A student of class eight, who became pregnant after she was raped by her 35-year-old neighbour in Comilla sadar, was set on fire by him in a bid to deny his paternity. Abu Taleb set the victim, a student of Matankur Paschimpara High School in Comilla, afire Sunday evening, causing burns to as much as ... Read more
Month: January 2011
Dhaka to be kept free of beggars, hawkers during WC
The government is planning to keep most of the capital city areas free of beggars and hawkers for the duration of Cricket World Cup matches in Bangladesh. A home ministry meeting on Tuesday decided to recommend the authorities concerned to free major roads to and from the match venues of beggars and hawkers during the
No end to extrajudicial killings: HRW
International human rights watchdog Human Rights Watch has said that the Awami League-Jatiya Party alliance government has not yet ended systematic human rights abuse, including extrajudicial killing, despite promises. In its World Report 2011, released in New York on Monday, the organisation said,
Ctg steel mill fined for air pollution
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined a steel mill in Chittagong Tk 10 lakh and suspended its environment clearance certificate for emitting toxic gas. A team led by Mohammad Munir Chowdhury, director of DoE (monitoring and enforcement, asked the authorities of Ehsan Steel Mills in Charpatharghata to install pollutant gas
Dollar bankrupts Sky Blues
In the best all-round display this season, Dollar Mahmud muscled high-flying Abahani into submission in Bangladesh Biman’s one-wicket victory in the Premier Division Super League yesterday. Dollar obliterated the Sky Blues, who were poised for their tenth win during the Bogra encounter, before tail-ender Talha Jubair smashed Alauddin Babu for a six over mid-wicket to
Sania brings luck for Malik
Sania Mirza, the most recognised tennis player of the subcontinent and a heartthrob of millions of youth around the world, is in town. The 24-year old Indian tennis sensation, who bid an early bye to this year’s Australian Open losing to Justine Henin in the first round wasted little time to fly to Bangladesh in ... Read more
Sk Jamal back winning
Farashganj SC struck the post twice and also scored an own goal to allow Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to return to winning ways in the Grameenphone Bangladesh League after suffering a 2-0 defeat to the star-studded side at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. It could hardly have been a better start for ... Read more
Second time lucky
Right-arm fast bowler Rubel Hossain wanted to quit cricket and concentrate on his studies as he was not getting the right kind of break he would have liked at the start of his career with the third division team Hillol Sporting Club in 2005. At that point in time GrameenPhone launched its first pacer hunt ... Read more
Mashrafee starts rehabilitation
Mashrafee bin Murtaza started his rehabilitation immediately after returning from Sri Lanka when he bowled with an 18-metre run-up at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. He also had several work-outs with the trainer and the physio as well. Earlier, Mashrafee had bowled at the indoors with 16-metre run-up when he left the capital for ... Read more
Mahir ton guides Willes Little Flower to victory
Mahir Jawad scored a sparkling 106 to guide Willes Little Flower School & College to a 117-run win over Badda High School and College on the opening day of the Standard Chartered Young Tigers National Under 16 Cricket Tournament 2011 (Dhaka Metro) at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Batting first, Willes posted a mammoth ... Read more
Tennis players start well in Myanmar
Bangladesh’s young tennis players made a good start at the Under-14 Asian Tennis Championship 2011 in Myanmar. Delowar Hossain of Bangladesh moved to the second round beating top-seed Tran Min Thong of Vietnam 6-3, 6-0 while Wy Mong Marma beat seventh seed Arkar Kiyau of Myanmar 6-4, 6-2 to advance yesterday
Change the Game with Pepsi
PepsiCo, one of the global sponsors of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, are embarking on a campaign titled ‘Change the Game’ for cricket fans around the country to have an opportunity of witnessing the World Cup matches from the stands. The five winners of this campaign will have the opportunity to watch the final ... Read more
Music really is like a drug, researchers say
Researchers at McGill University in Montreal believe they’ve tied enjoyment of music to the body’s release of dopamine. People who become euphoric over music unleash dopamine, a brain chemical that also induces the sense of reward that comes from food, psychoactive drugs and money, a new study says. McGill University researchers in Montreal, Canada,
Oprah Winfrey joy at ‘miracle’ of her lost sister
OPRAH Winfrey has been reunited with a long-lost half sister she knew nothing about. The media mogul said she had been left “speechless” by a “miracle of miracles” as she introduced her sibling Patricia, 47, on her US chat show. The pair first met in November. Patricia was given up for adoption by Winfrey’s mother
Praner Khela held at Bengal Gallery
Talented singer Priyanka Gope’s rendition of raga based songs enthralled the audience in the regular musical event of Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts- titled Praner Khela on Sunday. Priyanka, who is enlisted TV and radio singer, rendered 15 songs at Bengal Gallery. She rendered seven songs written and composed by
Drug addiction takes a bad turn in Barisal
Parents filed 6 cases against addicted children within a month The number of drug addicts has gone up in the Barisal city and its adjacent areas in the recent times. Declining socio-cultural and moral values, slack family bond and increasing frustration arising out of intense life-struggle are attributed to this rising trend of addiction in ... Read more
Rootless children getting involved in criminal activities: seminar
Discussants on Monday said rootless children were getting involved in criminal activities in the absence of sufficient number of shelter home and rehabilitation centre. They emphasised comprehensive efforts of government, non-governmental organisations and the stakeholders concerned so that children get proper care and are not left to their
BCSIR Science Fair 2011 begins in capital
Bangladesh Council for Scientific and Industrial Research held a 3-day science fair on its Dhaka campus on Monday. The fair, with slogan ‘in search of young scientists,’ was inaugurated by science and information and communication state minister Yafesh Osman as the chief guest while secretary
Govt actions draw doubts
Stockmarket Crash Govt actions draw doubts The policymakers demonstrated their lack of seriousness in identifying the real culprits behind the recent stockmarket debacle, by taking 15 days time for forming a probe committee to investigate market manipulation, said analysts yesterday. They however said the finance minister’s confession of making mistakes, and his meeting
Over 100 illegal shops, shanties knocked down
Cox’s Bazar Beach Over 100 illegal shops, shanties knocked down In compliance with a recent High Court order, the district administration yesterday evicted more than 100 shanties and shops in a drive to free the world’s longest sea beach of illegal occupants. The structures, erected illegally at the beach’s Sugandha point and adjacent to Jhauban ... Read more