Bangladesh interim captain Shakib Al Hasan has made progress in the ICC Test all-rounders ranking by stepping into the fifth position, said an ICC press release yesterday. Shakib, who is number one in the ODI all-rounders ranking, has now 282 points to topple England’s all-rounder Stuart Broad and grab the fifth position following his brilliant ... Read more
Month: January 2010
Dhaka MSC play first big match today
The eighth round of the Citycell Bangladesh League starts today after a rest day with three matches taking place in different venues. Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club, who are leading the point table along with the holders Dhaka Limited with 21 points from seven matches, will play their first big match today against Brothers Union at ... Read more
“Padma Crying” Artworks on display at Garden Gallery
A daylong art camp titled ‘Padma Crying’ organised by Gallery Cosmos was held recently on the banks of the River Padma in Manikganj. Sixteen most renowned Bangladeshi artists drew inspiration from the surroundings to depict the state the great river has fallen into as a result of the phenomenon of climate change and human activity ... Read more
Drama festival begins at Natmandal
The post-graduate students of theatre department of Dhaka University staged Nobel Laureate English playwright Harold Pinter’s “The Homecoming” on Wednesday evening at Natmondol auditorium. ‘The Homecoming’ translated by Professor Abdus Salim and directed by Ziaul Haque Titas will be staged every evening at the venue till January 11. Pinter’s “Homecoming” involves a six-member working class ... Read more
Dhoni dashes Tigers’ hopes
A much-improved batting display was not enough for the Tigers to secure their third success against India as MS Dhoni stood tall with his seventh hundred to shrug off the host’s best score with a six-wicket victory in the Idea Cup tri-nation tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. The victory maintained the ... Read more
Tigers prove a point
Barely a month after playing a five-match series in December, many Indians and Sri Lankan thought the participation in the Idea Cup tri-nation one-day tournament was meaningless, but certainly that was not the case for Bangladesh, the other team of the competition. It was an opportunity for them to know how much they have progressed ... Read more
Tigers face SL today
Sri Lanka will be looking to continue their winning run against a resurgent Bangladesh when they face the hosts in the crucial fourth match of the Idea Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. A win will confirm a final slot for Sri Lanka in the three-nation tournament. The match will start at 2:00pm instead ... Read more
Idea Cup Matches will now start at 2:00pm
The remaining matches of the ongoing Idea Cup 2010 involving Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka will start at 2 pm instead of 2:30 pm. The decision has been made in an effort to minimise the impact of the evening dew on games. The three teams and the ICC match referee are agreed over the changed ... Read more
Salahuddin appointed member of FIFA technical committee
The president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Kazi Mohammed Salahuddin was appointed as a member of the FIFA technical and development committee. It’s the first time that a member of the BFF has appointed as a member of the standing committee of FIFA, the highest authority of the ... Read more
Muktijoddha earns first point
Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra earned their first point in the season Citycell 3rd Bangladesh League football after a goalless draw with Shuktara Jubo Sangsad at Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday. Muktijoddha players appeared determined to hold off Shuktara Jubo Sangsad in the lone match of the day as the relegation threatened ... Read more
Shahrukh gets emotional
NEW DELHI: It was an emotional moment for Shah Rukh Khan when he entered Pragati Maidan here Wednesday as it reminded him of his late father and the time he spent with his family here. “My childhood was spent here in Pragati Maidan. My father used to have a shop here and when I entered ... Read more
I’m Boring And Single: Deepika
Ranbir who? There is no denying that Deepika Padukone has gotten over her break-up with the Kapoor lad with the pragmatism of a girl who knows her mind and would rather not waste her emotions. And she says that she won’t talk about Ranbir on her birthday – or any other day. Deepika’s birthday this ... Read more
Toss a crucial factor
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will be hoping to win the toss before they put any kind of pressure on the opponents when they face India in their second match of the Idea Cup tri-series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. And then the all-rounder will desperately try to regain the rhythm of the past ... Read more
Bangladesh eye semifinal
The Bang-ladesh Under-19 cricket team will leave for New Zealand tonight with a lofty target of finishing amongst the top four in the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2010 that kicks off on January 15. “You can?t go into a mission without setting a target. Our target is to make it to the last ... Read more
Arambagh, Feni in tame draw
Feni Soccer Club split points with Arambagh KS in a 1-1 draw in the lone match of the Citycell Bangladesh League at Shaheed Salam Stadium in Feni on Wednesday. With the day’s draw, Feni Soccer Club secured eight points while Arambagh KS bagged six points, both playing six matches. In the day’s match, Monu put ... Read more
Tidbits: Website developed for music lovers
An entertainment related website-www.unltdentertainment.com- is developed where music lovers could listen to and download music at free of cost. The features of the website include: English Song: 50 Cent, AbbA, Aerosmith, Air Supply, Alice Cooper, Back Street Boys, Bee Gees, Best of Boyzone, Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Blue, Bon Jovi, BoneyM, ... Read more
Smart card of expat workers within a month
A parliamentary watchdog Tuesday said that the ‘smart card’ containing computer chip with upgraded database network of all expatriate Bangladeshi workers would be provided within next one month, reports UNB. The parliamentary standing committee on Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry at a meeting at Sangsad Bhaban said that card would be given for reducing ... Read more
Bangladesh ready to face climate change
Speakers tell discussion Speakers at a discussion yesterday said Bangladesh is one of the few countries in the world to have devised a climate change adaptation and mitigation plan. The cabinet-approved Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2009 is a proof that the country is prepared to face the challenges of climate change, they ... Read more
Bangladesh IT industry going global
From The Daily Star Bangladesh IT industry going global Habibullah N Karim The information technology industry in Bangladesh has gradually come of age and today accounts for more than Taka 25 billion or USD350 million in annual revenues. It is still a tiny blip compared to a GDP nearing USD100 billion but it’s a noticeable ... Read more
Impact of climate change on St. Martin’s Island
Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman Global climate change poses a high risk to the biodiversity of coral reefs of St. Martin’s. The major threats to the coral reefs are high levels of sedimentation, cyclones, storm surges and beach erosion. Global warming is a matter of major concern for coral reefs of this island as elsewhere. St. ... Read more