricity for “Q” categories (for industry) at Taka 13.88 to TK 14.99 per unit on Monday. The ‘Q’ category consumers will get uninterrupted electricity for 24 hours and initially the distributing agencies will provide connection only to the industries. “We create the new ... Read more
Doctor tricked into abduction
Police rescue him with serious injuries Criminals abducted a Mitford Hospital doctor after taking him out of his chamber in Old Dhaka on the pretence that they needed him to see a critical patient on Sunday. They had demanded Tk 20 lakh in ransom for release of the doctor, Sunirmal Roy, an assistant professor of ... Read more
bdnews24.com journalists attacked in office
A gang of criminals attacked the journalists of bdnews24.com in front of its Amtoli office in the city’s Mohakhali, leaving several, two of them critically, injured. The incident took place on the fifth floor of the Building-99 near the Government Ban Bhaban (Forest Building) around 9pm on Monday. bdnews24.com Sub-Editor
Unipay2u director held for swindling
Police yesterday arrested a director of Unipay2u Bangladesh, a controversial multi-level marketing (MLM) company, from Uttara in the capital on charges of swindling people. Maj (retd) Khondoker Mukit Al Mahmud, a director of the MLM company, was arrested at about 1:00 am after some aggrieved investors of Unipay2u
Cyber crimes take their toll
Destroy young lives, break families Cyber crime is on the rise across the country, destroying young lives, breaking families and increasing the number of incidents of fraud, under the very nose of the ministry concerned. Although, the government has enacted the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act 2009 that stipulated “a maximum punishment of up ... Read more
AC Shahidul suspended in face of protests
Police assault on journalists AC Shahidul suspended in face of protests Tejgaon senior assistant commissioner of police, Md Shahidul Islam, who was withdrawn to the police headquarters on charge of assaulting three photojournalists on Saturday, was finally suspended on Sunday afternoon in the face of protests by journalists. Journalists on Sunday took to the streets ... Read more
Heat wave may continue past first week of June
The ongoing moderate heat wave may continue past the first week of June when it starts raining, meteorologists said on Sunday. They said that at least six heat waves swept over the country’s north, the north-west and the capital in two months. Heat now feels severe as the humidity level is high and there is almost ... Read more
Feroza Begum honoured in Kolkata
Living legend of Nazrul Sangeet Feroza Begum was honoured by the Paschimbanga government, India with the Nazrul Sammanana Award-2012 on Friday on the 113th birth anniversary of the National Poet of Bangladesh Kazi Nazrul Islam. Chief minister of Paschimbanga Mamata Banerjee handed over a crest and token money to the veteran Bangladeshi singer at a cultural ... Read more
Young photographers demonstrate talent
Young photographers present country’s scenic pictures, impact of climatic change and cityscapes by in a group photography exhibition at the Drik Gallery, Dhaka. The exhibition titled ‘10:10 Photofest 2012’ exhibits photographs in three categories: Natural Wonders of Our Country, Climatic Disaster or Climate Refugee in Bangladesh and The Urban Jungle. The exhibition displaying 90 photographs also ... Read more
Singer Imran has what it takes
Imran came into the spotlight by claiming the first runner-up podium in the first ever ‘Channel i Shera Konthho’ in 2008. In the ranks of 80,000 contestants, Imran climbed the ladder with his singing talents and won Taka 7 lakh and the love of thousands as the first runner-up. His success in the competition ensured ... Read more
300 singers to face Hridoy Khan in June
With the initiative taken by the promising popular singer Hridoy Khan, a private mobile operator company took a programme in which from March to April promising singers of different parts of the country sent their rendered vocals in voice record system. This track was composed by Hridoy Khan for his third solo album titled “Hridoy ... Read more
Urmila to work with Naim for first time
For the first time, Lux Channel-i superstar Urmila is going to work with promising model Naim in a television drama titled ‘Shomporko Nobayon’. The drama is scripted by Shafiqur Rahman and directed by Ziauddin Alam. The drama is sponsored by Lux. The shooting of the drama will kick off today and will continue till next ... Read more
Drastic fall in city ground water level
Land grabbers blamed for filling up wetlands Groundwater level around the capital has fallen drastically because of indiscriminate filling of the wetlands, said Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen. “The land grabbers are responsible for sharp fall in the groundwater level around the capital due to filling up of the canals and rivers, resulting in ... Read more
Graft spikes water crisis
Slum people pay 10 times more to Wasa cheats Five million poorest slum dwellers in the capital pay 1o times more than the official price of Dhaka Wasa water, said its former managing at a discussion yesterday. Bangladesh Water Integrity Network organised the discussion on transparency and integrity in water supply in Dhaka city at ... Read more
Pay tax online
Anybody with a debit or credit card and internet access can pay tax from home, instead of queuing for hours at a bank. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday introduced an online tax payment system at a function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina first paid her advance income tax ... Read more
Water crisis grips Dhaka
Amid frequent power cuts and the summer heat, water supply to Dhaka dwellers has dropped drastically in the last one month. Adding to the water crisis, dwellers of some areas were getting unusable foul-smelling water from Water Supply and Sewerage Authority. The stinky water was allegedly spreading waterborne
MLM firm swindles 500 customers
Agent flees after collecting Tk 5cr About 500 customers of a multi-level marketing (MLM) company laid seize to the house of its Aditmari upazila representative at Vadai village yesterday after he went into hiding a week ago collecting around Tk 5 crore from them. Jamiur Rahman, agent of online MLM company click2earn2you.com, persuaded
Top exporters get HSBC awards
HSBC Bangladesh yesterday awarded six exporters for their contribution to promoting Bangladeshi products on the international market. Finance Minister AMA Muhith handed out the prestigious “HSBC Export Excellence Awards, 2011” to the winners at Radisson Hotel in the