BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis, June 23 (AFP): Cricket's bid to find another innovative short-form of the game moved forward on Wednesday with Cricket West Indies' (CWI) announcement of a new 60-ball domestic competition.The 6ixty, which will take place in...
Allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin will miss the limited-overs series in the West Indies tour of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed on Thursday, reports UNB.The board has said the 25-year-old allrounder failed to attain optimal bowling fitness after recovering from...
Brazil continues to be the top-ranked men's football team while its South American rival Argentina rose to third position, just behind Belgium, according to the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday.Bangladesh national men's football team slipped four steps down in...
LEEDS, United Kingdom, June 23 (AFP): Stuart Broad led England's attack in the absence of James Anderson before New Zealand lost Henry Nicholls in bizarre fashion on the opening day of the third Test at Headingley on Thursday.New Zealand were...
Less than a year after his sensational return to Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo is now being linked to a move back to Turin. Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) are said to be open to selling Neymar and have offered him back...
Bangladesh scripted history on Thursday after crushing higher-ranked Malaysia national women's team 6-0 in the first match of the two-match FIFA international women's football series, reports UNB. Bangladesh dominated the first half 4-0 at the Bir Sreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa...
After losing the first Test by seven wickets, Bangladesh aim to bounce back strongly in the second Test against the West Indies at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia today (Friday), reports UNB. The match will start...
SEOUL, June 23 (Reuters): Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday a court ordered the local unit of Samsung Electronics to pay a A$14 million ($9.65 million) penalty for nine misleading advertisements about a water-resistance feature in some of its smartphones.Samsung...
MILAN, June 23 (Reuters): Italy's Ferrari said on Thursday a new fuel cell plant had been recently installed at its historic headquarters facilities in Maranello, in a further step by the luxury car maker to becoming carbon neutral by 2030.The...
LONDON, June 23 (AFP): Interest repayments on UK government debt have soared as the country's inflation reaches the highest levels in decades, official data showed Thursday.Repayments in May stood at £7.6 billion ($9.3 billion), up 70 per cent compared with...
TOKYO, June 23 (Reuters): Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall 2,700 of its first mass-produced electric vehicles (EVs) because of a danger that wheels could come loose.The world's largest automaker by sales submitted the recall of the...
NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters): Citigroup is forecasting a near 50 per cent probability of a global recession, as central banks rush to raise interest rates to stamp out inflation that has been partly fueled by the impact of the...
Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank distributed relief items among flood-affected people of Sylhet on Wednesday. Officials of the bank and the Bangladesh Ansar and VDP were present during the distribution
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) has introduced the 1st ever refill machine in country for dispensing liquid type products to its consumers as part of its innovative approach to reduce plastic use through technology and behaviour change, said a press release.Dr...
The signing ceremony of Rupali Bank Limited's Annual Performance Agreement was held in the city on Thursday, said a press release.Rupali Bank Managing Director and CEO Md Obayed Ullah Al Masud signed the agreement with the bank's general managers, deputy...
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CHATTOGRAM, June 23: Swisscontact Bangladesh has teamed up with Geocycle Bangladesh, the waste management wing of Lafarge Holcim Bangladesh Limited, to implement a green initiative in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) of leathergoods sector in Bhairab, Kishoreganj. A Memorandum...
Gold prices edged up on Thursday as growing recessions fears and a pull back in US Treasury yields helped bullion overcome pressure from expectations of aggressive monetary tightening, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 0.3 per cent to $1,842.85 per ounce by...
LONDON, June 23 (Reuters): Oil prices edged higher on Thursday after earlier falls as investors weighed the risks of recession and how fuel demand will be affected by rising interest rates and tight supplies.Brent crude futures rose by 50 cents,...
NOAKHALI, June 23 (BSS): A man was electrocuted at Fakirhat Government Primary School in Senbagh upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Tofael Ahmed Ripon, 45, hailed from Modhdho Bijbagh in the upazila.
RANGAMATI, June 23 (UNB): The bodies of two indigenous men were recovered from the Kachalong river in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati district on Thursday morning, a day after they drowned in the river.The deceased were identified as Shukar Chakma, 32,...
RAJSHAHI, June 23 (BSS): Both wholesale and retail mango markets in Rajshahi and its adjacent districts particularly Chapainawabganj and Naogaon are seen bustling with all varieties of mangoes during the current peak season of the delicious fruit. Huge supply of...
The Padma Bridge has created a frenzy of excitement among travellers, but there is uncertainty about how southern river routes will cope with the unknown future, reports bdnews24.com.Of the 107 water routes across the country, 43 connect Dhaka's Sadarghat river...
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SYLHET, June, 23: A portion of the embankment along the Dholai riverbanks in Komolganj upazila of Moulvibazar has collapsed due to heavy rain and upstream water.At least seven points of the embankment went under water.Authority of Moulvibazar Water Development Board...
BRUSSELS, June 23 (AP): The European Union's executive arm on Wednesday proposed setting legally binding targets to reduce the use of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030 and a ban on all pesticide use in areas such public parks, playgrounds...
LONDON, June 23 (AP): The number of new coronavirus cases rose in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe last week, while the number of deaths globally dropped by 16%, according to the World Health Organization's latest weekly pandemic report...
PARIS, June 23 (AFP): Antibody therapies are offering promising treatment breakthroughs for cancer and other illnesses, generating greater investor interest more than 20 years after they were first commercialised.Antibodies are proteins that recognise foreign substances, known as antigens, attaching themselves...
KYIV, June 23 (BBC/AP): A key advisor to Ukraine's president has said the battle for the eastern cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk has reached a "fearsome climax".Oleksiy Arestovych said Russian forces could soon encircle the twin cities and cut them...
LONDON, June 23 (AFP): Voters head to the polls on Thursday in two closely watched UK by-elections that risk renewing pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson following months of scandals and setbacks.His ruling Conservatives are tipped to lose both...
GAYAN, June 23 (AP/BBC): Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, as the Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to...
COLOMBO, June 23 (AFP): Sri Lanka's parliament has cancelled its remaining sittings for the week to save fuel, officials said Thursday, with a disastrous economic crisis rapidly depleting the island nation's already scarce petrol supplies.A critical shortage of foreign currency...
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