The alumni association of Korea International Coopera-tion Agency Bangladesh has announced its new executive committee with selecting planning secretary Monjur Hossain as the president and deputy secretary Ataul Hoque as the general secretary. The committee was announced at ‘KOICA Bangladesh alumni night’ at the
Month: December 2010
Alleged rapist arrested
Mob beat up a rickshawpuller who allegedly raped a three-year-old girl and handed him over to Kamrangirchar police yesterday. The victim is now undergoing treatment at the One Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital
College girl ‘commits suicide’ in city
A college girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her North Shahjahanpur residence in the city yesterday. The girl’s family members said she committed suicide as she had been suffering from asthma for long. The dead was identified as Sadia Bintey Nur, 17, a first year student at
Dipjol on one day remand
A Dhaka Court yesterday placed actor and Dhaka City Corporation Councillor Monwar Hossain Dipjol on a one-day remand in connection with a case filed for assaulting a traffic police constable on November 16 in the city’s Gabtoli area. Metropolitan Magistrate SK Tofail Hassan passed the order after Darussalam police produced
Telecom licence renewal finalised
The telecom regulator has finalised the draft licence renewal guidelines for the telecom sector, under which the four major operators are likely to pay a combined Tk 14,000 crore for licence renewal next year. The renewal fee for the four operators, whose licence will expire next year, will be Tk 10 crore each, according to ... Read more
DSE CEO steps down
The top official of the country’s prime bourse resigned from his post yesterday, much ahead of his tenure’s expiry. Satipati Moitra, who took over as the chief executive officer of Dhaka Stock Exchange December 24, 2009 for three years, in his resignation letter cited his deteriorating health condition as a
SEC extends time for margin rule execution
The regulator has extended time for execution of the rules on stockbrokers’ margin on additional trade exposure. “On receipt of appeals from Dhaka Stock Exchange, we’ve agreed to give more time to stockbrokers to go by such margin rules. The new deadline is January 2,” said an official of Securities and
‘Faltus’ to be driven out of VAT offices
The Customs, Excise and VAT commissionerate has taken stringent measures to clear its divisional and circle offices of un-appointed aides, popularly known as ‘Faltus’, who act as middlemen in unscrupulous deals between clients and the officials. The government is deprived of a huge amount of VAT which these ‘Faltus’ negotiate between
Citi forecasts 6.2pc GDP growth for FY11
Bangladesh may achieve a 6.2 percent GDP growth this current fiscal year because of a steady rise in investment, particularly in power sector, a recent Citi report has forecast. The FY 2010-11 GDP growth target has been set at 6.7 percent. Such growth was 6 percent a year earlier. The report, Asia Macro and Strategy ... Read more
Govt hospitals refuse to treat HIV positive patients
The government’s policy of preventing government hospitals from providing anti-viral drugs to people infected with the HIV virus has been heavily criticised by physicians and health activists. They are also critical of the continued discrimination that HIV positive patients face when they try to get normal medical care from government
2.81 lakh absent in primary exams
Poverty seen as key reason A total of 2.81 lakh students out of some 24.88 lakh did not turn up for this year’s Primary Education Terminal Examinations that ended on Monday. The number of absentees is 1.27 lakh higher than that of last year. Around 1.54 lakh students did not take the examinations last year ... Read more
DMCH runs without CT scan machines
Both the CT scan machines at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital remain out of order causing huge suffering for patients with critical head injuries requiring scan. One of the two machines got broken nearly six months ago and the remaining one on November 22. DMCH Radiology and Imaging Department sources said it is
Tigers take on Zim in 1st ODI today
The Bangladesh cricket team will take on Zimbabwe in the first match of their five-match one-day series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. The match, due to start at 9:00am, will be telecast live on BTV. This is the Tigers’ first international assignment since their landmark 4-0 trouncing of
‘Rockets’ running out of steam
After nearly 100 years of plying the rivers of Bangladesh, the glory days of the last four romantic “rocket” paddle-wheel boats appear numbered. Their worn-out engines and paddles are failing, while competition from faster modes of transport lures away their customers. The “steamers” — now diesel-powered — still have strong points and fans. “Rocket steamer ... Read more
A housewife was hacked to death allegedly by her son at Kadamtali in the capital on Tuesday morning. The victim was Nurjahan Begum, 42, wife of Mahmudur Rahman, a retired army man. The family said Nurjahan Begum had an altercation with her eldest son, Tanvir Hasan Shovon, 23, over a trifling matter in their house ... Read more
World AIDS Day today
World AIDS Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere in the world today. The health ministry has worked out elaborate programmes on the occasion. Various other organisations have also planned programmes to mark the day. The health minister, AFM Ruhal Haque, will address a seminar at the
Winning the only option
When Bangladesh kick off their five-match one-day series against Zimbabwe today there would be only one expectation: maintain the purple patch leading upto next year’s World Cup. The Tigers are buoyant after their recent 4-0 drubbing of New Zealand and go into the first one-dayer at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur with the tag ... Read more
Battle of spinners
Bangladesh-Zimbabwe series begins today Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are geared up for what their coaches have described as the potential battle of spinners, which begins at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. The first match of the five-match one-day international series will begin at 9:00am and will be aired live on Bangladesh Television
Comeback boost for Tamim
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal received a morale booster before his comeback to the international match against Zimbabwe when he was handed the certificate of Wisden Test Player of the Year on Tuesday. Tamim, who missed Bangladesh’s previous series against New Zealand because of his injury, received the certificate from none other than Sakib al Hasan, ... Read more
ICC Cricket world cup history
A thrilling start From the viewers’ perspective, the 1987 World Cup can lay claim to being the most thrilling. A large number of matches, including the final, were close with the result not clear till the last over. For sheer drama and late twists, the match of the tournament probably was the one between hosts ... Read more