Agency : Rishad Hossain has demonstrated the immense value a leg-spinner can bring to a team when backed by board...
Day: June 9, 2024
News Desk : Religious Affairs Minister Faridul Haque Khan has promised steps against travel agencies and banks that have caused ’embarrassment’ to Hajj pilgrims. He spoke to the media at a press conference at Ashkona Hajj Camp near Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday morning before taking his own Hajj flight, reports bdnews24.com Pilgrims have complained about suffering from a range of issues even after several agencies lost their licences for mismanagement. Faridul, however, said there were no reports...
Agency : Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto praised his team’s dedicated effort but said they should’ve won the match more...
Agency : Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan praised the team’s collective display after they claimed an emphatic 84-run victory over New Zealand in the Twenty20 World Cup on Friday. Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (80) and Ibrahim Zadrau (44) combined for 103 runs to power Afghanistan to a total of 159, before Rashid and Fazalhaq Farooqi took four wickets apiece as New Zealand were skittled out for just 75. “One of the greatest performances from us in T20I cricket against a big team....
Canada won their first match at any Twenty20 World Cup (WC) when they stunned Ireland by 12 runs in a Group A game in New York Friday. Defending a target of just 138, the non-Test nation Canada bowled and fielded expertly to hold Ireland to 125/7 from their full 20 overs. Ireland collapsed spectacularly to 59/6 and come the last five overs they still needed 64 more runs to win – a rate of more than 12 an over. George...
BSS : As part of the anti-drugs drives in the capital, members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a total of 31 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am on Saturday. According to a release issued by the DMP, police conducted these operations against the drug sellers and consumers in different areas under various police stations of the metropolis. They also detained a total of 31 drug traffickers and recovered huge...
City Desk : Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister M Tajul Islam on Saturday said strong local government is a very crucial element for improving democracy in the country. “We are strengthening local government system to accelerate economic progress in rural areas through boosting democratic process in the country,” he told a seminar at the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) here, reports BSS. Reporters Forum for Election and Democracy (RFED) organized the seminar titled “Challenges for strengthening local government...
City Desk : Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Saturday said all organs of the state should work with cooperative mindset in a coordinated way to establish the rule of law, justice and democracy in the country. “The government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina always believes in the independence of judiciary and it is sincere about ensuring the professional facilities and independence of judges,” he said, reports BSS. The law minister said this while addressing the International...