Abhishek, Ash to celebrate third anniversary in US
April 20, 2010
Bollywood star couple Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai are set to ring in their third wedding anniversary Tuesday in the US, according to sources close to the actors.
Abhishek’s father Amitabh Bachchan on his blog Sunday said that the couple was taking a flight to New York.
A source close to the couple told IANS from Mumbai: “The two have gone to an undisclosed destination and Read more
Remitting by mobile comes on stream
April 15, 2010
Sending money home has become easier and faster as two banks and a mobile operator yesterday launched a cellphone-based remittance transfer system.
The joint move by Eastern Bank, Dhaka Bank and mobile operator Banglalink will allow the remittance receivers to cash in a day instead of three days to one month through Read more
Time for NCL T20 show
April 11, 2010
The much-awaited NCL Twenty20 Tournament begins today with Rajshahi Rangers facing Cyclones of Chittagong in the opening match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has planned a gala opening ceremony before the opening match, which Read more
Dynamites ready to explode
April 11, 2010
Dhaka Dynamites, one of the most glamorous franchises in the National Cricket League Twenty20 competition, have set their eyes on the trophy with a range of local and international stars in their fold.
‘We have lot of ammunition and we will explode them at the appropriate time,’ said Khaled Mahmud, who Read more
Gala show to set off T20s
April 11, 2010
Organisers are set to put up a remarkable display when the National Cricket League T20s open at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today.
The opening ceremony is set to begin an hour or two ahead of the scheduled 7.45pm start of the tournament’s first match between Rajshahi Rangers and Read more
Special allocation demanded for Khulna dev
April 11, 2010
Speakers at an hour-long human chain in the Khulna city on Saturday demanded special allocation in the upcoming budget for the development of the Khulna region and rehabilitation of the cyclone Aila-affected people.
A cross-section of people including representatives from all political, socio-cultural and Read more
Bamboo – An excellent crop for climate change adaptation
April 11, 2010
Bamboo plantation – an excellent crop for climate change adaptation – should be brought under massive cultivation across the country as it can easily mitigate the global warming, said an agricultural researcher.
Bamboo is a fast growing wonderful natural resource most suitable for climate change Read more
ITHS holds project fair
April 11, 2010
International Turkish Hope School arranged a project fair, the first of its kind, at its main campus auditorium in the city yesterday says a press release.
The purpose of the fair is to display various kinds of project works the students do throughout the year on different subjects on science, English, Turkish and Read more
Illegal hotels, restaurants pose threat to biodiversity on St Martin’s Island
April 11, 2010
The hotels and restaurants that have sprung up in the recent past on Saint Martin’s Island, one of the ecologically critical areas in the country, have been operating without any official approval.
According to the law, building of any structure and carrying out any activity that might pollute Read more
4 of a family becoming permanently blind in Nilphamari
April 11, 2010
Political changeover brings misfortune to a poor family
Four members of an extreme poor family in Nilphamari are going to be permanently blind as directive of the then chief advisor of the last caretaker government for providing them proper treatment was ignored after political changeover.
Long prevailing political culture of the country to ignore or deny the programmes or directives of the predecessors thus has created a humanitarian crisis for that family.
Victim’s family sources informed that a newspaper report on four members of the Read more