Bangladesh’s premier golfer Siddikur Rahman ended his Ballantine Championship campaign in joint 26th place after the conclusion of the fourth and final round’s play at the Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon on Sunday. Siddik struck one-under-par 71 in the final round to finish
Month: April 2013
Savar death toll crosses 350; many still trapped
After the passage of 80 hours since the tragic collapse of the 8-storey Savar building that housed nearly 5,000 workers of five garment factories, rescuers, on Saturday, were able to rescue 26 people, thus negating the perception that no one would be able to survive for 72 hours inside the debris. Besides, some of those ... Read more
Irate RMG workers clash in Dhaka, Chittagong
Thousands of irate readymade garments (RMG) workers went berserk and clashed with law enforcement personnel in the capital, Savar, and in the port city of Chittagong, on Saturday. Five people sustained bullet injuries and some 20 others were wounded, when police fired shots on agitating garment workers, near Rana Plaza at Savar,
BNP sees govt plot to save Savar accused
BNP, on Saturday, accused the government of plotting to help Sohel Rana, owner of the collapsed building at Savar, to flee the country. “The government is hatching a plan to save Rana. Awami League is trying to shift the people’s attention on this, by holding the opposition party responsible for the tragedy that claimed over ... Read more
Hopes fade for finding alive the missing
As the rescue operation continues for more trapped victims of Savar tragedy from the rubble of infamous Rana Plaza, hopes fade for finding them still alive. Till Saturday – the fourth day since the eight-storey Rana Plaza on the outskirts of Savar collapsed – over 1,000 people were still missing, according to several
Where is Sohel Rana?
Even after three days of the collapse of Rana Plaza, law enforcement agencies are still in the dark about the whereabouts of its owner, Sohel Rana. There are rumours that Rana, who is an influential Jubo League leader in the Savar area, has already escaped to India. The Prime Minister, on Thursday, asked the law ... Read more
Bangladesh faces tough HR questions at UN
Bangladesh is set to answer to some tough questions posed by different countries with regards to human rights issues in the country at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni will lead the Bangladesh delegation to the second cycle of the ... Read more
Short takes
Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance has called nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal for May 2 in protest against what it called a pre-planned killing of people in the Savar building collapse. The hartal will be observed protesting the government negligence in the rescue operation leading to a greater number of casualties in the tragic incident. Newspaper holiday
Building collapse: Owners get away with murder
Despite huge loss of life in building collapse incidents, none of the owners of the illegally constructed buildings have been brought to book by the administration. In most cases, the buildings caved in, owing to the sheer profit-making attitude of the owners, which resulted in their flouting the building code. Over 500 people
Scientists warn against neglect of farm sector
BRRI is contributing to raise food output constantly developing varieties of rice through painstaking research despite various constraints, helping farmers grow more to feed the nation despite shrinking of lands by 240 hectares annually. Agro-Scientists, however, warns that the success must be retained to maintain the output, inventing newer varieties
Govt will provide legal aid to Savar victims: Law Minister
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Barrister Shafique Ahmed on Saturday said the government would give legal assistance to the family members of garment workers who were killed and injured in the Wednesday’s Savar building collapse. “It is very much necessary to provide the workers and their family members with legal aids under
Factory owners, engineers on remand
A Dhaka court on Saturday placed two garment factory owners of Rana Plaza on 12-day remand for interrogation, six days each in two cases. Police on Friday night arrested New Weave Bottoms owner Mahbubur Rahman Taposh and Bazlus Samad Adnan, owner of New Weave Style, in connection with
US journos keen on US cos’ involvement
United States media is interested to know if any American company sourced product from any of the garment factories housed in the ill-fated Rana Plaza that was collapsed on Wednesday morning killing scores of people. During daily press briefings on Thursday and Friday at the US State Department, journalists asked acting deputy spokesperson Patrick Ventrell
Photo show showcases beauty of Bangladesh
The country’s distinctive natural beauty is portrayed authentically in the group exhibition of photography titled Beauty of Motherland going on now at Drik Gallery in the city’s Dhanmondi area. The show featuring 70 images snapped by the same number of amateur photographers brings out the serenity of the country’ lakes, the vastness of its rivers, ... Read more
I’m a versatile singer
Nishita Barua reveals A musical album titled Brishti Nimontron is going to be released internationally in three countries: Bangladesh, England and India. Nishita Barua, close-up 1 star, will record one song for the album for which Rudro Rajat has penned the lyrics and Rajon Saha has composed the songs. Earlier in 2012, Rajon Saha, music ... Read more
Prangonemor premieres Irsha
The host troupe Prangonemor staged the premier show of its eighth production Irsha on Friday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy as part of the Syed Shamsul Haque Theatre Festival organised by the troupe. Irsha focuses on the inherent feeling of jealousy that every lover is acquainted with. The play has only
Nandimukh’s theatre fest begins today in Ctg
The five-day theater festival organised by the Chittagong based troupe Nandimukh will begin today at the Chittagong Shilpakala Academy. The festival has been organised marking the 22nd founding anniversary of the troupe. It is the second phase of its celebrations, which will feature five plays. On the opening day, the local troupe Arindom Natya Sampradaya ... Read more
Dhaka-N’ganj DEMU railcar service yet to resume
Bangladesh Railway is yet to resume its Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit railcar commuter service between Dhaka and Narayanganj. The DEMU railcar service remained suspended since Thursday, a day after its inauguration as 20 passengers fell sick at Chashara railway station due to suffocation. BR replaced the local train service between Dhaka
Poor waste management at RMCH
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital and other public and private hospitals and clinics in Rajshahi city are running without proper waste disposal facilities posing serious heath hazards to adjacent localities. The 530-bed RMCH, the biggest healthcare facility in the northern region, dumps its medical wastes in two open dustbins built
Media can help change attitude towards transvestites
The media has a vital role to play in changing the society’s attitude towards the transgender and other socially-excluded people to ensure their fundamental rights, speakers at a discussion said on Saturday. They viewed that the transgender, male sex-workers