Bangladesh will begin the countdown for the World Cup 2011 from the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on November 19, said an official on Thursday. The countdown will begin at 12:00 midnight, exactly 100 days before the opening match between Bangladesh and India at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on
Month: November 2010
Inter-Private Univ football
Independent University blanked University of Liberal Arts 2-0 in the Mentors’ Inter-Private University Football Tournament at the Kamalapur stadium on Thursday. Hashmi broke the deadlock in the 35th minute while Hameem made it 2-0 on the hour mark. In the other match of the day, Northern University and IUBAT shared the spoils in
GM chess
GM Ziaur Rahman lost his solo lead in the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tourna-ment when he drew against Uzbek GM Vakhidov Tair in the sixth round at the Tulip Lounge of Uttara Club yesterday. Zia now shares the lead with FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar, who beat Indian FM Sayantan Das to join Zia with ... Read more
Easy win for Sheikh Jamal
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club crushed North Bengal Cricket Academy by eight wickets in the First Division Cricket League at the Dhaka University ground yesterday. Batting first, North Bengal were bowled out for 115 runs with Taijul taking 4 wickets and Rubaiyat picking up two scalps
Road crashes kill 9
At least nine people were killed and 25 others injured in separate road accidents in Cox’s Bazar, Mymensingh, Gaibandha, Benapole, Satkhira and Lamonirhat districts yesterday. A correspondent from Cox’s Bazar reports: At least three people including two minor girls were killed and nine others injured in a road accident in Khodaibari area under Sadar upazila ... Read more
RU students call for mass movement against stalking
Speakers at a human chain in Rajshahi University on Wednesday called for launching a mass movement and forging social resistance against harassment of girls and women to free society from the social crime. They stressed the need for bringing back the morally deviated boys and other young men to normal life through proper counselling and ... Read more
Trade body affiliation to be made mandatory for export, import
The government is going to amend the trade organisations act making it mandatory for businesses involved in foreign trade and all local trading companies and industries to be affiliated with a registered trade body, representing their respective sectors. Commerce minister Faruk Khan on Wednesday said that a draft on the proposed amendment
WB forecasts 6.3pc economic growth
The World Bank (WB) has projected that the economy may grow by 6.1-6.3 percent this fiscal year, driven by recovery in investment and exports. The projection came in the WB quarterly report on ‘Bangladesh State of Economy’ released from its country office yesterday. It identified some risks that may affect growth
BRAC Bank opens research into SME finance
BRAC Bank has launched a project to research the socioeconomic impact of SME finance on people, planet and profit, in association with the Centre for Corporate Governance and Finance Studies (CCGFS) of Dhaka University. The research will follow the ‘five action track’ goals of
Dhaka stocks fall for third day
AIMS allowed to issue bonus and right shares Dhaka stocks on Wednesday lost only 8.67 points as a quiet price correction on the bourse continued for the straight third day, market operators said. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange shed 0.10 per cent to close at 7,931.61 points on the day. The index ... Read more
Call to equip the poor with resources
The government should provide assets to the poor so they can fight well against poverty, using those resources, said the chief of a parliamentary standing committee yesterday. The beneficiaries of various safety net programmes spend all they receive, and cannot come out of poverty, said Israfil Alam, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on
GMG connects Riyadh
Bangladesh’s largest private airline GMG Airlines has added Riyadh to its list of destinations by launching direct flights from Dhaka. The inaugural flight landed at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Tuesday. Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia M Fazlul Karim and high officials of
Global Insurance appoints new MD
Fariduddin Khan Siddiqui has recently joined Global Insurance Ltd as its managing director. Prior to joining the Global Insurance he was the managing director of Phoenix Insurance Company. Siddiqui obtained his Masters Degree in economics from the University of Chittagong and MBA and LLB degrees from USIC & Southern University Chittagong respectively, said
Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh gets new MD
Reazul Chowdhury has joined Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh Limited as the managing director on Monday. Prior to joining here he was the managing director of Reckitt Benckiser Sri Lanka where he joined in 2008, said a news release. Reazul started his career at British American Tobacco and worked there for 10 years in different
HC asks govt to prevent drug adulteration
The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to make a guideline to effectively stop the production and sales of adulterated drugs. The High Court bench of Justice M Imman Ali and Justice Obaidul Hasan asked the health secretary and the director general of drug administration to form a high-powered committee with
First junior school exams start today
The first-ever Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations of 15,05,391 class VIII students from 27,221 educational institutions across the country start today. At the pre-examination briefing at the secretariat yesterday, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said all the necessary preparations are complete for the
Man surrenders after killing wife
A man has surrendered to the police after killing his wife at Gulshan in Dhaka. The police recovered the body of Neela Mehrun, 25, from the Hotel Purnima Wednesday morning. Shahbagh police sub-inspector Mina Begum told the news agency that the husband, Hasan, came to the police and confessed his crime at
Hashem Clarke makes history
First Bangladeshi descent Congressman For the first time in the history of the United States of America, Hansen Hashem Clarke, a Bangladeshi descent democratic member of the Michigan Senate, has won a congressional seat to the United States House of Representatives. After winning the congressional seat, held by Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick for more than 20
60 injured in cop-student clash in city
Stamford University 60 injured in cop-student clash in city At least 60 people including law enforcers were injured in hour-long clashes between police and students of Stamford University Bangladesh in the capital over an incident of barring a student from taking part in midterm examination. Around 20 injured students took first aid in the university ... Read more
Dav pleased with Tigers
Former Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore said he was delighted when the Tigers handed New Zealand a 4-0 whitewash last month. “It just goes to show how much they have improved. Bangladesh played really well. I would say that they are progressing in the right direction,” said the man who was the