Three teenage boys have been found alive after being lost in their boat in the Pacific Ocean for 50 days. The boys, from the Tokelau Islands, a New Zealand-administered territory in the South Pacific, had been given up for dead. A tuna fishing boat picked them up near Fiji and is taking them to hospital ... Read more
Month: November 2010
Andromeda ‘born in a collision’
The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way — Andromeda — was born when two smaller galaxies collided, say astronomers. An international team conducted a computer simulation of how Andromeda evolved over time. The results suggest that two galaxies collided some nine billion years ago and
Bangladesh ease into final
Face Afghanistan today for first ever Asian gold Sohra-wardi Shuvo and Shahadat Hossain bowled brilliantly to set up a five-wicket victory for Bangladesh over Sri Lanka in the Asian Games cricket semi-final at Guanggong International Cricket Stadium in Guangzhou on Thursday. Bangladesh, in their quest for the first ever Asian gold, today will face surprise ... Read more
Eves settle for kabaddi bronze
Bangladesh women’s kabaddi team settled for a bronze in the Asian Games after losing to Thailand by 34-23 points in the semi-final in Guangzhou on Thursday. This was the second medal for Bangladesh in the meet after the silver in women’s cricket. Bangladesh is also assured of at least a silver medal as
Zimbabwe arrive today
Tigers team may be given tomorrow The Zimbabwe cricket team, led by Elton Chigumbura, will arrive in Dhaka today to take part in a five-match one-day series against the hosts who are buoyant after their recent 4-0 drubbing of New Zealand. The Zimbabweans will play a limited-overs warm-up match against a BCB XI at BKSP ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Coney steals one In the previous World Cup, New Zealand hearts were broken as they went down fighting against England in the semifinal, taking the match to the last over. In the 1983 World Cup, another thriller was in store for the crowd who assembled to watch the match at Edgbaston and the participants were ... Read more
Nat’l cycling starts today
The NCC Bank National Cycling Championship gets underway today amidst disagreement about holding the 34th edition of the meet on the athletic turf at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. “It is nothing new to hold a cycling competition on the athletic turf as we had earlier staged the competitions on turfs at the Mirpur Stadium and ... Read more
Dhaka Sports Carnival from today
The Prime Bank-Dhaka Sports Carnival begins today at different venues in the city with amateur athletes from 35 social clubs from India, Pakistan, Thailand and Bangladesh taking part in the three-day meet. The country’s seven premium social clubs: Dhaka Club, Gulshan Club, Uttara Club, Officers’ Club, Kurmitola Golf Club, Cadet College Club and the All ... Read more
‘Stop violence against women’
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was observed across the country yesterday. Different rights and social organisations observed the day with elaborate programmes. Karmojibi Nari held a rally at Muktangon in the city yesterday where its leaders stressed the need for raising massive awareness and integrated efforts to stop violence against ... Read more
Inclusion of gender issue in textbooks demanded
The issues of gender sensitivity and human values will have to be incorporated in the textbook curriculum so that children can learn to respect women and give them due dignity, speakers at a roundtable said yesterday. Bringing changes in the curriculum is not enough, mindset of teachers who are the main component to build the nation ... Read more
Green activists at DU hold discussion on climate change
YouNG green activists demand coherent steps to fight global climate change and successful discussion at World Climate Summit in Cancun in Mexico. They placed their demands at a discussion organised by Youth in Action on Climate, a forum of 10 youth organisations working with climate
Speakers urged concerted action against harassment of women
Government asked to keep election pledge regarding women rights Speakers at a rally in the Rajshahi city said brutal violence towards women escalates in Bangladesh in absence of cohesive community response against sexual harassment of women. They also criticised the government for its failure in ensuring safe and suitable workplace, educational institution and homestead for ... Read more
CCC mulls 2 shifts for rickshaws
Chittagong City Corporation Mayor M Manjur Alam yesterday said they are planning to start double shift system for rickshaws in the port city in a bid to reduce traffic jam. He said this while speaking he was speaking at a view exchange meeting with the related sectors of the city’s traffic system at K B ... Read more
DU Kha unit viva postponed
Dhaka University (DU) Kha unit admission viva, scheduled for tomorrow, has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances, says a press release. DU Vice-Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique told The Daily Star that new dates for the subject
6 South Korea volunteers in city
A six-member team of South Korean volunteers arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday to train people in different trades, according to a KOICA release. The six volunteers will be attached to host organisations for two years to provide training in computers, automobiles, nursing, bakery and
Argentine varsity teacher mugged in city
A female professor of an Argentine university was mugged near Fakirapul Water Tank in the city yesterday morning. Professor Anatilde Ltoya, 60, was injured when two muggers snatched her bag with her passport, Euro 1000, US $ 2000 and Tk
CU viva postponed
Chittagong University authorities have postponed viva of G-unit of the 1st year honours admission test scheduled on November 30 due to unavoidable reasons. The oral test of G-unit will be held at 10:00am on December
One stabbed to death in Ctg
A man was stabbed to death by unidentified criminals at Monsurabad C&B colony in the port city yesterday. The deceased was identified as Md Nobi Hossain, 40, of Machhimpur Muhuri Bari under Daganbhiuyan upazila of Feni. Jahirul Hoque, sub-inspector of Double Mooring Police Station, said some unidentified
SEC okays biggest IPO
MJL to raise Tk 609 crore The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday approved Mobil Jamuna Limited Bangladesh’s Tk 609 crore initial public offering, the biggest ever IPO in the country’s capital market. The commission, at a meeting presided over by its chairman Ziaul Haque Khondker, also approved IPOs of MI Cement and Salvo Chemicals ... Read more
DSE ends week with fresh records
Dhaka stocks continued bull run on Thursday crossing 8,700-point mark led by mutual funds and banking and insurance issues, market operators said. The benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange advanced by 48.18 points, or 0.56 per cent, to close the week at 8,721.09 points on