Bangladesh police has decided to form a new wing – Tourist Police – within this year, with a view to provide better security to tourists and help develop the sector as an industry. An initial organogram of the new police unit, headed by an additional inspector-general – who will be the director-general – has been ... Read more
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Enchantment at Bangabandhu
The Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) has a special place in the hearts of Bangladeshis, as it is where Bangladesh took its first tentative steps in top flight cricket. It had faded a bit when cricket was transferred to the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in 2005, but all the passion came roaring back as the revamped venue ... Read more
A saga of the favourites
Australia ruled the roost in the previous two editions of the World Cup. The Aussies still hold the number one spot in ODI ranking but they are a far cry from the teams that participated in the 2007 and 2009 World Cup. India has emerged as a team to reckon with, but they still lack ... Read more
Rickshaws bring them luck!
Hundreds performed in the gala opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, but fourteen, were simply exceptional for their roles in the show as they entered the field with 14 captains of participating nations on their rickshaws after the welcome song performed by singers Arnob, Mila, Balam, Elita, Hridoy Khan, Kona and Tipu
Country’s mobile users cross 70m landmark
Number of the country’s active mobile phone users has crossed 70 million landmark at the end of January, 2011 but overall monthly growth rate slowed, state data revealed. Bangladesh Telecommu-nication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Tuesday released the monthly update of cell phone subscribers’ number, revealed that the country’s six operating mobile phone operators have
Misbah, Shehzad tons help Pak pile big score
Dhaka: Opener Ahmed Shehzad and middle order Misbah-ul-Haque capitalised on Bangladesh’s wayward fielding to full effect as they guided Pakistan to an indomitable position in the warm-up match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Both of them ended up with tons after surviving from easy catches to help Pakistan recover from the shaky start. ... Read more
Dhaka ready for World Cup inauguration
DHAKA: Bangladesh is all set to show a glimpse of its class and can-do attitude towards the rest of the world as the country has completed all preparations to hold the inaugural ceremony of the cricket’s biggest extravaganza ICC Cricket World Cup. The opening ceremony of the World Cup cricket, called the third biggest sporting ... Read more
Metro rail in 4 years possible
Study finds a ride from Uttara to Jatrabari will take only 45 minutes, Tk 50 A commute by metro from Uttara to Jatrabari will take about 45 minutes and cost Tk 50, according to studies conducted as part of the government plans for improved public transport in the capital. The planned electric railway will carry ... 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
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
Not two, only one ticket!
Latent irregularities marked the first day of selling the World Cup’s opening ceremony tickets at various Dhaka Bank branches in the city yesterday. According to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) a total of 9,700 tickets have been put on sale and the tickets are being sold through 10 branches of the
Beautification work progressing
Stage set for WCC Beautification work progressing The mega city of Dhaka is turning to a colourful city as the beautification works are going on in full swing while the zero hour to kick off the much-awaited ICC World Cup Cricket at Bangabandhu National Stadium is approaching. Organisers have been expecting that the capital city ... Read more
Looking forward to ICC World Cup 2011
The 10th ICC World Cup (2011), which is scheduled to kickstart on February 17 at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka and to be held across Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, will witness 14 nations fighting for cricket’s most prestigious prize. The host countries – Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka – are now busy in giving ... Read more
Managing biodiversity to slow down climate change
DR. M.A. BASHAR Adaptation is the habitual process of adjustment to a new or changing environment. These changes of environment could be negative or positive to the survivals in an ecosystem. Adaptive capability is the ability of a system to adjust to climate change to moderate potential damages, to take advantage of opportunities, or to ... Read more
153 faced acid attack last year
Says ASF report Some 153 people fell victim to acid attacks in 2010 across the country, according to a report by Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF). The number stood at 150 in 2009 after fewer acid attacks in the preceding seven years, it says. ASF data also revealed that the year 2002 saw the highest number ... Read more
61pc die of non -communicable diseases: WB
Some 61 percent people of Bangladesh die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the largest health burden in the country, says a new report of the World Bank. The report also warns that the burden of NCDs will significantly increase as the proportion of people aged over 65 rises to 6.5 percent of the total population by
Everything in place
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Everything in place If there was any lingering sense of disbelief that a World Cup is actually going to be held on these shores, it must surely have been dispelled on Wednesday evening when the Canadian team became the first to arrive in Dhaka. The North Americans were escorted to ... Read more
1,500MW shortage a day in summer: minister
The state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Mohammad Enamul Haque told parliament on Thursday that in coming summer the country would face 1,500 MW shortage of electricity. Replying to a question from Faridunnahar Laily, MP, he said that the average daily generation of power in February stood at 3,800 to 4,000 MW against ... Read more
Climate fund must be compensatory: Experts
The global climate fund for Bangladesh must be in the form of compensation for climate damage done by the developed world, environmentalists told a roundtable yesterday. “The developed countries should compensate Bangladesh with debt cancellation for the climate damage,” said Dr Hasan Mahmud, state minister for environment and
Bangladesh ready for WC, says Kamal
Bangladesh is fully ready to host the World Cup matches of its share and the opening ceremony, Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal declared on Wednesday. Speaking at a Meet the Press programme, organised by the Dhaka Reporters Unity, Kamal said Bangladesh has already won the confidence of the International Cricket Council and