People working at the Sayedabad water treatment plant of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority drink mineral water processed and marketed by another company instead of its own brand, Shanti, although the WASA product adheres to the required standards. During a programme at the plant on Wednesday, where Denmark’s ambassador Svend Olling and
Month: June 2011
Jamal crowned new champions
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club won the Bangladesh League title in their debut season after they eked out a 2-2 draw in their final game against Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Jamal needed only one point to lift them out of reach of their nearest rivals Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and two goals ... Read more
Tamim’s tips for Young Tigers
National opener Tamim Iqbal asked the young cricketers of the GP-BCB Academy to take time in mastering a single shot instead of trying to learn too many shots at a time. Tamim had an hour-long session with the budding 24 players at the Academy on Wednesday, sharing his experience at the international level and giving ... Read more
BCB told to expedite the appointment of coach
The technical evaluation committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board has urged the officials to expedite the appointment of the national coach so that he can join the team before they travel to Zimbabwe next month. The BCB officials said they are closed to signing an agreement with their preferred candidate Stuart Law, but the process ... Read more
Tigers’ safari stopover
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to send the national team to South Africa to play a four-day practice match as part of their preparation for the Zimbabwe tour in July-August. BCB’s technical committee in its meeting yesterday recommended the stopover in South Africa for a four-day practice match as they believed that it would ... Read more
Aishwarya Rai Is Pregnant, Tweets Big B
No due date was given for her and actor husband Abhishek Bachchan’s first child. Bollywood superstar and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is expecting her first child, four years after her marriage to husband and fellow actor Abhishek Bachchan. News of the pregnancy was revealed by Aishwarya’s father-in-law, Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan who posted ... Read more
Exhibition of rare Tagore photographs at AFD
To mark the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Alliance Française de Dhaka, in association with the French embassy, has organised an exhibition featuring a collection of unpublished photographs of Tagore and Santiniketan. Titled Tagore, the Universal Message, the exhibition will be going on at the La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka ... Read more
Humayan Ahmed’s ‘Ekla Pakhi’ goes on air from June 28
Popular playwright Humayan Ahmed’s drama serial ‘Ekla Pakhi’ is going to be aired on Channel i from June 28. The serial was directed by Meher Afroze Shaon. The cast of the serial includes Challenger, Tisha, Meer Sabbir, Sohana Saba, Shamim Shahed, Shamima Naznin, Masud Akhanda, Jeuel Rana and Al Mamun. The serial will be aired ... Read more
Arsenic detector costing Tk 700 developed
Even an illiterate person can use the gadget In a first for the country, the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) has developed an arsenic-detecting kit which will be available for Tk 700 as against the Tk 1.5 lakh price of an imported one. “Even an illiterate person can use the gadget and ... Read more
‘Shocking’ state of oceans threatens mass extinction
Overfishing and pollution putting fish, sharks and whales in extreme danger – with extinction ‘inevitable’, study finds. Fish, sharks, whales and other marine species are in imminent danger of an “unprecedented” and catastrophic extinction event at the hands of humankind, and are disappearing at a far faster rate than anyone had predicted, a study of ... Read more
All she wants is punishment
Rumana weeps, tells how she forgave husband upon numerous tortures After doctors in Bangladesh and India have failed to restore Rumana Manzur’s eyesight, the Dhaka University teacher now has just one option open: waiting for a miracle. “I don’t know what will happen with my eyes. Now everything depends on Allah,” a crying Rumana said ... Read more
Realtor fined, made to fill the area
Ditch on Hill-Top Realtor fined, made to fill the area The Department of Environment yesterday fined an owner of a private housing company Tk10.68 lakh for cutting a hill and destroying local ecology in Khadimpara area of Sylhet Sadar. An enforcement team led by Muhammad Munir Chowdhury, director (enforcement) of DoE, penalised the Managing Director ... Read more
Spinners thrown in a spin
Cheap yarns coming from China, India to cause heavy loss Islam, who would not disclose his full identity fearing it would affect his loan eligibility, is the owner of one of the giants in textiles, and was expecting a good profitable year until things started tumbling a few months back. He now stares at a ... Read more
Bangladesh ranks 25th in ‘failed states’ index
Bangladesh ranked 25th in this year’s Failed States Index prepared jointly by the Washington-based bimonthly magazine Foreign Policy and the Fund for Peace, an independent research and educational organisation. Bangladesh, which held 24th position in the annual ranking of the world’s most vulnerable states in 2010, moved one point down the ranks this year suggesting improvement in ... Read more
First all-female armed cop unit launched
The first all-female Armed Police Battalion (APBn) unit was launched yesterday in the capital. Addressing the inauguration programme at APBn headquarters in the city’s Uttara, Home Minister Sahara Khatun said this is one of the steps the government has taken to empower women. Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikdar said the government has relaxed physical fitness
Prof Zaker no more
Professor Emeritus Kazi Zaker Husain, the spearhead in the country’s wildlife protection movement and a zoology teacher of Dhaka University, died of cardiac arrest at his Lalmatia residence in the city yesterday. He was 81. He left behind his wife, two sons, two daughters, relatives and a host of well-wishers
Crowd marks last day of Rajshahi mango fair
The seven-day mango fair in the Rajshahi city witnessed a huge crowed on the concluding day on Tuesday. The fair, organised by the Rajshahi City Corporation on its Green Plaza premises, began with only one stall, which later grew to 10. People from the city and suburbs visited the fair to buy fruits and books ... Read more
RU students continue movement for TSCC
The students and cultural organisations of Rajshahi University held cultural programmes and launched a mass signature campaign on Tuesday, demanding the immediate opening of the Teachers and Students Cultural Centre at the institution. Around 200 general students, members of the Progressive Students Alliance, platform of four
Robi launches single rate roaming
Tele communication company Robi Axiata Limited recently launched single rate roaming as a part of ‘Axiata Roam’. Targeting travellers and corporate customers, Robi took the initia- tive and such facility would significantly improve the roaming experiences of the customers, a press
Kayes urges BCB to arrange 4-day match
National opener Imrul Kayes urged the Bangladesh Cricket Board to arrange at least one four-day warm-up match for them before they being the Zimbabwe tour in July. Bangladesh will leave home in the last week of July to play a Test and five one-day internationals against Zimbabwe beginning on August