Little more than a dozen years after the region’s crippling financial crisis, Southeast Asia is looking more a safe haven than a risky bet, with foreign investors souring on China and India and pouring money into markets proving resilient to the global gloom. Short-term investors in Southeast Asian stocks and bonds are being overtaken by [...]
Parachute Coconut Oil of Marico Bangladesh was judged the best overall brand, beating three times winner Nokia, at the Best Brand Award 2011 yesterday. Nokia was the second best in the overall top 10 brands. The awards were given in 28 categories. Bangladesh Brand Forum, a private organisation that promotes branding, communication and marketing principles, [...]
The Faculty of Fine Arts at Dhaka University froze to a condoling silence as the man who had designed it was brought to its premises for the last time on Sunday afternoon and hundreds of mourners paid last tribute to him, Mazharul Islam, who laid the foundation of ‘modern’ architecture in Bangladesh. His colleagues, well-wishers [...]
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday decided to shift all the acid violence cases to speedy trial tribunals for quick disposal. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Acid Control Council held at the secretariat on Sunday. A five-strong committee, headed by a Joint-Secretary of Home Ministry (Law and Planning) has [...]
West Indies have come out on top in this series, a progression after drawing their previous ODI assignment at home, against Australia earlier this year. A 3-1 lead, an in-form Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels, an impressive return for Tino Best and Sunil Narine’s continued success augur well for the upcoming Test series for the [...]
The South African bowlers were unable to take a wicket on their final outing ahead of the first Test against England at The Oval next week. Kent’s openers, Sam Northeast and Daniel Bell-Drummond, aged 22 and 18 respectively, combated them impressively for the second time in the match as the pair put on 105 in [...]
A return to one-day internationals for Kevin Pietersen appears unlikely which means his ambitions to play in the World Twenty20 will continue to be scuppered with Andy Flower, the England team director, sticking to his original stance on the issue. Over the week Pietersen has said he wants to play “three or four” more years [...]
Former South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher has received “positive” news from his surgeon, Shuaib Manjra, in Cape Town, which suggests he may regain sight in his left eye after Monday’s freak on-field accident in Taunton that fast-forwarded his decision to retire. Manjra told the Sunday Times that there was “no obvious detachment of the retina [...]
The United Arab Emirates has opened and begun operating a key overland pipeline which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the strait at the mouth of the Gulf, a vital oil-traderoute. The new 370km (230 mile) pipeline carries oil from fields in the UAE’s western desert to Fujairah – a [...]
Ravi Bopara is back in the England Test squad for the first match against South Africa at The Oval next week. There are five fast bowlers in the 13-man group, with Graham Onions, Steven Finn and Tim Bresnan competing to form the pace trio with James Anderson and Stuart Broad. Bopara’s form in the ODI [...]