Now Bangladesh women’s cricket qualifies for one-day international status after beating Ireland in ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2011 Friday. Bangladesh recorded an emphatic 95-run victory over Ireland in the suburbs of capital Dhaka. The nation’s 150 million’s majority is Sunni Muslim, wh[...]
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December 4th, 2011 - 4:42 am § in Sports
Bangladesh women’s cricket qualifies for one-day international
May 1st, 2011 - 12:02 am § in Sports
Messi may come to Dhaka
Raihan Mahmood Imagine Lionel Messi pulling off magic tricks and all in the city of Dhaka. Well that can come true as said by Kazi Salahuddin, the president of Bangladesh Football Federation. He is hopeful of successfully bringing the Argentine football team and so to say the magical Messi in the ci[...]
April 1st, 2011 - 12:01 am § in Sports
The highs and lows of Bangladesh’s World Cup campaign
Raihan Mahmood Three wins out of six matches in the World Cup Cricket-result wise it is not a bad performance but the mode of defeats against West Indies and South Africa has hurt the cricket lovers of the country.[...]
March 1st, 2011 - 12:02 am § in Sports
Cricket Fever Grips the World
Raihan Mahmood The 10th ICC cricket World Cup 2011 has started and World Cup mania has been taking toll on the cricket fans across the globe. The ICC Cricket World Cup is world’s fourth largest and most viewed sporting event. In the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, a total 14 of team will vie for [...][...]
October 1st, 2010 - 12:02 am § in Sports
Iran U-19 Women Footballers Steal the Show
Raihan Mahmood Iran fought back from two goals down to beat Jordan 3-2 and make it to the second round of the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers. Iran, who defeated India 4-2 and hosts Bangladesh 6-0 in the earlier games, will play the winner of Group A and teams ranked 6-8 from the previous competiti[...]
September 1st, 2010 - 12:02 am § in Sports
Siddikur Rahman takes Bangladesh to a new height
Raihan Mahmood Golf in Bangladesh is a game totally for the privileged quarter but stardom of Siddikur Rahman, the first professional golfer of Bangladesh to win the Asian Tour, can only be termed as a fairy tale. Proving him as is not just a one-match wonder, Siddiqur recieved received a purse $48,[...]
June 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Sports
World Cup Football Fever On
Raihan Mahmood After four years of waiting from the previous World Cup games which were held in 2006 in Germany, the FIFA World Cup 2010 tournament is finally back again. This time, the games are going to be even more competitive and challenging because those countries who qualified are among the wo[...]
June 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Sports
Get Happy
We’re not suggesting that you can reach a permanent state called “happiness” and remain there. But there are many ways to swerve off the path of anxiety, anger, frustration, and sadness into a state of happiness once or even several times throughout the day. Here are few ideas to g[...]
May 1st, 2010 - 12:00 am § in Sports
BANGLADESH TARGET PAKISTAN IN THE T20 WORLD CUP
Raihan Mahmood Bangladesh skipper Shakib al Hasan and coach Jamie Siddons expressed their hopes of beating defending champions Pakistan in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup at the official press conference. ‘We are targeting Pakistan in the ICC Twenty 20 World Cup,’ Siddons told the press conference. â[...]