Some 11,000 children took admission tests for class V and VI at eight government schools amid a tough contest in Chittagong city yesterday. Thousands of people accompanying the admission aspirants contributed to a long tailback in the city choking up the thoroughfare when the exams
Month: December 2010
Mass awareness stressed to check spread of HIV
Speakers at a roundtable discussion in the Rajshahi city on Tuesday stressed the need for mass awareness of HIV/AIDS issues to check the spread of the deadly disease. There is still a wrong notion about the infection and spread of the HIV/AIDS in the absence of adequate information and thus the youths, representing a big ... Read more
IT fair starts in Ctg
A three-day long computer and information technology (IT) fair titled “Banglalion Chittagong Digital Expo 2010” will be started at Woodland Park in the port city today. Speakers at a press conference held at the auditorium of Chittagong Press Club yesterday disclosed the information
Korea sets up eye care training centre
South Korea has established a medical training centre in Gazipur to train paramedics so that they can provide basic eye cares in different hospitals. Taiyoung Cho, Korean ambassador to Dhaka; and Lee Jung Wook, resident representative of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA),
Road crashes kill 2, injure 2
At least two people were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Natore Satkhira and Chittagong yesterday. A correspondent from Natore reports: One person was killed and two others injured in a road accident at Baruhat village under Singra upazila early
Abuse of antibiotics increases vulnerability
Say experts Random use of antibiotics causes insensitivity and inefficiency of the drugs on different microorganisms that increase vulnerability of patients, experts told a workshop yesterday. Quoting a study conducted by the University of Dhaka in collaboration with University of Nottingham, UK, speakers said frequent use of antibiotics makes different microorganisms resistant to
Sheltech housing fair begins tomorrow
Real estate company Sheltech is going to organise four-day ‘winter housing fair’ at its Panthapath office in Dhaka from Thursday. The company would offer yearend discount up to Tk 5 lakh for 3-4 bed-roomed apartments in Dhaka, said Sheltech managing director Toufiq M Seraj at a briefing at his office on
‘Stuff more rare animals’
Stuffing rare animals will provide opportunities for Bangladeshi students to learn the wildlife more and protect the fauna from extinction, experts said yesterday. The wildlife specialists were addressing the inauguration ceremony of a month-long workshop on taxidermy, the art of filling the skin of a dead animal to make the
Restrictions on private vehicles likely
The government is planning to restrict the movement of private vehicles in Dhaka to reduce traffic congestion, which is now a major concern for city dwellers. Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith told reporters on Tuesday that the government is planning to take some measures to limit the number of private
BDR set to turn BGB
The paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) is set to be renamed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officially as the BGB act would come into effect in a couple of days following President Zillur Rahman’s formal approval yesterday. Sources say after the bill was signed, the president’s office, Bangabhaban, sent it to the
Afghan police move to free kidnapped Bangladeshis
The police in northern Afghanistan have launched a drive to rescue the five Bangladeshis who were abducted by local criminals on Friday night. Foreign ministry officials said the Afghan authorities have also taken necessary steps to send back the body of Bangladeshi engineer Kazi Altaf Hossain, who was killed during the
Global forums ignore impacts on agriculture
Climate Change Global forums ignore impacts on agriculture Agriculture has not been given enough priority in the global forums on climate change although it is the most vulnerable sector, said environment experts, economists and journalists at a discussion yesterday. They said intrusion of saline water and irregular cycle of seasons due to global warming would
Man beaten to death by 4 wives
Faridpur: A middle-aged man was beaten to death allegedly by his four wives at village Kabirpur under sadar upazila of the district early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Yunus Bapari, 46, an auto-rickshaw driver and resident of Mulalidaha under sadar upazila
All crew on hijacked ship safe
Claim owners All the 25 crew and wife of a crew, who remained hostage in the hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Jahan Moni, were doing well, claim the officials of the operating firm of the ship quoting telephonic conversation with the Somali pirates and the captain of the ship. Disagreeing to give any further detail, an ... Read more
Mashrafee hurt in knee again
Pacer Mashrafee bin Murtaza suffered yet another injury, in his right knee, when he was playing for his club, Abahani, in the Dhaka Premier League against Bangladesh Krira Sikkha Pratishthan in the BKSP ground on Tuesday. Mashrafee collapsed on the crease after facing just one ball when his non-striking partner
Nepal break hosts’ hearts
Bangladesh’s dream of playing in the final of the first-ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship was dashed as an inspired Nepal thumped the hosts 3–0 in the second semi-final at the Cox’s Bazar stadium on Tuesday. Nepal’s striking duo of Jamuna Gurang and Anulama kept their opponents busy creating
Bangladesh trio listed for IPL auction
Only three Bangladeshi cricketers – Sakib al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Ashraful–have been bracketed in the top categories of Indian Premier Cricket League players’ auction, to be held in Bangalore on January 8 and 9. Sakib has got the highest base price of $200,000 among the Bangladeshis. Tamim on the
Mohammedan suffer shocking tie
Defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club lost a valuable point when they were held to a dramatic tie in their second match of the Dhaka Premier League by newcomers Prime Doleshwar at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Tuesday. Abahani and Bangladesh Biman recorded their second consecutive win in the other matches of
A footballer by default
Prolific striker Sabina Khatun who scored three goals in the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship at seaside town Cox’s Bazar, won a laptop after she was adjudged as the best player for Bangladesh on Tuesday. Sabina, a schoolgirl of class ten from Satkhira, wanted to be a cricketer in her childhood but
V-Day tennis
All seeded players moved into the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s singles in the Runner Group Victory Day Tennis Tournament after beating their respective rivals at the National Tennis Complex in Ramana yesterday. Top seed Amol Roy got a walkover against Rafiqul Islam while second seed Alamgir Hosain, third seed Ranjan Ram and fourth seed Dipu Lal ... Read more