PTI NEW DELHI: She toppled the world number 25, dished out a tough fight against world number 18 and is moving faster than ever on the courts, yet Sania Mirza — on a comeback-trail — does not want to jump the gun in saying that she has got back the touch which once perched her ... Read more
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‘Like a final’
Grameenphone Tri-Nation Cup, Bangladesh – Srilanka – Zimbabwe ‘Like a final’ It seemed that the whole Bangladesh team wanted to take inspiration from the very familiar words ‘anything can happen in cricket’ ahead of their do-or-die challenge against the Sri Lankans in today’s tri-series
Cristiano wins FIFA Footballer of the Year award
Agence France-Presse . Zurich Manchester United and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Monday named FIFA World Footballer of the Year for 2008. Ronaldo, who is also holder of the prestigious Ballon d’Or for the European Footballer of the Year, beat off competition from
New Zealand beat Windies to take rain-hit series
Reuters, Wellington New Zealand beat West Indies by nine runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method in the rain-disrupted fifth one-day international at Mclean Park in Napier on Tuesday to win the series 2-1. Chasing 294 for victory after Chris Gayle’s 135 and Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s 94 had lifted the visitors to 293 for nine, New Zealand were ... Read more
Mohammedan gains crucial victory over Brothers
Sports Correspondent Dhaka Mohamme-dan Sporting Club claimed a crucial 3-1 victory against Brothers Union in the Citycell 2nd B. League football championship at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city on Tuesday. Title aspirant Dhaka Mohammedan started playing attacking football form the outset of the game and got the reward after 24 minutes when Nasir struck ... Read more
Barisal take solo lead beating Khulna
Sports Reporter Barisal Division took the top spot of the Ispahani Mirzapur Tea 10th National Cricket League when they defeated Khulna Division by seven wickets in their one-dayer match at the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium on Tuesday. Barisal led the points table securing 10 points from seven matches while Khulna remained with six points from as ... Read more
I am extremely proud of Akshay: Big B
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s surprise visit to the premiere of film Chandni Chowk to China literally floored the action hero Akshay Kumar who was overwhelmed by the presence of the Shahanshah of Bollywood. Welcoming the “Big B”, Akshay Kumar said, “I would like to invite Amitabh Bachchan whom I adore.” Admiring the rapid progress made by ... Read more
Priyanka agrees to lock lips with Shahid in new film
Spicezee Bureau Mumbai: The kiss-me-not Priyanka Chopra has readily agreed to go for a full-fledged lip-lock with Shahid Kapur in her forthcoming film ‘Kaminay’. Directed by Vishal Bharadwaj, the film is also in news due to close proximity between the lead couple. Priyanka’s readiness to do the kissing scene comes as a surprise because earlier ... Read more
Style Showdown: Kelly Brook Vs Amanda Holden
Following the announcement yesterday that Kelly Brook is to join the panel of Britain’s Got Talent, we imagine Amanda Holden to not be feeling too happy right now. Someone who is younger, arguably sexier and fresher than she is has been hired by Cowell to give the third series of the show a boost- similar ... Read more
Priya Dutt shocked over Sanju’s choice
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt’s decision to contest Lok Sabha election on a Samajwadi Party ticket has shocked his sister and Congress MP Priya Dutt. Speaking to NDTV, Priya said, “I was shocked to learn that Sanjay is contesting on Samajwadi Party ticket as our family has always been a Congress family.” Referring to an ... Read more
Shah Rukh Khan speaks on his experience at the 66th Golden Globe Awards
By ZeeNews After being introduced as the ‘King of Bollywood’ at the recently held ‘Golden Globe Awards’, Shah Rukh’s joy seems to have no bounds. The actor is not just ecstatic about AR Rahman’s victory but also charged up about the fact that India’s finally getting noticed abroad. SRK, who graced the Golden Globe red ... Read more
Aamir’s Taare Zameen Par out of Oscar race
While A R Rahman dazzled the world by winning the first Golden Globe for India, Aamir Khan’s much hyped directorial debut couldn’t make it beyond the initial round of screening of nominees for the Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Out of the sixty-five films that had originally qualified in the category, nine ... Read more
BKSP, Barisal starts admission though construction work incomplete
Our Correspondent, Barisal Barisal center of Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan (BKSP) a sports institute, has started admission procedure while the construction work of the institute remains incomplete, even after expiry of dead line. Although the construction of the project remains incomplete, materials and fittings used in the construction work are of sub- standard, local people ... Read more
Pro-AL teachers lobbing for posts of RU VC, Pro-VC
Teachers having ‘active role during AL’s crisis period’ sortlisted as per desire of education ministry RU Correspondent Pro-Awami League (AL) teachers of Rajshahi University are lobbing with government high-ups for appointment as vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor of the university. The lobbing increased after the education ministry recently got a list of pro-AL teachers who performed active ... Read more
Ershad in dilemma over candidate nomination
JS by-election at Rangpur-3 Ershad in dilemma over candidate nomination Rangpur Correspondent A competition between Jatiya Party president of the district unit and former MP Karim Uddin Varosha and secretary of the unit and former MP Moshiur Rahman Ranga is underway to please the party chief H.M Ershad to get party ticket in the JS ... Read more
Hectic upazila polls campaign in districts
BSS, Rajshahi The candidates for the post of chairman, vice-chairman and vice-chairman (female) have geared up their election campaign in all 16 northern districts under Rajshahi division for the upcoming January 22 upazila parishad polls. With only 10 days remaining for the local body election, the candidates and their supporters have been making efforts to ... Read more
Padma Bridge work to start in 2011, end in 3 years
Staff Correspondent Construction of the proposed Padma Bridge will start in 2011 and be completed in three years to connect the southwest region with Dhaka, Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain said yesterday. He said the process to appoint a consultant to finalise the design of the bridge will be completed by this month and then ... Read more
Spinners see red as apparel makers rush for Indian yarns
BTMA leaders meet textile minister, ask for supports Kazi Azizul Islam Bangladeshi spinners are suffering discouraging difficulties with their product stocks mounting as local apparel exporters are going fast for cheaper yarns of India, where a much-devalued currency favours the Indian exporters, said the Bangladesh Textile Mills’ Association. Meeting the textile minister, Abdul Latif Siddiqui, ... Read more
Mobile subscription grows 30pc
Star Business Report The country’s six mobile phone operators added 10.27 million customers in 2008, posting a 30 percent growth compared to a 62 percent growth recorded in 2007. The operators blamed the subscriber downfall on economic slowdown and increased connection fees. Bangladesh’s total mobile subscribers reached 44.64 million by the end of December 2008, ... Read more
Stocks mixed amid volatile market
Staff Correspondent Dhaka stocks closed mixed on Tuesday with the market remaining in seesaw movements. The general index at the Dhaka Stock Exchange gained 9.74 points, or 0.36 per cent, to close at 2726.27, while its blue chips index, DSE20, lost 13.05 points, or 0.58 per cent, to finish at 2222.61. Starting with an upbeat ... Read more