A teenage German woman has been rescued from a Bosnian couple who are accused of starving and beating her for years and of harnessing her to a horse cart and making her pull it. The 19-year-old, kept in a hamlet near the northeastern town of Kalesija since 2004, had been taken to safety and the ... Read more
Month: May 2012
Hollywood films snubbed by Cannes
Amour, Michael Haneke’s tearjerker about an elderly French couple spending the last stages of life, scooped the biggest award of the night, Palme d’Or (best picture), at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. The Austrian auteur now becomes one of the few that has won the top honour for more than once. This marks his second win after ... Read more
Demi and Ashton getting back together?
It’s almost general knowledge now that things between Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher did not end well. He was caught cheating, she called for a divorce, had a breakdown and ended up in rehab. And after recovering, Moore changed her Twitter handle from @mrskutcher to @justdemi. But just as things seem pretty
Stray dog completes 1700km China race
A stray dog has completed a 1700km journey across China after joining a cycle race from Sichuan province to Tibet. The dog, nicknamed “Xiaosa”, joined the cyclists after one of them gave him food. He ran with them for 24 days, covering up to 60km a day, and climbing 12 mountains. Cyclist Xiao Yong started a blog
Official arrested for raping over 10 girls
Police in central China detained a former Communist Party official on suspicion of raping underage girls. Li Xingong, who was the party’s deputy head in Yongcheng city of Henan province, is accused of sexually assaulting more than ten girls during police interrogations, the official Xinhua news agency reported. City authorities have
The birth of a new champion
Officials of Kolkata Knight Riders were seen almost celebrating when they bought Sakib al Hasan at the Indian Premier League auction last year, as if they knew this lad would turn their luck around in winning the cash-rich tournament. Into the second season, Sakib, the Bangladeshi icon
‘I just played my part’
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan is basking in the glory after he helped Kolkata Knight Riders win their maiden title in the Indian Premier League. Sakib spoke to Banglanews24.com, a Bangladeshi news portal, on Monday on his journey in the IPL. Here are the excerpts: Q: Congratulations for achieving the
Raju brace sinks Arambagh
A brace from Monaem Khan Raju gave holders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club a 2-0 win over Arambagh KS in their Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Raju struck in each half to guide his
Siddikur’s quest for US Open
Bangladesh’s Siddikur Rahman was on joint 23rd position with a two-under-par after the opening round of the US Open Championship Qualifier which teed off at the Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey yesterday. Siddikur is one of 81 golfers who teed off at the Surrey’s picturesque golf course to earn one of the 11 available ... Read more
Bahrain fire kills 10 Bangladeshis
Ten Bangladeshis died from suffocation in a fire that broke out in their house in Bahrain early Sunday morning, a Bangladesh embassy official told New Age. The incident took place in the house of 11 Bangladeshis at East Riffa, about 20 kilometres south off the Bahrain capital of Manama. One of them managed to
Cyber crimes take their toll
Destroy young lives, break families Cyber crime is on the rise across the country, destroying young lives, breaking families and increasing the number of incidents of fraud, under the very nose of the ministry concerned. Although, the government has enacted the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act 2009 that stipulated “a maximum punishment of up ... Read more
AC Shahidul suspended in face of protests
Police assault on journalists AC Shahidul suspended in face of protests Tejgaon senior assistant commissioner of police, Md Shahidul Islam, who was withdrawn to the police headquarters on charge of assaulting three photojournalists on Saturday, was finally suspended on Sunday afternoon in the face of protests by journalists. Journalists on Sunday took to the streets ... Read more
Heat wave may continue past first week of June
The ongoing moderate heat wave may continue past the first week of June when it starts raining, meteorologists said on Sunday. They said that at least six heat waves swept over the country’s north, the north-west and the capital in two months. Heat now feels severe as the humidity level is high and there is almost ... Read more
Stocks dip further as investors wait for CJ’s decision on writs
Dhaka stocks continued to plunge on Sunday, four days in a row, as investors agonizingly waited for a decision of the Chief Justice on five writ petitions filed against a provision of the Securities and Exchange Commission Ordinance 1969. DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, lost 1.71 per cent, or
Bangladesh observes Safe Motherhood Day today
Bangladesh observes Safe Motherhood Day today in the backdrop of 194 mothers still dying per 100,000 births each year as over 68 per cent of them still give birth unattended by trained personnel, according to a recent nationwide demographic health survey. The day is being celebrated this year on the lofty theme of ‘Safe delivery ... Read more
NICVD docs successfully control drug-resistant hypertension
For the first time in Bangladesh, a team of doctors of National Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases yesterday successfully operated on a patient to control drug-resistant hypertension. Typically, the arteries in the kidneys of such patients have bundled nerves. The doctors reach the kidney through a catheter and administer a medicated heat injury in such nerve
Feroza Begum honoured in Kolkata
Living legend of Nazrul Sangeet Feroza Begum was honoured by the Paschimbanga government, India with the Nazrul Sammanana Award-2012 on Friday on the 113th birth anniversary of the National Poet of Bangladesh Kazi Nazrul Islam. Chief minister of Paschimbanga Mamata Banerjee handed over a crest and token money to the veteran Bangladeshi singer at a cultural ... Read more
Nazrul’s creativity under spotlight
Chhayanaut’s celebration concludes on high note As part of the two daylong celebrations marking the birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam, artistes of Chhayanaut paid their homage to the National poet on the concluding day (May 26) of the programme at the main auditorium of Chhayanaut. Chhayanaut artistes welcomed the packed audience with the rendition ... Read more
Indo-Bangla Nazrul celebrations end
The two-day Nazrul celebration programme jointly organised by Bangladesh and India marking the 113th birth anniversary of the National Poet of Bangladesh Kazi Nazrul Islam, ended on Saturday at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Leading artistes from India and Bangladesh performed at the programme that also marks the 90th
Young photographers demonstrate talent
Young photographers present country’s scenic pictures, impact of climatic change and cityscapes by in a group photography exhibition at the Drik Gallery, Dhaka. The exhibition titled ‘10:10 Photofest 2012’ exhibits photographs in three categories: Natural Wonders of Our Country, Climatic Disaster or Climate Refugee in Bangladesh and The Urban Jungle. The exhibition displaying 90 photographs also ... Read more