A Bangladeshi national was beaten to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Baradi border in Damurhuda upzila on Friday, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Abu Hasan, 50, son of Rahim Bakhs of Nastipur village in the upazila. Commanding officer of Border Guard Bangladesh
Month: December 2013
Two youths shot dead
Two young men were gunned down by unidentified miscreants in the city’s Bildakatia area on Friday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Ripon Sardar, 27, son of Dr M Jafar Iqbal, and his friend Mithun Sheikh, 26, son of Mannan Sheikh. Both are residents of Dewana Uttarpara in the city. Dr Jafar Iqbal has a ... Read more
Holders Russell off to flying start
Defending champions Sheikh Russell KC made a flying start in the opening match of the seventh edition of the Bangladesh Premier Football League, crushing promoted side Uttar Baridhara 4-0 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. National forward Mithun Chowdhury netted a hat-trick while Jamaican recruit Ricardo Cousins grabbed the other goal in a
V-Day T20s resume in Dhaka today
Last-place Abahani Limited take on Mohammedan Sporting Club as the ongoing Amber Victory Day Twenty20 Cup resumes today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. The game, which is scheduled to start at 1:00pm and will be televised live on Bangladesh Television, is a do-or-die affair for Abahani, as a loss
Fahad draws in World Youth Chess
FM Fahad Rahman drew his ninth-round game against India’s Khushagra Mohan at the World Youth Chess Championship in Al-Ain, UAE on Thursday. With the draw he has 6.5 points and stands in 17th position among more than 200 participants in the Open Under-10 classic category. Fahad was due to
BKSP win V-Day gymnastics
BKSP have clinched the day-long Victory-day Gymnastics Championship 2013 held at the National Sports Council Gymnasium on Friday. They finished on the top of the medals tally with 33 medals, including 11 golds. Links and Build Limited were just behind them with 8 medals, including 2 golds. Md Isad Hossain of Links and Build Ltd won ... Read more
Banks, NBFIs show little interest in rural SMEs
Disburse only 26.60pc of total SME loans in first 9 months The scheduled banks and non-bank financial institutions disbursed only 26.60 per cent of the total SME loans they distributed among the rural entrepreneurs in the first nine months of this year. According to the latest Bangladesh Bank data, the banks and the NBFIs disbursed Tk ... Read more
Frozen food exporters incur Tk 180cr in losses in 3 months
POLITICAL TURBULENCE Frozen food exporters incur Tk 180cr in losses in 3 months The country’s frozen food exporters on Friday claimed that they had incurred losses worth Tk 180 crore in the last three months as they failed to make shipment of their goods due to political turbulence. At a news conference in the city Bangladesh ... Read more
BHL seeks govt co-op for motorcycle manufacturing
Starts sales of motorcycle Bangladesh Honda Private Ltd, a joint venture of Japan’s biggest motorcycle manufacturer Honda Motor Company and Bangladesh Steel Engineering Corporation, has sought further cooperation from the government to facilitate motorcycle manufacturing in the country. BHL has made the appeal to the government at a press briefing organised on the
Broiler price rises in capital
The price of broiler increased on the city’s retail market over the week ending Friday due to increasing demand for the item, traders said. The prices of rice remained high but vegetables prices showed a downward trend in the city’s kitchen markets over the week. The price of broiler
JUTA donates money for Rana Plaza victims’ children
The Jahangirnagar University Teachers Association donated Tk 4.80 lakh on Thursday for the children of some of the Rana Plaza collapse victims. JUTA president Professor Ajit Kumar Majumder and general secretary Professor Sharif Uddin handed over the cheques of Tk 60,000 to eight children each,
Chittagong Khulsi Club Ltd to be launched today
Chittagong Khulsi Club Limited, a new platform of young entrepreneurs and industrialists of Chittagong, is set to launch its journey today evening. The inauguration was declared in a press conference held on Thursday in the port city. Founder president of the club Niaz Morshed,
JUDO marks 8th anniv, gets new committee
The Jahangirnagar University Debate Organisation observed its 8th founding anniversary and formed a new executive body on the campus on Wednesday. The former JUDO president, Nur-E-Alam, declared the new executive body at a programme marking the anniversary day of the organisation.
Theatre troupes pay tribute to Khaled Khan
Three theatre troupes of the country paid tribute to the recently demised theatre actor-director Khaled Khan on Wednesday through plays, songs, recitations and reminiscent speeches at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Nagarik Natya Sampraday, the troupe of which Khaled Khan was a member since 1978, organised a commemorative programme at the National Theatre Hall; theatre troupe Subachan
Selena Gomez cancels tour because of Bieber
Singer-actress Selena Gomez apparently cancelled the Asian and Australian legs of her Stars Dance concert tour because she’s been struggling since her breakup with Justin Bieber, reports Hindustan Times. A source close to the star says Gomez will be relying heavily on her family and closest friends during this time, reported Showbizspy. ‘Dealing with her ... Read more
Cop killed, eight injured in bomb attack on police car
A police constable died after he along with eight others had became wounded as miscreants exploded several crude bombs into a police car in the Rajshahi city on Thursday when the BNP-led alliance was holding a procession. Constable Siddhartha died from his injuries in Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on Thursday night after he had been ... Read more
Armed forces deployed in 57 districts
In order to aid the civil power to maintain law and order ahead of the January 5 Parliamentary poll, members of the armed forces have been deployed in 57 districts of the country. The members of the armed forces have started their duties in the districts, even in the upazilas, as per the requirements of ... Read more
Khaleda to be put on trial for terrorism: Hasina
PM says as she launches polls campaign Accusing the opposition leader of unleashing terrorism and militancy and killing people in the name of a movement, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the trial of Khaleda Zia would be held one day on Bangladesh soil for the offences, reports UNB. “We believe in justice. The ... Read more
BNP activists start arriving in capital
March To Dhaka BNP activists start arriving in capital Grassroots and mid-level leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its associate organisations have started coming to the capital in advance to join the ‘march to Dhaka’ programme on December 29. Some leaders of BNP and its different wings told New Age on Thursday that leaders ... Read more
All constituencies ‘vulnerable’
Election Commission to spend Tk 291cr for polls All the 146 constituencies in the country have been declared vulnerable by the intelligence agencies ahead of the January 5 polls boycotted by BNP-led 18-party alliance. While mostly Awami League and its rebel candidates are going to take part in the upcoming election, the intelligence agencies declared ... Read more