He’d toyed with the idea for months. “I’d say something,” Syque Caesar recalls, “and then I’d never really do anything about it.” But now that he has — and who’s to say what provided the final push? — the Michigan gymnast is happy to say something else: This Olympic journey is proving to be equal ... Read more
Month: July 2012
London Diary
Two days have gone past since the opening ceremony and the battle for gold medals has just intensified. China seized the early momentum winning gold medals from shooting, weightlifting and swimming while Italy, Kazakhstan and United States are also among the gold winners. The biggest star
Laxmipur Govt Women’s College faces problems
Campus Corner Laxmipur Govt Women’s College faces problems Education of students is being hampered at Laxmipur Government Women’s College due to shortage of teachers and lack of academic building since long. Sources said that there are three tin-shed buildings for a large number of students that are not sufficient to accommodate the huge number of ... Read more
Maasranga Television turns one
Maasranga Television turns one today. Marking the occasion, the channel has arranged special programmes including music, adda, drama and much more today. Seasoned singers Syed Abdul Hadi, Farida Parveen, Sadi Mohammad, Fatema-Tuz-Zohra and Rafiqul Alam will perform songs in the programme titled “E Lagan Gaan Shonabar” that will be
HC questions Operation Clean Heart indemnity
The High Court on Sunday asked the government and the army to explain the legality of the indemnity given to the army-led joint forces involved in Operation Clean Heart conducted between October 16, 2002 and January 9, 2003. The bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo also asked the authorities to ... Read more
Remit more to help build Padma bridge
PM urges expatriates Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it will not be difficult for her government to construct Padma bridge if Bangladeshi expatriates living in various countries remit more spontaneously. “We don’t need to collect toll or go for subscriptions … if you remit more and more, it won’t be a tough job for ... Read more
Launch owners assure: no fare hike during Eid
Launch owners on Sunday said that they would provide better service to Eid time passengers without increasing fares and requested the government to stop extortions at ferry terminals. They gave the assurance at a meeting with shipping minister Shajahan Khan. Later, the minister told reporters that the deputy commissioners and the
Sunken oil tanker threatens disaster in Meghna
The 900-tonne oil tanker that sank in the River Meghna on Wednesday might cause an environmental disaster in a vast area unless the salvage operation could be expedited, officials said. They expressed concern about a number of constraints such as fishing nets, inclement weather and lack of logistics that were hindering the salvage operation
Bus operators to begin selling tickets Aug 3
Most of the long-distance bus operators will start selling advance tickets from August 3 ahead of Eid while booking of tickets at the airlines have neared end. Some other bus operators said they would soon announce when they would begin to sell advance tickets with Eid-ul-Fitr likely to fall on August 20.
Public varsities in acute accommodation crisis
Want of dorms affects education An acute accommodation crisis persists at all the public universities of the country for want of requisite number of halls of residence, hampering education at these highest seats of studies. Majority students studying at the public universities find it hard to obtain proper education as they are compelled to reside ... Read more
Cops let mob beat Mamun to death
Home Ministry Probe Report Cops let mob beat Mamun to death A home ministry probe body has found that detainee Mamun Bhuiyan had not been snatched by his rivals who killed him in front of police. On the contrary, police intentionally handed him over to them on May 29 in Kaliganj of Gazipur. It has ... Read more
Businessman found stabbed to death in Gulshan house
A businessman was found stabbed to death in his house in the Gulshan Circle 2 area in the capital on Sunday morning. The victim Fazlul Haque, 72, was owner of Haque Paints. He lived in his duplex, Haque Palace, on Road 51 in the area
VoIP licences set to fetch Tk 1,200cr
The government is expected to earn at least Tk. 1,200 crore revenue, each year, with the issuance of legal licences for voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) services, an official of Bangladesh Telecommuni-cation Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said. To stop illegal use of VoIP, the telecom regulator has already invited applications for VoIP service provider (VSP)
Govt mulling rice export to help marginal farmers
Finance minister AMA Muhith, on Sunday, said the government is planning to export rice, as the country is now being able to meet the domestic demand. “Although the final decision is yet to be taken, we’ll explore the market for exporting rice,” he told reporters, after presiding over an inter-ministerial meeting on food and poultry ... Read more
Bangladesh’s commitment to TICFA absolute: FS
Bangladesh’s commitment to the Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement with the United States is ‘absolute’, said foreign secretary Mijarul Quayes on Sunday. Quayes made the remark in response to a question about Dhaka’s stance on TIFCA at a regular press briefing in the foreign affairs ministry’s headquarters
Dhaka presses for fast-track implementation
Bangladesh has requested India for fast-track implementation of the commitments made at the highest political level to conclude the Teesta water deal and ratify the protocol on the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement. Returning from the annual Foreign Office Consultation in New Delhi, foreign secretary Mijarul Quayes told reporters here on Sunday that issues of cross-border ... Read more
5 workers killed as cement bags fall on them
Five labourers including three of a family died in their sleep when cement bags, piled up in an under-construction amusement park in Narayanganj, fell on them yesterday. Police identified the deceased as Aku Munshi, 50, of Rajbari, his son Rakib, 20, nephew Asiruddin, 20, Zahid, 22, and Nazmul, 27, of Kurigram
Worker killed in Ctg ship breaking yard
A worker of a ship-breaking yard was killed yesterday falling from a ship. The deceased, Jamal Uddin, 45, son of Jalil Sarder, hailed from Kalkini in Madaripur. The accident happened when Jamal was working at a yard in Baro Awlia area around 3:30pm. He was rushed to Chittagong Medical College Hospital where the on-duty
Tremor jolts Bangladesh
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted some parts of the country, including Dhaka and nearby areas, yesterday morning. No incident of casualties or damage due to the quake that was felt in Dhaka at 08:21:15am has been reported. Mahmudul Kabir, meteorological assistant of Dhaka Seismic Centre told
Qubee launches pocket WiFi modem
Qubee, a leading broadband internet service provider of the country, has launched Pocket WiFi modem for its post-paid users. With the new device you can connect up to 5 devices securely. It gives 700 square feet network coverage; it can be used on any operating system. The modem also features enhanced