Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan returned home on Sunday night after securing a written agreement from India which would ensure four series against the Asian giants by the year 2020. The BCB voted in favour of the ‘big three’ in the International Cricket Council meeting on February 8 in Singapore which approved wide-ranging structural
Month: February 2014
Jurgensen curses at media
Bangladesh head coach Shane Jurgensen showed his anger openly for the first time since taking the job, directing foul language at media members outside the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium after completing a closed-door training session on Sunday. The mild mannered Australian, often considered the most gentlemanly coach ever hired by the Bangladesh Cricket Board,
Abahani held to shocking draw
Title aspirants Abahani Limited missed the opportunity to extend their lead at the top after succumbing to a 1-1 draw against second-from-bottom Chittagong Abahani in the Nitol Tata Bangladesh Premier League on Sunday at Bangabandhu National Stadium. The Sky Blues went ahead in the 10th minute
Rajshahi joint-top after win
Rajshahi defeated Barisal by 131 runs in the 15th National Cricket League on Sunday to go joint-top of the standings while the other two matches of the second round ended in draws. Dhaka, like Rajshahi, are also at the summit after crushing Chittagong by an innings and 99 runs on Saturday in Rangpur. Dhaka and ... Read more
Off-beat film Uttorer Sur wins national award
The off-beat film Uttorer Sur featuring the struggles of marginalised people won the National Film Award 2012 announced by the Information Ministry on Thursday. Director of the film Shahneoyaj Cacoly has won the national award in the best story writer category. Though all the characters
Popular baul songs presented
Songs compose by the Indian and local bauls were presented by the Chhayanaut artistes at its auditorium on Friday. The artistes presented around twenty folk songs composed by Pagla Kanai, Bhoba Pagla, Rakib Shah, Duddu Shah, Fakir Shitalang Shah entertained the audience at the programme. The main attraction of the
Wasa eyes two rivers
Plans to cut dependency on groundwater from 78pc to 30pc in seven years With groundwater depleting fast in the capital, Dhaka Wasa is going to set up three more water treatment plants to increase the use of surface water significantly in the next seven years. The plants will be installed at Gandhabpur of Rupganj, Jasaldi ... Read more
SSC exams begin today
The Secondary School Certificate and equivalent dakhil and vocational examinations begin today with students taking the Bangla first paper exams amid rumors of question papers being leaked. Guardians and students alleged that ‘questions’ for Sunday’s Bangla and others exams were making rounds on social networking sites and were being texted among examinees on
Child dies in city slum fire
A child was burnt to death and more than 100 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out at a densely populated slum at Madhubagh in the capital on Saturday morning. The victim was identified as Sabuj, a boy of two years and a half. Fire Service and Civil Defence deputy director Jahirul Islam ... Read more
Wounded tigress needs surgery
The Bengal tigress wounded in a hunter’s trap in the Sundarbans has been brought to Bangabandhu Safari Park in Gazipur and she will undergo surgery today. A board of veterinary doctors, formed yesterday with Prof Mizanur Rahman as its head, will conduct the operation on her left forelimb where the trap’s twine had dug in creating ... Read more
Buriganga 2nd channel nearing death for encroachment
Says Bapa; accuses govt agencies, private companies The second channel of the Buriganga, which flows along the southwestern edge of the capital, is being constantly encroached upon by different government agencies and a handful of influential people, Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa) said yesterday. This unchecked encroachment is making the channel nearly dead, leaders of the
Mirpur Zoo trees get labels
A total of 277 trees in the capital’s Mirpur Zoo got labels yesterday through an initiative of two environmental organisations, Toru Pallab and Prakriti o Jibon Foundation. “The zoo is a very popular spot among city dwellers and most visitors are children. While they are learning about the animals, they can learn about the trees ... Read more
World Vision chief in city
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of World Vision International (WVI), a global humanitarian organisation, Kevin J Jenkins is in city on a four-day tour, reports UNB. Jenkins, in his first visit here, is mainly focusing on interaction with community people including children being served by World Vision Bangladesh
Judge appointment to special tribunal awaits SC nod
Stock Market Manipulation Judge appointment to special tribunal awaits SC nod The appointment of the judge to the first-ever special tribunal to deal with the cases for stock market manipulation is awaiting Supreme Court approval. The law ministry in January sent a proposal to the Supreme Court for appointing Mustafizur Rahman, a district judge now ... Read more
Trade deficit drops to $1.53b in H1
The country’s trade deficit decreased by 58.28 per cent in the first half of the current financial year compared with that of 34.13 per cent fall in the same period of the FY13 due to a rise in exports against negative growth in imports. According to the latest BB data, the deficit narrowed to $1.53 billion ... Read more
Govt to set up hotline for factory workers soon
Worker leaders welcome the move, owners concerned The government is going to set up a hotline soon for factory workers so that they can inform it any concern about possible fire, building safety and worker rights. The government says it has taken the initiative as per the requirement set by the international buyers but factory ... Read more
Eco-friendly brick tariff value down by 33pc
The National Board of Revenue has lowered tariff value of machine-made bricks by more than 33 per cent in a bid to encourage production of environment friendly bricks in the country, officials of the revenue board said. They said that the revenue board took the decision to discourage production of bricks in traditional brick kilns which ... Read more
Strong policy, surveillance needed to check illegal VoIP
Lack of strong policy and surveillance as well as earning of huge amount of illegal money in short time are responsible for illegal call termination, said telecom experts at a discussion in Dhaka on Saturday. In addition, unhappy politics and dishonest employees of the government are also contributing to increasing illegal use of call termination, commonly ... Read more
Bullish vibes at DSE continue for 6th week
Dhaka stocks advanced last week, six weeks in a row, with the DSE’s key index hitting another fresh high of 4,845.09 points since its launch as investors continued to inject fresh funds, anticipating further rise in share prices amid increased foreign investments. The key index of the bourse, DSEX, increased by 1.93 per cent, or 91.92 ... Read more
More US pressure on India sought over patent issue
The US Chamber of Commerce on Friday called on the government to ratchet up pressure on India over intellectual property rights, in a move that could help prevent Indian companies from producing cheap generic versions of medicines still under patent protection, reports Reuters. In a submission to the Office of US Trade Representative, the Chamber of ... Read more