Bangladesh thrashed Ireland by 195 runs to win the ICC U-19 World Cup Plate Championship and secure the ninth place in the tournament. Bangladesh batsmen came up with a brilliant collective display to post a massive total of 307 for six, while a hat-trick by seam bowler Kamrul Islam Rabbi never gave Ireland any chance. ... Read more
Month: January 2010
India win test series
India won the two-Test series 2-0 wshen the visitors defeated Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test of the Idea Cup on the fourth day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday. Earlier, India beat Bangladesh by 113 runs in the first Test at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, ... Read more
Portrait of a survivor
Premiere of “Doriya Parer Dauloti” “Doriya Parer Dauloti”, the last film directed by Abdullah Al Mamun, is the story of a dirt-poor woman who struggles against all odds. Douloti, played by Popy, has no one in this world except Ukil Dada. Other than him she only has a few people whom she feels attached to. ... Read more
Intra-university photo show begins in city
A five-day intra university photography contest of the Dhaka University began at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday. Organised by Dhaka University Photographic Society, the exhibition will remain open everyday from 11:00am to 7:00pm. Minister for social welfare Enamul Huq Mostafa Shaheed inaugurated the show at a function
How Water Improves Your Body and Beauty
ayushveda.com Not drinking enough water can increase the probability of health problems and make you look dull. If you feel weak and your body feels dehydrated, consider drinking more water than you usually drink. A lack of water in the body causes health disorders. The effect of water on the body Water makes up about ... Read more
Govt asked to appoint 652 dropped BCS candidates
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to give jobs within three months to the 652 civil service candidates who passed the 27th BCS examinations in 2005 but were later disqualified. The High Court bench of Justice Miftahuddin Chowdhury and Justice Abu Bakar Siddiqui gave the order after pronouncing judgment on four petitions filed ... Read more
Stocks end lower on GP
Dhaka stocks tumbled yesterday, led by a deep fall in Grameenphone shares, as some investors became unnerved by the regulator’s move to open a probe into the cellphone operator’s trade. Panic sell-offs and profit-taking led GP to lose 8.40 percent to Tk 255. The benchmark DGEN or General Index declined 68.99 points or 1.29 percent ... Read more
Teletalk to offload 25pc shares thru IPO
The posts and telecommunications minister, Razi Uddin Razu, told the parliament on Tuesday that the government had in principle decided to offload 25 per cent of shares of the state-run mobile company Teletalk through initial public offer. ‘The deadline for the initial public offer is yet to be decided,’ the minister said in reply to ... Read more
TK Group opts for GP Business Solutions
Grameenphone Ltd. has signed an agreement with T.K. Group of Industries recently to provide complete communication facilities under its Business Solutions package, says a press release. The agreement was signed by Rafiq Ahmad, executive director of T.K. Group of Industries and Khandaker Omar Farhan, deputy general manager, Direct Sales, Grameenphone, on behalf of their respective
DITF duration extended by week
The duration of the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair has been extended by a week, said an Export Promotion Bureau notification on Tuesday. The bureau, which has organized the trade event, said it had been requested by local and foreign companies that have participated in the fair and visitors to extend the fair duration. ‘Business ... Read more
Maksons Spinning Mills declares dividend
The 19th meeting of the Board of Directors of Maksons Spinning Mills Ltd. was held on Monday at the Corporate Office of the company in the city’s Uttara area. The Meeting was chaired by its Chairman Abdul Ali in presence of the Managing Director Mohammad Ali Khokon and other Directors of the Board. In the ... Read more
Romania ‘tops EU sex worker list’
news.bbc.co.uk Romania has overtaken Russia as the top country of origin of migrant sex workers in the EU, a survey of prostitution across the EU has found. In 2006 the top countries of origin were Russia, Ukraine and Romania – in that order, the Tampep network reports. But in 2008 the top three were Romania, ... Read more
Big debacle in NGO sector
A turmoil is going on in the NGO sector where promising senior executives and active organisers are being subjected to transfer, dismissal or forced retirement. A number of victims told this reporter that the NGO bosses who have been reigning over the NGO affairs for long have opted for such actions fearing a challenge from ... Read more
Saving tigers of Sundarbans
Foresters’ training on tiger conservation launched Department of forest has launched a training programme for foresters as well as people to develop their wildlife conservation skill following the backdrop of extinction of tigers particularly the rare species of Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans due to human-tiger confrontation. State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr ... Read more
50,000 get pry scholarships
Over 50,000 children across the country have secured scholarships based on marks in the primary education terminal exams. Of them, 19,995 received talent pools category and 30,540 general category scholarships, a primary education department statement said yesterday. Some 18,23,465 students sat the newly introduced primary education terminal exams last
Remove illegal structures on Dhaka rivers by Nov
HC orders government The High Court on Sunday ordered the government to begin a drive in a month to demolish and remove illegal structures on the bank of the four rivers surrounding Dhaka — Balu, Turag, Buriganga and Sitalakhya. The High Court bench of Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Quamrul Islam Siddiqui asked the ... Read more
Akheri Munajat today
Four million expected to join Tens of thousands of Muslims braving cold and fog are on way to join the Akheri Munajat today at the Biswa Ijtema ground on the bank of river Turag that has already turned into a human sea. The three-day Biswa Ijtema will conclude with the offering of Akheri Munajat today, ... Read more
Bangladesh, India 2nd Test from today
Bangladesh will take on India in the second and final Test of the Idea Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium from today. India led the series with 1-0 after crushing Bangladesh in the first Test by 113 runs at Chittagong. Bangladesh though put up huge fight on the first day of the first innings, they ... Read more
Mehazabien Chowdhury crowned Lux-Channel i Superstar
Mehazabien Chowdhury Zenifar won the crown of Lux-Channel i Superstar 2009. She won the crown at the grand finale of the event at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Friday night. Jointly put together by Unilever Bangladesh’s brand Lux and Channel i, the highlight of the event was the announcement of the ‘Superstar’ ... Read more
Having Sex Without Intercourse
There are many sexual options that don’t include penetration. And these options can be so good that everybody should add more penetration-free erotic play into their sexual repertoire. We live in a sexual culture focused on intercourse. To many Americans “having sex,” means having intercourse—with the man able to raise and maintain a firm erection ... Read more