Pakistan coach Waqar Younis said that he was surprised to see Bangladesh playing defensive cricket in the series deciding second Test that ended at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Pakistan defeated Tigers by 328 runs to clinch the series that helped tourists regain some composure at the end of month-long tour where they were defeated ... Read more
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Tigers face uphill task
Bangladesh were facing an uphill task to save or win the second Test against Pakistan after they were set a record 550-run target on the third day in Dhaka on Friday. The Tigers have already lost the wicket of opener Imrul Kayes and need to survive two days with nine wickets in hand if they are ... Read more
Tigers hoping against hope
To do a miracle once is one thing and to be asked to repeat it in little over a week is a completely different thing. Bangladesh cricket team is now facing the same demand after Pakistan pushed them to the corner in second Test in Dhaka on Friday. The Tigers are only hoping against the hope ... Read more
Confident Tigers eye series win
Bangladesh will look to carry the momentum that they gained in the drawn first Test by posting their first-ever Test win against Pakistan when the second and final Test match of the series starts in Dhaka today. The Tigers have their confidence in an all-time high after the remarkable show in Khulna where they overcame a ... Read more
Mirpur awaits a final thriller
Before the second Test in Dhaka, Mushfiqur Rahim and Misbah-ul Haq agreed on at least two points in their pre-match briefing at Mirpur on Tuesday. Firstly, the wicket at the Sher-e-Bangla has something for the bowlers unlike the first Test in Khulna, which had yielded 1515 runs in five days. So, a result in favour of ... Read more
Pakistan seek to end with a win
Visiting Pakistan cricket team is looking forward to end their disastrous tour of Bangladesh with an emphasis on a particular event rather than thinking about the outcome of the final match. A demoralised Pakistan will take on high-flying Bangladesh in the second and final match of the two-match Test series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today ... Read more
Anti-Terrorism Act aims to root-out BNP from politics, says BNP
The main opposition BNP has assailed the government for passing Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2013 in the parliament, saying the ruling Awami League wants to root out opposition party politics from the country using the act. “Opposition party men will be harassed deliberately due to the adverse impact of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2013. Peoples’
Policy on airing news, talk shows on cards: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu informed parliament that a policy on airing of news, talk shows and other programmes by the private television is under process. “The government is not interfering in electronic media and they are enjoying full freedom to broadcast programmes,” he said replying to a tabled question of treasury
Uncertainty dogs Mayor Hanif Flyover
Work on the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover project, which is supposed to connect Gulistan with Jatrabari, is far from over. The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), executive agency of the flyover, simply does not know when the project would be completed. The flyover was supposed to be completed within two years after construction work began ... Read more
48,444 get legal aid in 4 yrs
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed said the government has provided legal aid with money from public exchequer for 48,444 people including women and children during the last four years. The legal aid was provided for 22,718 women, 25,484 men and 242 children through the national legal aid organization during the last ... Read more
Nancy releases one song album
Popular singer Nancy is going to release a one song album titled Maa with a music video featuring the artiste herself. Asif Iqbal has penned the lyrics for the song Maa, which has been composed and directed by Adit. Nancy is dedicating the album to her mother who has passed away recently. ‘This is not ... Read more
Nisha busy with teleplays
Actress Mehrin Islam Nisha is a familiar face in the teleplays these days. The second runner up in the popular beauty contest Lux Channel-i Super Star 2010, Nisha at present are acting in several drama series and teleplays, which are going on air on different channels. Her current drama series Langor Khana and Chup Kotha ... Read more
Telcos asked to launch mobile number portability by Jan
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Thursday asked mobile phone operators to introduce by January, 2014 mobile number portability service which will allow users to change operators without changing numbers. BTRC officials said after the introduction of the MNP, the number signature, for example 0155 serial for state-run Teletalk,
More efforts needed for Bangladesh SME dev: UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation regional director for South Asia Ayumi Fujino on Thursday said Bangladesh needed more trusted entrepreneurial efforts for the development of small and medium enterprises clusters. Addressing a views-exchange meeting between SME
Swadhinata Stambha rising finally next month
Construction of the 150 foot glass tower at Swadhinata Stambha complex in Suhrawardy Uddyan is in progress, more than a decade after the project has begun. This project commemorates the historic spot where Bongobondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made his speech on March 7, 1971 with a clarion call for liberation. The complex consists of Shikha ... Read more
PM on Press freedom
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the freedom of press has been guaranteed in Bangladesh along with the freedom of thought and conscience as per article 39 of the Constitution. “However, taking advantage of press freedom, a section of media is trying to create confusion among the people by publishing incorrect information,”
Sarak Bhaban to move to new location
The communications ministry on Wednesday started the groundwork for shifting Sarak Bhaban from the Supreme Court premises to the capital’s Tejgaon following a High Court order. The communications minister, Obaidul Quader, on the day visited the Roads and Highways Department workshop, which has been selected for Sarak Bhaban at Tejgaon.
Anti-terror amendment bill passed amid opposition boycott
As the Parliament on Tuesday passed the Anti-Terror (amendment) Bill-2013, opposition lawmakers led by BNP leader Moudud Ahmed walked out of the House in protest against its passage. The bill moved by Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir and passed by voice vote allows the courts to accept videos, still photographs and audio clips
WB submits probe report on Padma bridge scam
Finance minister AMA Muhith received the final investigation report of the World Bank’s (WB) external experts panel on the Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) Project scam. In the report, the WB panel noted that they found a criminal conspiracy that includes former communication minister Syed Abul Hossain as the most
BNP wants consensus on CG issue: MK Anwar
BNP standing committee member MK Anwar on Tuesday urged the Speaker of Parliament to take steps to reach a consensus over the non-party caretaker government (CG) issue for holding the next general poll in a free and fair manner. “Compromise between the Awami League and the BNP over the CG issue is a must. We ... Read more