Around 450 workers held ‘hostage’ by anti-govt demonstrators; 15 hurt in attack on construction site At least 15 Bangladeshi workers were injured as rioters stormed a South Korean construction site about 30 kilometres west of Tripoli while around 450 others were reportedly taken hostage in the port city of Darnah. The raid on the worksite ... Read more
Month: February 2011
Rape victim kills herself
Rapists let off the hook An indigenous girl died yesterday, two days after she had set herself on fire in Amtulipara village of Godagari. Serafina Mardi, 14, who was raped 10 months ago, ended her life failing to stand the humiliation any longer, said Rabindranath Soren, general secretary of JatiyaAdibashi Parishad. After being raped by ... Read more
Double blow for victim’s family
Killed in Construction Site Double blow for victim’s family The parents of four-year-old Tawhid Hossain, who died in an accident at a construction site, are passing miserable days hiding from the influential owner of the building. As Tawhid’s father fish vendor Israfil Hawlader filed a case, owner of the building advocate Lutfur Rahman Babu Bhuiyan ... Read more
SC to get four new judges
The government will appoint at least four judges to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court within this week to try and speed up the disposal of over 9,000 pending cases, law minister Shafique Ahmed has said. The four senior high court judges to be elevated to the Appellate Division, according to a recommendation from ... Read more
Same gang killed her brother last May
Tumpa Abduction, Murder Same gang killed her brother last May The same gang that allegedly killed schoolgirl Tumpa after kidnapping her from the capital on February 14, had also killed the victim’s brother eight months ago, police are now suspecting. The gang had been stalking Tumpa for three years, said the victims’ mother Khairunnahar Shikha. ... Read more
Another held on charge of Hena murder
Police yesterday arrested another accused in the case for murder of teenage rape victim Hena Akhter who was whipped following a fatwa at Noria upazila in Shariatpur. Latif Mirmalot, one of the local arbiters on January 24 that ordered Hena to be whipped 101 times, was arrested at his relative’s house in Siddheswari in the ... Read more
Workers clash with cops, 10 injured
Death in Factory Workers clash with cops, 10 injured At least 10 workers of a melamine factory were injured as they clashed with police over the death of a fellow worker in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj yesterday. Mazharul Islam, 25, was electrocuted when he was working around 12:00 noon. Doctors declared him dead after he ... Read more
Siddons criticises critics
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons reacted sharply to the criticism that his captain Sakib al Hasan has been facing for opting to bowl first in Saturday’s opening match against India. Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli took full advantage of the suicidal decision to hit two centuries that took India to 370-4, ending the contest half-way through ... Read more
Tigers thinking of the Irish only
After a day’s rest, the Tigers returned to business at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. The sun didn’t shine on the day, but the gloom as well as the defeat against India in the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup hardly dampened the spirit of Shakib Al Hasan’s men. They looked ... Read more
No more India talks
Bangladesh decided to put to an end the talks about the India defeat and shift their focus on a more crucial game against Ireland scheduled for February 25. In a team meeting on Monday the Tigers did a lot of soul-searching and came to a conclusion that enough has been said about the game and ... Read more
O’Brien minds job at hand
As the cricketing minnows struggle to make an impression in the early part of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, the debate over their exclusion from the 2015 edition is heating up with captains taking sides and letting their own theories on the topic be known. While the leading Associate Member nations joined in the ... Read more
Ashraful might be the answer
Bangladesh have embarked on their World Cup journey with a performance that, at least with the bat, is encouraging. To be able to score 283 while under the pressure of chasing the huge total of 370, hints at some maturity among the batsmen. What cannot be glossed over, however, is the team’s obvious Achilles’ heel ... Read more
Run, rabbit run
Beyond The Boundary Run, rabbit run Even as early as the third day of this World Cup, life for the minnows of this competition reflects a certain Hegelian truth; nasty, brutish and short. Sadly, for these teams it does not promise to get any better. The ICC, in the form of Haroon Lorgat has taken ... Read more
Tigers trio preach virtues of reading
They could not believe their eyes: the national cricket team heroes are here playing with them! “Am I dreaming?” Ismat Ara Shyama asked herself, stopping for a while as she and her classmates surrounded Bangladesh players Junaed Siddique, Mahmudullah Riyad and Shahriar Nafees. The three national cricketers yesterday went to the Kishalay Girls’ School and ... Read more
Irish players visit PLAN
Seven members of the Ireland cricket team, including the coach Phil Simmons, captain William Porterfield and the vice-captain Trent Johnson visited a Drop in Centre (DIC), supported by PLAN Bangladesh, for the street children in Rampura yesterday. The players were visibly moved and confessed to being touched by the children’s
‘Climate change reshapes tropical forests’
bbc.co.uk Future climate change could change the profile of tropical forests, with possible consequences for carbon storage and biodiversity, a study says. It suggests that if current trends continued, the drier conditions would favour deciduous, canopy species at the expense of other trees. US researchers based their findings on the changes they recorded in a ... Read more
Akshay Kumar to be brand ambassador for Canada Tourism
We have all heard of celebrities endorsing products, while a few have also been known to endorse a certain state or country. Well adding to this list is none other than Akshay Kumar. Akshay will soon be formally announced as the brand ambassador of Canada by the Canada Tourism Commission in Delhi. The announcement is ... Read more
Expressing the freedom of art
Expression is more than just communication; it is a way of reaching out and telling a story. Freedom on the other hand may be defined as absence of obstruction on the path to desire. Freedom is always considered a gift as it lets one to express themselves the way they want to. Student of MFA ... Read more
Thai couples break world record for kissing
A Thai couple wins a Valentine Day “kissathon” by staying lip locked for 46 hours, 24 minutes and 9 seconds. The elapsed time is being confirmed by Guinness World Records but exceeds the previous record of over 32 hours set by a couple in Germany. “A Bangkok couple, Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat, emerged as the ... Read more
Michael Jackson estate has earned $310 million since his death
The Christian Science Monitor The late artist was in substantial debt when he died in 2009, but the Michael Jackson estate has since earned $310 million and industry players expect the estate will continue to earn millions for years to come. Michael Jackson’s estate has generated $310 million in revenue from album sales, a film, ... Read more