JOHANNESBURG – Domestic cricket in South Africa was put on hold on Thursday after as many as 10 of their 16-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka were exposed to Covid-19 during first-class matches this week. With South…
Day: December 18, 2020
Lewandowski and Bronze win FIFA player of the year awards
PARIS – Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski was named men’s player of the year on Thursday at FIFA’s ‘The Best’ awards ceremony in Zurich. The 32-year-old Lewandowski, top scorer in Europe and winner of the Champions League with Bayern, came…
Final round of National School Football begins
DHAKA – Chagalnaiya Pilot High School, Feni played out to a 1-1 goal draw with Suti V.M Pilot Govt. High School, Tangail in the lone opening final round match of the National School Football tournament that has begun from today…
Mahmudullah achieves domestic double as captain
DHAKA – Bangladesh T20 skipper Mahmudullah Riyad achieved a domestic double after leading his side Gemcon Khulna to clinch the Bangabandhu T20 Cup trophy. Khulna beat Gazi Group Chattogram by 5 runs in a thrilling final and Mahmudullah led the…
Govt hiding info on Covid cases, deaths: BNP
Dhaka, Dec 17 – BNP on Thursday accused the government of hiding accurate information about coronavirus cases and fatalities in the country. “Coronavirus infections have increased at a geometric rate in the country. Several thousand people are getting infected every…
একযুগে প্রতিটি মানুষের ভাগ্যের পরিবর্তন বিএনপি দেখেও দেখেনা
ঢাকা, ১৭ ডিসেম্বর – ‘গত একযুগে দেশের প্রতিটি মানুষের ভাগ্যের পরিবর্তন মির্জা ফখরুল সাহেবরা দেখেও দেখেননা’ বলেছেন তথ্যমন্ত্রী ও আওয়ামী লীগের যুগ্ম সাধারণ সম্পাদক ড. হাছান মাহমুদ। বৃহস্পতিবার (১৭ ডিসেম্বর) দুপুরে রাজধানীর কাকরাইলে তথ্যভবন মিলনায়তনে বাংলাদেশ সংবাদপত্র পরিষদ আয়োজিত প্রধান…
‘Irrigation, EV sectors should be focus areas of BD solar energy’
Dhaka, Dec 17 – Irrigation and electric vehicle sectors should be the focus areas for renewable energy applications in Bangladesh, Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said.
Covid-19: Bangladesh registers 36 deaths, 1134 new cases
Dhaka, Dec 17 – Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,192 on Thursday morning, with reports of 36 more deaths in 24 hours, the health authorities said. The mortality rate now stands at 1.45%, according to the Directorate General of Health…
Dhaka-Delhi 39-point joint statement
Dhaka, Dec 17 – Bangladesh and India on Thursday issued a 39-point joint statement as Prime Ministers of the two countries held virtual talks on Thursday, described by both sides as ‘comprehensive’ touching upon all aspects of bilateral relations and…
Seven documents signed during Hasina-Modi virtual summit
Dhaka, Dec 17 – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reiterated Delhi’s commitment and continued effort to complete the Interim Water Sharing arrangement for the Teesta River at the Bangladesh-India virtual summit and assured that India would support effective…
IBBL inagurates Fatehabad Bazar Agent Banking Outlet
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has inaugurated Fatehabad Bazar Agent Banking Outlet under its Cumilla Cantonment Branch on 17 December 2020, Thursday. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank inaugurated the outlet as the chief guest.
IBBL organizes discussion and doa on Victory Day
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a discussion meeting and doa on the occasion of Victory Day on 16 December 2020, Wednesday at virtual platform. Professor Md. Nazmul Hassan, PhD addressed the program as Chief Guest.