England is increasingly becoming the new hub for Bangladeshi cricketers as at least six Bangladeshi players are currently involved in their domestic cricket. The latest in the list is national team opener and vice-captain Tamim Iqbal, who has been picked up by Nottinghamshire for their ongoing Friends Life Twenty20
Month: June 2011
Honey collection and biodiversity loss in mangrove ecosystem
Dr. M.A. Bashar for The Independent In Sundarbans ecosystem, honey and wax production is a major seasonal activity employing some 2000 honey collectors known as ‘mowallis’ and producing about 200 tonnes of honey and about 50 tonnes of bee wax which constitutes about 50 per cent of the total production in Bangladesh. So far information is ... Read more
One eye blinded, other in danger
Reports Indian medical board after checking Rumana; torturer husband remanded The retina of one eye of Rumana Manzur, who was brutally assaulted by her husband, is not responding to her brain, and she has gone permanently blind in the other eye, said her family sources quoting a medical report. A medical board formed for Rumana ... Read more
Female jail guard among 3 arrested
Drug Peddling Female jail guard among 3 arrested Rapid Action Battalion arrested a female guard of Dhaka Central Jail and her two accomplices on charges of peddling illegal drugs in and outside the jail on Wednesday. The detainees are jail guard Nadira Begum Alo, 36, Shahnaz Begum, 28, of Sabujbagh, and Rumana Akhter, 30. Detainee ... Read more
Tamim goes Outlaws
Tamim Iqbal’s dream of playing in English county cricket is about to be a reality as the dashing opener is all set to be signed up by Nottinghamshire. Bangladesh vice-captain Tamim yesterday informed that Notts Outlaws confirmed his services for the next six matches in the Friends Life t20 tournament. Tamim will be the second
Dhaka ushers in Monsoon
Cultural organisations celebrate first day of rainy season Of the Bengali seasons, monsoon has a special appeal. Yesterday was Pahela Ashadh (first day of the rainy season on the Bengali calendar). Though city dwellers have been experiencing occasional heavy shower over the last couple of weeks, with the official arrival of monsoon, summer was over. ... Read more
Police, apparel workers clash over pay at Savar
Four factories announce holiday, one closed At least 5,000 workers of two factories at Savar and Ashulia, agitating for long for an increase in stitching charges, on Wednesday vandalised an apparel factory, forcing four factories in the area to announce a holiday for the day and another to announce closure for an indefinite period, the ... Read more
NU bachelor’s 1st year results published
National University published its results for bachelor’s (honours) first year examinations on Wednesday, said a NU release. A total of 1, 88,622 students took the examinations that were held from February to April this year. Apart form the colleges; the results are also available on NU website
Moon eclipsed last night
The longest total lunar eclipse of the decade took place last night. It was the first of two total lunar eclipses of the year. The next one will occur on December 10, 2011. This was a relatively rare central lunar eclipse where the centre point of the earth’s shadow passed across the moon. The last ... Read more
Dhaka ready to welcome soccer giants Argentina and Nigeria
Dhaka is all set to welcome the titans of world soccer, the Argentinean and Nigerian national football teams, for the FIFA friendly international match to be staged on September 6, at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), the match was titled ‘Beximco Football Fest’, as the country’s biggest corporate ... Read more
Tragic
A female college student committed suicide in the capital’s Mirpur area Tuesday night, a day after her lover committed suicide in Malaysia. Rimi Parvin, a second-year student of social work of Mirpur University College, hanged herself at her brother-in-law Nuruzzaman’s house at Pirerbag around
Torturer Sumon caught
Claims wife Rumana cheated on him; her friend says doctors in India found grievous injuries to cornea, retinae of both eyes Police yesterday arrested Hasan Sayeed Sumon, who tortured and damaged the eyes of his wife Rumana Manzur, an assistant professor of Dhaka University, 10 days ago. Sumon was arrested at his relative’s house in the ... Read more
Mobile users cross 75m
Mobile phone subscription has crossed 75 million, according to the country’s telecoms regulator. Grameenphone had 33.261 million, Banglalink 20.047 million, Robi 14.350 million, Airtel 4.911 million, Citycell 1.747 million and Teletalk 1.166 million subscribers at the end of May, according to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
Teachers, students want justice to Rumana
Dhaka University teachers, students, rights activists and people from all walks of life on Tuesday called upon the government to bring to book Hasan Syeed, who reportedly tortured his wife, a Dhaka University teacher leaving her grievously injured. They formed a human chain and marched down the streets on the campus and accused the
Rumana flies to India with hope to get eyesight back
After nine days of anguish and trauma, the barbarously assaulted Dhaka University teacher Rumana Manjur was flown to India yesterday for better treatment. An assistant professor of international relations (IR) department, Rumana left for India with the hope of regaining her eyesight, said Prof Dr Delwar Hossain, chairman of the
Igloo Ice Cream Festival starts tomorrow
Igloo and Ruposhi Bangla Hotel are going to organise Igloo Ice Cream Festival 2011 at the east wing lobby of the hotel. This festival will introduce exotic flavors including double chocolate, cookies n cream, Belgian chocolate and many more
30,000 toxic bananas destroyed
A mobile court yesterday destroyed around 30,000 toxic bananas and fined a trader Tk 5,000 for ripening the fruit artificially at a wholesale store in Radhanagar village of Pabna Sadar upazila. The court led by Pabna Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Salma Khatun raided the wholesale shop of Md Anwar Hossain and seized the fruit ... Read more
T20 luck not on Tamim’s side
In his short international career, Tamim Iqbal has already passed one test. In the span of five seasons, he has shed the ‘one-hit wonder’ tag to build himself as a Test opener and last year, he blossomed against two top bowling attacks. He was primed for the World Cup but he ended the campaign with ... Read more
Dhaka Fashion Week 2011 Begins tomorrow
The four-day-long Dhaka Fashion Week 2011 is set to start tomorrow (June 15) with a photography exhibition on fashion at Izumi, in Gulshan, Dhaka, according to a press release. There will also be an exhibition at University of South Asia, Banani. Fashion Week 2011 will also have a roundtable discussion on June 16 at the ... Read more
Citizens decry govt move
Law experts and rights activists have said that punishing people by mobile courts run by executive magistrates denying the accused their right to self-defence is unconstitutional and a flagrant violation of human rights. According to them, the Mobile Court Act 2009, enacted by the present government empowering mobile courts to sentence any person to two years ... Read more