Nat’l Medical College Interns go on strike Protest assault by patient’s relatives, demand security Following an intern doctor’s assault by a patient’s relatives, the Interns of Dhaka National Medical College Hospital go on an indefinite strike protesting the assault and demanding their security in the hospital premises at Sutrapur in Old Dhaka yesterday. The emergency ... Read more
Month: October 2010
MoneyGram likely to sell WC tickets
Money-Gram Internation-al, a global leader in money transfers, is likely to sell the ticket for the Bangladesh part of the World Cup 2011, officials of the local organising committee said on Wednesday. ‘The International Cricket Council wants us to sell the tickets through any of its sponsors. MoneyGram is one of the options we are ... Read more
Siddikur’s foray with the best
Country’s first professional golfer Siddikur Rahman will rub shoulders with the game’s elite when he takes part in the PGA Tour-sanctioned CIMB Asia Pacific Classic in Kuala Lumpur from today. Siddikur qualified for this tournament after earning a place in the Asian Tour Order of Merit. He is currently number nine in that
Titu, Nipu vie for BFF technical director post
Saiful Bari Titu and Bayezid Alam Zobayer Nipu have been shortlisted for the new technical director of Bangladesh Football Federation, officials said. A strong selection panel comprising a number of experienced names will interview the two candidates to replace former footballer Shahidur Rahman Chowdhury Shantoo
Shape of players worries Rubcic
Footballers will get only four days for preparation before leaving for China on November 5 to take part in the Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou. The 16th Asian Games is scheduled for November 12 to 27 but the event of football gets underway on November 7 and Bangladesh will take on Uzbekistan on ... Read more
Clubs’ Tiger hunting over
Inter-club player transfers begins on Nov 6 With the inter-club player transfers for the upcoming Dhaka Premier League looming closer, almost all 22 players of national pool have finalised their clubs, said the players and club officials. Former skipper Mohammad Ashraful is the latest player to confirm his side, changing his destination from Mohammedan SC ... Read more
Div I cricket
Esktaon Sabuj Sangha crushed Motijheel T&T Club by a massive 155 runs in the First Division Cricket League at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium yesterday. Batting first, Eskaton made 263-7 with Mostafiz scoring 56. Later, he took four wickets as the Motijheel outfit were bowled out for 108
Beach cricket starts today
Second Wecca Beach Cricket starts today at the at the sea-side city of Cox’s Bazar with some 300 cricketers including former national stars Akram Khan, Khaled Mahmud, Khaled Mshud, Minhazul Abedin, and Naimur Rahman participating. This tournament is being organised with the dual target of making beach cricket popular
Women’s college handball
Viqarunnissa Noon School & College and Siddheswari Girls’ College moved into the final of 13th Delta Life Women’s College Handball Tournament winning their respective semifinals at the Handball Stadium yesterday. In the first semifinal, Viqarunnissa beat Eden Girls’ College senior team 15-8. The winners
Proposals sought from 4 bidders
Dhaka Elevated Expressway Proposals sought from 4 bidders Proposals sought from 4 bidders The communications ministry yesterday informed the cabinet that it has sought proposals from four prequalified bidders to build the 21-km long Dhaka Elevated Expressway from Shahjalal International Airport to Demra. The government aims at completing construction work of the expressway within
155 psychiatrists for country’s mental patients
Bangladesh has 155 psychiatrists and clinical psychiatrists to provide treatment or advice to all the patients in the country suffering from mental illnesses, constituting more than 16 per cent of the adult population, mental health experts said on Wednesday. Speaking at a discussion, they said that more than 18 per cent children of Dhaka division
Use environment-friendly kilns
Mahmud urges brickfield owners State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday called upon the brickfield owners to use environment friendly technology in manufacturing bricks to save the country’s environment. “It is not possible for the government alone to reduce the environmental pollution and needs your cooperation to do so,” he said while ... Read more
Selim confesses crime
Keraniganj Triple Murder Selim confesses crime Selim Mallik confessed to the killings of his mother, son and a nephew in Madaripur village under Kalindi union of city’s Keraniganj before a Dhaka court yesterday. In his confessional statement before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s court, Selim, 28, narrated why and how he killed his mother Shahida Begum ... Read more
Missing TV reporter found in Sirajganj
The senior reporter of the Boishakhi TV, reported missing on Tuesday, was found near Ullapara railway station in Sirajganj yesterday. Locals found Kamran Karim lying unconscious by Nagarbari-Bogra Highway around 4:15pm. DB sources said local police recovered Kamran on receiving information from locals and
Road crash kills engineer
A deputy assistant engineer of Barapukuria Coal Mine Company Ltd (BCMCL) was killed and three pedestrians were injured in a road accident at Phulbari in Dinajpur on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Md Shahabur Rahman, 30, a deputy assistant engineer of Barapukuria Coal Mine Company Ltd (BCMCL), son of Md Abbas Ali of
Azimpur Old Friends Assoc rally tomorrow
A grand rally on the eve of the reunion of Azimpur Old Friends Association will be held tomorrow. The rally will start from the Garage Math, Party House, adjacent to the mazar in the locality at 9:30am. Important and high-ranking government officials, former residents of the area, along with the present residents of Azimpur Colony ... Read more
“Mamar Balish Kothay” on Ekushey Television
Eid special “Mamar Balish Kothay” on Ekushey Television Single episode TV play “Mamar Balish Kothay” will be aired on Ekushey Television on the day of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha at 10 pm. Written and directed by Atiqul Haque Chowdhury, the cast of the play includes Amirul Haque Chowdhury, Shammi Aktar, Akramuzzaman, Smriti, Nijhum, Wasim, Fardin and ... Read more
Bangladeshi teacher appointed to Chicago Fed as adviser
Abdur Rahim Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi professor of economics at Marquette University, has been appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Academic Advisory Council, the university said. Chowdhury, who is the chairman of Milwaukee based Marquette’s College of Business Administration, will join more than a dozen other professors in the Chicago Fed’s district to provide
Effectiveness of Saarc Food Bank stressed
Saarc Food Bank started its fourth meeting yesterday in Dhaka to make the bank operational in an effort to address any food crisis in South Asia. The food and disaster management ministry, foreign affairs ministry and the Saarc Secretariat jointly organised the two-day meeting. The meeting ends
Break Ke Baad
Abhay Gulati and Aaliya Khan have known each other since they were four years old. Theirfriendship turned into love at the tender age of 15, when Abhay realises Aaliya is the girl for him. Aaliya’s life is defined by her burning desire to become an actress and she is unmindful of what or who comes ... Read more