Dhaka – Mohammad Ashraful has been picked by Chittagong Vikings during the auction of players for the sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at a city hotel on Sunday.
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6th BPL: Franchised teams pick up players on Sunday
Dhaka – All the seven franchised teams of the sixth edition Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) picked up local stars and foreign cricketers through the players auction, which was held at a city hotel on Sunday.
Sherpur Football: Kakoli beats Kusumkoli 2-0
Dhaka – Kakoli Sporting Club defeated Kusumkoli Sporting Club by 2-0 goals in the Saif Power Battery Sherpur District Football League at Shaheed Daroga Ali Municipality Park ground in Sherpur on Sunday.
AFC U-19 Women’s CQ: Bangladesh upset Tajikistan 5-1
Dhaka – Touring Bangladesh displayed a brilliant performance in their last Group D match of the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Qualifiers upsetting hosts Tajikistan by 5-1 goals in the last group affairs at Hisor Central Stadium in Dushanbe in Tajikistan…
Panasonic Open India: Siddikur ends one shot back of winner Joshi
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s hotshot golfer Siddikur Rahman finished second in the US$400,000 Panasonic Open India as he was one shot behind the maiden Asian Tour (AT) title winner, a local talent, Khalin Joshi on the final day at Delhi Golf…
Abdur Razzaq Lecture: Dismal tone on roles of intellectuals
Dhaka, Oct 27 – Eminent short story writer Professor Hasan Azizul Haque on Saturday said 95 percent of students in Bangladesh share no connection with books and carry neither books nor pens even in the classrooms. The students are simply…
Bangladesh reach SAFF U-15 semifinal eliminating Maldives 9-0
Dhaka – Bangladesh reached the semifinal of the six-nation SAFF U-15 Championship with one match to spare eliminating the Maldives by huge 9-0 goals in their first appearance at ANFA Complex in Lalitpur of Nepal on Saturday.
Siddikur on gear with joint lead in Panasonic Open India
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s trailblazing golfer Siddikur Rahman maintained the one-shot joint lead after signing for a two-under 70 in the third round of the US$400,000 Panasonic Open India on Saturday.
1st Div Chess: Janata Bank, Agrani Bank share lead after 3rd round
Dhaka – Janata Bank Officer Welfare Society and Agrani Bank Daba Dal took joint lead in the Walton 1st Division Chess League after the third round at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room on Saturday.
Fed Cup Football:Ctg Abahani make good start beating Rahmatganj 3-1
Dhaka – Chattogram Abahani Limited makes a good start in the season’s curtain raiser soccer meet, Walton Federation Cup Football Tournament, beating Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society by 3-1 goals in the opening match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on…
Transport workers for bailable crash-arrests, call strike
Transport workers declared to enforce a 48-hour strike from Sunday morning to press home their eight-point demands.
Bangladesh complete clean sweep of Zimbabwe
Dhaka – Bangladesh completed a clean sweep of visiting Zimbabwe in the three-match ODI series beating them by seven wickets in the third and final game at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday. Bangladesh got a seven-wicket victory…
Imrul Kayes most run-scoring batsman in 3-match ODI series for BD
Dhaka – Opening batsman Imrul Kayes has become the most run-scoring batsman for Bangladesh in a three-match ODI series leapfrogging Tamim Iqbal in the third game against Zimbabwe on Friday.
Bus-truck collision kills 9 in Panchagarh
At least nine people, including a woman and her minor son, were killed and 25 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Dashmile in Sadar upazila on Friday evening.
Soumya hits century in comeback match
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s top order batsman Soumya Sarkar hammered his second ODI century, in the 3rd game of the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.
Jamal Khashoggi’s son reaches US
The son of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi has left Saudi Arabia and arrived in the United States, a source close to the family told CNN.
South Africa captain: we won’t banter about ball tampering
Australia,(AP/UNB) – South Africa captain Faf du Plessis says there’ll be one unmentionable when it comes to sledging the Australian team during the three-match limited-overs series, and it’s potentially the most obvious.
Final ODI: Williams’s 129* powers Zimbabwe’s post 286/5 vs Bangladesh
Dhaka – Bangladesh have to chase a mammoth target of 287 runs to win against visiting Zimbabwe in the third and final ODI of the series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.
Siddikur takes joint lead in Panasonic Open India
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s trailblazing golfer Siddikur Rahman grabbed the one-shot joint lead after signing for a six-under-par 66 at the halfway stage of the US$400,000 Panasonic Open India on Friday.
Bangladesh eliminated from AFC U-19 Women’s CQ
Dhaka – Bangladesh have failed to qualify for the AFC Under-19 Women’s Championship 2019 with their second successive loss in the four-team Group-D Qualifiers as they lost by 0-2 goals to Chinese Taipei at Hisor Central Stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan…
Did post-Soviet Russians drink themselves to death?
Although initially obscured by The Economist, among others, the sudden and unprecedented increase in Russian adult male mortality during 1992-1994 is no longer denied. Instead, the debate is now over why?
200 political leaders of Rajshahi pledge to win with peace
Rajshahi, Oct 25 – 200 political leaders from Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Rajshahi Division came on one platform in Rajshahi today to pledge for nonviolent and peaceful elections.
Nepal has joined the civilized world
Where there’s corporal punishment there’s ALWAYS the possibility of serious or mental injury. And parents, who think it won’t happen to their child, are living with their head in the sand or are complete fools
Tigers’ squad for Test series against Zimbabwe announced
Dhaka- The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced a 15-member final squad for the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe beginning on November 3 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, including four new faces in the team.
3rd ODI: Tigers seek clean sweep, Zimbabwe consolation win
Dhaka – Bangladesh must seek to complete a clean sweep of visiting Zimbabwe when they will take on each other in the third game of the three-match ODI series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.
Pliskova reaches WTA Finals semifinals with win over Kvitova
Singapore,(AP/UNB) – Karolina Pliskova won the first set to eliminate Petra Kvitova, and then won the second set to advance to the semifinals at the WTA Finals.
12-member BCB Eleven for 3-day practice match against Zimbabwe announced
Dhaka – BCB on Thursday announced a 12-member BCB Eleven to play a three-day practice match against touring Zimbabwe from October 29-31 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here ahead of the two-match Test series including pacer Shahadat Hossain Razib.…
Siddikur 1 shot behind to grab lead in Panasonic Open India
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s trailblasing golfer Siddikur Rahman signed for a flawless five-under-par 67 and stayed a one-shot behind to grab the lead with Thai player Suradit Yongcharoenchai after the opening round of the US$400,000 Panasonic Open India (POI) on Thursday.
Jamal Khashoggi’s murder ‘premeditated’ – Saudi prosecutor
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was “premeditated”, Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor has been quoted as saying by Saudi state media.
Apple CEO backs privacy laws, warns data being ‘weaponized’
The head of Apple on Wednesday endorsed tough privacy laws for both Europe and the U.S. and renewed the technology giant’s commitment to protecting personal data, which he warned was being “weaponized” against users.