Bangladesh skipper Sakib al Hasan was pleased to see his side ending the year 2010 on a high after 14 consecutive defeats at home and away in the first seven months. The Tigers played some brilliant cricket in the first few months against some strong opponents but still had to wait until their England tour ... Read more
Month: December 2010
Hitting sixes easier than taking singles’
Opener Tamim Iqbal gave his home crowd a big cheer when he unleashed on the Zimbabwean bowlers to score a blazing half-century in the fifth and final one-day international in Chittagong on Sunday. Tamim Iqbal’s stylish 95 off 96 balls blew away the chances of Zimbabwe to level the series which also enriched his trophy ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
If it rains, it’s gone If you consider its location among chemical factories in one desolate corner of the city, the smell of fumes in its air, the unfinished eastern galleries and the thick seaside grass, there isn’t much right about the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. But cricket could be played in polluted air, in ... Read more
Bangladesh to host Asia Cup cricket in 2012
Bangladesh will host the Asia Cup Cricket in 2012 from March 1to 11, it was announced by the Asian Cricket Council president, AHM Mustafa Kamal, at a press briefing after a meeting of the ACC executive committee at the Radisson Winter Garden on Sunday. The United Arab Emirates and China also wanted to host the ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Cup facts The Wills World Cup in 1996 was the sixth cricket World Cup and the second to be held in the Indian subcontinent, with India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka co-hosting the showpiece event. The tournament’s format was given a makeover and three associate teams (Kenya, U.A.E, Holland) were invited, making a total of twelve ... Read more
Winning start for Nepal
Nepal striker Anulama scored the first hat-trick of the tournament and skipper Jamuna Gurang netted two goal as the Himalayan nation overwhelmed Maldives 6-0 in the opening game of the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship at the Cox’s Bazar stadium on Sunday. Nepal started creating chances from the very beginning. Jamuna found Maldives goalkeeper
Siddikur finishes 19th
Bangladesh’s golfing sensation Siddikur Rahman bounced back in the fourth and final round but only to improve his position to finish joint 19th in the 300,000-dollar Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open at the Phokeethra Country Club yesterday. Siddikur finished the round with an inspiring 3-under-par 69 for an overall score of 7-under-par
100mn people joined Twitter in 2010
MICROBLOGGING service Twitter had 100 million new sign-ups this year, the site has revealed, including high-profile celebrity users such as Bill Gates, Tiger Woods and Kanye West. More than 100 million people joined microblogging service Twitter this year, the company has revealed. Tiger Woods, Bill Gates, Kanye West and Cher have all signed up to ... Read more
Separate land commission for plain land minorities envisaged
The government is seriously considering the formation of a separate land commission to deal with land disputes of the ethnic minorities of the plain lands. Food minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Friday assured the Garo community at Madhupur in Tangail that the government would not make any move to evict them from the forests lands ... Read more
Students form action committee
RU meal charge hike Students form action committee The resident students of Rajshahi University formed a committee on Saturday to intensify their agitations against the authority’s decision to raise the meal charges. Hundreds of resident students gathered under the banner of ‘Food Security Movement Committee’ and submitted a memorandum to the vice chancellor M Abdus ... Read more
Debaters stress moral edn to prevent stalking
Contestants in a parliamentary debate yesterday stressed moral education to prevent stalking instead of enforcement of laws The debate was on “Laws alone will not prevent stalking, ethical education is necessary”, participated by 32 universities of the
5 killed in road accidents
At least five people were killed in separate road accidents in Munshiganj and Brahmanbaria districts early yesterday. Our correspondent from Munshiganj reports : Three people were killed as a bus rammed into a village market on Dhaka-Maowa highway at Srinagar upazila in Munshiganj early
S Asian confce on early childhood dev ends
The comprehensive early childhood development policy and early learning and development standards (ELDS) will be incorporated in the National Child Policy which is under review now, says a press release. Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, state minister for the ministry of women and children affairs, told the closing session of the three-day South Asia Regional ECD ... Read more
RU folklore department celebrates 12th anniv of inception
Rajshahi University folklore department celebrated its 12th anniversary of inception among enthusiasm, festive mood, fanfare and participation of present and past teachers, students and staff of the department on Saturday. A few hundred students and teachers bought out a procession carrying festoons and banners
No growth of tea output seen this year
The quantity of this season’s tea production is likely to fall slightly, said the Bangladesh Cha Sansgsad. ‘We think the output of tea will remain almost the same as last year or a little less,’ a top member of the growers’ organisation told New Age. The tea plucking season starts in March and ends in ... Read more
Saarc trade fair begins in Nepal December 15
Nepal will host the five-day 10th Saarc Trade Fair that will begin on December 15 in Kathmandu aiming to boost regional cooperation in trade, tourism and culture. The fair with the motto ‘regional prosperity through trade’ is expected to boost trade among the eight member countries in South Asia and help promote
A week of mayhem
The stockmarket passed a dramatic last week with an unprecedented upheaval in the premier bourse’s key index in the history of Motijheel financial district. The main gauge of Dhaka Stock Exchange touched the highest ever level of 8,918 points on the opening session of the week, but dropped like a stone
Furniture fair ends with huge crowd
The six-day National Furniture Fair 2010 in the city witnessed a large number of buyers and visitors on the concluding day on Saturday. The fair, organised by the Bangladesh Furniture Industries Owners’ Association, began at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on
Pizza Hut’s discount for Visa users
Pizza Hut yesterday announced a 20 percent discount on its six ‘king-size’ meals, an exclusive menu for Visa card holders. “As a global initiative of Pizza Hut, any customer paying by Visa debit or credit card will avail themselves of the discounts up to 20 percent,” said Akku Chowdhury, executive director of
Analysts stress upgrade to internet protocol
Speakers at a workshop in the city yesterday called for gradual adoption of the latest internet protocol IPv6 to cope with the increasing size and coverage of internet technology globally. The latest version of the internet protocol technology, more popularly known as IPv6, has already been adapted in a number of developed economies and has ... Read more