DHAKA —Test skipper Mominul Haque struck a brilliant century in a two-day intra-squad warm-up game that predictably ended in a draw at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The players split into two groups with a name of Ryan…
Month: October 2020
FIFA president wishes luck all candidates off BFF polls
DHAKA – FIFA president Gianni Infantino today wished luck to all the candidates of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) election which is currently undergoing at the Pan pacific Sonargaon Hotel at the city today. In a video message today the FIFA…
Kazi Salahuddin elected BFF president for fourth term
DHAKA – Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin has retained the top job of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) after being elected for a fourth successive term in a row. According to an unofficial announcement of BFF secretariat, the former celebrated footballer has secured…
Dr Kamal calls Gonoforum Central Convening Committee Oct 17
Dhaka, Oct 03 – In the wake of an extended meeting by a faction of the party, Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain has convened a meeting of its central convening committee (CCC) on October 17.
Gas exploration: Foreign Cos hired for ‘Bapex inefficiency’
Dhaka, Oct 03 – Defending the decision to award contracts to foreign companies for gas exploration and production in Bangladesh, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said on Saturday that the state-owned Bapex’s failure to do…
Popularise Bangladesh’s waterways: Experts tell govt
Dhaka, Oct 03 – Speakers at a discussion meeting in the capital on Saturday said most government measures taken to protect rivers and strengthen the river transport sector are positive but slow in implementation.
Bihar, West Bengal Rivers cross highest flood levels
In East India rivers at 14 sites have breached the old Highest Flood Levels (HFL) of which 9 sites are in Bihar, 4 in Odisha and 1 West Bengal, says an article published by the Delhi-based South Asian Network on…
Accelerated transformation of our food systems needed now
“Business, as usual, is not an option” was the provocative message of more than 400 authors of the UN-and World Bank-led International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), published in 2009. It is probably still the…
164 BD migrants including 9 Mizdah survivors back from Libya
One hundred sixty four Bangladeshi migrants, including nine survivors of the tragic Mizdah incident in Libya, have returned home on a voluntary humanitarian flight from Libya.
AL leader Nanak tests positive for Covid-19
Awami League presidium member and also former state minister for Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Jahangir Kabir Nanak has been infected with Conronavirus.
‘Murdered’ man appears in N’ganj court: 8 policemen summoned
A Narayanganj court has summoned eight police officials after an allegedly ‘abducted and murdered’ man appeared before the court six years after the incident.
নবনির্বাচিত কওমী মাদরাসা বোর্ড নেতৃবৃন্দকে আইএবি’র অভিনন্দন
বাংলাদেশ কওমী মাদরাসা শিক্ষা বোর্ড বেফাক-এর নবনির্বাচিত সভাপতি মুহিউস সুন্নাহ আল্লামা মাহমুদুল হাসান যাত্রাবাড়ী হুজুর, সিনিয়র সহ-সভাপতি আল্লামা নূর হোসাইন কাসেমী ও মহাসচিব মাওলানা মাহফুজুল হককে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী য়ৈদ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই ও মহাসচিব…
Corona under control for sincere efforts of govt orgs: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government has been able to put coronavirus under control in the country as different ministries and government organisations, including the Health Ministry and Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), worked in a…
Trump COVID-19 Diagnosis Raises Issue of Continuity of Govt
The new realities in Washington have once again pushed the issue of continuity of government to the forefront.
Govt’s ‘wrongdoings’ making people scared of politics: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Saturday alleged that people are getting scared of politics due to ‘wrongdoings’ and ‘spiting venom’ by the government in the name of politics.
Zimbabwe’s Natural Food Sources shaken Amid Economic Crisis
By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Oct 2 2020 (IPS) – Sarudzai Moyo, a former teacher, has begun a new career as a fishmonger. Once a week she makes the 450km journey from Bulawayo to Binga, on the shores of Lake…
Regeneron – experimental antibody drug given to Pres. Trump
The antibody drug given to President Donald Trump has been called one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a COVID-19 infection, but is still in the experimental phase.
Trump forced drop campaign events: Oct 15 debate uncertain
Washington, AP/UNB, Oct 03 – In a day of whipsaw events, President Donald Trump who has spent months downplaying the threat of the virus was forced to cancel all campaign events a month before the election as he fought a…
Trump flown to hospital after Covid-19 positive test
A feverish US President Donald Trump has been flown to hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. The White House said the president was “fatigued but in good spirits” and was taken to hospital as a precaution.
BNP infected with ‘corona’: Zafrullah
Dhaka, Sept 02 – Criticising BNP for what he said its inaction against the government’s ‘misdeeds’, Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Friday said the party itself has got infected with ‘coronavirus’.
BNP’s provocative statement hinder Rohingya issue resolution
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has slammed BNP for its ‘negative remarks’, saying BNP’s provocative and fake statements are hindering the resolution of the Rohingya problem.
Trump joins growing list of virus-infected world leaders
Washington, AP/UNB, Oct 02 – President Donald Trump has joined a growing group of world leaders who have been infected with the coronavirus. Some, like Trump, had been accused of not taking the pandemic seriously. A few are now sending…
Shock, sympathy, criticism: World reacts to Trump infection
Washington, AP/UNB, Oct 02 – News that US President Donald Trump, world’s most powerful man was infected with the world’s most notorious is drawing instant reactions of shock, sympathy, undisguised glee and of course, the ever-present outrage and curiosity.
Relentless Liverpool raise bar for title rivals
LONDON – Liverpool are only three games into their Premier League title defence but their stuttering rivals must get their acts together if they are going to prevent an Anfield procession. Jurgen Klopp’s side have answered any questions about their…
Untested Nadal expects tougher task as Halep eyes French Open revenge
PARIS – Rafael Nadal anticipates a stiffer challenge at the French Open on Friday after strolling through the first two rounds while top seed Simona Halep faces a rematch with Amanda Anisimova, the American teenager who knocked her out of…
Messi and Fati inspire 10-man Barca to victory over Celta
MADRID – Barcelona’s new double-act delivered again as Lionel Messi and Ansu Fati led them to a 3-0 victory at Celta Vigo in La Liga on Thursday, despite Clement Lenglet being sent off in the first half. After scoring twice…
First ever Taekwondo Int’l Poomsae Championship begins tomorrow
DHAKA – The first ever Bangladesh Taekwondo International Poomsae Live Championship begins from tomorrow ( Saturday), said Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation (BTF) press release today. A total of 350 players from hundred taekwondo clubs of thirty countries including Great Britain, Russia,…
Domingo backs BCB’s decision to postpone SL tour
DHAKA – Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo expressed his disappointment over the postponement of his side’s Sri Lanka tour but still was quite happy not to visit the Island nation, stating that being locked up in the room for 14…
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চাঁদপুরে চলছে ৩ দিনব্যাপী ইলিশ উৎসব
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