Actor Aamir Khan has become a UNICEF India Ambassador. The Dhoom 3 star will support the organisation’s work in promoting children’s rights and nutrition, as half of all children in India are malnourished. Khan said: “I am honoured to formalise my association with UNICEF as their Ambassador to help raise awareness on the issue of ... Read more
Month: December 2011
World’s first sex school opens in Austria
While many people may think it’s an activity which should be best learned behind closed doors, an enterprising Swedish schoolmistress thinks otherwise. Ylva-Maria Thompson has opened the world’s first international sex school to teach its students how to be better lovers. The Austrian International Sex School in Vienna offers “hands on” lessons in seduction for ... Read more
Man forces lover to wear chastity belt
A 29-year-old man from China has forced his girlfriend to wear a chastity belt. Events leading to her wearing the chastity belt began in August when the man, surnamed He, suspected that his live-in lover, known only as Xiao Tian, was seeing another man. He assaulted Xiao Tian and locked her in the bedroom. The ... Read more
Two icons pass away
Two icons from two different realms passed away in last two days. Dev Anand, the evergreen romantic hero of Indian cinema, died of a heart attack in a London hospital on Saturday; and former Brazil soccer great Socrates died from an intestinal infection in Sao Paulo the day after. As the news broke about Dev ... Read more
Two teens die in motorbike crash in city
Two students died as their motorbike crashed on a road divider in the capital’s Khilgaon area yesterday. Of them, Sabbir Hossain, 19, was a second-year student of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute and Ferdous Alam, 18, was an SSC examinee from the local Abdul Aziz School and College. As Ferdous lost control of the bike near Khilgaon ... Read more
Nazrul Shammelan 2011 concludes
In an effort to uphold the musical legacy of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Sangstha (BNSS), a newly-formed organisation, emerged in the scene on Friday, through arranging a two-day cultural congregation. Renowned Nazrul artistes of the country took part in the programme. Titled Nazrul Shammelan 2011,
821pc duty sends reconditioned car market crashing
Sales slump by 30pc A crippling 821 percent duty – highest in the world – imposed by the government on reconditioned vehicles has reduced sale by 30 per cent in recent months. The reconditioned cars business is in the doldrums because of staggering import duties. Taxes have also hit the sale of brand new
Local freelancers long for PayPal
They say the online payment service to boost income from abroad Local freelance software developers, who work for foreign companies online and earn foreign currency, yesterday urged the government to take steps to introduce a convenient online money transfer service, such as PayPal, for smooth transfer of their payment. They made the demand at a ... Read more
2 killed, 71 injured in garment factory stampede
Two female workers were killed and 71 others, mostly women, injured in a stampede triggered by twin boiler explosions at a garment factory at the capital’s Chankharpool on Saturday. The deceased, Jasmin Akhter, 20, and Taslima Shikha, 20, both workers of Euro Tex Limited, died on way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital
MK Alamgir’s son drowns in Thai sea
A US university teacher, who is the son of Awami League (AL) lawmaker Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, has drowned in sea while holidaying in Thailand. Jalal Alamgir (42), an associate professor of Political Science Department at Boston University in USA, had been on a one-year sabbatical and based in Bangladesh. He was working on a book. ... Read more
Nasir brings light to gloom
If nothing else, Nasir Hossain can bring the smile back to the Bangladesh dressing-room from yesterday evening. The young all-rounder’s maiden ODI century was the only bright spot in an otherwise terrible outing for the home team who conceded the one-day series 0-2 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. But the young all-rounder’s energetic ... Read more
Pakistan take winning lead
Nasir Hossain slammed his maiden international hundred but Pakistan still confirmed the series with a comfortable 76-run victory in the second one-day international to lead the three-match series 2-0 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. The right-hander’s knock came as a great relief for the home side when it seemed that they
Intriguing indeed!
Thousands of fans dressed in Bangladesh garb with headbands reading “Shabash Bangladesh” and faces painted in red and green is quite a usual sight at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, rain or shine and regardless of the result. But during the Twenty20 and two one-dayers so far against Pakistan, there has been quite
Done in by offies
The Bangladesh batsmen’s struggle against off-spin during this series has been staggering. Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal and Shoaib Malik have dominated proceedings like three gung-ho fast bowlers have often done over the last two decades. Hafeez has consistently bowled a superb opening spell while Ajmal has been tight as ever. Malik
Galaxy Y to hit the market
Galaxy Y, the latest from Samsung’s Galaxy series, is set to be released in the local market from this week, says a press release. The world’s leading smartphone company has designed it especially for the young generation at an affordable price. With 3-inch QVGA display, the phone has an 832MHz processor and runs on Android’s
43 Dhaka canals grabbed
Task force hopes to reclaim only 13 canals Encroachers have gobbled up 43 of the 54 canals that once crisscrossed through Dhaka city interconnecting the four rivers surrounding it, resulting in the destruction of almost the entire natural sewage system of the city. Most of the land of the 43 canals has been registered as ... Read more
Outsourcing can fetch $5b every year
Telecom experts say about Bangladesh’s prospect Bangladesh has the potential to create over 2 lakh direct and 50,000 indirect jobs and earn $5 billion in foreign currency per year in the next decade through outsourcing business. Foreign telecom analysts made the observation yesterday at eAsia 2011, Asia’s mega information and communications technology (ICT) programme at ... Read more
A ray of hopes, finally
After a week of grim news, at least some light shone yesterday when a new window of fund termed Loss and Damage has been finalised. Under the window, countries affected by quick and long-term climate change will be able to access funds. The window was proposed at the last climate conference at Cancun and its ... Read more
Half of world pollution done by five nations
More than half of all carbon pollution released into the atmosphere comes from five countries, according to a national ranking of greenhouse gas emissions. The first 10 countries on the list, made available during UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa on Thursday, account for two-thirds of global emissions, said the report compiled by
Buck stops with batsmen
Bangladesh-Pakistan second ODI today Sitting in front of the dressing room, Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was deep in thought while talking to the selectors Akram Khan and Minhajul Abedin yesterday. His grim face told the story that transpired at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur during the Twenty20 and first ODI last week, both of ... Read more