Pakistan survived a Mohammad Ashraful scare to begin the defence of their world title at St Lucia with a 21-run win over Bangladesh. Pakistan 172 for 3 (Butt 73, Akmal 73) beat Bangladesh 151 for 7 (Ashraful 65, Sami 3-29) by 21 runs, Cricinfo reports. Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt had laid the foundations with ... Read more
Month: May 2010
Adequate power can boost int’l market of plastic items
Adequate supply of power can boost to a great extent the domestic and international markets of plastic items, which will play an important role in the country’s economy. But the country’s plastic industries are now facing serious setbacks due to power crisis, said Ferdous Wahed, the president of Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters
Seminar points to shortcomings of consumer rights protection law
The Consumer Rights Protection Act limits a consumer’s right to seek justice directly by making it mandatory for the aggrieved person to get permission from the National Consumer Rights Protection Directorate. Under the law, an unhappy consumer will not be able to file allegation directly to a magistrate seeking
Nagar Homes wins Independence Honour Award
Nagar Homes Ltd., a leading real estate company of the country, has received Independence Honour Award for its special contribution to the country’s Real Estate Sector. The award was given at a ceremony organized by a Juvenile organization “Shwadhinata Shangsad” at Poet Sufia Kamal Auditorium,
Islamic Finance gets new chairman
Islamic Finance and Investment Ltd has elected Anis Salauddin Ahmed as chairman and Montasir Billa and Liaquat Hossain Moghul as vice chairmen, the company said in a statement yesterday. The election took place at the company’s 106th Board of Directors meeting in Dhaka on
Promises broken, forgotten
May Day Promises broken, forgotten Elaborate arrangements by successive governments for religious ‘celebrations’ of May Day turn out to be a farce as they have deliberately violated the spirit of the day by refusing to implement major features of agreements they have signed with labour organisations. The religious observance of the day also means nothing ... Read more
Bangladesh face Pakistan today
ICC World Twenty20 Cricket Bangladesh face Pakistan today Bangladesh Cricket team will face reigning champions Pakistan Cricket team today in their first Group A match of the World Twenty20 Cricket at the Saint Lucia in West Indies. The Twenty20 Cricket match starts at 11.30 PM BST (Bangladesh Standard Time). The other team of the
Maldives to host 2011 SAARC summit
The Maldives, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, will host the 17th summit-level meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. The Maldives’ President Mohammed Nasheed offered to host the next summit at the plenary of the 16th summit of the regional grouping in
DW test transmission
Deutsche Welle (DW), a Germany-based international broadcaster, will start its second phase of test transmission in Khulna, Rajshahi and Rangpur today. DW-Radio will be broadcasted daily on 102.0 MHz in Khulna, 105.0 MHz in Rajshahi and 105.4 MHz in Rangpur from 8:00am to 8:30 am and from 8:00pm to 8:30pm, said a
Construction work of Kuril flyover starts May 2
After missing several deadlines, the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha is going to start the construction work of 3.1-kilometre Kuril flyover on May 2. The 14.5 metre-high one-way flyover project involving Tk 153 crore will be implemented by Rajuk itself with its own fund on about 12.68 acres of land under the ongoing Purbachal
May Day today
The historic May Day will be observed today in the country as elsewhere in the world with a renewed pledge to protect the rights of workers and create a labour-friendly working atmosphere. The day is observed across the world every year since 1886 commemorating the supreme sacrifices of workers at the Hay Market in the ... Read more
Two lakh street children grow up without education
At least five lakh people, including two lakh street children, do not get any assistance either from the government or from the non-governmental organizations and they grow up without education having no knowledge about their rights in society. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner AKM Shahidul Haq told reporters that the number of teenaged criminals are increasing ... Read more