8-yr-old boy murdered An 8-year-old boy was murdered for a mobile phone in Sujanagar upazila of the district. The boy, Md Rahat Pramanik, son of Md Hafiz Uddin of village Hassampur of Nazirganj union, was a student of class two at the local primary school. Rahat was missing since Sunday. Later, the police recovered his ... Read more
Month: November 2010
Mashrafee raring to go
Paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza dismissed any concern about his fitness and said he is eagerly waiting for the Zimbabwe series to make his comeback in international cricket. Mashrafee, who twisted his ankle during the first one-dayer against New Zealand, recently regained his fitness and declared himself available for the five-match one-day
Bangladesh start mission in men’s cricket today
Bangladesh will start their campaign in the Asian Games men’s cricket when they will face Malaysia in the quarter-final in Guangzhou today. Malaysia already flexed their muscle in the tournament when they defeated China by 89 runs at the group stage in what was the first
ICC Cricket World cup history
Cup facts The 1979 World Cup contained eight teams: West Indies, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, Australia, and India from the Test nations, with Sri Lanka and Canada qualifying through a separate tournament involving the Associate nations. The matches were 60 overs per side, with each bowler allowed a maximum of
Chanchal veers towards drama serials after Eid
Due to a busy shooting schedule for TV plays aired on the various television channels during the Eid holidays, actor Chanchal Chowdhury, of Monpura fame, had no time for the drama serials. He, thus, plans to devote most of his time now on these serials. ‘The hectic schedule for Eid Special TV plays did not ... Read more
SEC reduces margin loan ratio to 1:0.5
The Securities and Exchange Commission, in a move to cool down the overheated market, decided on Sunday that investors from now on would get margin loans at the ratio of 1:0.5 instead of 1:1, said SEC executive director Forhad Ahmed. The capital market watchdog directed the merchant bankers and stockbrokers to implement the
Telenor CEO due today
Telenor Group President and Chief Executive Officer Jon Fredrik Baksaas will arrive in Dhaka today on a three-day visit. He will join the inauguration of Grameenphone’s newly built head office GPHouse, said a statement. During his stay here, he will also meet with Finance Minister AMA Muhith and other senior
Nordic chamber up for launch
Nordic companies in Bangladesh will launch the Nordic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) tomorrow to form a platform in an effort to promote business between the Nordic countries and Bangladesh. The chamber aims to improve the business and ethical environment and safeguard new business opportunities
Central bank cell finances 7 private power projects
The Investment Promotion and Financing Facility (IPFF) cell of Bangladesh Bank has so far financed Tk 422.30 crore in seven private power plants through its nominated banks and financial institutions since the cell’s inception 4 years back, said the central bank governor. “These projects generated 178-megawatt power, which was subsequently added to the
Rajshahi College beset with multiple problems
The academic activities of Rajshahi College, one of the largest seats of learning in the north, are being seriously hampered for acute shortage of teacher, classroom, accommodation, transport and others necessary inputs. Official sources said the college has only 120 teachers to conduct the academic activities of more
Mathematics textbooks worst in world, say speakers
Speakers at a programme yesterday said the quality of the country’s mathematics textbooks is the worst in the world. Quality textbooks are crucial as arithmetic and algorithmic knowledge are vital in almost every field of science including information communication technology (ICT), they
Japanese funding for Padma bridge discussed
Ahead of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day visit to Japan from November 28, four important members of the House of Representatives of Japan yesterday met with foreign minister and discussed Japanese funding for the Padma Bridge. Official sources said the Japanese delegation also discussed various aspects of bilateral
Wiping out the future
Regeneration of Rema-Kalinga forest threatened as saplings being felled by villagers In the first light of day, they stream out of the forest, one by one. They push their bicycles hard over muddy tracks, the tyres flatten under illegal loads. Each bicycle carries firewood tied to the handlebar and on the carrier at the back. ... Read more
10 killed in Ashulia bus accident
At least 10 people were killed and about 40 injured in a head-on-collision between two 52-seat buses on the Dhaka–Tangail Highway at Kabirpur of Ashulia in Dhaka on Sunday evening. The police said the death figure could rise. A bus of Meem-Ovi Paribahan headed for Pabna collided with a bus of Borak Paribahan headed
KL to regularise 3 lakh workers
Canada may hire agricultural workers first time from Bangladesh Malaysia has started regularising three lakh undocumented Bangladeshi workers and will hire more on completion of their regularisation, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has said. The workers remained undocumented since they were employed through “underhand dealings”
15 die in road accidents in 8 districts
At least 15 people were killed and 15 injured in road accidents in eight districts on Sunday and Saturday night. The accidents took place in Dhaka Gazipur, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Munshiganj, Rajbari, Brammanbaria and Bogra. Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation employee Abul Kashem, 52, of Sirajgaj, was run over by a
Unskilled drivers, faulty road design major reasons
Increasing Road Accidents Unskilled drivers, faulty road design major reasons Human errors mostly by unskilled drivers and faulty designs of roads are the two big reasons for growing number of road accidents, transport and communications experts say. Poor maintenance of overused vehicles, inadequate road safety measures and lack of awareness among drivers and pedestrians are ... Read more
Cold-related diseases rising with changing weather
The number of patients suffering from cold-related diseases has increased in the country due to the change in the weather, health experts said on Sunday. People catch these diseases at this time of the year as the temperature varies a lot between day and night, they said, adding that common
40 trees razed on JU campus
Authorities say they have cleared view of university Shaheed Minar When the government is pursuing a tougher forest law to punish the tree plunderers, the Jahangirnagar University authorities have felled some 40 trees during the Eid vacation. Earlier in June, the JU administration could not cut down those trees for fierce protests by teachers and ... Read more
25 lakh to take primary final exams
Primary Education Terminal Examination, 2010 of both general and madrasa students will begin tomorrow with around 25 lakh participants. The largest public examination in terms of number of examinees will start at 11:00am at 5,993 centres across the country and another