The government is going to increase power tariff in bulk and consumer level from August next for the second time in the last six months.The hike in the power tariff is aimed at minimizing the subsidy in the power sector, according to sources. Earlier on February 1, the power tariff was raised by 11 per ... Read more
Month: July 2011
Banks disbursed Tk12,184cr farm credit in last fiscal
Access to credit boost production Banks disbursed Tk12,184cr farm credit in last fiscal With the central bank’s strict monitoring and pragmatic measures, banks and financial institutions have achieved over 96 per cent of their annual target in farm credit disbursement in the immediate past fiscal, official sources said. Eight state-owned banks and financial institutions along ... Read more
Harassment drives college girl into committing suicide
A student of Dhaka City College on Sunday night succumbed to injuries she had sustained while attempting to commit suicide after being kidnapped by a stalker and taken to Sirajganj. The victim, Aireen Akter Asha, 19, daughter of Anwar Hossain, died in Square Hospital in Dhaka on Sunday night. Asha was a management department student ... Read more
Viqarunnisa student gives judicial statement
The student of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, who was violated by its teacher, gave a judicial statement before a court in Dhaka on Sunday. Magistrate Shamima Parvin of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court recorded her statement given under the Special Act for the Women and Children Repression Prevention
14 killed in road accidents
Fourteen people were killed and 20 others injured in separate road accidents in Comilla, Tangail and Natore on Sunday and Monday. In Comilla, four people were killed in a road accident in Barpara area on Dhaka-Chittagong highway under Daudkandi upazila on
4 killed, 7 injured in city road accidents
Four people were killed and seven injured in road accidents in the capital on Sunday and Monday. Among the deceased, three were identified as Golam Hawlader, 18, Samir Uddin, 55, and Khormuz Hossain, 35. The other could not be identified immediately. At Mirpur, two people were killed when a bus got on the footpath near ... Read more
Law’s focus on teamwork
When Stuart Law met his new charges at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday, it was more than just smiles and handshakes. His brief with most of the national cricketers surrounding him centred on him being a hard, but fair guy. Later during his first official press conference, it was along a similar theme; the former ... Read more
New world order
Tests Through Time New world order Australia dominated through the latter part of the 1990s and into the first years of the new millennium. Nothing stood between them at that point, be it the Ashes, Frank Worrell Trophy or the World Cup. After Steve Waugh called winning in India the ‘final frontier’, the Adam Gilchrist-Ricky ... Read more
Nafees warms up with a ton
Shahriar Nafees took another step towards a return to the Test team when he struck 115 against the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy on Sunday. The two-day match was marred by rain yesterday with only nine overs of the Academy side’s innings possible (33 for one) but on Day One, it was Nafees who stood out ... Read more
Salma expecting baby
Close up famed promising singer, Salma is expecting a baby. Shibli Sadik, a businessman hailed from Dinajpur and later became upazila chairman, married Salma first of this year. Before taking preparation for the arrangement of their post-marriage reception programme the couple informed that Salma was pregnant. For this reason, their wedding reception programme was cancelled ... Read more
Paraguay beat Brazil on penalties in Copa
Paraguay will play Venezuela in the Copa America semi-finals after a rousing penalty shootout victory over Brazil in Buenos Aires on Sunday. Both regular time and extra time finished 0-0 after eight-time Copa winners Brazil squandered a succession of gilt-edged chances, and they were made to pay in the shootout, missing their first four
Hrithik Roshan: I loved pushing boundaries
He might be Bollywood’s first superhero, but Hrithik Roshan confesses he has let his ‘childish side come out’ in his latest film, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara — having a blast with buddies Farhan and Abhay One of Bollywood’s finest looking men, Hrithik Roshan is known for his highly-strung, intense roles. But in his latest drama ... Read more
Reason behind SRK’s bearded longhaired look in ‘Don 2’
Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Don 2’ has taken many people by surprise ever since the actor revealed his weird and unkept hairdo and ruffled beard, specifically grown for the film. However, the actor is not too fond of it himself and his wife Gauri seems to completely dislike it. SRK has to sport the
Man says malicious case has ruined his life
Claims company falsely listed him as an absconder Dubai: An expatriate who filed a complaint against his sponsor for non-payment of salary some 18 months ago claims his employer retaliated by filing a fake absconding case against him, which means he is unable to work in the UAE or return to his home country. He ... Read more
Harry Potter film ‘breaks box office records’ in US
The final Harry Potter movie has broken the record for the biggest first day box office sales in the US and Canada, according to studio estimates. The film’s distributor, Warner Bros, reports that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, made $92.1m (£57m) in North America on Friday. The previous single-day record belonged to ... Read more
First photos of Harper Seven Beckham
Cradled in the arms of her parents, Harper Seven Beckham looks blissfully unaware she is already one of the most famous babies in the world as the first photos of her are released to the public. Both Victoria and David Beckham have posted pictures of the newborn on social networking sites. Victoria used her Twitter
Becks explains ‘Harper Seven’ name choice
David Beckham has explained why he and his wife Victoria decided to call their baby daughter Harper Seven. In a video message post on his Facebook Page, the soccer star said ‘Harper’ was after the author of Victoria’s favourite book ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ – Harper Lee. The 36-year-old said the child’s middle name – ... Read more
Man drinks gasoline for 42 years
The 71-year-old man from China started drinking gasoline 42 years ago under the belief that it could cure his chest pain caused by a severe cough. But soon, Chen Dejun was addicted to the fuel and has to drink 3 litres of gasoline every month. Living by himself in a shabby thatched cottage on a ... Read more
Sex in jail: Prison boss behind bars
A prison governor in the UK is behind bars after being found guilty of having a sexual relationship with a woman inmate. Russell Thorne demanded sex from the prisoner in return for giving her sweets, biscuits, Nescafe Gold Blend and yogurts. She had fallen in love with Thorne, 41, but was terrified of losing her perks ... Read more
Scherzinger and Hamilton ‘engaged’
Nicole Scherzinger is engaged to marry her racing driver boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, according to the singer’s dad. Alfonso Valiente reveals Hamilton has proposed to the Pussycat Dolls frontwoman – and she accepted. He tells the Mail on Sunday, “Yes, they are engaged. My future son-in-law is a really nice guy, really