Born into a middle-class family in Jamalpur, Roqibul Hassan, the youngest one of nine siblings, burst onto the cricket scene when the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan held a camp for the under-16 batsmen in his home town early in 2001. Roqibul never got his chance to study at the BKSP, but showed his class in ... Read more
Month: January 2011
American Cup golf from today
The 31st American Cup Golf Tournament gets underway at the Kurmitola Golf Club today with some 500 professional and amateur golfers taking part in the two-day meet. Chevron Bangladesh continues to be the co-sponsors of the event along with a host of local and international business organizations including hotels, banks, airlines, oil and gas service ... Read more
Mashrafe out
Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh allrounder, has not been included in the 15-man squad for the World Cup. Mortaza had injured his right knee while playing club cricket in Dhaka in December and was striving to recover in time for the tournament. He had begun bowling off a short run-up during net sessions in the last ... Read more
Notun Mukher Shondhaney 2011 begins soon
Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) and Channel i jointly launched the talent hunt “Notun Mukher Shondhane” on January 17. The talent hunt was launched at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. In the course of the programme, the organisers discussed the details of the new show and upcoming events. Faridur Reza Sagar, managing director of Channel-i and Impress Telefilm ... Read more
BNP wins 95 mayoral posts, AL 89
Municipal polls end Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party-backed candidates dominated the municipality elections winning 95 mayoral positions while ruling Awami League-backed candidates won 89 in 242 municipalities. The staggered polls to 242 municipalities across the country ended with elections to 58 municipalities in the Chittagong and Sylhet Divisions on Tuesday amid sporadic incidents of clashes
Trading halted after stocks plunge
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday halted trading on the country’s two bourses, for the second time in the past eight days, more than an hour before the scheduled closure to stop a steep slide in share prices. Angry investors came out on the streets from different brokerage houses after the
Stop killings on border
Dhaka asks New Delhi Frequent killings of Bangladeshi citizens by Indian Border Security Force figured prominently at the Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting between the two countries that began in the capital yesterday. Dhaka strongly protested indiscriminate firings by BSF killing unarmed Bangladeshi nationals on a regular basis, meeting sources
4 die after taking toxic liquor
Four people including a liquor seller died on Monday night and early yesterday after drinking toxic alcohol in Mohasthangarh under Shibganj upazila of the district. The deceased were identified as liquor seller Lokman, 48, Rois Uddin, 35, Azizur Rahman, 48, Shahjahan Ali, 50. Arifur Rahman Mondol, assistant superintendent of police (A Circle) in
Johnsen new CEO of GP
Grameenphone yesterday named Tore Johnsen as its new chief executive officer. Johnsen will take up his new position from March 1. He will succeed Oddvar Hesjedal who has completed his tenure in Grameenphone and will move on to new responsibilities in Telenor Group
Mashrafe yes, Mashrafe no
All the talk has centred on the Mashrafe Bin Mortaza question and there seems to be no end to speculations ahead of today’s World Cup squad announcement. The three-member selection panel again sat with the technical committee last evening to deliberate the issue, but the feeling among many (including those who matter) was that the ... Read more
Pallima badminton from today
Prime Bank Pallima Badminton tournament gets underway Farashganj at the Pallima Sangsad premises in Khilgaon, Dhaka. Country’s top shuttlers including Enayet, Muktar, Rana, Elina, Konica are taking part in the 26th edition of the meet since its inception in 1976, said speakers at a press conference at the
Farshganj win again
Farashganj SC recorded their second victory in the Grameenphone Bangladesh League with a single-goal win over visitors Chittagong Abahani at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Farashganj, on back of their morale boosting 1-0 win over holders Abahani, took only nine minutes to break the deadlock. Striker Sohel Rana was again the hero ... Read more
Malik arrives to play for Mohammedan
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday to play for defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Dhaka Premier League. Malik joined compatriot Azhar Mahmud and is expected to play against Bangladesh Biman today. He will be the fifth Pakistani cricketer to play for Mohammedan
Pre-paid gas meters likely from June
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company will introduce the first batch of prepaid gas meters at homes in Lalmatia and Mohammadpur from June to curb gas wastage and ensure fair payment by the consumers. Under a pilot project, 4,500 prepaid gas meters will be installed in the households
100m people face health hazards
Arsenic in Bangladesh, West Bengal 100m people face health hazards Some 100 million people in Bangladesh and West Bengal of India are exposed to risk from groundwater arsenic contamination, according to experts from home and abroad. Arsenic-contaminated water and food can cause various diseases including cancer, which may be a major problem in Bangladesh and ... Read more
Deal with Ital-Thai company today
Elevated Expressway Deal with Ital-Thai company today The government will sign a contract with Italian-Thailand Development Public Company Ltd today for construction of the much-talked Dhaka Elevated Expressway. The signing ceremony will take place at Sonargaon hotel at 11:00am in presence of ministers and senior government officials of Bangladesh and
Feeding biscuits to 73,326 working children launched
Project to Improve Attendance at Schools Feeding biscuits to 73,326 working children launched A school feeding programme was launched at Mohakhali in the city yesterday for urban working children to improve attendance and completion rates at learning centres. Under the programme, all working children at learning centres will receive a 75-gram packet of eight biscuits ... Read more
Another Bangladeshi dies in Mauritius
One more Bangladeshi worker, who sustained serious injury in a tragic road accident in Mauritius on January 12, died yesterday, said the foreign ministry sources. Dead is Md Elias Gazi, 28, passport no F 0723931. He was son of Md Huzu Gazi of Uttar Madartak under Bahsabo in Dhaka
Villagers save tiger
A group of villagers in Bagerhat again saved the life of a tiger of Sundarbans on January 8, around one month after the same incident. On the day, a tiger suddenly came out of the mangrove forest and entered Uttar Rajapur village under its Sharankhola range and killed a cow
Prof Yunus gets bail in Mymensingh
Defamation Case Prof Yunus gets bail in Mymensingh A Mymensingh court yesterday granted Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus bail against a Tk-5,000 bond in connection with a defamation case filed against him. Nazrul Islam Chunnu, joint secretary of Mymensingh unit Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), filed the case on January 21, 2007 Yunus criticised politicians