Anshuman Bhowmick I was born two days after the passing away of Rabindranath Tagore. That was the 24th day of Sravan in the year 1348 of Bengali calendar, or 9th August, 1941, in Christian calendar,” reads the first two lines of Ramendu Majumdar’s autobiography, the English translation of which is slated for release this month. ... Read more
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Aussies end winless streak against Tigers
Australia ended their winless streak in the ongoing series by registering a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the fourth Twenty20 match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Daniel Christian’s whirlwind 39 off 15 balls and Ashton Agar’s run-a-ball 27 powered Australia to 105-7, their first win in the tour after suffering defeats in the ... Read more
Tigers take historic series
Clinch first-ever series against Australia Bangladesh completed a historic 10-run win over Australia in the third Twenty20 to register their first ever series win over Australia in any format of the game at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium on Friday. Mustafizur Rahman went wicketless but conceded just nine runs in his quota of four overs ... Read more
Chayanika Chowdhury released after interrogation
The detective branch (DB) of police released television play director Chayanika Chowdhury last night having earlier picked her up from Dhaka’s Panthapath in the evening for interrogation because of her “well-acquaintance” with arrested actor Pori Moni. Chayanika was released around 10:45pm last night,
DB picks up director Chayanika Chowdhury because of ‘links with Pori Moni’
The detective branch (DB) of police picked up television play director Chayanika Chowdhury from Dhaka’s Panthapath this evening to interrogate her because she is “well-acquainted” with arrested actor Pori Moni. Chayanika Chowdhury has been taken to the DB office for interrogation, Hafiz Akhtar, additional commissioner (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told
Pori Moni placed on 4-day remand
A Dhaka court today placed film actress Pori Moni and three others on a four-day remand in connection with two cases filed under the Narcotics Control Act. The three others are Ashraful Islam alias Dipu, associate of Pori Moni, Md Nazrul Islam alias Raaz, owner of Raaz Multimedia, and one of his associates
Number of internet connections soars by 1.75cr in FY21
Bandwidth consumption doubles to 2,409.08Gbps The number of broadband and mobile phone-based internet connections in the past fiscal year of 2020-2021 increased by 1.75 crore, more than twice the increase seen in the previous fiscal year, amid people’s growing dependence on online services after the Covid outbreak. According to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
Fakir Alamgir no more
Legendary singer and freedom fighter Fakir Alamgir passed away at 10:56pm on Friday in the capital’s United Hospital. He had been suffering from Covid-19, and was 71 years old at the time of passing. He had also suffered from a heart attack at around 10:00pm while in ventilation at the Covid unit. Fakir Alamgir was ... Read more
Tigers win big in Mahmudullah’s ‘final Test’
Match analysis Tigers win big in Mahmudullah’s ‘final Test’ Off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz took the best match figures for a Bangladesh bowler overseas to help dismiss Zimbabwe for 256 and see his side to a 220-run win on the fifth day of the only Test at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Zimbabwe had been ... Read more
Argentina crowned Copa America
Ángel Di María scored the only goal of the match Argentina beat Brazil 1 to 0 and was crowned champion of the Copa America at the Maracana stadium. After 28 years of frustrations and droughts of trophy, the Argentine National Team achieved a higher level title with a superb 1-0 victory over Brazil at the ... Read more
E-commerce cos to get payment after delivery of goods: ministry
The government on Thursday announced that e-commerce companies would get their payments after delivery of goods ordered by buyers. The commerce ministry officials made the announcement following a meeting with leaders of the E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Bank officials held
34pc families faced job loss in pandemic
It also finds higher child marriages during the pandemic Around one member of 34 per cent households lost job during between April and October in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic finds a new study by the Centre on International Cooperation at New York University, BRAC and the UN WOMEN Bangladesh. They conducted the survey ... Read more
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ leads Bangladeshi content at ZEE5’s US launch
ZEE5, the world’s largest streaming service for South Asian content, was launched in the USA on June 22. The launch announcement was made by Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 Global. She was joined by the special guest, actor and entrepreneur Priyanka Chopra Jonas. On the occasion, ZEE5 announced a host of originals across languages ... Read more
A mixed but encouraging bag
The 2-1 ODI series win over Sri Lanka was not only Bangladesh’s maiden bilateral ODI series win against the nation, but also managed to vault the Tigers to the top of the ICC ODI Super League. The Tigers’ think-tank was seeking improvement in quite a few areas before the start of the series but despite ... Read more
A lot of work to be done
Tamim says after Tigers lose the 3rd ODI by 97 runs Bangladesh were unable to execute the perfect game as Sri Lanka bounced back from two defeats with a convincing 97-run win in the third and final ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Skipper Kusal Perera’s magnificent hundred helped the tourists post ... Read more
Popular film actor Wasim dies
Actor Mesbahuddin Ahmed, popularly known as Wasim, died at 12:40am on Sunday at Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital in the capital. He was 74. Wasim was suffering from aging-associated diseases. He is survived by one son. Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association general secretary Zayed Khan confirmed the matter in a Facebook post. Wasim was born on March ... Read more
Veteran actress Kabori dies
Film industry mourns death of ‘pretty girl’ Veteran actress Sarah Begum Kabori died of COVID-19 at about 12:20 am on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital in the capital at the age of 73. Her son Shaker Chisti confirmed the matter to media. Film industry insiders expressed deep shock ... Read more
‘No excuses,’ says Domingo but doesn’t know if ‘rules changed’
Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo said that he was not looking for any excuses although he reiterated that the conditions and the DLS confusion stacked against his side in the second T20I at Napier as New Zealand won by 28 runs following DLS method. The required target was not given to the Tigers when they ... Read more
Tigers heading to Napier for 31-0?
The Tigers sit at 30-0 after a crushing 66-run New Zealand win in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Seddon Park in Hamilton yesterday. It was the Tigers’ 30th international match across all formats against the Black Caps in their backyard and the outcome was as similar as it was in the ... Read more
World Cup qualifiers
RONALDO FUMES AS SERBIA SNATCH DRAW Cristiano Ronaldo stormed off the pitch before fulltime when he was denied a clear stoppage-time winner in a 2-2 draw in Serbia, while Belgium were held 1-1 by the Czech Republic in World Cup qualifiers on Saturday. Ronaldo threw off the captain’s armband and headed for the tunnel when ... Read more