Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman was on the cusp of a second win on the Asian Tour after he ended the third round’s play in the Indian Open in first position. Siddik hit a flawless five-under-par 67 at the Delhi Golf Club on Saturday to go four shots ahead of the closest challenger, India’s two-time Asian
Month: November 2013
BU, Prime complete Super Six line-up
Gazi Tank Cricketers regained top spot in the Dhaka Premier League points table, throwing defending champions Victoria Sporting Club out of the Super League race courtesy a crushing 114-run win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Brothers Union posted a crucial six-wicket win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to complete the Super League
Jamal assemble eye-catching squad
After returning last season empty-handed, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited have formed a potentially title-winning squad with nine national footballers and a number of quality foreign players. Sheikh Jamal, runners-up in the last edition of the domestic football league, registered on Saturday 25 footballers in their squad for the forthcoming season including
Battle begins even before Super League!
The battle for a Super League place in the Dhaka Premier League took a serious turn after Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club claimed they have qualified despite a defeat to Brothers Union in their last match on Saturday. Brothers beat Sheikh Jamal by six wickets to confirm their place in the top six, but the latter claimed ... Read more
BCB names panel members for BPL trial
The first meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board disciplinary panel was held on Saturday three months after the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit charged nine individuals for match-fixing related offence in the Bangladesh Premier League. Retired Supreme Court justice Mohammad Abdur Rashid is heading the disciplinary panel, which also includes retired
Shoaib rates Tigers ahead of Pakistan
Former Pakistani pace bowler Shoaib Akhter said that Bangladesh would have done a far better job against South Africa than the Pakistani batsmen, who have failed thrice in the just-concluded series in UAE. ‘I am saying this with certainty [that] if [the] Bangladeshi batsmen had been playing this series, they would have won it 5-0,’ Press ... Read more
Political strife takes heavy toll on economy
Economists, businesses express deep concern Economists and business leaders have expressed their deep concern over the ongoing political instability and feared that the investment and economic growth will be hampered largely as they see no immediate solution to the ongoing political crisis. The ongoing violence surrounding the elections
Govt to take time to settle S Korea proposal for duty cut for 8 items
The government is not ready right now to settle a South Korea’s proposal for duty concessions for its eight products in the Bangladesh’s market because of time constraints on the current cabinet, commerce ministry officials said. They said the government had already conveyed its inability to settle the issue to South Korea, saying that a decision ... Read more
Indian RMG exports eat into markets of Bangladesh, China: report
India’s apparel exports are rising by snatching orders that would otherwise have gone to China and Bangladesh, said a Business Standard report. The report said exports were already up driven by demand coming in from major textile importing countries like the US and the eurozone. For
A year on, govt yet to approve CAAB organogram
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh is yet to introduce its own organogram which is the main condition set by US Federal Aviation Administration for the CAAB to be upgraded to category-1. As the CAAB has been certified as category-2 by the FAA for the last four years, airlines registered with the civil aviation authority can ... Read more
Upbeat bank shares keep stocks up for 2nd week
Dse Weekly Review Upbeat bank shares keep stocks up for 2nd week Dhaka stocks advanced last week, the second week in a row, after a four-week bear run as heavyweight bank shares maintained gains. In the week from November 3 to 7, the bank sector gained 9.95 per cent after rising by 6.61 per cent in ... Read more
Twitter IPO sparks speculation on who could follow
For technology executives weighing market flotations for Silicon Valley startups, this week’s gangbusters Twitter Inc initial public offering sent a powerful signal: full speed ahead. About a dozen private companies are valued at more than $1 billion, and many of them have already been holding informal talks with bankers. Now,
Exhibition upholds talents of young artists
Ten young talented artists have displayed their artistic creativity through their artworks at an exhibition taking place at the Bengal Shilpalaya at Dhanmondi in the capital. The exhibition is part of the art competition titled Aminul Islam Young Artist 2013 organsied by Bengal Foundation celebrating the 82nd birth anniversary of late eminent artist Aminul Islam.
Molière Festival held
The two-day Molière Theatre Festival ended on Friday with the 100th show of theatre troupe Swattik Natya Sampraday’s presentation of French playwright Molière’s Pejge. The festival was organised by Swattik Natya Sampraday to observe the 19th founding anniversary of the troupe at the same time to celebrate the 100th show of Pejge by the troupe.
Pakhi more comfortable on theatre
The actor Khairul Islam Pakhi is simultaneously acting in both small screen and theatre through playing the lead role in the drama serial Joibati Konnyar Mon and through performing in almost all running productions of Dhaka Theatre. Pakhi-acted serial is to be aired on the private TV channel SATV. In addition to this, the actor ... Read more
MSC end round-robin stage with win
Table-toppers Mohammedan Sporting Club ended their Dhaka Premier League round-robin campaign on a high after beating Kalabagan Krira Chakra by 40 runs at Mirpur on Friday. Mohammedan played their final game of the single round-robin stage before the Super League gets underway with the top six teams. Mohammedan
Siddik leads Hero Indian Open
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman posted his second consecutive round of 66 to take the outright lead at the halfway point of the Hero Indian Open at the Delhi Golf Club on Friday. Siddik came into the second round in a six-way tie for the lead with Rahil Ganjee, Mardan Mamat, Pariya Junhasavasdikul, Chapchai Nirat and
Athletics’ decline continues
The Bangladesh Olympic Association left out athletics from its first-phase training programme, citing the underperformance of athletes in recent international meets. Earlier, the BOA decided to bring 30 talented athletes under a 10-month long training programme to improve their performance in international tournaments
Banks’ provision shortfalls rise to Tk 3,282cr in Sept
10 banks fail to keep required provision in Q3 The overall shortfalls in provision against defaulted loans in the banking sector increased by Tk 819.06 crore or 33.25 per cent in the third quarter of this year with 10 banks failing to keep required provision in the period. According to the latest BB data, the shortfalls ... Read more
Accord, Alliance suggest some modifications of common checklist
Factory Inspection Accord, Alliance suggest some modifications of common checklist The government, the EU Accord and the North American Alliance have identified some points that would require modification after the three parties reached almost a consensus on their respective recommendations on a common checklist for garment factory inspection. Their observations came at a two-day