Real Madrid top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo will miss today’s King’s Cup final against Barcelona after failing to recover from knee and thigh muscle problems, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday. The Portugal captain and Ballon d’Or winner has missed Real’s last three matches since limping off near the end of the Champions League quarter-final, first leg ... Read more
Month: April 2014
Tamim’s bad time continues
Opener Tamim Iqbal’s bad time continues to linger as the Chittagong lad has faced yet another blow after he injured himself in the wrist in the match against Rajshahi Division in the National Cricket League on Monday to be ruled out for the next two weeks. Tamim, who remained far from his best in recent times ... Read more
Chief selector against wholesale change
The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s cricket operation chairman Akram Khan on Tuesday said that he was against making wholesale changes in the national set-up going against opinion of the board’s president Nazmul Hasan. Nazmul on several occasions hinted at making drastic changes in the national set-up, including the management group, after the Tigers had showed
Johnson keen to prolong Test career
Australia Mitchell Johnson may quit limited-overs cricket to prolong his Test career with an eye on the 2015 Ashes series in England, the fast bowler said on Tuesday. The 32-year-old has been Australia’s talisman in a spectacular recent run, bowling them to a whitewash of arch-rivals England and a series victory in
Spain pip Brazil as most WC expensive squad
Spain, Argentina and Brazil have the most expensive squads of the 32 sides competing in the World Cup in June, Brazilian financial daily Valor reported on Monday. The squad of reigning champions Spain is worth an estimated 486.9 million euros ($674 million), ahead of 474.1 million euros for Argentina and 470.2 million
3 more RMG units shut during safety drive
Production in three more apparel factories with ‘structural faults’ were suspended in Dhaka on Friday in keeping with recommendations of European retailers’ inspection teams, taking the total number of workers under threat of losing jobs to more than 13,000 in the past one month. With the suspension of production in the factories — Four Wings Limited,
Ctg customs wants to form dog squad to check smuggling
Chittagong Customs House has put forward a proposal to the National Board of Revenue to form separate dog squads for the Chittagong port and the Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport to make the CCH better equipped to check smuggling of contraband goods, particularly narcotics, through the channels. CCH officials said the port city customs
Govt to submit GSP action plan report by Tuesday
The government will submit a progress report on ‘Bangladesh Action Plan 2013’ to the office of the United States Trade Representative by Tuesday though the review for reinstating Bangladesh’s Generalised System of Preferences benefits still looks uncertain. The legal authorisation for the GSP programme expired on July 31, 2013 and the US Congress is
BB eyes new project to back large, traditional export industries
Bangladesh Bank plans to lend low-cost loans from its ‘Export Development Fund’ to big exporting industries, bringing changes in the current regulations governing the fund that is only used to boost non-traditional export items. Any industries selling their goods abroad, besides readymade garment, leather or food, will be eligible for the fund to be
Centuries galore in NCL
Farhad, Sanjamul share record stand Farhad Reza came back strongly from a demoralising showing in the ICC World Twenty20 against Hong Kong, hitting an unbeaten 182 for Rajshahi on the first day of the National Cricket League sixth round at BKSP on Saturday. Farhad, who was not picked again since the ill-fated Hong Kong game, shared ... Read more
MSC crush Feni Soccer’s dream
Mohammedan Sporting Club ruined Feni Soccer Club’s dream of clinching the Independence Cup title with a 5-4 win in tie-breaker at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Feni Soccer’s Gambian forward Kabba Jobe took the first shot for his side in the shoot-out but Mohammedan keeper Mamun Khan made all the difference by producing a
Hero Mamun rejoices success
Mohammedan Sporting Club goalkeeper Mamun Khan proved his worth by saving a spot-kick of Feni Soccer’s Gambian marksman Kabba Jobe, helping his side lift the Independence Cup title on Saturday. Mamun presented Mohammedan the title of Super Cup last year by blocking two shots in tie breaker. The efforts pleased Mamun as his stunning save gave
‘Death Trap’ documents fire tragedies
A burnt face in a photograph, so disfigured that it is barely recognisable, will make your hair stand at the first glance. The deformed eyes would flood your mind with questions- ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of the misfortune. It would not have been possible to identify that this is a face of a female had she ... Read more
GOVT CONSENSUS WITH IMF ON COMING BUDGET: Corporate tax, tariff structures to see downward revision
The finance ministry has agreed to a proposal of the International Monetary Fund on slashing the corporate income tax and rationalizing of import tariff structures in the upcoming budget. The agreement would insulate the business interests of corporations affected badly from the headwinds of last year’s political turbulence, top finance officials said, defending
High demand pushes up hilsa price
The prices of hilsa, broiler, egg and red lentil rose on the retail market in the city over the week ending Friday. According to traders, the prices of hilsa and broiler increased on the market due to increased demand on the eve of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla new year. The hilsa price increased by ... Read more
Manpower export continues to fall in Jan-March
Manpower export continued to fall in the first three months of this year after plunging in the previous year, hitting remittance inflow, according to Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training. The downward trend in the labour migration and remittance continued since 2013 due to a gradual shrinking of recruitment of the migrant workers, BMET officials
Crimea shadows on oil market outlook: IEA
The global oil market is returning to a rough balance but Russia’s annexation of Crimea has clouded the outlook with both supply and demand growth to slow, the International Energy Agency said Friday. While the IEA has recently been warning of tight markets as oil demand picks up with a recovery of the global economy, it ... Read more
Ukraine worries cloud IMF/World Bank meetings
The United States delivered a stern warning to Russia Thursday at the World Bank/IMF meetings in Washington amid worries that a spiralling Ukraine crisis could hurt the world economy. Treasury secretary Jacob Lew told his Russian counterpart finance minister Anton Siluanov that in addition to the actions following last month’s annexation of Crimea,
In celebration of panchabhuta
Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether In celebration of panchabhuta In Hindu mythology, the nature of the universe is explained with five elements, known as panchabhuta. These are earth, water, fire, air and the void or ether. References to these primal and primordial five elements are repeatedly present in different Upanishads (collection of Vedic texts). Among ... Read more
MSC seal final date with Feni
Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited set up a final date with Feni Soccer Club on Saturday after beating archrivals Abahani Limited 1-0 in a high-octane semi-final of the Independence Cup at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. A deflection off Mohammedan skipper Zahid Hasan Ameli in the 32nd minute strike decided the fate of the match,