Foreign minister Dipu Moni on Monday urged Sri Lanka to ease the process for Bangladeshi pharmaceutical companies to export their products to the island country. She made the request during a meeting with Sri Lankan health minister Maithripala Sirisena at her office. Sirisena is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh from April 8.
Month: April 2013
Md Arfan made new Bank Asia DMD
Bank Asia senior executive vice president and chief business officer (SMR) Md Arfan Ali has recently been promoted to deputy managing director, said a press release. Md Arfan did his MBA from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka and started his career with Arab Bangladesh Bank as a probationary officer in 1991.
Sonargaon Hotel to celebrate Bangla New Year
Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka will hold ‘Bangladeshi Traditional Fair’ to celebrate the Bangla New Year 1420. The three-day fair, which will begin on April 13, will display Bangladeshi handicrafts, clothes, souvenirs and snacks. The hotel’s most popular restaurant Café Bazar will offer
Kruif blasts AFC for qualifying farce
Dutch head coach arrives with family to assess facilities After a 36-hour long journey the Dutch head coach of the Bangladesh national football team Lodewijk de Kruif and his assistant Rene Koster arrived in Dhaka on Monday with their wives to assess their accommodation, hospital and schooling facilities. The Dutch coach is likely to take ... Read more
Saqlain rejoins Tigers
Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq is expected to join the Bangladesh cricket team as a spin bowling consultant for the forthcoming Zimbabwe tour, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Monday. This will be Saqlain’s second stint with the Tigers after his first assignment during the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka and the home series ... Read more
Top athletes lacking preparation
The top athletes of Bangladesh are sceptical about their success in the forthcoming Bangladesh Games as they did not have enough preparation for the formerly quadrennial meet, which will be held this month after a gap of more than a decade. Shooter Sharmin Akhter Ratna, athlete Mohon Khan, swimmer
Salma’s valiant knock goes in vain
The Bangladesh national women’s cricket team came agonisingly close before falling short again as their Indian counterparts registered a five-wicket win to go 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series in Ahmedabad on Monday. The Bangladeshi eves rode on the back of a fine knock from
Muktis resume training after assurance of unpaid wages
After six days of boycott due to outstanding wages, the footballers of Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra returned to practice following an assurance from club chairman, said an official on Monday. Muktijoddha Sangsad chairman Helal Murshed met with the players and discussed about the unpaid salary and promised to clear the dues as soon as they ... Read more
BD Games preliminary football from April 15
The eighth edition of the Bangladesh Games will officially start from April 20 but the grand occasion will actually get underway from Monday when the preliminary round of football will take place at BKSP. Nine services teams – Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force, Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET),
Good start for Zia in Dubai Open Chess
Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman won his first round matches in the 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Sunday last. In the first round matches, Zia won against Faranka Khaled of Lebanon. A total of 194 players, including 38 Grandmasters,
Gallery 21 reopens with grand show
Gallery 21 re-launches after a decade through an interesting group exhibition on Friday. The gallery, which was founded in 1997 by artist Shameem Subana, was shut down in 2003 due to some personal problems of the founder. However, the artist has reopened it at a new venue 751 Satmasjid road which is close to the ... Read more
Chhayanaut ready for Pahela Baishakh celebrations
Chhayanaut has completed the preparation for the upcoming Pahela Baishakh celebrations at the Ramna Batamul. Considering the current political crisis, the Chhayanaut artistes will render songs highlighting the non-communal spirit along with the typical songs they sing in the Pahela Baishakh celebrations. A total of 137 artistes
Shirin releases third album
Shireen Jawad will release her third solo album titled Rangila on April 9. The UK based singer will present yet another folk fusion album targeting the Pahela Baishakh celebrations. Shireen got nationwide popularity soon after the release of her first album Panjabiwala in 2007. Her second album Matwali, released in 2009, was also a hit.
Kokilara, Target Platoon staged
Musical Target Platoon and monodrama Kokilara were staged on the second of the four-day Theatre festival organised by Padatin Natya Sangsad (TSC) marking the birth anniversary of its late president Syed Badruddin Hossain. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Reparatory staged Target Platoon, written and directed by theatre personality Mamunur Rashid, at the National Theatre Hall. Another troupe ... Read more
Kristina Akheeva wants to make career in Bollywood
Australian model Kristina Akheeva hopes to get more movie offers after the release of her Bollywood debut film Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 as she wants to make a career in the Hindi film industry. Akheeva was on a modelling contract in India when she saw a Hindi movie and since then can’t get enough of ... Read more
Abahani salvage draw to stay in race
Abahani salvaged a late draw to keep their hope alive of ensuring their fifth professional league title with a 1-1 draw against their perennial foes Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Bangladesh Premier League on Sunday. Mohammedan’s Ghanaian forward Osei Morison scored a heartbreaking goal against Abahani in the 25th minute but Atikur Rhaman Meshu converted
Zimbabwe face players’ boycott ahead of Tigers’ visit
Zimbabwe’s cricketers are considering a boycott ahead of their series against Bangladesh in protest against unsatisfactory payments from their board. A source close to the players told ESPNcricinfo that non-centrally contracted players may not play in an upcoming warm-up match between Zimbabwe’s cricketers, ‘to contest ZC’s offer of a daily allowance’
Bangladesh finish runners up in U-16 Asian hockey
The Bangladesh under-16 hockey team went down fighting in the final of the five-a-side Under-16 Asia Cup in Singapore as they suffered a 3-5 defeat at the hands of Pakistan on Sunday although they won the hearts of many in a memorable campaign. Trailing 2-0 in the first half, Ashraful, Rumman
Sk Jamal edge past Arambagh
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club defeated Arambagh Krira Sangha 2-0 in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Substitute Striker Towhidul Alam Sabuj and Nigerian forward Chibuke Ibeji scored the goals late in the second half to help Jamal earn all three points from the game.
Bangladesh Games logo, mascot unveiled
The Bangladesh Olympic Association unveiled the logo and mascot of the 8th Bangladesh Games on Sunday. The Games will be held from April 20 to 28. The mascot of the 2002 Bangladesh Games was `Deer’, but this time the officials chose a ‘Squirrel’ with a games medal around its neck and showing