Submitting upazila polls expenditure info The Election Commission (EC) will file cases against about 2,500 candidates of the January 22 upazila polls for not submitting their election expenditure statements in time. The EC has already directed deputy commissioners, who were also the returning officers of the polls, to file the cases by August 31, EC ... Read more
Dhaka Mirror
Ramzan begins tomorrow
The holy month of Ramzan begins tomorrow (Sunday), as the moon was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh yesterday. This was announced after a meeting of the National Moon-sighting Committee held at the Islamic Foundation at Baitul Mukarram in the city yesterday. Throughout this holy month, Muslims around the world will observe self-restraint and sanctity, two ... Read more
Essentials’ prices up despite govt efforts to control
Prices of essentials witnessed a sharp rise in both wholesale and retail markets in the capital yesterday, a day after the commerce minister had fixed the wholesale prices of some daily necessities. Taking the opportunity of weak market monitoring, traders in kitchen markets are charging higher prices at will on the eve of Ramadan, alleged ... Read more
WHO predicts ‘explosion’ in swine flu cases
The global spread of swine flu will endanger more lives as it speeds up in coming months and governments must boost preparations for a swift response, the World Health Organisation said yesterday. There will soon be a period of further global spread of the virus, and most countries may see swine flu cases double every ... Read more
Rumour in Sylhet: Low water flow in Surma, Kushiara for dam at upstream
When the people of the country particularly the people of greater Sylhet area are concerned of the adverse impact of proposed Tipaimukh dam at the upper reaches of rivers Surma and Kushiara, at that time cannels, bills, hoars and small rivers of the area are facing water crisis even before the beginning of the construction ... Read more
Police can’t work independently under political govt: IGP
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Nur Mohammad yesterday called for police investigation and inquiry into cases without interference of the government . Operational independence of the police will help carry out investigation into cases smoothly and fairly, he said while talking to reporters after attending a programme . The programme on ” Findings Dissemination ... Read more
800m champion Caster Semenya faces gender test
Teenager, who has lived her whole life as a woman, must undergo weeks of tests to establish if she has male chromosomes South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya is at the centre of a controversy over her gender after winning gold in the women’s 800m at the athletics World Championships. Such is the furore off ... Read more
Model Liskula Cohen unmasks mystery blogger
Vogue cover girl who was abused on the internet wins court case forcing Google to hand over details of the woman who posted the insults Former Vogue cover girl Liskula Cohen has won a landmark legal battle to reveal the identity of an anonymous blogger who called her a “skank” on the internet. In what ... Read more
Shahid goes Ga-Ga over Hot Rani Mukerjee!
Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee are the hot topic these days in B town with their on screen chemistry, and hot sizzling bodies getting wet in the rain, in the remix version of their film Dil Bole Haddipa. Recently while chatting with an entertainment channel Shahid did praise Rani on her new looks by stating, ... Read more
Jennifer Lopez afraid of the dark
JENNIFER Lopez is scared of the dark. The “Get Right” singer makes her husband Marc Anthony wait until she’s asleep before he is allowed to turn off the lights. The 40-year-old star – who is renowned for her diva behavior – explained: “I like the quiet, but I don’t like the dark.” “We have everything ... Read more
Biography claims Imran Khan and Benazir Bhutto were romantically involved
A new biography of Imran Khan has claimed the former international cricketer and Benazir Bhutto, the assassinated former Prime Minister of Pakistan, were romantically involved while they were both students at Oxford University. The respected author, Christopher Sandford, has claimed that Bhutto became infatuated with Khan and the pair enjoyed a “close” and possibly “sexual” ... Read more
Angelina Jolie’s Leather Bandage Dress: Yay or Nay?
Angelina Jolie hit the red carpet in a super-tight leather bandage dress for the premiere of her husband Brad Pitt’s new film last night. The actress wowed the crowds at the LA premiere for Inglorious Basterds when she showed up in the sexy black number. Ange kept it simple by teaming the dress with black ... Read more
Miley Cyrus Pines For Ex-lover
Miley Cyrus “can’t get enough” of ex-boyfriend Justin Gaston. The ‘Hannah Montana’ actress has left a series of heartfelt messages for her former partner – who she split from in June after around a year of dating – on social networking website Twitter, sparking speculation they may reunite. She wrote on Wednesday (12.08.09): “I am ... Read more
Guy Ritchie Inn Trouble
Guy Ritchie’s pub is being monitored after receiving noise complaints. The Punch Bowl, located in London’s exclusive Mayfair district, has been branded too raucous by furious residents living near the drinking establishment. Westminster council has decided to install equipment to monitor the sound levels and Guy could even lose his license to serve alcohol if ... Read more
Microsoft-Nokia Alliance: An Assault on the BlackBerry
Top executives from Microsoft and Nokia elaborated on their new alliance in a conference call this morning. The takeaway? First, the partnership is aimed initially at Research in Motion and loosening the hold that its popular BlackBerry e-mail software and service has on business customers. Second, Microsoft is unbundling its strategy in the cellphone market, ... Read more
Saeed Anwar likely to be new coach?
LAHORE – Former Test opener Saeed Anwar is tipped to be a serious contender for the position of Pakistan national cricket coach, it was reliably learnt on Wednesday. He had shown willingness to help the openers overcome their flaws and on Wednesday, PCB chairman had a detailed discussion with Anwar. Anwar, a flamboyant left-handed batsman, ... Read more
Yousuf an asset for national team
LAHORE – Pakistan captain Younis Khan has put his weight behind out-of-form Mohammad Yousuf saying that the star batsman need time to settle after his return to the national side. “He is back in the team and before that he was out of international cricket for quite a while. He just played in the Indian ... Read more
Pakistan win T20 against Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: World champions Pakistan convincingly won the only Twenty20 International by 52 runs against Sri Lanka here at the Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing 173 to win, Sri Lanka were all out for 120 runs in 18.1 overs. Off-break bowler Saeed Ajmal and seamer Naved-ul-Hasan bagged three wickets each
IPL claims huge copyright violations
Mumbai: The Indian Premier League`s strict guidelines for broadcast media could hardly deter copyright infringements and it had to contend with a large number of “unauthorised” videos and live feeds during its second edition in South Africa this year. Over 2400 unauthorised live streaming feeds and over 6700 unauthorised videos on the web were pulled ... Read more
City grinds to gridlock halt
Traffic system almost collapses; illegal rickshaws, buses throng roads; DMP seeks closure of schools after mid-Ramadan Traffic situation across the capital keeps worsening every day much to the plight of city residents while the authorities sits on various projects to improve the city’s infrastructure. The capital experiences gridlock before 9:00am on almost every working day ... Read more