Actor Ilias Kanchan has become brand ambassador for Ocean Group and Rotary Group. Kanchan, who has been the brand ambassador of Walton for the last five years, will be brand ambassador of Ocean Group for two-years and Rotary Group for one year. Part of his brand ambassador activities Ilias Kanchan will be working to raise ... Read more
Month: July 2011
BNP, allies begin 48hr strike today
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies begin a general strike for 48 hours this morning in protest at the scrapping of the caretaker government provision from the constitution and in demand for some other issues. The BNP and its four allies — Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Naziur), Islami
9 vehicles burnt, processions foiled
Eight vehicles were burnt in pre-strike violence in the afternoon and at night in the capital on Tuesday while the police foiled processions and arrested people drumming up support for the 48-hour general strike the BNP and its allies are enforcing from today. The police arrested supporters of the strike and a mobile court jailed ... Read more
Minibuses, buses not following govt fare chart
The city’s buses and minibuses are reportedly charging more from passengers than the prescribed minimum fare of Tk 7 and Tk 5 respectively set by the government after the price-hike of compressed natural gas in May. The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, which is carrying out regular drives against bus companies charging extra fare, have filed ... Read more
Some cooperatives flourish despite neglect
Groups of people have made notable success by improving their living standards with their collective efforts overcoming negligence to and lack of policy supports for the cooperative sector. Some cooperative societies, formed in the capital with small subscriptions of members, are now viably running small and big businesses ranging from tailoring and grocery shops and ... Read more
Mobile courts to check anarchy: Sahara
Mobile courts would protect public life and property during the 48-hour hartal called by the opposition, home minister Sahara Khatun told reporters at her secretariat office Tuesday. She said that besides the police, mobile courts would operate just as they did during last month’s hartal called by the main opposition BNP and its
Sahara claims traffic jam reduced in city
Although home affairs minister Sahara Khatun was late in joining the parliamentary session on Tuesday and attributed the delay to traffic jam, in reply to questions by a lawmaker she claimed that traffic congestion in Dhaka had been reduced considerably as the police had brought about some discipline in the traffic flow. Responding to a ... Read more
Sexual assault charges rock leading school
One teacher fired, 2 others suspended Viqarunnisa Noon School and College authorities yesterday fired a teacher of its Bashundhara branch on allegation of molesting a class X student. Porimol Joydhor, the sacked teacher of Bangla department, went into hiding after the alleged assault. Of the same campus, two other teachers — Barun Chandra Barman of ... Read more
JS panel to prepare report implicating Fakhruddin, Moeen
A parliamentary body is likely to implicate Fakhruddin Ahmed, former chief adviser to the military-controlled interim regime, and the then army chief, Moeen U Ahmed, in the clashes between the students and army personnel at Dhaka University in August 2007. The parliamentary subcommittee that was formed to investigate the clashes decided on Tuesday
Win 4 games, win Tk 1 crore
Grameenphone Super Cup Win 4 games, win Tk 1 crore Four hurdles to cross. Taka one crore to gain. The message is loud and clear. After an extended year-long break, the much-hyped and much talked about Super Cup is back. Following an enforced break which was imposed upon the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) due to ... Read more
Indian foreign minister due today
Indian external affairs minister SM Krishna arrives in Dhaka today (Wednesday) afternoon on a three-day official visit to review bilateral ties and prepare the ground for the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, according to a press release by the Indian external affairs ministry. Krishna will be accompanied by a 12-member official delegation and a ... Read more
Branching out and reaching the fans
In conversation with Kona Popular singer Kona has branched out in acting and TV show hosting. Her voice has earned wide recognition thanks to several jingles. Kona’s last album was released two years ago. The self-titled album was her second solo record. The track “Borosha” was an overnight hit and held its position on the ... Read more
Scholes ridicules Arsenal
Retired Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has rubbed salt into Arsenal’s wounds, accusing the London club of being all style and no substance. Speaking ahead of his testimonial at Old Trafford next month, Scholes said United manager Sir Alex Ferguson would never have allowed his team to go six years without a trophy as has ... Read more
Champa New real life role
Multiple National Award-winning actress Champa’s daughter, Esha, recently got married to Tanvir Ahmed, son of entrepreneur and former chairman of BGMEA, Kutubuddin. The newly turned mother-in-law said that the akht was held on November 4, last year. The formal reception due to take place today at Shenakunjo, Dhaka has been rescheduled for July
Jennifer Aniston: Topless Horrible Bosses scene doesn’t exist!
Jennifer Aniston has quelled rumours about a supposed topless scene in her new film Horrible Bosses, revealing she has no idea where the suggestion came from. Brad Pitt’s 42-year-old ex-wife plays a lewd dentist who sexually harasses her assistant in the new flick, which hits the big screen on July 8 with an all-star cast ... Read more
Joe Biden joins Twitter
As the 2012 election season heats up, Vice President Joe Biden has officially jumped on the social media bandwagon. US Vice President Joe Biden now has his own Twitter account, reports Leena Rao at TechCrunch. The second-in-command will now be tweeting under the account @VP. “VP & Dr. B hope you take time to think ... Read more
‘Ants can identify their worst enemy’
A study of the ant species Temnothorax longispinosus has revealed that it can spot its worst enemy and react with appropriate aggression. The ant colonies are often invaded by slavemaker ants, which steal their pupae. So when the ants spot a slavemaker, they attempt to kill it by biting and stinging. But the insects do ... Read more
Birds eavesdrop on predator chipmunks
Ground-nesting birds eavesdrop on chipmunks in order to protect their nests, according to scientists. Ovenbirds and veeries live alongside egg-eating chipmunks in the Hudson Valley, New York, US. Researchers have found that when simulated chipmunk calls are played, the birds nest up to 20 metres further away. The study is the first to show that ... Read more
248 women raped by soldiers in DR Congo in June
Some 248 women said they were raped by soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Sud-Kivu province last month, local medical reports showed Monday, in a region the UN has called the world’s “rape capital.” A hospital doctor in Nakiele told AFP that 121 local women reported being the victim of rape on the night of ... Read more
Salauddin takes cricket to new shores
Mohammad Salauddin, the ex-fielding coach of Bangladesh National Cricket Team who played a vital role last season in keeping the Bangladesh fielding & spin bowling department in good shape had to leave the national job as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) did not extend his contract. Presently he is coaching the National University of Malaysia (UKM) ... Read more