Bangladesh Ansar and Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishan (BKSP) emerged champions in the men’s and women’s section respectively in the 31st National Gymnastic Championship at the NSC Gymnasium yesterday. Ansar secured five golds, two silvers and three bronzes in men’s section to finish ahead of
Month: January 2011
Stocks suffer biggest crash
The general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday experienced the biggest single-day plunge of 600 points for the first time ever in its history as panic-stricken investors went for heavy selling. Although the Securities and Exchange Commission, before the day’s trading began, had made a number of decisions including increasing the ceiling of ... Read more
Stop forcing children into begging
HC directs govt, police The High Court yesterday issued a set of directives upon the government to stop abduction and maiming of children and forcing them into begging on the streets of Dhaka. The HC also directed the government to immediately suspend Sub-inspector (SI) of Kamrangirchar police station Nurul Alam for trying to save a ... Read more
Four murdered in city
Four people, including a woman and her son, were murdered in two incidents in the capital on Sunday. Two of the victims were identified as Virginia Rosario, 65, and her son Valentine Rosario alias Milton while the rest could not be identified immediately. Assailants killed a woman and her son in their flat, 16/F on ... Read more
Dhakeswari Temple looted
Thieves stole huge amount of gold and silver ornaments adorned on Goddess Durga, charity boxes full of uncounted amount of money, and about Tk 4.5 lakh in cash from the vault of Dhakeswari Mandir on Saturday night. The burglars broke open four locks of the temple’s main gate after it was closed at about 9:00pm
BSF kills two Bangladeshis
India’s Border Security Force shot dead two Bangladeshi cattle traders in the Khanpur frontier at Motihar in Rajshahi on Saturday night, sources in the Border Guards Bangladesh said. The deceased were Sirajul Islam, 40, and Jaheduddin, residents of Bhugolbari at Shibganj in Chapainawabganj. The Indian guards took away the bodies, the sources
Users face trouble with google.com.bd
Many Internet users yesterday faced difficulties accessing the Bangladeshi Google site following problems in Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL). An official of an Internet service provider said when some Internet users tried to log on to google.com.bd or Gmail, they saw a phishing site, a site designed to exploit private and
Assailants kill minor boy, slit father’s throat
Unknown assailants killed an eight-year-old boy drowning him in a water tank and slit his father’s throat in an attempt to kill him at Gendaria in the capital on Saturday. The victims were identified as Dipto Das Shuvo, 8, and his father Bivuti Ranjan Das, 45, residents of 34 KB Road at Faridabad
Husband throws acid on wife
A woman received burn injuries as her husband and his first wife allegedly threw acid on her early yesterday at the city’s Mirpur. Victim Shahnaz, 38, who received acid burns on her right leg was taken to the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital
Child dies after taking vaccine
Parents allege; docs say vaccine not the cause of death A three-year-old boy yesterday died allegedly after taking polio vaccine at Toilokup village under Kaliganj upazila in the district. Deceased Sami Hossain, son of Shawkat Ali of the village, was in sound health before taking the vaccine, claimed the parents
Engineer returns home after 8 months of captivity
ABM Giashuddin Azam Khan, second engineer of the MT Marida Marguerite, a German chemical tanker hijacked by Somali pirates eight months back, returned home on Saturday afternoon. Two Bangladesh crewmen — Giash and chief officer of the oil tanker Mohammad Jafar Iqbal — were released along with 20 other crew on December 28 last. However, ... Read more
Businessman killed in city
Shops closed at Kamrangirchar A 42-year old businessman was found dead at his business establishment at Pakapul Bazaar in Kamrangirchar, in the capital city, on Saturday morning. His wife and 12 –year old survive him. The mysterious death of construction material trader Abul Kashem of Ashrafabad in Kamrangirchar sparked strong protests among the businessman in ... Read more
Sewage enters households as RCC ward lacks drains
Sewage now spills over into households and roads at a Rajshahi City Corporation ward in the absence of drainage, causing serious sufferings to the local people for the past seven months. Residents of ward 20 of the city corporation said sewage from their houses earlier would fall into a pond but seven months ago it ... Read more
Dhaka needs $10b for adaptation
Climate Change Dhaka needs $10b for adaptation Bangladesh needs US $10 billion for mitigation and adaptation to climate changes in the next five to 10 years, said Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, co-ordinator of the National Climate Change Negotiation Committee, yesterday. Government needs six more months to complete sector-wise assessment to know the amount
DU proposes alternative route on the campus
Elevated Railway DU proposes alternative route on the campus Dhaka University (DU) authorities yesterday proposed an alternative route for the city’s proposed elevated railway that goes over the campus from Shahbagh to Chankharpool. The railway route is planned to run from Shahbagh intersection through TSC, the Central Shaheed Minar, and Dhaka Medical College & Hospital ... Read more
Stop unplanned housing to keep Dhaka livable
Environmentalists tell conference Dhaka will turn into an unlivable city unless a plan is immediately put in place to develop a smooth transport system and stop unplanned housing, said environmentalists yesterday at a conference in the capital. Environmentalist groups Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa) and Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) jointly organised the daylong conference on urbanisation, ... Read more
167 students fall sick at JU hall
Impure water has caused diseases to 167 students of Maulana Bhasani Hall of Jahangirnagar University (JU) since last two weeks, though JU authorities put the number at three. According to the authorities, a significant number of students caught waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, jaundice, and typhoid two weeks
Poush Mela at Ramna Botomul
Poush, the first of the two months in the Bangla calendar spanning winter, brings in festivity in the life of people living in rural Bengal. The people make traditional delicacies called pithas, made of new harvest of rice and date juice. Traditional fairs are also held at the time in places, featuring sessions of folk ... Read more
Girl beaten dead for love affair
A youth beat his teenage sister to death at Baro Kumira in Sitakunda yesterday, as she had love affair with a neighbouring boy. Sources said Nur Nahar, 18, the deceased, was in love with Rubel, 22. Her elder brother Jainal Abedin alias Kala Miah, 25, on Thursday morning started beating the two
Shakib sold to Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders have snatched Shakib Al Hasan for Tk 30 million ($425,000) on the first day of IPL bid for cricketers. There were high expectations last year with the young all-rounder but frustratingly Shakib remained unsold, but this time the Shahrukh Khan-owned franchise bought him for a bargain price of $425,000