Bangladeshi ace golfer Siddikur Rahman is happy that he received a reality check ahead of his title bid at this week’s $500,000 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship which starts at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club in Taipei on Thursday. The country’s history maker, who was the first from Bangladesh to win an Asian Tour ... Read more
Month: September 2012
BD women bid bye
The Bangladesh women’s football team bid farewell to the 2nd Women’s SAFF Football Championship after losing their last group match against hosts Sri Lanka 1-2 at the Ceylon Rugby and Football Club in Colombo yesterday. Bangladesh finished third in Group A with three points from their 1-0 victory over Bhutan,
Lucky Enam felicitation theatre fest ends
5 cultural organistions honoured The six-day Lucky Enam felicitation theatre festival ended on Sunday with staging of National Reparatory Theatre’s latest production Bideho, directed by Lucky Enam. Five prominent cultural organisations of the country were also honoured for their outstanding contributions towards the cultural arena of the country on the concluding day ceremony at the National Theatre ... Read more
Sridevi’s film gets ‘Gala’ premiere at Toronto festival
Sridevi’s English Vinglish will be premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Gala Section. It’s one of the 18 movies specially selected by the festival organisers. R Balki, who’s producing the film with Eros International, said, ‘It’s the most prestigious section in which the best films of the world are showcased. It does feel great ... Read more
Audition round begins with a bang
Close Up 1 2012 Audition round begins with a bang After four years, the audition round of the much hyped musical talent hunt, ‘Close Up 1 2012’, began on September 9 at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), Dhaka. Mohammadpur Government Physical Training College was brimming with aspiring talents, numbering not less than 26,747, at ... Read more
Kuakata, daughter of the sea
Kuakata, a panoramic coastal area, is located in the Patuakhali district of Bangladesh. Kuakata has an extensive sandy beach (30 km long and 6 km wide) from where one can get a full view of both the sunrise and the sunset. Locally known as “Sagar Kanya” (daughter of the sea), the long strip of dark ... Read more
Cuet students to participate in Nasa’s lunar robotics contest
A team from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) will compete in a five-day-long international lunar robotics contest to be held in the United States of America from May 20 next year. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa),USA will organise the competition titled “Lunabotics Mining Competition-2013” at Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre,
Western Marine gets international certification
Western Marine Shipyard has recently received environment and occupational health and safety certificates from the French classification company, Bureau Veritas, the shipbuilder said in a statement yesterday. Western Marine is the first shipyard in Bangladesh to receive the certification that
Tourism fair starts Sept 27
A three-day international tourism expo, Bangladesh International Tourism Fair, is set to begin on September 27 to promote the country’s tourism globally. Bangladesh Foundation for Tourism Development (BFTD) will organise the fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the
Sonali to sue culprits
Tk 3,606cr Swindle Sonali to sue culprits The finance ministry yesterday asked the Sonali Bank to file criminal cases against the officials of the bank and Hall-Mark Group involved in the recent loan scam. The bank and financial institutions division of the ministry in a letter directed the bank’s management to take “departmental and legal ... Read more
14kg gold seized
One arrested at airport, cites involvement of an NSI staff Police yesterday arrested one of the members of a smugglers’ ring at Shahjalal International Airport while he was bringing in 13.6 kilograms of gold worth around Tk 7 crore from Dubai. Detained Monowarul Huq, 46, disclosed the name of a field officer of National Security Intelligence ... Read more
BUET classes resume on Saturday
BUET classes resume on Saturday ending a five-month stalemate at the prestigious Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. The decision to resume class room teaching was announced on Saturday by vice chancellor SM Nazrul Islam and BUET Teachers
MBBS, BDS admission tests on Nov 23
The admission tests for enrolment in both public and private medical and dental colleges for the 2012-13 academic session will be held on November 23. Shah Abdul Latif, director of medical education of the directorate general of health services, on Monday evening said that admission forms would be available
Mixed buildup for Tigers
The defeat against Trinidad & Tobago in the last match of the quadrangular series was the worst possible way to end the Tigers’ preparation for the T20 world cup. The tournament — won by Afghanistan — has reaffirmed the fact that, on a given day, any team can emerge victorious in this format of the
Hosts take on upbeat SA in first T20
Bangladesh women’s cricket team coach Oshadee Werrasinghe found it hard to predict the outcome of their three-match Twenty20 series against South Africa which begins today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium as he thinks both team are in good touch. The first match is scheduled for a 10:15am (local time) start that will be
Minister discusses BCB amendments
State Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarkar met with different stakeholders yesterday to discuss about the amended constitution of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The minister first met with district, division and club officials, who talked in favour of approving the amended constitution as it
Walton becomes women’s T20 series sponsor
Walton Mobile became the title sponsor of the Bangladesh-South Africa women’s Twenty20 series after the company signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday. Walton, a sister concern of RB Group, came forward to help the BCB as both the parties held fruitful talks regarding the sponsorship after the Board failed to find ... Read more
Sukumar Ray’s 89th death anniversary today
Bengali poet, storywriter and playwright Sukumar Ray (1887-1923) was perhaps the most famous practitioner of “literary nonsense” in the subcontinent. He is often compared to Lewis Carroll. His works such as the collection of poems “Abol Tabol”, novella “Ha Ja Ba Ra La”, short story collection “Pagla Dashu” and play “Chalachittrachanchari” are considered nonsense masterpieces ... Read more
Gas outlook gloomy
Petrobangla failing to increase gas supply next year as per forecast; crisis to remain during next election; LNG tender delay, Chevron’s gas cut kills hope In April last year, Petrobangla made a rosy forecast that by June 2013, it would be able to almost double the country’s gas supplies. But now it has drastically revised ... Read more
Industries to get gas link from Oct
The government will start giving new gas connections to industries from next month, although production has increased very little since the government stopped providing fresh connections two years ago. The energy ministry is working to this end in line with the prime minister’s instructions, Energy Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi said at a programme at the