The International Cricket Council ticket booth at the City Centre in Kandy has put the complete fixture of World Twenty20 Super Eight phase on display with Bangladesh’s name nowhere on the board. From Group-D it predicted Pakistan and New Zealand would progress and the ICC tried to lure the fans to buy tickets for the ... Read more
Month: September 2012
Full judgment vs short order
Caretaker Govt System Full judgment vs short order 2 judges dissent from suggestions for polls time govt with MPs, small cabinet Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque’s suggestions for a caretaker government comprising lawmakers and a small polls-time cabinet do not conform to the short order delivered in May last year. Appellate Division Judge Abdul ... Read more
Many migrant workers risk losing jobs
Biman’s flight chaos Many migrant workers risk losing jobs Several hundred passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, waiting at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for last three days, still remain in the dark about their flights as chaos triggered by a massive rescheduling of flights continued till Tuesday. A number of migrant workers waiting for flights were ... Read more
SIM cards to be regulated
The telecom regulator has decided to come down heavily on the sale of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to curb illegal voice over internet protocol (VoIP) operations, and to prevent crimes from being committed with the help of mobile phones, sources said. The
PM reaffirms full execution of CHT peace treaty
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday reaffirmed her strong commitment to fully implement the CHT Peace Treaty and stressed ensuring the hill people’s rights to land so that they do not recurrently face land-related problems.“You (CHT people) should have the trust in
ACC spreads dragnet
To file cases against 20 Hallmark-Sonali officials next week The Anti-Corruption Commission is preparing to file cases next week against about 20 officials of Hallmark Group and Sonali Bank over embezzlement of around Tk 3,547 crore. ‘We are going to file cases against officials of Hallmark and five other companies and Sonali Bank over the ... Read more
Lawmen go unpunished
Extrajudicial Killings Lawmen go unpunished Says HR Commission in its report for UN HR Council Extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances and torture by law enforcement agencies continue in the country with impunity, says a report on human rights conditions. The report, prepared by the National Human Rights Commission, also says while child labour continues to be ... Read more
No reply from Hallmak on money refund
The Sonali Bank decides its next course of action against the Hallmark Group today as the group ignored a notice seeking refund of a half of the money embezzled from the bank’s Ruposhi Bangla Hotel branch, officials said. The Hallmark Group embezzled Tk 2,668.38 crore from the branch of Sonali Bank with forged
No university degree, no entry to UAE
Tourists from South Asian countries that export labour to the UAE will require a university degree to get a visa as the rich Gulf state fights an illegal influx, a newspaper reported yesterday. Electricians, pipe fitters, masons, farmers, drivers, tailors and cleaners from Bangladesh,
Grameen Bank amendment bill passed
The House yesterday passed Grameen Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2012 amid boycott by the lone independent MP Fazlul Azim. The Jatiya Sangsad also passed three more bills — International Crimes (Tribunals) (Second Amendment) Bill, 2012, Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2012 and
Top outlaw killed in ‘shootout’
A regional leader of the outlawed Lal Pataka, a faction of Purbo Banglar Communist Party was killed in a “shootout” between police and the gang in Mirpur upazila of the district early yesterday. Police said the deceased Rahat Ali, 45, was leader of a criminal gang called “Rahat Bahini” and was accused in 11 cases, ... Read more
Govt urged to ensure rights of child domestic workers
Child domestic workers on Tuesday urged the government to ensure their basic rights and proper implementation of compulsory primary education for them. Over 750 child domestic workers took part in the Child Domestic Workers Convention 2012 and shared their experiences in their respective
Physician sent to jail for sexually abusing patient
A physician in Barisal was sent to jail on Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing a female patient. Shaheduzzaman, officer in charge of Barisal Kotwali police station, said Shah Alam Chokdar lodged a case on Monday night under section 10 of the act for prevention of torture against women and children against Jahangir Alam Selim, former
US gives three ambulance boats to Bangladesh
The US government yesterday handed over three metal shark ambulance boats to the Bangladesh Coast Guard in Chittagong to help provide treatment to the people in coastal areas. US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena handed over the metal shark boats to the Coast Guard at a ceremony at the headquarters of Coast Guard East ... Read more
Two women get heavy vehicle driving licence
Only two women in Bangladesh took licences for driving heavy vehicles and two others for driving medium vehicles all over the country, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority chairman Mohammad Ayubur Rahman Khan said on Tuesday. Speaking at a function for promoting women in driving profession he said that
Unidentified miscreants set fire to a bus at RU
Unidentified miscreants set fire on bus of the students of Rajshahi University early on Tuesday on the campus. Two night guards— Saidur Rahman and Obaidur Rahman— said that they suddenly saw flames and smoke coming out of the bus parked at the university bus stand at 12:10am. On information, fire service vehicles rushed to the spot ... Read more
Ctg customs seizes falsely declared cars
Chittagong customs officials yesterday seized three luxury cars imported with false declaration. The Lexus, Mercedes and Porche cars were imported in a container with a declaration that the shipment was a set of passenger lifts, said Mahmudul Hassan, deputy commissioner of the Customs House. The container was brought in the name of Etacol, a company ... Read more
Stocks back to black on WB loan optimism
Stocks returned to the black yesterday riding on investor optimism fuelled with renewed possibility of World Bank’s loan revival for the Padma bridge. DGEN, the benchmark General Index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, finished the day at 4,632.10 points, after surging 53.20 points or 1.89 percent
Arindom honours Ferdousi Majumdar
Arindom, a theatre troupe in the port city, honoured noted actress Ferdousi Majumdar with the Sadrul Pasha Award on the occasion of its 39th anniversary on Sunday evening at the open stage of the local Shilpakala Academy. A musical soiree was also held on the occasion. The musical soiree began with four songs rendered by Shreoshi ... Read more
Jyoti in Tanvir Mokammel’s Jibon Dhuli
Lux Anandadhara Photogenic 2004 Jyotika Jyoti is excited about her role in “Jibon Dhuli”. She dons the role of the wife of a ‘dhuli’ (drummer). Shatabdi Wadud plays the role of the ‘dhuli’ in the film. The film is being directed by Tanvir Mokammel. The shooting is due to start next month in Savar. Jyoti has ... Read more