Shamsuddin Ahmed Are the Maoists returning to power or taking over power in Nepal? UCPN Maoist supreme leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda has claimed Tuesday his party will soon form a national government. He did not elaborate how UCPN (Maoist) will form the national government. Will he succeed to rally support of the majority ... Read more
Dhaka Mirror
Tigers prey on the Lions
Ashraful Star of The Show Tigers prey on the Lions It couldn’t have been any more emphatic for the Tigers. An eight-wicket victory to start the five-match series against Zimbabwe at their own backyard just lighted up the Grameenphone Cup at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo yesterday. Carrying their form and confidence from the Caribbean ... Read more
Farashganj vow upsets
Farashganj Sporting Club promised yesterday that they would be a title-deciding factor in the B. League after singing up 15 booters including three who are in the ongoing national football camp at BKSP. The trio are defender Rezaul Karim Reza (new registration), midfielder Imtiaz Sultan Jitu of Chittagong Mohammedan SC and midfielder Mezbabul Haq Manik ... Read more
JU authority honors University cricket team with blazer
The Jahangirnagar University authority on Sunday honored the University cricket team with blazer at a function at the JU Senate Hall for clinching the Inter-University Cricket crown for the second successive time. Vice Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Dr Sharif Enamul Haque, who as the chief guest distributed the blazers, termed the cricketers as the “goodwill ... Read more
Jadukar Samad Kishore Football Tournament inaugurated
The Football Jadukar Samad Kishore Football Tournament was inaugurated yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The tournament is being held on the eve of legend footballer Syed Abdus Samad. Secretary of the National Sports Council Shafiq Anwar formally opened the 12th edition of the football competition as the chief guest while President of Orient Sporting ... Read more
Feni Club trying to rope in Mexican booters
Feni Soccer Club, one of the new comers, who made their entry in the Citycell B-League, may be a great surprise in the third edition of the Citycell B-League. They are targeting to occupy a place in the top four in their debut. Feni Soccer Club officials are planning to recruit four Latin American booters ... Read more
Reefat loses as Zia draws in first round
The Asian Zone 3.2 World Cup Qualifying Chess Championship got off to a rousing start at Airport Authority of India Club in New Delhi on Sunday. Thirteen and seven players are taking part in men’s and women’s category for the lone spot from their respective group in World Cup matches. In the men’s section, Grandmaster ... Read more
Poor services scaring commuters off Kamalapur
Poor services, mismanagement, schedule failures and harassment by ticket black marketeers make the Kamalapur railway station unwelcoming for train passengers. Though computerised ticket selling has eased off the hassles of buying tickets for express trains, passengers of local and commuter
TCB’s import procedures seem unending
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh could not yet complete its procedures to import essential food items, whose retail prices saw fresh rises with private importers and wholesalers blaming each other for the pre-Ramadan
SC upholds Khaleda’s bail in Niko graft case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the High Court order that had granted bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Niko corruption case. The four-member full bench of the Appellate Division, headed by chief justice MM Ruhul Amin, passed the order dismissing
Wrong diagnosis sparks ‘swine flu death’ panic
Death of a Maldives returnee at Uttara Bangladesh Medical College and Hospital (BMCH) yesterday sparked concern as doctors wrongly diagnosed him with swine flu. Panic broke out when death certificate of the deceased Sanawar Hossain provided by the BMCH, where he got admitted on Saturday
Market monitoring begins today
The government would start market monitoring from today to contain price spiral of essential commodities during the holy month of Ramzan. The first consignment of imported essential commodities by the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will reach the country within
Tipai dam won’t harm Bangladesh, says minister
State minister for water resources Mahbubur Rahman yesterday said the government did not think that the proposed Indian Tipaimukh dam would be harmful for Bangladesh. Talking to reporters at his secretariat office he said, “I don’t find any problem if India constructs the Tipaimukh dam. This dam will
Naheed for inclusion of March 7 speech in textbooks
Education Minister Nurul Islam Naheed yesterday said the historic March 7 speech and declaration of Independence of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the true history of the War of Liberation would be
Three workers die falling from high-rise
Three construction workers died after falling from 15-storey Bell Tower in the capital’s Dhanmondi area yesterday. M Mintu, 40, Shaheen, 24, and Ali Ahmed, 25, fell from a makeshift ladder on the rooftop of a four-storey adjacent building at
Mugger killed in shootout with police
A suspected mugger was killed in a shootout between police and a gang of criminals at Pallabi in the city yesterday afternoon. Two people including a housewife and taxicab driver were injured, as the criminals fired gunshots at them and snatched Tk 2.10 lakh
BITAC to be digitalized: 10,000 people to get training on ‘technological know how’
In compliance with the Awami League (AL) election manifesto that pledged to implement Vision- 2021, the Ministry of Industries has taken up three fresh projects for implementation in the next five
Civic groups cry for more public buses
“Not a private vehicle, rather we prefer a public bus to ride in for easy traffic movement in the city” was the slogan raised by several civic groups while staging a ‘sit in programme’ in front of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban here
Warrant in morning bail in afternoon
A Dhaka Court on Sunday framed charge against Bidisha, the divorced wife of former President H M Ershad and issued a warrant of arrest against her in connection with a criminal misappropriation case. Meanwhile, getting the information, Bidisha surrendered to the Court through her lawyer and obtained
Man kills wife for dowry just after marriage
A husband allegedly killed his wife for dowry just a day after their marriage at West Jabra village in Manikganj on Saturday. Runa Akter is a student of class ten in Jabra Shahid Sarani High School. Hasan Khan, Runa’s husband, passed SSC this