Guardians allege decision made to save principal The government on Wednesday dissolved the managing committee of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College after some committee members, in the absence of the chairman, Rashed Khan Menon, had removed Husne Ara Begum as the principal and appointed senior teacher Ambia Khatun to the position. The government also formed ... Read more
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‘7th Citycell-Channel i Music Awards’ begins
Citycell, in association with Channel i is going to organise the Citycell-Channel i Music Awards for the seventh times to honour the music artists and talents of the country. Citycell-Channel i Music Awards was initiated in 2004 to promote the music fraternity of Bangladesh. And this noble endeavour of Citycell has resulted in great success ... Read more
3-day drive launched by authorities
Saving Shitalakkhya 3-day drive launched by authorities A joint team of the district administration and water transport authorities yesterday launched a three-day drive to free the Shitalakkhya river from massive earth-filling at Kanchpur. However, there is no mechanism in place on how to sustain the action, which came following a report in The Daily Star, ... Read more
One month in jail or Tk 500 fine
Soft law sees rise in mobile-talking-driving offences Poor implementation of a law is allowing drivers to talk over mobile phones while driving, putting lives of many at risk. The rules say that an offender has to pay a nominal fine of Tk 500 or serve one month in jail or both for talking on the ... Read more
Highrise parking at Karwan Bazar
Says mayor, discloses budget for Dhaka Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) yesterday announced a Tk 2715 crore budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, increasing allocations for maintenance and development of traffic infrastructure by 11.27 percent. Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka unveiled the budget at Mahanagar Natya Mancha with no raise in holding tax. The budget has allocations ... Read more
Export earning target set at $26.36b
The target of the country’s export earnings for the current fiscal year has been set at $26.36 billion which is 15 per cent higher than the export earnings in the just concluded 2010-2011 financial year. A meeting at the commerce ministry on Tuesday set higher export target for the current financial year of 2011-2012 at ... Read more
Social business for solving others’ problems: Yunus
Nobel Laureate Muhmmad Yunus said on Tuesday that social business was aimed at solving others’ problems by investing funds and getting back the capital without any profits. The people involved in the traditional business are for only making profits but the social business is driven by social consciousness for solving others’ problems, said Yunus at ... Read more
Argentina Back On Track
Argentina 3 Costa Rica 0 Two goals from Sergio Aguero helped Argentina ease past Costa Rica to secure their place in the Copa America quarter-finals on Monday night. The Atletico Madrid striker opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time and doubled his side’s advantage seven minutes after the interval before Real Madrid’s Angel Di ... Read more
Maradona ‘perfect’ after car crash – hospital
Argentina legend Diego Maradona has suffered minor injuries in a car accident on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. The 50-year-old and his partner Veronica Ojeda were taken to hospital after the car he was driving reportedly hit a bus, hours before Argentina’sCopa America clash with
LinkedIn passes Myspace as No. 2 U.S. social network
Despite new ownership and an injection of Justin Timberlake celebrity cachet, the bad news just keeps coming for Myspace. LinkedIn, the online network geared to professionals, has surpassed slumping Myspace as the second-most popular online social network in the U.S. in terms of Web traffic, behind
Arnold Schwarzenegger to meet mistress and son
Arnold Schwarzenegger is arranging a meeting with his former mistress. The ‘Terminator’ actor has reportedly been talking on the phone with Mildred Patricia Baena – who went into hiding following revelations of their affair – and wants to meet up with her and start building a relationship with their son Joseph, 13. A source told
Abahani, Brothers fire blanks
Sky Blues almost in semis Abahani all but confirmed their semifinal berth in the Grameenphone Super Cup despite playing out a goalless draw against Brothers Union in their Group A encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. The outcome meant that Brother Union, who suffered a 6-1 defeat against Sheikh Jamal
Exports hit fast lane
Bangladesh bagged $22.93 billion from its overseas trade with 41.47 percent growth in the just concluded fiscal year, according to the latest Export Promotion Bureau data released yesterday. The export earnings surpassed the yearly target of $18.5 billion, buoyed by shipments of readymade garments and jute and jute
Variety show Pachphoron on ATN Bangla anniversary
To mark its 14th anniversary, ATN Bangla will air a special variety show, titled “Pachphoron”, on July 14 at 9:05pm. The programme will feature a couple of songs — one of which has been rendered by Shakila Zafar. Shakila will sing a popular song from yesteryears. The music of the song has been rearranged by ... Read more
In conversation with Nazu…
Promising singer Nazu is now passing hectic days with her new solo album, stage performance and playback in some movies. Her first album ‘Kacha Holuder Rong’ was released in 2002 and earned huge reputation. ‘Swapno Konya’ is her another album which was highly praised by the critics and listeners. Till now, she gave vocal for ... Read more
Hillol, Mousumi in ‘Terminal’
Popular TV actor Hillol and Lax superstar Mousumi Haidar have recently performed together in a mega serial titled ‘Terminal’, which is being aired on NTV now. The serial was directed by Sokal Ahmed while its story was written by Shafiqur Rahman Shantanu. Beside Hillol and Mousumi, the cast of the serial included Shirin Alam, Elora ... Read more
Cabinet gives nod to control wall writing, poster pasting
The Cabinet on Monday endorsed the draft of the Wall Writing and Poster Pasting (Control) Bill 2011, with a provision that allows local government bodies to designate places and realize fees for such advertisements. The LGRD and cooperatives ministry placed the draft in the weekly Cabinet meeting at the secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ... Read more
Death penalty for human traffickers
In a bid to clamp down on cheats defrauding thousands on the pretext of arranging for jobs overseas, as well as, to stop human trafficking across the Indo-Bangladesh border, the cabinet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday approved a new draft law that has provided for death sentence to traffickers. The law is titled ... Read more
Men enjoy cuddling more than women, study says
It is an oft-repeated stereotype that while men want to have sex women prefer an affectionate cuddle. But a study has found that in long term relationships, hugging and kissing are more important to the happiness of men than women. The research, by sociologists at the Kinsey Institute of Indiana University, is the first international ... Read more
A modern day kobiraj
Jawad Hossain Nirjhor for The News Today This article is about alternative medical practices that are adopted by poor people suffering from myriad illnesses, giving us a glimpse of the health conditions and sufferings of the underprivileged population in this country. Afsar Ahamed lay near a corner of a street in Hatirpool, huddled in pain. ... Read more