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Pakistan set to host inaugural edition of seniors WC next year

2022-04-29 00:00:00

KARACHI, Apr 28 (https://www.geo.tv/latest): Pakistan will host the inaugural edition of the over-40 senior cricket world cup next year, featuring players aged over 40 from different countries.Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association Chairman Fawad Ijaz Khan Wednesday said that the tournament will...

Liverpool close in on final

2022-04-29 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, England, Apr 28 (AP): Liverpool looks like being one European giant too many for Villarreal.Wins in the Champions League semifinals are rarely as routine as Liverpool's 2-0 first-leg victory on Wednesday over the Spanish underdog, which appears to have...

Jahanara, Rumana to play private T20 league in Dubai

2022-04-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh women cricketers Jahanara Alam and Rumana Ahmed will play a private T20 league in the UAE's Dubai, reports UNB.At the "FairBreak Invitational 2022," right-arm pacer Jahanara will represent Team Falcon and Rumana Barmy Army, said Tawhid Mahmud, manager of...

Ben Stokes named as England Test captain

2022-04-29 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 28 (AFP): Star all-rounder Ben Stokes was named as England's new Test captain on Thursday, replacing Joe Root, who stood down earlier this month after a string of defeats.The 30-year-old, who served as Root's deputy, was the overwhelming...

Shakib in third position in ICC's all-time T20 rankings

2022-04-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan ranked third in ICC's all-time all-rounder rankings for the Twenty20 format, according to the ICC Cricket official website.He has 408 rating points.The International Cricket Council (ICC) published a list of the greatest all-rounders in T20...

New champions Sk Jamal end DPL with defeat

2022-04-29 00:00:00

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, which won the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) for the first time, failed to give a perfect finishing touch after conceding an eight-wicket defeat to Legends of Rupganj in their last match of the league at Sher-e-Bangla...

One killed in Faridpur villagers' clash

2022-04-29 00:00:00

FARIDPUR, Apr 28 (UNB): A 65-year-old man was killed and 15 others hurt in a turf war between two groups of villagers in Faridpur's Saltha Wednesday night.The deceased, Nannu Fakir, was from the village Jadunandi.

Legal aid for poor litigants stressed

2022-04-29 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Apr 28 (BSS): Speakers here called upon lawyers and others concerned to be more sincere for ensuring legal aids to the grassroots poor, distressed and other litigants. They said that all people are equal to the eye of law....

Drive against unauthorised vehicles, bikers on Dhaka-Sylhet highway

2022-04-29 00:00:00

BRAHMANBARIA, Apr 28 (UNB): To ensure a hassle-free journey for home-bound people ahead of Eid, Brahmanbaria police on Thursday carried out a drive against unauthorised vehicles on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway.Khatihata Highway Police officer-in-charge Sukhendu Basu led the drive mainly against...

Nachol residents struggle to get potable water

2022-04-29 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Apr 28 (UNB): Amid soaring temperatures during the fasting month of Ramadan, residents of Nachol in the northern district have been struggling to get potable water.The aggrieved residents claim that water scarcity is an annual occurrence in Nachol, but...

Narayanganj truck crash kills three labourers

2022-04-29 00:00:00

NARAYANGANJ, Apr 28 (bdnews24.com): Three labourers have been killed in a collision between two trucks in Narayanganj's Rupganj.The accident occurred in the Zindapark area on the Dhaka-Gazipur Bypass Road early on Thursday morning, said Sub-Inspector Md Fariduzzaman of Gazipur's Naojor...

Sholakia Eid congregation at 10am

2022-04-29 00:00:00

KISHOREGANJ, Apr 28 (UNB): The largest Eid congregation at Sholakia Eidgah Maidan in Kishoreganj will be held at 10am on Eid day, after a Covid-induced hiatus of two years. Kishoreganj deputy commissioner Md Shamim Alam, also the president of the...

Barapukuria coal mine workers continue demo

2022-04-29 00:00:00

DINAJPUR, Apr 28 (UNB): The workers of Barapukuria Coal Mine continued their demonstrations for the second consecutive day on Thursday at the entrance of the coal mine to press home their two-point demand including payment of eight months' arrears. On...

Observing May Day in post-pandemic times

Shihab Sarkar | 2022-04-29 00:00:00

Like many global celebrations, the May Day jubilations in the last two years (2020-2022) remained suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At the height of the pandemic's ferocity, repeated lockdowns and movement restrictions had made the lives of the general...

Meagre medical allowance

2022-04-29 00:00:00

The monthly medical allowance of Tk 2,500 for pensioners above the age of 65 years is meagre if we take the cost of drugs and treatment into consideration. When one is above 60 or 65 years, one becomes susceptible to...

Pay RMG workers their dues before Eid

2022-04-29 00:00:00

A large number of readymade garment workers are leaving Dhaka and its adjacent areas to enjoy Eid holidays in their village homes. But how will they celebrate Eid with their near and dear ones if they are not paid their...

Respecting our elders

2022-04-29 00:00:00

Our senior citizens are a crucial part of our lives. They guide us with their wisdom and experience throughout our lives. But unfortunately, many of today's generation do not treat them appropriately. There are a number of youths who consider...

Prevent bullying in schools

2022-04-29 00:00:00

In Bangladesh, bullying is a common problem that begins at childhood and goes on until adulthood. According to a survey, 53 per cent of our schoolchildren are bullied in different ways. In most cases, some dominant students target their weaker...

The cooking-oil market scenario turns grimmer

Rafeen Huq | 2022-04-29 00:00:00

The international fuel-oil market is always unpredictable. Deep political tensions and wars between countries make the market volatile. The prospect of a major economic recovery or depression also leaves an impact on the fuel-oil prices. The situation, however, has never...

Curbing livestock and fish-feed prices

2022-04-29 00:00:00

Price hike of raw materials of animal feed in the global market and increased shipping cost are seriously hindering import of raw materials, causing abnormal feed price hike in the local market. Animal feed prices have inflated in weeks amid...

Importance of enforcing IP law and Trademark

Nabendu Bhattacharjee | 2022-04-29 00:00:00

As Bangladesh's per capita income has increased, so has business growth at the individual and collective level, in view of Bangladesh's visible economic progress. And the main driver of this business growth is the branding or marketing of the products...

Dhaka Eid exodus paces up today

2022-04-28 12:00:00

The exodus of homebound people from the bustling capital, Dhaka, is expected to pace up today (Thursday) as it is the last workday of government, semi-government and many private offices before Eid-ul-Fitr. Experts and officials said city-dwellers in their thousands...

Of Tetultola, of shrinking spaces

Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2022-04-28 12:00:00

It took the courage of an environmental-cum-cultural activist mother and her teenaged son for us to remember that we have a problem with those who would wield power in indiscriminate fashion. This mother-son team braved all the odds to protest...

BD to bank on higher imports of petroleum

FE REPORT | 2022-04-28 00:00:00

Bangladesh will import up to 1.65 million tonnes of refined petroleum products during July-December 2022, some 34-percent higher than that of the 2021 second half, as LNG gets costlier.Officials say the state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has already floated tender...

Police yet to find any clues about shopkeeper Morsalin's killing

2022-04-28 00:00:00

Police say they have not found any clue about the assailants responsible for the death of Md Morsalin, who was fatally injured during the violent clashes in Dhaka's New Market area on Apr 19, reports bdnews24.com. According to witnesses and...

Single-day Covid death nil, fresh cases 23 in BD

FE REPORT | 2022-04-28 00:00:00

Twenty-three new Covid-19 cases and zero death from the virus were reported in Bangladesh on Wednesday.The figures were 19 and zero respectively on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With the latest daily counts, the total fatalities...

BD exports to take a hit

REZAUL KARIM | 2022-04-28 00:00:00

A controversial new currency policy introduced by the military-backed government of Myanmar may impact Bangladesh's exports to the neighbouring nation. The policy shift may also affect the export shipment of Bangladesh's pharmaceutical products to the country, said officials.The Bangladesh mission...

HC asks banks, FIs to provide details of Evaly's transactions

FE REPORT | 2022-04-28 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday directed several banks and other financial institutions (FIs) to provide detailed information of e-commerce entity Evaly's financial transactions, including information of the recipients or payees of any cheque, to the court-appointed board of directors...

Kamal upbeat about 7.2pc growth this FY

FE Report | 2022-04-28 00:00:00

Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday expressed optimism about achieving the government's 7.2-per cent economic-growth target in the current fiscal year (FY), 2021-22, although the economy is facing some global pressures like the Ukraine-Russia war."We will not...

Suu Kyi handed 5-year jail term for graft

2022-04-28 00:00:00

A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday after finding her guilty in the first of 11 corruption cases against her, according to a source with knowledge of proceedings,...