Friday, March 29, 2024

Felt good to dismiss Sangakkara: Al Amin

For Bangladesh paceman Al Amin Hossain, the only success so far came in the form of picking up the prized scalp of Sri Lankan batting stalwart Kumar Sangakkara on the second day of the first Test match in Dhaka on Tuesday. The Tigers have always felt that Sangakkara has been one of the major obstacles in ... Read more

Silva rides luck to maiden ton

Sri Lankan opener Kaushal Silva waited over two years for his return to Test cricket on New Year’s Eve last month. His recent form and some good luck may conspire to keep him around for longer this time. Silva enjoyed no small measure of good fortune as he made his first career Test century in seven ... Read more

Abahani go top with fourth straight win

Abahani Limited registered their fourth successive victory in the Bangladesh Premier League as they managed a 2-0 win over promoted Uttar Baridhara Club in the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. With their win, the Sky Blues moved to the top of the table with 16 points from 6 matches. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club have 13 points ... Read more

Guidelines for sweater factory workers in offing

Payment Dispute Guidelines for sweater factory workers in offing The government is going to formulate a set of guidelines for the sweater factory workers to resolve the prevailing disputes over payment in piece-rate basis. At the first meeting of a labour ministry sub-committee to identify the wage-related problems of sweater factory workers on Tuesday, the ... Read more

Govt to meet RMG buyers to restore confidence

The government will hold a meeting with the foreign buyers of Bangladesh readymade garments to restore their confidence that has been dashed due to the prolonged political unrest and two major factory disasters. The garment sector leaders said that commerce minister Tofail Ahmed is likely to sit with the Buyers Forum on February 3 at a ... Read more

Tea assoc demands restoration of 20pc SD on import

Bangladesh Tea Association on Tuesday demanded the government to reintroduce 20 per cent supplementary duty on import of tea to protect local producers from uneven competition and save domestic industry. At a meeting with commerce minister Tofail Ahmed, leaders of the association placed their 8-point demands, saying that local producers and exporters

DCCI wants interest cut to implement monetary policy

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday said that Bangladesh Bank should take steps to reduce the bank interest rate to achieve the 16.50 per cent private sector credit growth targeted in the monetary policy for the second half of the current fiscal year. The chamber body in a statement said that the 15.50 ... Read more

Manager among 17 held

Bank Burglary Manager among 17 held Seventeen people, including the Sonali Bank’s Kishoreganj branch manager Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan and its 11 employees, were detained until yesterday in connection with the looting of Tk 16.4 crore from the branch. Police said the detainees were interrogated in the Sadar police station in connection with the looting of ... Read more

Pry students not to cheer dignitaries

The government has imposed a ban on use of primary students to welcome visiting public representatives. Ministry of Primary and Mass Education issued the circular on such restriction on Monday. The circular said the primary students are made to stand on roadsides when the public representatives, distinguished people and high officials are on a visit ... Read more

Sylhet footpath eviction drive on

Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has started drives to evict the illegal shops and establishments from the city’s footpaths. In the recent past, hawkers would take possessions on all the major sidewalks and roads in the Sylhet city and set up shops and establishments illegally. The footpaths of Bandar bazaar Surma Market point to Chauhatta, Shubhanighat, ... Read more

Pitha fest in full swing at Shilpakala

The age-old festivity of pitha making is common during the winter in the country. Such festivities frequent in the rural areas are gradually disappearing from the urban areas. For those who miss the tradition in the urban life, can enjoy delicious pithas at the Jatio Pitha Utsab on Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy premises. Apart from the grandeur ... Read more

Bangladesh stumble at the start

The habit of chasing every ball – a common weakness against short-pitched deliveries – and some poor luck combined to bring about Bangladesh’s downfall as they were dismissed for a modest 232 runs in the first innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Monday. Sri Lanka took a firm grip on ... Read more

‘Short ball part of the plan’

Sri Lankan pace bowler Shaminda Eranga admitted that they had a plan to bowl short deliveries against the Bangladeshi batsmen during the opening day of the first Test in Dhaka on Monday. Eranga was the most successful Sri Lankan bowler, taking a career-best 4-49 to help the tourists dismiss Bangladesh for 232 runs in under ... Read more

Don’t blame the wicket: Sakib

Sakib al Hasan is not the type of cricketer to always blame the wicket, and the former skipper remained his usual self on Monday despite a poor batting performance from Bangladesh that saw them dismissed for a below-par total in the first innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Monday. The Tigers were bundled ... Read more

Angry Tigers’ fan hacks BCCI website

A Bangladeshi hacker breached the official website of the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday in protest of India’s role in a plan to revamp the International Cricket Council. Ashik Iqbal Chowdhury hacked the BCCI website and uploaded a picture of the Bangladesh cricket team with a caption that read: ‘Don’T MesS ... Read more

BU, Feni SC play out draw

Brothers Union were held to a 1-1 draw by Feni Soccer Club in the Bangladesh Premier Football League on Monday at Bangabandhu National Stadium. Syed Rashed Turzo opened the scoring for Soccer Club in the second half before winger Faisal Mahmud equalised for Brothers in the 71st minute. After their

Ajax record first win

Ajax Sporting Club registered their opening victory in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League when they defeated Dhaka Wanderers Club 3-1 on Monday at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium. Rahat Sarwar scored the first goal for Ajax after which Jahidul Islam Rajon netted a brace to put his side 3-0 up. Rajon scored in the ... Read more

Cautious monetary policy now eyes lower growth at around 6pc

Bangladesh Bank on Monday announced a ‘cautious monetary policy’ for the second half of the political crisis-hit financial year 2014 targeting a lower GDP growth at around 6 per cent and bringing down the inflation to 7 per cent. The central bank in its monetary policy statement for the January-June kept major targets including the private ... Read more

Foreign loan, grant pledges drop by 27pc in H1

Commitments of loans and grants made by international lenders and development partners declined by 27 per cent in the first half of the current fiscal year compared with that of corresponding period of the last year, Economic Relations Division data released on Monday showed. On the other hand, disbursement of foreign