Peyara Begum, 45, mother of five children and widow of the late Abdu Miah of Khaiyer at Rasulpur of Debidwar in Comilla, was whipped 200 times by a fatwa (religious decree) committee for an alleged relation with one Mamun Miah, who was whipped 100 times Saturday night. Village leaders had met twice before Saturday since ... Read more
Month: June 2009
Siddons hails captaincy move
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons has hailed the BCB’s move to change the captain of the side and said it was handed to the right person with Mashrafee bin Murtaza replacing Mohammad Ashraful. ‘It’s good for Ash (Ashraful) and tough for Mash (Mashrafee). It’s tough to captain the national team on the world stage. But Mashrafee ... Read more
Coach positive too
Bangladesh cricket coach Jamie Siddons displayed a similar sort of satisfaction like his ex-captain Mohammad Ashraful on the Tigers’ recent performance in the ICC World Twenty20 after he faced the local media for the first time yesterday since returning from Australia at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. After Bangladesh made their exit from the ... Read more
Bangladesh cricketers leave for West Indies today
New skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza hopes to produce improve performance as Bangladesh cricket team leave for Barbados, West Indies on a five weeks tour today. Ace pace bowler Mashrafe replaced Mohammad Ashraful as captain of the national cricket team. His deputy on the tour will be World’s number one-day all rounder Shakib Al Hasan. BCB ... Read more
BFF, Beximco design biggest ever tourney
Bangabandhu Gold Cup this year The much talked about ‘Ten Crore Taka’ football tournament will be materialised at the end of this year with Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and the Beximco Group jointly organising the Bangabandhu Gold Cup. BFF president Kazi Mohammed Salahuddin, who has been indicating at a mega budget tournament over the last ... Read more
Bangladesh to take part in 4 disciplines: First Asian Youth Games begins today in Singapore
The first Asian Youth Games begins today (Monday) in Singapore at 7 pm local time. A large number of youth athletes from 43 Asian countries will compete in nine disciplines of sports for 90 gold medals at stake. The nine disciplines of sports are — Athletics, Aquatic, Basketball (3 on 3), Bowling, Shooting, Sailing, Beach ... Read more
12 stadiums to be known by its old names
The present government restored the actual names of the sports infrastructures across the country which the previous government removed. The National Sports Council (NSC) in a notification on Sunday circulated names of 12 stadiums around the country. Those are – Jahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (Chittagong Divisional Stadium), Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (Khulna Divisional Stadium), Shaheed ... Read more
Bangabandhu International Gold Cup Football Tournament in October/November
The Bangabandhu International Gold Cup Football Tournament will be held in October or November. The names of the participating teams and the fixture yet to be finalised. The tournament will be held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The budget of the competition has been estimated at Tk ten crore. Two teams from Bangladesh and six ... Read more
Michael Jackson dead at 50 after cardiac arrest
Entertainer Michael Jackson died after being taken to a hospital on Thursday having suffered cardiac arrest, said his brother Jermaine Jackson. Paramedics took Jackson, 50, from his west Los Angeles home Thursday afternoon to UCLA Medical Center, where a team of physicians attempted to resuscitate him for more than an hour, said his brother Jermaine ... Read more
‘I Never Paid For Sex,’ Italian PM Insists
Italy’s prime minister has told a gossip magazine he never paid for sex amid scandalous claims about women at his parties. Silvio Berlusconi has been dogged by suspicions stemming from his purported fondness for young models and starlets. The 72-year-old billionaire gave his first direct response to the claims in an interview with Chi magazine. ... Read more
Exit Ash, Enter Mash
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is the first paceman in the country to lead the national team as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday appointed him as captain and Shakib Al Hasan as his deputy for the tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe. The 25-year-old cricketer, dubbed as Narail Express, took over the helm as the fifteenth ... Read more
Ready to face the music
Newly appointed Bangladesh captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza said he is ready to do the hard job as a senior cricketer and face the music on a difficult time despite not having enough experience in the position. ‘Definitely it is a great feeling to be the captain of the national side. I agree that this is ... Read more
Nat’l squad for Windies tour named
In order to bring back the Bangladesh cricket on the right way, which currently has been in a tumultuous position aftermath of the just concluded ICC Twenty20 Cricket World, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a new-look team with naming pace spearhead Mashrafe Bin Mortoza as captain replacing Mohammad Ashraful. All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has ... Read more
Shuktara lift Bashundhara Club Cup
June 23: The Shuktara Jubo Sangha lifted title of the Bashundhara Champions Club Cup beating Feni Soccer Club by a solitary goal at Cox’s Bazar Stadium on Tuesday. Sohel netted the all-important goal for the champions. He was later adjudged as the Man of the Match. Cox’s Bazar Deputy Commissioner Giashuddin Ahmed distributed prizes among ... Read more
Siddheshwari Girls, Sir John Wilson School reach final in Women’s School Football
Siddheshwari Girl’s High School and Sir John Wilson School advanced to the final of the Citycell Dhaka Metropolis Women’s School Football Championship winning their respective semifinal matches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. The final match between the two sides will be held on Thursday (June 25) at the same venue at 6 pm. ... Read more
Reality bites: Katrina Kaif feeling gloomy and depressed
Although she is a superstar, surrounded by all glitz and glory and the best of materialistic desires money can buy, Katrina Kaif is feeling gloomy after her recent brush with harsh reality. The dainty beauty was left feeling sad and miserable after her recent visit to the much controversial security prison at Guantanamo Bay. With ... Read more
Barbara stops herself from loving Hrithik
‘Kites’ came to Mexican beauty Barbara Mori when she was going through emotional turbulent in her life. She found solace and good friend in the form of Hrithik Roshan who was happily married; she therefore stopped herself from falling in love with the actor. Barbara says, “I get very easily infatuated; I always fall in ... Read more
I have never been to college in my life: Katrina Kaif
If one looks at the extended promos of Yash Raj banner’s Kabir Khan directed next, New York, one can make out Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh and John Abraham play college mates. At the press meet of New York at Yash Raj Studios recently, we asked Katrina about her New York experience and her playing ... Read more
The world’s most handsome man
British heartthrob Robert Pattison, famous for playing bloodsucking vampire Edward Cullen in 2008’s Twilight, has been overwhelmingly named ‘The Most Handsome Man in the World’, in a poll conducted by high society magazine Vanity Fair. Of a total 271,000 some votes, Robert snared 137,946, 51% overall, to blow away the competition. Of the 18 men ... Read more
Sallu, Sanju quit bad habits!
Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt are turning a new leaf. While the former has vowed to quit smoking, the latter has started saying no to hard liquor. Sallu was invited to be the guest of honour at a function on No-Tobacco Day (May 31). He turned it down, since he is a smoker and did ... Read more