Although several hundred passenger sheds were built on the roadsides of the capital city Dhaka, the commuters are deprived of having desired facilities as many of those sheds located in various wrong points. The city dwellers alleged that these passenger shades are now being captured by the snatchers, drug addicts, smugglers, floating people and some ... Read more
Month: August 2010
Pollution, dirt filling destroy fish in Bangshi, floodplains
The fishermen communities of Savar and Dhamrai Upazilas have been forced to change their profession in the last 10 years due to continuous decrease in catches in the river Bangshi while local people are reluctant to take fishes of the polluted river. Let alone the reduced flow of water through Bangshi, the industrial
S’pore offers job to 45,000 Bangladeshis
Female Domestic Workers S’pore offers job to 45,000 Bangladeshis Singapore has proposed hiring 45,000 female domestic workers from Bangladesh on a pay higher than in the Middle Eastern countries. Singapore is home to around two lakh Bangladeshi workers, but this is the first time it wants to hire female ones. “Singapore needs 1.75 lakh female ... Read more
Dhaka too noisy
Aminul Haque has paid dearly for earning his bread and butter as he lost much of his hearing due to noise pollution at his workplace. Aminul, 36, has been working at the production section of an export oriented garment factory for ten years now. “As he is exposed to acute noise pollution for a long ... Read more
Outgoing passenger with forex worth Tk 1.3cr arrested at Dhaka airport
The customs intelligence personnel at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday night arrested a 35-year old Singapore bound passenger and seized from his luggage unendorsed foreign currencies worth Tk 1.3 crore, they said on Friday. The customs intelligence unit described it as the airport’s fourth largest seizure in
Experts prefer monorail instead of metro rail in Dhaka
Foreign Transport experts prefer construction of monorail instead of underground metro rail for Dhaka city as the subways will be less feasible and will cost one billion dollar more than the sky-trains. They said approximately 2.6 billion US dollar will be required to build the country’s underground metro railway but will cost one billion dollar ... Read more
Clubs want BFF to extend transfer date
The seven struggling clubs of Bangladesh League will request the Bangladesh Football Federation to extend the players’ transfer deadline by 25 days allowing them to complete their player registration procedures. Seven clubs – Brothers Union, Rahmatganj MFS, Farashganj SC, Arambagh KS, Chittagong Mohammedan SC, Chittagong Abahani and Feni Soccer Club – earlier informed the
Tigers can surprise everybody
says Fountain Julien Fountain, the newly-appointed fielding coach of Bangladesh, has spent his first week in charge when he attended the practice session of the national cricketers at Mirpur. Fountain shared his first-hand experience in an interview with New Age’s Atif Azam at a city hotel on
Tamim to be cautioned
Opener Tamim Iqbal is going to receive a cautionary letter from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for showing indecent behaviour against a board decision. The young batsman had vehemently reacted when he learned that he has to sit in the economy class for the Australia trip and had been demanding for business class. The dashing
Shakib 3 down Northants
Shakib Al Hasan picked up three wickets as Northamptonshire made slow progress in their County Championship Division Two match against Worcestershire at the County Ground in Northampton yesterday. The hosts were 308 for eight after tea in their first innings on the third day after the second day’s play was completely washed out due to ... Read more
Abahani rope in two Ghanaians
Three times Bangladesh League champions Abahani yesterday flew in two new Ghanaian recruits along with their old Ghanaian stalwarts Awudu Ibrahim and Samad Yousif yesterday ahead of the upcoming season. Striker Twam, who last played in the Oman League and midfielder Yousif Aminu, who plays in the Ghanaian league, will be touring with Abahani to ... Read more
Pre-primary schooling from next January
The government for the first time is going to introduce pre-primary education formally in all government primary schools from next January. Children above five years will participate in the one-year-long pre-primary education course and will learn basic knowledge through playing with their peers in a joyous
Proposal for appointing Chinese firm sent back
Cracks in Bangabandhu Bridge Proposal for appointing Chinese firm sent back The Cabinet committee on purchase on Thursday sent back a proposal for appointing a Chinese firm to mend the cracks in the Bangabandhu Bridge, that appeared in 2006, for seeking experts’ opinions on the best way to repair the bridge
Fitra fixed at Tk 100
Fitra has been fixed at Tk 100 per head this year all over the country. The Islamic Foundation at its meeting yesterday fixed the amount. A press release of Islamic Foundation said the Fitra of Tk 100 has been fixed taking into consideration the price of rice. The meeting was presided over by Maulana Mohammad ... Read more
Nazrul’s death anniversary today
The 34th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed across the country today with due respect. Nazrul, who enriched the Bangla literature with his genius, died on Bhadro 12 of Bangla calendar (August 29, 1976) at the age of
18,233 killed in road mishaps in last five years
A total of 18,233 people were killed and 15,471 others injured, 12,537 of them critically, in road accidents across the country during the last five and a half years till June this year, official sources said here today. Police filed a total of 21906 cases with various police stations accusing 21,100 people during the period ... Read more
Puma women’s soccer sponsor
Leading sport conglomerate Puma is all set to sponsor the Bangladesh national women’s football team in the upcoming SAFF Women’s Championship in December. “Puma has agreed in principle to sponsor Bangladesh’s women’s football team for the SAFF Women’s Championship. Under the agreement they will provide jerseys, balls, trousers, socks and
Hockey players leave for Germany on Sunday
Eighteen national hockey players and their German coach Rach Gerhard Peter will fly to Germany on Sunday as a part of their preparation for the upcoming 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou in November. Anvir Adil, the co-coordinator of the national hockey team, confirmed obtaining visas of the players on Thursday. ‘All the 18 players obtained ... Read more
The fall of an all-rounder!
A year a ago when Mahmudullah Riyad ended his long wait for a Test debut against an struggling West Indies, it appeared that Bangladesh have finally found another off-spinner after the retirement of erratic Naimur Rahman. He along with Sakib al Hasan mesmerised the Caribbeans in the two-Test series
BSPA accords reception to two renowned sports writers
Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA) accorded a reception to two renowned sports writers on Thursday marking the World Sports Journalists’ Day. The programme was held at the auditorium of the National Sports Council Tower. The two sports writers are : Akhter Hossain Khan and Selim Nazrul Haque. President of BSPA Rezaur Rahaman Sohug presided over ... Read more