Six air-quality monitoring stations will start operation in January 2012 to keep records of the levels of air pollution in different parts of the country under the Clean Air and Sustainable Environment project. Construction work of the stations in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Barisal, Narayanganj and Gazipur are in full swing, officials at the department of ... Read more
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Two teens die in motorbike crash in city
Two students died as their motorbike crashed on a road divider in the capital’s Khilgaon area yesterday. Of them, Sabbir Hossain, 19, was a second-year student of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute and Ferdous Alam, 18, was an SSC examinee from the local Abdul Aziz School and College. As Ferdous lost control of the bike near Khilgaon ... Read more
Nazrul Shammelan 2011 concludes
In an effort to uphold the musical legacy of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Sangstha (BNSS), a newly-formed organisation, emerged in the scene on Friday, through arranging a two-day cultural congregation. Renowned Nazrul artistes of the country took part in the programme. Titled Nazrul Shammelan 2011,
821pc duty sends reconditioned car market crashing
Sales slump by 30pc A crippling 821 percent duty – highest in the world – imposed by the government on reconditioned vehicles has reduced sale by 30 per cent in recent months. The reconditioned cars business is in the doldrums because of staggering import duties. Taxes have also hit the sale of brand new
Local freelancers long for PayPal
They say the online payment service to boost income from abroad Local freelance software developers, who work for foreign companies online and earn foreign currency, yesterday urged the government to take steps to introduce a convenient online money transfer service, such as PayPal, for smooth transfer of their payment. They made the demand at a ... Read more
2 killed, 71 injured in garment factory stampede
Two female workers were killed and 71 others, mostly women, injured in a stampede triggered by twin boiler explosions at a garment factory at the capital’s Chankharpool on Saturday. The deceased, Jasmin Akhter, 20, and Taslima Shikha, 20, both workers of Euro Tex Limited, died on way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital
Galaxy Y to hit the market
Galaxy Y, the latest from Samsung’s Galaxy series, is set to be released in the local market from this week, says a press release. The world’s leading smartphone company has designed it especially for the young generation at an affordable price. With 3-inch QVGA display, the phone has an 832MHz processor and runs on Android’s
Outsourcing can fetch $5b every year
Telecom experts say about Bangladesh’s prospect Bangladesh has the potential to create over 2 lakh direct and 50,000 indirect jobs and earn $5 billion in foreign currency per year in the next decade through outsourcing business. Foreign telecom analysts made the observation yesterday at eAsia 2011, Asia’s mega information and communications technology (ICT) programme at ... Read more
Birthday celebrations for Suborna Mustafa
With an impressive acting lineage, Suborna Mustafa established herself as a leading lady in Bangladeshi TV plays decades ago. To date, she remains unparalleled with her superlative expressions, immaculate diction and that charming, yet mysterious smile. Though at present Suborna does not play the conventional “heroine” roles any more, she appears on the
Dhaka tuned to ICT
eAsia 2011 opens in city, draws host of experts, policy-makers, industry leaders from the region Asia’s mega technology event, eAsia 2011, kicked off in the capital yesterday, thereby putting regional information and communication technology focus on Bangladesh. No other ICT event hosted in the country has seen so many foreign and local experts sharing their ... Read more
WiMax operators set to go aggressive
With the promise of high-speed internet connectivity at an affordable cost, the country’s two existing WiMax operators have geared up to secure greater market penetration in the years to come. Equipped with advanced 4G technology, the WiMax operators are determined to sustain their already achieved success and intensify service operation. “We are focusing to expand ... Read more
Eshita directs a tele-film on Liberation War
Actress Eshita has debuted as a TV play director. Recently she has written and directed a tele-film on the Liberation War, titled Bela Sheshey. Shooting of the tele-film has been completed. Azizul Hakim, Tania Ahmed and Tahsin essay the main roles in the tele-film, which is be aired on Channel i in December, the month ... Read more
Harmful impacts of cartels on consumers
Munshi Abdul Ahad A cartel is an anti-competitive arrangement between two or more competing businesses. Anticompetitive agreements, particularly cartels, harm consumers in urbanised society, as well as in the emerging countries. In adding together, cartelised industrial sectors lack competition which certainly reduces competitiveness in the long run and may have a negative impact on the ... Read more
Dhaka city sliced into two
JS passes bill in a hurry Parliament on Tuesday passed the Local Government (City Corporation) (Amendment) Bill 2011 dividing Dhaka City Corporation into two entities. The passage of the bill empowered the government to remove the mayor and councillors and appoint two administrators from civil servants or people it deems competent for the two corporations ... Read more
Citizens threaten movement against split
A number of eminent personalities yesterday threatened to launch a greater movement against the government’s decision to split Dhaka City Corporation into two. The government has taken the decision in an “autocratic” manner by ignoring public opinion, they said. They expressed their views at a citizens’ rally organised by the Dhaka City Corporation
Nokia N9: All it takes is a swipe
Nokia N9, the much-anticipated smartphone from Nokia will hit the local market next week. Let’s have a look at the N9, the first ever pure touch phone with no buttons. So far this is the best-looking and slickest device from Nokia. Its awesome design, display and ease to use make it reasonable alternative to Android ... Read more
Khoka says unofficial bye
Dhaka mayor vows to continue protest After completing his term as the Dhaka City Corporation Mayor, Sadeque Hossain Khoka yesterday said he “as a dweller” will continue his movement against its splitting into two. “If the parliament passes the bill on the split today (Tuesday) it will be the last day for me as a ... Read more
‘7th Citycell-Channel i Music Awards’ to be given beside Jamuna River
Private mobile operator company Citycell in association with private satellite channel, Channel i is going to organise the ‘7th Citycell-Channel i Music Awards’ beside Jamuna River on Friday afternoon to honour the music artistes and talents of the country. This year’s award giving ceremony in entering into international platform and it will focus on
‘Nescafe Get set Rock’ campaign begins
Global coffee brand Nescafe is set to arrange a musical competition under the title of “Nescafe Get set Rock” soon. Through this competition the organisers hope to single out the best instrumentalists and the best vocalist in forming the best band of the forthcoming generation. This was disclosed at a press conference held at a ... Read more
Tisha renders song for play
Popular TV actress Tisha has rendered song for a single-episode play titled ‘Flashback.’ The play is scripted by Mabrur Rashid Bannah and jointly directed by Imraul Rafat and Bannah. In this fiction based play, Tisha performed with a song titled “Shikol pora chhol,” which was written and composed by our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. ... Read more