The state minister for environment and forests, Hasan Mahmud, on Wednesday said Bangladesh would emphasise reduction in carbon emissions by developed nations at the United Nations climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico. He said they would strongly demand funds and technology support in adaptation against
Month: December 2010
Lawyers not allowed to be alone with their clients
BDR mutiny trial Lawyers not allowed to be alone with their clients The lawyers, engaged by BDR soldiers accused of mutiny, have alleged that they cannot give their clients proper legal assistance as they are not being allowed to be alone with them. According to Section 10A(3) of the Bangladesh Rifles Order 1972, the accused ... Read more
Ex-NSI chief remanded
10-truck Arms Case Ex-NSI chief remanded A Chittagong court yesterday granted five days’ remand for former director general of National Security Intelligence (NSI) Brigadier General (retd) Abdur Rahim in connection with the 10-truck arms haul case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Paresh Chandra Sharma passed the order after Criminal Investigation Department (CID) produced him before the court ... Read more
Batting fallacy cost Tigers
Zimbabwe Take 1-0 Lead Batting fallacy cost Tigers Four run outs punctuated with a number of ill-conceived shots made Bangladesh pay heavily as the hosts fell to Zimbabwe by nine runs yesterday in the first game of their five-match one-day series. After the visitors put up a 210-run target on the predominantly batsman-friendly Sher-e-Bangla National ... Read more
Sakib blasts team-mates, questions selection
Sakib al Hasan is known for his outspokenness and his monosyllabic reply to many questions, still the manner in which he lambasted his team-mates after Bangladesh’s nine run defeat to Zimbabwe in the first one-day international on Wednesday came as a big shock and surprise to many. After his gallant batting effort proved futile, Sakib, ... Read more
The Ashraful fantasy
Micromax ODI Cup Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe 2010 The Ashraful fantasy Mohammad Ashraful still looks odds on to walk out to bat on Friday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium since he is the only name the decision-makers trust and try for all their money’s worth. If news from within the Bangladesh team’s think-tank is to be ... Read more
Loss mars milestone
Bangladesh ace spinner Abdur Razzak achieved the most coveted milestone of his career taking his ODI haul to 153 wickets when he sent four Zimbabwe batsmen back to the pavilion in the first of the five-match one-day series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. Razzak was the pick of the bowlers taking four wickets ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Tiring travelogue The 1987 Cricket World Cup was the most colourful, and more widely watched than any of its predecessors. It was the first to be staged away from England and the first to be held in the subcontinent. A lot of matches were extremely close affairs; in the first match itself the co-hosts Pakistan ... Read more
Chigumbura was confident of a win
Zimbabwe skipper Elton Chigum-bura always believed they were going to win the first one-day international against Bangladesh despite the game was hanging in the balance for most of the period. Zimbabwe won the match by nine runs but not before Sakib al Hasan gave them a scare with a brilliant half-century. Sakib was out at ... Read more
Jamil refutes Rach’s report
Khondoker Jamiluddin, the general secretary of Bangladesh Hockey Federation has refuted coach Gerhard Peter Rach’s claim of the federation being an ‘Old Town Mafia’, adding that the German apparently indulged in this smear campaign in an effort to shirk his responsibility for the Asiad debacle. “Someone has to take the blame for the hockey team’s ... Read more
Bangladesh in Asian Beach Games
Bangladesh will take part in two disciplines in the second Asian Beach Games to be held in Muscat, Oman from December 8 to 16. Bangladesh contingent comprising women’s Kabaddi team and two body builders are expected to leave for Muscat on December 6. The women’s kabaddi team are being sent in light of their success ... Read more
DU may fire five teachers
Dhaka University authorities yesterday recommended dismissal of six teachers of the institution, as they are staying abroad illegally for long without permission. The six teachers are Prof AFM Mofijul Islam of business faculty, Assistant Prof Mrinmoy Jafar of English, Prof Anwar Hossain of Modern Language Institute,
Patua Quamrul Hassan’s birth anniv today
Today is the 89th birth anniversary artist Patua Quamrul Hassan (1921-1988), one of the three master painters of the country, who is known for his contributions in retrieving our folk and traditional elements through his art works. Quamrul Hassan combined traditional and modern methods in his paintings and thus came
Conserve Sonadia Island for shorebirds
Demand bird specialists, conservationists at a seminar Bird specialists and conservationists at a seminar yesterday underscored the need for protective measures for Sonadia Island, a key winter home to many shorebirds threatened or near-threatened worldwide. They voiced concern over the possible construction of a deep-sea port there, terming the island a unique shelter for the ... Read more
Youth urged to stand up for women’s emancipation
The young generation of the country have been urged to stand up for the emancipation of women and not to be an obstacle on the way to women development. Speakers at an exchange of views on ‘role of young generation to stop repression against and sexual harassment of women’ made the call in Rajshahi on
Cheated students allege police inaction to nab culprits
Students, cheated by consultant firm United Foreign Admission which took money from them in the name of providing admission to foreign universities and employment abroad, have formed a committee to get back their money. Announcing the committee at a press at the National Press Club on Wednesday, the students
$150m WB loan to create jobs for ultra poor
The World Bank (WB) yesterday approved a US $150 million credit to Bangladesh to create employment opportunities for the extreme poor in rural areas during the lean and monga periods, said a WB press release. According to the release, one-third of the job opportunities will benefit poor women. The country is home to 35 million ... Read more
Ctg faces high HIV/AIDS risk
People of Chittagong face high HIV/Aids infection risk, as the port city is favourable to rapid spread of the virus, speakers told a seminar yesterday. The virus can easily transmit through foreigners and sailors and thousands of women working at the port’s adjoining EPZ, they said
Three killed in road accidents
At least three people were killed and another was injured in separate road accidents in Bagerhat and Dinajpur districts yesterday. A correspondent from Bagerhat reports: Two people were killed and another was injured in a road accident on Bagerhat-Pirojpur road at Srirampur of the district
Pledge to resist stalking
Students of different educational institutions of Savar yesterday took an oath to resist stalking and sexual harassment. They took the oath at an open discussion titled ‘Role of youth to resist stalking, sexual harassment and teasing’ jointly organised by the Transparency International Bangladesh, Sachetan Nagorik Samaj (Sanak), NGO Samannay Parishad and Mahila Parishad, Savar Unit; ... Read more