Hundreds of small investors, fuming at the series of plunge in share prices, ran amok, clashing with policemen, setting fire to a multi-storied building, ransacking scores of vehicles, attacking brokerages and other business establishments in the city. More than 50 people were detained on charge of vandalism from the trouble-spot Motijheel area, the country’s commercial ... Read more
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Fanfare hits fever pitch
Dhaka is now base camp for four international cricket teams: Pakistan, England, Canada and, of course, Bangladesh. Bangladesh, Pakistan and England all held practice sessions at different times at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) in Mirpur yesterday, while Canada practised at Fatullah. All four teams are scheduled to play warm-up games in the country before ... Read more
Ekushey Padak goes to 13
Thirteen distinguished personalities have been nominated for Ekushey Padak-2011 for their special contributions to the society and the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the prestigious award to the persons in Osmani Memorial Auditorium at 11:00am on February 20, said an official handout
Fake ticket makers held
A Rapid Action Battalion mobile court yesterday busted a printing press producing fake tickets of World Cup cricket and arrested four persons in this connection at Nanda Kumar Datta road in the capital’s Chawkbazar area. The court sentenced the press owner Goyanath Mazumder, 52, to two-year
Nipah claims 2 more
Nipah encephalitis claimed two more lives at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) yesterday raising the death toll to 33. Anis, 8, son of Alam Miah of Atowari, Dinajpur died at about 2:30am while Rabiul, 4, son of Nazrul Islam of Banshbari village in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, around 10:00am, said
Spirit of love all around
Ekushey Boi Mela Spirit of love all around An air of love was wafting through the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela yesterday, on the occasion of Valentine’s Day as couples were seen walking hand in hand in the fair precincts. The spring torrents brought the young souls and at the fair they seemed to have taken ... Read more
Feb 17 half-day holiday for Dhaka
The government on Monday announced a half-day holiday in the capital on 17 February to facilitate the glitzy opening ceremony of the World Cup Cricket 2011. “The public holiday has been announced under an executive order from 2:00pm on 17 February for the Dhaka city for smooth opening of the
Govt asked Yunus to step aside
The finance minister yesterday said the government had asked Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to stay away from Grameen Bank as long as a review of the microlender continues. “I suggested Mr Yunus should step aside as Grameen Bank’s managing director, transferring his powers to the deputy managing director,” AMA Muhith told
Keep highways clear
HC asks cops to free roads of markets, shops up to 20km from Dhaka city, asks for compliance report in 2 weeks The High Court yesterday ordered the police authorities to take immediate steps for removal of all shops, markets and bazars on the highways within 20 kilometres of the capital to ease traffic congestion ... Read more
Tigers stuck, fans too kept waiting
When thousands of fans queued up for opening ceremony tickets across Dhaka and while Shoaib Akhtar was speaking his heart out in Sheraton, the big news was of the national cricketers being stranded in Chittagong yesterday. That the World Cup has truly arrived was further reaffirmed when the England cricket team arrived to play two ... Read more
Stock crash may hurt economy
Economists warn at CPD dialogue; Rehman Sobhan terms stockmarket a casino The ongoing crisis in the sharemarket might affect other areas of the economy that faces the risk of high inflation and volatility in the forex market, economists have warned. They suggested capital market reforms and strong monitoring by Bangladesh Bank to curb excessive credit expansion
Ship-breaking recognised as industry
The government yesterday took decision to place the ship breaking sector under the Ministry of Industries. The decision was taken at a high level meeting on ship breaking and ship recycling with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at her office. The prime minister said the ship breaking sector has been identified as a ... Read more
Muggers shoot one dead
Tk 36 lakh looted Muggers shot dead one person and injured another at the capital’s Badda and Gandaria yesterday. They took away about Tk 36 lakh in total. The deceased, Shamsul Islam, 50, was an employee of Satarkul Rice Agency at Middle Badda and the injured, Abdul Huq, a transport businessman
Govt on food alert
Piles up 38pc more subsidy as food grains get pricey in world market The government will increase subsidy for food grains and agri inputs by 38 percent in the current fiscal year to check price hike of food grains. Economists consider the additional subsidy necessary to cushion the impact of soaring prices of essentials on ... Read more
Killers out on bail
Panic-stricken daughters of slain Gulshan couple go into hiding Two daughters of the couple slain at Gulshan in the capital are apprehending attacks from the alleged killers out on bail. “We stay at our residence but as the sun sets, insecurity grips us and we take refuge somewhere else for the night,” said Bithi, the ... Read more
Bus crushes schoolboy
Protest erupts in Savar; mob blocks highway for 3 hours, set fire 5 buses, ransacks 50 vehicles A rash driven bus crushed a school going boy under its wheels near Radio Colony at Savar when the child was returning home with his mother yesterday. In protest, around 1,500 angry students of Radio Colony Model School, ... Read more
Tremor jolts city
A mild earthquake shook the capital and other parts of the country yesterday afternoon for the third time this month causing panic among people. Two other earthquakes jolted the capital and some other parts of the country on February 10 and February 4. The quakes were at three different faults at Bangladesh-India and
Acid burnt widow fighting for life
SIRAJGANJ: A widow, who sustained acid burn injuries on early Saturday, is fighting for survival on the bed of Sirajganj Sadar Hospital in the town. The victim’s condition is now critical, doctors said. The victim was identified as Jorina Bewa, 45, wife of late Abdus Sattar Munshi of Bhennabari village in
Malaysian labour market likely to be spoiled
Dhaka: Private recruitment agencies are allegedly hindering moves to reopen Malaysian labour market for Bangladeshi nationals, said a senior official at the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET). The official, on conditions of anonymity, added that an unscrupulous group close to private recruiting agencies might persuade the Malaysian side not to reopen the labour ... Read more
Brac Bank comes in aid of Hena’s family
Fatwa accused Idris remanded The Brac Bank has come forward to donate Tk 1 lakh to the family of Hena Akter, the girl whipped to death in Shariatpur last month, following a report published in The Daily Star on February 11 headlined “Double Blow for family”. Hena’s father Darbesh Kha, a day labourer, borrowed Tk ... Read more