Bangladesh U-23 football side played out a goalless draw against Muktijoddha Sangsad in their first practice match ahead of the February-March Olympic pre-qualifiers against Kuwait at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan ground yesterday. However, both sides missed the services of their key players as the U-23 side’s midfielder
Month: December 2010
V-Day tennis starts today
The Victory Day Open tennis tournament, sponsored by Runner Group and organised by Bangladesh Tennis Federation (BTF), begins at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna today. Some 224 players are to take part in eight different events — men’s singles and doubles, women’s singles and doubles, boys’ U-16, girls’ U-16, boys’ U-12 and the girls’ ... Read more
ITF lifts ban on Bangladesh
The International Tennis Federation has finally lifted the ban it had imposed on the Bangladesh Tennis Federation earlier this year, a senior official of the BTF said on Sunday. Bangladesh has been hosting the ITF Junior Tennis for the last 24 years in Dhaka and gradually expanded it to Rajshahi and BKSP before the ITF ... Read more
Women booters have a surprise
An unlikely visitor at the Cox’s Bazar Stadium turned the first off-day of the SAFF Women’s Football Championship into a temporary uproar and media frenzy. As the players of the four semifinalists along with Maldives were preparing for a football festival organised by FIFA, all the attention suddenly shifted as former president Hussain Mohammad Ershad ... Read more
World Cup road show from today
Festivities for the 2011 World Cup begins today through a road show that will go through all 64 districts across the country. The programme styled “Catch Bangladesh Catch” will start off with a rally from National Eidgah to the Paltan Ground this afternoon at
Prioritise children’s education in disaster-hit areas
Say speakers Achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDG) would suffer a setback if education is not given proper importance during emergency periods like disaster and in the areas affected by natural calamities, said speakers yesterday. They were speaking at an inaugural ceremony of a two-day long national convention titled
‘Ensure rights of ethnic minorities for dev’
Consensus among different religions, opinions and ethnicity in Bangladesh is needed for its overall development and moving ahead, said renowned academicians yesterday. There are a number of ethnic groups other than the mainstream Bangalees who have been living in the country for decades. So, it should be ensured that the rights of
Lottery for selected candidates Dec 21, 22
Viqarunnisa School Admission Lottery for selected candidates Dec 21, 22 Lottery for the selected candidates aspiring to enrol in class I in Viqarunnisa Noon School and College will be held on December 21 and 22, says a press release. The lottery would be held in two shifts at the school’s main branch in Bailey Road ... Read more
Dipjol arrested after being bailed out
The detective branch police arrested Dhaka City Corporation ward councillor and actor Monwar Hossain Dipjol on Sunday afternoon as soon as he came out of the Dhaka Central Jail after being granted bail. Prisons officials told New Age that Dipjol was bailed out at about 5:30pm in a case filed against him on charge of ... Read more
Sadat Salim elected Dhaka Club president for fourth term
Sadat Hossain Salim, vice chairman of Rupayan Group, was elected president of Dhaka Club Limited for the fourth consecutive term at the yearly election of the club held on December 18. It may be mentioned that he is the 4th president to serve four consecutive terms during the club’s 99 years. He polled 684 votes ... Read more
Three killed, 15 injured in road accidents
At least three people were killed and 15 others injured in separate road accidents in Gopalganj, Dinajpur, Gaibandha yesterday. A correspondent from Gopalganj reports : At least one person was killed and 15 others were injured in a road accident on Gopalganj-Tekerhat road at Tentulia under Sadar upazila
Robi launches Bangla web site
Mobile operator Robi on Sunday launched its Bangla web site so that people can know about the company, its products and other information in the local language. ‘Bangla is our pride and Robi is always there to uphold the national pride by standing on the side of every person across the country. Bangla web site ... Read more
Roadside car parking worsens tailback
Lack of adequate parking spaces, ignorance and violation of traffic rules and a growing number of vehicles hitting the roads are worsening the traffic congestion in Dhaka city’s roads. Due to insufficient space to park vehicles, people quite often park their cars on the roadside, choking narrow roads and creating difficulties for traffic to move ... Read more
35 dead as 2 trawlers collide in river Dhanu
At least 35 people died when two trawlers collided head on and capsized in the river Dhanu in the northeastern Sunamganj district on Saturday night, the local administration said. At least 20 passengers remained missing till 1:00am, the police said. Both the trawlers capsized after the
City dwellers face grave gas crisis
Numerous illegal connections contribute to low pressure Gas supply crisis this winter will be the worst ever as thousands of new gas connection seekers have illegally obtained it bypassing the government restriction on the same from July, Petrobangla sources said. This is evident from the fact that there has been a sharp drop in gas ... Read more
6-month maternity leave from Jan
Working women are likely to enjoy six months of paid maternity leave from January 2011, said a high official of the Ministry of Finance. The government will immediately issue a gazette notification to implement the maternity leave, which is now under consideration of the president, he
Rescue of Bangladeshi ship captured by Somali pirates will take time
Although the move to rescue the Bangladeshi ship hijacked by the Somali pirates is on, the possibility of its immediate recovery is very thin, sources in the shipping department said. The authorities are, however, optimistic about rescuing the vessel—MV Jahan Moni—of SR Shipping keeping the crews unhurt, saying that the process generally takes time, the
ICC Cricket world cup history
Cup facts The 1999 World Cup was the seventh World Cup and the fourth to be held in England. This time, Scotland also hosted a few matches. There were twelve teams in the tournament. Three Associate nations were added to the nine Test playing nations, and the twelve were divided into two
Smooth sail for biggies
Ispahani Premier Division Cricket League Smooth sail for biggies There were no hiccups on the opening day of the Premier Division Cricket League as giants Mohammedan, Biman and Abahani posted comfortable victories against their respective rivals at different venues across the country. After a short break the national cricketers got back to their business in ... Read more
Hosts humbled
Safe Women’s Football Championship 2010 Hosts humbled Semifinal line-ups completed The enthusiasm among local people about yesterday’s SAFF Women’s Football Championship matches at the Cox’s Bazaar Stadium was at a low ebb. After a couple of fullhouse crowds, attendance was minimal in the first match between Afghanistan and Maldives which improved to something like a ... Read more