Sports Correspondent The Dhaka Bank 23rd Bangladesh International Junior Tennis Championship begins tomorrow at Ramna National Tennis Complex in the city. A total of 159 tennis players, including 52 girls, from Europe and Asian countries are taking part in the competition, organized by Bangladesh Tennis Fede-ration (BTF) with the sponsorship of Dhaka Bank Limited. The ... Read more
Dhaka Mirror
Teesta Bridge turned risky by allowing heavy vehicles
A Correspondent, Lalmonirhat Thousands of commuters cross the age-old Teesta Bridge everyday risking lives as the leaseholder turns it vulnerable to collapse any time by illegally allowing heavy vehicles for ‘extra money’. Known as the doorway to Lalmonirhat and
DMP likely to go digital by June
Bibhas Chandra Saha The Dhaka Metropolitan Police is going digital by June this year with the modernisation of its control room for better policing and traffic management. Automatic vehicle location surveillance system, digital database map, mobile command post, four channel-tracking wireless and closed-circuit television cameras are some of the features of the planned modern control ... Read more
SAFMA conference ends adopting 11-point Cox’s Bazar declaration
BSS, Cox’s Bazar The two-day seventh South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA) conference ended here on Wednesday adopting eleven point declaration making a call to the governments of the region to strengthen democratic values, open and plural societies, liberal culture and safeguard the rights of women, minorities and the dispossessed. The declaration called as Cox’s ... Read more
Eradication of child marriage stressed
BSS, Sonatola Speakers here at a meeting stressed the need for creating mass awareness against child marriage to build a better and sound society free from domestic violence, dowry, maternal and child mortality. Thengamara Mohila Sobuz Sangha (TMMS) under the National Nutrition Programme organised the views-exchange meeting at Sonatola upazila parishad auditorium in the upazila ... Read more
Joint forces destroy poppy fields near Myanmar border
Our Correspondent, Bandarban Joint forces have launched a special operation to destroy poppy fields in the areas near the border with Myanmar. About 300 army and BDR personnel along with paratrooper commandos took part in the operation on Tuesday, official source told. Security sources confirmed the operation, but did not give details. According to a ... Read more
Stocks rebound as state banks buy into market
Star Business Report Stocks rebounded yesterday as state-run banks entered the scene to rescue the troubled market from a slump in investor confidence and downturn for four days. The benchmark DSE General Index surged about 15-month high at 121.71 points or 5.03 percent to close at 2538. 37. The DSE All Shares Price Index advanced ... Read more
Grameenphone’s revenue earnings goes up by Tk 6,100 crore last year
NATION BUSINESS REPORT Grameenphone’s revenue went up by 13 per cent to about Tk 6,100 crore in 2008 compared to 2007. At the end of 2008, the number of subscriptions reported about 2.1 crore with a subscription market share of 47 per cent. In 2008, the number of subscriptions increased by 45 lakhs. “While it ... Read more
Cupid promises to bring love, business
Sayeda Akter Romance is set to paint the town scarlet and several industries eye trade worth over Tk 100 crore on Valentine’s Day, just around the bend. Flowers and cards are good, but not good enough for Valentine’s Day. Tailor-made packages for courting couples have been arranged by five-star hotels, restaurants, flower shops, card and ... Read more
Zillur sworn in as President
Staff Reporter Veteran politician and Awami League Presidium Member Mohammad Zillur Rahman was sworn in as the 19th President of Bangladesh at a simple ceremony at Bangabhaban, the presidential palace, yesterday
Trapped in tailbacks
Traffic jam rises on unfit buses, illegal rickshaws, VVIP movements, lax law enforcement Helemul Alam Return of unfit buses and illegal rickshaws on the city streets is one of the reasons why traffic congestion has worsened over the last two weeks, say traffic cops and public transport employees. They blame the tailbacks also on
Re-election in six UZs Apr 6
Staff Reporter Re-election of the suspended six upazilas will be held on April 6, Election Commission (EC) senior assistant secretary Md Abdul Baten said yesterday. The upazilas are Brahmanbaria Sadar, Ramganj of Laksmipur, Barura of Comilla, Belkuchi of Sirajganj, Dighinala of Khagrachhary and Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar. Polls to two upazilas of them were postponed ... Read more
Dhaka says no to IMF support offer
Tackling Recession Fallout Dhaka says no to IMF support offer Staff Correspondent IMF offers Bangladesh support in its efforts to offset any negative impact the country may face due to the global financial crisis, but Bangladesh says it does not need such assistance right now. IMF Director of the Asia and Pacific region Anoop Singh ... Read more
Ekushey Padak ’09 goes to 13
Staff Correspondent Thirteen distinguished persons of the country will be awarded the Ekushey Padak-2009 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs yesterday made a list of the awardees. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the award to the persons at Osmani Memorial Auditorium at 11:00 am ... Read more
Sajeda elected Dy Leader of House
BSS, Dhaka The Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP) yesterday elected party presidium member Begum Sajeda Chowdhury, MP, as the deputy leader of the House. Sajeda Chowdhury replaced elderly leader Zillur Rahman who was elected as the country’s 19th president. A meeting of ALPP in the treasury bench meeting room in the Jatiya Sangsad with Prime ... Read more
e-GP to free public procurement from influence
Staff Reporter The government, under a broad-based reform programme, is carrying out a number of core tasks to make the public procurement system in Bangladesh well-functioning, transparent and accountable, according to official sources. Procurement or purchase of goods, works and services by any procuring entity (PE) using public funds is called public procurement. The main ... Read more
Bangladesh not affected by recession yet
Pulack Ghatack Finance minister AMA Muhith yesterday said that the global economic recession has started biting Bangladesh, a view, which has been opposed by former Finance and Planning Adviser of the erstwhile caretaker government Dr Mirza AB Azizul Islam. “There is a negative effect of the global economic meltdown on the sectors of jute, jute-made ... Read more
Lara sparkles in white on Man’s World
Since the time she stormed onto the scene winning the Miss Universe title, there has been no looking back for Lara Dutta. Lara is on every man’s wish-list and hence it comes as no surprise to see the beautiful actress gracing the cover page of Man’s World in the February issue. Lara who has a ... Read more
Ranbir and Deepika’s sizzling hot ‘make out’ session in cinema hall
Spicezee Bureau Mumbai, Feb 10: As the newly matured lovebirds Kareena and her Saifu settle down for a work-some Valentine’s Day, it’s the young Kapoor lad Ranbir Kapoor and his ladylove Deepika Padukone, who are painting the town red with their no-holds-bar public display of affection. The couple that is infamous for their famous airport ... Read more
Bebo turns bridesmaid?
The buzz is that the ‘Khan’daan hanger-on Amrita Arora is fed up being in the forever struggling mode( only doing movies with family and friends like Kareena) and is set to get married soon. Close friends of the actress has claimed that this time it’s for real and unlike the short term serial dating she ... Read more