ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pakistan thrash UAE Pakistan put in a collective effort and thrashed associate members UAE by 129 runs at the World Cup today and crept up to the fourth position in the Pool B point charter. For UAE, it seemed the motto was to play 100 overs of cricket without much ... Read more
Dhaka Mirror
Chance to rectify mistakes
Tigers take on Scotland tomorrow Cricket fans across the country will have to make some serious adjustments to their Thursday morning’s wake-up call if they are unwilling to miss the Tigers in action against Scotland. With the match beginning as early as 4 am (Bangladesh time) at the Saxton Oval in Nelson, a crucial phase ... Read more
Sonam hospitalised with swine flu
Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor, who was admitted to a private hospital in Rajkot, has tested positive for swine flu. She was admitted with symptoms of high fever, sore throat and body ache, prompting doctors to take samples for a swine flu test. It has now been confirmed that the actor has caught H1N1 infection. Swine ... Read more
South Africa crush Ireland
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 South Africa crush Ireland South Africa knocked the air out of Ireland at the Manuka Oval in Canberra today outclassing them by a staggering margin of 201 runs at the World Cup 2015. After posting a total of 411 on the tons from Hashim Amla and Faf du Plesis, one ... Read more
Pakistan keep WC hopes alive
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pakistan keep WC hopes alive Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 20 runs at the Brisbane today and kept their hopes alive for progressing on to the quarterfinals of the ICC cricket World Cup 2015. Pakistan’s shabby performance through the World Cup finally came to an end today with Mohammad Irfan and ... Read more
SL haul easy 9-wicket victory
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 SL haul easy 9-wicket victory Sri Lanka today hauled an easy nine-wicket victory against England in the 22nd match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Westpac Stadium, Wellington. While answering to England’s 309 runs, the Lankan top-orders — Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara — plied their innings to ... Read more
Camara breaks Abahani hearts
Senegal forward Camara Sarba broke the hearts of Abahani Limited by scoring a 95th minute winner to propel Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra to the semi-finals of the Federation Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. Last edition’s runners-up Muktijoddha will now take on Mohammedan Sporting Club in the second semi-final on March 2. Though Abahani
DSE to introduce smartphone-based share trading system by June
The Dhaka Stock Exchange has planned to launch a smartphone-based share transaction system by June this year with a view to making share trading more convenient for investors, DSE officials said. The DSE management earlier had said that the bourse would launch a mobile-based trading system within April this year. The DSE on December 11 last year ... Read more
Ferdousi Majumdar in ”Tahader Joubonkal”
Abdullah Al Mamun’s last TV serial to air on ATN Bangla Veteran actress Ferdousi Majumdar will be seen as lead actress in Abdullah Al Mamun’s unfinished serial “Tahader Joubonkal” that he penned before his death. Abdullah Al Mamun, in his illustrious career as an actor, director and playwright, wrote and directed several stage and TV ... Read more
Banks to reschedule farm loans without down payment
Bangladesh Bank has asked scheduled banks to reschedule the defaulted farm loans without taking any down payment in a bid to save the farmers from the existing political unrest, said officials of the central bank. The BB issued a circular to managing directors and chief executive officers of all banks on Monday asking them to disburse ... Read more
BGB plans to enter into banking business
Moves to set up Shimanta Bank in six months Border Guard Bangladesh got the green signal from the Prime Minister’s Office to launch a commercial bank, Shimanta Bank, within six months, said officials. ‘We are advancing with all the formalities necessary to set up a bank since the prime minister gave approval in principle,’ the ... Read more
WB VP advises govt to improve business environment for pvt sector
Visiting World Bank vice president for South Asia Region Annette Dixon on Tuesday advised the government to improve the existing business environment for the private sector to become a middle income country. Dixon made the plea while talking to journalists after a meeting with Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman at the central bank headquarters in the ... Read more
Revenue collection falls Tk 2,359cr short of target in Jul-Jan
NBR to frame policy to prevent misuse of income tax rebate Revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue fell short by Tk 2,359 crore in the first seven months of the current financial year 2014-15, NBR chairman Md Nojibur Rahman said on Tuesday. At a regular news briefing at NBR headquarters in the capital, Nojibur ... Read more
FBCCI polls on May 23
The biennial election board of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry announced May 23 as the election date for 2015-17 tenure. The chairman of the election board Ali Ashraf on Tuesday announced the schedules of the FBCCI election date for the next two years’ tenure. As per the schedule,
Tigers await MCG debut
A straight walk from Jolimont rail station towards the Melbourne Cricket Ground will take one before the tall statue of Shane Warne. On the sideways he will find the statues of Australian football players Norm Smith, John Coleman and Jim Stynes and cricketer Neil Harvey. These are all new addition over the last five years ... Read more
Jamal into semis after shoot-out thriller
Defending champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club escaped narrowly at Federation Cup after a 5-4 victory in the sudden death against Brothers Union in the first quarter-final on Tuesday. 120-minute including 30 minutes extra-time ended 2-2 so that the game rolled onto the tiebreaker where Brothers’ sixth penalty taker, Habib Mia missed his chance to seal the ... Read more
Salman Shah week on ATN Bangla
ATN Bangla is airing seven films of Salman Shah — from February 22-28. Throughout the Salman Shah Week, audience will get to see seven of his hits – “Ananda Oshru”, “Satyer Mrittu Nei”, “Sneho”, “Swapner Prithibi”, “Bikkhov”, “Swapner Thikana” and “Prem Piyashi”. Salman Shah, perhaps the most popular hero of Bangladeshi film, had delivered 27 ... Read more
Win or loss, Tigers want match
Bangladesh will take one point if it is there for taking but will be happier to compete and fight for a win, said skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza ahead of their today’s match against Australia in Brisbane. Persistent rain in the wake of cyclonic storm Marcia threatened to spoil the game at Gabba, raising the prospect for ... Read more
Clarke looks beyond cricket
Michael Clarke’s much-anticipated first press conference as Australian captain after injury lay off on Friday had little place for cricket as he had to talk more about weather, injuries and the debate over his rehabilitation. On a day a when Australia was hit by two cyclonic storms simultaneously, Clarke was also in no mood to give ... Read more
Jamal storm into Fed Cup quarters
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club dashed Team BJMC with a huge 7-0 defeat to advance to the quarterfinal of the Federation Cup as Group A champions at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. The reigning champions faced no pressure to manage the win despite their coach Maruful Haque rested four main players. Maruf observed his side bench by ... Read more