The 38th Jail Killing Day will be observed in the country tomorrow to recall the contribution of four national leaders who had led successfully the Liberation War in the absence of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1971. On this day in 1975, four national leaders and key personalities in the Bangladesh ... Read more
Month: November 2013
Verdict on Ashraf, Mueen today
1971 Killing Of Intellectuals Verdict on Ashraf, Mueen today The International Crimes Tribunal-2 will today deliver its verdict amid tight security in the war crimes case against absconding Al-Badr bosses Md Ashrafuzzaman Khan alias Nayeb Ali and Chowdhury Mueenuddin for killing 18 intellectuals in 1971. The trial of the two accused took place in absentia. The police ... Read more
Fresh hope for talks to break impasse
BNP agrees to secy-general-level meet with AL as business leaders broker dialogue Opposition BNP has agreed to hold a secretary-general-level dialogue with ruling Awami League on the poll-time government issue in response to a call for talks without any condition from business leaders. The BNP also asked the business leaders to place the proposal to ... Read more
One killed, 17 hurt in girder collapse
A man was killed and 17 others were injured as a girder of an under-construction bridge fell on a BRTC bus near Mohipur ferry ghat on Kuakata-Kalapara Road Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Faruk Akan, 45, of Tajepara village in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali district. Witnesses said the 129-tonne and 46.68-metre
Graft, politics scuttle job for youth scheme
Finds TIB The National Service Programme, marred by corruption and political interference, mostly failed to provide the youths with viable employment, according to the findings of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). Though the scheme empowered the participants with training, socialisation and financial ability, it could not be viable in absence
A dream ends, illegals rush to leave Saudi Arabia
Thousands of illegal foreigners, mostly unskilled workers from Asia, are rushing to leave Saudi Arabia before an amnesty expires on Sunday as they risk being fined or even jailed. Nearly a million Bangladeshis, Filipinos, Indians, Nepalis, Pakistanis and Yemenis, among others, have taken advantage of the three-month amnesty — announced
JU teachers begin indefinite strike
Jahangirnagar University Teachers’ Association on Saturday started a strike for an indefinite period demanding the resignation of vice- chancellor professor Anwar Hossain. Earlier, VC Anwar Hossain at a press conference on Friday warned the agitating teachers that he would take steps according to the service rules of
Recovered from dustbin Aduri returns to family
Aduri, the 11-year-old tortured domestic help, who was recovered from a city dustbin on September 23, returned to her mother on Saturday, following completion of her treatment. Speaking at a press briefing, organised by the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), marking her farewell ceremony from the hospital, Aduri said,
RMG workers block highway in Gazipur
10 factories closed Readymade garment workers blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway and vandalised fifty vehicles following a rumour about the death of one of their fellows in a road accident in the Mill Gate area of Tongi Saturday morning. Witnesses said Sharmin Akter, 30, a worker of Top to Bottom Garments Factory, was severely injured as a ... Read more
Train service halted for 3 hours
Train services on Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet routes resumed after three and a half hours as a local train derailed at Horimongol area in Brahmanpara upazila of Comilla Saturday morning. A compartment of Chittagong-bound Jalalabad Express veered off the tracks at around 10:30am. The rail communications was restored after the derailed
Blind man stabbed to death
A visually impaired man was stabbed to death by miscreants over previous enmity at Ramganj College Road under Ramganj municipality area in Lakshmipur on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Khoka Mia, 40, son of Nur Mia of the village. Quoting witnesses, police said a group
Animesh deals with urban family crisis
Zero Degree, a film featuring the stories of an urban crisis-torn family life where the focus is on the people’s lives when family bond becomes weak, started its shooting phase. The maharat of the film was held at the Seven Hill Restaurant on Tuesday noon through a grand opening show. The director and the scriptwriter ... Read more
Swani Zubayeer composes playback of a film
Talented musician Swani Zubayeer will direct the music of a film for the first time. The film titled Ghashphool directed by Akram Khan contains two songs namely – Shomoy theme giyechhilo, lyric by Mohammad Rafiquazzaman and composed by Lucky Akhand; and Bohudin por, lyric and composition by Swani Zubayeer herself. ‘I have lent my voice for
Tagore’s songs presented
Chhayanaut artistes presented a number of Tagore songs at the monthly Tagore evening Geetmalika on Thursday at the Ramesh Chandra Dutt Centre of the institute. Chhayanaut arranges such a programme on the last Friday of every month. But this month it was on a Thursday due to unavailability of halls. In a very ordinary arrangement
High-flying Tigers eye another sweep
A high-flying Bangladesh team are hoping for a repeat of their historic performance against the then touring New Zealand side in 2010 when they swept them 4-0 after clinching the ongoing three-match one-day international series on Thursday. The Tigers defeated New Zealand by 40 runs in the second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to take ... Read more
Powerplays hurt Tigers cause
The Bangladesh batsmen need to learn to mix aggression with caution in order to utilise the batting powerplay as it remained under-par in the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand, said batting coach Corey Richards on Friday. Some of the Bangladeshi cricketers failed to capitalise the powerplay as they seemed to lose their way during that ... Read more
We were outplayed, says Bond
New Zealand bowling coach Shane Bond conceded after the Black Caps defeat on Thursday that his side had been outplayed by Bangladesh and praised the Tigers for their performance and for their development since his early encounters with the hosts. ‘I think we’ve been outplayed,’ the former Kiwi paceman said at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium after ... Read more
Wins for MSC, Prime Doleshwar
Mohammedan Sporting Club eked out a narrow 10-run win over Khelaghar SKS while Prime Doleshwar SC posted a convincing seven-wicket victory against Brothers Union in the remaining eighth round matches of the Dhaka Premier League on Friday. Mohammedan joined four other teams level on 10 points in joint-second position after the win over Khelaghar at BKSP-3 ... Read more
Siddik confident ahead of golf World Cup
Bangladesh’s top professional golfer, Siddikur Rahman, is set to make history at the World Cup of Golf at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia from November 21-24. Siddik, ranked 251st in the world and ninth in the Asian Tour Order of Merit, will be the first Bangladeshi golfer to ever participate in the $8 ... Read more
Mini Marathon held in Cox’s Bazar
A half-marathon organised by Big Bangla Run and sponsored by Ifad Group was held in Cox’s Bazar on Friday. The 21.1-kilometre run started from Kalatoli Niribili mosque at 7:00am and ended at the Inani beach point. Mohammad Ruhul Amin, deputy commissioner of Cox’s Bazar inaugurated the marathon as chief guest. Cameroonian Salim Abdul Hajee, a student of Bangladesh