Asian Games bound-Bangladesh U-23 football team aimed for a better performance than the previous edition in 2006 on the eve of their departure for Guangzhou on Wednesday night. Bangladesh took part in the Asian Games football for the first time in 1978 in Bangkok and apart from 1994 and 1998 Games they participated in all ... Read more
Month: November 2010
GM chess
GM Ziaur Rahman and GM Niaz Murshed of Biman both lost their fifth round games of the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tournament at the Tulip Lounge of Uttara Club yesterday. Zia lost to Yee Soon Wei of Brunei while Niaz lost against FM Sayatan Das from India. Zia played with black in Sicilian Defence ... Read more
HC asks govt to prevent stalking
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to make a guideline or a policy to prevent stalking which caused a number of deaths in recent time. It also asked the law ministry to report to court in a month on steps it will have taken in this regard. The court posted for further hearing ... Read more
DCC polls chapter closed: Sakhawat
Election Commissioner M Sakhawat Hussain on Tuesday said that chapter of the long overdue elections of the Dhaka City Corporation was now closed as the concerned ministry does not want to hold the polls for some special reasons. ‘This (DCC polls) chapter is closed now. The government may have a political plan for
Govt to operate mobile court
The government has decided to set up mobile courts in every district against stalking of girls or women which in last few weeks caused deaths to a number of people. The home affairs ministry has already sent a proposal for inclusion of stalking in the mobile courts’ jurisdiction of scheduled offences to the law ministry ... Read more
Kalim Sharafi passes away
Tagore singer Kalim Sharafi, also the founding director of Bangladesh Television, died about 11:45am on Tuesday in his house at Baridhara in the capital at the age of 86. Kalim, who is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter, was buried in the Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard with state honours after his namaz-e-janaza at ... Read more
Truck crash kills 8 in Tangail
At least eight traders were killed and another was injured critically when a vegetable-laden truck plunged into a roadside ditch near Bangabandhu Bridge Extension Road in Tangail Sadar upazila early yesterday. The deceased were identified as Abdus Sobhan, 32, Noor Mohammad, 35, and Dhiren, 40, of Noyonpur village; Mohammad Shahanur, 45, Hurmud, 42, Azizar Fakir, ... Read more
SKOP plans movement to push for demands
Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad, the platform of labour organisations, is planning to wage a movement as the government is yet to respond to its nine-point demands. Agitation programmes will be decided at a meeting of the representatives of labour organisations and trade unions scheduled for November 27 in Dhaka if the government fails to meet
Domestic help beaten to death
A domestic help died on Monday night after being severely beaten allegedly by her employer in city’s Old DOHS, Banani. Police and morgue sources said her death was caused by head injury. The victim Solema Begum, 35, was brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on
HIV threat gets ominous for improper info flow
Roundtable stresses bigger media role to prevent epidemic A significant number of young people in Bangladesh are vulnerable to HIV infection, as they are not getting proper information on how to prevent the disease, experts said. Blaming the absence of proper information dissemination process, they said the youth are engaging in risky behaviours like unsafe ... Read more
Temperature down on drizzling
Temperature fell due to drizzling and set a winter-like weather in the early November in the country’s different places — especially the capital. However, the meteorological department in Dhaka said this is a temporary situation and the temperature will rise
Fans will have to wait a little longer for tickets
With the 2011 ICC World Cup knocking at the door, country’s cricket lovers’ inquisitiveness about how they can buy a ticket has reached a high pitch. The common query among the cricket mad people of the country is when the tickets will be put on sale. And where they can buy them? But until this ... Read more
Too many players with little hopes
Bangladesh has little hopes for a medal in the Asian Games, scheduled for November 12–27, except in the disciplines of cricket and golf but the country is sending players for 17 disciplines, the highest-ever in a meet outside the sub-continent. A 218-member contingent of 152 players and 66 officials is going to attend the 16th
Barisal’s unbeaten run ends
The unbeaten run of Barisal in the National Cricket League one-day version ended on Tuesday when they lost to Dhaka by 34 runs in the fourth round at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Rajshahi returned to winning ways after a third round loss as they handed a humiliating 10-wicket defeat to Sylhet, tournament’s punching bag, who ... Read more
Whatmore arrives today
Dav Whatmore, the former national cricket coach, is due to arrive in Dhaka today for the first time since his departure on May 2007. Whatmore, currently working as a coach of the Cricket Association of Bengal, will take over the responsibilities of the touring CAB U-17 side, who are currently playing a series against their
Tamim also gets plot, car
Tamim Iqbal, who missed the series against New Zealand, will also receive a plot and a car as other players in the Bangladesh squad will, officials said on Tuesday. Bangladesh recorded a clean sweep victory against New Zealand. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, announced the awards at a reception in her
Zia atop alone
GM Ziaur Rahman maintained solo lead in the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tournament at the close of third round at Tulip Lounge of Uttara Club yesterday. After two successive wins, Zia drew against FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar, who along with GM Niaz Murshed stayed at second position with two points
Inter-private university football
Northern University made a good start in Mentors’ Inter-Private University Football Tournament beating University of Liberal Arts-Bangladesh (ULAB) 1-0 in the opening match at the Bir Shreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur yesterday. Rubel scored the winning goal in the 12th minute for Northern University. He was adjudged
Immediate trial of DU student Billal’s killer demanded
Academics and students on Tuesday stressed the need for inclusion of topic related to traffic laws in the school curriculum to make people aware of the issue from the very childhood. They also called upon the government to take immediate steps to implement traffic laws strictly and take punitive measures against the law
Greens demand immediate recovery of city canals
Speakers at a public gathering on Tuesday stressed the need for immediate recovery of four canals in the city from grabbers to save the environment of the capital. They also condemned lawmaker Aslamul Haque’s interference in the drive of a task force to recover a canal and criticised the government for its failure to implement ... Read more