Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is confident that fans are yet to see the peak of ‘best player in the world’ Cristiano Ronaldo, reports goal.com The Portugal forward, 28, is yet to sign extend his contract beyond 2015 with the club, triggering suggestions that he might depart this summer for Manchester United or,
Month: July 2013
Illarramendi vows to justify €32m fee
Asier Illarramendi has vowed to justify his €32 million transfer fee after being unveiled as a Real Madrid player on Saturday, reports goal.com The midfielder signed a six-year deal at Santiago Bernabeu on Friday after Madrid met the sizeable release clause in his contract, with the player joining from Real Sociedad.
National Museum organises special exhibition
The National Museum has launched a month-long special exhibition at the Nalini Kanta Bhattasali Gallery on Monday. The exhibition is a part of the museum’s ongoing programme to mark its 100th founding anniversary. The exhibition displaying a selection of 223 artifacts and about 30 paintings from four major curatorial sections
Asad returns to silver screen
Seasoned artist Raisul Islam Asad has returned to the silver screen after a three year hiatus. Recently, he has completed shooting for a role in Gazi Rakayet’s feature film Mrittika Maya. Asad’s last appearance on silver screen was in Kolkata-based director Goutam Ghosh’s acclaimed film Moner Manush (2010), where Asad enacted the significant role of ... Read more
Chirkut set to perform live in Norway
Popular musical band Chirkut is going to perform live in concerts in six cities of Norway. Organised by Norway-based musical organisation ‘Rikskonsertene Norway,’ the first concert is scheduled to be held on September 30 in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Following that, the band will perform in five more cities—Bergen, Molde, Trondheim, Lafoten
India disburses $ 237m out of $ 1b till date
The Indian government has disbursed a total of USD 237 million, out of USD 800 million of the Indian line of Credit (LoC) and USD 200 million- grant, till date, according to Economic Relations Division (ERD) sources. The sources said the Indian government had given USD 87.06 million as credit till June 30 and the ... Read more
Ministers at loggerheads over PMB
The debacle in the five city corporation elections at the fag end of its tenure, seems to have unnerved the ruling Awami League, with its top leaders involved in a blame game and mud-slinging over the poor performance of the party in the mayoral polls. In the latest of such incident, sharp division among the ... Read more
Ershad urges all parties to work together for democracy
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Hussain Mohammad Ershad on Friday called upon all political parties to work together for the continuation of democracy in the country. “It would be excellent if all political parties could work unitedly for the betterment of our country and democracy,” he said while addressing an iftar party hosted by Jatiya Party ... Read more
Flood situation remains unchanged
Flood waters have remained unchanged in the country’s northern region on Friday, raising the affected people’s woes. The river Jamuna in Bahadurabad and the river Dharla in Kurigram flowed above the danger level by 18 cm and 2 cm, respectively, at 6 am on Friday, according to a Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) bulletin.
Reach accord on CG, Moudud asks govt
BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed on Friday urged the government to reach a mutual understanding with the opposition over the non-party caretaker government (CG) issue, so that the next general election could be held in a free, fair and impartial manner. “Following the ruling party’s debacle in the recently
Cops foil anti-quota stir at Shahbagh
Police foiled an attempted rally by students at the Shahbagh intersection here on Friday. The students were demanding cancellation of the quota system in the Bangladesh Civil Services (BCS) exams. The police picked up 40 students from Shahbagh and adjacent areas. However, Shahbagh Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Sirajul Islam said 36 people were
Two pro-FF bodies defend quota system
Two organisations have started a movement to defend the quota system for government jobs only two days after the protest of anti-quota government job seekers began. Amra Muktijoddhar Sontan and Muktijoddha Sangsad Sontan Command jointly formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club at about 11:00am and staged demonstration demanding
EC move vital to stop use of religion in politics: Nasim
Awami League (AL) Presidium Member and former Home Minister Mohammad Nasim on Friday called upon the Election Commission (EC) to propose a stringent law to stop use of religion in politics. “The Election Commission should play a strong role in stopping misuse of religion in politics. For this purpose, the EC should not keep mum,” ... Read more
Labour law amendment unlikely to benefit workers: Experts
The government’s move to amend the Bangladesh Labour Law 2006 conflicts with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards and is unlikely to bring any benefit to the workers, observed legal experts and rights activists here on Friday. Addressing a roundtable discussion, they also demanded the government make an immediate review of the proposed
Chittagong major point for arms smuggling
Notorious criminals have been using Chittagong and its adjoining areas as major points for smuggling illegal arms. They are using the sea-route as well as land borders for this purpose. On Wednesday night, the police recovered an AK-22, eight cartridges and two magazines from Moijjartek in the Karnaphuli thana area. However, no one has been ... Read more
‘Unpaid’ garments workers stage demo
Several hundred workers of Benson Apparels Ltd in the Tejgaon industrial zone staged a demonstration on Friday, demanding immediate payment of their overdue salaries, including fringe benefits. The agitated workers brought out a procession early in the morning and marched towards BGMEA Bhaban in the city.
2 BCL leaders expelled for assaulting principal
Two Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders were expelled from the organisation for allegedly assaulting the principal of Srinagar Government College in Munshiganj on Thursday. The expelled BCL leaders are Parvez Sikdar Panir, general secretary of Srinagar upazila Chhatra League unit, and Mohammad Jakir Hossain Parrot, general secretary of Srinagar
16 Rohingyas held in Satkhira
Members of National Security Intelligence (NSI) held 16 Rohingyas and a Bangladeshi broker from a bus counter in the district town on Thursday night, foiling their attempt to go to India. The arrested broker, Sheikh Alam, son of Sheikh Saidur Rahman, hails from Laxmidori village in Sadar upazila. Satkhira NSI deputy director Shahidul Islam said ... Read more
28 missions fail to achieve export target in July-May
Twenty-eight Bangladesh missions abroad failed to achieve their respective export targets set for the July-May period of the last fiscal year (2012-13) mostly because of moderate export growth. The key missions like ones in Washington, London, Berlin, Rome, Madrid and Paris failed to achieve their July-May export targets while some other important
Cooperatives markets fail to live up to expectations
The seven cooperatives markets the government set up in the capital aiming at selling chemical-free essential items at fair price could not fulfill the aspiration of consumers and department of cooperatives. The markets are located at Agargaon, Mohakhali, Azimpur,