Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Secretary Jafar Ahmed Khan has been appointed chairman of the board of directors for Expatriate Welfare Bank, says a statement of the government’s information department. A circular issued by the banking and financial institution division under the finance
Month: February 2011
Mitsubishi global chief due in town
Global President of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Osamu Masuko is scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh for a three-day visit today, Rangs Group said in a statement yesterday. Masuko will meet Industries Minister Dilip Barua, Chairman of Rangs Group Abdur Rouf Chowdhury and different high officials of the government
Motorcycle owners in Rajshahi suffer for substandard fuel
Owners of motorcycles in the Rajshahi city are facing serious problem because of sub-standard petrol and octane, which is leading their vehicles to go out of order. Many motorbike owners alleged that the pump owners were selling petrol and octane mixing with kerosene to make extra profit
Banglar Pathshala starts new study circle
Banglar Pathshala, a cultural organisation, offers a yearlong study circle on ‘literature and society’ that is going to be launched on February 12. The inaugural session of the study circle will be held at Dhaka University’s RC Majumdar Auditorium at 4:00pm, according to a release
Youth found dead in capital city
The Jatrabari police in Dhaka recovered a hacked body of a young man from a wetland Monday morning. Jatrabari police sub-inspector Hossain Ali Khandaker confirmed the recovery of the body near Saddam Market beside Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Jatrabrai. The body of the young man aged about 26-year-old was recovered form the spot at
Swaraswati Puja today
Hindu devotees will celebrate Swaraswati Puja, the worship ritual of Goddess Swaraswati, at country’s different temples and educational institutions today. Hindu mythology represents Swaraswati as the divine consort of Lord Brahma, creator of the universe, and as a symbol of knowledge, consciousness, wisdom and
Valerie Taylor’s anniversary of birth today
Today is the 67th birthday of Valerie Ann Taylor, founder and coordinator of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), says a press release. Valerie was born to Marie and William Taylor in 1944 in Kent, the UK. She is a fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (FCSP) and first came to
Dhaka City College student drowns
A Dhaka City College student drowned yesterday while bathing near St Martin’s Island under Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar while three other students were rescued in critical condition. The deceased Sakhawat Hossain Jitu, 21, a student of Department of Business Administration, was visiting the island with four faculty members and 152 students, police
Housewife commits suicide
A 22-year-old housewife allegedly committed suicide following a conjugal feud by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her house at Mohammadpur in Dhaka Monday afternoon. The deceased, Afroza Begum, had a girl child. The victim’s husband, Sohel Khan, said Afroza committed suicide following an altercation
Cultivating a winning habit
For Mohammad Ashraful, the moment when everything started to change is very clearly etched in memory. It was a cool January day in 2009 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur and Bangladesh was up in a tough match against the visiting Sri Lankan side. Aided by two marvellous spells of fast bowling from Mashrafe ... Read more
Tigers move to No. 8
With the 2011 World Cup only eleven days away, the confidence levels of fans and players alike will have been boosted by Bangladesh’s recent elevation to number eight in the pecking order of ODI cricket. The Tigers’ ODI team have overtaken the West Indies, whose 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Sri Lankans in ... Read more
Ansar reign in TT
Bangladesh Ansar lifted titles in both men’s and women’s team events of the AB Bank 31st National Table Tennis Championship in Chittagong yesterday. Men’s team crushed Feni DSA in straight 3-0 sets while women’s team also followed their footsteps by defeating Biman in 3-0 sets
Hena’s body exhumed on HC order
The High Court on Monday asked Shariatpur deputy commissioner and civil surgeon to immediately exhume the body of Hena Akhter who succumbed to injury reportedly by whipping in Shariatpur on January 23. The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain also asked the civil surgeon to conduct post-mortem of the ... Read more
Sony nat’l tennis
Six players moved confirmed their quarterfinal berths in the men’s singles of the Sony National Tennis Competition at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna yesterday. Among the six pre-quarterfinals, the match between Anwar Hossain and Biplob Ram was the most entertaining lasting four hours where Anwar had the last laugh. Anwar bounced back from
Power crisis, low groundwater levels raise farmers’ fears
Farmers in different parts of the country fear that severe power cuts and low groundwater level could hamper irrigation for boro farming. They said scanty rainfall this year was responsible for low groundwater levels in parts of the country and that they would have to face acute irrigation problems from mid-March, the time
Bryan Adams to star in ICC World Cup opening ceremony
Popular Canadian singer Bryan Adams will perform in the inaugural ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup on February 17 in the city. According to Adam’s personal website, he will be staying in Dhaka on February 17 and 18. The singer’s two-day visit to the Bangladesh capital follows a six-day tour in India to
Investors run amok
Stocks continue to plunge Agitated share market investors went on a rampage on Monday afternoon vandalising scores of vehicles and business establishments at Motijheel in the city as the general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange continued to plunge, shedding 324.51 points on the day. The angry investors took to the streets of Motijheel, the commercial ... Read more
Nipah kills another in Rangpur
Nipah encephalitis claimed one more life in Rangpur yesterday raising the death toll to 25. Moyez Uddin, 45, of Annodanagar in Pirgachha upazila, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital around 5:00am. He was admitted to the hospital on Saturday. In Kurigram, two people are suspected to have died from the virus on
Lily Allen is latest celeb to plan 2011 wedding
Pop singer to follow in footsteps of Wills and Kate and Kate Moss and Jamie Hince With Valentine’s Day just round the corner and Wills and Kate’s royal wedding on the horizon, cupid appears to be working overtime. Earlier in the week it was reported that Kate Moss was planning to marry her boyfriend Jamie ... Read more
Deepika still looking for the right man
Deepika Padukone might be spotted with Siddharth Mallya at just about every party, but she still won’t admit that he’s the right man for her. In fact, the star says coolly that she is still looking for the right man to marry! “I haven’t thought of marriage. I still have to find the right man ... Read more