Bangladesh will take inspiration from the past as they seek a turnaround in fortune in the second Test against Sri Lanka, which begins today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. The Tigers have a proud record at this venue and some of their recent successes have come here, including a highly respectable draw against ... Read more
Month: February 2014
Russell, Abahani fire blank
Defending champions Sheikh Russell KC drew their third consecutive match in the Bangladesh Premier Football League after their tie with Abahani Limited ended in a stalemate at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Table-topper Abahani, on the other hand, dropped points for the first time after four successive wins. With 17 points from seven matches, Abahani top
Sri Lanka suffer twin injury blow
Sri Lanka suffered twin injury blows before taking on Bangladesh in the second Test in Chittagong as left-arm spinner Rangana Herath and seamer Shaminda Eranga were both ruled out of the match on Monday. Herath had been suffering from a recurring knee injury, while Eranga picked up a thigh injury during the first Test in Dhaka. The ... Read more
Usha beat Abahani again
Usha Krira Chakra maintained their dominance in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League title race as they defeated Abahani Limited 2-0 at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Monday. Usha’s sixth consecutive victory meant the Old Dhaka powerhouse still remained at the summit with 18 points before the Super Four round gets underway.
Biswa Ijtema concludes
Biswa Ijtema, conducted in two phases with participation of tens of thousands of people from home and abroad, concluded yesterday through ‘Akheri Munajat’( final prayer) on the bank of the river Turag at Tongi, the outskirt of capital Dhaka. Senior religious scholar of Tablig Jammat Maulana Mohammad Jobairul Hassan of
BUET students rally over fellow’s accident
Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), angered by injury of a colleague in an accident, brought out procession and blocked the Palashi intersection for around two hours yesterday. Anika Tasnim, a third year student of the architecture department, was injured when a speeding microbus hit the rickshaw in which she was travelling ... Read more
National Street Theatre Festival begins
The 29th edition of the National Street Theatre Festival began on Saturday through staging Dhaka based troupe Opera’s production Kaiballo featuring the negligence towards the martyred freedom fighters and mass graves. A total of 35 awareness generating street theatre productions from district towns of the country will be presented in the weeklong festival at the ... Read more
27 banks yet to disburse any green loan despite ceiling imposition
Bb’s Tk 200cr Refinance Scheme 27 banks yet to disburse any green loan despite ceiling imposition Twenty-seven scheduled banks are yet to disburse any loan under a Tk 200-crore refinance scheme for green products although Bangladesh Bank set a loan disbursement target of at least Tk 5 crore in a fiscal year under the scheme. The ... Read more
CPA wants end to long auction process by customs
Container Congestion CPA wants end to long auction process by customs The Chittagong Port Authority has again requested the National Board of Revenue for quick disposal of all auctionable and destroyable goods and containers left abandoned in the port for years, officials of the revenue board said. The port authorities alleged that such congestion which was ... Read more
Refinance scheme application deadline extended for 4th time
Affected Stock Investors Refinance scheme application deadline extended for 4th time The supervision committee for Tk 900-crore government refinance scheme for the affected small-scale investors on Sunday extended for the fourth time the deadline to get loan applications from merchant banks and brokerage houses till March 31. The five-member supervision committee made the decision in a ... Read more
BTRC floats fresh tender for telco audit
Makes ICAB registration mandatory for interested firms The telecom regulator on Sunday floated a fresh tender for auditing the mobile phone companies with a condition that participating firms must have registration of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission earlier cancelled its previous tender for the same job that was
Banks require no prior BB approval
Collateral Holding For Foreign Loan Banks require no prior BB approval Bangladesh Bank said scheduled banks would not require prior approval from the central bank to hold collaterals on behalf of their overseas bank branches or correspondents in respect of foreign borrowing by local industrial enterprises. To this end, the BB on Thursday issued a circular ... Read more
Focus on fielding, short ball
Bangladesh are focusing on their fielding and preparing for the short ball ahead of the second Test match against Sri Lanka after their shortcomings were exposed in the series opener, all-rounder Sakib al Hasan said on Sunday. Sakib’s comments came as the Tigers had their first practice session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, ... Read more
SL expect a fight, says Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara expects things to be different this time around when his side takes on Bangladesh in the second Test in Chittagong on Tuesday after a surprisingly easy win in Dhaka, the veteran Sri Lankan batsman said on Sunday. ‘So the earlier game was easier than we thought it would be, but we expect it to ... Read more
Still no word from PCB: BCB chief
Uncertainty over the Pakistan cricket team’s participation in the upcoming Asia Cup and ICC World Twenty20 still looms as the Pakistan Cricket Board has yet to convey its decision, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan said on Sunday. ‘They are yet to confirn us about their particpation in Asia Cup and World Twenty20,’ the BCB president ... Read more
Hockey turf ‘close to reality’
International Hockey Federation president Leandro Negre said that the proposed astro-turf installation at the Maulana Bhasani Stadium is close to being confirmed. ‘I had come here for two issues; one was to inaugurate the school hockey tournament and the other was to talk about the development of hockey
Usha, Abahani clash today
Usha KC and Abahani will look to take an edge into the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League’s Super League when they meet at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium today. Both title contenders are on five-game winning streaks and will welcome reinforcements from Pakistan to strengthen their sides ahead of the next phase
Sk Jamal start with a defeat
Bangladesh top-flight club Sheikh Jamal DC began their IFA Shield campaign with a 2-1 defeat against Indian side Kolkata Mohammedan SC at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Sunday. Playing their opening match of Group B, Sheikh Jamal went ahead in the 41st minute through a long-range shot from Haitian playmaker Sony Norde.
Fire burns three factories in city
Three factories were gutted in a devastating fire at Kashaituli in Bangshal in the capital yesterday. Nine fire-fighting units, in cooperation with factory workers and local people, brought the fire under control in more than one and a half hours of efforts. The cause of the fire, extent of damage and casualty could not be ... Read more
Ijtema ends today
3 more die on 2nd day The Bishwa Ijema, held in two phases, concludes today with offering of “Akheri Munajat’ (final prayer) on the bank of Turag river in Tongi, outskirts of capital Dhaka. A million people are expected to join the prayer at the Bishaw Ijtema, an annual event joined by people from home ... Read more