DHAKA —In a bid to bounce back from the losing way, Mahmudullah XI will take on Tamim XI in the second match of the BCB President’s Cup tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The match which starts at…
Day: October 12, 2020
BCB rules out possibility of BPL this year
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) ruled out any possibility of hosting the popular event Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) due to the situation created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The cash-rich tournament was scheduled to be held in November-December this year…
Razib finishes 5th in Annual Chicago Open, online chess
DHAKA – Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib finished the fifth position in the open section of the 29th Annual Chicago Open, online chess that concluded today. Grandmaster Razib earned five points out of seven games and tied for third place with…
We’re grateful to Bangabandhu: Salahuddin
DHAKA – Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin today said they are grateful to Bangabandhu because he made the country independent. “We are full elected committee today come here to pay homage to Bangabandhu … today we have…
BCB to run five-team T20 tournament
DHAKA—The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will run a five-team T20 tournament at its own expense if they are unable to find a corporate body to buy the team, said BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon. The tournament is set to start…
Tamim in awkward situation with his namesake Tanzid Tamim
DHAKA —Bangladesh one-day cricket skipper Tamim Iqbal was left in an awkward situation with his namesake Tanzid Hasan Tamim, the member of World Champions Bangladesh Under-19 team. Tanzid Tamim was included in the Tamim Iqbal-led Tamim XI for the BCB…
Case filed over man’s death ‘in Sylhet police custody’
The family of a man, who was allegedly killed in police custody in Sylhet, filed case early Monday.
Anti-rape protest continues at Dhaka’s Shahbagh
Protest against the recent rapes and violence against women rolled into the eighth day in Dhaka.
Dhaka North mayor Atiq, wife test positive for Covid-19
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Atiqul Islam and his wife Dr. Shaila Shagufta Islam have been infected with Covid-19.
‘Go to the gallows if you rape’; Dhaka approves draft law
Amid widespread protests against the growing incidents of rape in the country, the government has planned to enact a law with a provision of death penalty as the highest punishment for the heinous crime.
2 Americans win Nobel prize in economics for auction theory
Americans Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson won the Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats,” reports AP.
2 suspects remanded over DU student ‘rape’
Two suspects were remanded to police custody on Monday for allegedly raping a Dhaka University student.
Papia, her husband get 27 yrs jail in arms case
A Dhaka court here on Monday sentenced expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon to 27 years imprisonment each to in an arms case.