Chittagong: According to International Labour Organization (ILO) at least 150,000 children and women are being trafficked barely in the South-Asian region and the major destinations of the trafficked victims are India and UAE. Anuradha Koirala, founder and director of Maity Nepal, shared this information at a
Month: February 2011
Bishwabidyalay Theatre observes 24yrs
Bishwabidyalay Theatre launched a three-day programme in Rajshahi University on Thursday, on the occasion of its 24th founding anniversary. The activists of the theatre brought out a procession on the campus marking the occasion. The procession was inaugurated by Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation secretary general
Treasure-troves Await at DVD Stores
No Barrier Treasure-troves Await at DVD Stores Urban taste in movies is gradually evolving. Although Hollywood and Bollywood still control a large audience, films from other countries are grabbing a piece of the Dhaka audience. Iranian, Spanish, German and French movies, with English subtitles, can now be easily found at virtually all DVD stores. Since ... Read more
Safe exit not only worry
Bangladeshis Trapped in Libya Safe exit not only worry Thousands without food, water; Egypt denies entry to 400 Thousands of desperate Bangladeshis are crying for food, water and a safe exit from violence-riven Libya, witnesses said yesterday amid unfolding scenes of deepening chaos in the sprawling desert country. Brega, or Marsa Al Brega, about a ... Read more
Govt plans SIM tax cut
Also to rationalise 2G licence renewal fees The government plans to reduce SIM taxes, and rationalise the fees for 2G licence renewal and spectrum charges, Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju said yesterday. “I have already talked to the finance minister so the eight hundred taka tax on SIM [subscriber’s identification module] could be reduced in ... Read more
‘Must-win’ game for Tigers
Bangladesh will look to bounce from their opening defeat and keep their quarter-final dream on track when they face Ireland in their second World Cup match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday. A string of changes are expected in the Tigers’ line-up with pace bowler Shafiul Islam struggling for his fitness having picked up ... Read more
Polls to 596 UPs in Mar 29-April 3
Parties ignore EC invitation for talks Elections to 596 union parishads in 12 coastal districts will be held in a staggered manner between March 29 and April 3. The chief election commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda, on Thursday announced the schedule for the first phase of union parishad polls and said that elections to the rest ... Read more
No specific request to IOM yet
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) yesterday made an urgent appeal to the international community for funding so that it could help evacuate migrants from turbulent Libya. “We are very concerned for all those migrants who may wish to leave, but cannot. Many countries without the adequate resources to evacuate their nationals are now asking ... Read more
Nuke power deal with Russia inked
Bangladesh yesterday signed a primary deal with Russia for installing a 2,000MW nuclear power plant at Rooppur in Pabna. By signing the deal, the government launched country’s first nuclear power plant project (NPP) which would be completed in 2017-18 at a cost of $1.5 to
Wasa plans hike in water tariff
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) is planning to increase the water tariff as a huge amount of money is needed to treat the surface water. Dhaka mainly depends on the underground water and its level has been going deeper alarmingly. If the situation continues like this, the city in near future may face ... Read more
Nine rapists stay safe
Serafina’s Protest in Suicide Nine rapists stay safe Nine rapists of Serafina Mardi were let off the legal hook as the victim and her family members gave misleading statements before a court here in a rape case, said SM Rokon Uddin, superintendent of Rajshahi police. The rapists and their fathers were not even accused in ... Read more
Plotters not identified
Soldiers’ grievances not met Even two years inside the February 25-26, 2009 rebellion in the then Bangladesh Rifles, later renamed Border Guard Bangladesh, the plotters of the bloody mutiny are still unidentified, the conspiracy is yet to be cracked, and the grievances, identified by two probe bodies as the primary reasons for the rebellion, have ... Read more
1,065 soldiers jailed so far
In two years since the bloody mutiny of BDR border guards took place on Feb 25-26, 2009, some 1,065 rebel soldiers have been sentenced to imprisonment for different terms ranging from four months to seven years till Thursday. All these convicts were also fined Tk 100 each by different special courts set up across the ... Read more
Poppy fields destroyed in Bandarban
Bangladesh army in a drive on Wednesday destroyed seven poppy plantations at remote areas of Remacry of Tanchhi upazila in Bandarban. Yesterday, it distributed vegetables seeds and musical instruments to indigenous people in remote areas of Bandarban close to the Myanmar border to discourage poppy cultivation
Girl commits suicide
A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at Pallabi in the city on Tuesday night. Afrin Afroze Anika, 18, an HSC student of Mirpur Commerce College was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her bedroom at about 11:00pm
‘Mela’ of pirated books outside
With several copies of pirated books in his hands, 13-year-old Sumon was hawking on the footpath near the entrance of Amar Ekushey Boi Mela premises yesterday. He was not allowed inside the main premises of the book fair to sell his pirated books. But, this did not impact on his spirit in vending books, as ... Read more
Uncovered: Vidya’s secret affair
Vidya Balan Holidays With Siddharth Roy Kapoor Another affair in Bollywood is now out in the open. It’s been a rumour for several months. Finally, there is hint of a confirmation. Vidya Balan has been snapped by paparazzi with the current love of her life – Siddharth Roy Kapur – head honcho of UTV Motion ... Read more
‘The Bodyguard’ To Be Remade
‘The Bodyguard’ is set to be remade. The 1992 hit movie – which starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston and took $411 million at the worldwide box office – is being given a 2011 makeover by Warner Bros. and will be scripted by Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer. The original film told the tale of ... Read more
Proteas beat Windies with ease
De Villiers, Smith guide Protease to easy win New Delhi: AB de Villiers and captain Graeme Smith guided South Africa to an easy seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in a World Cup Group B match here at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Thursday. Chasing a modest total of 223, South Africa lost two ... Read more
On the sidelines of book fair
Someone entering the Ekushey book fair premises is likely to hear public announcement made by the fair information centre seeking donator of blood for emergency patients. The visitors, alongside browsing and buying books, also pay heed to the appeal for humanitarian initiatives like donating bloods to different volunteer blood collecting organisation and