A 15-member Bangladesh cricket team will fly to Guangzhou on Friday night with the hope of reaching the final of the first ever Twenty20 format cricket event in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. In the midst of intense discussion on whether cricket will be a part of the 2014 Games or not, Bangladesh ... Read more
Month: November 2010
Countdown Fiasco
BCB yet to take any action Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has yet to take any step regarding the fiasco in the 100-day countdown ceremony for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. True it was the duty of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) to stage the programme, but the game’s governing body of the country just
50-over Premier League first
The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) has decided yesterday to postpone the Premier League Twenty20 tournament. CCDM chairman GS Hasan Tamim confirmed yesterday that the event will probably be held later, making way for the 50-over competition which is slated to begin on December 8 or
NSU retain football title
North South University retained the title of the Mentors’ Inter-Private University football with a 4-0 thrashing of Independent University in the final at the Kamalapur stadium on Saturday. Ridoy scored a brace while Birol and Shawon scored one goal apiece for the winners. Independent University had a bright start with their playmaker Hameem creating havoc ... Read more
Siddik struggles in 3rd round
Golfer Siddikur Rahman could not continue his consistent performance as he struggled in the third round of the Barclays Singapore Open on Saturday. Siddik, who resumed the second round game early in the morning to finish off his last four holes after rain and bad light had interrupted the second day’s play, had to start ... Read more
Faruque handed one-match ban
Barisal batsman Nasiruddin Faruque has been suspended for today’s National Cricket League final after being found guilty of dissent in Friday’s game at the Sher-e-Bangla. The incident occurred in the last game of the second phase when the left-handed opener was given out leg-before in the fifth over against Dhaka. There was a loud
‘Over 45,000 babies die a year for premature birth’
Experts at a programme yesterday said 1,20,000 newborns die every year in the country, with 38 percent dying directly or indirectly due to premature delivery, which must be prevented. It is good that Bangladesh is on track of achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 that tells of reducing child mortality. But if the death ... Read more
Sylhet city cattle market yet to gear up
Sales of sacrificial animals are yet to get momentum in Sylhet despite a huge number of cattle pouring into the lone permanent cattle market at Kazirbazar in the city with only three days left for the Muslim’s second biggest religious festival, Eid-ul-Azha. A large number of cows, buffaloes and goats have been brought to the ... Read more
Change in mindset stressed for success in mass literacy
Participants in a daylong seminar on ‘mass literacy based on vocational education’ on Saturday stressed change in mindset and strategy for success in mass literacy movement. The Society for People’s Education, Empowerment and Development Trust, in collaboration with Mass Literacy Movement, organised the programme at BDS
72,000 buildings vulnerable to quake in capital: Razzak
The minister for food and disaster management, Abdur Razzak, on Saturday said over 72,000 buildings in and around the Dhaka metropolis are at risk and they would collapse if an earthquake with a magnitude of over seven on the Richter scale hits the capital. Inaugurating a two-day workshop on ‘Risk Resilient Infrastructures: Role of Education ... Read more
Only 25pc diabetics have access to treatment
Speakers tell seminar Only one fourth of the total diabetes patients receive treatment in the country for lack of service and awareness, said speakers at a press conference yesterday. Bangladesh Diabetic Society (BADAS) arranged the conference at its auditorium at Birdem hospital, ahead of the World Diabetes Day to be observed
Road accidents kill six
At least six people were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria, Kishoreganj and Natore yesterday. Our correspondent from Brahmanbaria reports: Four people were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Brahmanbaria-Comilla highway at Kharera of Kasba upazila
RU viva voce begins on Nov 24
The viva voce of Rajshahi University admission tests under the 2010-2011 academic session will start Wednesday, a press release of the university said. According to the release, the viva test of A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6 will be held on November 24 and 25 and B unit viva test on November
Runa Laila on Banglavision Eid-special programme
A programme featuring an exclusive interview of the diva Runa Laila will be aired on Banglavison on the second day of Eid. Titled “Tarar Paney Cheye”, the programme will be aired at 9:40 pm. Noted singer Shakila Zafar will host the programme. On the show, Runa Laila will recount many untold stories from his illustrious ... Read more
Shooting of “Ghetu Putro Komola”
On the Spot Shooting of “Ghetu Putro Komola” Acclaimed director Humayun Ahmed’s latest celluloid feature “Ghetu Putro Komola” is being shot at Nuhashpolli, 55 kilometers away from the hubbub of Dhaka. Ahmed says, the crew has shot in Brahmanbaria for six days; after Nuhashpolli, they will return to Brahmanbaria. The shooting site at Nuhashpolli sounds ... Read more
Eid attractions on abc radio
This Eid, abc radio will air special live musical programmes featuring five bands. The programme, titled “abc Studio Live”, will be aired from the first till forth day of Eid. The show will be aired every night from 11 pm to 2 am. On the first night, the band Trap will entertain the audience. The ... Read more
CJ censures dist judges for taking ‘bribes’
The chief justice, ABM Khairul Haque, on Friday questioned the integrity of subordinate judges accusing some district judges of taking bribes through court personnel. ‘The people are not satisfied with the activities and integrity of judges who are now in the dock of people’s court. There is a tremendous backlog of cases and
Not much to do for DCC councillors
Tasks confined to signing certificates, attesting documents All of the 120 councillors, including 30 women elected in reserved seats, of the 90 wards of the Dhaka City Corporation do not have much to do but for attesting documents and issuing character certificates, for the people who elect them. Most of the functions and development works ... Read more
Eid time home goers suffer due to highway tailbacks
Thousands of people who left the capital city on Friday to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha in the countryside suffered long delays on the way due to traffic congestions, witnesses said. There was an unusual rush of home-bound people keen to celebrate the festival with their near ones in the countryside on November 17, they
Mobile court fines stalker in B’baria
A mobile court fined an auto-rickshaw driver for harassing a woman at Nabinagar in Brahmanbaria on the second day of mobile court operation across the country on Friday. The Nabinagar upazila nirbahi officer, Shamsul Islam Mehedi, in a drive at Nabinagar sadar bus stand in the town fined the driver, Abdus Sattar, Tk 5,000 after ... Read more