Haba dance: An indigenous tradition
June 30, 2010
Haba, a centuries old dance form, is performed by the Tripura community to propitiate the gods in the hope of good crops. The Tripura farmers also believe that they will enjoy a happy and prosperous life through dance, songs and arts.
Gairing Cultural Organisation, which works in Khagrachhari hill district to preserve and enrich Tripura culture and heritage, has sought to modernise the traditional Read more
No registration no permission
June 30, 2010
Rajuk won’t allow unregistered realtors to develop plots, build apartments
Private land developers and real estate companies, who are not registered with Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), will not get its approval for developing plots and constructing apartments from July 1.
Only nine, out of 728 members of Real Estate Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB), have so Read more
Dhaka 172th costliest city, global study
June 30, 2010
Dhaka is the world’s 172th costliest city for expatriates out of 214 cities surveyed by a global consultant, Mercer, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Luanda in Angola is the world’s most expensive city while Karachi in Pakistan became the world’s least expensive city taking 214th position, according to the latest Cost of Living Survey 2010 from Read more
Saurav to help Bangladesh batsmen in England
June 30, 2010
Bangladesh were due to leave the country for England in the early hours on Wednesday by Qatar Airlines for their three-week long UK tour.
During their UK tour, the Bangladeshi batsmen will get the support of India’s former skipper and one of best batsman during his era Saurav Ganguly, who will look Bangladesh’s vulnerable middle Read more
SEC increases B/O renewal fee from Tk.300 to Tk. 500
June 30, 2010
The stockmarket regulator has imposed an additional Tk 200 in annual maintenance fee on each beneficiary owner (BO) account.
The decision effective from July takes the total annual maintenance fee to Tk 500.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took the decision at a meeting yesterday in a bid to Read more
Rahat hattrick fires Ajax
June 30, 2010
Rahat Sarwar struck a hattrick to power Ajax Sporting Club to a 3-0 win over Wari Club in the Green Delta Insurance Premier League at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.
The Ajax no 10 opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when he gave the Elephant Road-based side Read more
Tigers off to London today
June 30, 2010
The Bangladesh cricket team took off early today morning for a one-day international tour of the United Kingdom.
After two warm-up games, the Tigers play a three-match series against England before playing two matches against Ireland and one each against Scotland and the Read more
UCB marks 27 years of banking
June 30, 2010
United Commercial Bank Limited, one of the oldest private banks in the country, celebrated its 27th anniversary on Tuesday.
Officials of the bank, in a press meet in the city’s Sheraton Hotel, asserted that the institution was looking forward to expand its financial activities in the coming Read more
Marico unveils new hair care product
June 30, 2010
Marico Bangladesh Ltd (MBL) has unveiled a new hair care product for the Bangladeshi beauty conscious women recently in Dhaka.
MBL, a subsidiary of the Indian leading skin and hair care conglomerate, started operation in Bangladesh in 2002, acquiring Arometic and Camelia branded Read more
Tough telecom law to frustrate investors
June 30, 2010
AmCham luncheon meeting told
The government’s recent move to bring changes to the telecom laws is sending a wrong signal to foreign investors about the investment climate in the country, said a member of American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bangladesh yesterday.
Telecom is the most vibrant sector, which alone attracted the highest amount of foreign direct Read more
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