A four-wicket haul from Rubel Hossain yesterday helped Bangladesh finally open their account, three weeks into their tour of Zimbabwe.The Tigers ran off with a 6-wicket win with 13.2 overs to spare in the fourth one-dayer at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe were earlier bowled out for 199 runs. Skipper Shakib Al Hasan ... Read more
Month: August 2011
Relief more than satisfaction
What went through the minds of Bangladesh’s top-order in the first three games of the series was confirmed to all yesterday. Aggressive intent and a gung-ho attitude, though expected, not only uncovered how relieved they felt in the fourth one-dayer (read Brian Vitori’s absence), but showed their defensive approach in the previous three
Messi to lead team in Dhaka
Want-away Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez was on Friday dropped from the Argentina squad for friendly games against Venezuela and Nigeria by new coach Alejandro Sabella but magical striker Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero have been included in the friendly squads. The former world champions, to be captained by Messi, will play against ... Read more
Dhaka stocks post rise but turnover falls sharply
Dhaka stocks posted a sharp rise on Thursday, although the turnover dropped to a two-and-a-half-month low amid cautious trading as uncertainty about the market stability lingered on. DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, gained 74.09 points, or 1.22 per cent, to close the day at 6,118.01 points
Lab Aid provides Tk 50 lakh to Mridul’s family
Labaid Hospital yesterday provided Tk 50 lakh for the family of Mridul Kanti Chakrabarty, a Dhaka University professor who died at the hospital on August 15 allegedly due to negligence in his treatment. Dhaka University Vice Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique said the Labaid authorities handed him over a cheque for Tk 50 lakh at his ... Read more
Woman killed by wild elephant
A woman was killed by wild elephant on Wednesday in hilly area of Islampur union in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila. The deceased was Khorsida Begum, 35, daughter of Ishaque Mia of village Lalsiha under Islampur union in the Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila. With this, the number of killing by wild elephant has risen to nine ... Read more
“Kagojer Phool was to be the prequel to Matir Moina”
— Jayanta Chattopadhyay Actor-reciter Jayanta Chattopadhyay has known Tareque Masud closely, and worked with him, for nearly three decades. Starting with voice-over for “Adam Surat” (a documentary on artist SM Sultan — one of Masud’s earliest works), Chattopadhyay acted in “Matir Moina”, “Ontorjatra” and “Runway”. The actor was cast in “Kagojer Phool” which was to ... Read more
Memorial programmes for Tareque Masud, Mishuk Munier and Mridulkanti Chakrobarty
Cultural organisations in Dhaka are holding programmes to pay tribute to the recently deceased filmmaker Tareque Masud, cinematographer and CEO of ATN News Mishuk Munier and folk researcher Dr. Mridulkanti Chakrobarty. Production house Gadhar Paal will hold a memorial programme and film screening for Masud and Munier. The programme will be held this evening at ... Read more
Souls’ digital album “Jam” launched
Pioneering band Souls, in association with Grameenphone Limited, launched its first digital album “Jam” on August 17 at Hotel Ruposhi Bangla in Dhaka. The album is available exclusively to subscribers of Grameenphone. The new album features lyrics written by and performance of the winners of a talent hunt, “Souls Featuring You”. Only Grameenphone
Baul Mon on Banglavision
Banglavision will telecast a folk music programme titled “Baul Mon” on the third day of Eid-ul-Fitr at 5:15pm. The show will be hosted by singer Biplob. Produced by Mamun Khan, the programme will feature musical performances by noted folk singers Chandana Majumdar, Kuddus Boyati, Pathik Nabi, Shanaz Beli and Moon. Apart from performing
Daily exercise ‘cuts death risk’
Just 15 minutes of exercise a day can boost life expectancy by three years and cut death risk by 14 per cent, research from Taiwan suggests. Experts in The Lancet say this is the least amount of activity an adult can do to gain any health benefit. This is about half the quantity currently recommended ... Read more
Safeguarding citizen’s money
Sadiq Ahmed Banking is an entirely different ball game. When a licence is given to a bank to manage citizen’s money, the government is taking on a huge responsibility. By granting the licence, it is essentially certifying that it has confidence in the enterprise and trusts that the enterprise will safeguard the citizen’s money it ... Read more
BCB to dig deep into Tigers debacle
Bangladesh skipper Sakib al Hasan will be summoned by the Bangladesh Cricket Board to give his account of the team’s debacle in the ongoing tour of Zimbabwe, said BCB officials on Wednesday. Bangladesh have failed to win a single match in the tour so far, succumbing to a 130-run defeat in the only Test match ... Read more
Gas found in Sundalpur
Petrobangla hopes to get 10-12mmcf gas from the newly discovered field Petrobangla yesterday announced the discovery of a gas field by Bapex in Sundalpur of Noakhali while many parts of the country face a shortfall in gas supply. Petrobangla Chairman Hussain Monsur disclosed it at a press conference at its headquarters in the capital yesterday. ... Read more
Ugly hoardings bury scenic port city
Thousands of haphazard billboards have buried the scenic beauty of Chittagong city. The billboards on the sides of roads and medians have made the port city an eyesore decreasing the visibility of the commuters as well as the city dwellers. These visually polluting hoardings are standing with advertisements of different commercial concerns in their bodies ... Read more
Highway repair to take months
RHD officials say they can now only fill potholes to make roads suitable for transport before Eid Although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday gave a firm directive to repair all dilapidated highways before Eid-ul-Fitr, Roads and Highway Department (RHD) officials said practically it is not possible. They said the huge task cannot be completed ... Read more
Gas-field discovered in Noakhali by Bapex
The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company after 15 years has finally discovered a new gas-field located at Sundulpur in Companyganj upazila under Noakhali district. Bapex, which is a subsidiary of the state-run Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Corporation, Petrobangla, discovered the Saldanadi gas-field in 1996 in
Problem lies in setting priorities
Muhith says funds no problem for road repair Road maintenance and many other important works were not done properly as numerous projects have been taken without priority and with small allocation of funds, said Finance Minister AMA Muhith. Muhith was speaking with the media yesterday after a meeting with Ukrainian Agriculture Policy and Food Minister ... Read more
Probe body finds faults in road
The investigation committee for Saturday’s road crash, which killed filmmaker Tareque Masud and media personality Mishuk Munier, found that the poorly maintained Dhaka-Aricha highway was too narrow at the spot and had incorrect road markings. The total road width at the spot should have been 10.3 metres, standard for a straight
Fitra fixed at Tk 53
Fitra for this year has been fixed at minimum Tk 53 per head and maximum Tk 1,320. The amount was fixed by Islamic Foundation at a meeting yesterday. Prof Maulana Mohammad Salahuddin, Khatib of Baitul Mukarram mosque chaired the meeting. A pres release issued after the meeting said the Sadqatul Fitra was fixed taking into ... Read more