Goal-line technology finally heading to football FIFA, the world governing body of football has announced it is to make its decision of introducing goal-line technology to the sport next year following a two-stage testing programme for potential systems. One of the sport’s most contentious and often criticised omissions, goal-line technology looks set to finally make ... Read more
Month: May 2011
Emma Watson is best dressed woman in a poll
“Harry Potter” star Emma Watson has cast her spell over the fashion world – she’s been named Britain’s best dressed woman in a new poll. The actress has proved her style credentials since rising to fame by becoming a regular in the front row of fashion shows and acting as muse and model for British ... Read more
Taniya plays a negative role again
Six years back, Tania Ahmed first acted a negative role in Saiful Islam Mannu’s TV serial Shapludu. After a long break, Taniya is playing such a role again in a new TV serial titled Prottaborton directed by Sanowar. The plot of this play is based on a story in which Tania gets married to a ... Read more
Banks’ liquidity marks a rise
Banks’ excess liquidity rose by Tk 3,000 crore within a month as they brought down their investment in the stockmarket and launched a drive to draw more deposits from clients. An increase in fund disbursement for the implementation of annual development programme (ADP) has also fuelled liquidity. The banks had excess liquidity of Tk 27,087 ... Read more
Balu filled up for a ‘bridge’
Rajuk responsible, river custodian oblivious Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has filled up the Balu river at Mashkul in Khilkhet narrowing it down to nearly half its width for constructing a bridge. This has choked the river to such an extent that two engine boats can hardly pass together through the point. Rajuk has no approval ... Read more
Minissha Lamba is all set to go international
This summer, Minissha Lamba is all set to go international! The jet-setting actor has been personally invited to France for the prestigious Cannes Film Festival to be held from the 11nd of May this year. The fest will see Minissha attending the premiere for Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris where she will rub shoulders with ... Read more
99pc adults exposed to lifestyle diseases
Risks of cancer, diabetes, heart ailments absent only in 1.3pc, finds medical survey Almost 99 percent Bangladesh people aged above 25 years has been exposed to at least one of three chronic diseases — cancer, diabetes and heart ailments — due to ‘unhealthy’ lifestyle. A most recent medical survey reveals the alarming situation, saying that ... Read more
Struggle to Survive
By Jawad Hossain Nirjhor The ready-made garment industry employs around 3.5 million workers and accounts for 80 percent of the total export earnings is mainly depends on women workers .Following the countrywide demonstration last year, the minimum wage for the garment workers was slightly increased. On the eve of May Day, it is time to ... Read more
SSC results on May 12
The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC), SSC vocational and Dakhil examinations of 2011 under 10 education boards will be published on May 12, education officials told The Independent Monday. ‘The due date of publication of the results is May 10 (within two months of completion of exams) but our honourable Prime Minister Sheikh ... Read more
Noted Classical Vocalist Ila Majumdar No More
Ila Majumdar, classical singer, writer and teacher of logic, philosophy and music, died yesterday (at around 2am) at her residence in Maghbazar. She was the mother of popular contemporary singer Bappa Majumdar and wife of the late classical music guru Barin Majumdar. She died of stroke. Born to a culturally oriented family in Pabna, Ila ... Read more
Telcos may see cut in spectrum fees
The telecoms ministry has proposed a revision in the spectrum charges for four mobile operators, by slashing the fees by more than Tk 4,000 crore from what the regulator had proposed earlier for their licence renewal. According to the new proposal by the telecoms ministry, the four operators
Murali wants Hashan to prove allegations
Retired Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan wants his former team-mate Hashan Tillakaratne to either furnish proof of match-fixing by the country’s cricketers or stop making such allegations as he might just end up being sued. “I don’t know why he has said this. If somebody is making such claims, he should first give
Tillakaratne to take fixing claims to ICC
Former Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillakaratne said on Tuesday he was ready to share information on alleged match-fixing with the International Cricket Council, the game’s world governing body. Tillakaratne, now an opposition politician, said he will name those involved in match-fixing to ICC officials, after claiming last week that Sri Lanka players had been fixing ... Read more
Shamima’s winning start
Nat’l Women’s Chess Shamima’s winning start Defending champion Shamima Akter Liza made a winning start in the Arlin Developer 32nd National Women’s Championship but WIM Rani Hamid lost her opening round tie at the Bangladesh Chess Federation playing room yesterday. Liza, who recently earned the final norm of WIM, defeated Masuda Begum while FM Jakia ... Read more
Mob sets police station on fire
Forces OC, cops to take off uniforms, 30 injured in clashes over robbery At least 30 people were injured as several thousand villagers besieged two police stations and set a police station and a vehicle on fire in Birganj and Kaharol upazilas of Dinajpur on Tuesday. Four police personnel were injured in a mass beating ... Read more
CNG likely to cost more in a day or two
The government is likely to raise the price of compressed natural gas in a day or two, officials said. The decision would be taken by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on a proposal sent by Petrobangla to raise the CNG price. Petrobangla, the state run oil, gas and mineral resources corporation, sent the proposal to
Carla Bruni ‘Expecting Twins’
France’s First Lady Carla Bruni is pregnant with twins, according to reports. The supermodel-turned-singer has been at the centre of speculation she is expecting her first child with French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the last few weeks after she was spotted wearing baggier clothing in a suspected bid to hide a baby bump. Now a ... Read more
Nicolas Cage Treats Son To A Wedding Jet
Nicolas Cage splashed out on a stay at a ”four diamond” hotel in New Orleans for his son Weston Cage and new wife Nikki Williams after their wedding last month and arranged for a private jet to take them home to Los Angeles afterwards. Nicolas Cage paid for his son to fly in a private ... Read more
Katy Perry Had No Childhood
Katy Perry ”didn’t have a childhood” because of her strict upbringing by her evangelical Christian parents. Katy Perry “didn’t have a childhood” because of her strict Christian upbringing. The ‘Firework’ singer’s parents are evangelical Christian missionaries who wouldn’t read any book to her other than the Bible or let her listen to non-religious music, which ... Read more
Royal wedding drives record traffic to Yahoo!
Yahoo! on Monday said that online interest in the royal wedding led to record high traffic at its websites. Preliminary figures released by the California-based Internet pioneer indicated that it handled a record-setting 50,000 requests per second for wedding-related content. Requests-per-second peaked at 33,000 after the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan