National flag will fly at half-mast today as Bangladesh continued mourning those who died in the devastating fire in the Old Town of Dhaka on Thursday night. The government announced National Mourning Day today for the victims of the Nimtali blaze and Begunbari building collapse. Special prayers will be offered at mosques and other places ... Read more
Month: June 2010
Pollution threatens to bleed Chittagong
The natural surrounding of the port city is under threat due to industrial pollution, rampant hill cutting, tree felling, discharge of clinical, industrial and household wastes and absence of drainage and sewerage system here, reports The Independent. Oil and poisonous chemicals are freely discharged into Karnaphuli river, thus polluting the water of the
Sultana Shaheda elected senior VP of REHAB
Sultana Shaheda Islam, managing director of SS Builders and Developers Ltd, was elected senior vice-president of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh at an executive committee meeting of the association at its secretariat in Dhaka on
Radio Aamar receives prestigious award
Popular private FM radio station, ‘Radio Aamar’ won eight awards in the Prime Bank-BPS FM Radio Award 2010. The award was announced in an award giving ceremony held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka recently. The categories in which ‘Radio Aamar’ received awards include ‘Best Interactive Radio’, ‘Station
Tigers play 2nd Test from today
Bangladesh will take inspiration from their good outing at Lord’s when they take on England in the second and final Test at Old Trafford in Manchester from today. The match will be telecast live on Star Cricket and SuperSport 2 from 4:00pm. The Tigers left London with a defeat but Tamim Iqbal’s century and dogged ... Read more
Sal forest to turn into safari park
The government has taken an initiative to make a safari park in the Gazipur Sal forest aiming to save it from encroachment. Around 4000 acres of land of the forest have been designated for the safari park named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, said State Minister for Environment and Forest Hasan Mahmud
Facebook to be unblocked after removal of ‘sensitive items’: BTRC
Access to social networking site Facebook will be unblocked ‘as early as possible’ for users in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Telecommuni-cations Regulatory Commission officials said on Thursday. The authorities, however, could not confirm the date when the site would be unblocked. ‘The networking site will be unblocked as early as possible after the taking offensive and sensitive
28th BCS results published
The Public Service Commission on Thursday published results of the 28th Bangladesh Civil Service examinations in which 2,190 candidates have been recommended for various cadres, commission officials said. The results, posted on the PSC web site (www.bpsc.gov.bd), will not be available with the PSC or
Dhaka Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow
Dhaka Fashion Week 2010, a two day event, begins tomorrow (June 4) at 7:00 pm at Dhaka Club. Fourteen eminent fashion houses of Bangladesh will display their exclusive summer collections at the event. ‘Forty prominent models will scorch the ramps clad with wide-ranging apparels including sari, salwar-kameez, panjabi, fatua , tribal wear and fusion made ... Read more
Maradona denies any links with hooligans
Argentina’s football national team coach Diego Maradona gave his first press conference in South African soil, and went straight to the point when asked about the numerous hooligans who happened to travelled in the same flight the players did, by denying any relation. “I have no relation with those characters, plus none of those will ... Read more
Colour me healthy
Experts from H&S share ten basic tips for caring for coloured hair. hellomagazine.com Did you realise that hair that’s been coloured has different needs from untreated hair? More and more of us are opting to add a little light (or dark) to our lives, whether it’s with highlights, lowlights, streaks or full-on dye, so let’s ... Read more
Hasina launches Machine Readable Passport
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday launched the much-desired Machine Readable Passport (MRP) and Machine Readable Visa (MRV) taking the country a step forward towards Digital Bangladesh. “From today we have entered into the digital era and the country’s passport and visa system has been raised to international standard with the introduction of MRP and MRV,” ... Read more
No admission test in colleges this year too
The students passed this year’s SSC or equivalent examinations will be admitted to the colleges based on their results. No admission test will be held this year but GPA-5 achievers will get priority. The government yesterday published a policy for admission in 2010-2011 academic session. The policy has fixed the price of admission forms at ... Read more
CCC electioneering gets momentum
Campaigns for Chittagong City Corporation election, scheduled on June 17, got a full swing momentum with allocation of electoral symbols among candidates for the mayor and ward councilor posts by the election office on Wednesday. The district election office sources said they allocated the symbol of ‘ship’ to the Citizen
Call for commuter service to solve city’s traffic woe
The government should introduce mass commuter services in the capital to ease the nagging traffic congestion, a roundtable was told on Wednesday. Speakers at the discussion observed that the bus rapid transit or BRT, an integrated system for at quicker urban mobility based on buses or specialised vehicles on roads and dedicated lanes, is the
RAJUK to construct 2 flyovers by 1012 to ease traffic jam
The government will construct two flyovers – from Golapshah Mazar to Babubazar and from Kuril to Airport – at a cost of Taka 600 crore to ease traffic jam in the city. Besides, link roads would be built from Karwan Bazar Railway Crossing to Mohakhali, from Indira Road to Panthapath and from extended Madani Avenue ... Read more
’79pc returnee migrants not aware of HIV infection risks’
Speakers at a dissemination seminar yesterday said 79 percent of the returnee migrant workers have no knowledge of modes of the HIV transmission that increases the risk of their being infected with the virus. Currently around seven million Bangladeshis are working as migrant worker at around 100
MSC end on a high
Dhaka Mohammedan SC achieved a rare feat of finishing unbeaten runners-up in the Bangladesh League when they registered their maiden victory over arch-rivals Dhaka Abahani beating the champions 2-1 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Ace forward Emily and attacking midfielder Mamunul Islam scored one goal apiece for the
30th Nat’l Badminton starts Friday
The Citycell 30th Bangladesh National Badminton Championships, the biggest ever in terms of participating teams, will begin at the Paltan wooden floor gymnasium on Friday. A total of 70 teams, comprising 250 male and more than 50 female shuttlers, have enrolled for the meet and the organisers at a press conference on Wednesday said the ... Read more
Joy calls it a day
Former national skipper Arif Khan Joy hung up his boots after playing his last Bangladesh League match against Mohammedan Sporting Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Joy played for 30 minutes for Abahani before he was replaced by winger Zahed Hasan Chowdhury. Joy, who started his career in PWD in 1993 and played for ... Read more