Captaincy question remains The national cricketers will get back to business on November 21 after Eid holidays to carry on the preparation for next month’s one-day series against Zimbabwe; their last international engagement before the 2011 World Cup. The Tigers are scheduled to travel to Chittagong after the vacation for three days as
Month: November 2010
1979: West Indian power exercised
ICC Cricket world cup history 1979: West Indian power exercised Four years after lifting the Cup in the tournament’s inaugural edition, Clive Lloyd and his team were back in England for a repeat performance of equal, if not greater, dominance. The 1979 Prudential World Cup followed the same format as the first — two groups ... Read more
Siddik ends on a high
Siddikur Rahman bagged a handsome $57,900 after his astonishing performance in the fourth and final round of the Barclays Singapore Open on Monday. Despite a gallant effort in the last round, Siddik finished in the 25th position jointly with six golfers. After resuming the remaining seven holes
What’s wrong in soccer?
16th Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 What’s wrong in soccer? Bangladesh U23 football team were the first to leave the country to take part in the 16th Asian Games in China. Ironically, they became the first side to return home on Sunday night after an early elimination from the group stages with a disappointing performance that ... Read more
Mamun’s Eid plays on War of Independence
While most of the TV plays to be aired on the occasion of Eid tend to only entertain, actor-director-playwright Mamunur Rashid has come up with a serious issue as theme of his two plays scheduled to be screened during the Eid. Both of his two plays— ‘Eid-er Rang’ and ‘Bandmaster-er Qurbani’—upholds the legacy of the ... Read more
Doobshatar
Premiere of Nurul Alam Atiq’s Doobshatar Impress Telefilm Ltd premiered its 61st production “Doobshatar” on November 13. The event was held at the Channel i centre in Tejgaon, Dhaka. The film, directed by Nurul Alam Atiq, follows a young middleclass woman and the predicaments she faces in the society. Atiq has also written the story ... Read more
Hanif Sanket’s Eid offerings
Like every Eid, popular TV personality Hanif Sanket has special programmes on the occasion for the viewers. Written and directed by Sanket, single-episode TV play “Alta Ranga Mon” will be aired on ATN Bangla on Eid day at 8:50 pm. The story of the play zooms in on a farmer family. Rahim Mian engages all ... Read more
Tougher law for stalkers
The government has decided to amend the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, 2003 to make sure it is enforced vigorously in fighting stalking. The decision came yesterday at an inter-ministerial meeting on framing a law against stalking, said meeting sources
Woman saves husband, but baby missing
A young housewife in the capital’s Shyamoli yesterday foiled an attempt to kidnap her husband, but by then her five-year-old son was gone. Locals said the child, Sami, went missing when her mother Sumi Begum, 23, had to leave him at the roadside to chase the car in which four youths were taking away her ... Read more
Illicit lovers sentenced to 100 lashes each
A housemaid and her boyfriend will be lashed 100 times each, jailed and deported for committing adultery, according to a court ruling. By Bassma Al Jandaly, Senior Reporter Published: 00:00 November 15, 2010 Sharjah: A housemaid and her boyfriend will be lashed 100 times each,
Sunny leads Dhaka to third NCL title
All-rounder Elias Sunny played a superb unbeaten knock of 87 runs to help Dhaka clinch their third National Cricket League one-day title with a three-wicket win over Barisal in the final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. Sunny clubbed three consecutive boundaries in the 48th over in
Cricket, chess shine for Bangladesh
Bangla-desh eves opened their Asian Games cricket campaign with a crushing 10-wicket victory over Hong Kong in a Group B match at the Guanggong International Cricket Stadium in Guangzhou on Sunday. Chess was the only other sport that gave Bangladesh some kind of success on the second day of the meet. Opting to bat first, ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
As it was the inaugural edition and international limited overs cricket was just beginning, a lot of records were set in this 1975 World Cup. England opener John Jameson faced the first ball in World Cup history, bowled by India’s medium-pacer Madan Lal
Stunning comeback for Siddik
Bangladeshi golfing genius Siddikur Rahman turned his game around in the fourth round after his dismal performance the previous day at the Barclays Singapore Open on Sunday. Siddik showed the world his courageous effort as he scored 7 birdies in the fourth round (only played 11 holes) before the game was stopped due to fading ... Read more
Dhaka stocks skyrockets to 8,300-point mark
Dhaka stocks jumped on Sunday with the DSE general index gaining 120.37 points amid a bull run that pushed the bourse’s key index to its new high, crossing the 8,300-point mark for the first time ever. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange advanced by 1.47 per cent to close at 8,307.70 points on ... Read more
Aarong to buy direct from Tipra community
Aarong and Tipra Community Producers Group signed a deal to create a direct value chain, where the local community will directly send products to the chain store by eliminating middlemen. Nishorgo Network, established by the government to benefit local communities through conservation of forest and wetland biodiversity, helped facilitate the deal with
Energy suppliers join hands
A body consisting of 50 solar and renewable energy supplier organisations was formed on Thursday to solve the country’s energy crisis. Dipal Barua, founder chairman of Bright Green Energy Foundation, has been elected president of the organisation named Bangladesh Solar and Renewable Energy Association,
City cattle markets likely to see rush today
Cattle markets in the capital are yet to draw customers even though only two days are left for Eid-ul-Azha, one of the main festivals of Muslim Ummah. Until yesterday a very small number of cattle were sold at the city’s 14 cattle markets including the permanent one in Gabtali. But cattle traders are hoping that ... Read more
Students’ exodus makes Rajshahi city desolate
The Rajshahi city has become almost deserted as a huge number of dwellers, especially students of different educational institutions, left the city to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha. A good number of students of numerous educational institutions in the city, including Rajshahi University, Rajshahi College, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology,
Road accidents kill 9
At least nine people were killed and 34 others injured in separate road accidents in Sylhet, Munshiganj, Gazipur and Savar yesterday. Our staff correspondent from Sylhet reports: Three persons including a mother and her son were killed and 30 others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in front of the