Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced the men’s and women’s cricket teams which will participate in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful will lead the strong Bangladesh men’s team while Salma Khatun will lead the women’s
Month: September 2010
Kids off to Danone Nations Cup
Khulna and Tangail, champion of Grameen-Danone Nations Cup in 2009 and 2010 respectively, are scheduled to leave here tomorrow for South Africa to take part in the core competition of Danone Nations Cup, which begins in October simultaneously in Pretoria and Johannesburg. Khulna were supposed to take part in the finals last year in Brazil ... Read more
Vintage duo lifts The Daily Star
Mohammad Al Amin set aside his journalistic prowess for a footballing one scoring two goals and setting up another, as The Daily Star thrashed Naya Diganta 3-0 in their second round match of the DRU-Rapid Securities Media football tournament at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. And it wasn’t just the sports boss who mesmerised the ... Read more
Div I table tennis begins
Dhaka Metropolis First Division Table Tennis League got underway yesterday at the Wooden Floor Stadium with eight teams winning their respective matches on the opening day. Promising Junior beat Dhaka Wanderers 3-1 while Bangladesh Boys, Dhaka South East TT Club and Combined SC beat Bangladesh Chemical, Dyane and Lalbagh TT Club respectively, all in
Women’s handball
Abahani Limited scored a 28-7 victory over Arambagh Krira Chakra in the United Oil Women’s Handball League at the Handball Stadium in the city yesterday. The winners led the first half 13-4. The other match between Azad Sporting and Mariner Youngs was disrupted due to
Culture of secrecy still big barrier to RTI law
One of the major challenges in implementing the Right to Information Act 2009 is the mindset of bureaucrats who are not yet open to the idea of providing information, said speakers at a roundtable yesterday. They pointed out that the RTI act overrides some outdated legislations, such as the Official Secrets Act 1923, Evidence Act ... Read more
Extortion using mobile phone a great threat
Extortion using mobile phone without proper registration has become a great threat in the country. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has made a major breakthrough in the fight against extortion with a number of raids in the city but they could not stop it. RAB sources said officers of the elite force were ‘awestruck’ after discovering ... Read more
No extension on offer for taxpayers
Sept 30 Deadline No extension on offer for taxpayers National Board of Revenue Chairman Nasiruddin Ahmed yesterday insisted that the September 30 deadline for filing income tax returns would not be extended, despite appeals from different business bodies to widen it. “This time a clear message has been sent out that there will be no ... Read more
Hotmail Password Security Strengthened
For a few years now, Hotmail users have been able to use an alternative email address to unlock their account if its been hacked or if their password has been lost or forgotten. With additional security questions at hand too, Hotmail’s security features have helped many users out of losing access to their email or ... Read more
‘Titanic’ Star Gloria Stuart Dies at 100
Actress Gloria Stuart, who played an elderly Rose in the 1997 film Titanic, died at home in her sleep at the age of 100. Stuart studied drama and philosophy in college, began acting during the 1930s, and was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. She retired in 1946 to work as a painter ... Read more
Govt, info commission not yet ready on RTI
Neither the Information Commission nor the government machinery is ready to deliver the services to the citizens under the Right to Information Act though it was enacted nearly 18 months back, said officials. Short of manpower, the three-member commission can hardly function on its own, they said. Field level offices under different ministries have just ... Read more
Hospital not fit for healthcare
Observes HRC chairman after visit to DMCH The Dhaka Medical College Hospital now remains a neglected centre for the treatment of the lower middle-class and poor sections only, observed National Human Rights Commission Chairman Prof Mizanur Rahman. “When I compare the present state of the hospital with that of 30 years back, it hurts me,”
Dhaka concerned over killing of civilians
Srivastava brands people killed in BSF firing criminals as BDR-BSF talks end The Indian Border Security Force director general Raman Srivastava on Monday claimed that most of the people killed in the BSF firing on the borders were ‘criminals’ and refused to call the incidents killing of civilians. At a joint briefing after a six-day ... Read more
One more dies in police custody
One more inmate died in Dhaka on Monday following torture by the police. Dipak Das, 45, son of Prafulla Das of Maruadi village of Araihajar upazila in Narayanganj died at Dhaka Medical College Hospi- tal after admission in police custody on Sunday night. His wife Rina Rani alleged Araihajar thana police ruthlessly tortured Dipak after ... Read more
Girl hacked for refusing marriage proposal
Miscreants hacked a school girl in village Aliabad under Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi Sunday night as she turned down a marriage proposal. The victim, identified as Mahinur, 15, daughter of Sundar Ali of Aliabad under Shibpur, is now fighting for her life at Narsingdi Zila Hospital, hospital
No progress in relocating chemical warehouses from Old Dhaka
Deadline for relocation expires on Sept 30 The taskforce for ensuring relocation of inflammable and risky chemical factories and warehouses from Old Dhaka is yet to initiate any move till Monday to oversee the progress of relocating process the deadline for which would expire on September 30. The industries ministry, responsible to deal with the ... Read more
2449 Bangladeshis imprisoned in 32 countries Bangladesh has no friendship treaty now: FM
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni told the House that a total of 2,449 Bangladesh nationals are in the prisons of 32 countries at present and the government is trying to bring them back home through diplomatic efforts. In her written statement in the house the FM, mentioned that of those ill-fated Bangladeshi citizens, some 843 are ... Read more
Comedian Saifuddin dies
Veteran comedy actor Saifuddin Ahmed has died. He died of old-age complications at Dhaka’s Combined Military Hospital at 3:00pm on Monday, his son major Sayeed Ahmed told bdnews24.com. He would be buried at Banani graveyard, he
REHAB opposes jail term for fraud, wants law amended
The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh on Monday opposed jail sentence for fraud and deception in housing and land development business. They preferred financial penalty to the provision for jail sentence in the recently passed real estate development and management
Tamim relaxed after surgery
Opener Tamim Iqbal, who returned from Australia after a successful surgery on his injured wrist, is now a very relaxed man and is hopeful of returning to his international duty soon. Tamim, who will be out of action for at least eight weeks and will miss the impending five-match one-day series against New Zealand, paid ... Read more