At least two people were killed and five others injured, one critically, when a train hit a microbus at a level crossing under Jhaoil bridge in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj yesterday afternoon. Bimol Chaki, officer-in-charge of Government Railway Police (GRP) Station at Sirajganj, said the accident occurred as there was no rail gate at the
Month: October 2010
12 more rubber dams for surface water irrigation
The government would install 12 more inflatable rubber dams on medium and small rivers in as many districts at an estimated cost of Tk 167.58 crore for dry season irrigation, officials said. They said that each dam would have the capacity to irrigate more than a thousand acres of crop land using surface water
Schools spin money with prep tests
Many schools did not give cash memos for the extra fees charged Several schools in the capital are illegally making money by holding ‘model tests’ on the plea of preparing the students of Classes V and VIII for the newly introduced public examinations. The guardians and students of the schools said that the students were ... Read more
Kumari Puja celebrated
Hundreds of Hindu devotees thronged Dhaka Ramkrishna Mission and Dhakeshwari National Temple for Kumari Puja yesterday. The Goddess Durga is worshipped in various forms during the five-day Sharodiya Durgotsab and one of those forms is Kumari, the virgin form of the
Woman torches herself
A woman here succmbed to her burn injuries yesterday after she set herself on fire to commit suicide on Thursday. Deceased Hasina Begum, 35, was the wife of Idu Mia of Munshipara under sadar upazila in the district. While undergoing treatment at the hospital, Hasina told The Daily Star Thursday night that she torched herself ... Read more
Housewife murdered
Husband arrested A group of unknown criminals strangled a housewife at a South Banasree residence of Khilgaon in the capital yesterday evening. The deceased was identified as Sumi Begum, 38. Police arrested her husband Mahfuzur Rahman Rana, an employee of a shop in Paltan, in this
Tigers’ final match not merely formality
Bangladesh, already assured of the series win with a 3-0 lead, will go into the fifth and final one-day international match against New Zealand on Sunday with the prospect moving to the eighth position in the one-day rankings of the International Cricket Council. The Tigers, currently ninth in the ladder, began the series with 53 ... Read more
NZ media take swipe at their cricketers
New Zealand media took a swipe at their cricket team on Friday after they had lost three consecutive matches to Bangladesh in the ongoing five-match one-day series. With the World Cup cricket just five months away, the media urged their fans not to expect anything from the Black Caps, who, according to them, hit their ... Read more
Muktijoddha and Jamal complete Fed Cup line-up
The line-up of the Grameen-phone Federation Cup final round completed on Friday with Muktijoddha Sangsad and newcomer Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club emerging champions in respective groups. Two goals from midfielder Alamgir Kabir Rana helped Muktijoddha to beat Farashganj Sporting Club 3-0 in Group C last match before Sheikh Jamal blanked Aramabagh KC by 2-0 at
Fifteen fail beep test
As many as 15 foreign recruits including Abahani’s long-serving Awudu Ibrahim have been temporarily declared unfit for the upcoming Bangladesh League after they failed to pass the beep test, organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation for the first time since the start of professional football league in 2006. The disqualified foreign footballers will however get ... Read more
Philosophia chess
Fire Service & Civil Defence SC emerged unbeaten champions in the Philosophia Second Division Chess League after the seventh and last round held at the Chess Federation hall-room on Thursday. Fire Service earned 12 points to clinch the title while Toyota Motors finished runners-up following a play-off match against Agrani Bank after both secured 11
Remembering the mystic
Programme to observe the 120th death anniversary of Lalon A five-day programme has been chalked out to observe the 120th death anniversary of Fakir Lalon Shai at Chheuria Lalon Akhra in Kushtia. The programme starts from today. Lalon Academy, an organisation consisting of elected people to oversee Lalon’s shrine, is organising the programme in association ... Read more
Fakir Lalon Shai … 120 years on
The news of Fakir Lalon Shai’s death was first published in the newspaper Grambarta Prakashika, run by Kangal Harinath. The newspaper noted that Lalon died on October 14, 1890 at the age of 116. Based on that article, researchers point that Lalon was born in 1774. According to Bangla Calendar the day was Pahela Kartik. ... Read more
Cradle of contemporary Bangladeshi art Charukala
The institute is seemingly a working progress. The number of students enrolled annually has gone up — from 80 to around 120. The Graphic Design department has a new computer lab. Students of FFA now have options to work part-time (at media houses and ad firms) and the commercial aspect of BFA and MFA degrees ... Read more
Abu Sayeed’s “Rupantar” to be screened at Mumbai film fest
Director Abu Sayeed’s award-winning film “Rupantar” will be screened at the Third Eye Asian Film Festival to be held in Mumbai later this month. “Rupantar”, starring Jayanta Chattodpadhyay, Ferdaus and Shakiba among others, will be shown in the Spectrum section of the festival and is the only entry from Bangladesh. Sayeed told The Daily Star that ... Read more
Making learning fun
Two new educational shows on BTV English in Action, which initiated “BBC Buzz”, is launching two new television programmes — TV serial “Biswash” and game show “BBC Janala-Mojaye Mojaye Shekha”. Made by the BBC World Service Trust, both programmes will be aired back-to-back on BTV and BTV World, starting from October 16 at 2:15pm. They ... Read more
Tigers roar like never before
New Zealand were still nine runs short of the target when Williamson heaved Shafiul Islam into the hands of Rokibul Hasan. With the last wicket, on any other day, this would just have been a regulation, if rare, Bangladesh victory. But yesterday, in the fading light at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, this meant ... Read more
Sakib hopes to carry form to World Cup
Bangla-desh skipper Sakib al Hasan hopes to carry their match-winning form to the World Cup next year after leading his side to series victory against New Zealand on Thursday. Sakib turned in a brilliant all-round performance as Bangladesh won the third one-day international by nine runs, taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. ... Read more
We learnt a lesson, says Vettori
New-Zealand captain Daniel Vettori was full of praise for Bangladesh cricket team after they were outplayed and outwitted in three consecutive matches and said they have learnt a lesson from the hosts. ‘I think our batting has let us down in this series, we haven’t been able to put score on the board. We consistently ... Read more
Tamim Wisden Cricketer’s Test Player of 2010
Dashing Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has been selected as the Wisden Cricketer’s World Test Player-of-the-Year for 2010. Tamim heads a field of exceptional performers, beating England’s outstanding off-spinner Graeme Swann into second place by the narrowest of margins and India’s Virender Sehwag into