Film star Riaz will be seen alongside television actress Badhon in Eid special tele-film “FushMontor”. Written and directed by Masud Sezan, the tele-film encircles Sujon, an ordinary youth who borrows money from everyone but doesn’t pay back. One day Sujon realises that there are many hypocrites who are earning money without much qualification or effort. ... Read more
Month: July 2015
Mosharraf Karim in Ghum Babur Biye
Popular actor Mosharraf Karim has paired up with Lux-Channel i Superstar Jebin for the first time for six-single episode television play “Ghum Babur Biye”. Written by Shah Mahmud Naimul Karim and directed by Shahid Un-Nabi, the play is currently being shot in Savar near the capital. “Ghum Babur Biye”, a comedy, encircles Mosharraf Karim who ... Read more
Tigers up against history in Ctg
A rejuvenated Bangladesh cricket team is facing the prospect of changing their history when they take on South Africa in the series deciding final one-day international in Chittagong on Wednesday. The Tigers are yet to clinch a three-match one-day international series after falling behind in the first match despite creating several chances in the past at ... Read more
Tigers’ win comes as no surprise to SA
Like many other cricket pundits South African cricket team is not labeling their massive defeat against Bangladesh in their second one-day international on Sunday as an upset instead hailed their opponents for a brilliant performance. For many years whenever Bangladesh win a match or two there is a tendency to demean their achievement and the complacency
SA Games from Jan 10
The 12th South Asian Games will be jointly hosted by Indian cities of Gowahati and Shilong from January 10 to 20 next year, the Bangladesh Olympic Association officials confirmed it on Monday. BOA has already began their preparation by providing the letters to 20 sports federations to participate in the multi-discipline event after the Indian Olympic ... Read more
Bangladesh beat South Africa by 7 wickets
Bangladesh’s participation in Champions Trophy confirmed It was not a full house at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday. But the half-packed audience at Bangladesh’s home of cricket in Mirpur witnessed a turnaround that only suits a team affectionately called Tigers. With their back against the wall after three demoralising defeats including the first one-dayer that ... Read more
Tigers return to brilliant best
Bangladesh returned to their brilliant best with bat and ball to post an emphatic seven-wicket win over South Africa and square off the three-match series in Dhaka on Sunday. Opener Soumya Sarkar hit an unbeaten 88 while Mahmudullah added 50 as Bangladesh raced to 167-3 with more than 22 overs in hand after the bowlers dismissed ... Read more
Skipper pleased with fight back
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza said on Sunday that their seven-wicket win over South Africa in the second one-day international was ‘pleasing’ as it helped them get their confidence back after few defeats. Bangladesh were desperately looking for a win to level the series, after the Proteas thrashed them in the preceding two Twenty20 internationals and ... Read more
Soumya’s answer to his critics
Since the introduction of Soumya Sarker, Bangladesh have not only found a brilliant free flowing stroke-maker at the top of the order but someone who can transform the whole team with his positive mindset. But the impressive 22-year-old batsman is often accused of lack of temperament that led to premature finishes of many of his promising ... Read more
Mustafiz’s Test call-up
Following his brilliant performance in the ODIs, pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been included in the 14-member squad for the first Test against South Africa, which is due to begin in Chittagong on August 21. Off-spinner Shuvagata Hom and pacer Abul Hasan however did not make the cut. Speaking on Mustafizur’s inclusion, chairman of BCB’s selection panel
SECOND ODI IN NUMBERS
1 Mashrafee bin Murtaza came within one wicket to become Bangladesh’s second bowler to take 200 wickets in one-day internationals after Abdur Razzak when he finished with 1-17 on Sunday. Mashrafee and Sakib al Hasan began the match with equal 198 wickets. While Sakib went wicketless after bowling 10 overs, Mashrafee grabbed the last of ... Read more
Fiery Rubel lifts Tigers to glory
Pace bowler Rubel Hossain proved his worth to the Bangladesh cricket team by uplifting the Tigers morale through his fiery opening spell against South Africa in the second one-day international at Mirpur on Sunday. Rubel was sidelined in the opening game of the three-match ODI against South Africa as the think-tank felt he wasn’t be capable ... Read more
Jr Tigers clinch another victory
Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team returned to winning way as they beat their South African opponents in their fourth youth one-day international match by 8 wickets at Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. South Africa made 170-9 from 50 overs before Tigers chased that down with the loss of just two wickets with 58 balls to spare. Man-of-the-match Nazmul Hossain scored ... Read more
MSC, BU share the spoils
Mohammedan Sporting Club played out a goalless draw with Brothers Union to move up to third position of the Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. With the stalemate, the traditional Black and white outfits have now earned 27 points from 14 matches, six points behind league leaders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club while ... Read more
Photo show depicts impacts of climate change
Photographer Abir Abdullah has documented the impacts of climate change on the people through his photographs that were put on display at the Bay’s Bellavista in Banani. The 10-day exhibition, titled Knee Deep, features images of flood situations and the affected people. It is part of a six-month project organised by art organisation Longitude Latitude which ... Read more
Chhoto Kaku to return for Eid
Children’s writer Faridur Reza Sagar’s fictional detective Chhoto Kaku will return for a special Eid show to solve a new mystery. The drama, the fifth installment in the series, titled Rag Kore Rangamatite, will be aired on Channel-i for eight consecutive days starting on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. It has been directed by Afzal Hossain, ... Read more
Brett Lee starred Bollywood film releases in October
Former Australian cricketer Brett Lee-starer ‘unINDIAN’, an Indian-Australian film, will hit theatres down under on October 15 this year, reports The Indian Express. The cross-cultural comedy, starring the cricketer and Tannishtha Chatterjee, has been directed by Indian-origin Sydney-based filmmaker Anupam Sharma. The film was shot in Sydney last summer and is the first production of ... Read more
Puzzled BCB chief summons ‘experts’
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan on Saturday summoned the members of the technical committee to discuss the problems of national cricket team following their series of defeats against South Africa. The BCB formed the technical committee in January comprising six former national cricketers Jahangir Shah, Athar Ali Khan, ASM Faruque, Ishtiaque Ahmed,
Batsmen need to score runs, says Nasir
Bangladesh’s recent failure in their home series against South Africa is due to their batsmen’s inability to click and there is no need to press the panic button, said batsman Nasir Hossain on Saturday. High-flying Bangladesh were brought down to earth by South Africa, who completely outplayed the hosts in two Twenty20 internationals and the first ... Read more
BCB to introduce SOP for tickets, accreditations
The Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan on Saturday said they will introduce a Standard Operating Procedure to remove anomalies in issuing tickets and accreditation cards during the international series. There are widespread allegations about BCB’s distribution of tickets during international series as fans often accused the board that only handful amount of