The 14th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards will not be held in Vancouver, as was announced earlier.
Day: January 22, 2013
BPL T2O: Shamsur, Nasir steer Riders to 6-wkt victory over Ctg Kings
Opener Shamsur Rahman and number five Nasir Hossain guided Rangpur Riders to their maiden win in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Season 2 in a match against the Chittagong Kings at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium here Tuesday.
Oman keen to invest in BD energy sector
Oman Observer reported that since the Royal Decree of His Majesty the Sultan to establish Oman’s full fledged embassy in Bangladesh last September, the two countries have seen a flurry of activity as they have started gearing up to take…
Thai fisheries seek Bangladesh workers
The Bangkok Post quoted National Fisheries Association of Thailand President Phubet Chanthanimi as saying that they hoped to bring in about 50,000 workers from Bangladesh through a government-to-government deal. He warned that the labour shortage could bring the whole industry…
Jail killing case: Appeal hearing adjourned till Wednesday
The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing on an appeal filed against a High Court verdict that acquitted six former army personnel in the jail killing case till Wednesday. A six-member bench of the Appellate Division led-by Chief Justice Md. Muzammel…
‘Kids with bronchiolitis get pneumonia cure’
“I found misdiagnosis of pneumonia … I found misuse of antibiotics,” Prof M S Akbar, a lawmaker and Chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, said at the inauguration of a workshop in Dhaka on Tuesday. He said pneumonia was…
People regain faith in police: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said the people have regained their confidence in the police. The premier came up with this statement while addressing a programme arranged on the occasion of ‘Police Week-2013’ at Razarbag police line on Tuesday. Mentioning…
DC Harun awarded ‘PPM’ for beating Farroque: MKA
The home minister came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists at capital’s Rajarbagh Telecom Babhan following a meeting with the top officials of police on Tuesday. He said, “Police were directed preventing rally on the streets as the…
Govt ‘knows Bachchu’s location’
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir has said the government has information on the whereabouts of former Jamaat-e-Islami member Abul Kalam Azad, also known as Bachchu Razakar, the first war crimes accused convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal-2. Responding to queries…
‘Climate change in Pakistan turning extreme’
Suhail Yusuf KARACHI – Data presented at a seminar on climate change in Pakistan highlighted trends where this South Asian country, which stretches from high, snow-capped mountains to a deltaic coast, could be in for a sharp rise in average…