Tigers look to end unusual losing streak
Bangladesh will certainly be looking to get back on the winning track on home soil when they take on Zimbabwe in a two-match Test series that starts at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on April 20...
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Loan disbursement to CMSME drops by 16pc
Loan disbursements to the Cottage, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (CMSME) sector dropped by 16 per cent in the July-September quarter of FY25 compared to the same period in FY24, due to political turmoil and economic instability during the period...
Resilient Hridoy puts up a fight in Dubai
Towhid Hridoy made a superb comeback to international cricket as he hit a resilient maiden international hundred in Bangladesh鈥檚 Champions Trophy opener against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday...
National Athletics end with two more new records
Bangladesh Navy emerged champions with two more new national records set on the third and final day of the 48th National Athletics Championship at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Sheltech stun MSC
Newcomers Sheltech Cricket Academy arrived on the scene in style as they beat defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club by 53 runs on the opening day of the Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday...
BNS renamed as National Stadium
The Bangabandhu National Stadium has officially been renamed as the National Stadium, Dhaka, according to a media release by the National Sports Council on Saturday.
Establishment of separate SME bank suggested
A taskforce has suggested establishment of a separate bank or a similar institution to cater the financing need of the small and medium entrepreneurs...
Aliss last ball four takes Chittagong into final
Aliss Al Islam became the unlikely hero for Chittagong Kings as he hit Mushfik Hasan for a boundary on the last ball to snatch a thrilling two-wicket win from the hands of Khulna Tigers to reach the final of the BPL at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday...
Chittagong hand Rangpur another drubbing
Haider Ali spearheaded a moderate yet nervy chase as Chittagong Kings beat Rangpur Riders by five wickets to boost their chances of playoffs and in the process handing Rangpur their third straight defeat at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday...
Barishal demolish Dhaka to secure top two
Fortune Barishal demolished Dhaka Capitals as they won by a massive margin of nine wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday to secure their top-two finish in the ongoing BPL...
Tanzid keeps Dhaka afloat
Tanzid Hasan smashed an unbeaten 90 runs off 54 balls to keep Dhaka Capitals afloat as they beat Chittagong Kings by eight wickets in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday...
Barishal edge past Khulna聽
Fortune Barishal strengthened their position of second place as they beat Khulna Tigers by seven runs in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday...
SME Foundation seeks funds to implement SME Policy 2025
The Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation has called for regular budget allocations to implement the newly drafted SME Policy 2025 effectively, along with consistent monitoring of its progress...
Barishal cruise past Dhaka聽
The bowlers, and then Tamim Iqbal and Dawid Malan, helped Fortune Barishal to ease past Dhaka Capitals to an eight-wicket win in the opening match of the Chattogram phase of the BPL at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Thursday...
Clark ton powers Chittagong to 4th successive win
Graham Clark smashed a blistering hundred as Chittagong Kings clinched their fourth straight win when they beat Khulna Tigers by 45 runs at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday...
Chattogram phase begins today
After a run-soaring phase in Sylhet, the Chattogram phase of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League begins at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium today...
New SME policy with no new strategies deplorable
THIS is unfortunate that the proposed National Small and Medium Enterprise Policy 2025 offers almost no new strategies to facilitate the growth of the sector. The proposal appears to echo the strategies of the 2019 policy that failed to help the sector grow. Such a repetition of failed strategies reflects, as experts say, the government鈥檚 lack of commitment to...
Nahid finding his way in T20s
Rangpur Riders鈥� wicketkeeper and captain Nurul Hasan took a couple of steps back as Nahid Rana was bowling thunderbolts during their Bangladesh Premier League match against Sylhet Strikers at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday...
Barishal face Rangpur in battle of heavyweights
Defending champions Fortune Barishal face title contenders Rangpur Riders in the battle of heavyweights of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today...
Rahat Fateh Ali mesmerises at 鈥楨choes of Revolution鈥�
Expressing heartfelt admiration for his millions of fans and admirers in Bangladesh, popular singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan enamoured the music lovers at the 鈥楨choes of Revolution鈥� concert on Saturday night at the capital鈥檚 Army Stadium.
Dhaka Int鈥檒 Folk Festival suspended
The forthcoming Dhaka International Folk Festival was suspended due to management concern, confirmed its organiser Tanvir Hossain, also the executive creative director of Sun Communications Limited on Wednesday...
Victory Day Kabaddi begins today
The Victory Day Kabaddi tournament will begin at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city today...
Khulna beat Ctg to keep play-off hopes alive
Khulna secured a five-wicket win over Chattogram to keep their play-off hopes alive in the ongoing NCL T20 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday...
Ariful 94 trumps Jishan 100
Jishan Alam took NCL T20 by storm as he smashed a 52-ball ton but was overshadowed by Ariful Islam鈥檚 94 off 46 balls as Dhaka chased down Sylhet鈥檚 205 in the last delivery in one of the four matches on the opening day at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday...
Yonex-Sunrise Int鈥檒 Badminton begins Friday
The country鈥檚 senior and junior shuttlers will be busy for over a week as nearly 350 competitors from 19 countries compete in the Yonex-Sunrise junior and senior International Badminton tournaments, to be held at the city鈥檚 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium from December 13 to 21...
Bangladesh women suffer clean sweep
Bangladesh women鈥檚 cricket team suffered a 3-0 clean sweep in the hands of their Irish counterparts as they lost the third and final T20I match of the series by four wickets at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday...
Girona need 鈥榤agic鈥� to beat Liverpool
Girona coach Michel Sanchez said his team needs 鈥榤agic鈥� from fans at their tiny Montilivi stadium to overcome English giants Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday...
Keeping faith in bowlers pays off for Jr Tigers
Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team captain Azizul Hakim said that keeping faith in his bowlers paid off in their 59-run victory over India in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE on Sunday...
Bangladesh look to carry on ODI momentum into T20s
An in-form Bangladesh women鈥檚 team would look to carry on the momentum of their ODI series sweep in the T20I series against Ireland that starts at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet today...
SMEs hamstrung by limited access to finance over past decade
Limited access to finance has been one of the major challenges for small and medium enterprises over the past decade in Bangladesh, as banks generally favour larger and well-established companies in the country, according to the draft White Paper on the State of Bangladesh Economy submitted to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday...