Young and new voters are expected to play a vital role in the July 6 Gazipur city corporation election as they constitute nearly half of the electorates. No wonder, the two major mayoral candidates – the 18-party Alliance-backed Prof MA Mannan and the 14-party Alliance-backed Advocate Ajmat Ullah Khan – are going all out to ... Read more
Month: June 2013
AL leader urges oppn to sit for talks by October
Awami League (AL) Advisory Council member and Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on Friday called upon the opposition to sit for a dialogue over the next election-time government to end the country’s prevailing political standoff. “The path of holding talks over an election time government will be ended in October, so the opposition should sit ... Read more
3 Bangladeshi mountaineers scale Mount Elbrus
Musa Ibrahim, Niaz Morshed Patwari and Sifat Fahmida Nawshin reached the top of the 5,642-metre or 18,510-foot mountain, situated along Russia-Georgia border in West Caucasus, at around 8:40am local time on Wednesday. They hoisted the national flag there, Musa Ibrahim, the first Bangladeshi to conquer the world’s highest peak Mount Everest, said in an email.
Mandela ‘improving’ as Obama lands in S Africa
US President Barack Obama arrived in South Africa on Friday to pay homage to his hero Nelson Mandela, who was said to be showing “great improvement” in hospital. Mandela’s strengthening health after several difficult days raised the possibility of a meeting between the two men, who shattered racial boundaries on either side of the Atlantic. ... Read more
Khaleda behind GSP suspension: Inu
Accusing Khaleda Zia of writing a letter to the US government seeking withdrawal of GSP facility to Bangladesh, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Friday said the opposition leader is conspiring to destroy the country’s export-oriented RMG sector, according to UNB. “Khaleda Zia had written a letter to the US government and this is how ... Read more
Intra-computer network for police yet to be completed
The plan for bringing 105 police stations of 16 districts from Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar under the intra-computer network is yet to be implemented completely. Police have claimed that most of the work on it is almost complete, though they could not maintain several deadlines to bring the police stations under the network. However, a ... Read more
Pollution engulfs Gulshan Lake
Gulshan Lake and its surroundings continue to be polluted as household wastes and sewage find their way into the water body. Local people and environmentalists have alleged that for lack of enforcement of law and proper planning the lake is continuously getting polluted. Habibur Rahman, a resident of Gulshan 2, blamed the authorities for inadequate ... Read more
Relatives of patients attack pvt hospital in Sylhet
Relatives of patients attacked a private healthcare facility Thursday night in Sylhet city after the hospital security men wounded three of the visitors. Being informed, the Jalalabad police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control after detaining the hospital’s security in-charge,
Campaign to ensure children’s safe migration held in Barisal
Participants in a campaign to ensure a child’s safe migration from rural to urban areas and prevent trafficking and abuse of children have stressed opening registration centers at the grassroots for preserving information about migrated children. This awareness building campaign was held at
Fair price for growers stressed for food security
Rights activists in Barisal on Friday observed that fair price for farmers must be ensured for attaining food security. They also stressed increasing subsidy for the agriculture sector. They made the suggestions at a workshop jointly organised by Integrated Community Development Association and Angikar Bangladesh in collaboration
Students of nursing college start hunger strike today
Nursing college students will start fast-unto-death from today to press home their six-point demands including introduction of one year internship after graduation. They also demanded reinitiating stipend of Tk 3,000 for all students at the college. Under the banner of Bangladesh Basic Graduate Students
Fruit festival held at Jatiya Press Club
The annual fruit festival of Jatiya Press Club was held on Friday at the club compound with spontaneous participation of the club members and their family members. At least 30 varieties of local fruits were exhibited in the festival. JPC general secretary Syed Afdal Ahmed welcomed
Country’s first full mission marine bridge simulator opened
A full mission marine bridge simulator with dynamic positioning system was inaugurated on Friday for the first time in Bangladesh at United Maritime Academy in the capital. The secretary general of the International Maritime Organisation, Koji Sekimizu, inaugurated the full mission marine bridge simulator at UMA, a concern of
Student commits suicide
The body of a college student was recovered Friday noon from Kalijira area in Barshal city. The deceased was identified as Al-Amin, 20, son of Nurul Islam and a fifth semester student of Infra Polytechnic Institute of the city. Nurul Islam said he went to take bath calling Al-Amin
World Music Day celebrated
The ear soothing sounds of guitar and piano and melodious songs in French, English and Bengali entertained the audience at La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka at Dhanmondi on Thursday. The show was the first of two-day programme organised jointly by Alliance Française de Dhaka and the Embassy of France in Bangladesh to celebrate ... Read more
Mamun wins Dipa Haque Award
NATIONAL ART BIENNALE Mamun wins Dipa Haque Award Young artist Anisuzzaman Mamun has won Dipa Haque award for his acrylic on canvas titled Reality Show-2013-01 at 20th National Art Biennale, organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. This national award has been introduced in memory of renowned artist Dipa Haque who died in 1999. The award winning ... Read more
Brand Culture under question
Today’s global culture, also fashionably known as brand culture relegates humans and promotes commodities. In a solo sculpture exhibition being held at Zainul Gallery, Imam Hossain Sumon has showcased a number of drawings and sculptures that raise questions about the overwhelming dominance of brand culture. The works on display are thematically
New Terminator trilogy in pipeline
The latest instalment in the Terminator franchise will be the first in a stand-alone ‘rebooted’ trilogy. Paramount Pictures said the fifth Terminator film, based on the original series starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, is due to be released in June 2015. There was no official confirmation on
Credit-deposit interest rate gap drops on lower loan demand
The interest spread rate of scheduled banks declined below five percentage point for the first time in April as the credit demand from the private sector dropped significantly in the last few months due to political unrest, said officials of Bangladesh Bank. Due to a declining trend in loan disbursement to
Rains push prices of onion, green chilli up
Egg price rises on higher demand The prices of onion, green chilli and egg increased on the retail markets in the city while the vegetable prices remained unchanged over the week ending Friday. Onion price increased by Tk 3 a kilogram and it was retailing at Tk 45 a kg while the imported onion was ... Read more