Says a BBC documentary Bangladesh Army has turned into one of the biggest conglomerates in the country over the years following its engagement in different types of commercial businesses, according to a BBC documentary. The first episode of the nine-part documentary titled “Fouji Banijjo” (Military in business) was
Month: July 2010
Pvt diagnostic centres charge for tests at whim
Private diagnostic centres and clinics set charges for pathological tests at their whim as the government has no control over the matter. Against the backdrop, diagnostic centres and clinics in the capital charge varying prices, even by a degree of six times in some cases, for similar medical
UAE lifts ban on manual passports
Bangladeshi workers’ hassle ends The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started accepting Bangladeshi manual passports again two weeks after imposing a restriction. “The UAE authorities have started to allow manual passports along with machine-readable passports (MRP) from Sunday [July 11],” said
Kabir confesses killing Menoka
Murder Follow-up Kabir confesses killing Menoka The youth who stabbed the Eden College student Menoka to death in the capital on Thursday confessed the murder before a Dhaka court yesterday saying he did it because the girl cheated on him, police said. Meanwhile, police checked out the call lists of cell phones of the victim ... Read more
3 physicians arrested for ‘wrong’ treatment
Three physicians of a hospital in the capital on Friday were sent to jail after their arrest in connection with ‘wrong’ treatment which allegedly caused the death of a patient on Thursday. The arrested are Amjad Ali, Hashem Tareque and Sayed Hossain Sayeed Ahmed Ali working with
HSC: Will record success lead to big post-exam blues?
A record number of GPA-5 students in HSC examinations this year have brought joy and jubilation for the students and the institutions concerned, but the public universities may not be able to accommodate even half of them because of shortage of seats. And there are others who have missed the GPA-5, but yet are
Implement DAP, save Dhaka city
Environmentalists urge govt Green activists yesterday demanded immediate arrest and punishment of the alleged individuals responsible for forming propaganda against Dhaka’s Detailed Area Plan (DAP) recently published as a gazette. At a rally in front of the National Press Club, they also insisted on fast implementation of DAP, which was
Trader jumps through window to avoid arrest, dies
A man jumped out of the window of the third floor of a three-storey building and died at Bangshal in Dhaka early Friday when the police went to arrest him. The deceased was Haji Saber Hossain, an automobile spare parts trader. Witnesses said the Bangladesh Motor Parts Businessmen’s Association president Solaiman Hossain Moina
Desertification process destroying environment
Agriculture, ecology and bio-diversity are on the verge of peril due to drying up of water bodies every year and excessive and indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in crop fields in the district, Maynul Alam, Executive Director of SUBAH a non-governmental organization working for the development
Army man held with phensidyl
Sirajganj police arrested an army major and his cousin from the west end of Bangabandhu Bridge on charge of carrying 780 bottles of phensidyl early yesterday. Police said the arrestees were Major Reza Shah Mohammad Zillullah of Dhaka Engineering Corps,
Tigers level series
Cricinfo After a disappointing show in the first game, Bangladesh’s bowlers hit back with a disciplined performance to restrict Ireland to 189 and set up a six-wicket win to draw the series 1-1 at Stormont on Friday. Bangladesh held the upper hand from the very beginning, nipping out early wickets in overcast conditions and
Abahani bounce back in style
Formidable Abahani Limited back to winning ways in a style when they routed Dhaka Mariner Young’s Club by 5-0 in their first match of the Super-5 of the Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Friday. Abahani mostly dominated in the first half and slammed home as many as four
BKSP, Ansar fighting hard for top spot
Nazma wins 6-gold with new records BKSP and Bangladesh Ansar fought hard to establish their full domination in the BRB Cables 26th National aged group swimming competition at National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on Friday. After ending the day two, BKSP brought their tally to 33 gold but Ansar closely followed them with
LONDON: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said ON Friday he would retire from Test cricket following the second Test against Australia at Headingley starting next Wednesday. Afridi made his announcement to BBC Radio after leading Pakistan to a 150-run defeat in the first
Fine return for Asif, Ratna
Shrugging off their National Shooting Championship performance in May, Asif Hossain Khan and Sharmin Akhter Ratna returned with gold medals in their respective events of the 3rd National Air Gun Championship at the National Shooting Complex in
Cherry juice for insomnia
“Cherry juice could hold the key to a good night’s sleep,” say scientists, qouted dailymail.co.uk. It said, a study found that volunteers with insomnia enjoyed more sleep after drinking cherry juice than when they drank other juices. Curing insomnia has become one of the biggest health challenges of the modern age. Cherry juice helped people ... Read more
Angelina Jolie to shoot film on Bosnian war
BELGRADE: Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie is planning to direct her first film in the Balkans. She will also play a leading role in the movie, a love story set in the Bosnian war. Jolie will visit Serbia in August to discuss planning of the film and scout locations, local media reported Wednesday. In the film, ... Read more
Curtain falls on Bulbul Ahmed
Famed for his portrayal of the iconic role Debdas, Bulbul Ahmed would’ve turned 70 in another three months. Apparently he wanted to celebrate the upcoming birthday but fate had other plans. On July 14, around 1 am, the famed actor passed away. Ahmed has been unwell for quite some time. On July 14, when his ... Read more
‘Stop use of tannery waste in poultry feed’
Environmentalists yesterday urged the government to take necessary measures to stop the use of tannery waste in poultry feed to avoid health hazards. They made the call while addressing a roundtable on ‘Preparing poultry feeds by poisonous tannery
57 pc tenants pay half their monthly income as rent: survey
Fifty-seven percent tenants in the city have to pay almost half their monthly income as house rent, a recent survey conducted by Nagorik Sanghati, an NGO, has revealed. Most tenants come from low-income and middle-low income groups, it was