She could not take it anymore. Sonia Akhter, a 17-year-old garment worker, lived with her parents at a tin-shed house in the city’s Pallabi. Three months ago, they rented two rooms at Tk 5,000 per month. Since the family moved in, the landlady had been keeping the electricity shut every day
Month: September 2012
Ruet students make sound activated robot
Two students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) have built a robot which is responsive to sound. Saddam Hossain and Abul Munjer, fourth year students of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of Ruet built the robot with
Micromax rolls out new devices
Micromax Informatics Limited, the 12th largest handset manufacturer in the world, has announced the launch of 10 new products which includes 7 smart feature phones, 2 superfones and one 7” tablet PC in the local market. All the devices are available in the price range of Tk 1,399 to
Huawei’s report on cyber security
Huawei has recently released a report on cyber security. The document, titled “Cyber Security Perspectives: 21st century technology and security a difficult marriage,” discusses the impact cyber security is having on technology, the global supply chain, and
Western Marine to build a ship for local buyer
Western Marine Shipyard started the construction work of a container vessel on Thursday, which will transport goods from Chittagong Port to Dhaka. This is the first time the company will build a container ship for domestic use. Earlier the shipbuilder made a number of sea vessels for foreign
Housewife ‘kills herself’ in city
A housewife allegedly committed suicide hanging herself from a ceiling fan in the capital’s Shyampur area yesterday. The deceased, Ratna Begum, 22, was wife of Obaidur Rahman, assistant sub-inspector of police (Dhaka Range). Quoting relatives of the victim, Abul Kalam Azad, officer-in-charge of
Bus kills tea-stall owner
A tea-stall owner was run over and killed by a bus while crossing a road in the capital’s Sayedabad area yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Shahabuddin, 65, a resident of Sayedabad. Quoting witnesses, victim’s son Monir Hossain said his father was crossing the road in
Domestic help killed after ‘rape’
A twelve-year-old domestic help’s body was found with her throat slit after she was allegedly raped in her employer’s residence in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur Thursday evening. The victim Sarufa was the daughter of late Sohrab Ali of Kawamara village in the upazila. In connection with her death, police arrested Sarufa’s employer Md Benjamin Hossain,
Target clean project
Lenders to gain control for containing corruption, ensuring quality The long-cherished Padma bridge project will now be implemented with a new approach, with donors having more clout in the procurement to ensure quality work and prevent corruption in the project. Donor agencies and the government are now negotiating about various options to this end after ... Read more
Cost to go up by $145m
The cost of the Padma bridge project would increase by around 5 percent or $145.75 million due to a one-year delay in starting construction, an expert said yesterday. The bridge project would now cost $3.06 billion. The construction was supposed to be done by 2015. Now, it will take a year more if
Loss of time, loss of money
Bridge Site Protection Loss of time, loss of money Delay to cost govt Tk 100cr more Delay in the Padma Bridge construction is now forcing the government to spend an extra Tk 100 crore to protect an area of the bridge site from river erosion. The government acquired 76 hectares of low-lying land in Janjira ... Read more
Padma shines
WB revives $1.2b loan after govt meets conditions The World Bank has finally decided to revive its $1.2b loan deal for the Padma bridge project as the government has removed the hurdles to end an impasse over the scheme. In a release on Thursday, the global lender said, “The bank has agreed that, upon satisfactory ... Read more
McCullum crushes Tigers
Brendon McCullum was dismissed on the very last ball of the innings; but in the twenty overs prior, the bombastic Kiwi right-hander severely punished Bangladesh and led his team to a comfortable 59 run win in their Group D opener of the ICC World T20 at the Pallekele International Stadium
20 return from Tanzanian jail
Cheated By Manpower Touts 20 return from Tanzanian jail Twenty Bangladeshis who had languished in two Tanzanian prisons for the last 11 months finally returned home yesterday morning. Brokers of unauthorised recruiting agencies lured them to Tanzania promising to get them lucrative jobs but abandoned them at the border of the East African country without
Tourism fair calls for linkage among Asian countries
The 2nd Asian Tourism Fair 2012 began on Friday in the capital, aiming at improving tourism linkage among the Asian countries. Tour operators, travel agents, airlines, hotels and resorts of 10 Asian countries including the host, Bangladesh, are taking part in the three-day fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. The fair is a collaboration of ... Read more
We had no answer to McCullum
When Brendan Mc Cullum plays to his best, there are hardly any teams in the world who can come up with an answer and Bangladesh could not be any exception in their first match in the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday. The Tigers had no clue how to stop McCullum, the top-ranked player in
Siddikur misses the cut again
Siddikur Rahman’s season is going pear-shaped as the flag-bearer of Bangladesh golf failed to make the cut for the second time this season and in space of three weeks. The 27-year old golfer racked up a sorry score of 4-over-par (146) at the end of the second round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open yesterday to ... Read more
Swanan celebrates 31st anniv
Rajshahi University based recitation troupe Swanan organised a two-day recitation programme to celebrate the 31st founding anniversary of the troupe. The programme ended on Friday with a reunion of former and present activists of Swnan followed by a poems recitation programme at the Kazi Nazrul Islam Auditorium. Earlier the two-day long programme featuring procession, reunion and recitation ... Read more
Sharika to be regular in films
Popular model turned small screen actress Sarika has expressed her desire to establish herself in the movie industry. It is her long cherished desire to act in the commercial movies, however, she took time to make decision to get approval from her family, Sarika told. ‘I have not yet signed for any movie but I ... Read more
Yasmin Mushtari, Yakub Ali launch Nazrul Geeti albums
Eminent Nazrul singers Yasmin Mushtari and Yakub Ali Khan launched their solo albums featuring timeless Nazrul songs at a programme on Thursday at the Chhayanaut auditorium. Veteran Nazrul exponent Professor Rafiqul Islam unveiled the covers of the albums ‘Mohua Boney’ and ‘Shuktara.’ Mohua Boney contains a total of 10 Nazrul songs by