Members of popular band Black are set to soar with their new album that is self titled, ‘Black’. It is some tentative moments growing in the studio as the band members race against time and race against traffic jam to deliver to their fans the ultimate uproar. The band has been moving on like a ... Read more
Month: November 2010
Sculptures confiscated by Nazis to be displayed
A sculpture collection, which was condemned by Hitler’s Nazis, is set to go on display later at Berlin’s Neues Museum. The 11 pieces of art, which date back from the early 20th Century, were discovered on a building site in the city centre last year. They belonged to a collection of 15,000 works which Hitler’s ... Read more
DSE sizzles past 8,100-point mark
Dhaka stocks on Wednesday sizzled past the 8,100-point mark for the first time as investors continued pouring funds into the market which became highly overheated in recent time, market operators said. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange gained 58.23 points, or 0.72 per cent, to close at 8,114.26 points on the day. The ... Read more
Rahimafrooz batteries enter Chinese market
Rahimafrooz Globatt Limited, a new subsidiary of Rahimafrooz Group, on Wednesday sent its first consignment of batteries to China, which is the first-ever export of such an item to the Chinese market by a Bangladeshi company. Dynavolt, China has agreed to import at least 5,00,000 units within the next three years
New bodies for training in hospitality, tourism
The government yesterday formed two bodies — Industrial Skills Council and Industry Advisory Council — as part of an initiative to train people in the hospitality and tourism industry. Initially, the primary task of the councils is to develop a customised training curriculum that will cater to the hospitality market in Bangladesh and other South ... Read more
Growth hinges on telecom
Study says mobile users to cross 100 million by 2013 The number of mobile subscribers will reach 100 million by 2013 if the government cuts high SIM tax, said a study of a leading research organisation yesterday. The findings of the report were revealed at a seminar on “Bangladesh Telecoms Sector: Challenges and Opportunities” at ... Read more
Indian film director joins Yunus cause
Indian film director Shekhar Kapur has signed a memorandum of understanding with Grameen Creative Lab to create a social business fund for ensuring safe drinking water in India. The director of Oscar winning films ‘Elizabeth’ and ‘Elizabeth: The Golden Age’ will also spread the message of social business, championed by Nobel laureate
StanChart re-launches branch for development organisations
Standard Chartered Bank has recently re-launched its exclusive branch for development organisation clients. The branch, located in North Gulshan in Dhaka, has a counter for serving customers of such organisations. It provides a full range of wholesale banking products as well as customised personal banking solutions, said a
TECNO brings new mobile set
TECNO mobile brand has announced to launch a latest and smart full touch screen mobile phone — TECNO T 9 — in the market to add up to the Eid celebrations, said a news release. TECNO T9 is a stylish, reliable phone with a host of multimedia and messaging features, which is equipped with 3-inch ... Read more
World Cup to showcase Beautiful Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Tourism Board signed an agreement with the ICC Development Limited on Wednesday to become the local partner for the Bangladesh part of the World Cup 2011. The deal, worth around Tk 5 crore, will allow the newly-formed tourism board to showcase Bangladesh to the world during the eight matches to be held in ... Read more
Ganguly praises Tigers
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly hailed Bangladesh for the progress they have made since entering into Test cricket exactly 10 years ago on this day against his India. Ganguly had tossed the coin with Naimur Rahman in Bangladesh’s inaugural Test on November 10, 2000, marking a new journey for the Tigers in top flight
ICC Cricket world cup history
The first men’s cricket World Cup (the women’s tournament was the first such global cricket event, held two years before) was held in England in the summer of 1975, when limited overs cricket was still a novelty, and a form of the game not taken too seriously by practitioners of the more serious business of ... Read more
Tourism set for cricket boost
In the quest of promoting Bangladesh’s tourism as well as increasing the country’s image, the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry has signed an agreement with the ICC Development Limited yesterday to become its local partner for Bangladesh’s part of the 2011 ICC World Cup. The nearly Tk 5 crore deal will allow the newly-formed Bangladesh ... Read more
Rajshahi, Khulna stay in race
Rajshahi and Khulna kept their hopes alive for a berth in the final of the National Cricket League one-day version by winning their respective second round matches of the second phase on Wednesday. Title aspirants Rajshahi defeated Dhaka by 79 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium while a resurgent Khulna recorded their second consecutive win, ... Read more
Bangladesh hoping against hope
Smarting from two successive defeats, an injury-hit Bangladesh U23 football team will take on Hong Kong in their Group E last match of the 16th Asian Games at Huadu Stadium today. Bangladesh’s bid to qualify for the 16-team second round was all but shattered after losing to Uzbekistan and United Arab Emirates by identical 3-0 ... Read more
Nayeem shines for Dazzlers
Iftekhar Nayeem made a vital contribution to Baridhara Dazzlers’ five-wicket win over Kathalbagan in the First Division Cricket League at the BKSP ground in Savar yesterday. Nayeem, the younger brother of national opener Shahriar Nafees, scored 94 off 115 balls as Baridhara successfully chased 209 runs in 47.3 overs after losing two
The Daily Star breeze into semis
DRU-Pepsi Media Cricket The Daily Star breeze into semis The Daily Star romped into the semifinals of the DRU-Pepsi Media cricket tournament, outplaying Daily Kaler Kantha by 49 runs at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. Batting first, The Daily Star put on a massive total of 97 runs without losing any wicket in ... Read more
Women’s cricket team off for Asiad
The Bangladesh Women’s cricket team was scheduled to leave Dhaka last night to take part in the 16th Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou, China. Bangladesh has been slated in Group B along with Hong Kong, Nepal and Japan while Group A comprises of Pakistan, Thailand and
Bangladesh U-17s take 2-0 lead
An unbeaten half-century from Arafat Sunny saw Bangladesh U17s to an easy seven-wicket victory over Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) U17s at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium yesterday. The win made it 2-0 in favour of the Bangladesh U17s team. Sunny made 67 off 90 balls with the help of seven boundaries, sharing an unbroken 83-run
Families must lead
Roundtable told ways to tackle stalking The state should enforce strict laws and wage a social movement against stalking of women while families must teach children social and moral values to stop the menace. Stalking has turned into a deadly social disease like terrorism, speakers at a roundtable noted yesterday, stressing the need for using ... Read more