Premier Bank honoured women entrepreneurs for their contribution to the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector on the occasion of the International Women’s Day at the Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel last week. Md Obaidul Hoque, executive director of the SME and special programmes department at the
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Under-18 shooting begins today
The Hamidur Rahman Youth Under-18 Shooting Championship gets underway at the BSSF Complex in Gulshan today. Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation introduced the competition in a bid to find out the hidden talents across the country. Some 120 teenagers, including girls from 25 clubs across the country will contest in the 10-metre Air Pistol (M/W), 50-metre
International Smile launched
A book titled Intentional Smile, co-authored by Shazia Omar and Merrill Khan was launched at Red Shift Café in Gulshan on Saturday. They outlined concepts for an individual’s mental well-being such as gratitude, positive outlooks, significance of a healthy lifestyle, and the law of attraction in the book. A book titled Intentional Smile, co-authored by Shazia ... Read more
Kenny Rogers Roasters launched
The Capita Food and Beverage Limited on Sunday launched a restaurant of International Food Franchise ‘Kenny Rogers Roasters’ at Gulshan in the capital, said a press release. The restaurant was inaugurated by Dato Francis Lee, president of Kenny Rogers Roasters International, and Mukarram Husain Khan, chairman of Capita Food and Beverage
Bengal Meat launches first butcher shop at Gulshan
Meat processing company Bengal Meat recently launched its first butcher shop in DCC market at Gulshan-1 in the capital. Model Sharmin Lucky inaugurated the butcher shop, said a news release. Company’s managing director Mazharul Islam, chief executive officer
Businessman found stabbed to death in Gulshan house
A businessman was found stabbed to death in his house in the Gulshan Circle 2 area in the capital on Sunday morning. The victim Fazlul Haque, 72, was owner of Haque Paints. He lived in his duplex, Haque Palace, on Road 51 in the area
Depicting six seasons through Tagorean dance
Open-air dance at Gulshan Though the world enthusiastically celebrated the great bard Tagore’s yearlong 150th birth anniversary, yet Bangladeshi dancers are still continuing their celebration programme commemorating the occasion. Dance and dance drama subcommittee of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh is organising five open-air Tagorean dance programmes at five different venues of
Rajuk razes Wonderland
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakhha began an eviction drive on Monday to demolish Wonderland amusement park at Gulshan in the capital. Tearing down the main entrance to the amusement park, Rajuk started the drive, led by magistrate Rokon-ud-Doula, following a court order that declared illegal the lease of the land by the
Of experiments and creativity
Monirul Islam’s solo painting exhibition at Bengal Art Lounge “When I’m engrossed in painting, I lose myself. Without fear, I might even destroy the image or create a new pattern, as the painting takes over me; I believe each painting has a life of its own,” says Monirul Islam, renowned Bangladeshi painter. Islam’s latest painting ... Read more
Stalkers on the rampage
Assault victim, mother, two brothers over protest A group of stalkers beat up an eighth-grader, her mother and two brothers for protesting harassment of the girl at Kalachandpur of the city’s Gulshan Sunday night. Police detained two persons including one of the alleged stalkers Jamal in this connection. The injured are Bipasha Rani Barman, 14, ... Read more
Double delight from Pizza Hut
To celebrate the Eid, the world’s favourite pizza restaurant, Pizza Hut, has introduced a double stuffed crust “Cheesy-sausage Crust” pizza from yesterday. This special pizza will be available with peoples’ favourite versions of pizza including Chicken Classic, Pollo Heaven, Spanish Delight, Chicken Italia, Spicy Chicken, Florence Chicken, Rustica, and Latin Spicy Hot, says a press ... Read more
Fined for noisy generators
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined four business organisations Tk 6.5 lakh for causing noise pollution through generators at Gulshan in the capital. The organisations, housed at Hosna Centre on Gulshan Avenue, are mobile phone operator Banglalink, Nandan Mega Shop, financial institution IPDC of Bangladesh and Hosna Centre authority
Six-storey Gulshan building tilts
A six-storey building at Gulshan tilt on Saturday morning following a land collapse during pile-driving work in an adjacent plot, raising the fear that yet another building might collapse in the capital, following several such incidents taking place in the past few weeks. Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha however said the tilt building having 15 apartments was ... Read more