AFP, Germany : Georgia secured a historic place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 after a stunning 2-0 win over Portugal on Wednesday, while Turkey, Belgium, Romania and Slovakia all advanced to the last 16 as the group stage came to an end. Appearing at their first European Championship, Georgia had to record their first ever victory at the tournament to reach the last 16 when they played Portugal in Gelsenkirchen. Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal had already qualified for the...
Day: June 28, 2024
Economic Reporter : The Bangladesh Islamic Centre (BIC), corporate sponsor of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, has expressed intention to sell...
BSS : Bangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted the ongoing mild heat wave is likely to abate from eight places across the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am Thursday. “Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi division and the districts of Tangail, Jashore, Chuadanga, Kushtia, Magura, Lalmonirhat and Kurigram and it may abate from some places,”said the weather bulletin issued this morning. “Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country,” it added. “Light...
City Desk : Emphasising on the critical need to tackle environmental degradation, pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change in South Asia, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury called for enhanced regional cooperation, coordination, and connectivity. “The environmental pollution and degradation are transboundary issues requiring collaborative solutions,” he said. The minister said this while delivering his speech as the outgoing chair of the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) at the 16th meeting of the Governing Council in...
Staff Reporter : Another accused named Abdur Rab Russel was arrested on Thursday in connection with the gang rape of a 19-year-old girl in a Chattogram-bound train. So far, four people have been arrested in this connection and among them, Jamal, Sharif and Rashedul were arrested on Wednesday, said SM Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Railway Police Station. OC said that a team of police in a drive arrested Russel from Kutubpur area of Noakhali district at around 4:30 am. Police...
Al Jazeera : A court in Pakistan has rejected an appeal by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to suspend a February ruling that their 2018 marriage violated Islamic law. The decision by the court in Islamabad on Thursday means that Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, will remain behind bars. The seven-year jail sentence, handed on February 3, was announced five days before the country’s general elections and followed two other convictions for Khan in separate cases....
Staff Reporter : The Senate members of Dhaka University (DU) have proposed in a recent meeting to cancel the PhD degree of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed. The proposal was put forward by educationist Ranjit Kumar Saha, Professor Dr. M Wahiduzzaman, former Vice-Chancellor of Noakhali Science and Technology University, and Professor ABM Obaidul Islam. During the meeting on Wednesday, June 26, the Senate members contended that Benazir Ahmed was granted a PhD degree from the university despite...
Agency : The darlings of world cricket, Afghanistan’s fairytale in the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup got chocked by South Africa. The Afghans after breaking into the semis for the first time in tournament history, failed to live up to expectations. “We came here before the tournament and if you told us we would be playing the semi-final against South Africa, we would accept that. Winning big games in this competition…and yes, we are capable of beating any side. Next time...
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