Yaba aggression has recently swept the country without any let up. No measures can keep the drug dealers at bay. Meanwhile, police nabbed a drug dealer from KB Das Road in old part of Dhaka city on Thursday night. Moreover, police seized 39,000 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from the possession of the arrestee, who ... Read more
Month: August 2015
Nation observes mourning day today
A grateful nation pays deep homage to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today in observance of the National Mourning Day commemorating his 40th anniversary of martyrdom, reports BSS. On the fateful night of August 15 in 1975, some disgruntled and over ambitious army officers assassinated Bangabandhu and most of his family ... Read more
Tareque, Mishuk remembered
Celebrated filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier were remembered through a commemorative event marking their fourth death anniversary at the Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday. Both Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier, along with three others, died in a road accident on August 13, 2011.
Jalaler Galpo invited to Indian film fest in Australia
Director Abu Shahed Emon’s Jalaler Galpo has been invited to the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne-2015 beginning today, adding to the growing list of recognitions for the feature-length film. The festival is mainly an event for the Indian films but it also includes a section for South Asian films under which jalalar Galpo has been ... Read more
Chess players lament UAE debacle
The performance of Bangladesh’s chess players in the recent Asian Continental Chess Championship in UAE provided an indication of how the country is lagging behind in the sport. Bangladesh sent four chess players in the tournament at Al-Ain, which included three Grand Masters and one International Women’s Master,
Steve Smith Named Australia’s New Test Captain
Steve Smith will become Australia’s Test captain after the Ashes following Michael Clarke’s decision to retire at the end of the series. Smith, 26, already leads the one-day side and will also captain the Twenty20 team in the absence of the injured Aaron Finch. Fellow batsman David Warner, 28, has been named as Smith’s vice-captain. “At 26, Steve ... Read more
Enamul vows to continue as umpire
Former national cricketer and ICC international panel umpire Enamul Haque said on Friday that he has no intention to quit umpiring despite speculation of his imminent retirement. Enamul’s performance as an umpire came under greater scrutiny after he made a fatal mistake during a one-day international against India recently.
Hosts face Afghans in U-16 semi
The semi-final line-up of the SAFF Under-16 Football Championship was completed on Friday after Nepal managed a narrow 1-0 win over Afghanistan to avoid hosts Bangladesh. With the outcome at the Sylhet District Stadium, Nepal lined up against defending champions India in the second semi-final while Afghanistan were
Jamal take on FC Alga today
Sheikh Jamal DC will take on hosts FC Alga in their second play-off match of the AFC Cup with only a draw required for them to qualify for the next stage. The match will kick-off at 6:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Jamal, who made
Ctg Abahani stun Brothers
Chittagong Abahani ended their Bangladesh Premier League campaign with a stunning 1-0 win over fourth placed Brothers Union at the MA Aziz Stadium on Friday. Chowmrin Rakhain scored the all important goal in the 26th minute to give the home side only their third win of the league as the side finished with 16 points.
UGC on Private Universities
Conditions, rules flouted A good number of private universities are flouting many conditions and rules set by the Private University Act-2010. Many of them are still running unauthorised outer campuses and disobeying the rules regarding syndicate meetings. Despite extending deadlines three times, only 17 universities have so far moved to their own campuses. Many still have disputes
BTRC to monitor mobile internet speed in rural areas
The telecom regulator is set to start a field-level monitoring drive Saturday in three districts to gauge the quality of data service following complaints from customers. The drive will eventually cover 45 upazilas in 15 districts. Other than checking the internet speed with equipment, the team from Bangladesh
These boys can play
Bangladesh colts beat India 2-1 Who says our country’s football is not followed as passionately as cricket? A full house at the Sylhet District Stadium and millions who tuned in to BTV on Thursday afternoon enjoyed quality football from the Bangladesh colts, who beat their Indian counterparts by the odd goal in three in an ... Read more
Sheikh Jamal rout Benfica
Sheikh Jamal got off to a brilliant start in the AFC Cup Play-Off Qualifiers as the Bangladesh Premier League champions came from behind to hand an emphatic 4-1 defeat to Casa Benfica of Macau in their opening match at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan yesterday. The three-time professional football league champions of Bangladesh made ... Read more
Cook below Mushfiqur
Bangladesh has been doing well recently, with their ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza galvanising the unit. While the team was flourishing in the one-day format, it felt like Mushfiqur Rahim’s contributions were undermined, but the Telegraph of the United Kingdom set that right when they ranked the Test skipper as the fourth best current captain. In ... Read more
Bangladesh officials in confusion about way of implementation
Speed Limiters in Vehicles Bangladesh officials in confusion about way of implementation The impromptu decision to install speed limiters in all vehicles that go on highways has put government officials and experts in a dilemma as they do not have any idea how to implement it. They said the move was taken when the technical ... Read more
Tareque Masud’s death anniversary today
Several cultural organizations will observe today the fourth death anniversary of Tareque Masud, one of the pioneers of the new wave of filmmaking in Bangladesh in the 1990s, who died this day in 2011 in a road accident along with his four colleagues including the renowned cinematographer Mishuk Munier. Masud’s feature-length film Runway and short Narosundor ... Read more
Stalemate in Hockey : Crisis lingers after Abahani no-show
A new move to end the ongoing crisis of hockey stumbled at the start as Abahani Limited, one of the bickering parties, failed to turn up in a compromise meeting on Wednesday. Abdur Rashid Shikder, a vice-president of Bangladesh Hockey Federation and the general secretary of Usha KC, convened the meeting upon instructed
Hosts confident in decider
Hosts Bangladesh expressed their confidence to reach to the semi-finals of the SAFF Under-16 Football Championship as group champions by defeating defending champions India today. Earlier, both the sides confirmed their semi-final berth from Group-A with convincing wins over Sri Lanka in their respective opening games.
Aussies mull spin options for Tigers
Ashes-wrecked Australia are looking forward to take a new strategy in their upcoming Bangladesh tour as chief selector Rodney Marsh indicated they will strengthen their spin attack during the two-match Test series against Tigers. The strategy could bring back 22-year old left-arm slow bowler Ashton Agar, who holds the record of highest individual innings of 98 ... Read more