Women’s Cricket BD lose to Pakistan, Ireland The Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team lost both of their matches against Pakistan and Ireland in the tri-nation ODI series in Dublin. On Monday, Bangladesh suffered a 42-run defeat against Pakistan at the Railway Union Cricket Club in Dublin. Pakistan posted 180 for six in 50 overs after being sent ... Read more
Month: August 2012
Aug 21 culprits must be tried
Vows Hasina on 2004 grenade attack anniversary Accusing the previous BNP-Jamaat coalition government of being behind the 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated that those who conspired, masterminded and executed the attack would be brought to book. No one can escape punishment the way the killers of ... Read more
Security sought for Limon, family
Eminent citizens condemn attack on Limon, his mother Eminent citizens condemned the latest attack on Limon Hossain, who had to have his left leg amputated after being shot at by the Rapid Action Battalion on 23 March, 2011, and his mother and brother on Eid day and viewed the attack as a move to further ... Read more
Report blames Sonali Bank’s delayed probe
Hallmark Loan Scam Audit Report blames Sonali Bank’s delayed probe A mysterious delay in starting the internal probe into a loan scam of state-owned Sonali Bank had created a scope for the bank to unethically disburse Tk 1,860 crore as loan, said a functional audit report. Although the bank’s managing director had approved the internal ... Read more
Committee to find out MD of Grameen Bank soon: Muhith
The government is set to form a search committee to find a managing director for the Grameen Bank after amendment of the bank’s Ordinance was approved by the President on Wednesday, said officials. Consent to the amendment by President Zillur Rahman is the last major step to enable the government to appoint a new MD ... Read more
54 killed, 140 injured in road accidents
At least 54 people were killed and 140 others injured in separate traffic accidents all over the country during the Eid holydays. New Age Pabna correspondent reported at least five people were killed and 40 others injured in separate accidents in Ishwardi upazila in Pabna on Saturday and
Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated
Solemnity and religious fervour marked the celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the Muslims, in the country on Monday after a month of fasting. Heavy showers in the capital and many places across the country on the Eid day and the following day could not mar the festivity; people rather welcomed the rain after ... Read more
Jamaat’s acting secy gen ATM Azharul Islam arrested
The Jamaat-e-Islami’s acting secretary general, ATM Azharul Islam, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, a couple of hours after the International Crimes Tribunal-1 issued an arrest warrant for his suspected involvement in war crimes during the War of Independence in 1971. The Detective Branch of the police, on receiving the order from the tribunal, arrested
US wants transparency in selecting Grameen Bank MD
The United States has again urged the Bangladesh government to ensure transparency in the selection of a new managing director of the Grameen Bank. The US State Department’s spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, also called on the government not to take any step that would reduce the ‘integrity or efficacy’ of the
Returnees’ rush expected on Friday and Saturday
People have started coming back to the capital in small numbers after celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr in their home towns and villages. Public and private bus operators said that most of the people would return to Dhaka on Friday and Saturday. The Bangladesh Railway’s divisional railway manager (Dhaka), Sardar Shahzad Ali, told
New gas layer found in Kailashtila
The state-run oil and gas exploration company has detected a new gas layer at a well in Kailashtila gas field in Sylhet, officials say. There were three gas zones in the well No 4 of the gas field. A new layer has been identified between upper and middle layers of the well on Sunday at ... Read more
Ctg, C’Bazar islands face climate change foreboding
Shrinking the size of lands Continuous sea-level rise and massive erosion, both manifestations of global climate change, are shrinking the size of islands in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazaar districts. Sandwip, an ancient island in Chittagong, is on the verge of disappearance. Other islands of the Chittagong region, as well as Shah Porir Dwip, Sonadia, Kutubdia, ... Read more
JP to contest next election independently: Ershad
HM Ershad, leader of the Jatiya Party, a major ally of the Awami League led grand alliance, has said his party will participate in the next general election independently. Exchanging greetings with JP leaders at his Banani office on the Eid day, he said his party would take part in the next election independently to ... Read more
Asmani no more
Asmani, a well-known literary character portrayed in the poem “Asmani” by Polli Kabi Jasimuddin Ahmed, breathed her last early on Saturday. She was 97. Asmani had been suffering from old-age complications since long. Widowed Asmani died around 3:00am at her Rasulpur village home under Eshan
Shakib No 1 Test all-rounder again
Bangladesh all-rounder and former national captain Shakib Al Hasan has been ranked No. 1 all-rounder (Test cricket) in the Reliance ICC Test Championship All-Rounder Rankings. Shakib Al Hasan with a rating of 404 preceded his competitor and one of the greatest all-rounders of all time Jacques Kallis who previously topped the list and has
Sholakia shows it again
The historic Sholakia Eidgah of the district hosted the country’s biggest congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday upholding its tradition. Muslims from India, Pakistan and almost all parts of the country joined the 185th congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr at the historic Eidgah, said Deputy commissioner Md Siddiqur Rahman who
Bus sinks with 35 passengers, 4 bodies recovered
At least four people were killed when a bus packed with 35 passengers plunged into a water-filled roadside ditch at Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj on Monday. Two of the deceased were identified as Subarna, daughter of Sumon Miah of Abirpara village, and Abdur Rahman, 45, of Tongibari, reports our Munshiganj
Eid festivity envelops nation
Country’s biggest Eid congregation held at Solakia Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated amid gaiety, feasting, family reunions and boisterous festivities across the country on Monday. The day’s programme began with offering Eid prayers by millions of Muslims who thronged at mosques and eidgahs braving light rains in the capital After ... Read more
Eid on Monday
Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Monday as the Shawal moon was not sighted in the Bangladesh sky on Saturday. The National Moon Sighting Committee decided the date of the Eid at a meeting held on Saturday evening at the Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram
National Eidgah ready for Eid jamaat
Preparations have been made to hold the main Eid-ul-Fitr jamaat at National Eidgah in the capital on Eid day. Necessary arrangements including waterproof shed, fans, sitting place, toilets and ablution facilities have been set up at the Eidgah where more than 1 lakh devotees including the president, ministers, judges, lawmakers and diplomats will say their