LONDON – International cricket found a way through this year’s coronavirus pandemic but the strain of ‘bubble life’ was evident by the end of 2020. The women’s Twenty20 World Cup, won by Australia in front of a Melbourne crowd of…
Day: December 21, 2020
Two more matches of Bangabandhu V-Day Basketball held
DHAKA – Joshefights Club and Bangladesh Army won their respective matches of the Bangabandhu Victory Day Basketball tournament held today at Dhanmondi basketball gymnasium in the city, a press release said today. In the day’s first match, Joshefights Club beat…
Mujib Barsho’ Senior/Junior Taekwondo to begin Dec. 27
DHAKA – ‘Mujib Barsho’ Trust Bank 18th Senior/ Junior Taekwondo Competition will begin from December 27 at National Sports Council Gymnasium, said a Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation (BTF) press release today. Major General Mohammad Enayet Ullah, the current adjutant general of…
Trophy of Federation Cup Football unveiled
DHAKA – Trophy of the curtain-raiser Federation Cup Football tournament was unveiled today at the conference room of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) in the presence of head coaches, team managers and captains of the participating teams. BFF senior vice president…
Three matches of ‘Mujib Barsho’ Women’s Kabaddi decided in opener
DHAKA – Three final round matches of the ‘Mujib Barsho’ National Women’s Kabaddi competition were decided on the opening day (Monday) at Kabaddi Stadium in the city. In the day’s opening matches, Jhenaidah district beat Rangpur district by 49-14 points,…
IBBL Board of Directors meeting held
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on Sunday, 20 December 2020 through a virtual platform.
Berlin film festival postponed to later in 2021 due to virus
Berlin, AP/UNB, Dec 20 – The annual Berlin International Film Festival is being put off this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and split into two parts later in 2021, organizers said Friday.
BNP slams killings along Bangladesh-India border
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Slamming two ministers for defending widespread border killings by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF), BNP on Sunday alleged that the Bangladesh-India border area has turned into a “horrific killing ground in South Asia”.
BNP drafted statement of 42 eminent citizens on EC
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday claimed that the draft of a statement issued by 42 eminent citizens regarding the Election Commission (EC) was prepared by the BNP.
DU VP Nur sued over ‘sedition, defamation’
A case has been filed against Nurul Haque Nur, former vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu), on charges of sedition, defamation, and provoking riots.
Afghanistan: 19 Years of War
By Maya Evans The NATO & US backed war on Afghanistan was launched 7th October 2001, just a month after 9/11, in what most thought would be a lightning war and a stepping stone onto the real focus, the Middle…