Fog disrupts communications Dense fog coupled with bitter cold has disrupted movement of all modes of transport across the country in the last two days, causing immense sufferings to passengers. Ferry services remained stalled for hours and launches anchored mid-river, and bus and train trips were delayed. A cold spell has been sweeping the country ... Read more
Month: December 2012
Unauthorised battery-run vehicles flood Ctg city
Hundreds of unauthorised commercially run electric three-wheelers have flooded Chittagong city, consuming a substantial amount of electricity daily from the national grid. Mainly two types of electric vehicles, motor-rickshaws and easy-bikes, ply the city roads. The motor-rickshaws are similar to ordinary paddle rickshaws but with a battery-run motor set under the body and are powered by ... Read more
Unauthorised fishing puts existence of Muria Haor in jeopardy
The existence of Muria Haor in Biyanibazar of Sylhet is now under threat for lack of a fish sanctuary along the vast water body, once bountiful with fish resources. Unabated fishing through use of current nets and mosquito nets not only disturbs fish breeding in the haor but it has also denuded the water body ... Read more
ICT fair abuzz with tech-savvy youth
The exposition organised by Bangladesh Computer Samity ends on Dec 29 Amid great youthful excitement, Bangladesh Computer Samity’s computer fair kicked off yesterday at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. Titled “BCS ICT World 12”, the theme of the exposition is “technology and education for development”. Spread across 90 stalls, the exposition, in its 14th year, ... Read more
Chandrabindoo rocks Port City
Hundreds of music fans of Chittagong city thronged Foy’s Lake last Saturday evening; the occasion was a concert featuring popular Kolkata-based band Chandrabindoo. Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in association with Channel i and State Bank of India in Bangladesh organised the music event, titled “An evening of Rock music”. The band, which
A Simple Man
The Tigers’ silent performer Mahmudullah Riyad, who already won the hearts of millions of cricket lovers for his elegant style of batting, was happy with his consistent performance with the bat as well as effective contribution with the ball in Bangladesh’s home series against the West Indies, and was delighted with the way his team ... Read more
‘A result of belief’
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza might not have been in the playing eleven which scripted a two-wicket victory in the fifth and final ODI to clinch a memorable series victory against the formidable West Indies, but the amount of encouragement the brave-heart cricketer provided from behind the scenes played a vital role for the Tigers to achieve ... Read more
‘Excitement got the better of me’
Bangladesh’s ODI series win over the West Indies was undoubtedly the talk of the town yesterday. Right from the addas at roadside tea stalls to the get-togethers in different homes propelled by the road-blockade programme, cricket, it seemed, found the prime spot in almost every conversation that took place in the
Only T20 against WI today
With both teams having won one series each, the only Twenty20 International between Bangladesh and West Indies, which is scheduled to begin at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at 6:00 pm today, promises to provide the month-long tour a fitting end. The game will be shown live on Channel 9 and state-run
Creating an inclusive and accessible world
International Day Of Persons With Disabilities Creating an inclusive and accessible world Dr Tamanna Afroz Around 15% of the world’s population, or one billion people, live with disabilities. And the rates of disability are increasing due to population ageing and increases in chronic health conditions. People with disabilities have less access to health care services ... Read more
Rokeya and Sakhawat Memorial School — One Hundred Years After
Iqbal Bahar Choudhury Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was a social reformer, educationist, prolific writer and campaigner for human rights and gender equality in British India. She was a writer without boundaries. Her words spoke to the world as a whole and often talked passionately on issues that are only now being recognised as vitally important. ... Read more
Net gets submarine backup
Internet cost to go competitive; outsourcing business to rise The cost of Internet service in the country is set to become competitive as NovoCom commercially launched data and voice connectivity with International Terrestrial Cable (ITC), which will serve as a backup to the submarine cable. NovoCom, a private company, launched its operations taking a connection ... Read more
Pita: a saga on war of independence
Digital movie ‘Pita’, directed by Masud Akhondo, features genocides done by the Pakistani army and its local collaborators during the war of independence in 1971. A press show of Pita was screened on Saturday at Balaka Cineworld. The movie, however, will be premiered on December 14. Masud Akhondo’s movie
Mushfiq hails ‘biggest ever series win’
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim hailed the 3-2 win over West Indies as their biggest ever series success as it came against a full-strength side and in difficult circumstances. This is Bangladesh’s second series win against West Indies after they recorded a 3-0 clean sweep in the Caribbean in 2009. But few gave the Tigers any ... Read more
Pollard proves a point
In Khulna when he pulled a short ball from Abdur Razzak straight to the midwicket fielder, Kieron Pollard was furious with himself. He vented his anger to reporters who later had asked if it was the right time to play the shot. An enraged Pollard said he chose the right ball to hit but only ... Read more
‘We lost as a team’
West Indian skipper Darren Sammy pointed that failure in putting up collective efforts cost them the series against Bangladesh as they went down in the final one-dayer by two wickets to surrender the series 3-2 on Saturday. Chris Gayle, who was expected to lead the batting department, recorded another
Shakib slips on Shishir!
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has decided to begin a new innings in his life as he is all set to tie the knot this week. Sources close to Shakib have revealed that the cricketer would be marrying Umme Ahmed Shishir, a computers student based in Minnesota, America. The wedding date has been scheduled on Wednesday, ... Read more
Tigers wrap up series in rousing style
Bangladesh kept their cool under pressure as they beat West Indies by two wickets in the fifth one-day international to clinch the five-match series 3-2 in Dhaka on Saturday. Nasir Hossain played a crucial unbeaten innings of 39 as the home side became third time lucky to pull off a win in having wasted a ... Read more