Pakistan captain Misbah ul Haq’s long wait for an one-day international century continued on Saturday as he fell short by 35 runs in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka at Mirpur. Pakistan were in early trouble, losing the wickets of Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez in the first, third and fifth overs ... Read more
Month: March 2014
NBR, DIP at loggerheads over VAT on passport, visa fees
The National Board of Revenue and the Department of Immigration and Passports are at loggerheads over payment of 15 per cent value-added tax on passport and visa fees, officials of the revenue board and DIP said. They said that the dispute began after the NBR had asked the immigration and passports department to pay VAT on ... Read more
Owners yet to arrange money for land acquisition
Garment Village Owners yet to arrange money for land acquisition The progress of establishment of a garment village at Bausia in Munshiganj is hanging in the balance as the factory owners concerned are yet to provide money for land acquisition. The government has already completed the process of land acquisition and asked the garment owners ... Read more
More delay likely due to foreign portfolio managers’ objection
T+2 Settlement Cycle Launch More delay likely due to foreign portfolio managers’ objection The introduction of the T+2 trading cycle at the Dhaka Stock Exchange will be delayed further because of objections of some foreign portfolio managers to the launch of the system with two-trading session maturity period, DSE officials said. A DSE senior official said, ... Read more
Performing Change for women
It is high time that society and the nation treat women, which is half of its population, equally. The contribution of women from homemaking to agriculture, education to defense is no less significant and voluminous than that of their male counterparts. Such theme was addressed in a spectacular dance-drama titled Pala Bodoler Pala (Performing Change) ... Read more
Gulaab Gang opens on Women’s Day
In time for International Women’s Day on Saturday comes a serious girl power film from the Hindi film industry that is not exactly known for empowering women, reports tampabay.com. Releasing today, Gulaab Gang is loosely based on a real group of activists, known as the Gulabi Gang because of their pink (gulabi) sarees in North ... Read more
Local familiarity favours Pakistan
Asia Cup Final Today Local familiarity favours Pakistan Familiarity with Bangladeshi conditions will make Pakistan favourites against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The two Asian powerhouses are set to lock horns for the 12th Asia Cup crown and Pakistan will fancy their chances going into their second ... Read more
Afridi among others in doubt for final
Holders Pakistan received a severe blow to their title defence as in-form all-rounder Shahid Afridi is doubtful ahead of the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Afridi is largely responsible for taking his team this far in the tournament, with his explosive batting separating Pakistan from arch-rivals India and hosts ... Read more
SL look to continue rampage
Sri Lanka go into today’s Asia Cup final against Pakistan at Mirpur on a mission to remain perfect after the first two legs of their mammoth 10-week tour of Bangladesh. Having crushed the hosts in all three formats during their bilateral series, following up a 1-0 two-Test series win with 2-0 and 3-0 sweeps in ... Read more
Footballers arrive in jovial mood
The Bangladesh football team returned home on Friday in a jubilant frame of mind as they were received by officials of football’s governing body with flower garlands. The national footballers arrived in Dhaka from Goa, India where they took part in a FIFA international friendly against the hosts. Bangladesh
ICC approves Sylhet as int’l venue
Sylhet Divisional Stadium has been formally accredited by the International Cricket Council as an international venue, a Bangladesh Cricket Board official said on Friday. The approval came following an inspection by ICC match referee Jeff Crowe on March 4. We got the approval yesterday [Thursday],’ said acting
Jesmin wins first national gold
National Athletics C’ship Jesmin wins first national gold In the absence of injured defending champion Sumita Rani, Jesmin Akther of Bangladesh Army won her first women’s 100m hurdles gold at the National Athletic Championships at the Army Stadium in Banani yesterday. Jesmin, who had won gold at the junior national championship in 2007 and in 2009, ... Read more
Siddik fails to qualify for Open
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman posted a two-over-par 74 in the second and final round of the Open Qualifying Series – Thailand event on Friday to finish at eight-over, well out of contention for a spot in The Open Championship in July. Siddik finished in a tie for 54th out of 75 entrants. He shot a 78 ... Read more
Sales drop by 8.5pc in July-Jan
Govt Savings Tools Sales drop by 8.5pc in July-Jan Sales of the national savings certificates and bonds dropped by 8.50 per cent in the first seven months of the current financial year 2013-14 compared with that in the same period of the FY13. The savings instruments worth Tk 12,701.80 crore were sold through banks, national ... Read more
Prices of green chilli, onions rise in capital
The prices of green chilli, onion, potato and garlic increased on the retail market in the capital over the week ending Friday due to price hike on the wholesale markets. Traders said that the wholesalers increased the prices of onion, potato and garlic and the prices of the items increased by Tk 2-Tk 5 a ... Read more
Production at two RMG factories halted as Accord finds faults
Production at the two garment factories where Accord, the EU retailers’ platform, found severe faults, have been suspended. Structural inspectors of the Accord detected major structural faults in the building of Hazi Kujrat Ali Mollah Super Market at Pallabi in the city that housed the garment factories — Softex and Fame Sweater. After finding out the
Global food prices increase by 2.6pc in February: FAO
Global food prices rose by 2.6 per cent in February in the sharpest climb since mid-2012 due to unfavourable weather, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday, with the crisis in Ukraine threatening to cause future volatility, reports Reuters. The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s price index, which measures monthly price changes for a basket of ... Read more
Crafts fair begins in the capital
A fair with tokens of rich cultural heritage may offer an escape to the city dwellers from the din and bustle of daily life in the metropolis. Bengal Shilpalaya in Dhanmondi, hosting a crafts fair, may just be the place for art and craft enthusiasts to visit. Organsied jointly by Bengal Foundation and National Crafts ... Read more
Tax on tobacco to rise, corporate to go down in next budget: NBR
Revenue target down by Tk11,000cr in current fiscal year The National Board of Revenue will impose an additional tax in the form of health risk tax on tobacco products to discourage the use of tobacco while reducing corporate tax in the coming fiscal year of 2014-2015, NBR chairman Ghulam Hussain said on Thursday. It will ... Read more
Tigers bow out empty-handed
It has been a story of heartbreak for Bangladesh since the beginning of the tournament, and the last league match of the Asia Cup did not change its nature. The home side ended the tournament with yet another defeat in a close contest, this time losing to Sri Lanka by three wickets in Dhaka on ... Read more