Saarc Food Bank’s fourth meeting will be held on October 27-28 in Dhaka, which is likely to clear the way for making the bank operational to address any food crisis in South Asia. The Ministry of Food and Disaster Management at a meeting on Tuesday fixed the date for the meet
Month: July 2010
Two caned, fined for teasing girl
Two youths were caned and fined Tk 50,000 on Tuesday in an arbitration at Khadimpara on the suburb of the Sylhet city for harassing a schoolgirl. Local arbitrators declared the verdict against Rezaul, 21, son of Mostafa Miah, and Abdul Kaiyum,
Debate championship starts at Rajshahi Univ
The Group of Liberal Debaters Bangladesh of the Rajshahi University unit arranged a four-day inter-department debate championship and debaters’ hunt-2010 from Wednesday at the university deans’ complex. At around 11:00am, the university unit GOLD Bangladesh started its opening ceremony for
Bangladesh 2nd in Saarc carom
Bangladesh became runners-up in the men’s team event of the 14th Saarc Carom Championship held in Colombo last week. India were the eventual winners. The team was made up of Hafizur Rahman, Humayun Kabir and Mohamma Ali. The other
New Vision emerge champions
New Vision Badminton Academy of Malaysia became champions in Kawasaki Knit Concern-New Vision Badminton tournament as they won both the singles and doubles crown in all-Malaysian finals in Narayanganj yesterday. Malaysian star and former Australian Open Badminton champion Yogendran Krishnan took
No famous boyfriends for Paris Hilton
Socialite Paris Hilton says she finds it difficult to maintain a relationship with high profile men, and would rather date an unknown guy to have a happy life. “It’s really hard in my position just being in a relationship because so much goes along with it. The media are constantly making up stories and it’s ... Read more
UK’s oldest newly-weds tie the knot
It’s never too late to fall in love – a couple in Britain, aged 97 and 87, are said to have scripted history by becoming the oldest to get married. Henry Kerr, just three years short of his 100th birthday, and his bride Valerie Berkowitz, 87, have a combined age of 184, are believed to ... Read more
Maradona set to leave Argentina post
Maradona’s contract won’t be renewed. Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, was given the boot as manager of Argentina before he could resign. The Argentine Football Association, which hired Maradona in November 2008, said Tuesday his
Sangeeta’s Relationship With Salman
In case you don’t know, Sangeeta Bijlani, ex and old girlfriend to Salman Khan has found herself questioning her marriage after her cricketing husband Mohammed Azharuddin has allegedly been frolicking in an extra marital affair. The ex-actress found herself vacating her house with her husband and moving back to Mumbai after the news broke. However, ... Read more
Banks to enter MICR era
Clients of banks will get their cheques cleared within one working day as automated clearing houses will be introduced across the country on November 1 and machine-readable cheques will be in place by the time. The traditional cheques take at least three days to be
Bank fair begins on Thursday
A three-day bank and financial institutions fair begins at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel in the city on Thursday. Dhaka Sheraton Hotel will organise the fair, said the officials on Monday. At a news conference at the hotel, the officials said 26 banks and financial institutions had
Drama serial “Shubhro” on Desh TV
Based on the mega-popular character created by Humayun Ahmed, drama serial “Shubhro” will be aired on Desh TV tonight at 8:15 pm. The play has been adapted by Noumi Kamrun Bidhu from Humayun Ahmed’s novels, and directed by Mosharraf Khan Badol. The story: Though Shubhro, a young man, excels in academics, he is completely naive. ... Read more
The piper calls the tune
Mesmerising tunes of Nikhil Chandra Sarker Nikhil Chandra Sarker can deeply involve an audience with the mesmerising tunes of his flute. Recently Nikhil had a few words with this correspondent about his passion for the flute. Nikhil, son of late Horalal Chandra Sarker was born at Homna, under Comilla district. Following in the footsteps of ... Read more
Samsung launches two smart phones
Samsung yesterday came up with two new smartphones. The sets — Samsung Galaxy S and Samsung Wave — are priced at Tk 46,900 and Tk 32,500. Users will experience better mobile usage through the 4″ WVGA Super AMOLED display in Galaxy S, said Kanghyun Lee, managing director of
War crimes trial rules framed
Suspects can be arrested, remanded during investigation, offences made cognisable, non-bailable The International Crimes Tribunal, formed on March 25, has framed rules for the trial of crimes against humanity committed during the country’s war for independence in 1971 empowering the investigation officer to arrest any suspect on a warrant issued by the
Social business hub for Asia
Japan’s Fukuoka city mayor teams up with Yunus Japan has established a social business hub in Asia in collaboration with Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, Yunus Centre said in a statement yesterday. The hub launched in Fukuoka city on Kyushu Island, Japan, will promote social business, a
Govt to honour foreign friends on Independence Day 2011
Liberation War Govt to honour foreign friends on Independence Day 2011 The government has decided to accord honour to distinguished foreign nationals and organisations from the Independence Day next year for their extraordinary contribution in the War of Independence in 1971. The decision to honour the heads of state and government, philosophers, litterateurs,
DAP must be implemented to make Dhaka city liveable
Environmentalists demand The government must go for implementation of Detailed Area Plan (DAP) to make the capital liveable, said noted urban planners and environmentalists yesterday at a discussion. It is bad that a section of land businessmen is opposing the DAP and mislead the people with
Youth killed by friend for ransom
A young man stabbed his friend to death at Kazirkhola of Surma upazila yesterday as the victim’s family failed to pay the young man Tk 18 lakh in ransom. Deceased Zamrul Hossain was a 30-year-old businessman of Kajolshah area in
Mohammedan stay ahead
Titans Mohammedan Sporting Club consolidated their lead in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League with a convincing 4-2 win over Mariner Youngs Club in a Super League encounter at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium