Citycell has recently signed a strategic partnership agreement with Dutch-Bangla Bank at Citycell head office at Mohakhali in Dhaka. Under the agreement, DBBL’s mobile financial services will be available through Citycell phone and Citycell authorised point of sales
Month: November 2010
Six killed, 11 injured in road accidents
Six people were killed and 11 others injured in separate road accidents in the capital, Sitakunda and Gaibandha yesterday. In an accident, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw hit Mohammad Mohiuddin, 41, of Uzirpur upazila under Barisal when he was crossing the road near Rampura Bazar in the capital at about 11:00am
Supply water sells as bottled water in Barisal
Ordinary tap and tube well water filled in bottles with labels of different mineral water brands are being sold at the Barisal launch, steamer and bus terminals, New Age can reveal. Criminal gangs are employing street children to bottle ordinary tap and tube well water in used mineral water bottles and selling them to the ... Read more
Call to free Demra water body from grabbers
Green activists on Saturday demanded immediate cancellation of the Demra housing project, which grabbed ‘chhota dighi’, the only clean water source for the local people. They also urged the government to implement the Detailed Area Plan immediately at a press briefing, jointly organised by Bangladesh Paribesh Andolan and inhabitants
First frozen embryo transplant twins born
Twin test tube babies (one male and another female) from the first successful frozen embryo transfer technique were born yesterday to a childless couple at Apollo Hospital Dhaka. The babies were born under guidance and care of Dr Mrinal Kumar Sarker, obstetrician/gynaecologist and infertility specialist, says a
57,000 die from smoking related diseases a year
Experts tell seminar Smoking related diseases account for death almost five times more than people killed in road accidents every year, said speakers at a seminar yesterday. Urging to stop smoking at public places, they said 12,000 people, on an average, die in road accidents while 57,000 people die due to diseases
‘Protect Lalbagh Kella’
Save the Environment Movement yesterday called upon the government to take immediate steps to protect and preserve the Lalbagh Kella (fort) in old Dhaka as per the High Court order. The demand came at a human chain programme titled “Evict the illegal grabbers of the historic Lalbagh Kella.” Save the Environment Movement and Bangladesh Scouts ... Read more
Lonely hills, deadly hunters
In the gathering darkness of the fast-falling evening in the valley, a man appears with a monkey in one hand and a strange gun in the other. As he climbs up the slope from the Sangu river and steps into the Tindu market square, people gather around him, appreciative of
Ministry wants not to defer SSC exams
World cup cricket Ministry wants not to defer SSC exams The education ministry does not want to defer the Secondary School Certificate examinations because of the Cricket World Cup 2011 despite pressure from various government bodies, said concerned officials. As some of the matches of the Cricket World Cup 2011 will be held in Bangladesh, ... Read more
Rabies fear panics Narsingdi village after 3 die in a week
Death of three people feared to be caused by rabies in four days panicked the people of Dariakandi and Khuriagram at Kathalia in the Narsingdi district headquarters, residents said. The deceased were bitten by a cat more than two months ago and one of them received treatment late in Infectious Diseases Hospital at Mohakhali in ... Read more
Bridge lasted 3 months
About 15 thousand people of ten villages of Mohanganj union under Rajibpur upazil are facing problems while going to the upazila headquarters as Kolkihara Bridge on Mohanganj-Rajibpur road collapsed, only three months after its construction. “We have to walk a long way as no vehicles ply the road because of the broken bridge. We have ... Read more
50 hurt as RMG workers clash
EPZ in Dhaka 50 hurt as RMG workers clash At least 50 people, including 15 women workers, were injured yesterday in a clash between workers of a garment factory at Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) and law enforcers over alleged extended working hours at the factory. The incident occurred at Actor Sports Ltd as the ... Read more
A picture of kids’ nutrition in five villages of snake charmers
Diana was feeding salted soft rice to her one-year-old son Rahul, who was lying on the corridor of the family house at Bakhtrpur, a village in Savar, about 24 kilometres from the capital city. ‘This is my son’s supplementary food as I cannot afford anything better,’ she said, not happy about the family’s affordability
It’s sexual harassment
Rights activists on ‘eve teasing’ Rights activists yesterday called for using the term “sexual harassment” to describe bullying of young women saying the words “eve teasing” were too lenient a term to describe the nasty crime of the perpetrators. “In no way it should be seen as a minor offence, which is meant by the ... Read more
Zim play underdogs card
Bangladesh will feel the pinch as the expectation from them is too high, Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura said on Saturday, conceding that they will start the five-match one-day series as clear underdogs. Zimbabwe did not win any series in Bangladesh in the last five years despite retaining almost the same squad that they sent in ... Read more
DU hall residents lay siege to VC’s house
Several scores of Jagannath Hall residents laid siege to the Dhaka University vice-chancellor’s house on Friday night demanding restrictions on vehicle movement trough the campus, witnesses said. The students went out on demonstrations after a traffic accident in which a fourth-year student, Sadhan Kumar Gosh, was injured in a road accident on the campus on
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Cup facts Eight teams participated in the 1983 World Cup, the third consecutive cricket World Cup to be hosted in England, and the third overall. The participating teams were India, West Indies, England, Pakistan, New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka
Sakib hails heroes
Sakib al Hasan, the number one all-rounder in the one-day ranking, hailed the first ever Asian Games gold medal winning cricket team for their brilliant achievement. Bangladesh has shown promises but was never able to win a gold medal in any discipline despite being regular participants since the Tehran Games in
Shahriar made BCB XI captain against Zim
Opener Shahriar Nafees was made captain to lead a 14-member squad of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI in a warm-up match against the visiting Zimbabwe at the BKSP on November 29. Pace bowler Syed Rasel will act his deputy in the 50-over game. The BCB XI include Alok Kapali, the highest run-scorer in the ... Read more
Dkaka Metro School Football
The Dhaka Metropolis School Football Tournament, sponsored by Ashiyan Lands Development Limited, will get under way on Monday. ATN Bangla is the media partner of this tournament. A contract signing ceremony was held at the BFF House on Saturday between the Bangladesh Football Federation and the Ashiyan Lands Development Limited. Around 48 schools from the ... Read more