Cricinfo The first one-day international in Australia to feature a batting Powerplay ended with the new rule contributing to the home team’s demise. A win that South Africa’s captain Johan Botha described as ‘massive’ came because he and Albie Morkel took full advantage of their five-over selection, which they used to put a chase that ... Read more
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Ronaldinho banned for three cup games for elbow
Reuters, Milan AC Milan’s Ronaldinho was banned for three Italian Cup matches on Friday after video evidence showed him using an elbow during Lazio’s 2-1 extra time win in their last 16 match in December. The Italian league announced the verdict in a statement having waited two months to decide because it was waiting for
Ctg Abahani take revenge on Rahmatganj
bdnews24.com, Dhaka Chittagong Abahani Limited tasted sweet revenge, after a previous 1-0 home defeat, when the visitors handed a lone-goal defeat to hosts Rahmatganj MFS in their second-leg match of the Citycel B. League at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. Ismail Jahed struck the
Textbooks for free supply find ways to market
Siddiqur Rahman Khan The sales of primary textbooks meant for free distribution are rampant across the country, guardians and market sources said. The students from Classes I to V of government, non-government and community primary schools and ibtedayi madrassahs are scheduled to get the books in the first week of January. Market sources said guardians ... Read more
New faces likely on top AL committees
Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee The Awami League, which swept the elections, is considering significant changes in the membership of its national committee to make the party more dynamic, and is concentrating on including new faces in its central committee. The party wants to give scope to the young, honest and energetic leaders to join its national ... Read more
BNP likely to lean on the young for comeback
Post-election Insight BNP likely to lean on the young for comeback Rashidul Hasan Both Awami League (AL) and BNP, the two major political parties in the country, are planning radical changes in their leaderships. While AL’s move is sparked by its desire to maintain the momentum it achieved through its recent landslide electoral victory and ... Read more
Japanese PM talks to Hasina over phone: $440m soft loan for power and bridges offered
Staff Reporter Japan yesterday offered Bangladesh a loan Assistance Package of US$440 Million for Electricity and Bridges Projects. The loan offer came at a telephone conversation when Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso made the call to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday. During the talks the two prime ministers discussed various bilateral issues including recently held ... Read more
30 injured as BCL groups clash at JU
Rival factions trade 25 rounds of gunshot Anupam Deb Kanunjna At least 30 students sustained injuries in a clash between rival groups of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, associate organisation of the Awami League, at Jahangirnagar University over capture of halls of residence on Friday. The clash erupted at around midday when activists of the group ... Read more
Votes cast exceed total voters at a Natore-6 centre
BNP Places ‘Rigging Evidence’ Votes cast exceed total voters at a Natore-6 centre Staff Correspondent BNP yesterday came up with fresh ‘evidence of vote rigging and irregularities’ in the recently held parliamentary election, and said these were the main reasons behind the party’s polls debacle. Alleging that ballot boxes were filled with so many fake ... Read more
Massive crackdown on criminals anytime
Staff Correspondent A crackdown on hardened criminals by the members of different law enforcing agencies including Police and RAB is in the offing to combat the wave of crime that has swept the country in the wake of the withdrawal of the state of emergency. “The government is determined to combat crime and criminals in ... Read more
‘Curb bureaucratic corruption to implement poll manifesto’
Staff Correspondent No development projects taken by the government would be implemented fully if corruption and irregularities within bureaucracy are not removed, experts and economists said. Talking to The Bangladesh Today, TIB executive director Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed and economist Dr. Atiar Rahman echoing the same tone said Awami League-led government would not be able to ... Read more
Exorbitant prices of vegetables unusual in mid-winter
Chicken price marks sharp rise Staff Correspondent The prices of vegetables rose further in the past week with their supply still remaining short in the city markets. Prices of chickens also increased sharply in the week, rice ruled with a mixed trend but powder milk and red lentils recorded falls further. Consumers and traders agreed ... Read more
Government to explore Libya job market
Raheed Ejaz The government is set to take initiatives to grab the Libyan labour market before a construction boom, Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, the labour and employment and expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister, said on Wednesday. ‘Libya is going to recruit about a million overseas workers in five years to implement its massive development plan ... Read more
None can match Hrithik shaking a leg: Isha Sharvani
New Delhi: She is known as the diva of the dancing world; the other rules the beat. But prolific dancer Isha Sharvani thinks no one can match actor Hrithik Roshan when it comes to shaking a leg. Isha waltzed with the actor in Parle’s Hide and Seek biscuit ad and she once again teams up ... Read more
Suman Ranganath returns to Kannada films
Bangalore, IANS: In 2008, she made a comeback after seven years with the item number in the movie “Bindaas” that had Puneet Raj Kumar as the hero… Suman Ranganath is happy with her second innings in Kannada films, which she started with the hit song “Chitraana Chitraana” in “Budhdhivantha” last year. “The year 2008 has ... Read more
Drinking coffee reduces risk of Alzheimer’s: study
STOCKHOLM : Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish researchers showed Thursday. “Middle-aged people who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day lowered their risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease by between 60 and 65 per ... Read more
Pamela Anderson worried about Mumbai’s stray dogs
By Agencies America’s pin-up girl Pamela Anderson is worried about the possible killing of Mumbai’s stray dogs that the municipal authority may find nuisance to the city. Anderson, a regular PETA activist, has come to the rescue of stray dogs after she learnt that the civic authorities under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act can kill ... Read more
Shilpa Shetty to lose her tresses?
By ApunKaChoice Shilpa Shetty may lose all those lovely tresses of hers, just for a movie role. Rumour has it that the actress is set to crop off her crowning mane for her next film Desire , which is an English flick by a Malayalam Director R. Sarath and is produced by Sharad Hegde. It ... Read more
When SRK met Gauri
“Mujhe bhi apna bhai samjho,” were the first words that Shah Rukh said to his wife Gauri. “I first met Gauri when I was 18 years old. I started very late, unlike Hrithik who started at the age of 12. I was very shy of girls that time. I still am. I saw Gauri dancing ... Read more
Most popular actor? Not me, says Askhay
Rediff Entertainment Bureau If you think movie stars have huge egos, think again. One such superstar with unbelievable humility is Akshay Kumar [Images]. The actor whose latest film, Chandni Chowk To China releases this Friday, refused to accept the Star Screen Award for most popular actor on Wednesday night. The reason? He says he doesn’t ... Read more