GALLE, Sri Lanka, June 30 (AFP): Cameron Green and Usman Khawaja hit half-centuries to put Australia ahead by 101 runs against Sri Lanka after abysmal weather set back the second day of the opening Test on Thursday.The tourists reached 313...
LONDON, June 30 (AFP): England have recalled fast bowler James Anderson for the delayed fifth Test against India at Edgbaston on Friday.Anderson missed the conclusion of England's series whitewash of New Zealand when an ankle injury ruled him out of...
NEW DELHI, June 30 (Agencies): India's Virat Kohli, Pakistan's Babar Azam and Shakib al Hasan could be seen in the same team next year with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) planning to revive the Afro-Asia Cup.The 50-overs series was first...
LONDON, June 30 (AFP): Spanish fourth seed Paula Badosa beat Romania's Irina Bara 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday to set up a third-round clash against two-time champion Petra Kvitova.The 24-year-old Badosa, who reached the fourth round last year, broke her opponent...
Bangladesh on Thursday called up fast bowler Taskin Ahmed and off-spinner Mehidy Hasan for the three-match Twenty20 international series against the West Indies in Dominica from tomorrow (Saturday), reports AFP.Taskin picked up eight wickets in three matches against South Africa...
Robbers held, arms recovered in Cox's BazarCOX'S BAZAR, June 30: Rapid Action Battalion in a drive arrested three robbers including notorious Abu Huraira, 26, from Teknaf in the district early Thursday, Assistant Police Super Md Billal Uddin from RAB-15 told...
RAJSHAHI, June 30 (BSS): A three-day skill development training workshop for the first year students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) began at its conference hall on Thursday.Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) initiated the workshop styled "Orientation on...
CHATTOGRAM, June 30 (UNB): A primary schoolteacher took his own life in Chattogram's Karnaphuli upazila on Wednesday after suffering a swift decline in his mental health, police said.Joy Chatterjee, 52, from Char Patharghata union of the upazila was the headmaster...
Magura district council administrator Pankaj Kumar Kundu announced the budget at a district council meeting in Magura recently. Among others, additional deputy commissioner Md Kamruzzaman, district unit Awami League president AFA Abdul Fattah and Magura Press Club general secretary Shamim...
As floodwater has started receding, erosion by the Brahmaputra River has taken a turn for the worse. The photo was taken from Kunder Para at Kamarjani area in Fulchhari upazila of Gaibandha district on Thursday — Focus Bangla
DINAJPUR, June 30 (BSS): Agriculturists at a meeting have stressed the importance of sustainable agricultural technologies at farmers' level for achieving food and nutrition security.They made the observation at the 'District Level Research Follow-up and Progress Sharing Meeting' organised by...
SYLHET, June 30 (UNB): Over 3 million (30 lakh) people have been rendered homeless and as many as 40,000 houses destroyed in recent floods in Sylhet, officials said on Thursday.All the 13 upazilas of the district, including five municipalities, have...
GOALANDA, Rajbari, June 30 (UNB): The hawkers who were doing their trade on the Daulatdia-Paturia ferry route are now worried about running out of business at Daulatdia ferry terminal after the Padma Bridge opened to traffic on June 25.The government...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-07-01 00:00:00
The long-cherished Padma Bridge started functioning in its majestic look on June 25. After keeping the two vast regions of Bangladesh, especially the eastern and the south & south-western parts for centuries apart from each other, they have now emerged...
Almost everyone knows that smoking causes life-threatening diseases like cancer, emphysema and heart diseases and shortens lives by ten years or more. Also, this habit can cost smoker a big chunk of money each year from buying cigarettes. Then why...
It was reported that people faced less hassle in a rush to travel home and come back during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays couple of months ago. But road accidents marred that Eid since a total of 416 travellers had reportedly died...
Children are an asset of any nation. Therefore, their upbringing and wellbeing must be prioritised. They should be drawn towards education and recreational activities so that they can contribute to society and economy later. Unfortunately, at present many children in...
Zahid Huq | 2022-07-01 00:00:00
Would you believe the government officials of high, low and medium ranks from Bangladesh are visiting the United States of America and Australia to gather hands-on experience on the management of char (an area of land emerging from sea or...
At a time when the euphoria over the opening of the Padma Bridge to traffic is yet to ebb, a dialogue titled, "Implementation of Public Infrastructure Projects in Bangladesh: Ensuring Good Value for Money" organised by the Centre for Policy...
Hasnat M Alamgir | 2022-07-01 00:00:00
Getting old is largely a frightening experience for many in Bangladesh as they have to depend ordinarily on family caregiving arrangements and, sadly, socioeconomic support needed at that stage of life does not quite exist or is not yet developed...
Minnat Khan | 2022-06-30 12:00:00
From birth to six years, children learn the most and at the highest rate that they will in their entire lives.In their infancy their waking hours are spent learning through all their senses: looking, listening, touching, smelling, and putting things...
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said the country is now seeing an upward trend in Covid infections and the government is ready to tackle the situation, report agencies.The Minister made this remark while talking to reporters after attending the...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-30 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) will provide Bangladesh with US$ $753.45 million as credit financing to help improve regional trade by reducing trade and transport costs and transit time along the regional corridors.The amount is a part of the total $1.03...
BTRC Chairman Shyam Sunder Sikder said 5G internet will be introduced by all mobile operators within December next, reports UNB.He said grassroots people, a technology-based education system, women, physically challenged people, and informal sectors have been prioritised to form Bangladesh...
Heavy rains and a rising water level have caused panic among people marooned by flash floods in Sylhet, reports bdnews24.com.It rained overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in the north-eastern city after five consecutive days without showers.However, the Bangladesh Water Development...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-30 00:00:00
A sanction is a minor issue compared to the hugeness of the United States and Bangladesh relations, US Ambassador in Dhaka Peter Haas said on Wednesday.All should concentrate on the positive sides of the US-Bangladesh ties putting aside the negative...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-30 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $41.4 million in grant to help improve infrastructure and manage basic needs of the displaced persons from Myanmar sheltered in Cox's Bazar.The additional assistance will be available in the second phase of the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the construction of the Padma Bridge was delayed by two years due to conspiracy by a vested-interest group, reports UNB.The prime minister inaugurated the much-cherished bridge, the longest in the country, on June...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-30 00:00:00
The central bank on Wednesday advised the authorised dealers (ADs) to comply with the instructions in settlement of Export Development Fund (EDF) loans.Bangladesh Bank (BB) also, in a circular, asked ADs to refrain from forwarding applications of EDF loans, irrespective...
Stocks stay dull on Dhaka bourseStocks managed to extend their modest gains for the third straight session Wednesday amid persistent volatility as investors put money cautiously on selective issues ahead of monetary policy statements (MPS). Page 9Japan experiences worst heatwaveJapan...
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