Thursday 11th March, 2010
Bangladesh rejects claims of refugee neglect
Bangladesh News.NetBangladesh has been accused of starving and blocking medical treatment for Rohingya refugees.
Out of form Pietersen to play Test against Bangladesh
Bangladesh News.NetEngland cricket coach Andy Flower has said that out of form batsman Kevin Pietersen is sure shot starter for the first Test against Bangladesh.
England Facing Selection Puzzle For First Bangladesh Test
Times OnlineEND: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> In some quarters this has been dismissed as a mismatch: Gulliver in the land of Lilliput. ...
300 houses gutted in Dinajpur, Panchagarh
The Daily StarFire incidents on Monday and Tuesday in Dinajpur, Panchagarh and Moulvibazar districts destroyed at least 300 houses and half a dozen shops.Our Correspondent in Dinajpur reports: At least 50 houses we...
Criminals torch another betel leaf garden
The Daily StarSudeb Das gives a bleak look at his betel leaf garden at Khordo Roygram village in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah district as criminals destroyed it by arson early yesterday. Photo: STAR
Depositors protest shut down of Puthia NGO, demand money back
The Daily StarOver a hundred depositors of Jamaat-e Islami controlled NGO--Bangladesh Chashi Kalyan Samity (BCKS)--laid siege to Puthia Police Station on Tuesday, alleging police inaction against corrupt practices ...
3 injured in bomb blast
The Daily StarThree people, including a child and a teenage girl, were injured in a bomb blast at the city's Shaheed Nagar slum yesterday. The injured were identified as one-and-a-half-year-old Shafiqul, Mitu Akter...
Celebrating Life: Cultural show enthrals audience
The Daily Star(Left) An artiste plays a flute at the cultural programme 'Celebrating Life' at the Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin auditorium of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) yesterday. (Top) BAU Vice Chancell...
Housewife murdered for dowry
The Daily StarA newly wed woman was killed allegedly for dowry at Nalka village in Kamarkhanda upazila of Sirajganj district yesterday.The victim was identified as Aklima Khatun, 20.Police and victim's family sourc...
Two school students kidnapped in Madaripur rescued
The Daily StarTwo school students allegedly kidnapped from Dashar area in Kalkini in the district were rescued from Duttapara on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Shibchar upazila yesterday.Family sources said, three peo...
Mojahid denies talk with RU Shibir leader on Feb 8 night
The Daily StarJamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid yesterday said the government has resorted to illegal and unethical acts by publishing the statement of detained Ekram Hussain, who was tak...
Bangladesh's Raqibul Announces Surprise Retirement
International Herald TribuneCHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Batsman Raqibul Hasan threw the Bangladesh team into disarray on Wednesday after announcing his international retirement just two days before the start of the first ...
Include domestic work in labour law
The Daily StarWhip Sagufta Yasmin Emily speaks at a discussion titled 'Achievements and barriers of formal and informal women labour' at Chhayanaut Auditorium in the city yesterday. ActionAid Bangladesh organised t...
Modernise army thru' latest training: Zillur
The Daily StarPresident Zillur Rahman yesterday asked the army chief to take necessary measures for modernising the armed forces through increasing facilities for training on latest military know-how.The president,...
BDR, BSF to sign 'Joint Record of Discussions' today
The Daily StarThe border guards of Bangladesh and India sign the "Joint Record of Discussions" here today, culminating the annual summit-level talks, amidst expectations that each side will seek to address other's ...
'Findings of researches can be used in formulating policies'
The Daily StarThe findings of researches can be used while formulating policies and devising strategies, thus giving researches the due credit, Prof Dr AKM Nurun Nabi of Dhaka University (DU) said yesterday. He was...
2 robbers beaten to death
The Daily StarTwo alleged robbers were beaten to death at Austagaria of Katiadi upazila when they were fleeing after a robbery early yesterday. The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, 28, of Pakundia of Kisho...
Workshop on swine flu
The Daily StarA two-day workshop on pandemic influenza preparedness began in the city yesterday with a view to creating awareness on swine flu and to train volunteers in this regard. The health department of Bangla...
Hearing on petition begins
The Daily StarThe High Court yesterday started the final hearing on a petition that seeks quashing of proceedings against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the Niko graft case. The case was filed against Hasina durin...
Junior School Certificate exams in early Nov
The Daily StarThe education ministry in a meeting yesterday decided that the first-ever Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations for the students of Class VIII will start in ...
38 submit nomination papers
The Daily StarA total of 38 lawyers will contest in the annual election to the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to be held on March 24 and 25.The lawyers yesterday submitted their nomination papers to contest f...
PM unveils big defence purchase plan
The Daily StarPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday unveiled her government's big defence purchase plan to procure fighter aircraft, surface-to-air missile system, helicopters, air-defence radars and armaments for...
US to assist in automation of judiciary
The Daily StarThe United States will assist Bangladesh in bringing automation in the judiciary to help people get their rightful justice within the shortest possible time.The assurance came from the US Department o...
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