Australia ruled the roost in the previous two editions of the World Cup. The Aussies still hold the number one spot in ODI ranking but they are a far cry from the teams that participated in the 2007 and 2009 World Cup. India has emerged as a team to reckon with, but they still lack ... Read more
Month: February 2011
Rickshaws bring them luck!
Hundreds performed in the gala opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, but fourteen, were simply exceptional for their roles in the show as they entered the field with 14 captains of participating nations on their rickshaws after the welcome song performed by singers Arnob, Mila, Balam, Elita, Hridoy Khan, Kona and Tipu
Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi get married
Post the Imran- Avantika wedding earlier this year, if there is one other couple whose wedding plans have been making news its Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi. The couple, who announced quite a while back that they would be getting married this Feb, have finally tied the knot. The couple registered their marriage on wednesday. ... Read more
Stocks jump on stimulus
Govt steps attract mixed reactions from experts The benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange saw a 6.2 percent jump yesterday, boosted by a government initiative involving five state enterprises in share buying. Of the five institutions, Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) received a Tk 200 crore financial assistance from the central bank to buy shares ... Read more
Country’s mobile users cross 70m landmark
Number of the country’s active mobile phone users has crossed 70 million landmark at the end of January, 2011 but overall monthly growth rate slowed, state data revealed. Bangladesh Telecommu-nication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Tuesday released the monthly update of cell phone subscribers’ number, revealed that the country’s six operating mobile phone operators have
Flydubai launches new route
Dubai-based low-cost carrier Flydubai launched its new route from Dhaka yesterday, a new move to bring down the fares of flying to the United Arab Emirates for 700,000 Bangladeshi migrant workers. Flydubai, a sister concern of Emirates, earlier launched its operations in Bangladesh from Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on January
NCC Bank reappoints MD
Mohammed Nurul Amin has been reappointed as managing director and chief executive officer of NCC Bank for the next three years, the bank said in a statement yesterday. He was first appointed to the post in 2005. A postgraduate in economics from Dhaka University, Amin started his career with Janata Bank as senior officer in ... Read more
After two decades, SUST still behind
Celebrating its 20th year, SUST has seen more misses than hits as facilities and services lag behind Sylhet: Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST) will observe its 20th founding anniversary on Sunday. SUST is the first science and technology university in Bangladesh which established in 1987. After two decades, SUST is in the grip ... Read more
54,673 getting scholarships
Pry Terminal Exams 54,673 getting scholarships A total of 54,673 students are getting scholarships of Primary Terminal Examinations 2010 this year according to the scholarship list the government announced yesterday. The scholarships have been given in two categories — talent pool and general — on the basis of highest numbers in the examinations held in ... Read more
Edn instts closed Feb 17, 19, March 19 for WC cricket
All educational institutions in the city will remain closed on February 17, 19 and March 19 due to World Cup Cricket. In a circular issued yesterday, the education ministry asked all the institutions to comply with the decision to ensure uninterrupted holding of the World Cup Inauguration and
Anny in drama serial for first time
As a model Anny has already became popular. Sometimes she also performed in single episode plays. Recently she is acting in a movie titled ‘Suchona Rekhar Dike,’ which was directed by Akhtaruzzaman. But for the first time she is going to perform in a drama serial. “Basically I didn’t get enough time to act in ... Read more
Misbah, Shehzad tons help Pak pile big score
Dhaka: Opener Ahmed Shehzad and middle order Misbah-ul-Haque capitalised on Bangladesh’s wayward fielding to full effect as they guided Pakistan to an indomitable position in the warm-up match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Both of them ended up with tons after surviving from easy catches to help Pakistan recover from the shaky start. ... Read more
Dhaka ready for World Cup inauguration
DHAKA: Bangladesh is all set to show a glimpse of its class and can-do attitude towards the rest of the world as the country has completed all preparations to hold the inaugural ceremony of the cricket’s biggest extravaganza ICC Cricket World Cup. The opening ceremony of the World Cup cricket, called the third biggest sporting ... Read more
46,000 jobs to go
Govt to shut nutrition centres on WB prescription, merge the scheme into main health programme At least 46,000 nutrition workers are to lose jobs following a merger of the National Nutrition Programme with the mainstream health and family planning scheme in June. Sources said the plan taken up under World Bank prescription will be finalised ... Read more
HC bans domestic work by children
Dhaka: The High Court in a verdict on Tuesday prohibited the employment of children below 12 years as domestic help in the country. The HC also directed the government to recognise the domestic workers as workers under the Labour Law. It also asked the authorities concerned to provide facilities to the domestic workers,
Mother, child crushed to death
Reckless Driving Mother, child crushed to death A 10-year-old boy and his mother were killed after being struck by a bus on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at the city’s Matuail yesterday. Rifat Khan, a class IV student of Shamsul Huq School and College of Dagair, and his mother Rebeka Yasmin Marjina, 40, died on the
Man dies in custody
Pabna: A man accused of abducting a 5-year-old child died in police custody in Faridpur Police Station of the district on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Md Hasan Ali, 40, of Arkandi village in the upazila. Superintendent of Police (SP) Pabna, Jahangir Hossain Matobbar said,
CNG price hike likely next month
The government is likely to increase the prices of CNG (compressed natural gas) early next month, a senior official of Bangladesh Energy Regula-tory Commission (BERC) said. BERC has received such a proposal from the Petrobangla about a month ago, BERC chairman Yusuf Hossain told daily sun
Metro rail in 4 years possible
Study finds a ride from Uttara to Jatrabari will take only 45 minutes, Tk 50 A commute by metro from Uttara to Jatrabari will take about 45 minutes and cost Tk 50, according to studies conducted as part of the government plans for improved public transport in the capital. The planned electric railway will carry ... Read more
DGEN slides below 6000 after 9 months
Persisting panic selling pressure dragged down the benchmark DGEN index below the 6000-mark yesterday, after nine months, adding further fuel to the protest fire that has already engulfed the streets for the last seven days. Thousands of small investors, fuming at the series of plunges in share prices, ran amok – clashing with policemen, setting ... Read more