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Experienced coach Mamun Ur Rashid has been appointed head coach of the Bangladesh national hockey team for April’s AHF Cup in Indonesia. A former national player (1989–2001), he previously coached the U-21 team four times and led the senior side in World Hockey League Round 2 in 2015. The 52-year-old spoke to The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman about upcoming challenges and the activities of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF). Excerpts of the conversation are below:The Daily Star (DS): You have been appointed as the national head coach through an interview, which probably happened for the first time for the local coaches. How do you see…
Hamza Choudhury’s arrival sparked enthusiasm and interest in football in Bangladesh like never seen before. Having impressed in his debut game for Bangladesh, in a goalless draw against India in an Asian Cup qualifying fixture in Shillong last Tuesday, Hamza returned to the country with the rest of the team yesterday. However, even though the Sheffield United midfielder was supposed to catch an England-bound flight directly from the airport in Dhaka following his arrival from India yesterday, a change in flight schedule meant Hamza had to spend a night in the capital. Hamza left for England this morning, but not before…
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has thanked fans for their support as he recovers from a serious heart attack he suffered during a match earlier this week. The 36-year-old was leading Mohammedan Sporting Club in a match of the 50-over Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League when he was rushed to a nearby hospital complaining of severe chest pain on Monday. He has since been relocated to a larger medical facility in the capital where he remains under observation. “It’s the heartbeat that keeps us alive, but we often forget that this beat can stop at any moment, without any warning,” Tamim wrote on social…
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple\\\’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let\\\’s not forget Tim Cook\\\’s \\\”sitting is the new factor\\\” line. As you\\\’re tapping, scrolling, and swiping on your phone, you probably don\\\’t give much thought to the fact that your apps are consuming electricity -…
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple\\\’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let\\\’s not forget Tim Cook\\\’s \\\”sitting is the new factor\\\” line. As you\\\’re tapping, scrolling, and swiping on your phone, you probably don\\\’t give much thought to the fact that your apps are consuming electricity -…
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement. Apple\\\’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, checks the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let\\\’s not forget Tim Cooks \\\”sitting is the new coolness\\\” line. What we like: Angled second screen is quite useful.Durability is top notch.Better dual-screen software.Powerful hardware features. What we dislike: Less battery life than other options.Keyboard and trackpad are flimsy.No…
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple\\\’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let\\\’s not forget Tim Cook\\\’s \\\”sitting is the new factor\\\” line. As you\\\’re tapping, scrolling, and swiping on your phone, you probably don\\\’t give much thought to the fact that your apps are consuming electricity -…
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple\\\’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let\\\’s not forget Tim Cook\\\’s \\\”sitting is the new factor\\\” line. As you\\\’re tapping, scrolling, and swiping on your phone, you probably don\\\’t give much thought to the fact that your apps are consuming electricity -…
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple\\\’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let\\\’s not forget Tim Cook\\\’s \\\”sitting is the new factor\\\” line. As you\\\’re tapping, scrolling, and swiping on your phone, you probably don\\\’t give much thought to the fact that your apps are consuming electricity -…
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple\\\’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let\\\’s not forget Tim Cook\\\’s \\\”sitting is the new factor\\\” line. As you\\\’re tapping, scrolling, and swiping on your phone, you probably don\\\’t give much thought to the fact that your apps are consuming electricity -…