Bangladesh national team midfielder Shohel Rana may be playing in England soon, his club Sheikh Jamal DC’s Nigerian coach Joseph Afusi said on Monday. Afusi has been in contact with some English clubs who have shown an interest in Shohel, and he said that Shohel will get a call from an English club
Month: February 2014
WT20 event ambassadors named
The International Cricket Council announced the names of the host nation’s event ambassadors for the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 in a press release on Monday, with less than a month to go before the tournament kicks off in Dhaka on March 16. Captain Mushfiqur Rahim, Sakib al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Nasir Hossain were named ... Read more
Young Tigers overcome Namibia U-19s
The Bangladesh Under-19s recorded their second win in as many matches in the International Cricket Council U-19 World Cup after defeating Namibia by 52 runs in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Monday. Electing to take first strike after winning the toss, the young Tigers posted 233-5 in 50 overs. Mosaddek Hossain was the highest scorer with ... Read more
UCB to sell Asia Cup tickets
United Commercial Bank will be the official ticket-seller for the Asia Cup, which begins on February 25, aBangladesh Cricket Board official said on Monday. Tickets for the first five matches at Fatullah will be priced at Tk 200 to Tk 8000, while tickets for the matches in Dhaka will go up to Tk 25,000.
HC directive sought
Use of Bangla in All Offices, Courts HC directive sought A public interest litigation writ petition filed on Sunday sought a High Court directive on the government for the enforcement of the Bengali Language Introduction Act 1987 for the use of Bangla in all offices and courts. The petition that Supreme Court lawyer Md Eunus ... Read more
Mourning in all pry schools today
Picnic Bus Death Mourning in all pry schools today The government declared mourning in all primary schools for today after seven schoolchildren on their way back home in a bus from a picnic died in traffic accident at Chaugachha in Jessore on Saturday night. The deceased schoolchildren were buried in graveyards at Benapole on Sunday ... Read more
54,412 get pry scholarship
A total of 54,412 students got primary scholarship this year, the minister for primary and mass education minister, Mostafizur Rahman, said on Sunday. Of the 54,412 students, 21,978 received talent-pool scholarship and 32,434 students general scholarship, he said at a press briefing at the
Jibananda’s 115th birth anniv today
The 115th anniversary of birth of poet Jibanananda Das, one of the greatest Bengali poets, will be celebrated today at his ancestral town Barisal today. Like previous years, Jatiya Kabita Parishad Barisal unit has organised a programme at the Poet Jibanananda Memorial Hall at the parental house of the poet on Kobi Jibanananda Das Sarak ... Read more
Mushfiq back in charge for WT20
The Bangladesh Cricket Board put Mushfiqur Rahim back in charge as they announced 15-member squads for both the men’s and women’s edition of the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Bangladesh. Mushfiq missed the just-concluded two-match T20 international series against Sri Lanka due to a finger injury but returned as captain for the showcase ... Read more
Mushfiq to play in pain
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim risked himself in the three-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka despite knowing that it could take him five or six weeks for his finger injury to heal completely. Mushfiq, who hurt the baby finger of his left hand during the drawn second Test in Chittagong, is back at the helm having ... Read more
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka ready for ODI battle
1st ODI threatened by rain Incessant rain and a soggy outfield threatened to mar the first of three one-day internationals between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, scheduled to start at 1:00pm at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Rain, caused by a depression, already caused severe damage to the outfield of the venue, leaving the prospect of the day-night ... Read more
Mathews wants to keep up momentum
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews on Sunday said that the visitors will have to be on their toes against the hosts in the three-match one-day international series that begins today at Mirpur. Bangladesh came close to pulling off wins in the just-concluded two-match Twenty20 internationals only to be denied in the final delivery of both ... Read more
Rain forces three draws in NCL
Incessant rain throughout the country forced the three games of the third round of the 15th National Cricket League end in a draw on Sunday across different venues with Sylhet already beating Dhaka a day earlier. Dhaka Metro v Barisal The game between Dhaka Metro and Barisal ended in a draw at Fatullah. Dhaka Metro were batting ... Read more
Export earnings top $17.43b in 7 months
Political turmoil dents RMG export growth in December, January The country’s total export earnings stood at $17.43 billion in the first seven months of the current financial year 2013-14 with a growth of 15.08 per cent year-on-year, despite last two months’ sluggishness due to political unrest. Riding on the performance of readymade garment sector, the export ... Read more
18 banks disburse no loan in 7 months
Credits For Import-Replacing Crops 18 banks disburse no loan in 7 months Eighteen scheduled banks did not disburse any loan to farmers to cultivate four types of import-replacing crops — pulses, oil seeds, spices and maize — in the first seven months of the fiscal year 2013-2014 as they were reluctant to distribute the credit ... Read more
Govt to go tough against SIM sales with fake docs
The home ministry on Sunday once again asked the mobile phone operators to ensure that vendors do not sell any subscriber identification module (SIM) cards without proper identification in a bid to curb crimes through cell phones. ‘We will go tough against the sale of unregistered SIMs. A subscriber must submit copies of either national identity ... Read more
Biman’s in-flight duty-free sales from Mar 1
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to launch duty-free service onboard of its aircraft on all international routes in a bid to improve its customer service standard and provide its passengers with sky shopping facilities, officials of the airlines said. The national flag carrier has already obtained approval from the commerce ministry and the National Board of ... Read more
Muhith hints at pension scheme launch in pvt sector
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Sunday hinted that the organised private sector would be covered under the pension schemes in future alongside the existing national pension scheme for government officials and employees. ‘There are some 20 lakh government officials and employees under the national pension scheme and if it is implemented at the organised
7 children die as picnic bus falls into ditch
At least seven schoolchildren died and 71 others became wounded as a picnic bus carrying them headed off the road into a ditch at Chaugachha in Jessore on Saturday night. The deceased were Akhi, 10, Suriya, 8, Shanta, 6, Mithila, 7, Shahanara, 9, Sabbir, 8 and Aakil, 7. They were student of the Gazipur Government ... Read more
Artworks of Bangladeshi artists selected for UNESCO exhibition
Artworks of Rokeya Sultana and Kanak Chanpa Chakma, two women artists of Bangladesh, have been selected for exhibition at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. UNESCO director general Irina Bokova will inaugurate the exhibition on March 7 and it will remain open to public till March 21. The exhibition