The Board of Directors of Limited in its Md Nasiruddin Choudhury has unanimously been elected the chairman of Global Insurance in a recent board meeting, said a press release. A former student of Bangladesh University of Science and Technology, Nasiruddin is a sponsor of the Mercantile Bank and the Premier Leasing and Finance.
Month: July 2013
Etihad Airways posts record results for Q2
Etihad Airways on Monday announced its strongest second quarter and half-year financial performances on record, said a press release. The national carrier of the United Arab Emirates achieved an 8 per cent increase in Q2 this year with passenger revenues generating $921 million
Footballers’ Thai tour pushed back
The Bangladesh national football team’s tour of Thailand will be moved to next month due to Dutch head coach Lodewijk de Kruif’s suggestion that the players are not physically fit yet to compete against a higher-ranked Thailand. The Bangladesh Football Federation earlier
BCB out to save Sylhet
ICC WORLD T20 BCB out to save Sylhet The Bangladesh Cricket Board expressed its satisfaction over the progress of development work at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium, a designated venue for the ICC World Twenty20 2014. The stadium received worldwide attention after the International Cricket Council recently said it was concerned about the venue and will ... Read more
IBBL, Plan to extend BFF deals
Islami Bank Limited and Plan Bangladesh have extended their ties with Bangladesh football as title sponsors of school football and women’s football respectively, informed Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin on Monday. The BFF organised a nationwide school football
BGB emerge champion in Nat’l Men’s Handball
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) emerged champion in the Walton Invitational National Men’s Handball beating Bangladesh Police by 34-25 goals in the final at the Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on Monday. They led the first half by 13-11 goals. Imdadul Haque
Women’s Club Cricket
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club earned a facile nine-wicket victory over Orient Sporting Club in the Women’s Club Cup Cricket Tournament at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Monday. In the day’s other match, Dipali Jubo Sangha outclassed Indira Road Cricket Academy by 67 runs at the City Club ground in Mirpur.
Guardiola ‘to make Bayern even better’
Two weeks into his reign as Bayern Munich coach, Pep Guardiola is continuing to work on new ideas for the German Treble-winners, with reports suggesting he will change their system from 4-2-3-1 to 4-1-4-1. Former coach Jupp Heynckes led the Bavarians
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Arsenal bid for Suarez rejected Arsenal have had a £30 million bid for Luis Suarez rejected by Liverpool, according to reports in the British media. The Telegraph and The Times have revealed the Gunners’ first concrete offer for the Uruguay international was swiftly turned down, with the fee falling well short of Liverpool’s expectations. Reports ... Read more
SOCCERLINE
Ronaldinho ‘can’t be controlled’ Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab have ruled out a move for former World Player of the Year winner Ronaldinho after admitting he ‘can’t be controlled’, reports Soccernet. The 33-year-old Brazilian has been linked away from his South American club, Atletico Mineiro, with Asia a likely destination. But after being told the ... Read more
Moyes wants to win everything
David Moyes has vowed to try and win a quintuple of the Premier League, the Champions League, the FA Cup, the Capital One Cup and the Community Shield in his debut season at Old Trafford, reports Soccernet. And the new Manchester United manager believes
‘Lewandowski will join Bayern’
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has told Welt am Sonntag that he fully expects Robert Lewandowski to join Bayern Munich when his contract expires next summer, reports Soccernet. Lewandowski has been strongly linked with a move to Bayern for some time, with Jupp Heynckes having claimed after the Champions League final that the Poland striker
Bolstered by GCC win, BNP reiterates caretaker demand
The BNP has observed that people have sent a no-confidence message to the government through the recently concluded Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) poll, boosting their demand to hold the next general election under the caretaker government (CG) system. “People have given their verdict against the government’s repressive acts. The government
GCC poll rout warning for AL
The landslide victory of 18-party-backed candidate M A Mannan over his rival 14-party backed Azmatullah Khan in the first mayoral election to newly created Gazipur City Corporation is considered as the writing on the wall for the ruling party. It has reset the equation of national politics. According to the unofficial results declared on early
AL claims fair poll, vows to take lesson
Senior Awami League (AL) leaders said the party should take lessons from the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) poll and plan for the next general election early next year. “We should take lessons from the GCC poll. We’ve to identify our mistakes for which the voters have rejected the AL-backed candidate,” Senior Awami League (AL)
Two ministers to visit Rangamati today
The law and order situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) has severely deteriorated. Local residents are fearing a political turmoil following a recent amendment of the land law. Sources said the government was trying to resolve the prevailing crisis. Three top representatives of the government, including two ministers, will visit Rangamati
Bangladesh meets important MDG targets
Bangladesh has met some important targets like reducing poverty gap ratio, attaining gender parity at primary and secondar levels of education, reduction in under-five mortality rate, containing HIV with antiretroviral drugs and detection and cure rate of tuberculosis (TB). It was disclosed by the General Economics Division
Nizami behind Baten’s death: Kundu
Freedom fighter Baten was killed by a group of Razakars at the directive of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami during the liberation war, prosecution witness Dr Rathindranath Kundu said on Sunday. Nizami also instigated Razakars to set fire to his relative’s house for his participation in the liberation war, he said at the International Crimes
Five survivors of MV Hope reach Chittagong port
Five crew members of the sunken MV Hope, who were found alive, reached the Chittagong Port at around 9 pm on Sunday. They boarded the ship MV Bux Moon to reach the port. The bodies of two crew members of the ill-fated ship will reach the Chittagong Port the next week. The alive seamen are ... Read more
Inflation touches 8.05pc in June
The point-to-point inflation in June has soared further touching 8.05 per cent, according to the base year 2005-06. In May, the inflation rate was 7.98 per cent. However, the average annual inflation rate in FY13 came down to 6.78 per cent, which was 8.69 per cent in FY12.