For over three decades, band troupe Miles has won the hearts of millions of music lovers across the country though the band’s melodious songs and stunning performances. As one of the most celebrated bands, Miles spent a busy Eid-Ul-Fitr by appearing on various television programmes. ‘It was a busy Eid for Miles; we participated in ... Read more
Month: August 2012
Uncertainty lurks as BUET reopens today
The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology will reopen today ending a 44-day holiday of summer, Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr. The holiday, from July 11 to August 24, was announced amid a protest by its teachers’ association demanding the resignation of its vice-chancellor SM Nazrul Islam and the pro vice-chancellor
Equipment, staff crises plague labour ward
Ctg Medical College Hospital Equipment, staff crises plague labour ward The Antenatal and Labour Ward of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) is functioning with almost half of the medical equipment and workforce required to deal with the increased number of patients. This situation has caused sufferings to patients and burdens on the staff of the ... Read more
2 killed, 7 injured in road crashes
Two people, including a college student, were killed and seven others injured in separate road accidents in Chittagong, Jhenidah and Narail on Thursday and yesterday. Our staff correspondent from Chittagong reports, a woman died as a microbus ran her over on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Baratakia area of Mirsarai upazila in Chittagong on
Tributes paid to Ivy Rahman
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Friday said that bigwigs of then Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led government had formulated the blueprint of the August 21 grenade attack. He came up with the allegation after placing wreaths at the grave of Ivy Rahman at Banani Graveyard marking her eighth death anniversary
CCC conservancy workers get nothing but neglect
Four workers of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) were collecting garbage from a dustbin into a three-wheeled van in Lal Dighi area on July 30. They did not have any safety gears on them. Liquid waste was rolling down their bare arms to their elbows. That is how some 2,000 shebaks (conservancy workers) are working to ... Read more
Ensure domestic workers’ safety: rights activists
Women’s rights activists on Friday demanded immediate ratification of the ILO convention on domestic workers’ rights and drawing up of a national law in this regard. Rights organisation Karmojobi Nari formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club to mark the day for resistance against repression on
Auto-rickshaws, taxicabs drivers take excessive fares
Auto rickshaw and taxicab drivers are demanding excessive fares from passengers during the Eid holiday. Drivers argue that due to a rise in daily deposits and an unwillingness of police and owners, they have to charge extra fares from commuters. Mohammad Anisul Haque, a traveller who reached Kamlapur railway station in Dhaka from
Left parties demand judicial probe
Torture on Limon Left parties demand judicial probe Different left-leaning political parties on Friday protested against filing murder case against mother of Limon Hossain and his family members and demanded judicial enquiry into the allegation of tortures on Limon by members of Rapid Action Battalion. The central steering committee of the Democratic Left Alliance, a ... Read more
Inter-city trains demanded in Netrakona
Green activists and local people of Netrakona on Friday demanded inter-city train service from Mohanganj to Dhaka. The demand came from a human chain formed by the Save the Environment Movement and United Peace Foundation in front of the Mohanganj rail station in Netrakona, a release said. Speakers at the programme said many students from the ... Read more
Junior Tigers sign off with easy win
Skipper Anamul Haque (128) slammed his second ton of the tournament to steer Bangladesh to a five-wicket win against Pakistan and restore some pride by securing seventh place in the ICC U-19 World Cup in Australia on Friday. The junior Tigers restricted their rivals to a modest total of 235 runs in Townsville and knocked
Bangladeshi man killed in Italy
A group of miscreants killed a Bangladeshi man in Italy on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Taj Uddin, 35, hailing from Dharon village of Sunamganj district. Taj had been living in Italy with his elder brother. The night before Eid, Taj came under attack while visiting a popular tourist spot in
Nat’l cricketers resume training after Eid break
Bangladesh National Team resume the practice on Saturday after a week-long holiday due to the Eid-ul-Fitr. All but five players – Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah Ryad and Ashraful are expected to join the camp that is designed for the Twenty20 tournament in Trinidad and Tobago and ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup. The ... Read more
Booters get to training
Two months after the completion of last season, country’s top booters return to action today as the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is set to launch an off-season training camp to keep the national footballers in action ahead of three international engagements next year. Bangladesh are scheduled to take part in the 25th U-18 International Tournament ... Read more
Women keep losing
The Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team continued their losing streak in the tri-nation ODI series in Dublin when they suffered a four-wicket defeat to Pakistan Women’s Cricket team at the Railway Union Cricket Club on Thursday. Bangladesh lost to the same opponents by 42-run in their first match of the
Mid-day meal plan for schools gets little response
The government directive to introduce free lunch for secondary students, to arrest the high dropout rate, has got almost no response at the grassroots level, reveals an investigation by The Independent. According to the latest report of the Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BBEIS), the country has a total of 19,040 secondary schools, ... Read more
70,000 cases pending with Special Branch
Police verification for passport 70,000 cases pending with Special Branch About 70,000 applications for fresh Machine Readable Passports have been awaiting police verification report for a long time. Of the pending passports, 899 applicants have been waiting for more than one year, 2,525 for six months, 5,582 for two months, 15,682 for more than 15 ... Read more
UAE slaps visa ‘restrictions’
Bangladeshi Workers UAE slaps visa ‘restrictions’ Reasons unknown The United Arab Emirates has imposed restrictions on renewal and issuance of work visas to the Bangladeshis, said recruiting agencies and visa seekers. Bangladesh’s Consul General Abu Zafar in Dubai said they had been receiving such reports for two weeks but the UAE authorities were yet to ... Read more
Commission to look into NGO activities
4,000 more NGOs to lose registration soon The government has initiated a move to set up a commission to look into operations of non-governmental organisations in the wake of allegations that many of them are ‘involved in terror financing and other anti-state activities.’ The secretary-level committee for administrative development has already approved the social welfare ministry proposal ... Read more
Limon’s family leaves home in fear
The family of Limon Hossain, a college student maimed by Rapid Action Battalion, left their home on Friday as they felt insecure after a Jhalakathi court ordered the police to record a murder case against them. Rajapur police officer-in charge Tofazzal Hossain said he was yet to receive the court order. After receiving the order, ... Read more