Mahmudullah Riyad scored a brilliant century to propel Dhaka a two-wicket victory, ending the unbeaten run of Rajshahi in the third round of the National Cricket League one-day version on Friday. The only day to stake their claim for the national team, especially for the middle-order batsmen before the national training camp starts, Mohammad Ashraful ... Read more
Month: October 2010
Siddik sees both sides of the coin in CIMB
Siddikur Rahman, the first ever professional golfer of Bangladesh, enjoyed a mixed day playing in the PGA sanctioned CIMB-Asia Pacific Classic Tour in Malaysia and making his mark among the best of the bests. Siddik finished the day with 68 strokes (-3), one stroke better than his 1st round game and stands at 21st position ... Read more
Sonia sets three more records
Sonia Akhter, the talented swimmer of Bangladesh Ansar, continued to rule the pool for the second consecutive day setting another three national marks in the Walton 24th National Swimming at the National Swimming Complex on Friday. Sonia wiped out her own record of 1:13.85 seconds in the 100 metre butterfly by finishing
Div I cricket
Favourites Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club outplayed Young Pegasus by 5 wickets in their First Division Cricket League clash at the Dhaka University Ground yesterday. Batting first, Young Pegasus put on 173 runs before being bowled out in the 44th over. Sheikh Jamal lost only five of their wickets to overhaul the target within 39 overs, ... Read more
Maradona turns 50 today
Former Bangladesh football star Sabbir will cut the cake to mark Argentine legend Diego Maradona’s 50th birthday at the Dhaka reporters’ unity today. Fans of Maradona are free to attend the celebration. Meanwhile, Diego Maradona has revealed his desire to manage in the English Premier League. He told Sky Sports News: “Yes, I would like ... Read more
WECCA Beach Cricket
Commonwealth Cricket Club registered a facile five-wicket victory over Renegades in the AB Bank-Citycell WECCA Beach Cricket in Cox’s Bazar on Friday. Opting to bat first, Renegades posted a fighting 75 runs for two wickets with Ujjal scoring 31 hitting five sixes from eight deliveries while Moni remained not out on 30. Shafil the Commonwealth ... Read more
Contraceptive gel being developed
A birth control gel that is applied to the skin could offer woman an alternative to the Pill, say experts presenting latest trial data. Used once daily, it delivers hormones to prevent a pregnancy in the same way as oral contraceptives do. Early studies show the gel is effective and well tolerated, with none of ... Read more
Michael Jackson is top dead celebrity earner
Michael Jackson has come top of the annual Forbes magazine list of top-earning dead celebrities. The King of Pop earned $275m (£173m) in the last year, according to Forbes – more than any other celebrity, dead or alive, except Oprah Winfrey, reports BBC News. “Jackson’s spot atop our top earning dead celebrities list should come ... Read more
ICT report hails Bangladesh
A global information and communication technology (ICT) report has lauded Bangladesh’s two initiatives — one by Banglalink and the other by Grameenphone that cater to the market information needs of rural farmers. Banglalink’s helpline Jigyasha and Grameenphone’s telecentre-based market solutions have been helping address the farmers’ needs across the country, said a report of the ... Read more
BRTC launches school bus service Jan 15
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation will run 14 buses on the Mirpur-Azimpur route on a trial basis to ferry schoolchildren and accompanying guardians from January 15. The communications minister, Syed Abul Hossain, at a briefing after a meeting at the secretariat on Thursday morning, said the buses would run between 6:00am and 9:00am to ferry ... Read more
Call to punish stalkers
Countrywide Protest Call to punish stalkers Members of civil society submit a memorandum to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through Poba Upazila Nirbahi Officer demanding arrest of the stalkers who killed Natore college teacher Mizanur Rashid Different civic groups and political parties across the country yesterday formed human chains and demonstrated, demanding immediate arrest of the ... Read more
Road accidents kill 5
At least five people were killed and nine others injured in separate road accidents in Satkhira, Noakhali, Benapole, Kurigram and Gopalganj yesterday and on Wednesday. Our Correspondent from Satkhira reports: A four-year-old child was killed in a road accident on Satkhira-Fingri road at village Faizullapur in Sadar upazila
Help save city playgrounds
Environmentalists urge PM Environmentalists at a rally yesterday sought the prime minister’s intervention in saving the city’s playgrounds by removing concrete structures built on them. Lauding the prime minister’s recent instructions to recover city playgrounds from grabbers, the speakers said the government’s goodwill to help develop the mental and physical health of
BCS fair kicks off tomorrow
Country’s largest annual ICT showcase ‘BCS ICT World 2010’ kicks off tomorrow in the city with the theme of building a ‘Digital Bangladesh for the new generation’. Organised by Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) – the national association of the ICT companies, the four-day event will be staged at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center of the
Aussie Rickshaw Ride to raise awareness on poverty
The Australian High Commissioner on Wednesday celebrated completion of “Great Aussie Rickshaw Ride”, a unique idea to raise awareness about global poverty and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through riding rickshaw across Australia. Four rickshawpullers from Bangladesh — Hazrat Ali, Abdul Khaleq, Farida Yasmin and
Hepatitis B attacks 1.5 lakh newborns a year
Every year about 1.5 lakh newborns in Bangladesh suffer from the chronic hepatitis B virus, easily preventable by vaccination, said National Professor MR Khan at a conference yesterday. “Chronic liver diseases Hepatitis B and C are easily preventable by vaccines available in all government and private health institutes,” said MR Khan at the inaugural ceremony ... Read more
Interns call off strike
Intern doctors at Dhaka National Medical College Hospital under Sutrapur finally called off their strike and joined work yesterday after 27 hours of work abstention. Following demands of interns and other employees the hospital has introduced the system of passes for attendants in order to control the number of attendants per patient, said director of
It’s business with a difference
Yunus emphasises efforts to reach out to the poor through social business and technology The advanced world of technology should open its doors to social business to solve some crucial problems facing the poor, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus said yesterday. The technology-packed times of today see only moneymaking initiatives, he said. “But the same technologies ... Read more
Buying spree pulls DSE turnover to Tk 2,945 crore
The daily turnover and the key indices of the Dhaka and Chittagong bourses hit their all-time highs on Thursday as the markets witnessed buying frenzy amid sharp rises in the prices of securities in recent weeks, market operators said. The daily turnover at Dhaka Stock Exchange hit Tk 2,945.37 crore, up by 401.82
Anis Ud Dowla becomes BCPA chairman
M Anis Ud Dowla, chairman of ACI Formulations, was elected chairman of the Bangladesh Crop Protection Association at its 30th annual general meeting on October 24 at Westin in Dhaka, said a news release. MA Momin Mazumder of Bayer Crop Science was elected vice-chairman, MA Khair of Blessing Agrovet Industries general secretary, Md Tofiqul Islam ... Read more