RAJSHAHI – Rajshahi College, one of the oldest colleges in the country, is going to get a world standard playground with financial support of the Indian government. The playground development work will be implemented at a cost of around Taka…
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Games to continue: Reza
DHAKA – Bangladesh Olympic Association’s secretary general Syed Shahed Reza today said the ongoing Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games will continue as per scheduled during the countrywide lockdown that begins from tomorrow (Monday). “Inshallah Bangladesh Games will continue …. we are…
Russell congratulates kabaddi team
DHAKA – State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad Zahid Ahsan Russell MP today congratulated the Bangladesh national Kabaddi team for emerging unbeaten champions in the Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi Tournament. In a congratulatory message today, the state minister hailed…
Sinner advances to face Hurkacz in Miami final
MIAMI – Italian teen Jannik Sinner rallied past Spanish seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut at the Miami Open on Friday to book a meeting with Hubert Hurkacz in the biggest final of his young career. Sinner, who reached last year’s…
Indoor fans set to return after California rule update
LOS ANGELES – Sports fans will be allowed to return to indoor arenas in California later this month under new guidelines announced by state authorities on Friday as the Covid-19 situation improves. The California Department of Public Health said new…
Bangladesh Games to go on till official notification is issued
DHAKA—The Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games will continue until the government notification over the nationwide lockdown is issued, said Games Steering Committee chairman Bashir Ahmed Mamun. His comment came just after Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader declared that a…
Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games Archery begins
DHAKA – The archery event of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games began today at the archery training center of Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Tongi. Bangladesh Archery Federation (BAF) president lieutenant general Mohammad Moinul Islam (retd.) and BAF general secretary…
Bangladesh Games being held in accordance with health rules
DHAKA—All the events of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games are being held in accordance with the standard health protocol. The authority is serious about the health rules as the body temperature of the people, including the athletes, are being checked…
Chattola East Zone makes decent start in Bangladesh Games
DHAKA -Hridoy Dev and Rihand Khan may missed out a well-deserved century but their 90 plus knock guided Chattola East Zone to a facile 63-run victory over Jahangirabad Central Zone in the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games at Abdur Rab Serniabat…
Tennis events of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games kicks off in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI- Tennis events of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games 2021 kicked-off at Advocate Abdus Salam Tennis Complex in Rajshahi city amid a colourful ceremony today. The events are being held here from today to April 9 like other divisional headquarters as…
Billal ends career after winning gold
DHAKA – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) wrestler Billal Hossain ended his career by winning gold in the 120-kg weight category of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games Wrestling held at Sheikh Russel Roller Skating Complex in the city. Earlier, he announced that…
Quamrunnahar, Swapna win gold in fencing
DHAKA – Quamrunnahar of Bangladesh Ansar and Swapna Akter of Bangladesh Navy won gold in the women’s individual event of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games held today at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the city’s Mirpur. Quamrunnahar secured gold in…
Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games website launched
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) today launched the official website of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games-2020. BOA secretary general Syed Shahed Reza formally inaugurated the website at the media cell of the BOA building this afternoon. All the information…
Covid-19 upsurge forces NCL’s postponement
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to postpone the Bangabandhu 22nd National Cricket League for an indefinite period after the upsurge of coronavirus in Bangladesh. “We have decided to postpone the NCL for now as a safety measure as…
Army, Sylhet register win in men’s football
DHAKA – Bangladesh Army and Sylhet district football team won their respective group A matches of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games men’s football event held today at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla. In the day’s first match, Bangladesh Army,…
Bangladesh wants to forget this New Zealand series: Mahmudullah
DHAKA —Bangladesh T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad said that the Tiger will want to forget this New Zealand series as early as possible as they failed to put up any spirited show there miserably once again. The Tigers lost all of…
Tigers out to avoid series whitewash against New Zealand
DHAKA – Bangladesh hopes to end a disappointing tour at least with some good memories as they take on the New Zealand in the third and final T20 match tomorrow (Thursday) at Eden Park in Auckland. The match starts at…
‘Irreplaceable’ Aguero won hearts and minds of City fans: Guardiola
LONDON – Sergio Aguero is “irreplaceable in the souls, in the hearts, in the minds of our fans,” Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said of the club’s record goalscorer who is to leave at the end of the season.…
Mymensingh go goal glut in women’s football
DHAKA – Mymensingh district football team shrugged off their previous match defeat as they bounced back to register an overwhelming 11-1 goals victory against Khulna district team in the women’s football of Bangabandhu ninth Bangladesh Games held today at Bir…
BCB announces teams for Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the name of four teams which will take part in the Bangabandhu ninth Bangladesh Games. Four teams are named as Varendra North Zone, Chandrodip South Zone, Chattola East Zone and Jahangirabad Central…
Still it’s possible to win in New Zealand: Soumya
DHAKA – Bangladesh all-rounder Soumya Sarkar refused to give up the hopes of winning a match on New Zealand soil despite the side’s perpetual failure here in the limited over series. The Tigers were swept in three-match ODI series and…
Tennis events of Bangabandhu Games to be held in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI – All the tennis events of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games 2021 will begin at Advocate Abdus Salam Tennis Complex in Rajshahi city on April 2. The events will be held here from April 2 to April 9 like other…
Bangladesh concedes T20 series in New Zealand
DHAKA – Bangladesh continued their dismal form in New Zealand as they conceded the three-match T20 series too, after a 28-run defeat in the rain-affected second match, that saw a drama over Tigers target to win the game at Mclean…
Mahmudullah finds positives in batting amid series loss
DHAKA – Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad was elated the way they batted in the second T20 game despite conceding a 28-run defeat that cost them the three-match series too. The Tigers were whitewashed in three-match ODI series earlier. They will…
Brahmanbaria goes goal glut in women’s football
DHAKA – Puja and Arifa’s brilliant hat-tricks helped Brahmanbaria district football team crush Faridpur district football team by 10-1 goals in a group B match of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games today at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in…
No excuses, but just seemed to stack all against us: Domingo
DHAKA, March 30, 2021 (BSS)—Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo refused to show any excuse for their defeat against New Zealand in the second T20 match that cost them the three-match series but said that the DLS confusion and conditions stacked…
Torch relay of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games set to begin tomorrow
DHAKA – The torch relay of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games, organized by Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA), will get underway tomorrow from Tungipara, Gopalganj. Twenty former sports stars, split into ten groups, will carry the torch of the Bangabandhu 9th…
Tokyo Olympics chiefs prepare to resume ‘safe’ test events
TOKYO – Tokyo Olympics organisers on Monday unveiled virus countermeasures for test events that will resume later this week for the first time since the Games were postponed by the pandemic. Tokyo 2020 chiefs pledged to hold the remaining 18…
Nasum displeased with his performance despite superb debut
DHAKA – Even though his bowling on debut match caught the attention of many, left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed was not pleased with his performance. According to him, he could have bowled better in the first T20 match against New Zealand,…
Winning start for Rajshahi, Ansar in women’s football
DHAKA – Rajshahi football team and Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Parry made a winning start in the women’s football event of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games that has begun from today at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in…