GENEVA (BSS/AFP) – The World Trade Organization chief announced Thursday he will step down on August 31, a year before his term ends, despite the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the global economy. Roberto Azevedo said it had been a “personal decision”…
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Historic Farakka Long-March Day Saturday
The Historic “Farakka Long-March Day” will be observed on Saturday in the country commemorating populist leader Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani’s huge long march towards Farakka Dam 44 years back. Different socio-political organisations chalked out various programmes to mark the…
210-bed Corona facility underway for Rohingyas
UNICEF said it is preparing a 210-bed Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Centre after the first coronavirus cases were confirmed among the Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar. The first 90 beds will be ready by May 22 and…
FIFA president congratulates former FIFA referee Tayeb
DHAKA – FIFA president Gianni Infantino today congratulated the former FIFA referee Tayeb Hasan who recently sold his jersey through action to raise fund to help the people hit hard by coronavirus pandemic. The congratulatory letter read that: “I heard…
Bangladesh has already grown up as consistent team: Du Plessis
DHAKA -From his experience to play against Bangladesh in 2011 and 2019 World Cup, South African senior batsman Faf Du Plessis saw the Tigers huge improvement in the last one decade. He said that Bangladesh was consistent enough in the…
Rohit Sharma slated to be Tamim’s next live guest Friday
Dhaka- Indian world famed opening batsman Rohit Sharma will be Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal’s next guest on his live social media broadcast. The two celebrated cricketers from two neighboring countries will go live for the first time on social…
Faf du Plessis expresses his interest to play in BPL
Dhaka — Captain of South Africa cricket team Faf du Plessis expressed his interest to take part in Bangladesh’s premium T20 league- Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). During a Facebook Live show with Tamim Iqbal on Wednesday night, Faf said he…
Ashraful not auctioning his bat
Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful’s historic bat is not going under the hammer as the cricketer says the procedure of auction is not clear to him. Ashraful had announced to put the bat he used to hit his first ODI…
Bangladeshi father-daughter sequence coronavirus genome
A Bangladeshi father-daughter doctor duo successfully sequenced the genome of coronavirus which could potentially help develop a vaccine for our own population. A team of eight Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) researchers, led by Dr Sejuti Saha, worked on mapping…
Former U19 pacer Asik tests positive for Covid-19
DHAKA – Former Under-19 fast bowler Ashikur Rahman Mojumder was admitted into the hospital after being tested positive for Covid-19. A lanky pacer Ashikur played Under-19 World Cup in 2002 but a back pain cut short his promising career. “I…
National booters continue relief for Covid-19 cases
DHAKA – The national booters continued their great job as they have distributed today relief of one week of food wage bag among the 150 under privileged poor family affected by COVID-19. The Bangladesh national football team players Topu Borman,…
BCB to review contracts of coaches
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will review the contract of the coaches if it is necessary in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak that left the world at stalemate. All of the coaches of the national team returned…
Land tax payment deadline extended till June 15
The Land Ministry has further extended the deadline for paying the current year’s land development tax till June 15 amid the coronavirus outbreak. The ministry issued an order on Wednesday in this regard, said a press release. According to the…
Fake bidding forces suspension of auction for Mushfiqur’s bat
Auction for the bat of Mushfiqur Rahim, what he used to smash the first-ever double-ton for Bangladesh back in 2013 against Sri Lanka, has been suspended indefinitely due to countless fake bidding. Mushfiqur was the first Bangladeshi cricketer to announce…
Bangladesh Women team’s World Cup Qualifier postponed
DHAKA -The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally postponed the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With the announcement, the tension that was created amongst the Bangladesh Women’s team eventually got over.To qualify for the…
Rohit Sharma to join Tamim’s live show on Friday
DHAKA – India’s marauding batsman Rohit Sharma, considered as the best opener in the contemporary world is all set to join Tamim Iqbal’s live show on Friday night. He will be the seventh guest in Tamim’s live show that created…
Mushfiqur’s historic bat’s price climbs to Tk. 41 lakh
DHAKA – The historical bat of Mushfiqur Rahim, which he used to hit country’s maiden double century in Test cricket, has caught the attention of many in the auction. With two days remaining to finish the auction, the price of…
Zero-tolerance over irregularities in relief work: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the government has adopted a zero tolerance policy against irregularities in relief activities. “Legal, administrative and party actions already taken against irregularities proves it. As the government is in a tough…
63% coastal poor households borrow loan from local lenders
A recent survey finds that about 63% of coastal poor households have borrowed loan from local money lenders at high-interest rates due to absent of institutional credit facilities. The survey also finds 57% of households are suffering from food crisis…
Huawei Y7P: Budget Smartphone with Exclusive App Gallery
In today’s world, a smartphone is more than a mere communication device. Mobile phone has become human’s best buddy for its versatile uses ranging from interaction to entertainment. However, during the Corona Virus pandemic, it may not be feasible for…
’64 pc children of marginal groups face food crisis’
At least 64 percent children from marginalised groups and their families are currently facing severe food crisis amid Bangladesh’s general holiday to contain the spread of coronavirus, Save the Children said Tuesday. The data were collected over phone from 121…
AB de Villiers motivates Shakib to bat at No.3 in World Cup
DHAKA -Shakib Al Hasan’s exceptional performance in 2019 World Cup was vastly inspired by a conversation with South African great AB de Villiers who actually gave him the idea to bat at No. 3 position. Shakib ended the World Cup…
2 killed in Jhenaidah in fight over local supremacy
Two people were killed and six others injured in a clash between two factions of villagers over establishing supremacy at Dhuliapara in Shailakupa upazila on Monday. The deceased were identified as Obhi Mandal, 25, son of Lokman Mandal and Laltu…
Online education using Facebook,YouTube introduced in Khulna
Khulna district administration on Monday introduced online education on Facebook and YouTube platforms for school students as they have been staying at home for over one month and will have to continue to stay out of their schools until May…
Teen abducts child for ransom to buy phone, kills him later
A teenager told a court in Panchagarh on Monday that he kidnapped and murdered a child for Tk 20,000 to buy a mobile phone at Nayekpara village of Debiganj upazila. The teen issued a confessional statement before Senior Judicial Magistrate…
345 members of BD armed forced admitted to CMH with COVID-19
A total of 345 members of Armed Forces both in-service and retired military / civilian members and their families have been admitted to Dhaka CMH after being infected with Covid-19 till today (Monday). Among them, 88 infected patients have fully…
BHF chief to hand over Intensive package for hockey player
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) president and Bangladesh Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat will hand over the intensive package tomorrow (Monday) in order to help the victim hockey players due to COVID-19 situation. The president…
BCB to provide one-time monetary support to 1600 cricketers
DHAKA -The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon decided to provide one-time monetary assistance to country’s cricketers at different level before the Eid-uf-Fitr. This time the BCB would provide the monetary assistance in larger scale as they would…
Expediate VAT collection: NBR asks field offices
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Sunday asked its field offices to formulate a strategy keeping in mind the present condition and expedite the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) and thus achieve the revised revenue collection target. “We’re…
Look at other countries before commenting, Hasan Mahmud
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday asked BNP to look towards other countries including Europe-America, before commenting about coronavirus condition in the country. The minister came up with the remarks in a press briefing at the secretariat.“Before commenting, place your…