Hosts Bangladesh suffered a narrow 1-2 defeat to Singapore in a FIFA international friendly match despite taking an early lead at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Veteran defender Nasiruddin Chowdhury again showed his scoring ability by scoring in the fourth minute of the match. But the lead was cancelled out by Singapore’s number 10 Nawaz a
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Kruif concerned over playtime
Bangladesh head coach Lodewijk de Kruif said he is concerned over the playing time for the upcoming international matches after his side suffered in a hot and humid condition against Singapore on Saturday. Bangladesh took the lead as early as in the fourth minute but gradually lost their rhythm to concede a 2-1 defeat in a ... Read more
Foreign workers up in Singapore despite tightening
The number of foreign workers in Singapore rose by about 1,00,000 as of then end of June this year from a year ago despite measures to slow their influx, government data released Friday showed. The 7.2 per cent increase in the number of non-residents — those working, studying or living in Singapore but not granted ... Read more
Tiger Airways to fly Singapore-Dhaka from March
Singapore’s low-cost carrier Tiger Airways will start direct service between Singapore and Dhaka from March next year, Channel News Asia reported Wednesday. The first flight will take off on March 9, 2012. It will be the first regional low-cost carrier to fly from Singapore to Bangladesh’s capital
Pot smoking was a factor
Trapped in Container Pot smoking was a factor The two Bangladeshis, who were discovered in a cargo container shipped from Chittagong to Singapore, had smoked marijuana in the container before being locked in. “For some time, we forgot that we were in a container,” said port worker Din Islam, who was lucky to survive after ... Read more