The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is mulling the introduction of an anti-corruption law with the help of the law ministry to combat ill practices in Bangladesh cricket.
Year: 2013
Political partisanship, declining standards
Unrestrained partisan politics is leading to the rapid decline of standards in public life. This can be seen in pre-election campaigns, public protests and on-line postings.
Ferdous Ara pays tribute to Nazrul
Seasoned singer Ferdous Ara presented Nazrul songs at a solo programme organised by Performing Art Centre marking the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s 114th birth anniversary on Saturday at the National Museum Auditorium.
Bangladesh end with a 4-0 loss
Hosts Bangladesh had embarked on the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers campaign with trepidation, against opponents they hardly knew much about, apart from the fact that they were in a league much bigger than their own.
Tengragiri eco-park: Food crisis haunts animals
Severe food crisis has kept the lives of more than 50 animals of different species in danger at Tengragiri eco-park in Taltoli of Barguna district.
Brick kilns playing havoc to paddy fields
Brick kilns set up on agricultural lands at two villages in sadar upazila of the district are causing extensive damage to paddy.
RAB man sued for seduction
A girl filed a case against a Rab personnel with sadar thana of the district on Thursday for seducing her.
Subhuman life in 70 slums of Comilla
A total of 1.35 lakh dwellers of 70 slums in the city are leading subhuman life for various reasons, including squalid housing and lack of access to education.
Promote fine arts to fight alien cultural invasion
Charukala Barisal, the only fine arts training institution of the city, organised a two-day children painting competition, painting, pottery and sculpture exhibition on Friday calling to spread practices of fine arts to fight against foreign cultural invasion.
Road blocked as mishap kills mother injures son
The Barisal- Banaripara road was blocked for two hours after a women killed, her child and four others injured in a bus- 3-wheeler collision at Narayanpur under Uzirpur police station on Thursday morning.
Tree fall on tea-stall kills one, injures two
One perso was killed and two others were injured after a tree fallen on a tea-stall during downpour and storm at Joyoshri bus stoppage under Uzirpur upazila on Barisal-Dhaka Highway on Thursday morning.
10 Jamaat leaders, activists held in Barisal
Police in a drive on Friday night arrested ten prominent leaders and activists of Jamaat e Islami in Barisal.
C’nawabganj police annual sports held
Annual sports and prize distribution function of the Chapainawabganj district police were held on May 23 at police lines field.Members of police, their family members, employees and the students of Police Lines Primary School took part in the competitions of…
Lightning kills 2 in Jhenidah
An elderly woman was killed in thunderbolt at Motilalpur village under Moheshpur upazila in Jhenidah on Friday afternoon The deceased was identified as Rokeya Khatun, 50 wife of Bahar Ali of Motilalpur under Moheshpur upazila of the district.
Anti-social elements rule Ramgati met office
The newly set up weather office in Ramgati upazila is yet to start functioning though five years have already gone by since after completion of the building. Because of the delay in its opening, the people of the district are…
Workers protest, abstain for RMG pay rise
The agitated readymade garment workers went on strike demanding salary increase on Saturday morning and the authorities of garments shut their factories.
47 Bangladeshis retuned after 2 yrs in Indian prison
At least 47 Bangladeshi nationals including women and children retuned after serving two years in prison in India for dwelling illegally on Friday night.
There’ll be no movement if govt accepts CG: BNP
Opposition BNP on Saturday threatened to go on self-imprisonment if the government does not reinstate the caretaker government system to oversee the next general election.
Man suspected as mugger killed in city
A suspected mugger was killed in police firing in the city’s Agargaon area on Saturday night.
Let’s sit for dialogue on poll-time govet: BNP
BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy has urged the government again to sit for a dialogue to decide the framework on the election-time government.
Violence in city by before Hartal
Hartal supporters unleash violence in the capital on Saturday evening ahead of Sunday’s hartal called by opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance.
GSP withdrawal “illegal, illogical and unjust”:Muhith
Finance Minster AMA Muhith on Saturday said the threat of US to stop GSP facilities (generalized system of preference) is “illegal, illogical and injustice”.
Economy growth remained same in 2 decades: Atiur
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Saturday said the growth of country’s economy remained in the same position in the last two decades.
Cellphone users to be protected by BTRC
The telecom regulator is working on two sets of guidelines to ensure better mobile phone services and spare the subscribers of ‘unwanted’ calls and SMS.
RMG sector may suffer badly sans EU facilities
Bangladesh needs to consider the European Union (EU) threat to withdraw its duty-free, quota-free (DFQT) access to the EU market seriously and act promptly as the EU might take serious decisions dealing a big blow to the RMG sector in…
Prof Nasser re-elected chairman Islami Bank
Prof Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, Representative of Ibn Sina Trust, has been re-elected Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited.
IBFB team to USA to talk on GSP
A delegation of International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) will be visiting the USA from May 30 for two weeks and hold talks with US officials and chamber leaders on bilateral issues, including GSP facility.
Jalebi uncoiled: I am in a ‘fix’…and you?
Dr.Sudhirendar Sharma
Burmese Muslims given two-child limit
Rakhine state officials say limit on children will help ease tensions with Buddhists, whose population is growing at slower rate Muslims in a province of Burma have been ordered not to have more than two children in an attempt by…
Alexandra Burke signs new US deal
Alexandra Burke has signed a huge management deal in the US. The ‘Bad Boys’ hitmaker – who shot to fame after winning the UK version on ‘The X Factor’ in 2008 – has reportedly signed with Kevin Liles, who helped…