Dhaka – Three times champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club tasted their first victory in their 2nd match of the going Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating hosts Muktijoddha Sangsad KC by 2-1 goals at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in…
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Need win against Zimbabwe to regain confidence: Taijul
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s leading spinner in the current Test set-up Taijul Islam believes a win in the upcoming series against Zimbabwe will help them get back their confidence. Bangladesh lost all of the six Tests that they have played since…
2,475 books released in Ekushey Book Fair so far
DHAKA – In the ongoing Ekushey Book Fair, the country’s largest literature festival, poetry volumes continue to rule as 720 of the total 2,475 books released so far. Novel books came second with the publications of 399 books while short…
Islami Bank Central Hospital inaugurates NICU service
Islami Bank Central Hospital inaugurated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) service. Yousif Abdullah Al-Rajhi, Vice Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Islami Bank Foundation inaugurated the service on 17 February 2020 as chief guest at Islami Bank Central Hospital,…
Faf du Plessis quits as South Africa cricket captain
Faf du Plessis stepped down as captain of South Africa’s test team on Monday ahead of an expected retirement from international cricket later this year. Du Plessis quit as test and Twenty20 captain. He had already recently been replaced as…
BPL Football: Saif SC beat Mohammedan 1-0
Dhaka – Saif Sporting Club managed a hard-fought 1-0 goal victory over Dhaka Mohammedan SC in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Monday. After a barren first half, Yeasin Arafat scored…
Tarafder decides not to vie for president post
Dhaka – In a surprise move, renowned sports organiser Tarafder M Ruhul Amin has decided not to compete for the hot seat of president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF)., “I won’t vie for the BFF president post in the upcoming…
BCL: East Zone, South Zone advance to final after nail-biting finish
Dhaka — Islami Bank East Zone and BCB South Zone advanced to the final of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), the country’s first class cricket, after nail-biting finishes in the 3rd round of the event in Cox’s Bazar on Monday.…
A meeting of the Board of Directors of IBBL was held
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 17 February 2020, Monday at Islami Bank Tower. Presided over by Professor Md. Nazmul Hassan, Ph.D, Chairman of the bank, the meeting was attended by…
Mobile radiation not harmful to health, environment: BTRC
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) says the level of radiation emitted by mobile phone towers is not harmful for human health risks and the environment. “The standard permissible amount of radiation exposure from mobile network tower is below the…
BB Hockey: Navy to play Army in final on Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Navy beat Bangladesh Army by 3-2 goals in the last league match of the Bangabandhu Shaheed Smriti Hockey Tournament at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Monday. After the match, Bangladesh Nary smartly qualified for the…
Mahmudullah rested, Hasan Mahmud, Yasir Ali new faces in Test team
Dhaka — MahmudullahRiyad has been rested while pace-bowler Hasan Mahmud and middle-order batsman Yasir Ali earned maiden call to the Bangladesh Test team as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 16-member squad for one-off Test against Zimbabwe starting from February…
Craig Ervine eyes successful series in familiar conditions
Dhaka – The interim Test captain of Zimbabwe, Craig Ervine, is eying a successful series in Bangladesh in the familiar conditions. The visitors are playing cricket in Bangladesh on a regular basis and they played a series here last year,…
BCL: South Zone need 348 runs to win against Central Zone
Dhaka – BCB South Zone have an uphill task to score 348 runs on the last day on Monday with six wickets in hand to post a win against Walton Central Zone in the 3rd round match of Bangladesh Cricket…
Final round of National Football kicks off on 1st week of March
Dhaka – The 10-team final round of the Bangabandhu National Football Championship will kick off in the first week of March. The decision was taken at a tournament committee meeting held at BFF House in Motijheel on Sunday with Harunur…
BPL Football: Dhaka Abahani make good start beating Police FC 2-0
Dhaka –The 6th-time champions Dhaka Abahani Limited made a good start in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Bangladesh Police FC by 2-0 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Sunday. Nigerian forward Sunday Chizoba and Kyrgyzstan…
Tarafder Ruhul Amin not to compete in BFF election
Dhaka – In a surprise decision, renowned sports organizer Tarafder M Ruhul Amin has backed down from competing for the hot seat of the President of Bangladesh Football Federation ( BFF) just two months before the election. Tarafder, who announced…
Kuchar leads by 2 at Riviera as Woods falls 9 shots behind
Los Angeles (AP/UNB) — Matt Kuchar made a mess of the easiest hole at Riviera. He couldn’t find the fairway and felt he was on the defensive all afternoon Friday in the Genesis Invitational. He was good enough with the…
Kentucky Derby winner Country House retired with foot injury
Country House, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby in 2019 after the first horse over the finish line was disqualified, has been retired because of a foot ailment. Blackwood Stables on Friday said Country House won’t race again after…
BB Hockey: Army earn 7-1 goals victory over Police
Dhaka – Bangladesh Army earned a huge 7-1 goals victory over Bangladesh Police in the Bangabandhu Shaheed Smriti Hockey Tournament at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Saturday. Ahsan Habib struck three, Hasan Jubair Niloy scored two while Naimuddin…
BCL: Shanto, Yasir hit centuries
Dhaka — Najmul Hossain Shanto and Yasir Ali Rabbi smashed centuries for their respective teams on the 2nd day 3rd round match of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at different venues on Saturday. Walton Central Zone, which scored 235 runs in…
Charbaria School emerge champions in Barishal District
Barishal – Charbaria High School emerged champions in the Barishal District of the Bangabandhu National School Cricket Championship beating Town High School by 89 runs in the final at the Shaheed Abdur Rab Serniabat Stadium here on Saturday. With the…
Zimbabwe arrive in Dhaka aiming to play positive cricket
Dhaka — Zimbabwe national cricket team arrived Dhaka Saturday evening to play a full pledged series comprising one-Test, three ODIs and two T20Is against their Bangladesh counterpart. Soon after their arrival at Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport, veteran Zimbabwean batsman…
U-19 World Cup winning cricketer Mahmudul Hasan accorded reception
Cumilla –The Burichang Upazila Administration and Upazila Parishad jointly accorded a reception to U-19 World Cup winning cricketer Mahmudul Hasan here at upazila auditorium Saturday afternoon. Former Law Minister and Awami League Presidium Member Abdul Matin Khasru MP was the…
Juventus seek Brescia boost as rivals Inter, Lazio go head-to-head
MILAN (BSS/AFP) – Juventus return to their home comforts of Turin after a poor away run, hosting struggling Brescia on Sunday with top spot in Serie A at stake as title rivals Inter Milan and Lazio go head-to- head in…
Mushfiq, Marshal hit tons, Nayeem records second 8-wicket haul
Dhaka — The first day of the third round of ongoing Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) saw Mushfiqur Rahim and Marshall Ayub smashing tons and off-spinner Nayeem Hasan recording the second eight-wicket haul of his career. In this round of BCL,…
Zimbabwe cricket team to arrive in Dhaka Saturday
Dhaka — Zimbabwe national cricket team is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Saturday to play a Test, three ODIs and two T20Is. Before the main series, Zimbabwe will play a two-day practice game starting from February 18 at Bangladesh…
No ‘Plan B’ for Olympics; questions over Chinese presence
Tokyo (AP/UNB) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is no “Plan B” for the 2020 Games, which open in just over five months and have been jolted by the outbreak of a virus in…
US brings new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei
The Justice Department has added new criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and several subsidiaries, accusing the company of a brazen scheme to steal trade secrets from competitors in America, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. The new indictment also alleges…
Tourists throng ‘Shimul Bagan’ in Sunamganj
Tourists thronged ‘Shimul Bagan’ in Tahirpur upazila to celebrate Pahela Falgun (first day of spring) and Valentine’s Day on Friday. ‘Shimul Bagan’, a garden of Shimul tree (scientific name Bombax ceiba), wore a festive look with the presence of hundreds…