The first phase of Biswa Ijtema at Tongi near the capital ended yesterday afternoon with the offering of Akheri Munajat (concluding prayers) seeking divine blessings for the people of Bangladesh and the Muslim Ummah. The Ijtema venue on the banks of the Turag river and its adjoining areas reverberated with the word ”Amin” repeatedly uttered ... Read more
Month: January 2012
Tigress rescued, to be released in safari park
A stray Bengal tigress was rescued yesterday morning near Khashitana camp of the Sundarbans. It is seven and a half feet in length and has one of its hind legs cut off from the knee joint, forest officials said. Wife of Sujuddin, a fisherman at Angtihara village near the forest, saw it first around 6:00pm ... Read more
Mother pushed off roof
Father hands over addicted son to cops A father on Saturday handed over to the police his 22-year-old drug addict son who pushed his mother off the rooftop of their one-storey house in the capital’s Jurain. The mother, Rahima Begum, 50, was admitted to National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (Nitor) for knee fractures ... Read more
New CEO for HSBC
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has appointed Andrew Tilke as the chief executive officer of HSBC Bangladesh, effective from today. Tilke joined HSBC Group in 1983 and has worked in a variety of roles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the bank said in a statement yesterday
Concluding prayers today
Biswa Ijtema Concluding prayers today The three-day-long first phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslims, will conclude today through offering Akheri Munajat (concluding prayers) on the banks of the Turag. Hundreds of thousands of devotees from home and abroad will pray for spiritual progress, exaltation and welfare of the Muslim community
Studies she can now carry on with
CRP restructures Jui’s hand chopped off by husband, prepares her to sit in HSC exams in April Yes, she is going to sit for the HSC examinations staring from April 1, but this is not the only news. Hawa Akhter Jui will be answering the tests using her right hand. The 21-year-old did not lose ... Read more
Legal response to loss and damage
Climate Change Legal response to loss and damage Hafijul Islam Khan The adverse impacts of climate change have continued to devastate the lives and livelihoods of millions of people and inflict large economic losses. According to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, there has been a global increase in weather ... Read more
Corals of St.Martin’s at stake
Global Warming and Over-Exploitation Corals of St.Martin’s at stake Dr. Anisuzzaman Khan Honey comb corals around Saint Martin’s island are under stress due to coral bleaching. While the COP 17 — UN climate convention — was being held in Durban of South Africa, a Nature Watch Team (NWT) of Ekattor Television watched that a noticeable ... Read more
Ankhi Alamgir turns TVC model
Popular singer Ankhi Alamgir has turned into a model as she has recently performed in a television commercial of a toothpaste company. But in this TVC, her real identity will not be disappeared, as she will be seen as a singer. The shooting of this TVC was held on January 7 at several locations in ... Read more
Humayun made spl adviser at UN mission
Popular writer Humayun Ahmed has been appointed special adviser to the Bangladesh Mission in the United Nations, reports a private television channel. “I am surprised but happy,” said the author, who is now staying in the USA for treatment of cancer, in his reaction. Talking to Channel i yesterday, he said, “The government knows very
Bangladesh A up 2-1
Bangladesh A regained the lead in the five-match series after they defeated England Lions by 75 runs in the third one-dayer at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong yesterday. The victory ensured a 2-1 lead for the home side with two games to play in Sylhet on January 16 and 18 respectively. It was ... Read more
The land of beauty
by Mahfuzul Haque Bangladesh, a South-Asian country wrapped up with great streaming rivers, is indeed a land of green and natural beauty. The land possesses the longest sea beach and is home to the Royal Bengal Tiger. Sundarbans is also the biggest mangrove forest in the world. The country, once part of undivided Bengal, is ... Read more
Tourism in Bangladesh: problems and prospects
by Ziaul Haque Howlader Forty years has elapsed of Bangladesh’s tourism industry, yet we still see it in a nascent position in comparison to our neighbouring countries. Despite having all the potential to flourish, tourism in this country has been growing at a very slow pace. Bangladesh is not known as a tourist destination in ... Read more
Pvt school teachers among the lowest paid
Govt urged to regulate teachers’ salaries at pvt schools The government should set a binding guideline on the salaries for teachers at privately-run schools and colleges which pay a lower amount to teachers but charge students high tuition fees, experts said. They said that low salaries were resulting in a reduction in the quality of ... Read more
Biswa Ijtema begins
6 devotees die Prayers and sermons marked the first day of Biswa Ijtema — one of the largest congregations of Muslims — as it opened on the banks of the river Turag at Tongi yesterday morning. Six participants died of cardiac arrest and old age complications on Thursday night and early yesterday, organisers said, as ... Read more
Sylhet franchise targets Akram
Most of the franchises have started to move forward with their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) teams following their acquirements during the bidding programme on Tuesday. The players’ list has also been confirmed and given to the franchises. Eighty-two local players will be put together under three categories. Six top cricketers — Mashrafe Bin Mortaza,
12th Dhaka Int’l Film Fest Begins Today
Guerrilla, Moner Manush Compete For Top Prize Nasiruddin Yousuff’s “Guerrilla” and Gautam Ghosh’s “Moner Manush” are among 17 films competing for the top honour at the 12th Dhaka International Film Festival, which begins today in the city. The competition segment features four Iranian, three each from India and Turkey, and two Bangladeshi films. They are: ... Read more
A millionaire veg vendor
A vegetable vendor turned drug dealer did very well for 14 years but yesterday he finally got arrested along with his wife. The couple owns a four-storey building in Narayanganj, several flats in Dhaka, and an array of motor vehicles. The vendor is not your average shabjiwala (vegetables monger) you see on the streets or ... Read more
Rahimafrooz gets nod to launch unit in India
Battery maker Rahimafrooz eyes a big jump in sales in the Indian market as the company won a battle to set up a subsidiary in the neighbouring country, a senior official of the company said yesterday. Rahimafrooz had long been lobbying with the Indian government for getting approval from the central government to set up ... Read more
Tourism info on fingertips
The Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) yesterday signed a contract with SSL Wireless to provide tourism related services via mobile phones aiming at promoting tourism in the country. Asmaul Hossain, general manager for public relations and admin of BPC, and Anisul Islam, general manager of SSL, inked the deal at Hotel Obokash, BPC said in