A teenage boy was crushed under the wheels of a running train at Amhati near Natore Rail Station yesterday. The deceased is Suruz Ali son of Yanus Ali of Chukirpar area of the town. Railway sources said a Goalonda-bound mail train from Santahar ran over Suruz at about 9:30am,leaving him dead on the
Month: December 2010
Int’l confce at Kuet
A two-day international conference on mechanical, industrial and energy engineering will begin here today at the auditorium of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet). Organised by the mechanical department of Kuet, over a hundred eminent research scholars and engineers from 10 countries of the world are expected to participate in the conference. They will
Debate festival at RU
Group of Liberal Debaters (GOLD), a debating organisation at Rajshahi University (RU) will organise a three-day debate festival on the campus from December 28. With the slogan of ‘Tarunner Budget Hok Agamir Ongikar’, the festival will be held at the university Kazi Nazrul Islam auditorium in association with Gonotantrik Budget Andolon. The organisers said that ... Read more
Mashrafee hoping against hope
Paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza can still play in the World Cup if he can recover from the knee injury within the period the doctors have set for him. Mashrafee, who collapsed on the pitch and hurt his knee after he had been back by his non-striking batting partner on Sunday, was advised ‘a conservative management ... Read more
Mehrab ton powers DOHS
Old DOHS, powered by the first century of the tournament by Mehrab Hossain Jr, recorded their second successive win, this time against Victoria SC by narrow eight runs in the Dhaka Premier League in Rajshahi on Wednesday. In the other matches of the day, Kalabagan KC eked out a one-wicket win over Gazi Tanks
Tourism Board chalks up WC programmes
The Bangladesh Tourism Board has drawn up an elaborated programme to promote Bangladesh during the upcoming Cricket World Cup, to be held in February-March next year. The board has already signed a contract with the ICC becoming its local partner, which will allow the organisation to promote the country through TV commercials and other
ICC Cricket World Cup History
The good, the bad, and Mugabe The 2003 World Cup was the first to be held in the continent of Africa with South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya as co-hosts. Zimbabwe at that time was in turmoil under the iron fist of Robert Mugabe and his party ZANU-PF, a rule that victimised white farmers. Mugabe had ... Read more
Sheikh Jamal almost in Premier Div
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club have all but confirmed a place in next season’s Premier Cricket League with a massive 140-run victory over Uttara Sporting Club in the First Division Super League at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium yesterday. Rampant through thirteen consecutive wins in the league, Sheikh Jamal are just one win
India take on Nepal in final today
SA Games champions India will meet silver medallists Nepal in the final of first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship at the Cox’s Bazar stadium today. India, who scored a total of 39 goals and conceded none in this tournament, thumped their opponents 3-1 in the SA Games final early this year. The Himalayan side
19 Bangladeshi cricketers listed for IPL auction
All 19 Bangladeshi cricketers who have applied to play in the next Indian Premier Cricket League have been put on the list for January 8-9 auction to be held at Mysore Hall, the Royal Gardenia Hotel, in Bangalore. A total of 416 foreign players, including the Bangladeshis, have expressed their willingness to be a part ... Read more
Dhaka stocks making swift recovery
Dhaka stocks gained heavily for the second day on Tuesday, recovering most of the ground the market had lost in its highest single-day fall on Sunday. Market operators said investors had continued buying spree to avail lower prices of securities after Sunday’s massive fall and subsequent withdrawal of some stringent regulatory measures by the
Call money market returning to normalcy
BB continues injecting money into banking sector, NBFIs The inter-bank call money rate was reduced further to around 40 per cent on Tuesday in response to the Bangladesh Bank’s directive not to charge interest rate over 50 per cent for short-term loans. Banking sector sources said that the call money rate, the rate of interest ... Read more
BB restricts loans for car purchase
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked banks not to finance the purchase of any car older than five years. The central bank emphasised that the banks willing to finance the purchase of used cars must prepare a set of uniform guidelines to determine the value of the vehicles. “However, in no case the banks will finance ... Read more
Women entrepreneurs honoured
Tanuja Rahman Maya from Jessore emerged as the ‘Best Women Entrepreneur of the Year’ yesterday, for making a successful foray into the country’s handicrafts market. Maya, owner of Rong Handicrafts, has received the National SME Women Entrepreneur Award 2010 at a function at Sonargaon Hotel in the
Bangladeshi RMG show in London on Feb 23
A two-day show of Bangladeshi readymade garments will begin in London on February 23. European buyers, retailers, wholesalers, fashion houses and leading brands will take part in the fair to be organised at Olympia 2 conference centre, the organisers said at a press conference at the Westin Dhaka yesterday
BOP gains majority in KCCI polls
Candidates of Byabasayi Oikya Parishad gained won 14 director posts, out of 20, in the Khunla Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s bi-annual election held on Monday. Samomona Byabasayi Parishad won 4 posts and Khulna Byabasayi Kalyan Parishad won 2, said principal Jafar Imam, chairman of the election
Robi, EBL sign deal to launch mobile remittance service
Mobile operator Robi Axiata Limited and Eastern Bank Limited on Tuesday signed an agreement to introduce mobile-remittance service. Robi’s managing director and chief executive officer Michael Kuehner and Eastern Bank’s managing director and chief executive officer Ali Reza Iftekhar signed the agreement at a ceremony at the
MTB opens Baridhara branch, relocates MTBSL’s Pragati Sarani branch
Mutual Trust Bank has recently opened its Baridhara branch and relocated the Pragati Sarani branch of MTB Securities Ltd at the Alliance Building, 63 Pragati Sarani in Dhaka. MTB Group chairman Samson H Chowdhury inaugurated the branches as chief guest at a ceremony held on the premises of the branches, said a news
GP receives ICAB award
Mobile phone operator Grameenphone won a top award of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) for publishing transparent financial statements and annual report for 2009. The award was given in the category of communication and IT sector, Grameenphone said in a statement yesterday
Lottery for admission in city schools draws mixed reaction
The lottery system for the admission in Class I at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College and some city government schools has drawn mixed reaction from the guardians. Those whose children got chance to be admitted hailed the system, while guardians whose children did not get chance criticised the system saying it ignores the merit of