Int’l conference presses for law, awareness to ensure rights of special people A two-day international conference on autism opened in Dhaka yesterday with a call for promoting legislative and policy actions to ensure quality healthcare for autistic people, especially the children. The conference has brought together government leaders, policymakers, experts and activists from around the ... Read more
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Autism initiatives hold ray of hopes
When Salma Zaman took her four-year-old autistic boy Tawsif to a diagnostic centre, she heard a man asking a nurse whether the test has any side effects on the “abnormal” baby. “I know my child has some problems. But when someone terms him abnormal, it is really heartbreaking,” said Salma, who attended an international conference ... Read more
Sugar price yet to come down to govt-set level
The retail price of sugar in the capital was yet to come down on Monday to the level set by the government, while soya bean oil was being sold at the government-set price where it was available. On Monday, it was found that some retailers in the capital were selling sugar at a price higher ... Read more
Wireless internet becoming popular
Modem based Broadband Internet Service [BIS] is becoming increasingly popular in Bangladesh, while Banglalion brand is gradually turning into dominant player with Qubee at the second position. Another Service name Zoom, which is offered by Bangladesh’s only CDMA mobile phone operators Citicel is loosing market because of its extremely poor service and the company fails ... Read more
Tawquir, Mithila first time together
Popular actor cum director Tawquir Ahmed and promising actress Mithila, for the first time, have recently performed together in a play titled ‘Modhyarat and Jhorapatar Golpo’. The play was directed by Tawquir himself while its story was written by his other half Bipasha Hayat. The story of the play features a lady schoolteacher who teaches ... Read more
Dhaka rolls out red carpet for Sonia
She will attend conference on autism, receive first Bangladesh Freedom Honour for Indira Gandhi today Sonia Gandhi was given a red carpet welcome last night on her first-ever visit to Bangladesh to attend a conference on autism. She will receive the posthumous award to be given by Bangladesh to Indira Gandhi for her contributions to ... Read more
Deals with India have to be based on equity, says Fakhrul
The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday said it has no objection in signing deals based on equity and expected that the Dhaka tour of Indian Congress party leader, Sonia Gandhi, would leave a positive impact on Indo-Bangla relations. The party’s acting secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, said his party wants fair bilateral
No psychologists for autistic children
PM for one psychologist at every school The authorities concerned seem reluctant to appoint psychologists at the schools to help the mental development of autistic children despite a prime ministerial directive in this regard. Sources at the ministries of education and primary & mass education told The Independent on Sunday that no steps had been ... Read more
Man killed in city market fire
A fire at a kitchen market in Old Dhaka left one person burnt to death early on Sunday. Some dairy cattle were also roasted alive in the blaze, police said. Jamir Uddin, officer-in-charge of Bangshal Police Station told The New Nation that the fire broke out at Naya Bazar DIT market during the early hours ... Read more
168 teachers leave JnU
A total of 168 temporary appointed teachers of Jagannath University (JnU) are about to leave the campus as the Supreme Court Appeallate Division on Sunday rejected their prayer of being a permanent employee of the institute. With this decision, five and a half years long fight has finally got a solution. Court sources said the ... Read more
Campbell’s parting words to batsmen
Outgoing Australian batting coach of the GP-BCB Academy Allan Campbell urged the Bangladeshi batsmen to know where their off-stump is while facing the fast bowlers in bouncy wickets. Campbell will return home today after ending his month-long training camp during which he not only worked with the Academy batsmen and wicketkeepers, but also had a ... Read more
Salvaging Dhaka
Md. Mahbubul Huq for The Daily Star The engine behind a city is, apparently, its mayor. He is the chief of local government administration. Local government administration is responsible for providing services such as: fire safety, police protection, any emergency services, public school, water and sewerage, city planning, maintaining local environmental health, garbage collection, public ... Read more
Adity Mohsin’s ‘Sokha Tomare Paile’ launched
Bengal Foundation launched an album of popular Tagore artiste Adity Mohsin titled ‘Sokha Tomare Paile’. The album features some popular songs of three legendary poets-Atul Prasad Sen, Dwijendralal Roy and Rajani Kanta Sen. The album was produced under the music direction by Durbadal Chattapadhyay. Noted litterateur Sayed Shamsul Haque unveiled the cover of the album ... Read more
Ria in movie
Ria Chowdhury is familiar as a ramp model. Besides she is engaged with TV modeling and acting. She has already performed in a main stream and digital movies. But those yet not released. In 2008, for the first time Ria acted in the mainstream movie titled ‘Khela,’ directed by Sheikh Didar. Film actor Rubel was ... Read more
Murad-Shoshi-Sabbir together in ‘Kemon Achho Bondhu’
Popular actors Arman Parvez Murad, Sharmin Zoha Shoshi and Meer Sabbir, for the first time, are going to perform together in a play titled ‘Kemon Achho Bondhu’. The play will be produced under the direction of Nahid Ahmed Biplob while its story was written by noted writer Emdadul Haque Milon. The play is an in-house ... Read more
City goes short of sugar
Sugar has become scarce like gold dust in the capital but the government is yet to take any measure to ensure supply and fair price of the essential sweetener, with the month of Ramadan approaching fast. Most of the grocers in the city did no sell any sugar on Saturday, claiming that they had no ... Read more
2 arrested
Students Killed by Mob 2 arrested Police arrested two persons yesterday for their suspected link with the killing of six students in a mob attack on the city outskirt Aminbazar. Sanwar Hossain, 28, and Mohammad Selim, 25 were shown arrested in a murder case after they were picked up from Aminbazar and Baradeshibazar, said Mahbubur ... Read more
Premier Bank’s half yearly confce held
The half yearly management conference-2011 of The Premier Bank Limited was held on Saturday at a city hotel. Dr HBM Iqbal, chairman of the board of directors of the bank graced the occasion as the chief guest. Managing director of the bank Masihul Huq Chowdhury presided over the conference. Director’s Moin Iqbal, Md. Imran Iqbal, ... Read more
EBL introduces EBL 365
EBL 365, a brand new service proposition of EBL started its operation recently at New Market, Elephant Road and Uttara in the city, says a press release. This anytime banking service proposition gives flexible banking hours to its customers 24 hours a day and 365 days a year
BRAC to aid Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre
BRAC and Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre (BYLC) signed a memorandum of understanding on July 20, 2011 at BRAC, whereby BRAC will fully finance refurbishment of BYLC’s new leadership training centre in Baridhara, Dhaka. The deal is seen as a significant step forward in the development of the first leadership institute in Bangladesh