Hijacked Bangladeshi Ship Contact not made yet The government has no update on the hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Jahan Moni except for its location. Officials could not make any contact with the crew members or the pirates till yesterday. “We do not have any update on them,” said Commodore Bazlur Rahman, the director general of ... Read more
Month: December 2010
Families live on nerves
The fear of the possible worst is eating up Shaila Farid, wife of Farid Ahmed, master of hijacked ship MV Jahan Moni. Unconditional belief in prayers and fasting is the only thing keeping her alive. Shiala has been fasting almost unceasingly since she heard about the hijack by the Somali pirates in the
Stalker’s acid threat ruins her HSC exams
A college girl in Dinajpur could not sit for her HSC test examination yesterday, as a stalker threatened to throw acid on her face on way to the college. She is a candidate of the upcoming HSC examinations from Pachbari Degree College. Ujjal Chandra Sarker, 22, son of Gokul Chandra Sarker of Umarpoil village under
3 fined in maiden drive to save environment
St Martin’s Island 3 fined in maiden drive to save environment In its maiden initiative to preserve the country’s only coral island, the Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined two organisations and an individual Tk 16.5 lakh for damaging the ecology of St Martin’s Island. According to the DoE, Hotel Blue Marine, Carey Limited and ... Read more
SSC exams from Feb 1
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Dakhil examinations of 2011 would begin on February 1 and end before March 23 across the country. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday announced this at a press briefing at his ministry. The minister said examination schedules have been prepared keeping in mind the fixture of the
Teacher the tormentor
A teacher’s indecent punishment and humiliation to a female student at Kushtia Polytechnic Institution triggered agitation on the campus yesterday. According to students, Mannan Baig, a teacher of civil engineering, in his class with the 5th batch on Monday told Jamila Marium to kneel down on the bench, as she could not give satisfactory
Pedestrian dies as brick falls on his head
Construction Site Pedestrian dies as brick falls on his head A pedestrian yesterday met his end as a brick crashed on his head from an under-construction building at Jatrabari of the capital. The deceased Noor Alam, 30, a banana trader, was a resident of Chhapra Mosque area of Shanir Akhra. Locals said Alam received a ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Cup facts The 1992 World Cup, the fifth cricket World Cup, was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. It began with a match between the hosts in Auckland on 22 February and continued till 25 March. A total of 39 matches were played over 33 days. The teams taking part were Pakistan, England, New ... Read more
Siddons to join Tigers in time
Teams arrive in Ctg Jamie Siddons is set to join the Tigers on the morning of the fourth one-day match against Zimbabwe in Chittagong on Friday. The head coach rushed off to Brisbane to join his wife and newborn baby on December 4, the eve of the third one-dayer of the five-match series. He will ... Read more
Pioneer League returns
The league that has produced numerous stars like Monem Munna, Rummon Bin Wali Sabbir, Samrat Hossain Emily, Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib, and Jakir Hossain is all set to return to business after a three-year hiatus as the Pioneer Football League gets re-inaugurated today at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium. The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), which ... Read more
TB claims 72,000, attacks three lakh a year, say experts
Experts at a discussion yesterday stressed the need for participation of private practitioners to control tuberculosis (TB) in the country. They laid emphasis on combating TB immediately, as over 3 lakh people are affected with the disease while it claims around 72,000 every
Project to buy 450 buses for BRTC okayed
Ecnec approves 12 projects involving Tk 2,086 crore The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) at a meeting yesterday approved 12 development projects involving Tk 2,086 crore, including a project to procure 450 buses for the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC). The meeting approved the projects with Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh ... Read more
Road accidents kill 10
At least 10 people were killed and 32 others injured in separate road accidents in Manikganj and Natore districts on Monday night and yesterday. Our correspondent from Manikganj reports: Five people were killed and 30 others injured in two separate road accidents in Manikganj on Monday
DGEN suffers 3rd highest plunge since 2001
Profit-taking, SEC’s directives deemed as main factors The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Tuesday suffered the third highest single-day plunge since its introduction in 2001 amid profit-taking and due to the regulator’s fresh directives. Profit-taking and recent directives by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to tame the over-heated market jointly affected ... Read more
People Magazine declares Salman as Sexiest man Alive
While SRK said ‘OK!’ To be declared as the Most Sexiest Dad, People went on step ahead and declared Salman as the Sexiest man Alive! We are referring to the People’s magazine that has just hit the stands with Salman showing off in his trademark smile and bod to match! Salman, in his true Salman-style ... Read more
No Plastic surgery, Angelina Jolie says
Actress Angelina Jolie insists she hasn’t had any work done on her famous face — and probably never will. “I haven’t had anything done,” Jolie told British paper The Daily Mail. “But if it makes somebody happy then that’s up to them. I’m not in somebody else’s skin to know what makes them feel better ... Read more
Michael Jackson’s glove sells for big money
Michael Jackson’s glove is getting some love. The King of Pop’s glove from his late ’80s “Bad” tour just sold at a Beverly Hills auction for $330,000, The Associated Press reports. Also hitting the auction block were his jacket and fedora, which sold for $96,000 and $72,000, respectively. Other high-priced items from the auction were ... Read more
Rafiqun Nabi’s exhibition at Gallery Chitrak
A veteran artist’s experiments with drawing Drawings are a reflection of personal observations of an artist. It is the fundamental foundation of art. Drawings articulate an artist’s expressions and represent his/her personality. Veteran artist Rafiqun Nabi’s drawings are an effectual mirror of the Bangladeshi rural life and contemporary times. The simplified lines of his drawings ... Read more
Deepika Padukone’s Dream Role
Deepika Padukone has revealed that her ultimate role would be to play Kajol’s part in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. According to India Today, the actor said that the Yash Raj film was her favourite movie when she was younger. The model-turned-actress commented: “I loved DDLJ and my dream role is Kajol’s role in the film.”
Rajshahi agri fair draws huge crowd
The three-day agribusiness fair at the Green Plaza of the Rajshahi City Corporation building drew a huge crowd on the closing day on Monday. A good number of people from different wards in the city and city suburbs thronged the fair premises to have an overview of various kinds of agricultural products. The fair featured ... Read more