By Jane Mathews COUPLES who marry the old-fashioned way – shunning sex until after the wedding – enjoy happier marriages, a study has found. Researchers say delaying the joy of the wedding night not only results in better relationships but also improves sex itself. They asked 2,035 married couples how soon they first had sex ... Read more
Month: December 2010
Warehouse fire kills 5
6 others severely burnt at an anti-mosquito spray and coil store in city At least five workers were burnt alive and six others injured, as a fire broke out at an anti-mosquito coil and spray warehouse last night. The one-storey tin-roofed building was full of anti-mosquito spray cans labelled Good Night Mosquito Spray and without ... Read more
Bengal releases five Bangla music CDs
Bengal Foundation has released five music albums as a part of its Bangla music promotion programme having the slogan ‘Bajuk Praney Bangla Gaan’. Classical artiste Ustad Ram Kanai Das, Nazrul singer Shahin Samad, Tagore singers Rezwana Chowdhury Banya and Mita Haq, and Bengal Foundation chairman Abul Khair Litu jointly unveiled the music CDs at a ... Read more
Scarlett Johansson & Ryan Reynolds File for Divorce
The Ryan Reynolds-Scarlett Johannson divorce just became official. Or at least the paperwork was just filed that WILL make it official before long. Just a few weeks after their separation was announced, Reynolds has begun the process of officially ending his two-year marriage to Johansson. Already separated from Johansson, Reynolds filed for divorce Thursday in ... Read more
Girl students face dorm crisis in outlying cities
Thousands of female students, studying at the institutions of higher education in outlying cities across the country, are facing an acute accommodation crisis due to inadequacy of dormitories. They have to live in groups in rented private flats and houses where security is often poor and they have to pay more money
Xmas Today
Christians in Bangladesh and elsewhere in the world are today celebrating Christmas commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas, the biggest religious festival of the Christians, is also a celebration of rebirth, new beginning, forgiveness and peace. For the believers, it is an occasion to renew relationship with God and
Poor condition of ferries disrupts services badly
Paturia-Daulatdia Route Poor condition of ferries disrupts services badly Dilapidated condition of ferries at Paturia-Daulatdia launch terminal is taking a heavy toll on passengers using Dhaka-Aricha highway. Due to the shortage of ferries, vehicles on both sides of Padma River remain stranded for hours almost every day. Ashraf Ullah Khan, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water ... Read more
Three picnickers killed as bus falls into ditch
At least three killed and 30 injured when a bus fell into a roadside ditch at Pallabi in Dhaka on Friday morning. The deceased were Mahbubur Rahman Sumon, 22, and Mahfuzul Haque Rinku, 30, residents of Sen Para Parbata at Mirpur, and the bus driver’s assistant Al-Amin, a resident of Gazipur. The police said a ... Read more
BSF kills Bangladeshi cattle trader
A Bangladeshi was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Doikhawa border at Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat early yesterday. The victim, Saikur Rahman, 21, son of Golam Mohammad of Uttar Gotamari village of the upazila, was a cattle trader
Big guns win easy
Two contrasting half-countries by Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Yousuf helped Mohammedan SC return to their winning ways after a tie-match as they defeated Surjo Tarun by three wickets in the third round Dhaka Premier League at the BKSP on Friday. In the day’s other matches, Abahani continued their winning streak, convincingly defeating
Another injury scare for Tigers
Bangladesh suffered another injury scare when batsman Junaed Siddique sprained the Achilles tendon of his left foot while batting for his club Surjo Tarun in the Dhaka Premier League against Mohammedan Sporting Club at the BKSP ground on Friday. His injury came in less than a week after paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza injured his knee ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Three in a row The 2007 World Cup was the first to be held in the West Indies. It was a departure of sorts from previous editions. The ten Test nations together with ODI status holder Kenya were joined by qualifiers from the 2005 ICC trophy: Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland, making it the ... Read more
Mahmudullah suspended, Sakib fined
National cricketer Mahmudullah was handed a one-match ban and Sakib al Hasan was fined Tk 10,000 for breaching the code of conduct during their respective Dhaka Premier League matches on Friday. Abahani all-rounder Mahmudullah was suspended after his verbal exchange with Gazi Tanks fielder Sabbir Rahman, who also was handed a one-match ban by the ... Read more
Road show in Panchagarh
In a bid to inspire and connect the country’s people with the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup, a road show titled ‘Catch Bangladesh Catch’ reached Panchagarh yesterday after starting from Dhaka on Monday. A colourful procession with festoons, banners, flags was brought out from Martyrs Memorial premises that ended at Panchagarh Government Auditorium after parading ... Read more
Nat’l kabaddi
Three teams moved into the finals of the Standard Chartered National Kabaddi Championship after emerging zonal champions at different venues yesterday. Dhaka clinched the zonal title beating Kishorganj 62-27 in the final. Tangail emerged champions defeating hosts Manikganj 56-22 while hosts Dinajpur beat Joypurhat 29-16 to become zonal
Services stuck in graft
TIB survey says 84pc service-seekers fell victims of corruption; 71.9pc have to pay bribes; ACC chief says graft is more than what survey revealed Over 84 percent households in Bangladesh became victims of corruption while receiving services from government and non-government institutions between June 2009 and May this year, revealed a Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) ... Read more
Grameen Bank trashes reports
Yunus Resignation Claim Grameen Bank trashes reports Govt report on Grameen’s fund transfer this month: Muhith Microfinance institution Grameen Bank yesterday refuted reports of a section of media that Dr Muhammad Yunus had resigned from the post of its managing director, and said he has been “discharging his duties as usual”. “The news is absolutely ... Read more
Three siblings sustain burn injuries in acid attack
Three siblings sustained serious burn injuries when miscreants threw acid at them at Hajaribagh in the Old Town of Dhaka on Wednesday night. The injured were identified as Parvin Begum, 40, wife of Mohammad Jahangir, her younger sister Parul Akhter Keya, 22, and younger brother Mohammad Selim, 25. They are residents of 5/1,
Wild elephants kill 4
At least four people have been trampled to death by wild elephants that attacked villages in the hilly Bandarban. Local administration said the elephants also injured three people including a child as they ravaged some thatched homes of villagers in two separate attacks early on
Primary, JSC exams results this month
The results of Primary Education Terminal Examination will be published on December 27, and the first-ever Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) exams on December 31. Officials of education boards and primary education directorate said they have made preparations to publish the results of the two largest public exams by this month ... Read more