Though he had no criminal records, Zakir Hossain was picked up by police at Paltan where he used to work at a private firm. He was taken to the police station “for some talks”. It was on November 26, 2007. Later, police produced him before a Narayanganj court, identifying him as a “convicted fugitive” in ... Read more
Month: August 2012
Hard to get train tickets
Home Rush for Eid Hard to get train tickets All the woes and sufferings are for enjoying a few days with the near and dear ones during the Eid holidays for which thousands of city dwellers wait all the year round. Defying traffic gridlock, rainfall, fasting and daily business, thousands of people thronged the Kamalapur ... Read more
Tagore’s 71st death anniversary today
The 71st death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore will be observed today, the 22nd day of the Bengali month of Sraban. To mark the day, different social and cultural organisations have taken up special programmes. The versatile personality throughout his life enriched Bangla literature through his writings. Rabindranath was born on May 7, 1961 in the Jorasanko ... Read more
Faulty, old launches get facelift
Raises risks in journey on river routes Like in the previous years, around 100 faulty launches are getting quick fixes in docks of Keraniganj during Ramadan this year so that those could be pressed on service to ferry Eid holidaymakers. The Department of Shipping, the government body to regulate water transport, has issued notices and ... Read more
Bappa Mazumder’s solo album launched
Popular singer-composer Bappa Mazumder’s solo album titled “Bechey Thak Sabuj” was launched in a Dhaka restaurant on August 1. The album features 10 songs about love, patriotism, nature and contemporary issues. The title track, written by Shankar Shawjal, is based on Raga Desh. Other songs in the album are written by Zulfikar Russel, Rasel Onil, ... Read more
Britain in love with Jessica
Of the seven heptathlon events, her most favourite one is 100m hurdles so Jessica Ennis must have some ideas about China’s Liu Xiang, the poster boy in Beijing four years ago. It all had ended in agony for Liu, the first Asian man to take gold in an Olympics track event, winning the 110m hurdles ... Read more
Shahriar shocked to be withdrawn
A stunned Bangladesh ‘A’ team skipper Shahriar Nafees returned back from India on Sunday after the Bangladesh Cricket Board withdrew him from the Shafi Dharashah Tournament on disciplinary ground. ‘I really don’t know why I am called back from the competition,’ an agitated Shahriar told New Age after arriving from India
‘Go Mo Go’
The giant screens at the Olympic Stadium often invite audience to make some noise but it was not something needed when Mohammed Farah raced his 10,000-metre run on Saturday. The crowd were already on their feet seeking Jessica Ennis and George Rutherford picking up two gold medals for Great Britain and when Farah began his ... Read more
Cheetah the best sprinter on earth
The fastest cheetah on Earth has done it again, breaking her previous world record for the 100-meter dash and setting a new best time of 5.95 seconds. This feat surpasses the fastest of all human 100-meter sprinters by almost four seconds. Usain Bolt, a Jamaican sprinter now competing at the 2012 London Olympics, holds the ... Read more
Serena’s dream comes true
Serena Williams annihilated Maria Sharapova to win the women’s tennis singles gold medal here at the All England Club yesterday. When it was over, Williams, who owns 14 major championships as a professional and has earned more prize money than any other female player danced like a 6-year-old in
London Diary
Birthday boy Ryan Lochte is set to be upstaged again by United States rival Tyler Clary as they wind down from their Olympic exertions in the pool. After stealing Lochte’s 200m backstroke crown with a surprise gold medal on Thursday, Clary revealed he is heading to the heart of London’s west end to mix it ... Read more
Mohan’s exit ends BD interest
The Olympic Stadium was buzzing by the time the clock struck ten on Saturday morning, but out in the corner on the straight, the curtain-raising event of the day took place in relative obscurity. The first men’s 100-metre preliminary rounds kicked-off proceedings yesterday but for the watching thousands, every name on the scoreboard of the ... Read more
Rly starts advance ticket sale today
The Bangladesh Railway is going to start selling advance tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr today. Meanwhile, huge crowd was seen at the Kamalapur railway station in the capital on Saturday. Some bus operators will also start advance tickets sale within the next few days. Saidur Rahman, assistant director (operation) central control of Bangladesh Railway,
Eid shopping frenzy chokes traffic
On any weekend, it just takes five minutes to reach Farmgate from Shahbag intersection and vice versa by a car. But it was a bitter experience for the commuters yesterday as it took them a staggering 90 minutes to cross the two-kilometre stretch. On the 15th day of Ramadan, city dwellers seemed to have come ... Read more
Oscar Pistorius runs into history
London Olympic 2012 Oscar Pistorius runs into history Oscar Pistorius was late. The press at the mixed zones was getting antsy. There were some whispers about deadlines. From time to time, murmurs went up around the hundred or so who had packed into the limited space for the chance to grab a single quote from ... Read more
ADB offers $215m for stockmarket reforms
Lender attaches 26 conditions to credit The government will have to form a special tribunal to deal with capital market related cases, in line with the conditions the Asian Development Bank has attached to a $215 million credit offer for Bangladesh. The government will also have to limit banks’ exposure to the capital market. The ... Read more
Zoo buzzing with new animals, birds
The National Zoo at Mirpur in the city is now buzzing with new inmates as the authorities procured 51 animals and 209 birds in last two months for better entertainment of the visit. The 51 animal of 21 species and 209 birds of 19 species have been brought from South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Canada ... Read more
Stop building all dams
Two organisations urge India Speakers at a discussion yesterday called upon India to immediately stop building all sorts of dams, including the controversial Tipaimukh dam, as it will adversely affect the environment, agriculture and bio-diversity of Bangladesh. They also urged the people of Bangladesh and India to raise voice against the
Greens demand body to control food quality
Green activists demanded a regulatory commission to control quality of food items and drinks and urged the government to set up public complaint centres about adulterated food. They put forth the demands at a leaflet distribution programme in the city’s in the city’s Mohammadpur, Karwan Bazar, New Market, Azimpur, Palashi and Chowkbazar areas on
BB likely to set interest rate ceiling for SME loans
Bangladesh Bank may set a ceiling of interest rate for SME loans to curb the existing high banks’ interest rate of 18 to 20 per cent in the sector, said central bank officials. A BB official told New Age on Thursday that the central bank had taken a measure after the private sector development policy ... Read more