Say Yunus’ counsels, argue at HC as no show cause notice served; hearing resumes today Counsels for Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus yesterday argued that there is no legal bar for him to continue as the managing director of Grameen Bank since the Bangladesh Bank’s directive to remove him was illegal. The removal of Yunus ... Read more
Month: March 2011
3 Bangladeshis fleeing Libya drown in Greek waters
47 jump ship, 14 missing, 3,994 return home Three Bangladesh nationals evacuated from Libya drowned in Greek waters on Saturday night while trying to swim to shore from a ship moored at Hania Port of Crete Island, according to the foreign ministry. ‘After berthing at Hania Port, some 47 jumped ship and three of them ... Read more
Children over burdened by syllabus
School going children are under heavy pressure as they have to spend all day studying to complete huge syllabus. Children say that they do not get the time even to play as they have to study for long hours work to be able to complete the syllabus
India stave off Ireland
Ireland provided further evidence that they are the most improved of the Associate nations after stretching India during their match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore yesterday. They had astonished the world with their scarcely believable defeat of England at the same ground four days earlier, but yesterday India’s batting proved to be too strong ... Read more
DU files no case, sends body to Barisal
The Dhaka University authorities had not filed any case until 8:00pm on Sunday in connection with the killing of a DU student by some unruly transport workers at Motijheel in the capital on Saturday evening. DU proctor KM Saiful Islam on Sunday afternoon told New Age that the university Syndicate would take a decision about ... Read more
Stalker stabs 12-yr-old girl
A 12-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck by a stalker yesterday at Burhanpur in Hazaribagh of the city, while she was going home from school. The victim, Hira Akhter, was a student of class three at an NGO-run school at Ganaktuli lane. According to witnesses, Mamun, 27, a rickshaw-puller, who was lurking near Hira’s ... Read more
UK to arrange 3 evacuation flights
The British government said it will provide three emergency evacuation flights to repatriate 500 Bangladeshis stranded in Tunisia. Three commercial charter planes were to take the Bangladeshis home from Djerba airport later yesterday, the British government
Sakib stokes new controversy
Bangladesh captain Sakib al Hasan triggered a new debate by questioning the records of former cricketers who have criticised the wobbling Tigers following Friday’s humiliating nine-wicket defeat to West Indies. ‘I feel really bad when I see the former cricketers talk like common fans. They understand a lot, played a lot and went through this ... Read more
Siddons seeks to move on
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Siddons seeks to move on Our Correspondent, Chittagong Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons admitted that his confidence was ‘dented’ by the humiliating loss to West Indies last Friday, but was keen on forgetting the setback and moving on. “The boys are still shell-shocked. They are sad about what happened and the ... Read more
Jamal beat MSC
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club defeated Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club 1-0 in the Bangladesh League at the Kamalapur stadium on Sunday. Zahid Hasan Ameli scored the winner which created a chaos and controversy. In the 72nd minute Ameli drove a Shakil Ahmed cross toward the Mohammedan post from
Angelina Jolie Visits Afghanistan To Meet Refugees
Superstar Angelina Jolie made a surprise, two day visit to Afghanistan recently to meet with refugees. The actress took the trip as part of her real-life role as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissions for Refugees (UNHCR). Many of the refugees Angelina met with had spent years in exile, the majority of ... Read more
Wigs on pages of history
In ancient Egypt, both males and females wore wigs made either from human hair, sheep’s wool or vegetable fibers, depending upon their social status. There were a number of benefits for Egyptians from shaving their heads. First it was more comfortable in the hot Egyptian climate not to have hair. Secondly, a baldhead helped avoid ... Read more
Who will review the TV umpire?
Harper was at his worst during match between Pakistan and Canada Colombo: Heavy pressure seems to be mounting on umpires this World Cup due to the Umpires Decision Review System (UDRS). When a decision is sent up for review, the noise given out through the loud speaker is similar to that of a heart beat
‘Hairsay’ on Murali action angers fans
Hair claims some umpires suspect the spinner’s bowling but will not call him on it Colombo: As if to provoke and disturb the concentration of Sri Lanka’s strike bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, former Australian Test umpire Darrell Hair has come out with a timely disclosure. Speaking to an Australian newspaper, he revealed that several International Cricket ... Read more
Overconfidence led to Tigers’ downfall
Overcon-fidence coupled with irresponsible batting led to Bangladesh’s downfall in their crucial World Cup group B match against West Indies, former captains said on Saturday. Bangladesh made a mess of the game facing a rampant West Indian attack and were skittled out for their lowest ever total of 58 runs to concede a humiliating nine-wicket ... Read more
Keep your feet on the ground
Keep your feet on the ground Very rarely do a team’s actions and words combine to paint as clear a picture as Bangladesh’s performance against Ireland and their captain Shakib Al Hasan’s words did at the post-match briefing on the Friday before their debacle against the West Indies. In truth, that picture could only be ... Read more
Stand by them
What transpired after the Bangladesh cricket team’s meek surrender to the West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday was nothing less than mayhem. Knives were out from every quarter to savage each and every member of the failed brigade whom they affectionately call Tigers
Tamed Tigers reach Ctg
The Bangladesh cricket team flew into Chittagong yesterday amidst tight security to play their two Group B matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday and next Monday. The security was beefed up following some sporadic incidents which took place after the Tigers’ meek surrender against West Indies ... Read more
Abahani back on top
The title race for this season’s professional football league is heating up as Abahani, the defending champions and Muktijodhha Sangsad are giving each other a hard time at the top of the table. Abahani moved back to the top of the Grameenphone Bangladesh League points table yesterday with a 2-0 victory over fourth-placed Sheikh Russel ... Read more
Security tightened after WI stoning
Bangladesh World Cup security chief on Saturday said they would tighten the safety procedures after the West Indies team bus was hit by two stones following their big victory over the co-hosts in the capital. ‘We have reviewed the whole security system and decided to strengthen it further,’ said Colonel (retd) Mesbah Uddin Serniabat, the ... Read more