The flood situation in the northern districts has worsened, with the Brahmaputra river crossing the danger level (DL) on Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday. Water from the rising river flooded vast areas of Gaibandha district and was threatening to inundate other districts in Rangpur division, as well as Jamalpur district.
Month: July 2013
GSP suspension, a wrong move: US think tank
The suspension of GSP benefits for Bangladesh by the US Administration was a wrong move, which will only hurt Bangladesh’s poor and damage the trade relations between Dhaka and Washington, said an article, appeared on Tuesday on the Issue Brief on Asia and the Pacific of the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based conservative think tank.
BNP accuses BNF of conspiracy
The main opposition BNP on Thursday accused a new political outfit of hatching a conspiracy to split the opposition party ahead of the general election. BNP standing committee member MK Anwar met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad at his office and asked him to cancel the registration of Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF),
Adulterated food floods Ctg markets
Adulterated food, including ghee, milk powder, oil, flour, semolina and vermicelli, have flooded Chittagong markets ahead of Ramzan, posing a health hazard for residents of this port city. Consumers’ Association of Bangladesh (CAB) sources said syndicates of unscrupulous traders have once again reared their heads in the city. These traders
Dr Zahir dead
Country’s veteran lawyer and constitution expert Dr M Zahir passed away at a hospital in Bangkok on Thursday. He was 74. Family sources said Dr Zahir breathed his last at 10:30am (BDT). He was flown to Bangkok on June 27 as he had long been suffering from cancer.
Nasaka returns 75 Bangladeshi nationals
Nasaka of Myanmar handed over 75 Bangladeshi nationals detained in Bay of Bengal in Myanmar water area since two years, to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after ending their punishment. A Battalion Commander level joint flag meeting between BGB and Nasaka was held at Mangdu of Myanmar on Thursday noon. Among the Bangladeshi nationals,
Defence ends Shyamali’s cross-examination
Defence completed the cross-examination of Shyamali Nasrin Chowdhury, prosecution witness-13 against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami, at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday. Shyamali, the widow of martyred ophthalmologist Dr Abdul Alim Chowdhury, gave her deposition at the tribunal on Wednesday, accusing Nizami as the mastermind
Festivity marks Chawkbazar iftar market
Hundreds of people thronged the capital’s traditional Chawkbazar iftar market to buy mouthwatering iftar items on Thursday, the first day of Ramadan. Though some buyers complained about high prices of some items this year, the sellers claimed they tried their best to serve the huge crowd.
Erosion threatens Rajshahi city
The massive and unabated erosion in the River Padma has posed a serious threat to the Rajshahi town protection embankment, officials and others concerned said. In the wake of rising floodwater in the mighty river, erosion is continuing at different places especially Sonaikandi, Noboganga, Bulanpur, Char Taranagar,
World Population Day observed in Barisal
World Population Day was observed in Barisal on Thursday revealing that the Barisal region advanced towards the national rate of adapting family planning method but behind in neonatal death rate and providing maternity service. The participants in the day’s programmes called
1000-bed multi disciplinary hospital to be established under BSMMU
A 1000-bed multi-disciplinary and specialised hospital will be established under Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University at a cost of $122.25 million. A memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday between the Korean government and the university on fact-finding mission for feasibility study of
Nahid stresses improvement in technical education
The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, on Thursday stressed the need for improving the standard of technical and vocational education for the country’s rapid progress. ‘Technical and vocational education can open up a new horizon for our economy. The nation’s economic emancipation lies in this education system,’ he told a seminar.
Cox’s Bazar venue temporary only!
The under-construction cricket stadium at the golf course in Cox’s Bazar is not a permanent structure and should be removed after the ICC World Twenty20 tournament next year, officials said on Thursday. Retired lieutenant colonel Faruk Khan,
Nazmul denies pledging donations for clubs
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan rejected the suggestion that he has promised a grant for the clubs ahead of the Dhaka Premier League. ‘I did not promise to give them [clubs] any money. Only they asked for it in a meeting,’ Nazmul told reporters on Thursday.
Khulna protests BCB floodlight plan
Sports organisers have expressed their disappointment at the decision of Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hasan to switch the floodlights of Khulna’s Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) to Sylhet as an interim arrangement for hosting next year’s ICC World Twenty20. Moniruzzaman Moni, mayor-elect of Khulna City
De Kruif trims down SAFF squad
Dutch head coach Lodewijk De Kruif has cut his 33-member preliminary squad down to 30 members ahead of naming his 23-member squad for the Thailand tour, scheduled for the last week of July. Midfielders Arman Aziz and Shahedul Alam Shahed, and defender Uttam Kumar Banik were ruled out of the national team camp. Another camp ... Read more
Athletes return empty-handed from Asian Track and Field
The training and development committee of the Bangladesh Olympic Association will meet on Saturday to discuss the shabby performance of the five athletes at the Asian Track and Field event in Pune, India, informed a BOA official. Sprinters Mezbah Ahmed, Abu Raihan, Nazmunnahar Beauty,
Badgering hockey clubs meet today
The six clubs currently boycotting hockey activities, including Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited and Mariner Young’s Club, will meet today at the Mohammedan Sporting Club tent to discuss the current situation in the country’s hockey set-up. The National Sports Council officially declared
Chelsea beat PSG in AIUB football final
Chelsea (FASS) beat PSG (MBA) 4-1 in the final of the AIUB Champions League 2013 Football Tournament to become the champions on Tuesday. The 32-team tournament took place at the Banani Club ground in Dhaka from July 1-9 and pitted students, faculty and officers from different departments
2nd Div Chess
Golden Chess Club took the solo lead in Philosophia 2nd Division Chess League securing full eight points after the 4th round matches held at the Chess Federation hall-room on Thursday. Debadas Biswas Smrity Sangsad and Rajshahi Daba Unayan Sangstha are in the 2nd slot jointly securing six match points each.