Zimbabwe awaits a Bangladeshi counterattack, quite similar to the recent ODI series the two teams have played of late. The trend started with the January 2009 series and continued till late last year when Elton Chigumbura’s side won the first game
Month: August 2011
Tigers focused on victory
Shakib Al Hasan said that winning today’s first one-dayer of the five-match series is inspiration enough for himself and his team. The Bangladesh team that is reeling from the one-off Test loss by 130 runs has a great opportunity to salvage their tour to Zimbabwe. They get their first shot at redemption in the opening ... Read more
World Cup venues in shambles
In less than a year after renovating the stadiums for the World Cup Cricket 2011, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has received dozens of complaints from different venue managers. Many important areas at the five venues now need to be repaired or reconstructed as the construction firms concerned failed to maintain certain
Alok piqued, Akram irked
Twenty-five cricketers have been selected to attend the Bangladesh A Team skill camp which will start from Sunday. All-rounder Alok Kapali was the notable omission from the list and when asked, chief selector Akram Khan said: “What he [Kapali] told me over telephone was that he was not interested to play for the
Cook puts India to sword
Alastair Cook’s 182 not out led England into a commanding position against India on the second day of the third Test at Edgbaston here on Wednesday. At stumps, England were 456 for three for in reply to India’s mediocre 224 — a lead of 232 runs. Cook’s fellow left-hander Eoin Morgan was unbeaten on 44 ... Read more
Impossible rides stop
Transport owners suspend plying vehicles on battered Dhaka-Mymensingh highway Transport owners yesterday suspended indefinitely the bus service on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, citing the road has become impassable. Cratered, the 120-km highway gets waterlogged even in moderate rain. The heavy downpour for the last few days has made things worse, as potholes at many points have turned ... Read more
Tourism prospect of Bangladesh
OP-ED Tourism prospect of Bangladesh If tourism is given due honour of industry and if both government and private organisations equally come forward for its development then it would open doors of immense possibility for us. At present, in our gross domestic product, the role of tourism is below one per cent. If it could ... Read more
3 drama serials on RTV’s Eid menu
RTV will telecast three six-episode drama serials on the occasion of Eid-ul Fitr. The serials are Katha Dilaam To, City Bus and Shurutei Golmaal. The drama serials will be aired from Eid day till the sixth day of the festival. The serial Katha Dilaam To has been written by Brindaban Das and directed by Salauddin ... Read more
Ahang – a new approach to traditional fashion
Feature Ahang – a new approach to traditional fashion To fashion connoisseurs, Ahang is a name that does not need any introduction. The fashion house, with its unique offerings, is a well known house of quality fashion wear. Let it be fashion for men, women, or even children, Ahang has always something for everyone. Since ... Read more
Aly Zaker on his current endeavours
Renowned actor Aly Zaker will perform in three interesting roles of aged persons in three special TV plays to be aired in different private channels during the Eid special programmes. In Habib Masud’s drama Taar Shishu Bandhura, Zaker has played the role of a character of an aged man who passes his loneliness playing with ... Read more
Promithus offers free songs
Musical band Promithus released their six new songs through its website www.promethusbd.com, from where listeners can download the songs in mp3 format for free, as a protest to piracy in the audio industry. The vocalist of the band Biplob said, ‘We will officially inaugurate our Mp3 Free Outlet project very soon before Eid.’ Addressing the ... Read more
Govt won’t allow even an inch of land for terrorism
Says prime minister Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the present government will not allow anyone to use even an inch of land of the country for terrorism. “My government is always against terrorism. We won’t allow any space to the terrorists; we won’t allow an inch of land of the country to be used ... Read more
Air force raises objection to metro rail route
Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) has raised objection to the proposed metro rail route through Bijoy Sarani reasoning that its height would hinder air traffic. It has proposed to move the route alignment to Khamar Bari at Farmgate. On the other hand, Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), the lone financer of the metro rail
Application time for Jhilmil plots extended
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has extended the time to apply for allotment of around 1250 plots at Jhilmil Residential Area project by one month following demands from applicants. The revised deadline is now September 25, which was August 25, said Rajuk Chairman Nurul Huda. “We have allowed the time extension honouring the request of applicants ... Read more
Judicial probe instituted
A one-member judicial committee was appointed on Wednesday to probe into the lynching of six students at Amin Bazaar in Savar on July 18. Metropolitan magistrate Utpal Chowdhury has been asked to probe intothe incident and submit a report in 30 days. Dhaka chief metropolitan magistrate AKM Enamul Haque instituted the probe into the incident ... Read more
Woman killed by husband
A man allegedly strangled her wife to death and left the body in his slum house in the city’s Pallabi Tuesday night. The slum dwellers said they found Sathi Akhter, 25, lying dead in the bed as they went to the house hearing her one-year-old son crying. They informed police of the incident around 1:00am
Dhaka stocks on a rollercoaster ride, continue to slide
Dhaka stocks continued to slide on Wednesday in yet another volatile trading session as a section of nervous investors went for heavy selling while large investors remained inactive to see the market falls further to pounce on the relatively cheap share. Although the state-run Investment Corporation of Bangladesh tried to halt the heavy slide of ... Read more
NBR to relax rules on new car import
The National Board of Revenue is going to relax a rule for the importers of brand new cars that was incorporated in the latest budget to prevent tax dodging through under invoicing. NBR officials said the board is going to recommend the finance ministry to allow importers to produce to customs department invoices certified by ... Read more
Nokia browser-enabled handset hits market
Nokia yesterday launched its first series of dual sim handset with built-in Nokia browser in Bangladesh, the company said in a statement. The phone — Nokia C2-03 — is priced at Tk 7,900. It is S40-based slider with advanced features, including 2.6 inch QVGA resistive touch screen display, GSM / GPRS / EDGE connectivity and ... Read more
DSE remains closed in Aug 26-Sept 3
The Dhaka Stock Exchange will remain closed from August 26 to September 3 on the occasion of Shab-e-Qadr, Eid-ul-Fitr, weekly holidays and a special holiday, said a news posted on the DSE web site on Wednesday. The positing said the trading at the bourse would resume after the nine-day closure on September 4 as per ... Read more