By Zin Linn
Month: August 2013
The Palestinians: Too weak to say no to the US
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan
The rise and fall of ‘cash-rich’ T20 leagues
T20 leagues in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are prime examples of hunger for financial gains exploiting the format. Blindly following the IPL, the huge amount of money through franchise-based leagues has threatened its sustenance.
Liverpool striker Suarez calls on club to let him leave
Luis Suarez says he wants to leave Liverpool and join a side which is competing in the Champions League.
Jamaican footballer suspended for failed drugs test
A Jamaica international footballer has been provisionally suspended for 30 days by Fifa for a positive drugs test.
Finger broken off Florence statue by tourist
A 14th-Century statue in the Italian city of Florence has lost a finger after it was handled by an American tourist.
Walt Disney to lose millions on Lone Ranger film
Walt Disney has warned that its Lone Ranger summer blockbuster will lose it between $160m-$190m (£104m-£124m) after heavy spending on promotion failed to bring returns.
Porn co sues Lovelace producers over footage
The company that owns the rights to 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat has taken legal action to block the release of new film Lovelace.
There can only be one winner!
Dr. Sudhirendar Sharma
Dowry victim fighting for life in Sylhet
A teenage housewife has suffered serious burn injuries as her husband and in-laws allegedly set her on fire at Roykhail village in Daskhin Surma upazila.
Jamaat defers hartal to August 13-14
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday deferred its countrywide 48-hour hartal by one day to August 13-14. Earlier, the Islamist party had announced to enforce the hartal on August 12-13.
No respite from traffic nightmare on Dhaka-Ctg highway
A 40-km tailback was created on the busy Dhaka-Chittagong Highway on Tuesday following a road crash in Daudkandi upazila, causing sufferings to thousands of homebound people ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Jamaat leader Parwar held at Khulna jail gate in fresh case
Plainclothes police arrested Jamaat assistant secretary general Prof Miah Golam Parwar at the Khulna Jail gate on Tuesday immediately after his release from the prison.
Tell people source of money spent on billboards: BNP
Opposition BNP on Tuesday alleged that the government is trying to confuse people with their billboard campaign with ‘false’ information.
Khaleda returns home from S Arabia
BNP Chairperson and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Khaleda Zia returned home on Tuesday ending her 10-day visit to Saudi Arabia for performing Umrah.
Khagrachhari violence: 3 more held
Police arrested three more people on Tuesday in connection with a case filed for torching 50 houses of indigenous families in Matiranga upazila on Saturday.
Hasina gave poor their rights: Matia
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Tuesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has not established any Hawa Bhaban, rather she gave the poor their rights.
Byelection schedule for Barguna-2 likely after Eid vacation
The Election Commission will announce the schedule for by-elections to Barguna-2 constituency immediately after the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation.
PM has Iftar with Saudi Ambassador
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the Saudi Arabian Ambassador for Iftar at the latter’s residence on Tuesday.
US asks citizens to leave Yemen immediately
The United States told its citizens in Yemen on Tuesday to leave the country immediately due to the threat of “terrorist attacks”, the US State Department said in a statement.
City-dwellers flock to village homes to celebrate Eid
With Eid-ul-Fitr only days away, people are crowding Dhaka’s bus, train, steamer and motor launch counters to get tickets to go home.
Benapole land port crippled by holidays
Strikes and holidays—Shab-e-Qadr, Eid-ul-Fitr, National Morning Day, weekends– have crippled Benapole, Bangladesh’s largest land port.
Call money rate stable
The demand for taka has soared ahead of the Eid, but has failed to make much impact on the currency market, as call money rates has not significantly increased.
Mother killed in Bangladesh ‘by jealous relatives’
A London mother was hacked to death with machetes in front of her 12-year-old son in Bangladesh by jealous relatives, her family told the Evening Standard.
Man tortured to death in Satkhira
A man was tortured to death allegedly by his brother-in-law at Bularati village in the district Sadar upazila early Tuesday.
7 firearms seized in Satkhira
Police in a drive recovered seven foreign made firearms from Katheshwari area in Shyamnagar upazila early Tuesday.
Madrasa student ‘commits suicide’ in Khulna
A madrasa student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in the city’s Sheikhpara area on Monday.
Fugitive extortionist held in Sylhet
Police arrested an alleged fugitive extortionist from Karimpur area in Rajnagar upazila of the district on Monday.
180 sued over arson, looting in Khagrachhari
A case was filed against 180 people on charge of torching and looting around 50 houses of indigenous community families in Matiranga upazila.
Jamaat ameer, another held in Sherpur
Police arrested an upazila level ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and an activist of the party from Kakilakura area in Sribardi upazila of the district on Monday night.