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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:36:00 +0000

The dream came true for cricket lovers in Chittagong on Monday as the port city was awarded two group stage matches of the ICC 2011 World Cup by the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday.

5 army men detained in connection with Bomb attack on Taposh

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:29:00 +0000

Five army officers detained for interrogation have named six of their former superiors as masterminds behind last month's bomb attack on Awami League lawmaker Fazle Noor Taposh, said intelligence agency sources. They have also claimed Lt Col Saiful Islam Joarder, one of the six, provided funds for the attempt on Taposh's life.

Embrace carbon neutrality to shame larger polluters

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:26:00 +0000

Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed yesterday opened Climate Vulnerable Forum calling on fellow vulnerable, developing countries to embrace a carbon neutral future by shifting from fossil fuel to renewable energy.

Jagannath University gripped with session jam

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:22:00 +0000

Jagannath University (JnU), one of the largest seats of higher education in the country, has now been gripped with session jam, a common affair to the students of the university as the 4-year honours course usually takes as many as 8 years to end.

Medication safety for children

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:53:00 +0000

Dr Md Rajib Hossain

The recent incidence of Paracetamol poisoning in Bangladesh and its fatal consequences have alarmed us once again about drug safety for the children. Similar incidence that occurred few decades ago claimed thousands of infants' life.

Career or family

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:49:00 +0000

Life is not that easy going these days. Higher education and the sense of independence have altered the way young girls plan their future today. Many university-going girls are going through the dilemma of choosing between family and career. Which one to choose amongst the two? It's difficult to pursue a stable career and at the same time pay enough attention to family.

Woman, here's a song for you

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:46:00 +0000

"My Mamma says,
Lady ain't what she wears but What she knows," sings the enchanting young woman, India Arie. For all those women who's spirits have been broken or trampled upon, who've felt disillusioned, or lost now and then, let us take a moment, a moment that is all our own.

The Death of Identity

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:38:00 +0000

Nusrat Jahan Pritom

Shirin, a housewife and a doctor has no entity. She may have had great accolades at her school and college, professionally she may have excellent records, yet she is almost nobody in the place she calls home. Her husband, a government officer, who is an ideal example of a male chauvinist, never approves of the disparity in status between them, where the wife has better achievements. His parents, siblings, kith and kin and even society back him up. Why does she have to work, why do the kids not have their favourite snack in their tiffin box, why was she late! The fingers always point at her even if she is 15 minutes late from workplace while her husband who may be hours late does not have to answer to anyone. She is always blamed for not making the tea on time or keeping the rooms tidy enough, her cooking is not good enough and so on.

LeT men planned to hit before hajj

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:47:00 +0000

Three Pakistani nationals, still holed up in Bangladesh, targeted the US Embassy and Indian High Commission in Dhaka for attacks before hajjas part of a Lashkar-e-Taiba's plan, said detectives yesterday. Officials of the Detective Branch of police said they received the information from detained Bangladeshi LeT leader Mufti Harun Izahar, son of Islami Oikya Jote leader Mufti Izaharul Islam, and Harun's associates Shahidul Islam and Al Amin alias Saiful.

Waterways strike enters 2nd day

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:43:00 +0000

The water transport strike that began Saturday midnight across the country is underway for the second day on Monday, as the government and transport workers have yet to reach an agreement. Movement of water transport was suspended on all major river routes including in the coastal districts of Barisal, Bhola, Barguna and Patuakhali since the strike began.