Without any doubt the historic series victory against New Zealand pleased Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons the most. Nothing could have been better for a mentor than gaining from this stupendous success before the World Cup campaign. But in no way the team think-tank can be complacent with the success because there are still some areas ... Read more
Month: October 2010
New tournament named SA Club Championship
The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has decided to hold the first-ever Club Championship two months before staging the SAFF Championship next year. The regional body, however, has decided to hold the Championship, the first of its kind, in September and the SAFF Championship in December
Nat’l Games for intellectually challenged athletes start today
The 5th National Games for the intellectually-challenged athletes, organised by the Special Olympics Bangladesh and sponsored by Grameenphone, will start today. This was announced at a press briefing on Thursday. The meet is the result of a two-year long talent hunt programme arranged by Grameenphone in
Hockey players return home
All 19 players of the Bangladesh national hockey team, who went to Germany to play for different clubs as part of their preparation for the upcoming Asian Games, returned home on Thursday. The team had gone to Germany on July 29. Rach Gerhard Peter, the German coach of the national hockey team who accompanied the
MBBS admission tests on Friday
A combined MBBS admission tests both for private and public medical colleges are going to be held for the first time on Friday to ensure the minimum standard of the physicians. Candidates will get their seat planning from the website –– http://www.dghs.gov.bd/. “From this academic year, we are going to take the admission tests both ... Read more
Population 16.44cr
States UNFPA report; minister Razzaque feels food security threatened The country’s population is now 16.44 crore while the population growth 1.4 per thousand, said a UNFPA report. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday launched its world population report 2010. As for Bangladesh, Food and Disaster Management Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque unveiled
Padma bridge work from Mar
Cost rises to $2.9b for design change; Muhith terms talks with WB fruitful; donors firm on graft issues Construction of the Padma Bridge will start in March next year instead of this year, and the cost will be $2.9 billion instead of the earlier projection of $2.4 billion, said Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday. The ... Read more
1.8 crore children observe Global Handwashing Day
About 1.8 crore children participated in various programmes across the country to promote handwashing with soap on Wednesday. As part of the weeklong observance of Global Handwashing Day on October 15, more than fifty thousand children gathered at a handwashing programme at the Residential Model School and
BCS IT fair begins October 30
BCS information technology fair ‘BCSICTWORLD’ will be held from October 30 to November 2 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, the organisers said at a news briefing Wednesday at the BCS office in Dhaka. Mustafa Jabbar, president of the Bangladesh Computer Samity, spoke at the briefing while
Three killed, 9 injured in road accidents
Three people were killed and around nine others injured in separate road accidents in Chittagong and Jhenidah yesterday. Our Chittagong correspondent reports: a speeding truck near the 3rd Karnaphuli Bridge ploughed into five three-wheelers (locally known as tempoos) and two rickshaws standing on the sideway
Mobile subscribers cross 6.5cr
The number of mobile subscribers in the country crossed 6.5 crore mark in September while the state-run operator Teletalk netted a few subscribers in the month after steady fall in the company’s subscriber base in the previous three months. The active mobile subscriber base in the country reached 65.14 million or 6.51 crore at the ... Read more
Analysts stress customer protection law for migrants
A customer protection law should be framed to safeguard migrant workers, as the exclusivity clause limits the reach of remittance, migration analysts said yesterday. The exclusivity clause also works against the economy in favour of big companies, they said. The comments came at a dialogue on ‘Institutional and Regulatory Reforms on
Heidelberg holds seminar on cement technology
HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Ltd in collaboration with Heidelberg Technology Centre, Germany held a series of technical seminar on cement and concrete technology in Dhaka and Chittagong recently. Frank Obst, senior engineer of material technology of HTC, Germany, delivered key speech in the seminars, said a news
Abahani ride on top
Title contenders Dhaka Abahani moved top of group A with a 2-0 win over Rahmatganj MFS while star-studded Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club stumbled into their second successive draw in the Grameenphone Federation Cup at the Kamalapur stadium on Wednesday. Abahani earned four points while Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russell have two each and
BKSP to have more disciplines
The Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) has decided to introduce six more disciplines to the existing 10 at its three regional centres in Chittagong, Khulna and Barisal. The disciplines are wushu, karate and taekwondo for Chittagong, table tennis and badminton for Khulna and volleyball for
Korea Cup Taekwondo starts on Friday
The Korea Cup Taekwondo Tournament 2010 gets under way on Friday at the National Sports Council gymnasium, it was announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. The event has been jointly organised by the Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation, South Korean Embassy in Dhaka and Korea International Cooperation Agency
Paris Hilton has discovered the “meaning of life”
Paris Hilton has revealed she wants to have children after spending time with her boyfriend Cy Waits’ seven-year-old daughter Shae. Paris Hilton has discovered the “meaning of life” – babies. The blonde heiress thinks it’s great that she is one of three siblings and has been thinking about starting a family with her Las Vegas ... Read more
Salman, Anil, Fardeen to play double in No Entry sequel
The sequel to the hit film NO ENTRY is being planned. Producer Boney Kapoor claims that the first draft of the script is ready. The film is penned by Anees Bazmee and he will only direct it. The title of the film will be NO ENTRY MEIN ENTRY. In the sequel, Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor ... Read more
Kareena: Saif and I are both very happy & excited
Will they or won’t they? That’s been the big question surrounding Saif and Kareena’s marriage since a long time now. We got a chance to ask the coupe at the press meet of their latest brand endorsement, Metro Shoes. Reveals Saif, ‘No plans to get married at the moment. We are caught up with our ... Read more
Sunshine Deol: Sunny Turns 56!
His lazy smile and hunky frame had scores of women (and many males too, ahem) drooling over him. Sunny Deol, the eldest son of veteran actor Dharmendra, turns 56 on October 19, 2010. The actor, producer, director, just like other star son, has struggled to make his own identity, beyond that of being his father’s ... Read more