“The torture on Quader is an ominous sign for law and order in the country…. The state is responsible for incidents of torture of civilians by law enforcers.” National Rights Commission Chairman Prof Mizanur Rahman made the comment before the High Court yesterday during the hearing on a suo moto rule over police torture on
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Operators of PSTN fight uneven battle
The absence of competitive tariffs and licences for multiple revenue schemes hinders the level-playing field of the privately owned public switched telephone network (PSTN)-commonly known as fixed land phone operators, who have already become pawn in the country’s telecom chess-board. The telecom ministry and the Bangladesh Telecommuni-cation Regulatory Commission (BTRC) have recently
Top 20 under Dhaka Board in HSC Exams
City colleges dominate list The educational institutions in the capital dominate the list of top 20 institutions in this year’s HSC examination results under Dhaka Board published yesterday. Only five colleges outside the capital have secured positions in the list of top 20 colleges, prepared by the education ministry, on the basis of five
Fate of 100000 students uncertain for seat crisis
University Admissions Fate of 100000 students uncertain for seat crisis Around 100,000 students who have passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations this year would not be able to get admitted into the country’s public and private universities due to lack of sufficient seats. A total of 574,261 students—310,849 male and 263,412 female—came ... Read more
Hillol sails for silver screen
‘Straightforward’ and ‘jovial’ are the best two words to describe actor Adnan Faruque Hillol, who is widely known as Hillol in the country’s film industry. In a recent conversation with daily sun Hillol talked about himself, his upcoming projects and future plans. Hillol, a familiar face to TV viewers, said, “Confidence and courage are key ... Read more
Hasin tops ‘Veet-Channel i Top Model 2011’
Hasin Rowshan Jahan, an honours student of the Department ofHistory of Dhaka University, has won the country’s first and only female modelhunt contest ‘Veet-Channel i Top Model 2011’ award. She was declared as the top model after performing in thecolourful grand finale of the contest, which was held at a city hotel onTuesday night. Sanzida ... Read more
Class VIII student to appear soon as singer, music director
Prottoy Khan, younger brother of promising singer Hridoy Khan, is going to appear as a singer and music director soon by launching hisdebut album “Prottoy Khan’s FnF”. The album will be released under the banner of Laser Visionin the middle of the month of Ramzan. The album will contain eight songs among which Prottoy will ... Read more
Milon performs in Barisal language
Popular actor Anisur Rahman Milon, for the first time, has performed in the local language of Barisalin a drama serial titled ‘Fourth Class Society’. The serial was directed by Saif Chandan while its story waswritten by Nawmin Kamrun Bidhu. Popular actor Rawnak Hasan has given the ideaof the story. Milon will appear in the serial ... Read more
Boys defeat girls in pass rates
Female students lag behind male students in terms of pass percentage in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations this year. The pass percentage of female examinees is 75.01 with 2,63,412 coming out successful among 3,51,153 while 75.14 percent of male students passed the
Madrasa students mark 89pc pass rate
For six straight years, Madrasa Education Board has topped the success charts, among the 10 education boards achieving an astounding 89.57 percent pass rate in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations. The average success rate of the board has increased by more than three percent this year compared
HSC results better a little
75.08pc pass exams; 10,500 more score GPA-5 this year More than three-fourths of the total number of students appeared in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate examination passed marking a slight improvement in overall academic standard. For the first time in the country’s history the combined pass percentage under 10 education boards, including Madrasa Education Board ... Read more
Interference in recruitment
Lawmakers fight with minister over 7,000 jobs in railway Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain and members of a parliamentary committee yesterday quarrelled over lobbying and interference in recruitment of some 7,000 class-III and class-IV employees for the railway. At a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on the communications ministry, several ruling Awami League lawmakers alleged ... Read more
Oil-gas body begins tour today
The national committee to protect oil, gas, mineral resources, power and ports will begin today its four-day countrywide tours for mass contact from the capital to push for its seven-point demands. The demands of the organisation include the scrapping of the model production and sharing contract 2008 and the deals signed with ConocoPhillips for exploration ... Read more
Life thru the lens
A group photography exhibition titled Reunion of Life organised by Envisio, the media and photography club of Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Jahangirnagar University, is being held at Drik Gallery of Dhanmondi in the city. Dr Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana, director of the Institute of Business Administration, Jahangirnagar University, inaugurated the event on 22 July. A ... Read more
Bexi Fabrics-Anyadin Eid Fashion show
Fortnightly Anyadin, in association with Bexi Fabrics, arranged an Eid fashion show on the evening of 24 July at the Hall of Fame auditorium of Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city. In an effort to diversify the Eid fashion and to promote local brands, Anyadin started the first episode of this show back ... Read more
Tapestry exhibition
Tapestry is a hand woven textile, which is used mainly as wall hanging. The late artist Rashid Chowdhury was the pioneer of this art form in this country. Chowdhury successfully introduced tapestry in various forms and shapes. His works are unparalleled in their subjects and unique quality. Artist Tajul Islam started out by assisting Chowdhury ... Read more
The ‘bookworm’ in full form
Abdullah Abu Sayeed turns 72 In addition to the rendition of songs by young members of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra’s study circle, Abdullah Abu Sayeed’s refreshingly witty and at times sarcastic remarks made the hot and humid evening of July 25 rather enjoyable. The event held at the new building of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra in Dhaka ... Read more
HSC results today
The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations will be published simultaneously today. The results will be released at 2:00pm through the respective centres, educational institutions, websites of all education boards and also short message services (SMS) of different mobile phone
Agora takes over PQS
Rahimafrooz Superstores Ltd that operates supermarket chain Agora has acquired PQS, another renowned brand. From August 1, all five PQS outlets across the capital will be operated under the brand name of Agora. “We reached an agreement two weeks back to take over PQS. This move is part of an expansion plan we have been working ... Read more
Senior StanChart officials due in town
Sandeep Bahl, managing director and head of financial market sales for South Asia of Standard Chartered Bank, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today, the bank said in a statement yesterday. He is scheduled to meet senior officials of the bank, key clients and regulators. Prior to his current role, he was the managing director ... Read more