In a dramatic move, the Bangladesh Football Federation on Sunday decided to introduce foreign players in the Women’s Football Premier League, scheduled to start in the first week of February. A maximum of three foreign players will be allowed in each team, a decision which has raised quite a few eyebrows as Bangladesh’s men’s football ... Read more
Month: January 2013
Badminton sans Biman
The 32nd National Badminton Championships get underway tomorrow at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium sans Bangladesh Biman. The national flag career has been a dominant force in the age-old event but will miss the colourful indoor sport for the first time after being
Premier Bank to sell BPL tickets
The tickets for the second edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will be sold at Premier Bank counters in three cities from today. The online sale has already begun yesterday at www.easy.com.bd and www.activeservices.net. Twenty-one branches of the bank — 17 in Dhaka, two in Chittagong and one in
BRAC University: The World Champions
On January 3, members of 400 participating teams along with distinguished guests gathered at the Main Hall of Technische University, Berlin. Thousands if not millions watched the live feed online, from all around the world, eagerly and anxiously waiting for an announcement, the results of the World Universities Debating Championship 2013(WUDC 2013). The tournament is ... Read more
10 Bangladesh workers killed in Bahrain fire
At least 10 Bangladeshi workers were burned to death and two of their compatriots sustained injuries in a deadly fire that broke out at a labour camp in Bahrain’s capital Manama on Friday. Five of the 10 deceased were from Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district, confirmed the local administration. Two of the injured workers are ... Read more
First phase Akheri Munajat today
The Akheri Munajat or concluding prayer of the first phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema, the world’s second biggest congregation of Muslims, will be offered today some time before or after the Johr prayer. Maulana Zubairul Hasan, son of former Ameer of Biswa Tablig Jamaat, is expected to lead the Akheri Munajat. President Zillur Rahman, prime ... Read more
DSE worst performing market in 2012
Country’s premier bourse the Dhaka Stock Exchange was the worst performing stock market last year in comparison with the major stock markets across the globe. According to the latest DSE data, the bourse’s benchmark general index, DGEN, lost 20.26 per cent till November 2012, whereas other Asian and
Dhaka’s first bus map in the making
There is good news for the not less than 5 million bus passengers in Dhaka: The city’s first bus map is in the making to ease their daily journeys through the labyrinthine bus system. A group of four American researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and volunteers from the Bangladeshi start-up Kewkradong are
Another kitchen market goes formalin-free
Mirpur’s Shah Ali Bazaar was yesterday declared free from formalin and carbide, as part of a drive by the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry to fight food adulterers. Shah Ali Bazaar becomes the eighth kitchen market after Malibagh, Shantinagar, Mohakhali, Gulshan DCC-North, Mohamm-adpur’s Town Hall, Kaptan Bazar and the
Biochemistry, molecular biology confce begins
A two-day international conference on biochemistry and molecular biology began at Chittagong University on Saturday. The minister for environment and forest, Hasan Mahmud, inaugurated the programme at the auditorium of BBA Faculty. Pran Gopal Datta, vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University,
Better medicare with better nurses
Int’l seminar stresses development of nursing education, upgrade of profession Improvement of healthcare services requires development of nursing education as per international standards, and upgrade of the profession. Despite a huge demand for qualified and skilled nurses at home and abroad, the profession is still not well regarded in Bangladesh
Canadian student dies as train hits her
A Canadian female student died after being hit by a train near Cantonment Railway Station in the capital last night. The deceased Mungerina Arabin Jerin, 22, came to Bangladesh in 2012 and got enrolled in Uttara Women’s Medical College (UWMC), the victim’s uncle, Abu Bakar Siddique, told The Daily Star. “She (Jerin) went for a walk ... Read more
Dutch duo sign finally
Dutchman Lodewijk de Kruif agreed to join as the new head coach of the Bangladesh national football team after a gruelling six-hour negotiation with the Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday. Kruif and his assistant Rene Koster have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the BFF in the afternoon to take up the national team duties ... Read more
BCB boss blasts Kamal over ‘unconditional’ comments
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan took a swipe at his predecessor AHM Mustafa Kamal for denying the fact that the country had made an unconditional commitment to tour Pakistan. Kamal recently said he made a commitment about the Pakistan tour but it was not unconditional as has been described by Nazmul in the
Newcomers count on local force
BPL Preview: Rangpur Riders Newcomers count on local force The newest franchise in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20, the Rangpur Riders, will begin its journey in the T20 competition with a side that will depend mostly on local players. With a few known foreign recruits in the team, the Riders will hope that their ... Read more
Brothers Union earn first points
Brothers Union opened their account in the Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday when they beat Arambagh Krira Sangha 2-0 in their seventh match of the league despite being reduced to ten men in the first-half stoppage time. Brothers, who are under threat of being relegated after losing all of their first six
Niaz beat Saptarshi in Delhi Int’l Open Chess
GM Niaz Murshed of Mohammedan Sporting Club beat IM Saptarshi Roy of India in the 9th round match of the 11th Delhi International Open Chess Festival held in New Delhi, India on Saturday. In the day’s 9th round match Niaz won with white pieces against Saptarshi. Niaz bagged six points out of nine
Thousands seek peace as Bishwa Ijtema begins
Thousands of Muslims sought peace and revival of Islamic tenets as the joined Bishwa Ijtema that began by the bank of the River Turag on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka on Friday. Devotees streamed into the venue, braving the biting cold, at dawn as the congregation began with the sermon by Pakistani Maulana Tarek ... Read more
Mercury slightly up
2 more die in Lalmonirhat The poor and the homeless continue to suffer in the cold wave sweeping across the country over the last few days with the minimum temperature ranging from 3 to 10 degrees Celsius. Yesterday, the lowest temperature was recorded at 4 degrees Celsius in Saidpur where mercury dipped to 45-year-low 3°C ... Read more
BB to relax rules to attract foreign investment
Bangladesh Bank is going to ease the foreign exchange regulation in a bid to attract foreign investment more to the country, said central bank officials. A BB official told New Age on Thursday that the article of 18 (A) and (B) under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act-1974 would be relaxed