Sri Lanka, Pakistan qualify Sri Lanka, who beat Bangladesh by six wickets yesterday, joined Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies as the teams to qualify to the ICC Women’s World Cup 2013. Pakistan defeated the Netherlands by a whopping 193 runs at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium while in the 9th/10th place play-off, Japan defeated Zimbabwe ... Read more
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Khulna eye bigger lead
The Rangpur-Khulna tie of the National Cricket League is evenly poised while Rajshahi, Dhaka and Dhaka Metropolis were in firm control yesterday. The batsmen continued to struggle as Tasamul Haque’s 125 remained the only century in the fifth round as left-arm spinners Enamul Haque and Murad Khan were on fire while off-spinner
Beautification goes on silently
The government has taken up a massive scheme to beautify the 98-acre area of Dhanmondi Lake in the capital. The Tk 24-crore Dhanmondi Lake Restoration Project got rolling this week, with the work order being issued before the Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Neither the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) nor any other authority, however, made a formal announcement ... Read more
Over 1,000 wait in death row
Over one thousand people, sentenced to death by trial courts over the years, are languishing in the country’s 67 jails due to delay in disposing of their appeals, say prison officials. According to an official in the Supreme Court registrar’s office, as of October 5, 2011, 560 appeals involving death sentences were pending with
Farmers in the doldrums
Farming cost soars, sale prices of produce fall Farmers across the country are going to face a tough time in the coming Boro season from December to May due to repeated increases of diesel price, a possible hike in power tariff and low prices of rice, potato and jute that have already caused them losses ... Read more
Beware of mugging by fake law enforcers
Police appear helpless to prevent such crimes, ask people to be brave Posing as law enforcers, different gangs continue to mug people in the capital as the authorities are yet to find effective ways to prevent such crimes. Police high-ups suggest that people act with courage and ask for the identities of anybody claiming themselves ... Read more
Tipai Dam will spell disaster: Rights group
Leaders of International Farakka Committee, a rights group, on Tuesday voiced deep concern at the singing of a deal by India with two companies to construct the proposed Tipaimukh Dam on the River Barak at the upstream of Bangladesh’s River Meghna. In a joint statement, they said the deal singing by keeping the government and ... Read more
Use English as 2nd language officially
Suggest speakers at Hay Festival Dhaka Bangladeshi writing in English has mostly remained a step below the international standard, preventing the country’s rich culture and literature from reaching out to an international audience. The reason, litterateurs told an enthusiastic audience at the Hay Festival Dhaka, is that English has remained an alien language in the ... Read more
Journalists, not industrialists, should run broadcast journalism
Participants of a roundtable on Tuesday said that broadcast journalism should be run by journalists and not by industrialists. Speaking at the discussion on ‘what we have achieved in the era of broadcast journalism’ organised to mark World Television Day officials, industrialists and working journalists said that
DSE turnover crosses Tk 8b mark
Buoyed by a number of measures to lift the stockmarket, turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange crossed Tk 8 billion on Tuesday, surpassing by a staggering nearly Tk 3 billion transaction of the day before. The bullish run has been continuing for the past couple of days after the bourse authority and the National Board ... Read more
ICT fair kicks off, with focus on tech in daily life
The fourth BCS ICT World 2011, an exhibition of information and communication technology, kicked off in Dhaka yesterday with a slogan for technology in education and daily life. The exposition that pulled in 50 local and foreign companies showcases ICT innovations at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka. The five-day expo organised by Bangladesh Computer ... Read more
Guerrilla wins best Asian film award
Bangladeshi feature film ‘Guerrilla’, which recreates the heroic deeds of freedom fighters of the 1971 Liberation War on an epic canvas, today won the best Asian film award at the 17th Kolkata Film Festival (KFF). Altogether 12 films competed in the Asian Select section for the NETPAC award. This was for the first time a ... Read more
Green desert in the hills
Inam Ahmed All around us is a green desert. What was supposed to be reserved and forest is now just denuded hills. Welcome to Kasalong Reserve Forest. As our Chander Gari — a Second World War Willy’s Jeep fitted with a Mitsubishi engine — rolls on the topsy-turvy narrow herringbone road, tossing madly from one ... Read more
Bangladesh doing well among LDCs
States Unctad report Bangladesh has done better than many other least developed countries (LDCs) in terms of overall development scenario, particularly in economic vulnerability category, according to LDC Report 2011 released yesterday by Unctad. Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) unveiled the report at its office on behalf of the
13pc power tariff hike at retail level likely
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) yesterday recommended that the retail tariff of electricity of the Power Development Board (PDB) be increased by 12.86 percent, against a proposal of 21 percent. The average retail tariff is now Tk 4.35 per unit (each kilowatt hour). During a public hearing at the Berc office in Karwan Bazar, the ... Read more
Civil society united against DCC split
Members of civil society on Thursday observed that splitting Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) would not ensure better civic services rather it would serve the political interests of the ruling Awami League. The observation came at a round-table discussion on “Division of Dhaka City Corporation and Relevant Thought,” which was organised by Sushashoner Jonne Nagorik (Sujan) ... Read more
Potato growers, traders face huge losses
Despite investing huge money and putting in hard labour, thousands of potato farmers and traders across the country have to bear huge financial losses as there is a shortage of storage facilities. Though they have been facing the problem for the past few years, the government has apparently taken no step to resolve the crisis. ... Read more
Hosts’ date with ODI
Today is a potentially momentous day in the history of Bangladesh Women’s cricket as they take on Ireland at the BKSP-3 in Savar. If they can win this match they will virtually ensure entry into the Super Sixes and as a result receive ODI status. The hosts are in for a tough fight as the ... Read more
Khulna make it 3 out of 4
Khulna’s bowlers did an excellent job on the final day to steer their team to a 31-run victory over Rajshahi in the fourth round of the 13th National Cricket League at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore yesterday. It was Khulna’s third win making them the third team in this round to secure outright victories ... Read more
A stride in solar panel manufacturing
A stride in solar panel manufacturing Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Ltd (RREL) is set to manufacturer solar panels in the country by next month, to tap growing demand for green energy at home and abroad. The company has already set up a plant in Ashulia in Dhaka to manufacture 18MW PV (photovoltaic) solar panels a year ... Read more