Holders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club consolidated their lead in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier League with an emphatic 4-1 win over Team BJMC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Shohel Rana, Landing Darboe, Emeka Darlington and Wedson Anselme struck one goal apiece to take the defending champions to 36 pionts, seven clear
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Jr Tigers waste a chance of series win
Bangladesh Under-19 team wasted their opportunity to clinch the series as they lost to their South African counterparts in the fifth match of the seven-match series by 34 runs at Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday. Despite the loss Bangladesh lead the series 3-2 after they achieved a 6-1 victory against the same side earlier in the year ... Read more
Proteas feel the heat, finally
South Africa finally began to feel the heat in their Bangladesh tour as they go into the third and final one-dayer in Chittagong today hoping to avoid the ignominy of series loss. The Proteas looked overwhelmingly favourites when the series began at the weekend until Bangladesh found a way to beat the side in the ... Read more
Zia unbeaten champion
Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman emerged unbeaten champion in the Gazi Habibur Rahman International Rating Chess Tournament, which concluded at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room yesterday. Zia beat Shawkat Hossain Pollob to earn 8.5 points from nine rounds. FM Mehdi Hasan Parag and Uten finished second and third respectively
Mobile banking to get a further boost
Mobile banking will get a further boost as the central bank proposes to channel all financial payments through mobile phones under stronger tie-ups between banks, cell phone operators and other service providers. The draft Regulatory Guidelines for Mobile Financial Services in Bangladesh, published on Monday, will turn every mobile phone into a digital wallet and
GP’s net profits fall as political unrest bites
Grameenphone’s net profits fell slightly in the first half of 2015, hurt by political turmoil and intense price competition. Between January and June, the country’s largest mobile operator logged in Tk 1,050 crore in net profits, down 0.94 percent year-on-year. Grameenphone’s net profits in the second quarter stood at Tk 513 core, which is a ... Read more
Intex launches smartphone in Bangladesh
Indian smartphone maker Intex Technologies launched its Aqua Power+ handset in Bangladesh recently. The smartphone is equipped with a 4,000 mAH battery, which allows 20 hours of talk time with a standby time of 500 hours, Intex said in a statement. The Aqua Power+ that has a 2 GB Ram runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop ... Read more
Eid travellers to pay extra this season
Claims Bangladesh Passengers’ Welfare Assoc Passengers have to pay Tk 11,000 crore as additional fare to travel in different modes of transport during the Eid-ul-Fitr rush, claimed a report of Bangladesh Passengers’ Welfare Association yesterday. Of the additional fare, Tk 6,225 crore will be charged in road transport, Tk 4,000 crore in water transport and ... Read more
Riaz-Badhon in “Fushmontor”
Film star Riaz will be seen alongside television actress Badhon in Eid special tele-film “FushMontor”. Written and directed by Masud Sezan, the tele-film encircles Sujon, an ordinary youth who borrows money from everyone but doesn’t pay back. One day Sujon realises that there are many hypocrites who are earning money without much qualification or effort. ... Read more
Mosharraf Karim in Ghum Babur Biye
Popular actor Mosharraf Karim has paired up with Lux-Channel i Superstar Jebin for the first time for six-single episode television play “Ghum Babur Biye”. Written by Shah Mahmud Naimul Karim and directed by Shahid Un-Nabi, the play is currently being shot in Savar near the capital. “Ghum Babur Biye”, a comedy, encircles Mosharraf Karim who ... Read more
Tigers up against history in Ctg
A rejuvenated Bangladesh cricket team is facing the prospect of changing their history when they take on South Africa in the series deciding final one-day international in Chittagong on Wednesday. The Tigers are yet to clinch a three-match one-day international series after falling behind in the first match despite creating several chances in the past at ... Read more
Tigers’ win comes as no surprise to SA
Like many other cricket pundits South African cricket team is not labeling their massive defeat against Bangladesh in their second one-day international on Sunday as an upset instead hailed their opponents for a brilliant performance. For many years whenever Bangladesh win a match or two there is a tendency to demean their achievement and the complacency
SA Games from Jan 10
The 12th South Asian Games will be jointly hosted by Indian cities of Gowahati and Shilong from January 10 to 20 next year, the Bangladesh Olympic Association officials confirmed it on Monday. BOA has already began their preparation by providing the letters to 20 sports federations to participate in the multi-discipline event after the Indian Olympic ... Read more
Bangladesh beat South Africa by 7 wickets
Bangladesh’s participation in Champions Trophy confirmed It was not a full house at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday. But the half-packed audience at Bangladesh’s home of cricket in Mirpur witnessed a turnaround that only suits a team affectionately called Tigers. With their back against the wall after three demoralising defeats including the first one-dayer that ... Read more
Tigers return to brilliant best
Bangladesh returned to their brilliant best with bat and ball to post an emphatic seven-wicket win over South Africa and square off the three-match series in Dhaka on Sunday. Opener Soumya Sarkar hit an unbeaten 88 while Mahmudullah added 50 as Bangladesh raced to 167-3 with more than 22 overs in hand after the bowlers dismissed ... Read more
Skipper pleased with fight back
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza said on Sunday that their seven-wicket win over South Africa in the second one-day international was ‘pleasing’ as it helped them get their confidence back after few defeats. Bangladesh were desperately looking for a win to level the series, after the Proteas thrashed them in the preceding two Twenty20 internationals and ... Read more
Soumya’s answer to his critics
Since the introduction of Soumya Sarker, Bangladesh have not only found a brilliant free flowing stroke-maker at the top of the order but someone who can transform the whole team with his positive mindset. But the impressive 22-year-old batsman is often accused of lack of temperament that led to premature finishes of many of his promising ... Read more
Mustafiz’s Test call-up
Following his brilliant performance in the ODIs, pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been included in the 14-member squad for the first Test against South Africa, which is due to begin in Chittagong on August 21. Off-spinner Shuvagata Hom and pacer Abul Hasan however did not make the cut. Speaking on Mustafizur’s inclusion, chairman of BCB’s selection panel
SECOND ODI IN NUMBERS
1 Mashrafee bin Murtaza came within one wicket to become Bangladesh’s second bowler to take 200 wickets in one-day internationals after Abdur Razzak when he finished with 1-17 on Sunday. Mashrafee and Sakib al Hasan began the match with equal 198 wickets. While Sakib went wicketless after bowling 10 overs, Mashrafee grabbed the last of ... Read more
Fiery Rubel lifts Tigers to glory
Pace bowler Rubel Hossain proved his worth to the Bangladesh cricket team by uplifting the Tigers morale through his fiery opening spell against South Africa in the second one-day international at Mirpur on Sunday. Rubel was sidelined in the opening game of the three-match ODI against South Africa as the think-tank felt he wasn’t be capable ... Read more