ADELAIDE, Australi – A devastated India crashed to their lowest ever score of 36 on Saturday as Australia ran riot to win the opening Test in Adelaide by eight wickets after Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins produced a bowling masterclass.…
Day: December 19, 2020
Bangabandhu V-Day Basketball begins tomorrow
DHAKA – Bangabandhu Victory Day Basketball tournament will begin tomorrow (Sunday) at Dhanmondi basketball gymnasium in the city. BBF and Bangladesh Medical Association’s president Dr. Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin will inaugurate the meet as the chief guest, organised by BBF, said…
Bangabandhu Badminton Ranking tournament begins tomorrow
DHAKA – Bangabandhu Birth Centenary Badminton Ranking tournament will begin tomorrow (Sunday) at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in the city to celebrate the 100th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. A total of 113 men’s…
সাম্প্রদায়িক অপশক্তিকে কঠোরভাবে দমন করা হবে -তথ্যমন্ত্রী
ঢাকা, ১৮ ডিসেম্বর – ‘সাম্প্রদায়িক অপশক্তিকে কোনোভাবেই ছোবল মারার সুযোগ দেয়া যাবে না এবং একে কঠোরভাবে দমন করা হবে’ বলেছেন আওয়ামী লীগের যুগ্ম সাধারণ সম্পাদক এবং তথ্যমন্ত্রী ড. হাছান মাহ্মুদ। মন্ত্রী আজ রাজধানীর ঢাকেশ্বরী মন্দিরে মুক্তিযুদ্ধের অন্যতম প্রয়াত সেক্টর কমান্ডার…
Kashmir’s New Land Laws Could Impact Biodiversity
By Peerzada Ummer SRINAGAR, India, Dec 17 2020 (IPS) – Walking in the middle of fields of delicately-scented purple saffron crocus flowers, 36-year-old Mubeen Yasin, a saffron farmer from the southern region of Indian Kashmir, is not optimistic that in…
Migrants Day: Over 3,000 die during migration trips in 2020
Dec 18 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Missing Migrants Project has recorded over 3,000 deaths on migratory routes worldwide so far in 2020. IOM released the data for 2020 inclusive up to December 17 (see accompanying infographic) today…
7 held for gang-rape of expatriate’s wife in Gazipur
Gazipur, Dec 18 – Police on Friday arrested seven people for gang-rape of an expatriate’s wife in Gazipur’s Kapasia. The arrestees are Ruman Bepari, Jobayer Bepari, Mostaridh Sardar, Sahabul Hossain Sakib, Masum Sheikh, Rakib Hossain and Mahfuzul.
One-party rule govt’s survival strategy: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Dec 18 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said one-party rule is now the only way for the survival of the current government since it has lost people’s confidence.
Baghajatin’s sculpture vandalised in Kushtia
Kushtia, Dec 18 – Only two weeks after the vandalism of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s sculpture in Kushtia, yet unidentified miscreants vandalised the sculpture of British revolutionary leader Baghajatin. Vandals damaged the nose and parts of the right cheek of…
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 25 deaths, 1318 new cases
Dhaka, Dec 18 – Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,2176 until early Friday with 25 more deaths in past 24 hours. The mortality rate stood at 1.45%, the Directorate General of Health Services said. Also, 1,318 new Covid-19 cases were…
Bangladesh school shutdown extended to Jan 16
Dhaka, Dec 18 – The government has extended the closure of schools and educational institutions to January 16, as it looks to allay fears of a potentially brutal ‘second wave’ of infections exacerbated by the winter season.
Fighting displaces over 0.5 mn in northern Mozambique: UNHCR
18 December 2020 – Attacks by armed groups in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Zambezia and Niassa provinces have displaced more than 530,000 people, many of whom have been forced to move multiple times, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on…