Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal cleared the air about his absence in the last few matches of the Indian Premier League franchise Pune Warriors that dragged him into an unnecessary controversy in the recent times. Warriors’ owner Subrata Roy Sahara at a press conference in Dhaka on Friday said they wanted to play Tamim in the last ... Read more
Month: May 2012
10-man Abahani rip BU
Ten-man Abahani thrashed Brothers Union 4-2 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday to restore a three-point lead at the top of the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League. The win took the three-time champions to 33 points 14 matches, three clear of second-placed Muktijoddha Sangsad while Brothers remained in seventh position with
French Open from today
None is an outright favourite The Roland Garros Grand Slam event (colloquially and more commonly known as the French Open) begins today and this one offers all kinds of interesting possibilities for the world’s top three men — Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Nadal already has a jointly-held record six titles on the ... Read more
Risky living at hill slopes
Authorities yet to take any effective action to remove houses from Ctg hills despite fatal landslides every monsoon Though monsoon is knocking on the door, the authorities concerned have yet to take any effective step to evacuate thousands of people living on the slopes of hills in Chittagong city with the risk of being victims ... Read more
Water crisis grips Dhaka
Amid frequent power cuts and the summer heat, water supply to Dhaka dwellers has dropped drastically in the last one month. Adding to the water crisis, dwellers of some areas were getting unusable foul-smelling water from Water Supply and Sewerage Authority. The stinky water was allegedly spreading waterborne
MLM firm swindles 500 customers
Agent flees after collecting Tk 5cr About 500 customers of a multi-level marketing (MLM) company laid seize to the house of its Aditmari upazila representative at Vadai village yesterday after he went into hiding a week ago collecting around Tk 5 crore from them. Jamiur Rahman, agent of online MLM company click2earn2you.com, persuaded
Momentum works well for Mohammedan
A 2-0 win over Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra yesterday helped Mohammedan Sporting Club keep their winning run in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League. Winger Mobarrak Hossain gave the Black & Whites the lead in the first half with Beninese midfielder Oladikpikpo W Okalawon sealing the match in the second half to take
Sahara keen on Tigers
Subrata also answers on Tamim snub Subrata Roy Sahara, the chairman of Sahara India Pariwar, said yesterday that he is interested in Bangladesh cricket, similar to how the company sponsors the Indian national team. He was speaking at a press conference at a city hotel in connection with the launch of Sahara Matribhumi Unnayan Corporation ... Read more
Ireland happy to comply?
Tigers indulge only in T20s Bangladesh Cricket Board’s request to rearrange the fixture of the Tigers’ tour of Europe in July has received positive feedback, it was learnt yesterday. After its meeting on Thursday, the board said they have made the request to Cricket Ireland to play five Twenty20 internationals instead of five ODIs keeping ... Read more
Top exporters get HSBC awards
HSBC Bangladesh yesterday awarded six exporters for their contribution to promoting Bangladeshi products on the international market. Finance Minister AMA Muhith handed out the prestigious “HSBC Export Excellence Awards, 2011” to the winners at Radisson Hotel in the
Nazrul Mela attracts huge crowd
A colourful daylong Nazrul fair, organised by Channel-i, in celebrating the 113rd birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam drew huge crowd at the Channel-i premises in the capital on Friday. Veteran Nazrul singers Feroza Begum, Sohrab Hossain, Sudhin Das, and Nazrul researcher Professor Rafiqul Islam inaugurated the event. The fair was vibrant with
Nazrul’s birth anniv celebrated
The 113th anniversary of the birth of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, who pioneered the poems of rebellion espousing the spirit of revolt against orthodoxy and oppression, was observed with various programmes across the country on Friday. Nazrul, a poet, lyricist, composer, dramatist, short-story writer, revolutionary
Scarlett Johansson’s marital home up for sale
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds former marital home has been placed on the Los Angeles property market. The one-time Hollywood couple, which wed in 2008, purchased the luxurious Los Feliz property in August, 2010, but the stars split four months later. The actors’ divorce was
Nazrul’s tryst with Bengali theatre
Celebrating 113th Birth Anniversary of the National Poet Nazrul’s tryst with Bengali theatre Draped in his favourite ‘gerua’ khaddar panjabi, a bright yellow silk turban wrapped around his head and a row of beads around his neck, Nazrul was often seen frequenting the theatre where he was constantly sought-after by the directors. Apart from writing ... Read more
Nazrul on the global stage
In conversation with Professor Rafiqul Islam Kazi Nazrul Islam’s poetry inculcates the triumph of humanity, while his music soothes the senses with its embrace of eternal love. Eminent Nazrul exponent, researcher and chairman of the Nazrul Institute Trustee Board, Professor Rafiqul Islam, talks about Nazrul on the international level, and the relevance of his literature ... Read more
Vignettes of brilliance
Indian High Commission publishes “Nazrul Bichitra” Late 1960s. On Kazi Narul Islam’s birthday, at his Kolkata residence, the poet’s family, friends and well-wishers had gathered for an informal celebration. A lei-laden poet is at the centre of the soiree. One after another, artistes are paying homage to the ‘Rebel Poet’ who had by then turned silent. ... Read more
All but 2 Destiny accounts frozen
Govt to form commission soon to probe irregularities The Bangladesh Bank yesterday froze the bank accounts of all the directors of Destiny Group and its associated organisations for one month. However, the accounts of Boishakhi TV and Bangla daily Dainik Destiny — two sister concerns of the group — have not been frozen
Minister, Baira at loggerheads
KL Recruitment Right Minister, Baira at loggerheads Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain yesterday turned down the private recruiting agencies’ demand for allowing them to recruit workers for jobs in Malaysia. “I told Baira leaders that we shall initially send workers to Malaysia at government level. Gradually, when the system is streamlined, we will leave ... Read more
Nazrul’s birth anniv today
The 113th anniversary of the birth of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, who wrote against fascism and oppression, will be observed today. Nazrul, a poet, lyricist, composer, dramatist, short-story writer, revolutionary thinker, journalist and political activist, was born this day in 1899 in a poor Muslim family at Churulia of Burdwan in
US slates killings, torture by lawmen
HR Report on Bangladesh US slates killings, torture by lawmen The US government yesterday denounced the Bangladesh government over the latter’s “most significant” human rights problems, including killing and torture by security forces and their abuses that are responsible for disappearances and custodial deaths. “An increasingly politicised judiciary exacerbated problems in an already overwhelmed