The Public Undertakings Committee yesterday emphasised implementing the development projects required for turning Chittagong Port into a centre of regional transport in future. Members of the parliamentary body that reviews accounts and reports of public institutions was exchanging views with the officials of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and Chittagong Customs during a meeting in the ... Read more
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Home Economics College students block road
Students of Home Economics College, blocked the Azimpur-New Market road for almost five hours to press home of eight points demand including withdrawal of enhanced session fee. The students took the street at around 9.00 am and continued till 1:30 pm with shouting different slogans to realise their demand soon. The sit in programme of ... Read more
Move to strengthen VIPs’ security: Frequency Jammers for SSF
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs yesterday approved a proposal of Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to procure three vehicle mounted frequency jammers (VMFJ) for the VIPs. Initially, one VMFJ will be procured and then two others will be purchased in phases. The Special Security Force (SSF) will use the equipment for security purpose of the ... Read more
25m people at risk of arsenic contamination
Speakers tell conference About 20-25 million people of the country are at risk of exposure to arsenic contamination, speakers said yesterday at the inaugural ceremony of an international conference. They also said there are more than 8,000 villages in the country which are at the risk of arsenic contamination. Department of Public Health and Engineering ... Read more
Sylhet airport flouts rules in allocating possession at new terminal
The Sylhet Osmani International Airport authorities have allocated possession for three shops in the newly constructed airport terminal allegedly flouting allotment rules. The allotment of the possession has been made illegally as the airport authorities did not invite any tender in this regard, local businessmen alleged. Airport officials, however, claimed that they had allotted possession ... Read more
Bibi takes Kolkata by storm
The first day of Kolkata Fashion Week (April 2), clearly belonged to Bangladeshi model-turned-designer of international fame, Bibi Russell, who showcased the rich Bengali heritage of textiles — her ‘gamcha’ and natural fibre collection. The designer displayed 41 of her creations made from khadi, cotton, silk, jute yarn fabrics, indigenous fabrics, natural fabrics and ‘jamdani.’ ... Read more
Masudul, Beauty crowned fastest man & woman
Masudul Karim and Nazmun Nahar Beauty became the fastest man and woman of Bangladesh after grabbing gold in their respective 100m sprints in the UCB 34th National Athletic Championships on Saturday. Masudul and Beauty completed a sprint double in the meet as they also won their 200m events on the opening day of the
Razzak, Hannan included in T20 preliminary squad
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday named the preliminary squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in June with left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak returning to the national fold after serving a ban for suspected bowling action. Razzak, the man-of-the-match in Bangladesh’s last Twenty20 international, has been inducted into the squad that included as many as 10 uncapped ... Read more
Abahani complete all formality
It was nothing but a formality and Abahani faced little trouble to complete it as they defeated Bangladesh Biman by three wickets to clinch the hat-trick championship in the Dhaka Premier Cricket League on Friday. But their win was largely overshadowed by national batsman Roqibul Hasan, who smashed an unbeaten 171, the highest individual innings ... Read more
Mohammedan SC beat Partex by 54 runs : Abahani Ltd emerge champions in Premier Div Cricket
Abahani Limited emerged champions in the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket for the third time in a row with one match to spare as they beat Biman Bangladesh by three wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) in Mirpur on Friday. In the day’s other matches, riding on a blistering ton by opener Raquibul Hasan, Mohammedan ... Read more
3 nat’l records set on day one
With the SA Games looming closer, all the medal-winning athletes in the UCB 34th National Athletic Championships urged the federation and the government to enhance the training facilities at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. The most important point was that most of the old names reigned and no newcomer could make his mark. The ... Read more
Sylhet city littered with wastes
Shortage of dustbins blamed Shortage of dustbins forces the people in Sylhet city to dump wastes into canals, drains and road-sides, polluting environment and posing threat to public health. Not a single dustbin has been installed in the city after Sylhet district town was upgraded into the city corporation about a decade ago, according to ... Read more
RU to install CCTV cameras on campus
The University of Rajshahi has decided to install closed-circuit television cameras in different places on the campus to ensure security. Sources in the administration said the authorities at a recent meeting with the law enforcement agencies had decided to install the closed-circuit television cameras in places including the campus gates at Binodpur, Kazla and Station ... Read more
SIM sales drop as operators cut subsidy
The sale of the mobile phone’s SIMs has slowed down remarkably as the major operators withdrew the subsidy on the SIM tax considerably. Leading operators Grameen Phone and Banglalink, enjoying more than 50 per cent share of the country’s cellular phone market together, have already withdrawn major portion of the subsidy on the SIM tax ... Read more
Bibi Russel shows gamcha collection at Kolkata Fashion Week
Bibi Russell showcases her collection first time at ‘Kolkatta Fashion Week’. This is the first time that I am showing my work in India Fashion Week and I am absolutely thrilled to show in Kolkata Fashion Week. This year has been declared the Year of Natural Fibre, which I am extremely excited about. For the ... Read more
Hasan Mashhud quits, quietly
Mashhud will have to account for Tk 13 crore expenditure on ACC lawyers The Anticorruption Commission chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury stepped down Thursday, saying there was no need to spell out the reason for his resignation. “I think you all know the situation now prevailing; there’s no need for me explain it,” the former army ... Read more
Sircar, Moudud, Rawshan return to JS in by-polls
In a turn of events, former Speaker Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar, ex-Law Minister Barrister Moudud Ahmed and former First Lady Rawshan Ershad staged a comeback in parliamentary politics as they won Thursday’s by-elections. They lost their seats in their respective home constituencies in Panchagarh, Noakhali and Mymensingh in the parliamentary elections held on Dec 29 last ... Read more
Sayedabad turns haven of extortion
Auto owners, Cops involved Esaraf Hossain A section of transport owners based at Sayedabad bus terminal, one of the three inter-district terminals in the capital city, have got involved in extortion, it is alleged. Terminal sources alleged that the so-called transport owners are realizing lakhs of taka everyday from other transport owners in exchange of ... Read more
England beat Ukraine, on track for 2010 World Cup
LONDON: John Terry’s late winner ensured England took another significant step towards next year’s World Cup finals after a 2-1 win over Ukraine on Wednesday. Terry’s 84th-minute goal ensured Fabio Capello’s squad reached the half-way stage in their campaign to reach South Africa with five wins out of five in Group Six, and maintained their ... Read more
Humiliated Argentina suffer worst defeat in over 60 years
LA PAZ: Argentina suffered their worst defeat in more than 60 years after losing 6-1 to Bolivia in a South American World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night, their first loss under coach Diego Maradona. Bolivia’s goals came from a Joaquin Botero hat-trick and Marcelo Martins, Alex Da Rosa and Didi Torrico while Argentina found the ... Read more