A devastating fire that broke out in the sixth floor of a 14-storey market at Sadarghat in the Old Town of the city on Friday night, quickly spread to several shops and gutted large stocks of clothes. Another fire gutted a mini restaurant at sector-7 at Uttara, on the other end of the city. The ... Read more
Month: October 2010
Kiwis angered by BCB’s denial
Visiting New Zealand on Friday were seemingly infuriated after the BCB denied them a chance to practise at the centre wicket of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, the single venue to be used in the five-match one-day series. The request from the tourists came after their first warm-up match at the BKSP was called off
Taylor enjoys the responsibility
New Zealand vice-captain Ross Taylor does not mind taking up the responsibility as he aims to hit the form having scored his last one-day international century in Chittagong in 2008. ‘There are a lot of other experienced players in our side but I enjoy the responsibility and the role I am playing in the team. ... Read more
Jamal wrap it up quietly
Aminul officially highest paid player ever Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, the new Bangladesh League entrants, wrapped up their player registration formalities quietly on the first day of player transfers on Friday. The newcomers decided not to bring the players from the training camp at BKSP. Team manager Anwarul Karim Helal and women’s football secretary Mahfuza ... Read more
Junaed hopes to carry on his good form
Bangladesh batsman Junaed Siddique is hoping to carry on his good form against New Zealand when he will face them in the upcoming five-match ODI series as the Tigers were preparing themselves at the Sher-e-Bangla Ntional Stadium on Friday. The lanky opener, who scored a brilliant 85 to inspire Bangladesh to win their only ODI ... Read more
Star light, Star bright
The Daily Star win media football For a split second, the entire stadium held its collective breath. There was almost pin-drop silence as Jasim Uddin stepped up to attempt to convert from the spot. At stake was the destination of the DRU-Rapid Securities Media Football trophy. It had all come down to this. The difference ... Read more
Dhaka thrash Sylhet
Chameli Khatun hit an unbeaten 42 as Dhaka posted an emphatic eight-wicket victory against hosts Sylhet in the Women’s National Cricket League at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium yesterday. Sylhet scored 91 for nine in the stipulated 20 overs after deciding to bat first. Jahanara top scored with 24 off 27 balls with two boundaries. Chameli ... Read more
Double delight for Elina
Elina won a double in the Advocate Abdur Rab Memorial Summer Open (Ranking) Badminton tournament yesterday. Elina beat Shapla 21-11, 21-7 in the women’s final at the Wooden Floor Gymnasium. She also won the women’s doubles crown, partnering Shapla to beat Dulali-Nabila
Wins for men, women
Chess Olympiad Wins for men, women The Bangladesh men’s and women’s teams won their respective ninth round matches in the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Russia on Thursday. The men’s team beat Yemen by 2.5-1.5 points while the women got better of their Dominican Republic counterparts by 3-1 points
‘Take care, recognise efforts’
Int’l Day of Older Persons ‘Take care, recognise efforts’ The International Day of Older Persons was observed yesterday across the country as elsewhere around the world in a befitting manner. The UN General Assembly designated October 1 as a day for elderly people in 1990, to recognise their contributions and to examine issues that affect ... Read more
City dwellers take to streets for power in Sylhet
Local people in different areas in the Sylhet city went out on demonstrations and blocked highway in protest at serious power disruption. Eyewitnesses said residents of Shibganj, that includes Sadipur, Senpara, Lakripara and Senpara, staged demonstrations at about 9:30pm, demanding immediate resumption of power supply to
25 commit suicide due to stalking in nine months
Says ASK report At least 25 women committed suicide in the country in last nine months this year due to stalking while 17 others, including a woman, were killed for protesting the stalkers, said a report of human right organisation Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK). According to the report, 19 women fell victims of “fatwa” ... Read more
Enforcement of private university act soon: Nahid
The government will soon start implementing the Private University Act involving all stakeholders, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said yesterday. “We have passed the law after holding talks with private university association for one year, so that they [private universities] can run their institutions successfully,”
Recognition for marginal people’s profession demanded
Academics and rights activists at a discussion on Friday demanded recognition for the professions of different marginal communities including the Harijans and Dalits in the coming census. Bangladesh Harijan Oikya Parishad with the help of Manusher Jonno arranged the discussion on ‘Way to eliminate poverty of the Horijan community’ at the Public Library auditorium in
Greens call for regular monitoring to prevent poly bags
Green activists on Friday alleged that banned polythene bags continued to be manufactured and sold in the country in the absence of regular monitoring. They also urged the government to take initiative to implement the Bangladesh Environment Protection Act, 1995 by closing all the polythene manufacturing industries and increase
UCEP starts technical school at Gazipur
Chirs Austin, country representative, DFID Bangladesh, praised the role of Underprivileged Children’s Educational Programs (UCEP-Bangladesh) in developing the underprivileged children into productive human resources for Bangladesh. He was addressing as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of UCEP Gazipur
Youth rescued after abduction in Rajshahi
A youth was rescued yesterday after five days of his abduction in Rajshahi. The youth identified as Abdullah Al Mamun, 18, son of Abdul Mazid of Usufpur village under Charghat upazila. Police said, on information, they rescued Mamun packed in a sack from a sugarcane field in Harian area adjacent to the city after five days ... Read more
Honoured ISO 9001:2008 Certificate: Western Marine to build ferry for Denmark
Bangladesh’s leading Shipbuilding Company Western Marine Shipyard Ltd on Thursday announced that it had won a contract to build a passenger ferry for a Danish company. The announcement, which was made during the visit of Royal Danish Embassy to Bangladesh Svend Olling in Shipyard is a big triumph for country’s emerging shipbuilding sector as it ... Read more
Biogas programme gaining popularity
The Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) on Tuesday organized a day-long workshop for the media to promote the use of biogas as an alternative energy source. IDCOL with assistance from Netherland’s development organisation SNV and German development bank KFW is implementing the national domestic biogas and manure programme (NDBMP) in the country. The programme is ... Read more
Interesting Facts about Perfumes
By: 1000freearticles.com High living has always been associated with the use of perfumes. In the old days with royalty people espousing the need for fragrances, the bourgeois society soon followed. Perfumes from natural odorants like sandalwood or musk were preferred. In today’s world due to illegal trafficking and species endangerment, natural odorants are replaced by ... Read more