Twenty-six players of Class VI-X group (boys) share lead in the 11th Standard Chartered School Chess Tournament with full two points after the second round matches at the NSC Tower auditorium on Wednesday. They are Saif, Siam, Debotpal, Rupesh, Moin, Aninda, Sagar, Fazle, Mahbub, Amir, Bappi, Emon, Nazmus, Shariet, Zoar, Faruk,
Month: July 2009
U-15 football training camp begins next week at Khulna BKSP
Bangladesh under-15 football training camp will begin next week at Khulna BKSP ahead of the group E matches of the AFC Under-16 Football Championship to be held October 3-18. BFF will initially pick up 40 out of the 45 under-15 booters for the camp that will continue until before the tournament, BFF
Keraniganj, Dhamrai in final of Inter-Primary School Cricket
Keraniganj Upzilla moved into the final of the Dhaka District Inter-Primary School Cricket Tournament when they beat Nababganj Upzilla by 27 runs in their clash at the Kalindi Ground in Keraniganj Upzilla on Wednesday. Batting first
Erosion threatens Jamuna Bridge
The Jamuna bridge approach road and its guide embankment on the Sirajganj end have come under fresh threats or erosion as the swelling river with strong current has put the western Brahmaputra Right Embankment in danger, water officials said. Collapse of a major portion of the ‘hard point’ of the Sirajganj Town Protection Embankment on ... Read more
Special police unit mulled to combat terrorism, militancy
3,125-strong technology-based unit; proposal sent to PMO The police headquarters has sent a proposal to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for formation of a 3,125-member specialised and technology-based police unit to combat militancy and terrorism. Sources said the proposed unit, National Police Bureau of Counter Terrorism, will have forces having expertise in information technology (IT), ... Read more
Trade deficit may widen this fiscal
The country’s trade deficit may go up in the current fiscal year due to higher imports and lower exports, central bank officials forecast. Bangladesh Bank has projected that external trade deficit might balloon to $5.530 billion this fiscal as an impact of declines in export prices caused by the global recession. ‘We have forecast an ... Read more
BNP indecisive about whether to seek time
COUNCIL SESSION BNP indecisive about whether to seek time The Bangladesh Nationalist Party seems indecisive about whether to approach the Election Commission for an extension of the deadline for political parties to submit their amended constitutions after having them approved in the party council session. The Election Commission has set July 25 as the deadline ... Read more
Bhasani University closed sine die
50 hurt as students clash with villagers over trifling matter Maulana Bhasani University of Science and Technology (MBUST) was closed yesterday for an indefinite period following a fierce clash between students and local people that left at least 50 persons injured. Several student messes and shops adjacent to the university were also ransacked during the ... Read more
BDR-BSF talks begin in Dhaka today
BSF kills 789 Bangladeshis in 9 years A three-day top-level meeting between the officials of the border guards of Bangladesh and India begins in the capital today against the backdrop of a sudden increase in the incidents of killing of Bangladeshi villagers in the border areas by the Indian Border Security Force. The director general-level ... Read more
Bangladeshi workers stranded in UAE
More than 100 labourers from Bangladesh, India and Nepal have been stranded in their camps for about six months without pay and are living on charity of respective social and cultural groups, UAE’s The National newspaper reported. The camps are on the outskirts of Mohammed bin Zayed City. Groups such as the Kerala Social Centre ... Read more
Case backlog chips away at courts including HC
Lack of judges, officials blamed A total of 18,29,165 cases have been pending with the courts across the country for a long time awaiting disposal, according to official sources. Of them, 3,03,276 cases are pending with the High Court (HC) and Appellate Division for disposal, official sources said. Of the remaining cases, a total of ... Read more
Lighter vessel sinks near outer anchorage of Ctg port
An inland water vessel carrying gypsum reportedly turned turtle after colliding a dredging barge and capsized in the bay near the outer anchorage of Chittagong maritime port yesterday morning. According to the radio control of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) the bulk vessel MV Modern met the accident while it had been crossing the Alpha anchorage ... Read more
Reshuffle in cabinet soon
Reshuffle in the cabinet will be made within a day or two as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina plans to include 10 more ministers and state ministers in the council of ministers, said sources. “It is at the final stage. The names of the new ministers and state ministers are likely to be announced on Sunday,” ... Read more
Group art exhibition at Zainul Gallery
An eight-day group art exhibition by seven young artists titled ‘Speculative’ is drawing attention of the viewers at Zainul Gallery of the faculty of fine arts of Dhaka University. The exhibition, which was inaugurated on July 7 by Abul Barok Albi, professor of the Print Making department of the faculty, will remain open to all ... Read more
“Rakto Karobi” to be staged in Cairo
Nagarik Natya Sampraday’s much acclaimed production “Rakto Karobi” will be staged in the Egyptian capital Cairo this October, says a press release. The Tagore play, directed by veteran theatre personality Ataur Rahman (general secretary of Nagarik Natya Sampraday), is the government selection to participate in the International Experimental Theatre Festival to be
Gulshan Lake grabbing going on unabated
Nearly 40 percent of the lake at the posh Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara residential areas has been grabbed by some influential people over the years defacing the panoramic view of the area and degrading environment. Though Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK) is supposed to preserve the lake and protect it from encroachers, it miserably failed to ... Read more
Tigers make good start
Openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes gave Bangladesh a solid start in the 18.5 overs possible before rain prompted an early close to the first Test against a second-string West Indies on Thursday. Tamim was not out on 14 and Kayes was not out on 26, as Bangladesh, electing to bat, reached 42 without loss ... Read more
Bangladesh Football team to resume practice soon
After finishing their three-week long conditioning camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Football team returned Dhaka yesterday. The booters have been asked to report to the Bangladesh Football Federation House tomorrow at 3.00 PM to 3.30 PM. After completing the reporting, the preliminary squad of Bangladesh of Bangladesh Football team will attend in the six-week long
Sania all set to shed her singledom status
Sania Mirza’s days of singledom come to an end Friday night with the Indian tennis ace all set to get engaged to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza at a private ceremony in southern Indian city of Hyderabad. Sohrab is an MBA student and son of a city-based businessman. The 22-year-old Sania and Sohrab, 23, will exchange ... Read more
Corporate Soccer
BRAC Bank and Beximco Pharma recorded thumping victories on the opening day of the 4th Ascent Corporate Indoor 5-a-side Soccer Tournament at the STM Hall of Scholastica School at Uttara on Friday. BRAC Bank thrashed Flora Telecom 13-0 before Beximco, the defending champions, drubbed Olympic Industries 10-0. In another match,