The performance of national players in the first two rounds of Dhaka Premier League matches has been impressive ahead of the forthcoming series against New Zealand, national skipper Mushfiqur Rahim said on Monday. Pace bowler Rubel Hossain has claimed 11 wickets, including a hattrick and back-to-back five-wicket hauls, while national opener
Month: September 2013
Shakeer opens DPL door for Indians
The complexion of the ongoing Dhaka Premier League could change overnight, as the recruitment of an Indian cricketer may open the door for all participating sides to drastically alter the strength of their squads. Mohammedan Sporting Club recently registered Hyderabad’s Mohammed Ahmed Shakeer as their fourth foreign cricketer to participate in
Ratna left off shooting team
Sharmin Akhter Ratna scored only 389 points in the final trial on Monday, costing her a place in the Bangladesh’s final squad for the Asian Air Gun Championship in Tehran from October 19-25. Ratna, the 10-metre air rifle gold medal winner at the 2010 South Asian Games, registered 397 and 391 in the first two trials, ... Read more
Coal dust a big concern
Rampal Power Plant Coal dust a big concern Transportation of 3.2m tonnes of coal a year thru’ Passur river may threaten Sundarbans Even if emissions from the massive coal-fired Rampal Power Plant do not harm the Sundarbans that much, transport of imported coal through the Passur river may, experts say. The Akram Point of the ... Read more
Musicians blame production houses for piracy
Musicians and copyright experts blamed the leading production houses for piracy in a discussion programme; accusing them for the continuous struggles within the industry. The discussants at the programme, referring to valid documents, accused that the producers’ organisation World Entertainment, responsible to control piracy, is actually involved with
Beauties of Bangladesh exhibited at DAC
The distinctive natural beauty of small but geographically diverse country Bangladesh has been portrayed artistically in Sohag Parvez’s ongoing fifth solo exhibition at the Dhaka Art Centre. Done mostly in watercolour and pen, the 25 displayed artworks of the show titled Banglar Rup, depicts the beauties of nature like plain land, rivers, upland, mountains and ... Read more
Ganga Jamuna Theatre Festival ends today
The second Ganga Jamuna Theatre Festival in Bangladesh will end today through the staging of three plays at the three theatre halls of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The Kolkata based troupe Anik will stage Protik at the National Theatre Hall, Shobdo Natyacharcha Kendra will stage Tritio Ekjon at the Experimental Theatre Hall and Natyadhara will
No election under Awami League govt: Khaleda
Addressing a public meeting in Rangpur, BNP chief asks govt to place and pass CG bill in Parliament Declaring most emphatically that BNP would not participate in any election under the Awami League government, opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Sunday called upon the ruling party to initiate a bill on a non-party neutral caretaker administration ... Read more
Sundarban shown as residential area in govt report
Bid to justify Rampal Power Plant The environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the 1,320-MW coal-fired Rampal power plant, prepared by the government, has treated the Sundarbans as a residential area instead of as an ecologically critical and sensitive area in an attempt to justify the project, sources said. The EIA report has used incorrect emission ... Read more
BGB protests at continued border killings
BSF pledges justice in Felani killing case Dhaka once again protested at frequent incidents of killing and shooting on the frontier as the border forces of Bangladesh and India began a director-general level conference in Dhaka on Sunday. The Indian Border Security Force assured the Border Guard Bangladesh that they were trying to bring the ... Read more
BCL attack CPB-Basad rally, Selim hurt
Leftists call half-day hartal in Sylhet Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has called a half-day hartal for Monday in the district protesting an attack on its meeting by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in which CPB Chief Mujahidul Islam Selim was seriously injured. At least 20 persons of both the sides were injured during the clash. Witnesses ... Read more
District level war criminals to face trial
State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Captain (Retd) AB Tajul Islam on Sunday said the chiefs of district and upazila level Razakar, Al Badar and Al Shams would be brought under the trial process soon. “The trial process of some war criminals is at the final stage while the process of other war criminals’ trial ... Read more
Hasina asks police to retain public trust by discharging duties professionally
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked police personnel to gain and retain public trust by discharging their duties professionally and by being sympathetic to the people. The Prime Minister made these remarks on the occasion of the inauguration of the newly established building of the National Crime Control and Operations Monitoring
Prosecution presents nine charges
Subhan’s War Crimes Prosecution presents nine charges War crimes prosecutors on Sunday presented nine formal charges of crimes against humanity against detained Jamaat leader Abdus Subhan. Prosecutor Sultan Mahmud and other members of his team submitted the formal charges to the International Crimes Tribunal-1 through the
BNP victory will take country back to dark days: Joy
If Awami League is voted to power again in the next general election, Bangladesh will be freed from poverty totally, said Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Mymensingh on Sunday. AL had pledged to bring about developments in all sectors and we have succeeded in doing so in the last four ... Read more
ADB dissatisfied over delay in awarding contracts
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expressed its dissatisfaction over the delays in awarding contracts for projects involving nearly $500 million of its loan, urging the government to step up efforts and remove dozens of barriers it identified affecting unhindered implementation of projects. The Manila-based organisation, the second largest
Indian power import to cost Tk 6 a unit
Bangladesh will pay over Tk 6 for each unit or kilowatt-hour of electricity to be imported from India. The cost of electricity has been estimated to open letters of credit for the payment of imported electricity to Indian state-run power authority NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam, a Power Development Board official told New Age. The cost of the ... Read more
Journalists get 75pc wage hike Govt ad rates up 66pc to 100pc
A government gazette on Sunday notified the eighth wage board award raising the wages of journalists and other media employees by 75 per cent on an average. The highest monthly basic wage has been fixed at Tk 56,875, up from Tk 32,500 and the lowest at Tk 19,938 up from Tk 10,750. Journalists and other
Two families devastated
Road Accidents Two families devastated At least 10 people, including five of a family, were killed and seven others injured in road accidents in Moulvibazar and Thakurgaon districts yesterday and Saturday night. Witnesses said a Moulvibazar-bound bus collided head-on with a Sylhet-bound CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Kazirbazar area of Sadar upazila around 1:00pm,
RMG factory catches fire
Fire gutted an apparel factory in the capital’s Madartek area on Sunday afternoon. However, none was severely injured in the incident. The blaze broke out at the fifth level of Sisili Garments Factory Limited at Nandipara under Madartek in the capital on Sunday around 12:35pm, said Rafiqual Islam,