Bollywood mega star Shah Rukh Khan on Friday enthralled the Dhaka crowd at the Army Stadium with wonderful performances with the hit numbers of Hindi playbacks in his first ever visit to Bangladesh. His ability to create humour through improvisation and gestures made the huge budget concert a show to be remembered by over 25,000 ... Read more
Month: December 2010
Shahrukh Khan entertains Dhaka
All roads led to Army Stadium as the decked out stage was all set to welcome the ‘King of Bollywood’ Shahrukh Khan on December 10. Countless die-hard fans of the ‘Bollywood Badshah’ waited with bated breath to catch a glimpse of their favourite ‘hero’. Most of Shahrukh’s Bangladeshi fans are seemingly youngsters. Of them the ... Read more
TV, Net links under cutter
Drive against hanging cables begins as timeline for going underground expires A government crackdown begins today on all overhead Internet and cable TV wires on thoroughfares between Uttara and Shahbagh in the capital, with the likely disruption of the services in the next seven days and making them even costlier. Starting from Karwan Bazar area ... Read more
Land-grabbers active as no walkways yet
Gulshan lake Land-grabbers active as no walkways yet Long delays in the construction of walkways on the banks of the Gulshan-Banani Lake have allowed land-grabbers to continue encroaching on the lake. In May, following a writ petition filed by Omar Sadat, a resident of the area, the High Court ruled that the relevant authorities should ... Read more
Apparel workers go berserk for new wages
Garments factory workers on Saturday vandalized several garment factories and demonstrated at Ashulia in Savar, Rupganj in Narayanganj and in Gazipur, demanding wages in accordance with the new wage structure. At least 30 RMG workers and executives of garment factories were injured in the clashes between them in Gazipur and Rupganj, said police and
Some factories fail to implement new wages
The garment industry seems to be heading for another massive outburst of workers as many factory owners are either delaying the implementation of the new pay structure or depriving workers by grading them unfairly to lessen their pay. Workers and their leaders said that there have been protests in at least one-fifth
SC goes digital
People to see case updates, verdicts online As part of a move to reform the judiciary, the Supreme Court has started updating its website with details of the cases heard and disposed at the Appellate and the High Court divisions every day. The SC website http://www.supremecourt.gov.bd/ also contains the daily cause list of both its ... Read more
4 of a family burned in acid attack
Four members of a family, including an 11-month-old girl, sustained various degrees of burn injuries in an acid attack by an in- law at Uttar Baherpur village in the city’s Keraniganj area in the early hours of Saturday. The victims, Asma Begum, 25, her baby Afsana, and sisters Nazma Begum, 24, and
9 women, over 700 houses burnt
Reveals rights body of ethnic people on incidents of 23 months The country’s indigenous community has lost nine women and over 700 houses over land disputes in the last 23 months, said a study of Kapaeeng Foundation, a human rights organisation of ethnic people. Around 500 houses were destroyed and five women were killed in ... Read more
A person is innocent until found guilty
Tells Prof Yunus upon arrival Dr Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, yesterday said a person is innocent until found guilty. “Allegations might be raised against someone, but no one should be deemed guilty until it is proven,” said Nobel laureate Yunus at the capital’s Shahjalal International Airport upon his arrival from France in the morning
Police chief critical of TIB report
Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandaker yesterday claimed the recent survey report of Transparency International Bangladesh did not reflect the public opinion. The IGP came up with the observation while addressing as chief guest the annual general meeting of Retired Police Officers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (RPOWAB) at
BSF kills Bangladeshi on Jessore border
The Border Security Force of India beat a Bangladeshi to death on Gatipara border of Benapole in Jessore early Saturday. The deceased, Amir Hossain, 35, of Gatipara, was a cattle trader, the police said. The Indian border guards have killed 15 Bangladeshi civilians since September 27, the day on
Hijacked ship anchors at Somali coast
Bangladeshi cargo liner MV Jahan Moni hijacked on December 5 from the sea off the Indian port Cochin anchored at the Somali coast early Saturday, shipping officials said. According to satellite images gathered MV Jahan Moni anchored at Somali coast at 2 AM on Saturday, said Feroz Alam, an official of S.R. Shipping, which owns ... Read more
Teacher killed
A female schoolteacher was killed at her house in the capital’s Pallabi area on Friday night. The deceased, Aklima Akhter, 26, was a mathematics teacher at Mirpur Bangla High School and College. She would share a sublet room with her younger sister Sumi at a six-storey building in Mirpur-6. She got married to Mohammad Liton ... Read more
Tigers unchanged for fifth ODI
Ashraful denied second chance Bangla-desh will field an unchanged squad in the fifth and final one-dayer against Zimbabwe today, looking to clinch their sixth series in six years at home over their African opponents. The Tigers did not lose any series to Zimbabwe on home soil since they came back from two games down to ... Read more
A year to remember
Micromax ODI Cup Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe 2010 A year to remember Shafiul Islam’s entire international career has been within the year 2010. Whether it is the 32 wickets that landed him in No 3 among the wicket-takers this year in one-day cricket or a stunning game-changing catch or even two very expensive spells; it has ... Read more
Women’s C’ship sees light today
SAFF Women’s Football Championship 2010 Women’s C’ship sees light today The curtain of the inaugural SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Women’s Football Championship opens today at the Cox’s Bazar Stadium with Nepal taking on Maldives in the opening game. All the participating teams — India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Maldives and hosts Bangladesh ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Wills World Cup 1996, India-Pakistan-Srilanka ICC Cricket World Cup History A bittersweet symphony The Wills World Cup in 1996 provided some great entertainment and a fairytale ending with Sri Lanka triumphing. The tournament though, was not free from controversy and planning gaffes, and trouble was on the horizon even before it started. Three weeks before ... Read more
Used car imports see 30pc slide
High tariff, strong yen caused fewer shipments from Japan in July-October The import volume of used or reconditioned Japanese cars has nosedived by more than 30 per cent in the first four months of the current fiscal year from that in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year. According to car dealers, the sales ... Read more
Southeast Bank opens 2 new ATM booths in Ctg
Southeast Bank has recently opened two new ATM booths at its Agrabad and Oxygen Morh branches in Chittagong, said a news release. Bank’s director Zaidi Sattar inaugurated the booths as chief guest, said a news release. Among others, deputy managing director Shahid Hossain, senior executive vice-president and