South Africa completed a 2-0 series win over New Zealand on Monday after thumping the visitors by an innings and 193 runs on the fourth day of the second Test.
Month: January 2013
Nike signs mega deal with McIlroy
World number one golfer Rory McIlroy has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Nike as the US sportswear company moves on after dropping disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong last year.
Tree height, leaf size have internal physics
From: Allison Winter, ENN The tallest trees in the world can grow up to 100 meters (think of a tree climbing the length of three football fields!) but if a tree has all the necessary sunlight, water, and space what…
World`s smallest 6,800mAh battery!
Innergie, a consumer power solutions company with an office in Singapore, launched the world`s smallest 6,800mAh battery pack with PocketCell Duo.
‘Argo’, ‘Les Miserables’ win best-picture Golden Globes
The Iran hostage thriller ‘Argo’ was a surprise best-drama winner at Sunday’s Golden Globes, beating out the Civil War epic ‘Lincoln’, which had emerged as an awards-season favourite.
JICA to disburse Tk 450 cr SME credits
Staff Reporter Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Sunday said that it would disburse an amount of Tk 450 crore its under Financial Sector Project for the Development of SME (FSPDSME) among local level entrepreneurs of Bangladesh. The JICA announcement…
Canadian HC visits Hili port
Canadian High Commissioner to Dhaka Heather Cruden visited Hili Land port on Monday morning. Authorities of Hakimpur upazila administration, Hili Customs and Hili Port gave him warm reception. Later they sat in a meeting at the conference hall of Panama-Hili…
8 killed in Gazipur road crash
At least eight people were killed and three others injured in a road accident in Ulokha in Kaliganj of the district early Monday. Witnesses said that a fertilizer-laden truck plunged into roadside ditch in the area when its driver lost…
Journalists are politically motivated: Musa
Veteran journalist ABM Musa categorically on Monday said the degree of torture on journalists has been increased due to different political opinion among the journalists. The senior journalist of the country also opined many journalists are also politically motivated. He…
Obaidul transfers 2 Ctg BRTC officials
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader ordered to transfer two officials of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) for their involvement in graft and irregularities. The minister came up with the order in a whirlwind visit to Chittagong BRTC office on Monday morning.…
BGB DG says: Border killings unacceptable
Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Aziz Ahmmed categorically said border killings can be accepted in no way. He came up with the observation in a view exchange meeting with journalists at BGB Headquarters on Monday…
RAJUK chairman’s resignation letter not accepted
The resignation letter of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK) Chairman Engineer M Nurul Huda was not accepted finally on Monday. Confirming the matter to journalists, Nurul Huda said, “I submitted the resign letter as doctor told me to take full rest.”…
ICT snubs six pleas of Sayedee
The first war crimes tribunal on Monday rejected six applications of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee saying that they had no merit.
William and Kate’s royal baby due in July
The baby of Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate is expected in July, the prince’s office said on Monday. The pregnancy of the Duchess of Cambridge, 31, was revealed in December when she was admitted to hospital for three…
Indian army chief turns up heat on Pakistan
The comments, which came as public anger mounts over the decapitation of one of the slain soldiers, appear certain to further inflame tensions between the nuclear-armed enemies. Last week’s fighting was the worst outbreak of violence in Kashmir, the Himalayan…
SQ Chy’s counsel hauled in ICT
The first war crimes tribunal on Monday asked a defence counsel of BNP MP Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to explain why the court should not take action against him for debasing the court’s dignity. The order came in response to an…
2 get death sentence for rape and murder
A Dhaka court has sentenced two persons to death for raping two garments workers and killing one of them in Dhaka’s Mirpur area.
WB “happy” on Padma graft handling: ACC
ACC Commisioner M.Shahabuddin told journalists that the World Bank has provided an “overall reaction” which should cause no despondency.
Prime Minister reaches the Russian capital on a three day visit
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Vladimirovich Margulov received Hasina at the airport, in presence of. Bangladesh Ambassador to Russia SM Saiful Hoque. The Prime Minister was then driven to the President Hotel in a motorcade amidst full-proof security. She will…
How to deal with jealousy
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have dominated Celebrity Big Brother talk this week and proven to be must-see viewing.
60 charged with Aminbazaar murder
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have accused 60 people of manslaughter in the lynching of six students in Aminbazar in 2011.
Biswa Ijtema 1st phase ends with akheri munajat
The first phase of the Biswa Ijtema at Tongi near the capital ended Sunday with the offering of Akheri Munajat (concluding prayers) joined by millions of Muslims from home and abroad.
Petrol pump owners threaten strike
Convener of Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners and Tank-Lorry Owners-Workers Unity Council Nazmul Haque said they had earlier asked the government to raise the rates of their commission by Jan 6 — by 3.4 percent on diesel and 4 percent on…
ICT whips against reporting sub-judice matter
Court Correspondent The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Sunday asked all mass media to refrain from reporting sub-judice matter.
Purchase of laptops for MPs uncertain!
The decision of purchasing laptop computers for the Members of Parliament before the next winter session has become uncertain as the laptop supplying organization is not finalized.
Bomb kills 14 Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan
A roadside bomb killed as many as 14 Pakistani soldiers in the northern border region of North Waziristan on Sunday, military officials said, a day after the Pakistani Taliban leader called for attacks on the military in the area to…
Bangladesh consider new Pakistan schedule
Bangladesh will send a security delegation to Pakistan soon to see if its cricket team can visit the country in March and April for a short series, Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan said on Saturday.
Ex-Jamaat MP Mojibur arrested
Rapid Action Battalion have detained Assistant Secretary General Mojibur Rahman on charges of ‘conspiring against the government’. Jamaat Assistant Secretary General from Khulna’s Zero Point area on Sunday,” RAB’s intelligence wing chief Ziaul Ahsan told bdnews24.com. He alleged the former…
N-plant deal tops Moscow agenda
Foreign Minister DipuMoni told a news briefing on Sunday that Bangladesh and Russia were slated to focus on ties in the field of nuclear energy, defence and economic cooperation.
Illegal set up in Ijtema venue: HC asks to submit list by Jan 30
The High Court on Sunday asked the government to submit the list of all illegal structures in Biswa Ijtema venue with it within January 30. An HC bench comprising of Justice Mirza Hossain Haider and Justice Khurshed Alam came up…