Guy Ritchie’s pub is being monitored after receiving noise complaints. The Punch Bowl, located in London’s exclusive Mayfair district, has been branded too raucous by furious residents living near the drinking establishment. Westminster council has decided to install equipment to monitor the sound levels and Guy could even lose his license to serve alcohol if ... Read more
Month: August 2009
Microsoft-Nokia Alliance: An Assault on the BlackBerry
Top executives from Microsoft and Nokia elaborated on their new alliance in a conference call this morning. The takeaway? First, the partnership is aimed initially at Research in Motion and loosening the hold that its popular BlackBerry e-mail software and service has on business customers. Second, Microsoft is unbundling its strategy in the cellphone market, ... Read more
Saeed Anwar likely to be new coach?
LAHORE – Former Test opener Saeed Anwar is tipped to be a serious contender for the position of Pakistan national cricket coach, it was reliably learnt on Wednesday. He had shown willingness to help the openers overcome their flaws and on Wednesday, PCB chairman had a detailed discussion with Anwar. Anwar, a flamboyant left-handed batsman, ... Read more
Yousuf an asset for national team
LAHORE – Pakistan captain Younis Khan has put his weight behind out-of-form Mohammad Yousuf saying that the star batsman need time to settle after his return to the national side. “He is back in the team and before that he was out of international cricket for quite a while. He just played in the Indian ... Read more
Pakistan win T20 against Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: World champions Pakistan convincingly won the only Twenty20 International by 52 runs against Sri Lanka here at the Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing 173 to win, Sri Lanka were all out for 120 runs in 18.1 overs. Off-break bowler Saeed Ajmal and seamer Naved-ul-Hasan bagged three wickets each
IPL claims huge copyright violations
Mumbai: The Indian Premier League`s strict guidelines for broadcast media could hardly deter copyright infringements and it had to contend with a large number of “unauthorised” videos and live feeds during its second edition in South Africa this year. Over 2400 unauthorised live streaming feeds and over 6700 unauthorised videos on the web were pulled ... Read more
City grinds to gridlock halt
Traffic system almost collapses; illegal rickshaws, buses throng roads; DMP seeks closure of schools after mid-Ramadan Traffic situation across the capital keeps worsening every day much to the plight of city residents while the authorities sits on various projects to improve the city’s infrastructure. The capital experiences gridlock before 9:00am on almost every working day ... Read more
PM orders eviction of illegal structures to protect rivers
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned specially the BIWTA to take strict measurers to evict illegal structures from the riverside and prevent the grabbers from further occupying those lands in future. “The government’s programmes to evict illegal structures from riverside would be
Khaleda, Tarique asked to appear in court on Aug 30
Zia Orphanage Trust fund embezzlement Khaleda, Tarique asked to appear in court on Aug 30 A Dhaka court on Wednesday asked the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s chairperson, Khaleda Zia, her eldest son Tarique Rahman and four others to appear before it on August 30 to face charges of embezzling Tk 2.1 crore from the Zia Orphanage ... Read more
2 confessed criminals given shocking bail
Aug 21 Grenade Attack 2 confessed criminals given shocking bail When the nation is keenly awaiting justice in cases for the grisly August 21 grenade attacks to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to two accused who even confessed to their roles in implementing the terror plan. Arif Hassan Sumon, ... Read more
City traffic system heading towards total collapse
A soaring car selling, bucking a gloomy global trend in the auto industry, in the last five years has been causing severe traffic congestion in the city. “Such a huge growth in car sales has already started to take a heavy toll on the capital. Traffic jams are getting bigger and lasting longer. Already we ... Read more
Law and order dips across country
The law and order situation has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks in capital Dhaka and elsewhere across the country though the state minister for home affairs, Shamsul Haque Tuku, on Tuesday reiterated the government’s resolve to root out crime. The law enforcing agencies have totally failed to contain the rising crimes like murder, mugging, snatching, ... Read more
Tipaimukh Dam project absolutely hydro-electric: Razzak
The leader of the fact-finding parliamentary delegation on Wednesday said they had been cleared by India on three matters over the controversial Tipaimukh Dam, including the main one that it will be purely a hydroelectric scheme without any component of water withdrawal from the common river Barak for irrigation. The two other clarifications were that ... Read more
Govt to send reference draft to President Sunday for SC opinion
Trial of BDR mutineers An inter-ministerial meeting, held at the Law Ministry with law minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed in the chair, yesterday finalised the draft of a reference to be made by the President to the Supreme Court for its opinion on the specific law under which the BDR mutineers should be tried. Director General ... Read more
Foreigner to get citizenship for $75,000 investment
Any foreign investor will receive Bangladeshi citizenship if he or she invests $75,000 at the newly constructed hi-tech park at Kaliakoir in Gazipur. The government is going to take decision to accelerate the foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, sources in the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology (SICT) said. Series of ... Read more
Mumbai schools shut amid swine flu panic
Death toll in India rises to 17 The toll in swine flu pandemic across India mounted to 17 with seven more persons succumbing to the disease yesterday. All educational institutions in India’s financial hub Mumbai were ordered to remain close for a week from today. Meanwhile, the number of positive swine flu cases in India ... Read more
Bangladesh runs high quake risk
Bangladesh faces a high risk of moderate to strong earthquakes that may result in widespread damage and loss of thousands of lives, said experts. Bangladesh also faces the risk of tsunami as four active sources of earthquake in the Bay of Bengal can generate tremors with a
Girl gang raped
Mobile clip on savagery released in CD, on internet The parents of a rape victim in Faridpur yesterday demanded justice after two men repeatedly raped their 14-year old daughter, recorded the incidents on a mobile phone and later uploaded the video footage on the
Mobile court fines eatery, filling station
A mobile court yesterday penalised businessmen of Tk 2.70 lakh during an anti-adulteration drive in Tejgaon, Mohakhali and Motijheel areas of the capital. The drive would continue countrywide to ensure hygienic food during the month of Ramadan, said Industries Minister Dilip Barua who
SC upholds Khaleda’s bail in Gatco case also
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to BNP chairperson and opposition leader in parliament Begum Khaleda Zia in Gatco graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)