Local think-tank Unnayan Onneshan has said the current anti-poverty strategies have failed to understand the social dimensions of poverty and power imbalances between different classes. The research organisation in a recent book titled ‘Measuring Multidimensionality: State of Poverty in Bangladesh 2013’ said the rate of poverty reduction
Month: October 2013
Sohag awaits second coming at SBNS
Star of the moment Sohag Gazi has set his eyes on becoming the highest wicket-taker in the ongoing Bangladesh-New Zealand Test series after a record-shattering drawn first Test in Chittagong. Sohag hit the headlines when he became the first cricketer in the history of Test cricket to score a century and claim a hat-trick in ... Read more
Heat a concern for Fulton
New Zealand batsman Peter Fulton said on Wednesday that the local conditions were a challenge for the visitors going into the second and final Test match against Bangladesh, scheduled to get underway from Monday. The 34-year-old Kiwi opener, who struck twin fifties in the first Test in Chittagong, opined that heat was a major factor ahead ... Read more
No NZ T20 in Sylhet
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is all set to shift the planned Twenty20 International match between Bangladesh and New Zealand from Sylhet to Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, said an official on Saturday. Sylhet was scheduled to host the one-off Twenty20 International match of the series on November 6, but the official said they were forced to think
Six players under the BFF scanner
The players’ status committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation will meet on Tuesday to decide the fate of six players who have allegedly taken money from more than one club before the opening of the transfer window. Zahid Hossain, Mamun Mia, Nahidul Islam, Shakil Ahmed, Mamunul Islam and Shariful Islam were accused by two different clubs ... Read more
Siddik still in contention before final round
Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman was still in the running for the Macau Open title after the conclusion of the third round’s play as he ended the penultimate day in joint second position at the Macau Golf and Country Club on Saturday. Siddik hit four birdies, a bogey and a double bogey to finish the day carding ... Read more
Taxi overcharge irks commuters in Ctg
CNG-run baby taxis of the port city have been charging exorbitant fares from their passengers without paying much heed to the government order asking them to go by the meter. The Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) is turning a blind eye to the practice and officials of the CMP traffic department are encouraging the cabs to ... Read more
Housewife found dead at home
The body of a housewife was found hanging at her residence in the capital’s Kalabagan early yesterday. Police recovered the body of Kamrunnahar Lima, 30, after breaking open the door around 2:30am on information from her in-laws, said Kalabagan police. Primarily, police suspected it to be a suicide but Lima’s family claimed that her husband Fazlur Rahman,
Admissions at SSMC Oct 21-23
The process for admissions of the selected candidates into the first year MBBS and BDS courses at Sir Salimullah Medical College for 2013-14 session will be completed from October 21 to October 23. The students selected for the first year MBBS course have been asked to complete their admissions on October 21-22 while that of ... Read more
50 injured in Sirajganj clash
At least 50 people, including three cops, were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Bhangabari village in Belkuchi upazila Saturday morning. Witnesses said one Pavel of Adachaki village locked into an altercation with Risan of Bhangabari village over a trifling matter. As a sequel to the altercation,
Rab detains three DMCH attendants
Sending Patients to Pvt Hospitals Rab detains three DMCH attendants Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday detained three attendants of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after a patient accused another attendant of sending her to a private hospital which, the woman claimed, overcharged her. With acute headache, Sajeda Begum, 28, a garment worker from South Shahjahanpur, visited ... Read more
Two killed, one injured in train accidents
An unidentified man was killed and a nine-year-old boy was injured in separate train accidents in the capital yesterday. The man was run over by a train near the rail crossing in Gandaria, said police. Meanwhile, nine-year-old Md Rashed’s left leg was crushed by the locomotive of a train at Kamalapur Railway Station. Witnesses said Rashed was ... Read more
5 killed, 28 injured in road crashes
Five people were killed and 28 others injured in road accidents in the capital, Gazipur, Comilla and Netrakona yesterday. A child was run over by a human hauler in the capital’s Chankerpool area under the Hanif flyover. The deceased is Tahmina Akter Sonia, a class II student of Nimtoli Primary School. She was standing on the road waiting ... Read more
Bangladeshi youth delegation leaves for India tomorrow
As part of the Indian government’s initiative to strengthen people-to-people contact, a 100-member Bangladeshi youth delegation will pay a weeklong visit to India from tomorrow. The Department of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Indian government is organising the visit for the second time, said a press release of the Indian high commission.
470 bullets recovered from Surma
Around 470 rounds of light machinegun bullets were recovered from River Surma in Sylhet on Saturday. The police, quoting the witnesses, said that some fishermen found the box full of bullets while fishing in the river’s Lamakazi Bazar area under Bishwanath upazila at about 11:00am and informed the police of the matter. The Bishwanath policeofficer-in-charge,
DMP slaps ban on rallies, processions
In a major move, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday imposed a ban on holding any rally, meeting and taking out procession in the capital for an indefinite period with effect from 6:00 am on Sunday. The ban will remain in force until further notice, according to a notification signed by the DMP Commissioner, ... Read more
BNP’s dist-level demo to protest ban on rallies today
The BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance will stage agitation rallies and bring out processions at district level headquarters across the country on Sunday protesting the embargo on political gatherings in the capital imposed by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday. “We along with our alliance partners will stage rallies at district level headquarters
Business community lauds PM’s offer of dialogue
The country’s business community on Saturday welcomed the Prime Minister’s (PM’s) initiative to form an all-party government during the upcoming general election, saying that the offer would open up an avenue for holding a dialogue between the two conflicting political groups in the country. The PM on Monday had urged the main opposition
Khaleda set to attend Peshajibi meet today defying ban
All eyes are set on the scheduled conference of the Sammilita Peshajibi Parishad, a platform of the pro-BNP professionals of the country, at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital Sunday. BNP chairperson and leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia is scheduled to address the conference as chief guest. Though the DMP has banned holding of
AL will return to power: Hasina
A day after offering to form an all-party interim government to oversee the next general election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday hoped that her party would be able to return to power with people’s mandate through the next election. “Inshallah, we’ll be able to form the government with people’s verdict in the next election,” ... Read more