A weeklong ‘Bijoy Utshab’ (Victory celebration), titled ‘Manobadhikar Dibosh Thekey Bijoy Dibosh’ (From Human Rights Day to Victory Day) is on at the Liberation War Museum (LWM) premises in Dhaka. The festival opened on December 10 and will continue till Victory Day (December 16). One of the trustees of LWM, Mafidul Haque, delivered a welcome ... Read more
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Over 30,000 licences issued without proper tests: BRTA
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has issued 30,000 driving licences mostly to drivers of buses and trucks on ‘easy terms’ without holding proper tests since 2006. The authorities in the period issued about three lakh driving licences, according to an affidavit submitted by the agency’s chairman Md Ayubur Rahman Khan to the High Court on
A day of human chains, rallies near Press Club
Rallies and human chains formed by different organizations marking the international human rights day on Saturday in front of the Jatiya Press club virtually turned the street in front of the club into a public meeting ground. As many as three to four rows were formed in front of the club. The use of the ... Read more
Lucid presentation of healthy living habits
A book cluing on healthy living habits and explaining healthcare in easy-to-understand language was launched in the city yesterday. The book titled “Have a Nice Day” is a compilation of The Daily Star’s popular weekly health tips column written by Dr Rubaiul Murshed under the same
Sluggish real estate jolts glassmakers
A sluggish real estate sector has affected the growth of glass processing industry, market players said. Float-glass manufacturers, who saw a jump in domestic demand in 2009 and 2010, have been facing a sort of stagnation since early this year. “No gas and electricity in new buildings has put a brake on our growth,” said
Cat scare at hospital
Infant gets badly injured as stray cat almost drags her out of room A cat in Dhaka Shishu Hospital attacked a very sick six-day-old baby girl, pulled her to drop her on the floor from a phototherapy machine and was dragging her out of the ward when people rescued the infant. Born on November 30, ... Read more
New waterbuses in the pipeline for capital: BIWTC chairman
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) is about to start a new waterbus service on the water routes around the city. BIWTC chairman Gulam Mostafa Kamal told The Independent that an order has already been given to Dhaka Dockyard for building four new waterbuses at a cost of Tk 50 lakh each. The new buses ... Read more
Now comes more quotas for schools
FFs’ grandchildren too to get preference The government has decided to introduce a quota system for children of Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) employees, as well as grandchildren of freedom fighters, for admission to all public secondary schools in the capital. This will come into effect from the 2012 academic session. In the ... Read more
Shafeen Ahmed @DS Cafe
Rock icon and lead singer of Miles, Shafeen Ahmed recently dropped by at DS Café. Phones rang constantly as fans sought to touch base with the singer. Shafeen, whose career spans a little over three decades, had a lot to share with his fans. Excerpts from the conversations: Sakib, Eskaton, Dhaka: What inspired you to ... Read more
GongMyong concert in Dhaka
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bangladesh will organise a musical soiree, titled “GongMyoung Concert” on December 11 at the auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbagh. Abul Kalam Azad, Minister of Cultural Affairs will inaugurate the programme. The programme will feature several musical performances like “Paper Lady”, “Speed Movement”, “War and Peace”, “Treasure ... Read more
Anomalies galore in private medical colleges
Different lobbyist groups responsible for helping flout guidelines Most of the private medical colleges in the country are providing medical education with acute shortage of regular teaching staff, laboratories, hospitals with proportionate patients, adequate infrastructure and transparency in accounts. Sources at the medical wing of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) informed that private ... Read more
An event to promote the positives
THE World Marketing Summit (WMS) would present a new platform to portray Bangladesh as there is a gap between reality and perception about the country in the global arena, said experts. To be held on March 1-3 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka, it will discuss how marketing philosophies, ethos and insights can be ... Read more
Banglalink launches 3rd compilation of “Jagoroner Gaan”
Banglalink, in collaboration with Jagoron Chorcha o Songskriti Kendro, Prothom Alo, Channel i, Radio ABC and Step Media Ltd, launched the 3rd “Jagoroner Gaan” compilation recently. On the heels of the success of the previous collections, the new album hits music stores all across the nation on December 10. A press conference was held on ... Read more
Runa Laila recreates ’70s magic
The magic of the melodious 1970s was back with a bang on Friday night as the Bangladeshi queen of music, Runa Laila, took centre stage at the Qutub Shahi Tombs to make Day 7 of the Times Hyderabad Festival a mehfil the city will not forget too soon. Dazzling in a bright pink sari and ... Read more
HC bans adverts, activities of illegal housing projects
The High Court on Wednesday banned all kinds of advertisement of unauthorised housing projects. The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Jahangir Hossain also asked the government stop all activities, including earth filling, of the housing projects that are not authorised by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha. Observing that the unauthorised housing projects are causing
NSU to host int’l debate championship
The North South University authorities on Monday announced the opening of ‘NSU Asian British Parliamentary Debate Championship 2011’ at a press conference on their Bashundhara campus in the capital. After organising the 15th All Asian Debate Championship in 2008, the NSU Debate Club is continuing its legacy in hosting international tournaments and helping debaters from ... Read more
Robi posts Tk 12.5cr loss in Q3
Robi yesterday declared a third-quarter loss of Tk 12.5 crore, although the mobile operator touched the break-even point in the previous quarter. The company earned Tk 782.1 crore in revenues in Q3, 13 percent higher than the same period in 2010 and 3 percent higher than Q2 this
Nazrul Sammelon ends at National Museum
The two-day long Nazrul Sammelon (convention) ended at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum in Dhaka on December 2. Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Sangstha (BNSS) arranged the programme. Nazrul exponent and singer Sudhin Das and Nazrul researcher Professor Rafiqul Islam spoke on the life and works of the National Poet on the opening day (December ... Read more
Three-day Art Workshop at Charukala
As part of the ongoing serigraph programme, titled ‘Nijeke Prokash Koro’, organised by The American Center of the US Embassy in Dhaka, a three-day (December 1-3) workshop was held at the Printmaking Department of Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), University of Dhaka. On the opening day, Professor Mohammad Matlub Ali, Dean of FFA; guest artists ... Read more
An exposition of IT strengths
Asia’s mega technology event, eAsia 2011, ended saturday amid huge enthusiasm among visitors. Companies showcased how information and communications technologies (ICT) helped people get better services with ease at the event held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka. Public and private organisations at the mega exposition showed their preparations in entering