Bangladesh will host SAARC Tourism Mart in December this year to project entire South Asia as a single brand of tourist destination in front of the international tourists. ‘As per decision of SAARC tourism ministerial on tourism in Colombo in 2009, we will organise the SAARC tourism fair in Dhaka in December next,’ civil aviation ... Read more
Month: August 2011
Food adulteration rings alarm bell
STAR-RDRS roundtable told most food items adulterated, pose lethal risks to public health Food adulteration with poisonous chemicals has reached a dangerous proportion posing serious health hazards in the country, said experts and government officials yesterday at a discussion jointly organised by The Daily Star and non-government development organisation RDRS Bangladesh. Basic food items on ... Read more
Rain stops but life not back on track
The cloudburst since Monday has devastated the country. Till yesterday, nearly four lakh people in Bandarban remained disconnected from the rest of the country after the torrential rain caused landslides and floods in the hilly district. Many roads went under water and a worrisome number of families have lost their homes to
2/3 of foods not certified
In absence of a national food control system, two-thirds of the total food items hit the market without any quality check, according to facts revealed at a discussion organised by The Daily Star and RDRS Bangladesh yesterday. Some 150 food items that include everything from rice to fish, vegetable to meat and from edible oil to baby ... Read more
Bangalees stand against rioters
Members of Bangalee community fended off looters and chased them out of neighbourhoods in London that saw a lull in violence yesterday after three days of rioting. In Whitechapel, home to Britain’s largest Bangladeshi population, Bangalee youths, who had gathered for evening prayers outside East London Mosque, had chased 70 masked rioters out of the ... Read more
847 charged with BDR carnage
A Dhaka court on Wednesday posted for August 24 the beginning of the trial of the 847 people after the the court on the day had completed their indictment with murder and other criminal offences committed during the rebellion at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles, now renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh, in Dhaka in ... Read more
Finger pointed at JU teacher
Student commits suicide after being ditched by him Jahangirnagar University student Majria Jannat Sumi committed suicide after a teacher at the university backed away from his decision to marry her, her family and friends alleged yesterday. Sumi, a master’s student of history department, was found dead Tuesday, her body hanging from a ceiling fan at ... Read more
GPS made must
Vehicle owners surprised at govt’s unilateral decision The government has made installation of Global Positioning System (GPS) mandatory in all vehicles as part of an initiative to prevent car jacking and track fleeing vehicles from road crashes. The decision came at an inter-ministerial meeting on road safety held at the Secretariat yesterday. GPS entails an ... Read more
Four city colleges in the dock for flouting admission norms
Selling forms at a premium An education ministry probe has found that four renowned city colleges violated a government order by not following the admission rules set by the ministry. The ministry probe team has also found that these colleges followed their own rules to admit students and sold admission forms at a much higher ... Read more
Man dies of heart attack
Cylinder Blast Man dies of heart attack A shop owner died of a heart attack when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in the storehouse of his grocery shop at Bakshir Hat under Kotwali Police Station in the port city early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Md Nur Hossain, 50, of Hulaine village in Patiya ... Read more
Five days of up & down
Only a handful turned up each day at the Harare Sports Club ground during the one-off Test. Cricket is still regarded as a sport that is undergoing a renaissance in this country and hence, the interest has been understandably low. But for those who took the trouble of attending Zimbabwe’s first Test in six years ... Read more
Onus on Shakib
UCB ODI Series – Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Onus on Shakib The five-match one-day series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe begins tomorrow at the Harare Sports Club ground and it is already a huge ask for Shakib Al Hasan’s men to make a quick recovery. The complexity of the task, especially after the 130-run defeat in the ... Read more
Akram banks on Sumon to regain lost pride
The cricketers started the preparation on Wednesday to begin the five-match ODI series against Zimbabwe with an aim to regain some pride after wobbled in the one-off Test which left the whole cricket fraternity astonished. Though Bangladesh did not loss the last six ODI series against Zimbabwe dating back to 2006, the scenario is now ... Read more
Sakib nominated for ODI cricketer of the year award
Sakib al Hasan is the only cricketer from Bangladesh to have been nominated in any category for the International Cricket Council’s annual awards ceremony to be held in London on September 12. Sakib has been shortlisted for the one-day cricketer of the year category. Last year Bangladesh had two cricketers nominated for an award at ... Read more
Rain paralyses life in port city
Heavy raining in Chittagong city continued for the sixth consecutive day yesterday, inflicting endless suffering on the people as waterlogging hampered educational and business activities. Students and office-goers had to suffer a lot, as waterlogging situation grew most acute between 7:00am and 11:00am. Very few motor vehicles and rickshaws plied the streets under knee-deep water. ... Read more
Mobile cos’ licence fees decreased to Tk 7,500cr
Govt to hold open auction for 3G licence The government has slashed the licence renewal fee of four mobile companies to around Tk 7,800 crore from the proposed Tk 12,118 crore. A high-powered meeting on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, decided to set the renewal fee for 2G (second generation) licence ... Read more
Stocks slide again in volatile trading
The general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange slid again on Tuesday, a day after it was pulled up by some institutional investors, in volatile trading as some investors went for late sell-offs because of uncertainty over the market behaviour and the regulators filing cases against stock manipulators. The benchmark general index of Dhaka bourse, the ... Read more
Tax return submission deadline Sept 30
The National Board of Revenue has set September 30 as the deadline for submitting tax returns for the last financial year. Officials of NBR said that the board would organise tax fairs in divisional headquarters before the deadline expires after it successfully held a fair in the city last
MJ’s artwork donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
It’s hard to believe that these are the same youngsters we saw looking so heartbroken at their father’s memorial service. In the two years since he died, Michael Jackson’s children seem to have blossomed into happy, healthy young people. Paris, who so impressed the world with an emotional tribute to her famous father, is now ... Read more
Anne Hathaway believes in love at first sight
The actress — who has been dating The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning actor Adam Shulman for three years — thinks it would be a “shame” if people did not think they could fall for one another as soon as they meet. “Why not?” Anne replied w hen asked if she believes in love at ... Read more