In an unprecedented move, the government on Thursday raised the prices of all kinds of fuel – twice in 49 days – by Taka 5 per litre apparently in a bid to ease the balance of payment pressure which has been threatening macro-economic stability. Due to the decision made effective from Thursday midnight, the prices ... Read more
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The actor with a golden touch
Joya Ahsan in uncharted territory Joya Ahsan certainly has a golden touch, making a success in every field she enters, be it as a model or actor on the small and silver screen, where she has earned raves for her performance in “Guerilla”. However, the modest actor leaves it to the audience to measure her ... Read more
83.71 per cent cross JSC, JDC hurdles
Students fail mostly in English, maths A total of 83.71 per cent schoolchildren came out successful in the combined results of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations this year showing a 10.67 per centage point rise in pass rate from the last year. The pass rate in JSC exams is 82.67 ... Read more
JSC, JDC exams: best performers
Securing first place in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in 2011, Rajuk Uttara Model School and College maintained the same in the Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations too across the country. The JSC results were published on Wednesday. In the selection of the best schools in Dhaka Division, Rajuk Uttara Model School and College
JSC, JDC exam results today
The results of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will be announced Wednesday. A total of 1861,113 students including 323,691 from Madrasah had registered to take the exams but nearly 55,000 skipped it. Education ministry and board officials said that the results are going to be published within
Fresh grabbing narrows Turag
Wrongly Set-up Pillars Fresh grabbing narrows Turag Land grabbers have occupied a large portion of the Turag river after the Gazipur district administration “wrongly” put up boundary pillars along the dry-season waterline, excluding much of the river land. Since the pillars were set up nine months ago, river grabbers in their dozens have been filling ... Read more
Banglalink music fest concludes in Dhaka
The final concert of Banglalink Music Festival concluded at Bangladesh Army Stadium in Dhaka on 25 December. Banglalink held a series of nationwide concerts for the youths recently. The concerts were held in Khulna, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Rangpur. The final event featured live performances by Hyder Husyn, Aurthohin, Warfaze, Miles and LRB
‘Lal Tip-Samsung Music Blast’ held
With the title ‘Lal Tip-Samsung Music Blast’ the formal campaign and music launching ceremony of Impress Telefilm’s new movie ‘Lal Tip’ was held in the city’s Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club playground on Sunday night. Managing Director of Impress Telefilm Ltd, Faridur Reza Sagar, Director and Head of News of Channel i Shykh Siraj, Managing Director ... Read more
DMCH radiology dept in disarray
Patients are deprived of proper services due to disarrayed system and lack of basic infrastructures at the Radiology and Imaging Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Three x-ray machines worth Tk 3 crore have been lying damaged at the department for the last one year causing immense suffering to the
Monipur best school in country
Monipur High School in the capital’s Mirpur has emerged as the best school in the country in this year’s primary terminal examinations. Seventeen among the top 20 schools are from Dhaka. The rest are from Comilla, Chittagong and Khulna which secured seventh, 14th and 18th
Bleak weather for realtors
Looking Back Bleak weather for realtors Muzzamel Haque booked an apartment two and a half years ago, with hopes of taking delivery in May 2012. It would end his stay for two decades in a rented home with his family. His aspirations now hang in the balance. The stockmarket debacle that began in January this ... Read more
15 new securities enter stockmarket
Fifteen new securities found their way into the stockmarket this year, up from 13 last year, although the market showed clear signs of volatility in 2011 with twin price debacles. Eight equity securities, six mutual funds or investment securities and a convertible bond came to the stockmarket, according to data from Dhaka Stock Exchange. The ... Read more
Kumar Bishwajit: Reintroducing former hits
As a student of class seven, he participated in an inter-district school competition on music. Finding his vocals mature, the radio authority included the young singer in a programme, “Nabokallol”. In 1977, along with Ayub Bachchu, Miki Mannan and Pilu Khan, he formed a band that would practice regularly. Since the song “Torey Putuler Moto ... Read more
Xmas today
The Christian community in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world will today celebrate Christmas commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. The biggest religious festival of the Christians, Christmas is also a celebration of rebirth, new beginning, forgiveness and peace, and renewing relationship with the God and
Mobile operators’ infrastructure sharing at stake
A regulatory move is holding back mobile operators’ infrastructure sharing business with other service providers. According to a decision of the regulator, the mobile companies will now have to share their network through a common network. Also, the mobile operators will not be allowed to do such business in the areas where
Third Bangla Blog Day observed
The word Blog is one of the most spoken words of the year 2011 in the field of social media and communication. Blog has gained increased notice and exposure for their role in breaking, shaping, and spinning news around the world. It is being considered as one of the most alternative powerful tools of the ... Read more
Romana Swarna to play in duet roles
Promising TV actress Romana Swarna will be seen playing duet roles in the play titled “Ekjon Ostittohin Manusher Golpo,” which will be scripted and directed by Hanif Palwan. In this play, she will be seen performing as the wife of popular actor Mosharaf Karim and also as his dream girl before their marriage. Romana, for ... Read more
Qubee gets 100,000 likes on FB
Qubee, a WiMax internet service provider, has crossed 100,000 fan base of Qubeezone, its Facebook page. The feat said to be the first for any corporate house in the country. Officials said in addition to traditional ways of promoting (press, radio and billboards), they chose Facebook as it is the perfect way to reach the ... Read more
Increased living, production costs feared
Manjurul Ahsan The series of increase in prices of fuel oils and power has kept inflation going up, putting fixed and lower- to middle-income people into misery and adding to industrial production cost After the government has increased fuel oil prices on several occasions in a year, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday increased ... Read more
Power tariff hiked again
Retail level users to pay 13pc higher effective from Dec 1, another 7pc hike from Feb 1; rise draws flak Electricity price has gone up by Tk 0.55 per unit from December 1 for all retail customers across the country, dealing a blow to general users who consume less. The price of per kilowatt hour ... Read more