The visiting Sri Lankan cricket team will go into the two-Test series against Bangladesh knowing fully well that they could easily be challenged by the home side in their own conditions unlike in the past. Sri Lanka won all but one of their previous 14 Tests against Bangladesh with seven of their victories coming by ... Read more
Month: January 2014
BCB does a U-turn
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday denied that it has passed a resolution to vote in favour of a draft proposal that would effectively strip the country of Test status on Thursday’s board meeting. It was widely reported that the draft proposal, forwarded by the so-called ‘big three’ India, Australia and England, was endorsed in the ... Read more
Mushfiq feels bad about ‘Big Three’ move
The recent developments in international cricket that can deny Bangladesh from the rights of playing Test cricket is going to be at the back of their minds when they take on Sri Lanka in the two-Test series, said skipper Mushfiqur Rahim. Three cricketing giants – India, Australia and England – put forward the proposal to revamp ... Read more
MSC escape with light punishment
Mohammedan Sporting Club escaped with a fine of Taka 20,000 after their fans assaulted the referee following their Bangladesh Premier League match against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. The Bangladesh Football Federation’s disciplinary committee imposed the fine on Mohammedan as their two players, namely Mansur Alam and Yusuf Sifat,
Economy loses Tk 49,017cr due to political violence: CPD
GDP will grow by 5.6-5.8pc in FY14 Four major economic sectors of the country in the first half of the current fiscal year incurred losses of Tk 49,017.92 crore, which is 4.7 per cent of the GDP of the last fiscal year, due to political violence, Centre for Policy Dialogue said on Saturday. The independent think-tank ... Read more
Yangon agrees to ink food deal with Dhaka
Declines again to sell power, gas Dhaka and Yangon have agreed to sign accords on food grain export and investment promotion and protection during the recently held joint trade commission meeting in the Myanmar capital. Both sides also agreed to sign instruments on amended agreement to coastal and maritime shipping and finalisation of the standard ... Read more
Govt misses schedule to finalise rules
Labour ACT Govt misses schedule to finalise rules The government has failed to finalise the rules and regulations for proper implementation of labour act even after two months of its promised time. Though the government formed a committee in August last year promising to finalise the rules and regulations within three months, the committee only
BB to make cost model for mobile banking
Existing method to continue until BB directive Bangladesh Bank has decided to formulate a cost model to determine the pricing of mobile financial services in the country after the telecom regulator came up with a directive on the matter. The decision came following a meeting between the BB and the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on ... Read more
Dhaka stocks gain for 4th week
Dhaka stocks continued to rise last week, fourth week in a row, with the bourse’s key index hitting a new high as investors continued to inject fresh fund amid an anticipation of another share market bubble. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, increased by 4.06 per cent, or 183.30 points, over the week ... Read more
Biswa Ijtema begins
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim devotees from around the world yesterday said Jumma prayer on the bank of Turag river on the first day of a three-day Biswa Ijtema. The largest religious congregations after the Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the Biswa Ijtema began its first phase of programme immediately after Fazr prayer with sermon ... Read more
Cocaine den busted, six arrested in city
The Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested six drug peddlers and confiscated six pounds of cocaine from Nikunju of Gulshan area in the city on Thursday. The drug peddlers are Md Kamrul Alam (40), a director of Madina Pharmaceuticals, Spanish expatriate Taher Mondol alias Zoba (30), pharmacy owner Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan (46), stock market trader
Madhusudan’s birth anniversary today
The 190th birth anniversary of great poet and dramatist Michael Madhusudan Dutta is being celebrated at Sagardari under Keshabpur upazila in Jessore today. The Jessore district administration has chalked out an elaborate programme to mark the day. A week-long Madhu Fair will be held at the birth place of the legendary poet. Ismat Ara Sadeq, state ... Read more
Nrityanchal presents gauriya dance at Shilpakala
Spectacular performance of gauriya nritya by Ratchel Priyanka Paris captivated a teeming audience at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday. The programme was organised by Nrityanchal to formally conclude a week-long workshop on gauriya dance, attended by 80 students of Nrityanchal and conducted by Ratchel Priyanka Paris.
BCB approves ‘death warrant of cricket’
The apparent decision of the Bangladesh Cricket Board to endorse a proposal by India, Australia and England to revamp the International Cricket Council was received with shock and anger by cricket fans all over the country. In an executive meeting on Thursday the BCB approved the draft proposal by 20 votes to 3. If the proposal ... Read more
Confident Sri Lanka arrive
The Sri Lankan cricket team were loaded with confidence despite losing their last Test match as they arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday. Pakistan came back from behind to win the third Test and level the three-match Test series 1-1 against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates but
Baridhara shock Brothers
An Emadul Haque Monu double helped Uttar Baridhara Club pick up their first win of the Bangladesh Premier League in a 3-2 shocker over Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. Chittagong Abahani also won their first match of the season on Friday; defeating Feni Soccer Club 2-1 in the day’s other game thanks ... Read more
Fine-tuning does wonders for Imrul
Recalled opening batsman Imrul Kayes, who was selected in the Bangladesh squad for the first Test match against Sri Lanka, said on Friday that some recent adjustments to his technique allowed him to bat more comfortably. Imrul made a comeback to the national fold after three years in the wilderness and had played the last of ... Read more
Rice prices mark fresh rise
The prices of coarse and fine varieties of rice marked a fresh rise on the retail markets in the capital over the week ending Friday. The retailers are blaming the wholesalers for the increase of rice prices while the wholesalers are putting blame on supply shortage and high transportation cost. The prices of coarse and fine varieties ... Read more
DITF sees surge of visitors on weekly holiday
The Dhaka International Trade Fair-2014, which began on January 11, witnessed a large number of visitors on Friday, the second weekend after the start of the country’s biggest trade show. Visitors, particularly youths, flocked the ticket counters rushing to enter the fair premises at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city on the public holiday.
Bishwa Ijtema begins today
Thousands of pilgrims reached the banks of the Turag river in Tongi on Thursday on the eve of Bishwa Ijtema. The annual holy congregation of Muslims is the second largest after Hajj. It will be held in two phases as the large number of devotees cannot be accommodated at one time. The first phase, beginning ... Read more