Day: May 16, 2024
Agency : Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto urged the younger players will perform well to honour veterans Shakib Al Hasan...
An appeal court in Nepal on Wednesday cleared the country’s highest-profile cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, who was convicted by a lower court of raping an 18-year-old woman. His lawyers welcomed the decision. Lamichhane, 23, has been the face of cricket in Nepal and the only player from the Himalayan country to take part in prominent Twenty20 leagues in India, Australia, Pakistan and West Indies. The leg-spinner was suspended as Nepal’s captain and taken into custody after police issued an arrest warrant...
Entertainment Report : Sreejit Mukherji has made a movie titled ‘Padatik’ on the occasion of the birth centenary of the...
Entertainment Report : The defeated former general secretary candidate and film actress Nipun Akter has filed a writ petition in...
Business Report : Unilever Consumer Care has announced a 300% cash dividend on ordinary shares for the calendar year 2023...
Staff Reporter : Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday ordered the authorities to take steps so that the battery-run rickshaws cannot ply roads in Dhaka city. He said: “No battery-run three-wheeler should operate in Dhaka city. We have already banned these vehicles on 22 highways. Measures must be implemented to ensure compliance with this directive.” Quader made these remarks while attending a meeting at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority’s (BRTA) office in the capital’s Banani area on...
Special Correspondent : A shadow of danger hangs over Bangladesh as the ever-present threat of lightning strikes continues. As the grip of climate change tightens, coupled with deforestation and an expanding digital landscape, the nation faces a growing crisis. Data from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) paints a chilling picture. From 2015 to 2023, lightning claimed a staggering 1,958 lives. Men make up the majority of victims (1,620, followed by women (307, and children (31. The surge is attributed...
Court Correspondent : The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed till August 25 the High Court judgment that barred keeping people convicted and sentenced to death in condemned cells until their death sentences are finalized through disposal of their last appeals. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order after hearing on a state plea and asked to file a civil petition with the apex court regular bench within the time. “High...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s private-sector short-term foreign borrowings have experienced a notable decline for the fourth consecutive month, reaching $11...
Staff Reporter, Mymensingh : Based on secret information that a drug dealer was staying in Dhaka Bypass area for the purpose of selling drugs, RAB-14, led Deputy Commander Major Shishir Mahmud Talukder, conducted an operation. The team arrested Md. Mazharul Islam (33) and about 242 (two hundred and forty two) pieces of Yaba tablets were seized by searching his body in front of the witnesses present. The arrested person is the son of Md. Badal Mia, Digharkanda, Ward No. 25,...
Business Report : The NCC Bank’s profit dropped by 78% in the January-March of this year compared to the previous...