Mohammedan SC kept their hopes alive to secure the runners-up spot of the Bangladesh Premier League with a 1-0 win over Rahmatganj MFS at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Sheikh Russell KC on the other hand, squandered a great opportunity to seal the second position with a game in hand after playing a goalless ... Read more
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Bangladeshis fare poorly in Asian chess
Bangladesh’s Grand Master Abdullah al Rakib finished 27th with five points from nine matches in the Asian Continental Chess Championship-2015 that ended at Al-Ain in United Arab Emirate on Tuesday. GM Enamul Hossain Rajib became 43rd with 4.5 points while GM Ziaur Rahman became 59th with 4 points. In women’s section, Bangladesh’s Women
BTRC moves to lower mobile phone call tariff
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has initiated a move to study the inter-operator charges of the voice call tariff in a bid to lower the call rate at the user level, said officials. BTRC officials said the commission has called a meeting with the chief executive officers of the mobile phone companies on Thursday to ... Read more
HSBC launches 6th export excellence awards
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Bangladesh has launched the 6th instalment of HSBC Export Excellence Awards. The programme recognises and honours exporters from Bangladesh for their contribution to the sustainable growth of Bangladesh through export. Exporters will be able to nominate themselves as the Exporter of the Year in four categories— readymade
Human-elephant conflict increasing
At least 226 people died and 62 elephants were killed in last 12years and a half in growing incidents of human-elephant conflicts, said forest officials. They as well as wildlife conservationists blamed destruction of elephant habitats as the main cause for the incidents. They said that elephants were being squeezed into smaller habitats due to ... Read more
Mother, girl share glory in HSC
A woman and her daughter passed the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations this year with grade-A in Bhola municipality under the district, making the event a talk of the town. Kawsar Jahan Shikha, 30, wife of prominent dance instructor of Bhola Shilpakala Academy Salauddin Harun passed with GPA 4.91 from Elisha Islamia Model College
8-year-old killed in city
Lorry Hits Auto 8-year-old killed in city An eight-year-old girl was killed and five others were injured as a CNG-run auto-rickshaw was hit by a lorry at the city’s Khilgaon last evening. The dead is Sumaiya, 8. The injured are Sumaiya’s parents Hossain, 50, and Selina Begum, 40; her brother Shipon, 27; sister-in-law Sonia, 21;
Bangladesh sets 80km maximum speed to reduce road accidents
Speed limit hastily set for all vehicles on highways In yet another impromptu move, the government yesterday decided that speed limiters would be installed in all modes of transports on highways to cap their speeds to 80kmph with an aim to check road accidents. The decision was made at a meeting of the National Road ... Read more
Real test ahead
With HSC results out, students now face tough competition for higher studies Niloy Mahmud was over the moon after getting his HSC results on Sunday. His parents were also delighted as their son achieved the highest distinction, GPA-5. A student from science group, Niloy wants to study engineering and his first choice is Buet. But ... Read more
Smith braces for Bangladesh tour
Australia’s middle order batsman Steven Smith, who is expected to lead the devastated side in Bangladesh in October for a two-match Test series, said the Tigers will not be an easy prey for his side. Smith is widely expected to take over from retiring Michael Clarke, who announced his retirement in the wake of humiliating ... Read more
Bangladesh drawn with hosts in SAFF U-19
Bangladesh on Monday were drawn with hosts Nepal and Bhutan in Group ‘A’ of the inaugural SAFF Under-19 football Championship. The draw of the tournament was held in Kathmandu with India, Maldives and Afghanistan lining up in Group ‘B’ of the tournament scheduled here
Hosts begin SAFF U-16 campaign today
Bangladesh will be eager to open their SAFF U-16 Championship account with a win when they take on Sri Lanka at the Sylhet District stadium today. A comprehensive win will drive the hosts into the semi-finals from the Group A but the match will be a do-or-die affair for Sri Lanka after they lost
Fresh move to end hockey stalemate
All hockey clubs in Dhaka, affiliated to the Bangladesh Hockey Federation, are expected to sit in a meeting on Wednesday in order to find a way out of the ongoing stalemate in the sport, said a BHF official on Monday. Five hockey clubs – Mohammedan SC, Mariner Youngs Club, Wari Club, Dhaka Wanderers Club and ... Read more
Simon brace gives BU easy win
Nigerian forward Ezeodika Simon struck twice in the second half as Brothers Union beat Feni Soccer Club 2-0 in their penultimate match of the Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. The win, Brothers’ 10th in the league, put the Gopibagh outfit third in the points table with 35 points from 19 ... Read more
MoneyGram stands by educational campaign
MoneyGram, a global money transfer company, yesterday donated $53,600 (around Tk 41.73 lakh) to UCEP Bangladesh to improve teaching and learning environment at 25 schools run by the non-profit organisation. The collaboration with the MoneyGram Foundation will help 18,000 poor students learn mathematics and science using modern technology and gather
Three-day smartphone, tab expo begins Aug 13
The three-day Robi Smartphone and Tab Expo will begin at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital on Thursday. Mobile operator Robi is organising the event with the aim of speeding up the digitalization in the country and to make mobile users familiar with the local and international technologies. State minister for ICT Zunaid ... Read more
TVS opens outlet in Tejgaon
A new showroom of TVS, a popular brand of two and three-wheeler vehicles, was opened on Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani in Tejgaon industrial area in Dhaka on Sunday. J Ekram Hussain, managing director of TVS Auto Bangladesh, opened the showroom, the company said in a statement. Geeteara Safiya Choudhury,
Mashrafe, Soumya, Mustafiz in new Robi TVC
National Cricket Team stars Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Soumya Sarkar and Mustafizur Rahman will be seen together in the new television commercial of telecom operator Robi. The TVC has been made as part of an upcoming marketing campaign of the telecom operator, says a press release. The trio recently filmed the commercial
Peers mourn death of Farida Yasmin
Singers and musicians have mourned the passing of Farida Yasmin who died on Saturday at the age of 75. Prominent singer Ferdausi Rahman, whose collaboration with Farida goes back decades, said, ‘Farida was a year junior to me in college but we were contemporary in our music careers. Anjumand Ara, Farida and I were the ... Read more
Autistic children show creative potential
A group of autistic children are displaying their paintings at a group art exhibition at Drik Gallery, driving home the message that their neurobehavioral disorder is in no way a barrier to their creativity. Ninety children from 10 special schools have joined hands for the show, showcasing 120 pieces under the title of Emerged From ... Read more