RAJSHAHI: Bangladesh Railway (western zone) is going to implement a project to connect Rajshahi with Chittagong seaport by converting the single gauge Rajshahi-Abdulpur (Natore) railway track into dual gauge and installing an ICD (International Container Depot) at Horian area of Rajshahi district at a cost about Tk 5.5 million
Month: February 2011
SUST founding anniversary today
SYLHET: The 20th founding anniversary of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will be celebrated today. The university autho-rities have taken a day-long programme to mark the day. Vice Chancellor medal will be given to the founder-VC of SUST
Pitha festival held at RU
RAJSHAHI: A daylong pitha (traditional homemade cake) festival was held at Rajshahi University (RU) on Saturday with joyous and spontaneous participation of teachers, students and employees. Rajshahi University Mohila Club organised the programme where cultural programmes, including fashion show and poetry recitation, were also held. The festival began in the
259 arrested ahead of WC cricket
Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 259 people including 24 beggars and 44 hawkers in separate drives on Friday and yesterday ahead of ICC Cricket World Cup. According to DMP, 73 people were arrested as part of execution of warrant orders, 47 were arrested as they were accused in various cases, 10 for mugging
HSC candidate kills self
A college student, who was supposed to sit for HSC examinations this year, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in Adabor area of the city last night. Nur-e-Alam, 18, son of an expatriate Ilias Sikdar and a student of Dhaka Imperial College, was declared dead at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH)
Samsung opens R&D centre in Dhaka
Samsung Electronics Company Ltd, the world’s largest technology company by sales, yesterday launched its research and development centre in Dhaka, the first of its kind by any multinational company in Bangladesh. Yeafesh Osman, state minister for science and information and communication technology, inaugurated the Samsung Bangladesh R&D Centre Ltd at a ceremony at Uday Tower ... Read more
Agriculturists observe Krishibid Day today
Krishibid Institution, a platform of 25,000 agriculturists, will observe February 13 as Krishibid Day every year from now. The institution will observe the day to mark Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s acceptance of the demand for giving agricultural graduates the status of first-class officers in civil service,
Textile and garment machinery show kicks off today
A four-day exposition starts in Dhaka today to showcase textile and garment machinery. Jahangir Alamin, president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association, said at a press conference yesterday that the association has been organising the annual event, Dhaka International Textiles and Garments Machinery Exhibition, for the last eight
Supply chain managers awarded
The two-day international conference on supply chain management ended yesterday with conducting six seminars and rewarding three supply chain managers in Bangladesh. Trinity Communications in association with International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA), USA organised the conference, First International Supply Chain Conference,
Govt on food alert
Piles up 38pc more subsidy as food grains get pricey in world market The government will increase subsidy for food grains and agri inputs by 38 percent in the current fiscal year to check price hike of food grains. Economists consider the additional subsidy necessary to cushion the impact of soaring prices of essentials on ... Read more
Killers out on bail
Panic-stricken daughters of slain Gulshan couple go into hiding Two daughters of the couple slain at Gulshan in the capital are apprehending attacks from the alleged killers out on bail. “We stay at our residence but as the sun sets, insecurity grips us and we take refuge somewhere else for the night,” said Bithi, the ... Read more
Bus crushes schoolboy
Protest erupts in Savar; mob blocks highway for 3 hours, set fire 5 buses, ransacks 50 vehicles A rash driven bus crushed a school going boy under its wheels near Radio Colony at Savar when the child was returning home with his mother yesterday. In protest, around 1,500 angry students of Radio Colony Model School, ... Read more
Tremor jolts city
A mild earthquake shook the capital and other parts of the country yesterday afternoon for the third time this month causing panic among people. Two other earthquakes jolted the capital and some other parts of the country on February 10 and February 4. The quakes were at three different faults at Bangladesh-India and
Acid burnt widow fighting for life
SIRAJGANJ: A widow, who sustained acid burn injuries on early Saturday, is fighting for survival on the bed of Sirajganj Sadar Hospital in the town. The victim’s condition is now critical, doctors said. The victim was identified as Jorina Bewa, 45, wife of late Abdus Sattar Munshi of Bhennabari village in
Malaysian labour market likely to be spoiled
Dhaka: Private recruitment agencies are allegedly hindering moves to reopen Malaysian labour market for Bangladeshi nationals, said a senior official at the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET). The official, on conditions of anonymity, added that an unscrupulous group close to private recruiting agencies might persuade the Malaysian side not to reopen the labour ... Read more
Brac Bank comes in aid of Hena’s family
Fatwa accused Idris remanded The Brac Bank has come forward to donate Tk 1 lakh to the family of Hena Akter, the girl whipped to death in Shariatpur last month, following a report published in The Daily Star on February 11 headlined “Double Blow for family”. Hena’s father Darbesh Kha, a day labourer, borrowed Tk ... Read more
Beautification work progressing
Stage set for WCC Beautification work progressing The mega city of Dhaka is turning to a colourful city as the beautification works are going on in full swing while the zero hour to kick off the much-awaited ICC World Cup Cricket at Bangabandhu National Stadium is approaching. Organisers have been expecting that the capital city ... Read more
Perfect practice for Tigers
Bangladesh made a confident start handing a nine-wicket defeat to Canada in their first lead-up match to the World Cup at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday. In front of a strong 12,000-plus crowd in the new-look stadium, the Tigers once again established their supremacy against the ICC associate nations and rubbished all the pre-match ... Read more
Afridi wants to play very good brand of cricket
Dhaka: Shahid Afridi sent a warning message to those people who wrote off Pakistan’s chance as he underlined his side ‘most dangerous’ in the World Cup. “This is a message for the other teams- no one can underestimate us,” said the Pakistan captain at a press conference at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday. “When ... Read more
No upset in warm-ups
All the Test teams involved in yesterday’s round of World Cup warm-up matches, with the probable exception of New Zealand, came out on top against their less fancied rivals. Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies defeated the Netherlands, Zimbabwe and Kenya respectively by convincing margins, while New Zealand were still trying to put away ... Read more