Examinations for the first two days of Junior School Certificate and equivalent Junior Dakhil Certificate scheduled for today and Wednesday have been deferred to November 8 and November 9 due to the BNP-led opposition alliance’s 60-hour general strike starting from this morning. The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, made the announcement
Month: November 2013
Tourism suffers setback
The growth of the tourism industry will suffer a setback this year as the country witnessed political unrest and frequent violent hartal that claimed at least 25 lives countrywide, said some tour operators. The ruling party and the main opposition are at odds over the caretaker govt issue giving a wrong signal to the tourism industry. The ... Read more
RMG workers, cops clash in Gazipur, over 70 units shut
Several hundreds workers of readymade garments factories staged demonstrations, locked in clashes with cops vandalised scores of vehicles blocking the Dhaka-Tangail Highway at Kaliakoir in Gazipur demanding minimum wages at Tk 8,000 on Sunday morning. Fearing large scale vandalism, the authorities of at least 70 textiles and garment factories
ACC files 12 cases against 53 people
Bismillah Group Scam ACC files 12 cases against 53 people The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed 12 cases against 53 people for swindling about Tk 990.03 crore out of a total of Tk 1,200 crore from five banks by Bismillah Group. Five officials of the filed the cases with Matijheel, Ranma and New Market police ... Read more
Political crisis to go, hopes CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed said, on Sunday, that the entire country is waiting for a peaceful end to the current political impasse over election-time government, and the election commission also shares the same sentiment. “We are hopeful that we’d see the end of this political impasse, and that’s why we haven’t finalised the ... Read more
Policeman killed in Ctg
A policeman was stabbed to death and another three were injured as miscreants attacked them at Batali Hill under Khulsi police station in the Chittagong city on Sunday. The deceased was Abdul Kaiyum, 26, son of Abu Yousuf of village Gachuya under Sondip upazila, and the injured were Md Salauddin, Ariful Islam
US, UK, Canada issue travel alert
Worried over hartals and frequent acts street violence, the US, UK, Canada and Australian missions in Dhaka issued travel warnings to their citizens travelling to or residing in Bangladesh, advising them to be very cautious. Alerting its citizens, the US said violence could also occur in the evening/night before a hartal. The UK reminded its citizens and ... Read more
Jagger denies claim ‘he hit’ on Katy Perry
Sir Mick Jagger has issued a statement denying Katy Perry’s claims that he made a pass at her when she was 18, reports BBC online. Perry made the comments during an interview on Australian radio this week, while promoting new album Prism. She said the incident took place when she sang backing vocals for Sir ... Read more
Anup Barua presents Manna Dey’s songs
Popular classical music singer Anup Barua entertained the audience presenting evergreen Manna Dey’s songs in a commemorative programme organised by Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in memory of the recently demised legendary singer of India. A popular classical and semi-classical singer Barua gave a soulful presentation of Dey’s 18 songs at the programme
Suman Chowdhury renders Tagore songs
The versatile singer Suman Chowdhury, who achieved success rendering Nazrul Sangeet and classical music, proved his skill as a Rabindra Sangeet artiste in a solo musical programme at the Chhayanaut auditorium on Friday evening. The audience enjoyed five evergreen Tagore songs presented by Chowdhury from his first Tagore album
BSA arranges acrobatic workshop for children
Fifty children aged between five and 15 are getting training on difficult acrobatic techniques at a workshop at the Rajbari Acrobatic Centre. Two acrobats, Shahana Akhter and Khurshida Khatun, are conducting the three-month workshop organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy with the mission to create skilled acrobatic artistes. Despite a huge popularity, acrobatic is neglected in ... Read more
Krrish 3 gets a grand opening
‘Krrish 3’ is equipped with a spectacular range of special effects and extravagant action sequences. Actor Hrithik Roshan returns as the superhero with the film that is third installment in the franchise that began with ‘Koi… Mil Gaya’ in 2003, reports India Today. Vivek Oberoi plays Kaal, the villain, in the movie that is directed and ... Read more
3-0 is the buzz as Tigers face hapless Kiwis
Bangladesh will take guard against complacency when they will face New Zealand today in the third and final one-dayer of the three-match series at Fatullah seeking a repeat of their success in the previous series. The Tigers had humbled New Zealand 4-0 in October 2010 and are already 2-0 up this time, making the hope a ... Read more
Gazi stay atop, Victoria post narrow win
Gazi Tank Cricketers rose to the top of the Dhaka Premier League standings with 10 points after overcoming Prime Bank Cricket Club by three wickets at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra on Saturday. Elsewhere, Victoria Sporting Club pipped Sheikh Jamal DC to a close six-run win away at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi ... Read more
Kiwis desperate to avoid 0-3
New Zealand will be without injured skipper Brendon McCullum as they desperately seek to avoid a 0-3 humiliation in the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh at Fatullah today. McCullum was ruled out with a sore back, an injury which also eased a selection problem, with the 32-year old struggling with his form throughout the series.
No more matches for nat’l side in 2013, says Tabith
The Bangladesh national football team will not have any engagements for the rest of the year, said a top official of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday. The national side will sit idle till the end of this year as football’s governing body showed a lack of interest in setting up the promised international competition,
Swadhinota Award finally recommended for Swadhin Bangla team
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday recommended the government to award the Swadhinota Award, the highest civilian award of the country, to the Swadhin Bangla football team. The recommendation came 42 years after the players inspired the freedom fighters through football during the liberation war. The BFF will select the team
New transfer date for hockey announced
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation set a new date for the inter-club player transfer from November 15-17, officials said on Saturday. The transfer was scheduled for October 29-31, but the BFF had earlier postponed it due to an unavoidable situation. Meanwhile, three of the six rebel clubs, who had earlier decided to boycott all activities under the ... Read more
MSC beat Navy in premier chess
Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited began their journey in the Rupahali Sarees Premier Division Chess League on a winning note as they beat Bangladesh Navy, their main challengers, on the opening day on Saturday. Tajikistanis Grand Master Amonatov Farukh, Russian GM Volkov Sergey and Bangladeshi GM Ziaur Rahman won their respective matches for
Gulshan-Banani-Baridhara Lake beautification misses deadline
Beautification of the Gulshan- Banani- Baridhara Lake missed the deadline as the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha failed to recover land from illegal possession. Taken in 2010, the lake beautification project was scheduled to be completed by June. Rajuk had taken the project to free the lake from pollution by