Saarc Council of Ministers Meeting This Week Visa exemption for VIPs high on agenda The upcoming meeting of the Saarc Council of Ministers will be dominated by a proposal to exempt certain categories of people from visa requirement to travel within the eight Saarc countries, diplomatic sources said. To be held at Thimphu on February ... Read more
Month: February 2011
72 more BGB jawans jailed
Mutiny in Kushtia 72 more BGB jawans jailed Seventy-two jawans of 32 and 35 rifles battalions of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were sentenced yesterday to jail terms ranging from four months to seven years for their involvement in 2009 mutiny at Kushtia. The Special Court-17, headed by Commander of Kushtia BGB sector Lt Col Nazrul ... Read more
Govt sends letter to embassies, donors
The banking division of the finance ministry last week sent a letter to different embassies and donor agencies located in Dhaka, explaining its intention behind constituting a committee for reviewing activities of Grameen Bank. Following is the full text of the letter: Grameen Bank started its journey in 1976 to
Raped girl whipped to death
Fatwa enforcers find victim guilty Four arrestees were taken on remand yesterday for links with a fatwa (religious edict) that led to whipping of a rape victim and her death in consequence in Shariatpur. Fourteen-year-old Hena, daughter of farmer Darbesh Kha of Chamta village in Naria upazila, was raped by her cousin Mahbub, 40, Sunday ... Read more
No arrest warrant for defamation
JS passes bill amending CrPC The Jatiya Sangsad yesterday passed a bill scrapping the provision of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) for directly issuing arrest warrant against journalists, writers and others for writing or saying anything defamatory. The amendment to the CrPC, however, introduced a provision for issuing summons against
Heist at Kali Temple in Old Dhaka
Unidentified miscreants looted gold ornaments and cash from a temple in Sutrapur area early on Wednesday, just 23 days after a similar heist at Dhakeshwari Mandir in the city. Shusil Kumar Datta, secretary of Kadamtola Kali Mandir committee, said the theft took place at the dead of night. Like everyday, priest Manik Chakraborty and Archana ... Read more
Ctg mayor shares opinion with beggars
Announces daily allowance of Tk 150 The Chittagong mayor, Manjur Alam, on Wednesday shared opinions with the city handicapped beggars over their permanent rehabilitation and keeping the city beggar-free during the upcoming World Cup Cricket. Among others, president of Physically Handicapped Beggars’ Welfare Association Nur Mohammed, its general secretary Tofazzal Hussain, CCC chief executive officer Manjur ... Read more
WC trophy in town
The trophy of the World Cup 2011 arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday and will remain here until the opening ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on February 17. The Bangladesh Cricket Board, the Local Organising Committee and the ICC sponsors have planned a massive promotional campaign with the trophy beginning today with a
Tigers’ training at Chittagong gets underway
The Bangladesh cricket team began a three-day long practice camp in Chittagong on Wednesday ahead of the World Cup 2011, which gets under way with the opening ceremony in Dhaka on February 17. The training camp at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, however, raised quite a few eyebrows as the Bangladesh Cricket Board is scheduled ... Read more
Abahani to the fore
Abahani bounced back strongly and brightened their chances of regaining the Premier Cricket League title when they beat Old DOHS by 39 runs in the penultimate Super League match at BKSP yesterday. Although the popular Dhanmondi side did their part by winning the match with apparent ease, they were done the most-needed favour by Cricket ... Read more
The Iceman
It is sheer bad luck for Bangladesh football that it lost Sakib al Hasan to cricket despite the stage was set for him to become a footballer. His father Khondoker Masroor Reza, who was an eminent footballer in his home town Magura, played football at the divisional level and a cousin Mehedi Hasan Ujjal went ... Read more
Delwar becomes runner-up
Delwar Hossain became runner-up in the ITF Asian U-14 Tennis Championship at theTeinbow Tennis Centre, Yangon, on Wednesday, which rewarded him with a place in the ITF team. The team, comprised of three boys and three girls, will now participate in another ITF Under-14 Asian Championship, to be held in March this year. Delwar, who ... Read more
Amigos Street Cricket champs
Amigos became champions of the Polar Street Cricket tournament yesterday at the Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club ground. They defeated Cricket Kids in the final by 10 runs. Rubaiyat Haque was awarded the man of the match for picking up two wickets for the Amigos. Former national skipper Shafiqul Haq handed over the trophy to the ... Read more
Oscar Review: Best Picture
It doesn’t seem five minutes since Avatar was battling it out with The Hurt Locker during the awards season of 2010. For the second year there are ten movies that will be battling it out for the prestigious title of Best Picture. And we take a closer look at the nominees: Black Swan – Darren ... Read more
Afridi praises Misbah, bowlers after tight finish
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi once again singled out his bowlers after their thrilling two-wicket win over New Zealand in the fourth one-day international in Napier. Pakistan, losing the toss and fielding first, sliced through the top half of the Kiwi batting lineup inside 25 overs to set the tone for the match, with left-arm pacer ... Read more
Stocks plunge on rumour-driven panic selling
Share prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange plunged on Tuesday as investors went for panic selling, driven by rumours including one on a squeeze of margin loan by the regulators. The benchmark general index of the DSE fell by 203.25 points, or 2.72 per cent, to close at 7,280.98 points on the day after the ... Read more
Software fair creates buzz
The country’s largest software and ICT-enabled services exposition — BASIS SoftExpo — started yesterday in Dhaka to bridge the gap between service providers and users. Finance Minister AMA Muhith inaugurated the five-day event at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC). About 110 local companies and 10 firms from Denmark and
Activists call for trust building in RMG sector
Rights activists and international buyers’ representatives on Monday asked garment owners to create trust and confidence in their relationships with workers and employees to avert labour unrest in the factories. Establishing healthy trade union activities at the factory level is a tested mechanism of
Seminar links CSR and PPP for social development
Business leaders should incorporate social welfare activities into their corporate strategy to raise organisations’ productivity and ensure social development, said a policy expert. “We urge the private sector to integrate corporate social responsibility (CRS) issues into business strategy,” said Anis Chowdhury, policy adviser at the Prime Minister’s Office. ”It will
SSC Exams Begin
Huge number of candidates absent A total of 6,583 candidates were absent on the first day of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations while 23 students were expelled for resorting to unfair means. Eight education boards, one Madrasa Education Board and one Technical Education Board are conducting the month-long SSC, Dakhil and SSC ... Read more