The bear run and investors’ demonstrations continued at the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday, the last trading day of the week, belying the finance minister’s assurance that the capital market would be stabilised by the week. Hundreds of investors took to the streets at Motijheel for the fifth day after the
Month: February 2011
Nipah claims 2 more lives
Nipah encephalitis claimed two more lives in Dinajpur and Gaibandha yesterday, raising the death toll to 27. Masuma Akhter Moni, 11, of Belaichandi village in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur, and Muktar, 45, of Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital around 12:00noon. Moni was admitted to the hospital with high fever on ... Read more
Double blow for family
It is not only Hena’s memory that haunts her family members. They are also deeply worried about repaying the loan taken for her treatment. Hena’s father Darbesh Kha, a day-labourer, borrowed Tk 40,000 to arrange her treatment, burial and other relevant expenses such as food and conveyance, family members
Courtroom shell-shocked
Shariatpur civil surgeon reads out injury details As the Shariatpur civil surgeon yesterday read out in the High Court the fresh autopsy report citing injury marks all over Hena’s body, people in the courtroom seethed with rage, some even shouted expletives. Only nine days back, an autopsy conducted at Shariatpur Sadar Hospital did not find ... Read more
1,500MW shortage a day in summer: minister
The state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Mohammad Enamul Haque told parliament on Thursday that in coming summer the country would face 1,500 MW shortage of electricity. Replying to a question from Faridunnahar Laily, MP, he said that the average daily generation of power in February stood at 3,800 to 4,000 MW against ... Read more
Autistic child worker dies in 4-storey fall
An autistic teenager met tragic death while working at a construction site in Uttara yesterday. Deceased Moshiur Rahman, 14, son of Abdul Bashir Rahman of Chapainawabganj, came to Dhaka six days ago for treatment. As the father ran out of money, he and Moshiur started day labouring at a construction
Saarc gets first woman secy general
The 33rd Saarc Council of Ministers meeting has unanimously endorsed former Maldivian attorney general Aishath Dhiyana Saeed as the first ever female secretary general of the eight-nation regional body. Dhiyana would become the first female and the youngest secretary general of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) when she takes office on March 1, ... Read more
Ctg ready to host WC
With the Tigers already in the city and Canada due to land this morning, the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong is ready to give Bangladesh’s World Cup mission a kick-start with the first official warm-up game on February 12. A quick look into the ground on Thursday dispelled much of the concerns that had ... Read more
Canada eye two wins, an upset
Cricke-ting minnows Canada are aiming to win at least two games and causing an upset in the group stage to accomplish their dream of qualifying for the World Cup quarter-final. ‘We discussed our expectation and goal as a team internally. We talked about getting into the second round, wins against Zimbabwe, Kenya and an upset ... Read more
Tigers begin to feel WC heat
With the World Cup looming closer, Bangladesh have finally started to feel the heat, batsman Junaed Siddique told reporters in Chittagong on Thursday. The Tigers are in the port city to play their first official warm-up game against Canada on February 12. ‘We are getting a feeling that the World Cup is close now. Our ... Read more
Tickets up for grabs
Cricket fans have a good news. Fifty per cent tickets for tomorrow’s practice match between Bangladesh and Canada are still up for grabs and will be sold at the booth of the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Sirajuddin Mohammad Alamgir yesterday informed that the tickets would be on sale from 10am ... Read more
Goalless draw in table top clash
Sheikh Russel KC held Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to a goalless draw in the Grameenphone Bangladesh League encounter at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. A win for any side could have put them on top of the 12-team table along with leaders Abahani but both sides had to be content with their ... Read more
Nat’l tennis
The final line-up of all events in the Sony National Tennis Tournament completed yesterday at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna. Top seed Amol Roy and Alamgir Hossain moved into the men’s singles final as Amol beat Laxman 6-3, 6-2 and Alamgir defeated Ranjan Ram 3-6, 6-2 and
Pepsi brings trophy to consumers
Countless Pepsi consumers were delighted to have a snap with the ICC World Cup trophy on Wednesday when the coveted trophy was taken to Bashundhara City by the soft-drink giant. A massive crowd lined up at the atrium of Star Cineplex at Bashundhara City to catch a glimpse of the coveted prize as Pepsi helped ... Read more
Residential Model lift Dhaka zone Mini WC title
Dhaka Residential Model High School and College clinched the title of he ICC Mini Cricket World Cup 2011 beating Willes Little Flower in a thrilling match by 6 wickets at Dhanmondi Abahani ground on Thursday. Residential Model won the toss and decided to field first. Willes Little Flower amassed 84 runs before being all out ... Read more
Kapoor-Kaif the most wanted dates for Valentine’s Day
According to a poll conducted by Chakpak movie portal Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are the most wanted Valentine’s Day dates. Well, not for each other definitely. Ranbir and Katrina have topped a list of Bollywood actors with whom the youngsters will like to go on a date with this Valentine’s Day. Though Shahid Kapoor ... Read more
Lokkhi Terra came to rock music festival
A blend of traditions, diversity of instruments and fusion of genre—that is Lokkhi Terra, an UK-based Bangla band. The members of the band recently came to rock the international music festival in Dhaka which ended on Saturday at Sultana Kamal Women Complex in Dhanmondi. The band performed on both days of the festival. They performed ... Read more
Suvro Dev’s Musical Link to Bangladeshi Cricket
“Cricket Cricket” was the theme song of the Mini World Cup Cricket Tournament held in Dhaka in 1998. Popular singer Suvro Dev wrote, composed and rendered the theme song. When the Bangladesh cricket team first played in the World Cup Cricket in 1999, eminent actor Asaduzzaman Noor wrote the song “Good Luck Bangladesh.” Composed by ... Read more
Govt plans to redesign Dhaka Zoo
The government plans to redesign Dhaka Zoo and import more animals and birds to make it ‘one of the best in Asia,’ according to one of the designers. Dr Khandakar Shabbir Ahmed, a BUET professor involved in the redesign, told New Age that the landscape on which the zoo was located could allow the zoo ... Read more
e-information centre attracts young readers
Ekushey Book Fair e-information centre attracts young readers Raisul Islam Mithun, a student of city’s East West University, was seen happily browsing through the computers at the e-information centre of the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela looking for information about his favourite writer. “The system is very interesting and helpful,” he said, adding, “I found information ... Read more