Veteran actress Anwara will act opposite seasoned actor Razzak in an upcoming film. Directed by Safi Uddin Safi, the artiste duo will be featured in the film “Purna Doirgha Prem Kahini”, written by Rumman Rashid Khan. Shooting for the film started on September 26 in Dhaka. “My long cherished dream is going to come true. ... Read more
Month: September 2012
Catching up with Zahid Hasan
Special plays set to air during the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha are keeping most actors and directors on their toes these days. Popular actor and director Zahid Hasan is no exception. He has already completed directing a tele-film and a play for Eid, also acting in both the productions. The tele-film “Chithhi” will feature Hasan opposite Romana, ... Read more
BIWTA knocks down illegal structures
Freeing River Turag from Grabbers BIWTA knocks down illegal structures Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authorities (BIWATA) yesterday knocked down 23 tin-made makeshift structures and seized two sand-unloading dredgers, 100 cubic metres of unloading pipes and 10 piles of sand from the bank of the Turag river. In a bid to make the river free from ... Read more
Promoting PPP projects for ultra poor underscored
Rights activists on Wednesday urged all concerned to promote public-private partnership to improve health, education and livelihood for the ultra poor, particularly to ensure their food security. The call was made at a national workshop on ‘sharing evaluation findings and lessons learnt: health, education and livelihood support programme for ultra poor households project’ at
ADB to give $50 million loan
Improving Primary Healthcare ADB to give $50 million loan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $50 million to finance a project which aims to help improve primary healthcare services for the urban poor. Iqbal Mahmood, senior secretary to the Economic Relations Division (ERD) and M Teresa Kho, country director of ADB’s Bangladesh Resident Mission,
Wetland Destruction : Dhaka faces disaster
Fear urban planners The ongoing reckless destruction of wetlands in and around the capital will lead to environmental disasters and urban flooding, said urban planners at a workshop yesterday. Dhaka will face a large scale disaster if water bodies, canals and ponds are destroyed through earth filling at the present rate, said Prof Sarwar Jahan ... Read more
Ministry to set up body for online media policy draft
The information ministry on Wednesday decided to set up a committee involving online media stakeholders to work out a draft of the online media policy. The information secretary, Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, said that they would set up the committee to draft the online media policy. ‘Previously we made the talking point. But that was not
People’s participation stressed to ensure civic services in Rajshahi
Participation of mass people is vital to ensure civic services for the poor and marginalised communities and children, said development activists and journalists at a workshop in Rajshahi on Wednesday. They viewed that participation of the mass people was essential for transparent and accountable delivery of the services. The district level workshop titled ‘claiming rights of ... Read more
Journalists’ grand demonstration on October 15
Demanding arrest of killers of Sagar, Runi Journalists’ grand demonstration on October 15 Journalists cutting across the opinion lines would hold a grand demonstration in the city on October 15 to press the demand for the arrest and trial of the killers of Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi and other colleagues. Journalist couple Sagar and Runi ... Read more
Sayeed Iskander laid to rest
Sayeed Iskander, younger brother of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, was laid to final rest at Banani army graveyard in the capital on Wednesday. Iskander, who was a member of BNP chairperson’s advisory council and former lawmaker, died at a hospital in New York on September
Cultural function on Meena Day held in Kurigram
Around 350 working children in Kurigram district attended a cultural function on September 24 at Shadhinater Bijoy Stambho premises in Kurigram town to observe Meena Day-2012. The programme included a gathering, colourful rally, discussion and cultural function. Bangladesh Shishu Academy and NGOs Save the Children (EU) and
School dropout rate higher in three hill districts: Study
Due to linguistic barriers and improper academic curriculum, school students of the three hill districts are being deprived of quality education, which causes high dropout rate in the region compared to the national level dropout, a study has revealed. While the average dropout rate is around 30 percent at primary schools at national
DoE fines six companies for polluting rivers
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined six industrial groups and two brick fields Tk 1.1 crore on charges of polluting and grabbing rivers around the capital. The penalised industrial groups are — Pran Group, Akij Group, Niki Dying, Atlantic Industries Ltd, ARS Washing Ltd, PA Knit Composite, and the
BSRM fined Tk 40.5 lakh
The Department Of Environment fined Bangladesh Steel Re-rolling Mills Tk 40.5 lakh on charge of cutting hills at Jorarganj in Mirsharai upazila of the Chittagong district on Wednesday. DoE divisional director Jafar Alam said six acres of hilly area hade been turned into plain land at Mastannagar of Durgapur and they found BSRM responsible for ... Read more
Rokeya Hall Alumni Association reunion on December 28
The second reunion of the Dhaka University Rokeya Hall Alumni Association will be held at the hall premises on December 28. The hall’s former students have been requested to become member of the association by October 15 to attend the programme, said
Clients to be charged for inter-bank transaction
Bangladesh Bank is going to impose charge on clients of all banks for inter-bank money transactions through cheques and electronic fund transfer for the first time. Sources in the banking circle and clients said such move of the central bank would create extra burden for the clients. A BB official told New Age on Wednesday that ... Read more
SEC approves draft demutualisation act
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved the draft demutualisation act which will separate the management form the ownership of the bourses to do away with the conflict of interests. The approval came at a meeting on Wednesday presided over by the SEC chairman M Khairul Hossain at the commission’s board room
SEC okays Tk 24cr Global Chemical IPO
Warns Swadesh Investment The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved a proposal of the Global Heavy Chemicals Limited to raise Tk 24 crore through initial public offering. The company will float 1.2 crore ordinary shares with an offer price of Tk 20 including a premium of Tk 10. According to the audited accounts of ... Read more
Stocks tumble over fresh WB loan statement
Dhaka stocks declined on Wednesday as fresh uncertainty surfaced among investors about the World Bank’s $ 1.2 billion loan for the Padma bridge project following a statement by the global lender. DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, lost 0.89 per cent or 42.56 points, to close at 4,732.08 points
Four-day construction material exhibition begins
A four-day international exhibition on construction materials began at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Wednesday. Over 40 exhibitors from 5 countries are participating in the fair titled ‘15th Con-Expo Bangladesh 2012’. Housing and public works state minister Abdul Mannan Khan inaugurated the