Organisers of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament made a mockery of the International Cricket Council when they allowed suspended Sri Lankan cricketer Kaushal Lokuarachchi to participate in a qualifying game at Mohali in India on Tuesday. ICC charged Lokuarachchi along with
Month: September 2013
BHF forms Asia Cup fact-finding committee
Following the Bangladesh Football Federation’s lead, the Bangladesh Hockey Federation has also formed a three-member committee to determine the causes of Bangladesh’s failure at the Asia Cup, BHF officials said on Tuesday. The Bangladesh national hockey team
Sakib happy to be UNICEF envoy
All-rounder Sakib al Hasan is glad to have been selected as one of the UNICEF National Goodwill Ambassadors to support and advocate for the children of Bangladesh. Sakib was presented as a UNICEF National Goodwill Ambassador, along with magician Jewel Aich and film actress Moushumi, at a press conference
Local coaches hit back at BFF chief Salahuddin
The Football Coaches Association has demanded that Bangladesh Football Federation President Kazi Salahuddin withdraw the comments he made about local coaches after Bangladesh’s failure at the SAFF Championship in Kathmandu. Salahuddin raised questions about the ability
Sylhet to host NZ T20 pending approval
The Bangladesh Cricket Board hopes to receive ICC approval for the Sylhet Stadium, which was chosen to host the only Twenty20 International of the home series against New Zealand when the itinerary was announced on Tuesday. Sylhet Stadium remains one of the four
Wastes litter Dhaka city roads
Hundreds of tonnes of solid wastes lie scattered and uncollected on the roads and lanes of the capital every day, hindering pedestrians’ movement and causing health hazards and environment pollution. Every day nearly 1500 tonnes of solid wastes are left unattended by the Dhaka South City Corporation and the Dhaka North City Corporation. At Eskaton, ... Read more
Nazrul songs presented
Different genres of Nazrul were presented at a musical programme organised by Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Sangstha at the Chhayanaut Auditorium on Sunday evening. The show began with a chorus presentation of the Nazrul song titled Jug jug dhori loke loke mor by the artistes of the Sangstha in fast tempo revealing the zeal of the ... Read more
Dilip Kumar in hospital
Veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar has been admitted to hospital in the Indian city of Mumbai after suffering a heart attack, doctors said, reports BBC online. The 90-year-old actor was taken to the Lilavati hospital on Sunday night. Doctors said his condition was stable. Kumar was dubbed The Tragedy King for his roles in many Bollywood ... Read more
Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Fest: an overview
The second edition of Ganga-Jamuna Theatre Festival ended on Monday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in an ordinary manner. The six-day festival staged 18 plays by 17 local theatre troupes and one by an Indian theatre troupe. The local troupe Dhaka Theatre staged Binodini as a replacement to the scheduled Indian troupe Rittik which could not ... Read more
Nonstop CNG refuelling October 11-19
The government on Monday decided to allow compressed natural gas refuelling stations open round the clock for nine days from October 11 on the occasion of Eid Ul Azha. ‘The CNG stations will be kept open round the clock in October 11-19,’ communications minister Obaidul Quader told reporters after an inter-ministerial
Training to produce environmental specialists launched
A pilot course has been introduced to develop expertise in key environmental engineering positions to address the increasing need to adhere to environmental laws and regulations in factories that produce waste water. Promotion of Social and Environmental Standards in the Industry, a joint project of the governments of Bangladesh and Germany,
DRU names auditorium after Sagar-Runi couple
Mothers of journalist couple Sagar-Runi on Monday expressed their dissatisfaction over the probe in the couple-murder and blamed the government ‘negligence’ in this regard. The journalist leaders threatened to launch a tougher movement if the killers of journalist couple were not arrested by a week. They were addressing
VIPs a boon for travellers
Dhaka-Aricha Highway VIPs a boon for travellers The passage of VIPs on Dhaka-Aricha Highway prompts eviction drives by law enforcers on illegal makeshift shops, bringing a sigh of relief for vehicle passengers and the locals as traffic congestion become nearly non-existent. However, as soon as the VIPs pass, the shops, the main cause for the congestion, ... Read more
NU intake tests Dec 27
The admission test for the session 2013-14 of National University will be held on December 27, 2013. Detail information will be published through the university web site including print and electronic media soon. The notice came from a press note issued by M Faizul Karim, the on duty director the public relation, information and consultation department
RAB arrests 5 with Yaba, VoIP goods
The Rapid Action Battalion members arrested five people from different parts of the capital Sunday night and early Monday for keeping narcotics and illegal equipment of voice over internet protocol business goods. The RAB-2 operation officer, Rayhan Khan, said a RAB-2 team arrested Shahadat Hossain Faisal, 25 and Jalal, 25 from Kalurnagar of Hazaribag
Hajj flights from Ctg kick off
Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Muhammad Faruk Khan inaugurated the Hajj flight from Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport this morning. Addressing the inaugural ceremony as chief guest, Muhammad Faruk Khan said that two more planes are going to be added with the existing fleet of Bangladesh Biman for carrying pilgrims from next year.
Nearly 2.76 lakh govt posts vacant
Ashraful Islam tells JS About 2.76 lakh out of over 14 lakh posts in the government lie vacant, LGRD and Co-operatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam told parliament yesterday, adding that steps were underway to fill the vacancies. To another query, he said the number of officers made officer on special duty (OSD) was 410 from 2001 ... Read more
Publishers oppose ban on guide books
Bangladesh Publishers and Booksellers Association (BPBA) yesterday criticised the government initiative to stop the publication and circulation of “guide books” and “note books”. Referring to the draft Education Act 2013, it condemned the provision which states that legal actions will be taken against the makers and suppliers of such books.
Cabinet clears RPO changes
Ceiling of election expenditure raised to Tk25 lakh, party can receive donation of Tk 25,00,000 from individual and Tk. 50,00,000 from organisation The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2013 turning down many of the proposals, including operation of mobile court against electoral offences. The weekly cabinet meeting chaired ... Read more
Restore CG by Oct 25 or face ouster
Khaleda warns govt The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Monday warned that the ruling party would find no way to escape if it did not amend the constitution and restore the provision for the election-time ‘non-party’ government. ‘There is still time,’ she said asking