Sunday, July 6, 2025

Sheikhs seek solo lead

Title contenders Sheikh Jamal DC and Sheikh Russel KC will be vying for the solo lead in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League when they lock horns in today’s crucial match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Both are in at the top of the nine-team table with Sheikh Jamal and Abahani leading

MSC back to winning ways

Dhaka giants Mohammedan Sporting Club returned to the winning ways after two consecutive defeats when they beat Feni Soccer Club 1-0 in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Mohammedan’s Ghanaian striker Usei Morrison scored the winner in the 37th minute,

Strike halts river communications

River transport workers on Wednesday went on strike for an indefinite period halting river communications and transport goods on waterways across the country. Thousands of motor launch passengers got stranded at terminals and the offloading and transport of goods remained suspended at seaports in

Biting cold batters life

Mercury dips 45-year low; 82 deaths reported in a week; more cold spells this month A record-breaking cold spell sent the mercury plummeting across the country yesterday, with Dinajpur experiencing 3.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest in almost half a century. Many thousand people suffered badly as the persisting chilly weather with strong winds sent them ... Read more

Grameen Shakti lights up rural backwaters

The company installs more than one million solar home systems Prof Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Shakti team were showered with praises from people of all strata for installing more than one million solar home systems across the country. Economists, academics, development partners and diplomats also urged the Nobel laureate to move on to greater ... Read more

DSE CEO resigns over board ‘interference’

The chief executive officer of Dhaka Stock Exchange, Musharraf M Hussain, on Wednesday resigned after the board of directors grilled the management team led by Musharraf on the day before over repeated ‘operational failures’. ‘I have decided to resign as the board’s approach towards the management had hurt my

Expo on eco-friendly industrial equipment in March

A three-day show on eco-friendly industrial equipment and sustainable development — Greentrade Bangladesh Summit and Eco-Industrial Engineering Technology Expo — will begin in Dhaka on March 12. ExpoNet Exhibition (Pvt) Ltd in association with International Training Network and the architecture department of Buet will jointly organise the summit and expo at

Novoair starts flying

Private airline Novoair yesterday launched its flights on three domestic routes with promises of providing better services and highest level of aviation safety. The carrier initially began its operation with Brazil made two 49-seater Embraer EMB-145 jets on Dhaka to Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Jessore

Strict laws sought

Violence against Women Strict laws sought Strict laws should be passed and enforced to prevent violence against women in the country, speakers demanded at a human chain yesterday. They said the whole society, including the government, political and social parties and individuals, should hold strong protest movements to prevent violence against

A macaw of discord

In January 2010 when Md Ikram Selim was shifting from his Eskaton house to Baridhara, he gave his male blue-gold-macaw to Abdul Wadud, a private mini zoo owner, so that Wadud could take care of it in the meantime. Two years later when Selim wanted the bird back, Wadud refused to return it. He argued that Selim ... Read more

Marshal, Mehrab into record books

Walton Central Zone’s Marshal Ayub and Mehrab Hossain Jr made their way into the record books as they both registered a double century on the second day of their third round Bangladesh Cricket League match against Islami Bank East Zone on Wednesday. Marshal and Mehrab, who earlier scored a century each in the tournament, became

Rony propels Abahani to joint top

In-form striker Shakhawat Hossain Rony scored a brace to power Abahani to a 3-1 win over Team BJMC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday, which also took the defending champions to the top of the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League. Rony put the Sky Blues ahead in the first half before midfielder Pranotosh Kumar

Kruif looking forward to take charge of booters

Bangladesh national football team’s probable coach Lodewijk De Kruif after his two-day stay in Dhaka on Wednesday said that he had a good impression both on the country and its footballers and is looking forward to taking charge of the side. The Dutch coach, who along with his assistant Rene Koster, is on a week-long ... Read more

Role-play comes easy to Badhon

Badhon reached the top five in the 2006 Lux Channel i Superstar pageant, which built her confidence and paved the way for the realisation of many of her dreams. The platform provided by the competition also steered her towards her first major acting role — a spot in a Humayun Ahmed play. She made her ... Read more