Country observes International Day of Older Persons International Day of Older Persons, observed across the world yesterday, holds very little meaning for centenarian Asironnesa of Arpara village in Magura sadar upazila. Several efforts made towards obtaining an old-age or widow allowance for Asironnessa are yet to bear fruit. Asiron is physically too weak to move ... Read more
Month: October 2011
Viqarunnisa loses ‘A’ grade to Motijheel Ideal School
Viqarunnisa Noon, the country’s most reputed school, has been given Grade ‘B’ while competitors Motijheel Ideal School and Holy Cross School have been graded ‘A’ in the country’s first-ever school rankings based on overall performance. RAJUK Uttara Model School, BAF Shaheen School, YWCA School, St Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, Shamsul Haque Khan School,
No DRS in WI series
The use of the Decision Review System (DRS) for the Bangladesh-West Indies series has been shelved, according to the Bangladesh Cricket Board. BCB media chairman Jalal Yunus said yesterday that according to the board’s agreement with Nimbus, the facilities for DRS use are not enough
More matches for Tigers
The Tigers will return to training today split into two groups — BCB Red and BCB Green — as they prepare for the two practice Twenty20 games this week. The Mushfiqur Rahim-led BCB Red side will train from 9:00am while Shahriar Nafees’s BCB Green will be on from 2:00pm. The two sides will meet tomorrow ... Read more
Amla to lead SA in Aussie one-dayers
Hashim Amla will lead South Africa during the upcoming Twenty20 and one-day internationals against Australia. Afrikaans daily Beeld reports that Proteas coach Gary Kirsten confirmed on Friday that the number three batsman will take over the captaincy from the injured AB de Villiers. Wicketkeeper-batsman de Villiers was ruled out for between four and six weeks ... Read more
Starting to feel my age: David Beckham
Soccer ace David Beckham, 36, says he has started feeling his age as he now has more aches and pains when he wakes up. DAVID Beckham says daughter Harper is making him go grey. The soccer star and fashion designer wife — who also have three sons, Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, nine, and six-year-old Cruz, together ... Read more
Kim K is “the most annoying celebrity”
Kim Kardashian is now officially the celebrity that most people love to hate. The reality starlet, who has been dominating the headlines with her August wedding with basketball player Kris Humphries, is recently voted as the “most annoying celebrity” in Parade magazine’s 2011 Culture Poll. Looking at the names on the list, it is apparent ... Read more
Bundchen’s lingerie ad under scanner
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen’s lingerie ad has become the subject of controversy and is under Brazilian government officials’ scanner. The 31-year-old has starred in a series of TV ads for lingerie company Hope, and in one, she strips down to her skimpy underwear before telling her husband a bad news that she crashed his car again, ... Read more
I have psychological defect: Brad Pitt
Actor Brad Pitt feels he has psychological defect due to which he cannot perform any task in reverse gear. “If I’m walking out the door and I’ve forgotten something, I can’t go back and get it. It is something in my nature. If I’m driving down the road and I miss a turn, I have ... Read more
Plane crashes into ferris wheel
An ultra-light plane has crashed into a Ferris wheel in a village north of Sydney, trapping four people, Australian officials say. The Cheetah S200 plane with two men aboard did not topple the wheel after hitting it during a festival in the village of Old Bar. The men and two children at the top of ... Read more
Channel i turns 12
Today marks the 12th anniversary of Channel i, the first digital Bangla channel. With a view to bring about positive changes in the realm of electronic media in Bangladesh, the channel commenced its journey in 1999. To mark the anniversary, Channel i will hold and air special programmes. A daylong cultural programme and fair will ... Read more
Survey on beggars starts
The authorities of social welfare ministry yesterday started a survey on the beggars in the city to rehabilitate them. The government enlisted ten non-governmental organisations (NGO) to carry out the survey. Around 1,000 workers of these NGOs collected basic information of the beggars, including their name, guardian’s name, residence address. They selected 400 spots in ... Read more
BSF says 7 killed in 2011, reports say 21
BSF assures BGB of ending border killing India’s Border Security Force director general Raman Shrivastava on Friday reassured his Bangladesh counterpart of ending the killing of Bangladeshis in the frontiers. Raman at a joint briefing at the Border Guard Bangladesh headquarters in Dhaka after the director general-level meeting between the BGB and the BSF said ... Read more
Medical, Dental Admission: 20 held for fake question trade
JU teacher among the accused Rapid Action Battalion early yesterday arrested 20 people, including a Jahangirnagar University teacher, in connection with selling fake question papers for the combined medical college and dental college admission test. Rab also seized Tk 8.26 lakh, 29 mobile phones and three motorbikes from the arrestees’ possession. The arrestees include Mohammad ... Read more
Naeem, Kapali in T20 fold
Sunny only uncapped among 18 Naeem Islam and Alok Kapali earned recalls, while Elias Sunny was the only uncapped player to be picked when the national selectors named 18 players yesterday in the Tigers’ squad for the only Twenty20 and the three-match one-day series against the West Indies. Bangladesh Cricket Board’s media release stated that ... Read more
Finally discovered
In the early spring of 2002, Surjo Tarun was a Premier League club in a hurry. They were desperately looking for young players and in their search, the officials stumbled upon a skinny lad who practiced at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium. Elias Sunny was already popular in the age-group competitions and almost everyone in the