Serena Williams blitzed hapless Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 in just 46 minutes on Thursday to reach her second French Open final where she’ll face defending champion Maria Sharapova for the title.
Month: June 2013
West Indies seek fresh Oval glory against Pakistan
West Indies will return to the scene of their Champions Trophy final win over England nine years ago when they face Pakistan in their 2013 tournament opener at The Oval on Friday.
Fruits festival held at DU
A Fruits Festival of Dristi, a cultural organisation, was held at Dhaka University (DU) Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on Thursday.
IMF admits ‘notable failures’ in 2010 Greece rescue
The International Monetary Fund yesterday admitted to significant failures in the first Greek rescue that forced a second, larger bailout and left the country in a deep recession.
Tk 2,22,491 crore budget eying 7.2pc growth unveiled
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith today rolled out a Tk 2,22,491 crore national budget for the fiscal 2013-14 attaching priority to luring investments for higher growth.
BNP finds budget unimplementable, not ambitious
Opposition BNP on Thursday termed the proposed Tk 222,491-crore budget for fiscal 2013-14 not highly ambitious but unimplementable due to the sordid administration and economy.
Tk 6,852cr allocation proposed for Padma Bridge
The government has proposed a special allocation of Tk 6,852 crore for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge with a view to constructing the bridge with own fund.
Budget of election luxury: Ershad
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday termed the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2013-2014 a budget of election luxury saying that the government had to avoid rationale in the context of political reality.
Reconditioned cars back to year-based depreciation
The price of reconditioned vehicles would be cheaper, or costlier, depending on the age of the vehicle with the government going back to the year-based depreciation system.
Budget 2013-14: Tk 26,093 crore for education
The highest allocation in Budget 2013-14, clocking in at Tk 26,093 crore, went to the Education and Technology sector.
Tk 11,351cr for power and energy sector
An allocation of Tk 11,351.20 crore has been proposed for the power and energy sector in the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2013-14.
D-8 working group meet on civil aviation ends
The 7th D-8 meeting of ‘Working Group on Civil Aviation and Directors General’ concluded here on Thursday with an emphasis on strengthening bilateral cooperation among the member states.
Black Money: No tangible result, yet gets patting
Despite criticisms by various quarters, the government wants to continue with the provision allowing undisclosed money in some specific areas in addition to buying plots and flats.
‘Turkey against death penalty; respects court decisions’
Turkish Ambassador in Dhaka Hüseyin Muftuoglu on Thursday said Turkey is against death penalty but it respects any independent court decision here.
FBCCI calls budget trade, investment-friendly
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has termed the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2013-2014 as ‘trade and investment-friendly’ budget.
‘Budget political in nature, poses challenge’
Noting that the major challenge for the government will be to implement the ambitious budget, renowned economist Dr Mustafa Kamal Mujeri on Thursday said the government should give more attention towards improving its implementation capacity to have better outcomes.
Tk.1.76 core fine collected from polluting transports
Barisal divisional office of the Department of Environment realised Tk. 1, 76, 52, 275 as fine in one year from polluting transports as against Tk. 2.81 core in previous four years. Sukumar Biswas, divisional director of environment in Barisal, acknowledged…
Tk15 lakh valuables looted in Faridpur
Robbers looted gold ornaments, cash and other valuables worth Tk15 lakh from three houses at Jhaukhola village in Sadar upazila early Thursday. Witnesses said a gang of armed robbers entered the house of one Ishaque Khandaker at the village by…
Youth held with pistol, bullets in Goalondu
Police arrested a young man and recovered a pistol, 13 rounds of bullet and two magazines from his possession at Sridamdatta Para on the Doulatdia- Faridpur Highway on Thursday. The arrestee was identified as Khandaker Rohan, 25, son of late…
14 BNP, Jamaat men arrested in Sirajganj
Police in a drive arrested 14 activists of BNP and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Chandidasgati village in sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday. The arrestees were identified as Suman, Salam, Lokman Ali, Felu, Rafiqul, Shoishab Sarker, Abu Bakar Siddique, Salam,…
3 electrocuted in Mithapukur bus
Three passengers of a night coach were electrocuted to death and two others injured at Shalti Gopalpur point under Mithapukur upazila on Thursday morning, police sources said. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Mithapukur Thana Moazzem Hossain said the tragic incident occurred when…
Two children drown in Rangpur, Gaibandha
Two minor children drowned in separate incidents at different places in Rangpur and Gaibandha districts on Wednesday, police and local people said. Suman Roy, 10, son of Sunil Jugi of village Dakshin Kolkond under Gangachara upazila in Rangpur drowned in…
One jailed for stealing goat
A mobile court on Wednesday sentenced a man to one and a half years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for stealing and slaughtering a goat in sadar upazila of the district. The convict was identified as Ranu, 27, son of Montu Sheikh,…
Signature campaign for arrest of school boy killers
A mass signature campaign was made in Barisal city on Wednesday morning protesting failure of police in arresting killers of school boy Inan in last two months and demanding immediate arrest of the killers. The programme was jointly organized by…
Sarbahara activist get 17 years in prison
A court in Barisal Wednesday sentenced one outlawed Sarbahara activists to 17 years regours imprisonment in two separate sections of arms act for possessing illegal arms and ammunition. Habibur Rahman, judge of special judge court, handed down this verdict in…
One killed in a road mishap in Mollahat
One passenger was killed when he fell from a running Nasiman (mechanized van) in Fakirhat Upazila in the district on Tuesday The deceased was identified as Durbin Shaikh (32), son of one Elahi Box of village Tetulia in Satkhira district.…
Mayor candidates promise to make Barisal child-friendly
Mayor candidates of Barisal City Corporation election -2013 have promised to transform Barisal into a child-friendly city. The candidates were attended in a programme of ‘face to face with children ‘ held at Ashwini Kumar Hall on Wednesday night. Shawkat…
World Environment Day observed at Agri Varsity
The World Environment Day was observed at Bangladesh Agricultural University(BAU) campus on Wednesday. The World Environment Day was organized by Department of Environmental Science of BAU. A seminar on Environment Day held at the conference hall of BAU while Vice-Chancellor…
RMG workers block highway in Savar
Vehicular movement on the busy Dhaka-Aricha highway was disrupted here for two and a half hours on Wednesday as workers from different garment factories blocked it in front of the collapsed Rana Plaza.
BNP swipes at Dipu for remarks against Tarique
Opposition BNP on Wednesday protested the Foreign Minister’s remarks that its leader Tarique Rahman a fugitive and no longer a political figure, and threatened to give the ministers and other ruling party leaders a befitting reply at the appropriate time.…