Mobile phone operator Banglalink launched commercial 3G service in Dhaka and Chittagong on Monday. Banglalink 3G service is currently available in Gulshan, Banani, Old DOHS, Baridhara and Motijheel areas in the capital and in the port city’s Agrabad area. Posts and telecommunications minister Shahara Khatun l
Month: October 2013
Sakib spin pulls Tigers even
Sakib al Hasan was back close to his best but rain limited his success to just three wickets on the second day of the second Test against New Zealand in Dhaka on Tuesday. Heavy downpour prevented any play after the tea-break for the second consecutive day, keeping both teams on par as Sakib eradicated any ... Read more
Wagner justifies selection
Neil Wagner was left out of the New Zealand side for the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong earlier this month. After his first innings five-for in the second Test, he may not have to return to the sidelines for quite some time. ‘For me personally it was tough to miss out on the first Test, ... Read more
U-19s claim WI series 4-3
The Bangladesh Under-19s completed their bounce-back from a torrid series in England in August by beating West Indies Under-19 by 67 runs in Georgetown, Guyana on Monday and winning the seven-match One-Day series 4-3. The teams went into Monday’s series finale deadlocked with three wins apiece, but the hosts appeared to have all the momentum,
‘Result still possible’
The second Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand could still have a result if the next three days are not interrupted by rain, said all-rounder Sakib al Hasan on Tuesday. The decider of the two-match Test series was again deprived of a full day’s play after rain halted the second day at the Sher-e-Bangla ... Read more
One among six show cause
Only one hockey personnel out of six submitted a show-cause notice to the Bangladesh Hockey Federation on Tuesday after the national team’s disastrous performance in the recently concluded Asia Cup hockey tournament. Earlier, hockey’s governing body served show-cause notices to four senior players – Russell Mahmud Jimmy, Zahid Hossain,
Wrong-headed BCB policy turns away students
Several dejected students were turned away from the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday after some confusion regarding the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s student-entry initiative. The BCB issued a press release on Monday granting school students free entry into the stadium for the second Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand
Five footballers still to learn fate
With only eight days left till the closing of the ongoing footballers’ transfer window for the upcoming 2013-14 season, five accused players were still to find out if they will be eligible for the forthcoming season. Zahid Hossain, Shakil Ahmed, Mamun Mia, Nahidul Islam and Shariful Islam on Tuesday appeared before the players’ status committee ... Read more
80pc face workplace hazards: Study
Construction Workers in Capital 80pc face workplace hazards: Study Around 80 percent of the capital’s construction workers are exposed and prone to workplace hazards and accidents for, among others, a lack of safety equipment and exposure to heights, unstable structures, noisy environments and having to carry heavy loads. This was stated in a study, “Impact ... Read more
Govt opens cell to provide free legal aid to workers
A cell opened in the capital’s Srama Bhaban yesterday with an aim to provide legal assistance to impoverished workers for free. Besides providing legal advice, the cell will lodge cases on behalf of workers at the labour courts. National Legal Aid Services Organisation with technical support from an UNDP project, Justice Sector Facility, will administer the cell ... Read more
Lack of space hinders rehab of Sylhet city hawkers
Space constraint has put up a hurdle to rehabilitation of hawkers evicted from the footpaths in the Sylhet city. Meanwhile, leaders of the Hawkers’ Sangram Parishad, a platform of the street vendors in the city, have threatened to launch a movement, if the city corporation authorities do not take immediate step for their rehabilitation. Sources in Nagar Bhaban
3 killed in Comilla road crash
Three people, including two members of a family, were killed and three others injured as a bus rammed a human hauler on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Gobindapur in Chandina upazila on Tuesday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Mazeda Begum, 45, wife of Abdul Wahab, her grand daughter Jannat, 3, daughter of Ziaur Rahman and Masud, ... Read more
Skills dev of workers stressed to receive increased remittances
Economists, bureaucrats, researchers and representatives from different non-government organisations on Tuesday emphasised enhancing skills development of the outbound workers to receive increased remittances. They stressed the need to increase manpower export through diplomatic channel by giving proper training at the vocational institutions.
Uniform education system necessary
Seminar told Speakers at a seminar yesterday emphasised a uniform education system in the country to achieve an international standard in the sector. They said such a system would be helpful for students hopeful for enrolment in higher studies at home and abroad. Due to the country’s different
Shakib’s wife complains against airport security
Umme Ahmed Shishir, wife of cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, filed a complaint with Airport Armed Police Battalion last night seeking legal steps against a security official of Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) for allegedly misbehaving with Shakib. Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport sources said Shakib, taking permission from a security official, entered
Nation will slip back to ’91: Hasina
Rejects Khaleda’s poll-time govt proposal Pime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday said that the nation made great strides in the past couple of decades but the Opposition Leader’s proposal regarding poll-time government will take the nation back to 1991. “This is 2013… we’re taking the country ahead with the help of people. We’ll make the country free ... Read more
BNP seeks talks on Khaleda proposal
Ashraf, Alamgir speak on phone BNP acting secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a significant move on Tuesday sent a letter to AL general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, requesting him to initiate steps to hold fresh talks on Opposition leader Khaleda Zia’s proposal to form a non-party election-time government. Soon after receiving the letter, ... Read more
A sigh of relief
The nation appears to be breathing a sigh of relief following the prospect of a dialogue between the ruling and opposition parties. On Tuesday, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, wrote to the ruling Awami League (AL) general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, urging him to initiate a dialogue, which
$24m safety campaign launched for RMG sector
The government and the International Labour Organisation on Tuesday launched a $24.21 million initiative aimed at improving working conditions in the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh. The three-and-a-half-year initiative, ‘Improving working conditions in the ready-made garment sector,’ would focus on minimising the threat of fire
CPD worried about economy
Violent Electroal Transition CPD worried about economy The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday asked politicians to protect the economy from the negative impacts of an electoral transition. “No economic activities and livelihood concerns, however large or small, should be held hostage to our unique democratic practices,” the civil society