Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet celebrated its 14th anniversary with Pitha Utshab (rice cake festival) on December 8 in its campus. The day-long festival began with the delectable Pitha Utshab. The event drew hundreds of people including students, teachers and many others. The students attended the Utshab with their variety of traditional ... Read more
Month: December 2011
Beats from South Korea
GongMyoung showcases “Walkabout” When one sees over 30 instruments placed on a stage, one expects a grand orchestra. But when a quartet takes the stage, the audience is surely in for a surprise. To utter disbelief of the Dhaka audience, the quartet from Republic of Korea, GongMyoung, made the nearly hour and a half-long show ... Read more
Lathi Khela to celebrate Tangail Free Day
Lathi Khela (A traditional Bangladeshi martial art form) was held in Tangail town last Sunday to celebrate Tangail Free Day (December 11). Tangail district was freed from the Pakistani Armed Forces on this day during the Liberation War. Lathial Mohammad Azhar and his group from Aloa Bhabani village, Tangail staged a performance at Shaheed Memorial ... Read more
Weeklong Bijoy Utshab at Liberation War Museum
A weeklong ‘Bijoy Utshab’ (Victory celebration), titled ‘Manobadhikar Dibosh Thekey Bijoy Dibosh’ (From Human Rights Day to Victory Day) is on at the Liberation War Museum (LWM) premises in Dhaka. The festival opened on December 10 and will continue till Victory Day (December 16). One of the trustees of LWM, Mafidul Haque, delivered a welcome ... Read more
Cracks come under fixing
The repair of cracks on Bangabandhu Bridge is now going on in full swing with a target to be completed by June next year. Traffic on the bridge has got slower as vehicles instructed by various signs are diverted at two points for the repair work that began last month. On an average, 15,000 vehicles ... Read more
35th innings defeat and counting
Pakistan take 1-0 lead Bangladesh suffered yet another innings defeat, this time against Pakistan in the first Test yesterday at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, leaving many questions dangling about their sorry state of affairs in the game’s highest format. The answers must come sooner than later to salvage some pride as an Elite Member. ... Read more
Captain Misbah hails team effort
Brushing aside all controversies and negative impact of Pakistan cricket, Misbah-ul-Haq thought that his side is on course to prove the rest of the world that they are a forced to be reckoned with. Pakistan cricket and controversy are always synonymous and consistency is rare case for them despite getting enormous talent and great cricketer ... Read more
Nothing wrong in natural game
Mushy blames structure instead There was hardly anything left for a captain to say when his team lost the match by an innings and 184 runs. That might be the reason why Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was found at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday to be bewildering while talking about yet another heavy defeat. ... Read more
UN charts new climate course
Nations approve a late deal for 2015 global pact, agree on fund for climate aid to poor countries; critics say gains modest A marathon UN climate conference yesterday approved a roadmap towards an accord that for the first time will bring all major greenhouse-gas emitters under a single legal roof. The European Union will place ... Read more
Bangladesh among top rice-eaters
Bangladesh stands fourth in per-capita rice consumption in the world, show data prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Brunei Darussalam tops the list with per-capita rice consumption of 245 kilograms a year, according to Faostat, a regular food supply data prepared by the
Rab to get 2 copters
The government has procured two copters for Rapid Action Battalion so the force can perform better in fighting crime and militancy. This is the first time a Bangladeshi law enforcement agency is getting choppers of its own. Commander M Sohail, director of Rab’s legal and media wing, said the police authorities signed a contract with ... Read more
Fog cripples waterway, road links
Ferry services suspended A blanket of dense fog shrouded different regions of the country crippling traffic on the highways and inland waterways from Friday night to Saturday morning. Low visibility forced the suspension of ferry services between Paturia and Daulatdia as well as Mawa and Kawrakandi, linking key highways, for more than 11 hours beginning ... Read more
Over 30,000 licences issued without proper tests: BRTA
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has issued 30,000 driving licences mostly to drivers of buses and trucks on ‘easy terms’ without holding proper tests since 2006. The authorities in the period issued about three lakh driving licences, according to an affidavit submitted by the agency’s chairman Md Ayubur Rahman Khan to the High Court on
No water yet for Buriganga, Turag from Jamuna river
The “Buriganga River Restoration Project (New Dhaleswari-Pungli-Bangshi-Turag-Buriganga river system)” has been virtually stalled for various reasons, including delay in funds allocation, non-availability of dredgers and non-participation of bidders in the tender process. The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) project, worth Tk. 944.09 crore, was supposed to take off in December last
People won’t accept India’s Tipai move: Ershad
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said the people of Bangladesh would not allow India to construct the Tipaimukh dam on the River Barak because it would spell disaster downstream and turn Sylhet into a desert. ‘India has turned the country’s northern region into a desert by constructing the Farakka Barrage and now it ... Read more
A day of human chains, rallies near Press Club
Rallies and human chains formed by different organizations marking the international human rights day on Saturday in front of the Jatiya Press club virtually turned the street in front of the club into a public meeting ground. As many as three to four rows were formed in front of the club. The use of the ... Read more
Migration cost could be reduced by 50pc removing middlemen
Speakers at a workshop on Saturday said the migration cost would be reduced by 50 per cent if middlemen are removed from the process. The government should formulate strict law to stop the activities of the middlemen during the recruitment process, they said. BRAC Safe Migration Facilitation Centre organised the workshop
Hundreds watch total lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on Saturday for the second time in a solar year. The first one occurred on June 15, 2011. This was a relatively rare central lunar eclipse where the centre point of the earth’s shadow passed across the moon. It was visible from all of Asia, Australia and seen as ... Read more
4 credit card cheats held
Postman helps gang steal mail from Sweden, mint money Detectives have arrested four persons, including a postman in the capital, for credit card fraud. The arrested are Kamal Ahmed alias Nurul Amin, 52, the gang leader, Abdur Rauf, 42, a postman of Gulshan Post Office, Mohammad Russell, 34, a former student of Jahangirnagar University, and ... Read more
Lucid presentation of healthy living habits
A book cluing on healthy living habits and explaining healthcare in easy-to-understand language was launched in the city yesterday. The book titled “Have a Nice Day” is a compilation of The Daily Star’s popular weekly health tips column written by Dr Rubaiul Murshed under the same