KOLKATA – Bangladesh could survive only 48 minutes of the third day before India completed an innings and 46-run win over them in the second Test, a maiden day-night affair for both of the teams with pink ball, to seal…
Day: November 24, 2019
Music legend Mobarak Hossain Khan passes away
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Renowned Bangladeshi musicologist, classical musician and writer Mobarak Hossain Khan (81) breathed his last on Sunday at his residence in West Rampura in the capital. Reenat Fauzia, educationist and daughter of the Swadhinota Padak- winning classical…
BNP renews call for mass movement to free Khaleda
Dhaka, Nov. 24 – Criticising the government for its ‘failure’ to control the soaring prices of essential items and take action against unscrupulous business syndicates, BNP senior leaders on Sunday declared to wage a mass movement to ensure its fall…
Asian Archery: Bangladeshi archers shine on day-2
Dhaka – Eight Bangladeshi archers – 4 men and 4 women – reached the round of 24 of the men’s and women’s recurve singles respectively in the 21st Asian Archery Championships at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Thai capital Bangkok…
Bangladesh Bank eases credit card online use restrictions
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Bangladesh Bank on Sunday withdrew its restriction on buying products online from the international market place using credit cards.
1st SAARC Chess Championships begins Monday
Dhaka – The 1st SAARC Chess Championships (Open & Women’s), sponsored by Rosatom (Russia), begins on Monday (Nov 25) at New Sindhurful Hall of FARS Hotel & Resorts in the capital. State Minister for Youth and Sports M Zahid Ahsan…
Manikganj 1st Div Football League underway
Manikganj – The Hafizul Islam Smrity Manikganj First Division Football League, jointly organized by Manikganj District Sports Association and District Football Association began at Shaheed Miraj Topon Stadium here on Sunday. Sakuchiya Club of Harirampur Upazila beat Koshunda Young Sporting…
Manchester United may play friendly match in Dhaka next year
Dhaka – The English Premier League giants Manchester United Football Club (MUFC) will play a friendly match in Dhaka in June next year marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. A 4-member MUFC delegation…
2nd IDLC Theatre Festival cocludes at Shilpakala Academy
Dhaka, Nov 24 – The second edition of IDLC Theatre Festival, a five-day special initiative of IDLC Finance Limited, concluded on Saturday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).
Over 50 injured in Chandpur orphanage floor collapse
Chandpur, Nov 24 – Around 50 students and a teacher were injured as the dilapidated floor of an orphanage caved in along with them in Matlab Uttar Upazila on Saturday night.
BD Supreme Court asks GP: Pay Tk 2000 crore to BTRC in 3 months
Dhaka, Nov 24 – The BD Supreme Court on Sunday asked mobile phone operator Grameenphone to pay within three months Tk 2,000 crore of the Tk 12,579.95 crore dues as claimed by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
2 dead, 20 hurt in Manikganj bus-truck collision
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Two people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Pukhuria in Ghior Upazila early Sunday.
Teacher held for allegedly raping schoolgirl in Chittagong
Chittagong, Nov 24 – Police have arrested a teacher in Sitakunda Upazila for allegedly raping a schoolgirl. The arrestee is Mohammad Tareque, a teacher of Sitakunda Girls’ High School and son of Zahir Ahmed of Muradpur union in the Upazila.
15 alleged militants arrested in Chittagong
Chittagong, Nov 24 – A total of fifteen militants were arrested as police conducted a combing operation in the city here on Saturday.
Dhaka again ranks 2nd worst in Air Quality Index
Dhaka, Nov 24 – The capital city of Dhaka has ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI). Dhaka had a score of 258 at 9am on Sunday, indicating that the air quality was very unhealthy.
Refused permission, BNP’s rally in city reset for Sunday
Dhaka, Nov 23 – Refused permission, BNP has decided to hold its rally in the capital on Sunday instead of today demanding the release of its ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.