A police constable was crushed under the wheels of a bus on Dhaka-Maowa highway in the city’s Jatrabari yesterday. Delwar Hossain, 28, a driver constable of Mohammadpur Police Station, was returning to his Shyampur residence
Month: March 2011
Tigers positive ahead of vital clash
The Bangladesh team turned up for training yesterday after a day’s break at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, coming back in a united mood. The sentiment, as top-order batsman Junaed Siddiqui and vice-captain Tamim Iqbal said, was that normalcy has returned to the team after the shocker against West Indies and the off-field controversies that ... Read more
Kuwait oust Bangladesh
Under-23 team thrashed Bangladesh 3-0 in their away match of the Olympic pre-qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. The Middle-East football side confirmed their place in the second round of the qualifying phase with 5-0 win on aggregate after they defeated their hosts 2-0 at home as
Sponsors behind Shakib
Different sponsors of Shakib Al Hasan pledged their support to the all-rounder despite the ongoing controversy. After the crushing defeat to West Indies last Friday, Shakib has faced tremendous pressure from all quarters and it multiplied after he hit back at former cricketers and after a picture of him was
Catching up with S I Tutul
In the contemporary Bangla music scene singer S I Tutul needs no introduction. Often addressed as the ‘Surer Karigar’, S I Tutul’s popularity can be largely attributed to his innovative compositions and songs. Jai Din Jai Ekaki, Valo Lage Raat, Valo Lage Cha(n)d and Keu Prem Korey, Keu Preme Porey are some of the songs ... Read more
Yunus removal upheld
HC rejects Nobel hero’s petition against his ouster by govt from Grameen Bank; Yunus may appeal with SC today The High Court yesterday upheld Bangladesh Bank’s “removal” of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus from the post of Grameen Bank’s managing director. He will appeal against the verdict with the Supreme Court, his lawyers said. An HC ... Read more
No happy feelings
Civil society feels the issue treated unduly, worries about Grameen Bank; US still hopeful The High Court treated the issue of Prof Muhammad Yunus’ removal from Grameen Bank with a narrow mindset, economists and civil society members yesterday said. They said the court did not consider his contribution to development, poverty alleviation and improving the ... Read more
Over 7,000 to come home in 5 days
Bangladeshis Fled From Libya Over 7,000 to come home in 5 days More than 7,000 Bangladeshis, who fled to Egypt and Tunisia to escape the deadly conflict in Libya, will come home in the next five days. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is facilitating the repatriation in 24 charter flights. Briefing the reporters, Foreign ... Read more
Public colleges lack teachers
Tardy recruitment system keeps 3,677 posts vacant in 253 colleges A Bangla teacher takes English classes at a public college in Madaripur while a college in Satkhira has no one to teach physics, chemistry, geography and accounting, thanks to the government’s recruitment procedure. Official records show around 3,677 posts of teachers are vacant in the ... Read more
New law in making to protect arable land
Draft proposes area-wise zoning The government has drafted a bill seeking enactment of a law proposing provisions for land zoning to protect agricultural land in the wake of ‘rapid changes in nature and use of land for unplanned development activities such as building constructions and industrialisation.’ The land ministry has prepared the draft of the ... Read more
Maternity leave denial troubles women
Absence of day care centres at workplace and the denial of maternity leave are creating an acute problem for millions of working women in Bangladesh. Working women with small children said that both the public as well the private sector employers flout the labour law which requires setting up of day care facilities at any ... Read more
Reckless driving kills two more in city
Two more people, including a student, were killed as vehicles hit them in separate accident in the Dhaka city’s Jatrabari and Farmgate. At Farmgate, Mujibul Arefin Basunia, a Dhaka International University student, was killed as bus hit him in front of the Ananda Cinema Hall at the
Public hearing on proposed CNG price hike ends in chaos
The public hearing held on Tuesday by Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Petrobangla’s proposal for increasing the price of compressed natural gas for end users ended in chaos after lengthy altercations. Throughout the hearing, the main topic of debates between the BERC, Petrobangla, consumers,
1 killed in ‘shootout’
An alleged criminal was killed in a ‘shootout’ with Rapid Action Battalion at Khejurbag in South Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital yesterday. The dead, Minu Parvez alias Tonu alias Dadabhai, 27, was accused in a number of cases, including murder, said police
‘It’s a massive game’
A close win like England’s over South Africa only a few days ago is hard to let go off, even though another crucial game is only a couple of days away. You tend to go on and on about the game and how the twists and turns took place and how the winning team actually ... Read more
Sakib in murky waters
The World Cup has suddenly turned into a long, tough journey for Bangladesh skipper Sakib al Hasan after he did very little to motivate his beleaguered side other than drag himself into some unnecessary disputes. Always known for his carefully careless attitude, Sakib first hit the headline for a wrong reason in the World Cup ... Read more
England wary of wounded Tigers
With their World Cup bid firmly back on track, England have now shifted their attention to Bangladesh and are fully aware of the backlash they might face against their beleaguered hosts. Bangladesh were humiliated by West Indies in their latest game having been dismissed to their lowest ever one-day total of 58 runs for a ... Read more
Bangladesh face Kuwait today
Bangladesh Under-23 national football team will face their Kuwaiti counterpart in the home match of the Olympic pre-qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. The Kuwaiti side played and won one warm-up match against 13-time Kuwait Premier League champion club Al Qadsia SC after their February’s first leg match against Bangladesh which
Tickets sale from today
The wait for the much-desired World Cup match tickets is over for Chitta-gong’s cricket lovers. Ticket distribution for the Bangladesh-England match on March 11 will start today and continue till tomorrow at the A K Khan premises adjacent to Alif Hotel at Alankar near the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Cricket fans who collected their confirmation ... Read more
DU students on rampage after transport workers kill fellow
Dhaka University students on Sunday rampaged through the campus after a group of transport workers had beaten to death one of their fellows at Motijheel in Dhaka. The students vandalised at least 70 vehicles, set a bus on fire and clashed with lawmen in the Shahbagh and the Nilkhet crossing during violent protests that continued ... Read more