DHAKA — Mushfiqur Rahim shrugged off his bad patch with a scintillating century but it was not enough to save his side Nazmul XI from a 42-run defeat to Tamim XI in the rain-interrupted third game of BCB President’s Cup…
Day: October 15, 2020
Bangladesh women’s cricketers return Covid-19 negative
DHAKA—All of the Bangladesh Women cricketers who gave samples for Covid-19 test, returned negative, much to the relief of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Seven cricketers of the Bangladesh women’s cricket team gave samples for the Coronavirus test before going…
Aggressive Mahedi guides Tamim XI to 221-9 against Nazmul XI
DHAKA — Young all-rounder Mahedi Hasan struck a 57 ball-82 as Tamim XI posted a respectable 221-9 against Nazmul XI in the rain-interrupted third game of the BCB President’s Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday. It’s the first…
Federation Cup to begin December 19
DHAKA – The Federation Cup football will begin from December 19, the decision was taken in a Professional Football League Committee’s (PFLC) meeting held at BFF Bhaban today. It was the first meeting of the standing committee of Bangladesh Football…
People not getting benefits of questionable GDP growth: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Thursday alleged that a handful of people, not the common ones, are getting the benefits of the country’s ‘questionable’ GDP growth.
Five awarded death in Tangail gang-rape case
A Tangail court on Thursday sentenced five people to death in a case filed over violating a 9th grader in Madhupur.
Take extensive measures against rape: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the administration to take extensive measures against rape and raise public awareness against such incidents in society.
Help rehabilitate Rohingyas in Myanmar: PM tells USA
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday renewed her call to the international community, including the United States, to help Bangladesh rehabilitate Rohingyas in their homeland of Myanmar.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 1600 new cases, 15 new deaths
Bangladesh on Thursday saw another spike in Covid-19 patients as health authorities confirmed the detection of 1,600 new cases across the country in 24 hours, taking the caseload to 3,84,559.
Death in police custody: Body exhumed for fresh autopsy
The body of Rayhan Ahmed, who was killed reportedly being tortured by police in Sylhet, was exhumed from his grave on Thursday morning.
4 members of a Satkhira family found slaughtered
Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of four people, including two children, from Khalsi village in Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira district early Thursday.
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Revive the Role of Trust in Economy and Politics
By Bhabani Shankar Nayak The pandemic driven lockdowns have triggered worldwide growth of unemployment, hunger, homelessness and poverty. The speed of economic descent in the world economy is extraordinary. The world is sleep walking into a greater economic depression of…
Changing Lives of BD Rural Girls by Giving Tertiary Learning
By Farid Ahmed THAKURGAON, Bangladesh, Oct 14 2020 (IPS) – Nila Kispotta, a 19-year-old rural girl from the Oraon ethnic community, has become a figure of exceptional achievement to the small, poverty-stricken village in Thakurgaon in northwest Bangladesh that she…