DHAKA — Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s return to the cricket won’t be straightforward as he would have to prove his fitness to play the upcoming Bangabandhu T20 tournament. Shakib who is in the USA with his family is set…
Day: November 2, 2020
Akbar Ali hits ton in HP intra-squad’s two-day game
DHAKA — World Cup winning Under-19 skipper Akbar Ali hits form, cracking a century in the two-day High Performance intra-squad match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday. Thanks to Akbar Ali’s 161 ball-136, which included 20 fours and two…
Jamal sees lack of fitness among players
DHAKA – Bangladesh national football team skipper Jamal Bhuyan said they have to work harder to raise the fitness level for the two friendly matches against Nepal. “Honestly the team is not fully effective at all …. today we played…
BCB waiting for Mashrafe’s fitness report
DHAKA — Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, who is set to return to cricket with the upcoming Bangbandhu T20 tournament, sustained a hamstring injury, leaving him in an uncertain state to make a comeback to cricket. Mashrafe sustained the…
Bangabandhu Fed. Cup handball results
DHAKA – Bandarban District Sports Association and Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence party won their respective matches of the Bangabandhu Federation Cup Handball competition (men’s) held today at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city. In the…
Campaign draws to a close with US facing a crossroads
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden have one last chance to make their case to voters in critical battleground states on Monday, the final full day of a campaign that has laid bare their dramatically different visions for…
Freedom of speech must not be undermined with propaganda: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked all concerned to highlight the facts of any incident alongside protesting the spread of rumours and false propaganda in the name of freedom of speech.
Societies pay price when journalists targeted: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for a free press that can play its essential role in peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights as the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic.
Police stop Muslim protestors from gheraoing French Embassy
Police foiled an attempt by Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh-led Somomona Islami Dal, a platform of the Islamist parties, to besiege France Embassy protesting the recent remarks made by President Emmanuel Macron against Islam.
Bangladesh records 1,736 new corona cases, 25 deaths
Bangladesh on Monday recorded 1,736 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 41,09,88. Besides, 25 more patients died from Covid-19 during the period, taking the fatalities to 5,966.
Abductors leave journalist Sarowar in Sitakunda, Chittagong
Journalist Golam Sarowar, who went missing on October 29, was found in a severely debilitated condition beside the road in Bara Kumira area of Sitakunda on Sunday night.
5 more held over lynching of young man in Lalmonirhat
Police arrested five more people from Patgram upazila on Sunday night in connection with the lynching of a young man over ‘disrespecting Quran’ in Burimari of Lalmonirhat on Thursday.
Protecting vote from security risks in US 2020 elections
The potential for intimidation and violence by extremist individuals or groups during and after the United States general election on November 3, 2020 has been raised by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), national security experts, civil and human rights…
Philippines: Millions caught in wake of ‘super typhoon Goni’
2 November 2020 – UN agencies and humanitarian actors in the Philippines are mobilizing to support communities hit by super Typhoon Goni, which has barrelled across the country, leaving massive devastation in its wake.
7 homes of Hindus torched for ‘hurting Muslim sentiments’
Comilla, Nov 02 – Miscreants torched seven houses belonging to the Hindu community in Korbanpur of Muradnagar in Cumilla on Sunday afternoon as they allegedly hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims on Facebook.
US Election 2020: Biden and Trump hit swing states
Donald Trump and Joe Biden are travelling across the nation on Sunday as the US election enters its closing stage. President Trump planned to visit five battleground states while his challenger Mr Biden spoke at a campaign event in Pennsylvania.