Sri Lanka are looking to end their long stay in Bangladesh on a high note by clinching the eluded ICC World Twenty20 title as they prepare to face India today in the final at Mirpur. Sri Lanka arrived in Bangladesh long before the start of the ICC World T20 2014 to take part in a bilateral ... Read more
Month: April 2014
Nazmul hell-bent on changes
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan remained adamant about bringing certain changes in the national team set-up in the wake of a dismal performance in the ICC World Twenty20. Nazmul said they have sought a report from coach Shane Jurgensen and captain Mushfiqur Rahim, which will be evaluated at the BCB’s next meeting and action will ... Read more
BPL 2nd phase begins Apr 15
The second phase of the Bangladesh Premier League will began from April 15, the official of the Bangladesh Football Federation said on Saturday. The BFF professional football league committee at a meeting on Saturday decided that they will start the home and away basis phase three days
Remittance inflow from 11 countries dips in 8 months
Financial Year 2013-14 Remittance inflow from 11 countries dips in 8 months Remittance inflow from 11 countries significantly decreased in the first eight months of fiscal year 2013-14 compared with that of the corresponding period in FY13. Downward trend in manpower export was the prime cause of declining inward remittance from those countries in recent ... Read more
ILO calls for action to shun repetition of Rana Plaza tragedy
International Labour Organisation director-general Guy Ryder has called for action to avoid repetition of incidents like Rana Plaza tragedy. ‘Rana Plaza is a call for global action on decent working conditions,’ he said at a high-level meeting on Thursday in Copenhagen on garment and textiles production in Bangladesh. The Rana Plaza building collapse, in April 2013,
Kohli fires India into final
The Indian batsmen rose to the occasion and displayed some timely magic to lead the side to a six-wicket win over South Africa in Dhaka on Friday and in the process set up an all-Asian affair in the final of the ICC World Twenty20. Virat Kohli slammed an unbeaten 72 off 44 balls as India successfully ... Read more
Indiscipline sinks South Africa
A lack of discipline with the ball condemned South Africa to yet another knock-out match loss in a major ICC tournament on Friday as the Proteas bowled a number of loose deliveries at a potent Indian batting line-up. Defending 172, the South African bowlers left the ball outside off-stump far too frequently and gifted the Indians ... Read more
In search of roots
The history of the filmdom of the country has been explored in a documentary film titled Swarup Sondhan which was premiered at the National Art Gallery Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. The screening was a part of the three-day National Film Day programme, organised by the academy. Directed jointly by Muhammad Sajjad Hossain
Proteas bring mental toughness into semis
Flamboyant India will face an uphill task to topple a strong-nerved South Africa when the two sides meet in the semi-final of the ICC World Twenty20 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Both teams have come this far in the tournament on the back of some thrilling performances, with South Africa having an edge as their ... Read more
SL beat WI, enter World T20 final
Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by 27 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method on Thursday to enter the World Twenty20 final in Dhaka. The West Indies, chasing Sri Lanka’s 160-6, were 80-4 in 13.5 overs when a heavy downpour forced the match to be abandoned, with Marlon Samuels on 18 and Darren Sammy yet to score. Sri ... Read more
Mohammedan into Independence Cup semis
Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited reached the semi-finals of the Independence Cup with a 1-0 victory over Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. The Black and White outfit played their best game of the season to beat Muktijoddha, who made the last eight after displaying some tremendous football in the group stage.
Ronaldo equals record as Real, PSG win
Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain both gained convincing victories on Wednesday in their respective Champions League quarter-final first leg matches to give themselves the upper hand ahead of next week’s second legs. Real, who have reached the semi-finals in the past three seasons, avenged in part last season’s semi-finals defeat to Borussia Dortmund by
Hafeez quits T20 captaincy
Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez stepped down as Twenty20 captain on Thursday after the team’s failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. Pakistan went out from the Super-10 stage after a disappointing 84-run defeat against the West Indies on Tuesday, failing to reach the last four for
Accord wants 6 more RMG units evacuated
Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, the EU retailers’ platform, has found structural flaws in six more garment factories in Dhaka and Chittagong and suggested immediate evacuation of the units. Flowing the recommendation, a review committee comprising representatives from the government, the Accord, the Alliance, BUET, BGMEA and BKMEA,
Non-concessional loan target rose to $6 billion
Fin min issued guarantee worth $ 3.5b last year The finance ministry issued sovereign guarantee worth $3.5 billion against non-concessional loans for about a dozen and a half large infrastructure projects and state purchases until December 2013, senior ministry officials said. Another large amount of $2.5 billion in state guarantees is expected to be issued this ... Read more
BSEC bars DSE making draft IPO prospectus public
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday said that the bourse stopped making public the draft IPO prospectuses of companies on verbal instruction of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission. Replying to a question why the bourse stopped publishing draft IPO prospectus, DSE managing director Swapan Kumar Bala made the comment at a press
Demands for tax, duty benefits galore
Pre-Budget Meeting Fy 2014-15 Demands for tax, duty benefits galore Like previous years, most of the stakeholders from private sectors who attended the pre-budget discussions with the National Board of Revenue on Thursday sought tax and duty benefits in the coming national budget for the year 2014-15. Though the revenue board organises the meetings to get ... Read more
Govt okays proposal to set up 3 IT villages, one at Karail
The government on Thursday approved a proposal for setting up three information technology villages in Dhaka and Rajshahi and a hi-tech park in Sylhet, officials said. The cabinet committee on economic affairs gave nod to the proposals by ICT division to set up an IT village at Karail in the capital, two in Rajshaihi and
National Film Day today
Different organisations chalk up elaborate programmes For the third consecutive year, Bangladesh Film Development Corporation is celebrating National Film Day amid much fanfare and festivity today. BFDC has chalked out a day-long colourful programme to celebrate the day at the organisation’s premises. Information minister Hasanul Haque Inu will inaugurate the day-long programme in the morning.
Govt to set GDP growth target at 7.3pc for FY15
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said the growth of the country’s gross domestic product would be projected at 7.3 per cent for the upcoming fiscal year. In the outgoing fiscal year, the revised GDP growth is 6.5 per cent, he told reporters after a meeting of the national coordination council on the country’s