Southeast Bank has recently opened its 70th branch in Chapainawabganj. Bank’s senior executive vice-president and head of information technology SM Mainuddin Chowdhury inaugurated the branch as chief guest, said a news release. Among others senior vice-president and head of Rajshahi branch AMM Ariful Haque, assistant
Month: December 2010
MP-local rep row deepens Aila victims’ woes
No rehabilitation yet in worst-hit Koyra, Shyamnagar Hundreds of victims of the cyclone Aila in the worst affected areas of Koyra and Dacope in Khulna and Shyamnagar in Satkhira are still living in roadside shacks as the authorities have neither completed repairs in the badly-damaged embankments nor released funds for construction of houses. Sufferings of ... Read more
A park killed 15 years ago
DCC built community centre at Narinda Park, more structures came up over the years Fatima, a student of class ten at Bangla Bazar Government Girls High School, spent her entire childhood confined within her house in Narinda for lack of open space for outdoor activities. “Watching TV and playing games on computer are the ways ... Read more
Law being used to serve petty interest
Speakers at roundtable express concern over rule of law Rule of law in the country is at stake now as people are worried they won’t get justice from the existing system, said speakers at a roundtable yesterday. The speakers also stressed the need for a mass movement saying rule of law won’t be established until ... Read more
Cyber cafés now open to physically challenged
Cyber café across the country will be accessible for persons with disabilities for ensuring the rights of country’s 10 percent population to Information Communication Technology. To this effect, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed among Cyber Café Owners Association of Bangladesh (CCOAB), Centre for Services and Information on
Sheikh Jamal dominate in draw
Grameenphone Bangladesh League 2010 Sheikh Jamal dominate in draw Three-time champions Abahani survived scares throughout the game to play out a goalless draw against newcomers Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the inaugural match of this season’s Bangladesh League at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Star-studded Sheikh Jamal, without their Serbian coach Zoran ... Read more
Batsmen rule the roost
Batsman ruled the roost as three centuries were scored in the fourth round of the Dhaka Premier League on Monday with Gazi Tank Cricketers shocking reigning runners-up Bangladesh Biman by five wickets. Shahriar Nafees inspired Gazi to this startling win with an unbeaten 114 in Rajshahi while Rony Talukder hammered 154 runs to lead Abahani ... Read more
BCB puts naming captain on hold
The Bangladesh Cricket Board delayed the naming of the captain and vice-captain of the national team for the World Cup 2011 for a few more days as the Board of Directors failed to reach a consensus on the issue in their meeting on Monday. ‘We have got a few names for captain and vice-captain and ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Woolmer death casts a shadow The 2007 event in West Indies was undoubtedly the worst World Cup from the organisers’ standpoint. It was a tournament sodden with controversy, with the ICC taking most of the joy out of cricket in the Caribbean through high ticket prices, banning of musical instruments and kowtowing to sponsors to ... Read more
Katrina turned down 3.5 crore
Malaika Arora Khan postponed her New Year vacation with husband Arbaaz Khan, when an entertainment group offered her a large undisclosed sum for her anthem like Munni gig at Amby Valley. Katrina Kaif, on the other hand, has refused to dance to her Sheila ki Jawaani number from Tees Maar Khan. Says a source close ... Read more
Restrict cars on city roads
Bapa urges govt Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa) yesterday demanded of the government to take quick initiatives to restrict private cars on the roads of the capital to reduce traffic congestion. Bapa in a press release, signed by its general secretary Dr Md Abdul Matin, said newspapers reported that the government would restrict movement of private ... Read more
Guardians allege forgery in Rajshahi school intake tests
Form human chain demanding fresh tests The guardians in Rajshahi city demonstrated on Sunday, demanding holding of fresh tests for admission into Class III. They said that the results of the admission test held at six government schools in the city on Friday were tampered. They demanded holding of fresh tests without repeating the
Seven killed, 11 injured in road accidents
At least seven people were killed and 11 others injured in separate road accidents in Bogra, Laxmipur and Dinajpur yesterday. Staff correspondent from Bogra reports: Four people were killed and eight injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van on the Bogra-Rangpur Highway in Bogra Sadar upazila yesterday
Improvement in contents, teaching methods of statistic demanded
Statisticians at an international conference at Dhaka University on Sunday stressed the need for improving the contents and teaching methods of statistics for its effective application. They said this at the inaugural session of the First International Conference on Theory and Applications of Statistics at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Hall Bhaban at Dhaka ... Read more
Shop manager killed in city
Owner of a chemical shop in city’s Kadamtali area allegedly killed the shop’s manager yesterday. Atiqur Rahman Mamun, 24, worked as the manager of Mita Chemicals at Shyampur in the city. Mamun’s brother Bashir Ahmed told The Daily Star that the shop owner and his men took Mamun to Kadamtali where piling work of the ... Read more
DU to launch masters in environment
Dhaka University yesterday decided in principal to launch a new masters course on environmental education to build expertise on environment in national and international levels, says a press release. Prof Bishal K Sitaula of Norwegian University and Associate Professor Laxman Ganwali and Parbat Dhungana of Kathmandu University of Nepal called on DU
Results of class V today
Results of terminal examinations of the students of Class V and ebtedayee (madrasa) for 2010 will be published today. The results will be available on the website of the primary education directorate http://www.dpe.gov.bd/ and website of the primary and mass education ministry http://www.mopms.gov.bd/ . Primary and Mass Education Minister Afsarul Amin will announce the results ... Read more
EWU photo exhibition starts today
East West University Photography Club will organise a five-day long ‘Bangla-Lion 6th East West University Photography Exhibition-2010’ at the city’s Drik Gallery from today. University board of trustee head Prof Farashuddin Ahmed will inaugurate the exhibition at 4:30pm, while its Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohammad Sharif will chair the inaugural session, says
New VoIP licences from February
Courier service to come under regulatory system soon, minister tells JS body The government will complete all the procedures for issuing new licences for voice over internet protocol business within next two months, said a minister on Sunday. The post and telecommunication minister, Raji Uddin Ahmed, on Sunday told the parliamentary standing committee on the ... Read more
Bangladesh among best spots for IT outsourcing
Bangladesh has carved its place among the world’s best destinations for IT outsourcing, largely thanks to its low cost, according to a study by a leading research and consulting firm. Bangladesh usually offers an attractive cost proposition for the investors, as its low salary level and low-cost of living are ideal for jobs that are ... Read more