Bangladesh got off to a really bad start to their one-day tour with a terrible performance against Sussex yesterday. The Tigers went down by a whopping 149 runs at the county ground in Hove after Sussex made 253 from 47.5 overs. Rokibul Hasan made 23 while Jahurul Islam, opening with Tamim Iqbal,
Month: July 2010
Abbas shapes Abahani’s big win
Abahani Limited downed Ajax Sporting Club by 7-1 in the Green Delta insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani Hokey Stadium on Saturday. The winners led the first half by four goals to nil. Pakistani recruit Sohail Abbas was among the top of the scorers netting three goals. Pushkar Khisha scored two goals ... Read more
Four players share lead in chess
Four players were sharing lead in the points table with maximum 2 points each after 2nd round games of the Mercantile Bank 36th National Chess Championship at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room on Saturday. They were: GM Reefat Bin Sattar, FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag and
‘I haven’t felt this sad since I stopped playing football,’ Maradona
FIFA World Cup In a press conference, Argentine team’s coach Diego Maradona stated that “it’s not time to discuss his future as coach,” but hinted however, that “whoever came next had to follow his footsteps.” “I have to think about what my next move is going to be,” he said, clearly distraught by Germany’s
Scarlett Johansson, once again face for MANGO campaign
Scarlett Johansson, one of the most internationally famous actresses of the moment, has once again placed herself under the orders of the photographer Mario Sorrenti to star in the new MANGO campaign for the Autumn/Winter 2010-2011. An emblematic residence in Los Angeles was the setting chosen by MANGO for the photo shoot, led by the ... Read more
Mac people vs. PC people: Ultimate lab test
This computer rivalry has been elevated to a cultural divide on par with Pepsi versus Coke. Apple’s popular commercials have painted the picture in stark terms: There are two types of people, Mac people and PC people. And if the marketing is to be believed, the former is a hip, sport-coat-and-sneakers-?wearing type of guy who ... Read more
No marriage for Shakira
Pop star Shakira has said she never wants to get married as she loves being called somebody’s girlfriend. The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer says she has no intention of tying the knot with fiance Antonio De La Rua, despite saying yes when he popped the question over four years ago. She said: “I have no ... Read more
World media compliment Maradona: ‘your team has been the joy of this tournament’
The sports sections of British newspaper The Guardian and US newspaper The New York Times were all about Argentina’s football team coach Diego Maradona. He is on the forecast-spotlight and his performance as the team mastermind was the core of the analyses. According to the British article, “his renaissance as Argentina’s head coach is the ... Read more
Bird smuggling bid foiled
Pak national held at airport with 1,000 rare birds Customs officials yesterday seized around 1,000 birds, mostly protected species, from a Pakistani at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital. The immigration police arrested Ahmmed Shaikh Wahid, 29, around 2:00pm. He was trying to
‘Shanti,’ WASA’s bottled water turns unprofitable
Poor marketing and management made WASA’s bottled water ‘Shanti’ unprofitable. WASA has been selling its bottled water ‘Shanti’ since 2006. Profit remains elusive, although, WASA has been investing Tk five crore a fiscal year since 2006 on its bottled water project, Shaheda Islam, microbiologist of the bottled water plant
Purbachal, Agrani get first points
After five consecutive defeats, both Agrani Bank and Purbachal Parishad played out a goalless draw in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League at the Birsreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur
Rana hattrick gives Police first win
Rana Das slammed a hattrick as promotee Police AC tasted their first victory in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League with a 4-0 defeat over Wari Club at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium
Chapal off to Australia
Hockey coach Barkatullah Chapal leaves here for Australia today to take part in development coaches’ programme. The programme, conducted by Hockey Victoria, will be held in Victoria province from July 5 to 14 and
Dhaka second most vulnerable city to quake in world, experts
Experts on earthquake at an awareness campaign on Friday said Dhaka was the second most vulnerable city to earthquake in the world and a moderate quake might cause severe devastation in the densely populated city. They also emphasised building awareness about the measures which should be taken before,
Govt urged to engage traffic police to curb sound pollution
Green activists on Friday called upon the government to engage the traffic police for implementing laws against sound pollution by fining vehicles with hydraulic horns and using horns without reason. The monitoring system should be strengthened at all public places, where the involvement of traffic
Nat’l Mathematical Olympiad team leaves tomorrow
A five-member Bangladesh National Mathematical Team will leave the country tomorrow to compete in the 51st International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) to be held at Astana in Kazakhstan. The team members are Tarik Adnan Moon of Kustia Govt College, Pranon Rahman Khan of Sylhet MC College,
Rajshahi-Dhaka air service starts this month
Air service on Rajshahi-Dhaka route will start again on a limited scale this month. Galaxy Flying Academy, a private flying training school, signed a contract with the aviation authorities for the service. Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton informed the media about this at a news briefing
Delay in SSC re-exam results worries students
Examinees of Secondary School Certificate examinations and their guardians are worried over delay in publishing the results of Barisal Education Board. Asifur Rahman, an SSC examinee, said re-examination results of Dhaka, Rajshahi and Dinajpur education boards had already been published and classes of higher secondary level had already
Silver Bell’s School, Ctg College, DU become champions
Silver Bell’s Girls’ High School, Chittagong College and Dhaka University emerged as champions at different categories in the ‘Mutual Trust Bank- The Daily Star Debate Contest 2010. The prize giving ceremony of the contest was held at Chittagong Shilpakala Academy yesterday evening at the concluding ceremony of the two-day long debate
Birth Registration Day today
The National Birth Registration Day will be observed countrywide today to ensure every child’s right to be registered and have a name. The government has chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the day through creating awareness among the mass