Weekend
Dhaka-Ctg expressway work to begin in March
The government has planned to construct an expressway from Dhaka to Chittagong, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, involving Tk 7,000 crore from March 2005. A Malaysia-based private investment company, Ajimat Consortium, placed the proposal to the government for the implementation of the project on a build-operate-transfer scheme, said the minister for communications, Nazmul Huda, at a meeting in Dhaka on Monday...[ + ]
Mob stops Ahmadiyya mosque work at Uttara
A mob on Monday forcibly stopped the reconstruction of an Ahamdiyya mosque at Uttara in the Dhaka city in the presence of law enforcers. A tense situation kept prevailing in the area where more than 30 Ahmadiyya families. Witnesses said a mob, led by Nurul Islam, a Dakkhinkhan union council member at Uttara, attacked the Nabdapara Ahmadiyya mosque at the place, forcibly took away the construction materials and dumped them in a pond in the presence of subinspector Abdul Bari, in charge of the local police outpost, at about
9:30am...[ + ]
Nafees back
with a bang
British University scored 76 for 1 in 12 overs and need another 174 runs with 9 wickets remaining to overhaul ‘A’ teams total till filing this report on Monday night. AJ Maiden and RS Clinton were batting on 14 and 6 runs respectively. The hosts began their innings confidently when Will Smith scored an aggressive 45 runs...[ + ]
Dravid to lead India against SL
Indian selectors named Rahul Dravid captain for the one-day tournament in Sri Lanka on Monday, replacing Saurav Ganguly whose participation hinges on the outcome of his second appeal against a six-match ban. Dravid, 32, will lead India in a full series for the first time, although he has deputised for Ganguly in both Tests and one-dayers...[ + ]
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