Citizens of Bangladesh, India live a life of refugee at enclaves, exclaves “You will never know the pain of being stateless,” said Abdur Rashid of Dashiarchhara, one of the 111 Indian exclaves in Kurigram, as he drew out a piece of paper from his pocket. “I had to beg the Bangladeshi chairman for this certificate ... Read more
Month: June 2011
It’s all because of scholarship
DU teacher describes husband’s assault on her “He pushed his fingers into my eyes,” a battered wife told newsmen yesterday how her sadistic husband made her suffer beyond belief, “And dragged me by my hair on the floor.” Rumana Manjur was talking to the reporters at the city’s LabAid Hospital for the first time since ... Read more
Stocks bounce back from deep loss
Stocks rebounded as investors used low prices as an opportunity to buy shares, a day after the stockmarket suffered a massive slide. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DGEN) gained 228 points, or 4.02 percent, to close at 5,904 points
AirAsia moves on ticket refund
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia will refund money to its clients who bought tickets for the flights after June 30 on its Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur route. The decision on refunding money came nearly a week after the airline announced suspension of flights on the route from July 1 for an indefinite
Inquiry absolves military, VDP of Kalpana abduction
Abdullah Juberee for New Age The inquiry commission set up to investigate the abduction of Kalpana Chakma, then organising secretary of the Hill Women’s Federation, 15 years ago, found no involvement of the military or the Village Defence Party in the abduction. The probe also failed to identify any abductor but resolved that ‘she had ... Read more
Mangrove forest plundered
2.5km road project in a Bhola char gets AL lawmaker’s blessings; flouts HC order, environmental law Within hours after a court judgement that clearly directed the authorities to abide by the forest and environment acts, groups of people have chopped down thousands of trees inside a mangrove forest and a designated wildlife sanctuary to build ... Read more
Husband beats up DU teacher
A teacher of Dhaka University was critically injured and lost an eye as her husband brutally beat her up a few days ago. The victim, faculty member of international relations department at DU, was assaulted by her husband Syeed Hasan Sumon on June 5 while staying at her parents’ residence in the capital’s
An ambassador of marketing
Mastering Management An ambassador of marketing Philip Kotler, an American born renowned strategic marketer, is the world’s leading author on marketing. He is the SC Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University in USA. Kotler has been honoured as one of the world’s leading marketing thinkers. He received ... Read more
Build a brand, be global
Mastering Management Build a brand, be global Marketing guru Philip Kotler asks Bangladesh to work on its potential Marketing guru Philip Kotler suggested Bangladesh and its corporate leaders should focus on developing global brands for sustainable development. Bangladesh and China have no global brands although the populations of the two countries are higher than that ... Read more
Six-storey Gulshan building tilts
A six-storey building at Gulshan tilt on Saturday morning following a land collapse during pile-driving work in an adjacent plot, raising the fear that yet another building might collapse in the capital, following several such incidents taking place in the past few weeks. Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha however said the tilt building having 15 apartments was ... Read more
Siddons keen to hire a Tiger for his Firebirds
Any of the Bangladeshi players could be reunited with his former coach in New Zealand’s domestic cricket provided the Tigers’ international schedules allow him, Jamie Siddons told a local newspaper. Siddons took over the charge of Wellington after leaving Bangladesh job and has already signed Muttiah Muralitharan as one of the overseas players for his ... Read more
Medicare at stake
Medical representatives go for aggressive promotion during busy hours at hospitals In aggressive promotion of pharmaceutical drugs the country’s medical representatives invade hospitals during busy working hours in violation of marketing code and medical ethics, according to doctors and witnesses. Visiting the outpatient sections of several public hospitals in the capital The Daily Star
Why Smokers Gain Weight When Quitting
Washington: Scientists say they’ve finally discovered why smokers tend to gain some weight when they kick the habit. It turns out that nicotine can rev up brain cells that normally signal people to stop eating when they’re full, researchers report in Friday’s edition of the journal Science. The weight connection isn’t
Cricketers’ conditioning camp begins today
Cricket players of the 32-member squad for the pre-season conditioning camp will begin their second phase of the camp at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Pratishthan today. The six-week camp divided into three phases is run by strength and conditioning trainer of Bangladesh cricket team Grant Luden, the only foreign coach to survive from the post
Shakib’s losing return
Yorkshire gained their first victory of the season in the Friends Life t20 North Group but it was a desperately close run thing as they overcame Worcestershire by just two runs at Headingley. The visitors however remained without a win in three games, but it was just the tonic they needed ahead of Friday night’s ... Read more
Saber wants BCB board elected
The Bangladesh Cricket Board should hold elections to elect its president if it wants to see the development of cricket, former BCB president Saber Hossain Chowdhury said on Friday. The president of the cricket board is now selected by the government. Saber, who ran the board from 1996 to 2001, said this as he was ... Read more
QUBEE laptop fair opens
The QUBEE Summer Laptop Fair 2011 began on Friday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the Dhaka city with the theme ‘lit the light of technology’. The state minister for science and information and communication technology, Yeafesh Osman, inaugurated the three-day fair. The state minister said the government wanted to provide technology for all and ... Read more
Forest: The one and only address of inhabitable world
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman for The Daily Star Forest ecosystem provides benefits that support the livelihoods of countless human beings. Forests provide a number of components to the broad range of ecological services such as, regulation of rainfall and hydrological system; maintenance of soil quality, control of soil erosion, modulating climate; and being the habitat ... Read more
An Iconoclast Passes Away in Exile
This may mark the end of an era, an era that was defined by the greatness of intellect and exquisite artistic abilities. Maqbool Fida Husain is no more. He passed away early yesterday. CNN-IBN TV channel quoted a friend, Arun Vadehra, as saying that Husain, often described as India’s Picasso, died at the Royal Brompton ... Read more
Mahfuz Ahmed @DS Café
Mahfuz Ahmed is one of the most popular actors in the Bangladeshi TV media. He has personified diverse characters throughout his extended acting career. The deft actor has gone behind the camera and directed TV plays and serials as well. He has acted in films too and won a National Film Award for his performance ... Read more