Bangla Mirror Desk : As a continuation of four successive charity runs in the past, East London Mosque has announced the fifth Muslim Charity Run, which will take place on 8th of May at 10.30 am in Victoria Park. The Mosque Committee announced this in a press conference held in London Muslim Centre on 25th of April. The leaders of ...
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Veteran community activist Dr B B Chaudhuri has passed away
Ansar Ahmed Ullah : President of UK Nirmul Committee and veteran community activist Dr B B Chaudhuri died of heart attack on 1 May in Dhaka at the age of eighty five. The British Bengali community deeply mourns the death of one of its finest members Dr B B Chowdhury. For several decades he served the community as a popular ...
Read More »Afridi concerned over Pakistan cricket’s future
In a recent conversation with the Geo Super Channel, former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi expressed concerns over the declining standards of cricket in the country. He emphasized on the fact that the Pakistan Cricket Board needs to go back to the basics and start working at the grass-root levels if they wish to improve. Afridi quoted that currently he sees ...
Read More »BCCI secretary proposes 10-year jail for fixing
Match-fixing or spot-fixing is now nothing new to cricket. Many cricketers have fixed matches and some of them are banned too. Pakistan’s Mohammed Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salmat Butt were banned and jailed for fixing a Test match in England. However, Amir is back to cricket. India’s S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan, New Zealand’s Lou Vincent and Bangladesh’s Mohammad ...
Read More »Bangladesh girls thrash India, retain title : AFC U-14 GIRLS’ REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The future of women’s football in Bangladesh is all set for a bright future as the Under-14 national side continued their outstanding display in the AFC U-14 Girls’ Regional Championship, clinching their second successive title beating neighbours India in the grand finale in Tajikistan last Sunda This is only the second ever title for any Bangladesh women’s team, senior or ...
Read More »Kohli recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has been nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is the country’s biggest sporting honor. Prior to Kohli, India’s limited overs skipper MS Dhoni and legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar have been given the prestigious honor. Sachin Tendulkar received ...
Read More »Leicester win Premier League title
Leicester City have won the Premier League title in one of the greatest sporting stories of all time, reports BBC. Tottenham’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Monday confirmed a stunning achievement for Claudio Ranieri’s side. Leicester started the campaign as 5,000-1 outsiders for the title after almost being relegated last season. But they have lost just three league games in ...
Read More »Mark Selby beats Ding Junhui to win World Snooker Championship
England’s world number one Mark Selby beat China’s Ding Junhui 18-14 to win his second World Championship title. Selby, the 2014 winner from Leicester, led throughout Sunday and went into Monday’s final session leading 14-11. Ding, who was bidding to become the first Asian player to win the world title, claimed three frames in a row. But Selby dug deep ...
Read More »Salahuddin re-elected BFF president
A win for football; a win for truth, says the BFF boss Kazi Salahuddin was re-elected for the third consecutive term as the president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Saturday, putting behind all talks of pressure and rumours which surrounded the polls over the last few days. The former national skipper won a comprehensive victory by bagging 83 ...
Read More »France’s Euro 2016 anthem sparks outrage for being written in ENGLISH
Andre Vallini criticised the use of English in France’s official Euro 2016 anthem Leading politician Andrew Vallini reacted with horror to the French team’s official anthem. Chosen by the French Football Association, the song I Was Made For Lovin’ You by American rock band Kiss, has been updated for the tournament. French group Skip The Use have changed the words ...
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