Cox’s Bazar situation on the mend Five rivers of the country including the mighty Jamuna and the Padma were flowing above their respective flood levels on Friday morning while the situation in Cox’s Bazar started improving with the sky being cleared off the rain clouds. The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre in Dhaka on Friday ... Read more
Month: July 2011
Chevron dumps oil rig waste into hilly stream
100 villagers contact skin diseases from using the water in Moulvibazar At least 100 people of three villages in Madhabpur union under Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar have contracted skin diseases from using the water of a hilly stream allegedly poisoned by the waste of a gas well that Chevron is drilling in the area. The ... Read more
Biman struggles to maintain schedule
Aircraft shortage, mechanical glitches force it to reduce number of flights Biman Bangladesh Airlines faces severe backlog of flights on international routes for the last couple of weeks for shortage of aircraft and frequent technical glitches in some of its planes. The situation got so worse that Biman authorities had to reduce the number of ... Read more
Border Haat opens today
Bangladesh and India will jointly inaugurate their first ever Border Haat today along the borders of Kurigram district in Bangladesh and West Garo Hill district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. Bangladesh Commerce Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan and his Indian counterpart Anand Sharma will formally open the market, reports our New Delhi
UP results boost BNP confidence
Party favourites won chairmanship in nearly half of the unions in recent polls The BNP high command considers the success at recent union parishad polls a big comeback for the party in grassroots politics as its favourites won chairmanship of about half of the unions across the country. The party leaders say the elections came ... Read more
Bangladesh awarded in Int’l Physics Olympiad
Bangladesh has won the Best Newcomer Award in the 42nd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in Thailand from July 11-17. The country also received two Honourable Mention Awards for its maiden participation in the Olympiad, said a press release here yesterday
6,665 killed in traffic accidents in 2 years and 5 months
Despite social concerns and campaign as well as rhetoric from the administration about safe road, the reality gives a shocking picture of 6,665 deaths of people in road accidents across the country during the nearly two and half years under the present government. The death figure has been received from the police department that has ... Read more
Nahid against coaching business
Says immoral activities must be stopped Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday criticised the teachers who are busy with coaching business instead of teaching in classes. He also strongly criticised a section of people for their immoral activities in educational institutions. “Some teachers engage in teaching outside classes in exchange of money and attract students ... Read more
Woman dies after muggers dragged her down from running train
A 60-year woman died after muggers pulled her down from a running train at the airport station Thursday night. The deceased was Saleha Begum of Noakhali. The victim’s son Shahadat Hossain alleged that his mother died after she sustained critical head injury when muggers had dragged her to the ground from the running train in ... Read more
BSF kills Bangladeshi in Chuadanga
A young Bangladeshi farmer was beaten to death by the Border Security Force of India on Thakurpur border in Damurhuda of Chuadanga on Friday. The deceased was Selim Hossain, 25, of Thakurpur in the upazila. BGB and local sources said Selim was working in his paddy field near border early Friday when 5 to
Bangladesh take on Lebanon today
Bangladesh will be relying on their recent form to create history when they face Lebanon in the first leg of their second round World Cup pre-qualifiers in Beirut today. A win in the match, scheduled at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium at 8:00pm, will take Bangladesh one step closer to a place among the top-20 ... Read more
Sakib clears the air, finally
Beleaguered Bangla-desh skipper Sakib al Hasan finally came to terms with the fact that he has played it wrong by publicly criticising the selectors and not seeking a leave before skipping training. Sakib cleared the smoke in a meeting with the selectors and Bangladesh Cricket Board chief executive officer Manzur Ahmed on Friday and said ... Read more
Talent impressive, pitches not so
Lawson’s Verdict Talent impressive, pitches not so Geoff Lawson’s period as the specialist fast bowling coach for the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy ended yesterday with mostly encouraging words except for a warning that could greatly help the Tigers in the immediate future. The former Australian cricketer, who arrived on July 4, mainly worked with the ... Read more
Nafees keeps up form
Shahriar Nafees continued his good form in the practice matches as the left-hander hit 72 against the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team in a rain-interrupted day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. The national batsmen looked quite uncomfortable against the young academy bowlers and the 104-ball 72 from opener Nafees, who slammed a hundred ... Read more
Steady Siddik climbs up to 5th in Selangor
Siddikur Rahman improved on his overnight position of tied for 6th to move up a place on the leaderboard at the end of the third round of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters in Malaysia on Friday. Siddik, the pre-tournament favourite, began the day promisingly with a birdie on the opening hole of a sun-baked Kota ... Read more
L’pool title contenders
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes a rejuvenated Liverpool can emerge as genuine contenders in this season’s Premier League race, reports said Friday. The England striker, who fired a hattrick for United this week during their tour of the United States, said that Liverpool’s summer transfer activity would leave them better equipped to challenge for
Habib’s Ahban
Habib Wahid’s rise started with his 2003 début album “Krishno”, which proved to be a success in Britain and Bangladesh. In the next few years, Habib released five albums — “Maya” (2004), “Moina Go…” (2005), “Shono” (2006), “Panjabiwala” (2007), “Bolchi Tomake” (2008) and “Aboseshe” (2008). His latest work, “Ahban” did not go unrewarded, as it ... Read more
Mehreen’s new humanitarian mission
Celebrities around the world are often involved in social work. The latest to join the bandwagon is popular singer Mehreen. Mehreen is said to have joined the voluntary organisation Sandhani and has pledged to donate her eyes after death. She has been busy in the front working for people who need ophthalmological care. In her ... Read more
Guerrilla continues its victory run
Nasiruddin Yousuff’s film “Guerrilla” celebrates its 100th day today. Since its release on April 14, the film has been uninterruptedly screened at two theatres in Dhaka — Star Cineplex and Balaka Cine World. The director of the film is delighted to achieve this landmark, as he thinks it is a positive sign for mainstream Bangladeshi ... Read more
Ittyadi goes to Nawab Manjil in Tangail
To highlight our rich cultural heritage Ittyadi has been shooting its episodes at historical places for a while now. The latest episode of Ittyadi has been shot at the historic Nawab Manjil in Dhanbari. The Nawab Manjil was decorated with colourful lightings on the occasion. The shooting attracted a large number of people who flocked ... Read more