Newly-appointed fielding coach Grant Halsall said he will focus on close catching during the build up to the upcoming Test series against Zimbabwe to help Bangladesh spinners reap some reward of home condition. The Zimbabwe-born cricketer, who was contracted with England until this month, has joined the Tigers’ set up formally on Sunday on a two-year ... Read more
Month: October 2014
Sachin to arrive today to unveil Legends’ logo
Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will be arriving Dhaka today to unveil the logo of Dhaka Premier League champions Legends of Rupganj, said the club officials. Sachin will land in a private jet in the morning from Guwahati, where he was on Monday to watch the Indian Super League football match between North East
Clubs skipping age-level tournaments face hefty fine
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Monday vowed to take tough action against the team’s that will skip age-level tournament in the coming season. The professional league committee of the BFF in a meeting in the afternoon decided that the offending clubs will face a fine up to Tk 20 lakh and a bar from participating in ... Read more
Pvt sector credit growth remains sluggish in Aug
The private sector credit growth inched up in August from that of the previous month but still remained lower than the monetary policy target as the businesspeople maintained their ‘wait-and-see’ investment policy amid political uncertainty. According to the Bangladesh Bank data released on Sunday, the year-on-year credit growth rate in the private sector rose to 11.39 ... Read more
Jute sack use in packaging imported rice, wheat a must
Importers from now on must have to use jute sacks in packaging imported rice and wheat as the government made it compulsory under the mandatory jute packaging act. According to a gazette notification issued by the textile and jute ministry on October 1, both the government and private importers will have to compulsorily
Emami names Mohsin as president of its SAARC cluster
Emami Group has named Mohsin Ahmed as president to look after its business in the SAARC countries, said a news release. Emami Limited is one of the leading and fastest growing personal and healthcare businesses in India, with household brand names such as BoroPlus, Navratna, Fair and Handsome, Zandu Balm, Mentho Plus Balm and Fast Relief. ... Read more
Dhaka stocks fall on profit-taking
Dhaka stocks declined on Monday after rise in the previous four trading sessions as investors went for profit-taking mostly on the banks and non-bank financial institutions stocks after the recent surge in the share prices. The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, closed at 5,309.24 points, shedding 0.46 per cent or 24.79 points. Investors’ profit-taking move ... Read more
Juimalar Soimala opens Niravaran Theatre Fest
Juimalar Soimala, a women-centric play, opened the six-day theatre festival organised by Manikganj-based Niravaran Theatre on Saturday at Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Taking a thread from Molua Pala, one of the ten palas of Mymensigh Geetika, playwright Anan Zaman’s Juimalar Soimala depicts the similarity of fate that women have been undergoing then ... Read more
Tigers told to skip 75 meals
Bangladesh national cricket team head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe urged his charges to sacrifice 75 meals before the World Cup in order to keep them fit. Hathurusinghe made the request while speaking to the players at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday as the members of the preliminary squad reported
ICC trashes image report on Sohag
The International Cricket Council on Sunday dismissed the claim that in its official report on off-spinner Shohag Gazi’s bowling action contained the picture of another player. A section of Bangladesh media on Sunday reported that in ICC’s official report on Sohag’s bowling action contained Mahmudullah’s bowling action, prompting the
Halsall joins as Tigers’ fielding coach
Former England fielding coach Richard Grant Halsall has joined Bangladesh Cricket Board as the national team’s fielding coach for next two years, said the officials on Sunday. Halsall, the Zimbabwe-born cricketer, who will replace Australian Corey Richard, completed his official formalities on Sunday when he arrived at the Sher-e-Bangla
Ross may return to BCB role
Former National Cricket Academy coach Ross Turner could return to Bangladesh on advisory role, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Sunday. ‘We are working on the strategic issue with Ross,’ BCB chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury told New Age from Duabi over phone. ‘But I cannot give
Bangladesh U-16s girls vow to give their best
The Bangladesh Under-16 women’s football team promised to give their best during the AFC Under-16 Women Championship qualifying round, which gets underway in Dhaka on Wednesday. Jordan, Iran, United Arab Emirates, India and Bangladesh will play in the qualifying round with two teams progressing for the final round, which is scheduled in
BB asks 4 banks to reduce family members in boards
Bangladesh Bank on Sunday asked four banks to reduce the number of directors from a single family to two within seven working days. The four banks—National Bank Ltd, Premier Bank, First Security Islami Bank and The City Bank—have more than two members of a family as directors in violation of the Bank Company Act (Amendment) 2013. The ... Read more
Govt fails to meet major EU Compact conditions on garment safety
The government has failed to meet some major commitments made to the EU Sustainability Compact for improving labour rights and factory safety in the readymade garment industry in Bangladesh in last one year. Bangladesh might face question at a review meeting scheduled to be held on October 20 in Brussels on the progress made in line ... Read more
BASIC plans to lower defaulted loans to 10pc by mid-2016
The state-controlled BASIC Bank is seeking to reduce its classified loans to a drastic 10 per cent in less than two years by June, 2016 as more than 40 per cent non-performing loans of the scam-hit bank badly dented its corporate image. In a frantic move to reshape the financial health of the once best-performing public ... Read more
ERD set to launch online foreign loans tracking system
The Economic Relations Division is set to launch an online-based foreign loans and grants information management system for ensuring transparency and accountability in foreign fund management through tracking and processing information related to loan and grant flow to the country, officials said. The system known as aid information management system will also help enhance
Tax returns submission deadline won’t be extended: NBR chair
The National Board of Revenue chairman Ghulam Hussain on Sunday said that the current deadline for submitting income tax returns would not be extended further. The extended time frame for filing returns is set to expire on November 2. Taxpayers can visit the tax offices if they face any
Natyakendra celebrates founding anniversary
The two-day long celebrations of 24th founding anniversary of noted theatre troupe Natyakendra at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy entertained audiences with theatre shows on Friday and Saturday. Though the hangover of Eid-ul-Azha was still visible, theatre goers thronged the National Theatre Hall of Shilpakala to enjoy Natyakendra’s celebration on both days. Natyakendra did not
Imtiar and Khaled get Jibanananda Award
Writer Imtiar Shamim and poet Khaled Hossain received Jibanananda Award on Friday at an award-giving ceremony in Barishal. A day long festival was organised on the occasion jointly by Right Foundation Bangladesh, Dhansiri Sahitya Soikat Jhalakathi and Durba, a little magazine. The award was conferred on writer Imtiar Shamim for his 22 publications including novels, ... Read more