Four people were killed and seven injured in road accidents in the capital on Sunday and Monday. Among the deceased, three were identified as Golam Hawlader, 18, Samir Uddin, 55, and Khormuz Hossain, 35. The other could not be identified immediately. At Mirpur, two people were killed when a bus got on the footpath near ... Read more
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ATN Bangla celebrates its 15th anniversary
Country’s first private satellite television ATN Bangla has turned 15 on Friday. On this occasion, the television authority organised a colourful cultural programme at its Bashundhara Studio. Only the members of ATN Bangla family performed at the programme which was aired live. Senior reporter of ATN Bangla Keramatullah Biplob and Hridoy Nondita Hridy hosted the ... Read more
Eid play ‘Bokhate’
In the recent days, eve teasing has appeared as the main problem of our society. Being failure to save themselves from stalkers, many girls are committing suicide every year. Social awareness and even the law enforcing agencies failed to take out the crime from society. Drama director Jamal Uddin Jaman has come forward to make ... Read more
Nashid Kamal’s latest offering of Nazrul songs
Laser Vision Ltd recently launched Dr. Nashid Kamal’s CD, “Jao tumi phire”. The CD, has 12 Nazrul songs: six popular and six rare numbers. The event was held at the Gulshan Ladies’ Community Club on July 15. Chief guest, veteran artiste Sohrab Hossain launched the CD. Special guest, noted singer Ferdausi Rahman gifted Nashid her ... Read more
Prachyanat School celebrates a decade
Shakespeare’s Tempest staged Prachyanat School of Acting and Design, the academic wing of the popular theatre troupe, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. To observe the occasion as well as to award certificates to the latest batch of students, the school arranged a programme at the National Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, on July15. The ... Read more
Govt ready to award environment critics
Says Hasan Mahmud The government would award people who constructively criticise its roles related to environment and wildlife preservation, State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr Hasan Mahmud said here yesterday. Criticisms will make the government aware of its lapses and act accordingly, he said, speaking at the inauguration of a 15-day tree fair at ... Read more
Demolish BGMEA bldg
Environmentalists urge govt The government must immediately demolish the much talked-about BGMEA building that the High Court has declared illegal, said environment and development organisations at a demonstration yesterday. It is not understandable why Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) is not knocking the building down despite all legal bars removed, they said during the demonstration in ... Read more
Disabled people demonstrate their special abilities
Hundreds of audiences were mesmerised by the spectacular performances of some disable school children at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium of National Museum on Friday. Rendition of patriotic songs, Tagore’s songs and modern song along with a short-play not only enthralled the audiences but also created a realisation among them. The realisation was that how can ... Read more
Garment makers open liaison offices in HK
Ready Made Garments Garment makers open liaison offices in HK Many Bangladeshi garment entrepreneurs are opening their liaison offices in Hong Kong to ensure easy and quick services in businesses, said the industry insiders. The RMG sector entrepreneurs are getting interested to open new offices in Hong Kong also for geographical proximity with China, the ... Read more
Garment orders may slow down
Ready Made Garments Garment orders may slow down Garment makers see a slowdown in orders from international buyers who have now taken a wait-and-see stance as the prices of raw materials are on the slide worldwide pushing the outsourcing agents to rethink about the prices they would offer. The buyers of all brands are waiting ... Read more
Population 14.23cr
Fifth census finds it grew by 1.8cr in 10 years Bangladesh’s population now stands at 14.23 crore, which is 1.8 crore more than a decade ago. According to the preliminary data of the latest government census, Bangladesh’s annual growth rate is 1.34 percent. The preliminary report says that more people now live in Bangladesh than ... Read more
Confusion over census outcome
The preliminary results of the fifth census unveiled yesterday became questionable as it contradicts with the numbers projected by different United Nations (UN) bodies and government high-ups last year. As per the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics’ (BBS) latest census, the country’s population stands at 14.23 crore. The debate over the population surfaced last year when the United ... Read more
Male, female ratio close
The country has 100.3 males against 100 females, though over 119 males live in the capital at present against 100 females. There are 71,255 thousand males against 71,064 thousand females in the country, of which 6,460 thousand males elbowing each other in the capital along with 5,415 thousand females, revealed the
Govt out to eliminate Zia family: BNP
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday staged protests across the country against the warrant issued for arrest of its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in the August 21 grenade attack case. A Dhaka court on Thursday issued the arrest warrant against Tarique Rahman, also the eldest son of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, and 11 others in ... Read more
Student dies as brick falls from highrise
A student was killed yesterday as a brick fell on his head from an under-construction multi-storey building on Panthapath in the capital. Habibur Rahman Munna, 18, an HSC examinee of Tejgaon College, died on the spot at around 12:30pm as the brick fell on his head from the 10th floor of under-construction 15-storey Sagupta De ... Read more
Save the passengers
Spurt in road accidents Save the passengers The surge in road accidents across the country in recent times is attributed by experts to the deplorable condition of roads, poorly maintained vehicles, untrained drivers, lack of monitoring, violation of traffic laws and corruption of the law enforcers. A spate of road accidents all over the country ... Read more
Essentials’ price racing up
Vegetables going beyond people’s reach Consumers feel the pinch of soaring prices of essentials and vegetables nearly two weeks ahead of the Ramadan. Prices of onion, rice, pulse, sugar and chickpea have already gone up in city markets. Vegetables such as aubergine, bitter gourd and okra have also become dearer in the last few days. ... Read more
TV journalist, 2 others killed in city road accidents
Belal Hossain Chowdhury, 34, joint news editor of private TV channel Somoy and two others were killed in separate road accidents in the city on Saturday, the police said. The other victims were 30-year old Mohammad Yusuf, quality control manager of Vision Garment and 32-year old day labourer Mohammad Elahi
The splendour of folk dance
“Nupur Bejey Jaye” at Chhayanaut Shadhona (Centre for Advancement of South Asian Culture) held the 9th instalment of their bi-monthly dance programme “Nupur Bejey Jaye” at the main auditorium of Chhayanaut in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on July14. Artistes from the troupes — Kalpotoru and Dhriti — also performed at the event. Under the title, “Banglar Nritya”, ... Read more
Three seasoned artists display their works at Basilio
Basilio, a newly opened art gallery in Dhaka, has organised a group art exhibition featuring the works of three painters — Farida Zaman, Ranjit Das and Maksudul Ahsan. Farida Zaman is the senior-most painter in the group. The artist is known for her paintings on riverine life in Bangladesh — highlighting the fishermen community. As a ... Read more