DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) declared Daraz, a Leading e-commerce platform, as the sponsor of the Tigers for next two years. Daraz will sponsor Bangladesh National Team (men’s and women’s), A Team and Under 19 Team up to 30…
Day: April 7, 2021
Champaka Ramanayake’s contract to be extended
DHAKA—The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided in principle to extend the tenure of Bangladesh High Performance (HP) cricket team pace bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake. The Sri Lankan coach signed a 100-day contract with the BCB, which will now be increased.…
Marjan, Humaira maintain continuity of winning gold
DHAKA – Marjan Akhter Priya and Humaira Akhter Antra continued their impressive form by maintaining the continuity of winning gold medal in the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games women’s Karate event held today at Bandarban district gymnasium. Marjan Akhter Priya of…
Mainu, Nigar, Jannatul Sumona win gold in women’s taekwondo
DHAKA – Mainu Marma of Bangladesh Ansar while Nigar Sultana, Jannatul Ferdous and Sumona Munni of Bangladesh Army won gold medals in the women’s taekwondo event of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games held today at National Sports Council gymnasium in the…
1 killed in Dhaka City road crash
A man was killed after an auto-rickshaw rammed into a bus in the capital’s Nilkhet area on Wednesday morning.
Dhaka City bus services resume on day 3 of lockdown
The movement of buses resumed on Wednesday, the 3rd day of the 7-day countrywide lockdown, as the government has allowed public transport services in Dhaka city corporation areas.
Folk singer Indramohan Rajbongshi dies
Prominent folk singer, researcher and Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra vocal artiste Indramohan Rajbongshi died of Covid-19 at a hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday.
8 held, 4k booked over Faridpur violence
Eight men have been arrested and some 3,000-4,000 people booked in connection with the violent clashes between police and locals in Saltha Upazila of Faridpur district on the first day of lockdown, officials said Wednesday.
VAT realization: NBR turns down Dhaka Club’s request
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has turned down the request of Dhaka Club Limited to stop activities of realising Tk 33.74 crore as Value Added Tax (VAT) and Supplementary Tax.
Dhaka for regional, multilateral Rohingya repatriation moves
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said they should now seriously consider regional or multilateral initiatives for the repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar as it remains a compelling priority for Bangladesh.
Lockdown unproductive due to mismanagement: BNP
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the weeklong lockdown, enforced by the government, is only causing public sufferings instead of yielding any positive outcome to contain Covid transmission due to mismanagement.
Acute hunger at staggering levels in DR Congo, say FAO, WFP
Around 27.3 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have said.
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ঢাকা রিপোর্টার্স ইউনিটির ৫৭ সদস্য নমুনা দিয়ে ২৮ জনই পজিটিভ। করোনা টেষ্ট হয়েছে ডিআরইউ বুথে।
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58% Bangladeshi women migrant workers return in first year
GreenWatch Dhaka Report A recent research has found that around 58 per cent of the women migrant workers from Bangladesh were forced to return home within the first year of their migration though the duration of the initial contract was…
Basketball semifinals tomorrow
DHAKA – Both the semifinals of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games Basketball will be held tomorrow at Dhanmondi Basketball gymnasium in the city. Bangladesh Navy will take on Rajshahi district team in the first semifinal at 8.30 am while Bangladesh…