Bichel’s day in the sun The best match of the 2003 World Cup was between two familiar rivals, England and Australia. They met in England’s final group match at Port Elizabeth on March 2, a match that they needed to win to progress. Australia, on the other hand, had blasted away all opposition in the ... Read more
Month: December 2010
Pacific clinch badminton title
Pacific Associates Badminton Club emerged champions in the Knit-Concern Second Division Badminton League that concluded yesterday at the Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Pacific Associates Bad-minton Club, which earned 14 points in 12-team point table, were awarded Tk 50,000 while runners-up Rockland Badminton Club, with 12 points, received Tk
A nation united in celebration
SSJ’s Victory Day programmes end The three-day Victory Day celebration programmes by Shammilita Sangskritik Jote (SSJ) — held simultaneously at six different venues, including the Central Shaheed Minar premises — ended on December 16. Different cultural organisations performed songs, recited poetry, dances and plays on the concluding day to celebrate the 40th Victory Day. Programmes ... Read more
Migrant workers served little
Say experts Different government and non-government institutions including brokers and recruiting agents obtain hard cash from non-organised migrant workers, but they insufficiently show responsibility to the overseas employees, experts said yesterday. The sector, which now brings some US$11 billion annually, is the lifeline of the country’s
Enforcement of brick kiln law demanded
Speakers at a workshop on Monday in Rajshahi stressed the need for implementing existing law and policies concerning brick fields to tackle environmental pollution in the country. They blamed the government for not enforcing the Brick Cerement (control) Law 1989 and Brick Cerement (control) principles 1989 to protect the environment and its elements, namely air,
Taste of Dhaka food fest begins Dec 23
Second City Group Taste of Dhaka food festival begins in the capital Thursday to conclude the celebrations marking 400 years of the Dhaka city. The festival ‘City Group Taste of Dhaka-2010’ will be held at Kalabagan ground, jointly organised by Dhaka Kendra and Spellbound with the assistance of
45 lakh children at risky works
Says Seep quoting survey Some 45 lakh working children in Bangladesh are at risk-involving labours, said Social and Economic Enhancement Programme (Seep) yesterday. Referring to a government survey, Seep officials said the number of child labourers is increasing day by day under the country’s present socio-economic
Two-day digital fair begins today in Sylhet
A two-day digital innovation fair begins today in Sylhet to promote the use of information technology and its latest developments among the common people. The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, is scheduled to inaugurate the fair as chief guest at the Mohammad Ali Gymnasium of the district stadium at
DBBL donates ambulance
Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) donated an ambulance to Mosabbir Palliative Cancer Care Unit, a project of Mosabbir Memorial Foundation (MMF), to set up a Palliative Care unit. Sayem Ahmed, chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors handed over the key of the ambulance to Lt Col (retd) Mudassir Hossain Khan, BP, chairman ... Read more
Broadcast all tv events in Bangla: PDB
Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Dr Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi yesterday demanded broadcasting of all television programmes of foreign languages except English after dubbing into Bangla. Addressing a press conference at the party’s central office in the city, Qureshi said, “Our social life is affected by the flood of Hindi films, serial and others entertainment, forcing ... Read more
Information Commission, Robi sign MoU
The Information Commi-ssion and a mobile telecommunication operator, Robi Axiata Limited, on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to create mass awareness of the Right to Information Act, 2009 among the people across the country. Under the MoU, Robi will give short message service, television scrolls, slogans and logos
BBC English lessons now on CD
BBC Janala, an English lessons, is available on compact disk on sale at retail stores throughout Bangladesh from yesterday, says a press release. Created by the BBC World Service Trust as part of English in action, the BBC Janala ‘album’ contained 24 lessons from the popular essential English series and is priced at just
10-day drive starts
Bid to Clean Gulshan-Baridhara Lake 10-day drive starts A team of government officials along with local community leaders launched a ten-day drive for cleaning the Gulshan-Baridhara Lake yesterday. Six government officials trained under Management at the Top (MAT) workshop have undertaken the participatory drive as a pilot project to make it sustainable, said Rawnak Mahmud, ... Read more
Dipjol on 2-day remand
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Ward Councillor and film actor Monwar Hossain Dipjol was remanded yesterday for two days in a case filed for ransacking and torching vehicles on June 26. Third Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ali Hussain passed the order after the investigation officer (IO) of the case produced him before the court with ... Read more
Test for govt high school teachers’ posts Jan 7
The written test for selection of candidates for the post of assistant teachers of government high schools will be held on January 7 next year. The teachers will be appointed against 1,968 posts created after the introduction of double shift in 82 government high schools across the country, an official handout
2 squadron leaders killed in plane crash
A training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed near Barisal airport, killing both the pilots, on Monday afternoon, said an ISPR press release. The concerned authorities immediately formed an investigation committee to ascertain the cause of the crash of the PT-6 training plane that killed
Tapping coal for clean, low-cost electricity
Australian firm proposes to generate 400MW power from Bangladesh’s unmineable coal by 2015 An Australian company with expertise in underground coal gasification (UCG) technology has proposed to produce 400 megawatts of clean coal power from Bangladesh’s unmineable coal within five years at a very low cost. Making a presentation to Petrobangla last week, Mitchell Group ... Read more
Crop failure hurts tomato farmers
Crop failure due to substandard seeds supplied by a multinational company in the tomato growing Godagari upazila which has been providing 80 per cent of its national supplies over the recent years is hurting the growers. This year, the growers said that 8,000 farmers cultivated tomatoes on 4,500 hectares of land,
Dhaka stocks on the rebound
Dhaka stocks rebounded on Monday after Sunday’s unprecedented plunge, with investors going for bulk purchase of shares mainly due to postponement of all stringent directives by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange advanced by 304.87 points, or
Here comes Airtel
Bharti Airtel Ltd yesterday announced its new-look brand in Bangladesh with a promise of providing better services to customers. Airtel is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries. The mobile operator, under the Airtel Bangladesh brand, announced the launch of its