BSS, Paris : France’s 2018 World Cup-winning star Antoine Griezmann on Monday announced his retirement from international football, bringing to...
Day: October 1, 2024
AFP, Bristol : Travis Head starred with both bat and ball as world champions Australia beat England by 49 runs in a rain-marred fifth and final One Day International (ODI) on Sunday to complete a 3-2 series win. England were set for a huge total when opener Ben Duckett (107) and in-form captain Harry Brook shared a third-wicket stand of 132 in 98 balls. But from 202-2 slow bowling proved England’s undoing as they lost their last eight wickets for...
AFP, Madrid : Angel Correa’s 95th-minute equalizer snatched Atletico Madrid a 1-1 derby draw against Spanish champions Real Madrid on Sunday in LaLiga. The Argentine forward had to wait nervously for a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review to prove he was onside but he had timed his run to perfection and secured the hosts a point. Real Madrid, without injured star striker Kylian Mbappe, largely kept Atletico at arm’s length on a spiky night in the Spanish capital, taking the...
Sports Reporter : An unbeaten 107 by ace batter Mominul Haque guided Bangladesh to score 233 in the first innings...
Tottenham Hotspur’s Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke got on the scoresheet in a 3-0 victory over 10-man Manchester United in the Premier League (PL) on Sunday as the visitors ran roughshod over the bedraggled Old Trafford side. in the Premier League on Sunday as the visitors ran roughshod over the bedraggled Old Trafford side. Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs climbed to eighth in the table on 10 points after six games, while beleaguered United, who saw captain Bruno Fernandes sent...
Business Report : Farah Mazid Saddha is a Bangladeshi American Entrepreneur, Activist, Author and Journalist.She attended the United Nations Global...
Business Report : The foreign ministerial BIMSTEC meeting has emphasized the importance of enhancing physical, maritime, and digital linkages to...
Business Report : The country’s both the bourses — Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – on Monday plunged due to mainly a price fall in large-cap securities. The benchmark index DSEX settled 33.61 points down at 5,624.50. Two other indices of the DSE also ended lower. Of them, DSE 30, comprising blue chips, plunged 9.57 points to finish at 2,053.36 and DSE Shariah Index (DSES) lost 7.37 points to close at 1,263.73. Turnover, a crucial indicator...
Business Report : Import tax cut by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has brought down potato and onion prices in the domestic markets although the two popular vegetables have seen a rise in their international rates. Prices of potatoes dropped by 1.79 percent to Tk 54-Tk 56 each kilogramme (kg) over the last month.Onions, a good portion of which are imported to cover the deficit in local production, also registered a decline. Prices of locally grown onions fell by...
Business Report : Sunlife Insurance has announced a 0.5% cash dividend for its shareholders for the fiscal year ending December...
Business Report : Bangladesh’s foreign loan commitments took a deep dive down in the first two months of the ongoing fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), witnessing a 98% year-on-year fall. The period coincides with the countrywide movement in July and August which eventually led to the resignation of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. In July and August of this year, Bangladesh secured $20.16 million in foreign aid commitments from development partners for project funding and budget support, a dramatic decrease from...