South Korea is expected to recruit 4,000 Bangladeshi workers, as economy of the giant Asian country is coming out of recession, said Ambassador Suk Bum Park while talking to some journalists in the city on Thursday, reports The News Today According to the Korea Development Institute (KDI), the growth of outlook for 2010 topped a ... Read more
Month: January 2010
Sangakkara replaces Yuvraj as Kings XI captain
The Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has replaced Yuvraj Singh as the captain of Kings XI Punjab for this year’s IPL, cricinfo.com quoted. Speculation was rife over the past few weeks in India that Sangakkara was the man to take over the captaincy and Anil Srivatsa, the franchise’s chief executive officer, confirmed the
Gaga to host gay rights gala
LADY GAGA is continuing her support of the gay community – she’s hosting an event calling for same-sex marriage to be made legal in the U.S., contactmusic.com quoted. The Poker Face hitmaker will present the Hands Up for Marriage Equality benefit in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday (16Jan10). Gaga, who led a gay rights march ... Read more
Aussie players could miss IPL
Australian cricketers could be barred from participating in this year’s IPL, after the right-wing political party, Shiv Sena, warned that they would not be welcome in parts of the country in retaliation for a series of attacks on Indian students in Melbourne, reports cricinfo.com. The Australian Cricketers’ Association, a body which is not recognised by ... Read more
Kodak sues Apple, RIM over iPhone and BlackBerry
Eastman Kodak filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission and a suit in the Western District Court of New York that claims Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry devices both violate Kodak’s digital imaging patents, reports betanews.com. Equipped with a fresh legal precedent from the suit it won against Samsung last
Malaysian firm gets MRP job
Purchase body okays bid; project to be delayed by 2 months The cabinet committee on government purchase yesterday gave final approval to awarding the machine-readable passport and visa project to Malaysia-based IRIS Corporation Berhad with just two and a half months’ time to meet an international deadline for introduction of
Bangladesh, India in Ctg to play first Test
Chittagong: Host Bangladesh and visiting Team India arrived in the port city today to play the 1st Test that scheduled to be held from January 17 at city’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS). The Indian Test team boosted further after the just concluded Tri-nation Tournament with a fresh inclusion of master batsman Sachin Tendulkar,
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Opener Johurul Islam scored a composed hundred as Rajshahi scored a formidable 300 for four against Sylhet on the first day at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Narayanganj. Johurul scored 139 to take the team to a commanding position, while former national captain Khaled Mashud scored 56 to boost the total after being asked to
Sri Lanka clinch tri-nation series
Sri Lanka won the the Idea Cup triangular tournament, beating India by four wickets in the final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on Wednesday. India tossed away wickets freely early on in Mirpur, and without Suresh Raina’s brilliant 106, they would have struggled to put up any sort of total. However, their ... Read more
Kabaddi, Handball, Squash teams for SA Games
Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation, Bangladesh Handball Federation and Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation with a promise of improved performance announced their squad for the forthcoming 11th SA Games, the biggest sports extravaganza of the sub-continent at the BOA House in the city Wednesday. The eight-nation 12-day sports extravaganza of the region will be held in capital
NCL starts today with new look
The first round of the 11th National Cricket League (NCL), country’s lone first-class cricket competition, begins today (Thursday) at three separate venues across the country. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to stage the NCL on a new format. In the first phase six divisional teams will take part on a single league format. Then ... Read more
Badda Ekota SKS win over Dhanmondi Progati Sangha
Badda Ekota Samaj Kalyan Sangha earned a comfortable 70-run victory over Dhanmondi Progati Sangha as Raihan Kabir Mithu emerged with all-round performance in the Metropolis Second Division Cricket League at the City Club ground on Wednesday. Sent into bat first in curtailed 42-over-a-side match due to foggy weather, Badda
Women soccer festival today
German-Bangladesh Under-14 women football festival will be held today at the Dhanmondi Women Sports Complex under the auspices of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). Young female booters drawn from different schools of the city are xpected to take part in the festival from 11 am to
3 Idiots rakes in Rs 315 crore in 19 days
While ‘Avatar’ continues to plunder America, Bollywood’s mammoth tentacled monster ‘3 Idiots’ keeps hogging copious amounts of moolah worldwide. The film has grossed an astonishing Rs 315 crore in a space of 19 days, quoted india.com. According to box office analysts, more than 60 million people in the world have watched 3 Idiots in theatres. ... Read more
Imran Khan turns 27
MUMBAI: The new heartthrob of Bollywood Imran Khan was born on January 13, 1983 to Anil Pal, an Indian Bengali American, and Nuzhat Khan, who is Aamir Khan’s sister. The actor rose to fame in his debut movie Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na in 2008, quoted aajtv.com. His father works as a Director of Operations ... Read more
More chiller on way as mercury dips to 3yr low
As another cold wave grips most parts of the country, the lowest winter temperature in three years was recorded yesterday in Srimangal. The Met Office recorded a low of five degrees, which was just one degree higher than the previous record set in 2007, also in Srimangal. Assistant Meteorologist at the Met Office Md Shahidul ... Read more
Kaya skin clinic in dhaka
Marico Bangladesh Ltd, a subsidiary of Marico Ltd. is going to open first Kaya Skin Clinic in Bangladesh at Gulshan in Dhaka. The company is set to start it’s commercial operation on January 18. Parachute, the flagship brand of the $477 million worth Marico, now controls majority stake in Bangladesh’s about Taka three billion ($50 ... Read more
Google ‘may pull out of China after Gmail cyber attack’
Google says it may end its operations in China after finding “a highly sophisticated and targeted attack” on its corporate infrastructure that originated from the country. The attack, which also affected about 20 other companies, appears to have been aimed at accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists, the company said in its ... Read more
India take on Sri Lanka in final today
After going at each other for the past two months, Sri Lanka and India clash at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today, and if recent encounters are any clue, India are the favourites. That’s not a tag they have ever been comfortable with. Finals of multi-team tournaments have long been India’s dreaded bogie, but against Sri ... Read more
Under-19 team stun Aussies
Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team kept up their good form in New Zealand before starting the International Cricket Council U-19 World Cup as they beat Australia by 20 runs in the warm up match at the Elmwood Park in Christchurch on Tuesday. Batting first after winning the toss, Bangladesh scored a decent total of 230 runs ... Read more