Italian coach Flavio Raffo arrived in Dhaka on Sunday to take charge of Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra for the upcoming football season. Muktijoddha appointed him as replacement of former coach Shafikul Islam Manik, who guided the team for the last three seasons. The 41-year-old Raffo started his coaching career in 2006
Month: December 2014
Banks to monitor accounts of head of state, top officials, politicians
BB Circular On Money Launbering, Terror Financing Banks to monitor accounts of head of state, top officials, politicians Bangladesh Bank on Sunday asked scheduled banks to monitor the bank accounts of head of state, politicians and influential persons on regular basis to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. The BB issued a master circular in line ... Read more
BASIC to get Tk 790cr, Sonali Tk 710cr this week
Recapitalisation Fund For Scam-Hit State-Owned Banks BASIC to get Tk 790cr, Sonali Tk 710cr this week The finance ministry is set to inject Tk 1,500 crore into the two state-owned commercial banks—Sonali and BASIC—soon to shore them up from capital crunch and keep them afloat. The recapitalisation fund would be released this week, a senior official ... Read more
Legends, D’shwar throw race open
The title race of the Dhaka Premier League was thrown wide open after Legends of Rupganj and Prime Doleshwar beat two frontrunners Abahani Limited and Prime Bank Cricket Club respectively on the second round Super League matches on Saturday. Kalabagan Cricket Academy also returned to winning ways
Busan sink Jamal in five minutes
Two goals in first five minutes were enough for K-League outfit Busan I’Park to beat Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 2-0 in their friendly match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Midfielder Kim Jingyu scored in just 45 seconds and Forward Yoon Dongmin doubled lead in the 5th minute to send a chill in Jamal tent ... Read more
B’desh cuts customs duty on 4,610 items for ’13, ’14
Safta Trade Liberalisation B’desh cuts customs duty on 4,610 items for ’13, ’14 The government has cut the customs duties on 4,610 products for 2013 and 2014 calendar years for trade under the South Asian Free Trade Area, officials of the National Board Revenue said. They said that the revenue board on December 17 issued a ... Read more
‘Inclusive capital market reforms’ in offing
ADB to lend $250m for the programme The government plans to embark on an ‘inclusive capital market reform programme’ with participation of pension and provident funds and introduction of Islamic bonds to energise the ailing stock business. Six broad areas of policy interventions are the salient features in the planned reforms under an ADB-financed programme, a ... Read more
Zainul Mela begins at Charukala
A colourful, event-packed four-day long Zainul Mela began on the premises of faculty of fine arts of Dhaka University on Friday. The four-day fair features display of artworks by artisans across the country and students of fine arts faculty. The fair also features cultural shows, children art competition, alumni reunion and others. The fair is organised by ... Read more
Final squad for WC almost done: Faruk
The national selectors are passing a very busy time as they are weighing all of their options before they finalise the 15-member Bangladesh squad for the forthcoming cricket World Cup. The chief selector, Faruk Ahmed, told the media on Friday that they had already discussed player possibilities and would come up with the final squad ... Read more
Sheikh Jamal take on Busan I’Park today
Bangladesh champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club wants to end the year on a high note when they take on K-League giants Busan I’Park in their one-off FIFA International club friendly match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. The match is set to kick off at 5:00pm and Channel 9, a private television channel, will telecast the ... Read more
Torres set to join Atletico
Fernando Torres could make his second debut for Atletico Madrid against city rivals Real Madrid on Jan. 7 should he make the move from AC Milan, according to reports in Italy and Spain, reports ESPN FC. Torres, 30, is set to return to his boyhood club in the winter transfer window, with forward Alessio Cerci moving ... Read more
Suarez enjoying Messi, Neymar link up
Luis Suarez says he is enjoying playing alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar at Barcelona, reports Goal.com. Having missed the opening stages of the season due to a ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup, the Uruguayan has gradually been integrated into Luis Enrique’s starting XI. Often selected in a front three alongside Messi and ... Read more
Rules finalised to form body for Tk 500cr social obligation fund
SOF to be used to reach telecom facilities to disadvantaged people The government has finalised the rules for social obligation fund, an amount of Tk 500 crore contributed by the telecom operators, with a provision to form an 11-member committee to manage and utilise the money. The SOF will be used to reach the telecommunication facilities ... Read more
Farmers default on 20pc of loans in Jul-Nov
Defaulted loans in the country’s agriculture sector stood at Tk 5,854.38 crore as of November 30, 2014 which accounted for 19.55 per cent of the total loans disbursed (Tk 29,945.44 crore) in the sector. The farm sector defaulted loans accounted for 18.22 per cent of the total loans (Tk 34,632.82 crore) disbursed in the sector as ... Read more
Chicken, mutton prices shoot up in city
The prices of chicken and mutton shot up in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday as their demand increased due to rise in social and year-end recreational programmes, traders said. The price of broiler increased sharply to Tk 145-155 a kg on Friday while it was retailed at Tk 115-Tk 120 a kg ... Read more
Three-day kathak dance festival begins
A three-day Kathak dance festival began at the Chhayanaut auditorium on Wednesday evening. Prominent and promising artistes, in group and solo, presented dance recitals on the opening day of the festival that is organised by Kathak Nritya Sampradaya. The presentations began with a group dance recital by the artistes of Kathak Nritya Sampradaya (KNS). Led by noted ... Read more
Children celebrate Christmas
Children of the city enjoyed programmes on Christmas organised by different city hotels on Thursday, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ amid festivity. They came with their families and passed a joyful day with Santa Claus and with his friends –Angry Birds, Micky Mouse and Mini Mouse. Samantha, Zaira, Mahin and many other kids of ... Read more
Tamim ready to go under knife to fulfil WC dream
Opener Tamim Iqbal said on Thursday he was ready to go under the knife to fulfil his dream of becoming the first Bangladeshi to score a hundred for his country in the upcoming World Cup. Tamim will leave Dhaka today to meet Australian orthopaedic surgeon David Young on December 29 as an MRI recently revealed ... Read more
Sakib’s secret endeavour
All-rounder Sakib al Hasan went back to the batting basics in three recent training sessions as he prepared himself for the upcoming ICC World Cup by trying to focus on the technical aspect of his batting. Bangladesh Cricket Board’s game development manager Nazmul Abedin conducted the sessions this week when Sakib batted for hours to make ... Read more
Nasir re-appointed as Jamal captain
Defender Nasiruddin Chowdhury was re-appointed as Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club captain on Thursday ahead of their friendly match against South Korean giants Busan I’Park on Saturday. Sheikh Jamal were crowned the champions of the Bhutan’s King’s Cup last month under the leadership of Nasir. There he performed superbly, which prompted the club officials to re-appoint