Tuesday, March 19, 2024

2,000 Bangladeshis move out of Libya

Evacuation begins About 2,000 Bangladesh nationals have reached Egypt, Tunisia and Greece from trouble-torn Libya by road and ship, the government said Saturday. An additional 6,000 Bangladeshis are expected to leave Libya in a day or two, it said. Bangladesh has requested the international communities, including Egypt, Tunisia and

Cruel twist of fate

Woman pulls rickshaw on to own 11 three-wheelers, gets married but husband’s greed leaves her broke, acid-burnt A woman rickshaw-puller of the city suffered burns in an acid attack by her husband early yesterday for not withdrawing a torture case against him. The victim, Delwara Begum, said at around 11:30pm Friday two unidentified men hired ... Read more

7 hurt as police chase gang’s car

Seven people including two policemen were injured while law enforcers were pursuing a crime gang’s car from Jurain to Demra in the capital yesterday. Two injured police constables Mohammad Tara Miah and Sirajul of Shyampur Police Station, bullet-hit car driver Faruk, 30, and four rickshaw pullers were rushed to

Pakistan win crucial match against Sri Lanka

Colombo: Pakistan after a tough fight defeated Sri Lanka by 11 runs in their crucial Group A match in the ICC World Cup here at the Premadasa Stadium on Saturday. Shahid Afridi came up with another superb bowling performance after taking his first World Cup five-wicket haul in the previous match against

Key Windies star Dwayne Bravo out of World Cup

New Delhi: West Indies’ World Cup hopes suffered a major body blow on Saturday when key all-rounder Dwayne Bravo was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a knee injury. Bravo, a veteran of 110 internationals, suffered the injury while bowling in his team’s opening defeat against South Africa at the Feroz Shah ... Read more

Rare goose spotted

A rare species of goose was spotted for the first time in the country in Hakaluki Haor of Moulvibazar district last Saturday. A group of bird watchers led by eminent bird specialists Dr Enam al Haque and Paul Thompson have found the ‘lesser white-fronted goose’ on the concluding day of the two-day bird enumeration session ... Read more

We always believed in us: Sakib

Bangla-desh skipper Sakib al Hasan said he always believed that they would win the match against Ireland despite putting only 205 runs on board after batting first at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday. Bangladesh made the meagre score a winning total after a four-wicket blast by paceman

Tigers cross Irish hurdle

Shafiul steers first win in World Cup The celebration continued unabated at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday as the bowlers led by pacer Shafiul Islam salvaged the party for Bangladesh in a match where anything other than a victory would have been a huge upset for the jubilant fans.The sell-out crowd, who were ... Read more

Celebrations all around

Thousands of cricket fans of all ages came out of their homes and the Mirpur stadium and gathered on the streets of the capital last night cheering. Wearing Bangladesh Cricket team’s jersey, blowing whistles, playing the drams, weaving flags or whatever they could find, they expressed their joy of Bangladesh’s victory over Ireland in

WB okays $1.2b for Padma bridge

The World Bank has approved $1.2 billion concessional credit for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project. The much-expected approval was given at a board meeting of the bank, held Thursday at its headquarters in Washington DC, says a WB press release. The project, with an estimated cost of $2.9 billion, is expected to unlock the economic

Dhaka seeks IOM help for evacuation

Bangladeshis in Libya Dhaka seeks IOM help for evacuation Amid reports of deteriorating conditions of Bangladeshis in Libya, Bangladesh yesterday formally requested the International Organization for Migration to relocate them and arrange food for them. “In light of the latest prevailing situation the government has made a formal request to IOM for assisting the temporary ... Read more

Over 100 guest birds killed

3 poachers held Only three days after bird enumeration ended at Hakaluki Haor, more than a hundred guest birds fell victim to poison traps set by poachers. Police has arrested three poachers in connection with the killing of birds at Sonapur village of Juri upazila in Moulvibazar district on Wednesday

Family now fears social exclusion

Serafina Suicide Family now fears social exclusion Serafina Mardi’s family is not willing to take fresh legal action against the rapists fearing social exclusion. The indigenous girl was gang raped and then set herself on fire succumbing to utter humiliation through her wedding to one of the rapists followed by an out-of-court settlement. With no ... Read more