Fresh admission examinations for Dhaka University’s (DU) ‘Ga’ unit will be held at 3:00pm on December 20, ATN News reported. An emergency meeting of the university’s syndicate took the decision on Wednesday; hours after the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court directed the DU authorities to hold a fresh entrance examination
Month: December 2011
6 killed in Rangpur bus plunge
At least six people were killed and 25 injured when a bus plunged into a roadside pond on Rangpur-Badarganj road in Rangpur Sadar upazila early Wednesday. Five of the deceased were identified as Asad Ali, 55, of the district town; Rezaul Karim, 55, of the upazila; and Kafil Uddin, 55, Sadeque Ali, 60, and Akil ... Read more
Ashraful recalled, Imrul, Raqibul axed
Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh batsman, has been recalled to play two Tests against visiting Pakistan in December. Ashraful, who did not play the ODIs against Pakistan either, is one of the four additions to the Test squad that played West Indies in October and November. Vice-captain Mahmudullah, medium-pacer Robiul Islam and batsman Nazimuddin are the
Pakistan clinch ODI series 3-0
Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 58 runs in the final one-dayer at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the port city of Chittagong on Tuesday and clinch the Cool & Cool ODI series 3-0. Batting second, Bangladesh were all out for 119 runs in 38 overs chasing 177 set by the visitors. Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik ... Read more
Scarlett Johansson insists marriage was a good decision
Scarlett Johansson believes marrying Ryan Reynolds was one of the best decisions she ever made, although they only stayed together for two years. Scarlett Johansson claims marrying Ryan Reynolds was the “best thing” she ever did. The 27-year-old actress wed the ‘Green Lantern’ star in 2008, and although they split in December 2010, Scarlett is ... Read more
Football brings couples closer
Watching football together could be the best thing for your relationship, according to a new survey. The study by Indesit found 64 per cent of men in the UK would spend more time with their girlfriends if they knew more about football. Women agree too, over one in three believe that having a good knowledge ... Read more
NSU to host int’l debate championship
The North South University authorities on Monday announced the opening of ‘NSU Asian British Parliamentary Debate Championship 2011’ at a press conference on their Bashundhara campus in the capital. After organising the 15th All Asian Debate Championship in 2008, the NSU Debate Club is continuing its legacy in hosting international tournaments and helping debaters from ... Read more
BNP reiterates demand for joint survey at Tipaimukh
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called upon the Indian government not to proceed with Tipaimukh dam project until a joint survey is done. At a press conference held at the party’s headquarters at Naya Paltan on Monday, Alamgir told this referring to Indian response to Khaleda’s November 22 letter to the ... Read more
No harm if Tipai project goes ahead
Prime minister’s adviser Gowher Rizvi has rubbished the idea that construction of Tipaimukh dam on the River Barak in the Indian state of Manipur would harm Bangladesh. ‘Notions about the adverse impacts of Tipaimukh dam on Bangladesh are groundless’, Rizvi said on Monday, after meeting the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, on Saturday to discuss
Rumana’s husband Hasan found dead at BSMMU
Hasan Syeed, the former husband of Dhaka University teacher Rumana Monzur, was found dead in a prison cell at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in the capital on Monday morning. The 38-year-old Hasan was sent to the BSMMU prison cell on November 23 for treatment of his eyes, the family members said. The prisons directorate ... Read more
Robi posts Tk 12.5cr loss in Q3
Robi yesterday declared a third-quarter loss of Tk 12.5 crore, although the mobile operator touched the break-even point in the previous quarter. The company earned Tk 782.1 crore in revenues in Q3, 13 percent higher than the same period in 2010 and 3 percent higher than Q2 this
Charming Chittagong inspires Tigers
Bangladesh face Pakistan in final one-dayer today Bangladesh will take inspiration from their recent luck in the port city and the century of Nasir Hossain in their previous game when they face Pakistan in the third and final one-dayer at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium in Chittagong today. The match has only academic interests left after ... Read more
Nazrul Sammelon ends at National Museum
The two-day long Nazrul Sammelon (convention) ended at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum in Dhaka on December 2. Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Sangstha (BNSS) arranged the programme. Nazrul exponent and singer Sudhin Das and Nazrul researcher Professor Rafiqul Islam spoke on the life and works of the National Poet on the opening day (December ... Read more
Three-day Art Workshop at Charukala
As part of the ongoing serigraph programme, titled ‘Nijeke Prokash Koro’, organised by The American Center of the US Embassy in Dhaka, a three-day (December 1-3) workshop was held at the Printmaking Department of Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), University of Dhaka. On the opening day, Professor Mohammad Matlub Ali, Dean of FFA; guest artists ... Read more
An exposition of IT strengths
Asia’s mega technology event, eAsia 2011, ended saturday amid huge enthusiasm among visitors. Companies showcased how information and communications technologies (ICT) helped people get better services with ease at the event held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka. Public and private organisations at the mega exposition showed their preparations in entering
Two bureaucrats appointed to head split DCC
EC rules out poll within 90 days The government Sunday appointed two senior bureaucrats as administrators for the newly split Dhaka City Corporations under the new rules passed in parliament last month. An official announcement said Director General of Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) Khorshed Alam Chowdhury has been appointed administrator to DCC ... Read more
Dhaka’s air pollution level alarmingly high
Six air-quality monitoring stations will start operation in January 2012 to keep records of the levels of air pollution in different parts of the country under the Clean Air and Sustainable Environment project. Construction work of the stations in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Barisal, Narayanganj and Gazipur are in full swing, officials at the department of ... Read more
The 30 seconds that could have saved the Titanic
Course should have been altered instantly Experts have revealed that Titanic might have been saved from disaster if it had changed course just 30 seconds sooner. It has been reported that a crewmember on the White Star liner, which set sail from Southampton in April 1912 but sank in the Atlantic after hitting an iceberg, ... Read more
Girls kidnapped to be brides in China
China is witnessing an increasing number of foreign women who have been cheated, kidnapped and smuggled into the country to become brides, a senior official has said. Most of these women are from rural areas in Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos. They eagerly want to find jobs in China or marry rich Chinese men to escape ... Read more
3 Idiots to get Hollywood and China remakes
Bollywood hit comedy 3 Idiots, starring Aamir Khan, Madhavan and Sharman Joshi is reportedly all set for a Hollywood and China remake. The film, which was released in December 2009, broke box office records in India and was screened at the United Nations headquarters in New York. “We are in talks with three studios in ... Read more