A 32-team cricket competition will be contested between the local corporate houses from June 14-21 at the Shaheed Sohrawardi Indoor Stadium at Mirpur, it was revealed at a press conference on Wednesday. Moment’s 360 initiated an eight-a-side tournament titled
Month: May 2013
Niaz keeps shinning in India
Bangladeshi Grand Master Niaz Murshed continued his purple patch as he beat Indian GM Parimarjan Negi in the 5th round games of the Open championship in the Asian Continental Chess Championships on Wednesday. Niaz played with the black pieces. His strategy of French
DCC poll not now, ward delimitation first: EC
Election commissioner M. Shahnewaz told journalists on Tuesday that the Election Commission (EC) has decided that it will conduct the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) poll after the areas of the DCC wards are delimited. Following a meeting at the EC secretariat, Shahnewaz observed that to complete the election process of the divided DCC, the task ... Read more
Bangladeshi climbs Everest summit, dies on way back
Bangladeshi climber Mohammed Khaled Hossain died in the small hours of Tuesday while descending from Mount Everest after successfully climbing the summit. A South Korean climber Sung Ho-Seo, 34, died wile do attempting the climb without supplementary oxygen, Gyanendra Shrestha, an official of the Tourism ministry of Nepal told Nepalese media.
GSP recommendations go to US President May 31
The interagency Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Subcommittee of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), which held the hearing on the continuation of GSP benefits for Bangladeshi products, is due to submit its recommendations to US President Barack Obama at the end of this month. “We have information from the US State Department that
Hefazat rally was designed to oust govt
The Dhaka Siege programme of the Hefajat-e Islam Bangladesh (HIB) on May 5, was designed to oust the Awami League-led alliance government. Junaid Babunagari, Secretary General of Hefajat-e Islam disclosed this in his three and a half hour long confessional statement before the Court of Chief Metropolitan
BNP calls hartal in Dhaka dist today
The Dhaka district unit of BNP on Tuesday called a daylong shutdown in five upazilas of the district for Wednesday demanding the release of party joint secretary general Amanullah Aman and its other activists and leaders. District BNP president and BNP chairperson’s adviser
Undeclared emergency imposed, says Dudu
The Awami League-led Grand Alliance government is afraid of the movement organised by the Opposition and that it is why it has imposed an embargo on political activities, including rallies and public meetings, in violation of constitutional rights, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) spokesperson Shamsuzzaman Dudu said on Tuesday afternoon. “The government has
Tarique has no plan to return soon
The first public meeting of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in the last four and a half years was foiled as altercation and fracas among rival groups of the party at the meeting compelled the hotel management to call police to bring the situation under control. The skirmish started soon after Tarique started delivering his ... Read more
Conservation, a serious need for country’s biodiversity
At least 28 species of indigenous fish have gone extinct and five out of 650 bird species in the country have disappeared in the recent past due to environment pollution and human encroachment. The department of fisheries also identified 28 extinct species of indigenous fish. Of the remaining 260 fish varieties, 10 per cent are ... Read more
Nizami behind Dhulauri massacre, says PW-8
A prosecution eyewitness against war crimes accused Matiur Rahman Nizami, ameer of Jamaat–e-Islami, on Tuesday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that he had no idea whether any case was filed in connection with the Dhulauri massacre after Bangladesh’s independence. PW-8 Khalilur Rahman, also a freedom fighter, said this while facing cross-examinations
Balanced tiger, deer population ratio underscored
A US academician working on economic biodiversity at a programme here on Thursday underscored the need for maintaining balanced ratio between tiger and deer populations in the Sundarbans in a bid to avoid tiger-human conflict. “In the Indian part of the Sundarbans, tigers are not in want of foods as they find enough deer there. ... Read more
SCBA demands withdrawal of ban over rallies, marches
The Supreme Court Bar Association on Tuesday demanded the Home Minister’s resignation for his declaration of banning rallies and procession for a month across the country. It also threatened to launch a tough movement against the government, if the ban was not withdrawn within 48 hours. The SCBA has taken these decisions at
Police foil Jasas milad in city, BNP denounces
A milad mahfil of Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha (Jasas) seeking early recovery of ailing BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was foiled in the city on Tuesday due to police obstruction. Leaders and activists of Jasas, the cultural wing of the main opposition party, thronged BNP’s Nayapaltan central office in the morning as ... Read more
Delay in EC’s project hampers voter list upgradation
Implementation of the Identification System for Enhancing Access to Service project of Tk 1560 crore, funded by the World Bank, has been delayed due to change of specification of tender process by a vested quarter. It would not be possible to upgrade the voter list before the upcoming parliamentary election, if the project was not ... Read more
BR opens DEMU railcar service in Ctg May 25
Bangladesh Railway is set to open its Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit railcar service on two routes in Chittagong from May 25, said officials. It also has a plan to open DEMU railcar service between Chittagong University and the port city on the same day, they said.
Sylhet journalists demand arrest of attackers on fellow
Media people in Sylhet on Tuesday gave a 24-hour ultimatum to the administration for the arrest of the culprits, who hacked a reporter with sharp weapons in the city Saturday night. They blamed the failure of law-enforcing agencies to bring to book the attackers and killers of journalists across the country and said a tougher ... Read more
Rain disrupts Barisal city life
Heavy monsoon raining on Tuesday paralysed life in the Barisal city, inundating roads, lanes and by-lanes and confining people to their residents. Barisal met office said torrential rain, with thunderbolts and gusty wind, starting at around 12:30pm, continued till evening with short breaks.
President for increasing seats for engineering students
The president, Abdul Hamid, on Tuesday laid emphasis on increasing seats at the country’s engineering and technology universities for creating more engineers to expedite the ongoing development endeavors. He made the remark while a six-member delegation
Canals to be freed from illegal occupants: minister
Shipping minister Shajahan Khan on Tuesday said the city’s canals would be freed from illegal occupants to address water stagnation in the city. ‘We are working hard for solving city’s water stagnation through draining out rain water by removing illegal installations on canals in different places in the metropolis,’