DHAKA – The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) will sit on September 30 in an executive committee’s meeting to take a decision of Premier Hockey League which was halted for the last two years. “Yes we’ll sit in the executive committee…
Day: September 17, 2020
Cricketers to undergo corona test amid uncertainty over SL tour
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will conduct the COVID-19 test of 27 cricketers who were given GO (Government Order) for the tour of Sri Lanka. The corona test of those 27 cricketers will be held on Friday as the…
Decision on SL tour likely to be finalized within couple of days
DHAKA — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is expecting Sri Lanka’s reply about Bangladesh’s tour in the Island nation within two or three days. BCB’s media and communications committee chairman Jalal Younus said since the issue is Sri Lanka’s national…
Football’s next season to begin with Federation Cup in December
DHAKA – The next season of football will begin in the first week December with curtain-raiser Federation Cup Football, Professional Football League Committee’s (PFLC) chairman Abdus Salam Murshedy informed after the league committee’s meeting today. The PFLC’s meeting was held…
Taekwondo Poomsae Championship begins tomorrow
DHAKA – The 1st Mujib Barsha Bangladesh Taekwondo Online Club Poomsae Championship begins from tomorrow (Friday). The competition will be conducted directly online from Taekwondo Club at the city’s Mohammadpur, organised by BTF. Bangladesh Taekwondo Association’s vice president Suman Dey…
Health Ministry did well in dealing with pandemic: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the Ministry of Health showed its enough efficiency in checking the Covid-19 pandemic in the country by properly taking necessary measures in time.
Barapukuria case against Khaleda: Charge hearing Nov 17
A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed November 17 for hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others.
Low-lying areas inundated as Teesta, Dharala swell again
The waters in the Teesta and Dharala rivers Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts started to rise again for continuous rains and upstream water, submerging the low-lying and char areas.
Onion export ban an Indian plot: Zafrullah
Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Thursday said India should be given a strong message as it is “trying to disturb Bangladesh’s economy”.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 36 deaths; 1593 cases overnight
The total number of people who recovered from Covid-19 crossed the 2,50,000-mark in Bangladesh on Thursday as health authorities reported the recoveries of 2,443 patients in 24 hours till Thursday morning.
Footprints dating back 120,000 years found in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission has announced the discovery of ancient human and animal footprints dating back more than 120,000 years in Tabuk in northern Saudi Arabia, reports Xinhua.
No ME peace without solving Palestinian problem: Russia
MOSCOW, Sept 17, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Russia said on Thursday it would be a “mistake” to think lasting peace in the Middle East could be secured without resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Coronavirus: Global cases reach 29,760,579; deaths 939,175
Global coronavirus cases surged past 29,760,579 as of Thursday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Bangladesh’s debt burden set to get heavier
Dhaka, Sept 17 – Bangladesh is going to plunge into a ‘newer depth of debt’, both from internal and external sources, in the coming days as it is spending additional money to salvage the economy hit hard by the COVID-19…
Onion prices hit Tk 100 a kg in Magura
Magura, Sept 16 – As news of India’s onion export ban spread, traders in Magura hiked prices of the bulb to as high as Tk 100 per kg on Wednesday.