BSS Bangladeshi media on Saturday lauded the national cricket team’s spirited showing in the Asia Cup final after they went down to favourites India in a last-ball thriller in Dubai. Opener Liton Das slammed his maiden one-day international century in Bangladesh’s modest 222 but it was the bowlers who made India sweat in their nervy…
Desk Report The speakers said in the last one month around 300 homes and hundreds of hectares of cultivable lands went into the river Local people in Kurigram formed a human chain on Friday along the river bank of the Kurigram Sadar upazila’s Ghogadoho union demanding necessary measures to be taken against river erosion of…
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla/Gulf News Bangladesh, a country ranked 138th by the UN Development Index.Dhaka, a city marked as the second most unliveable in the world.Bangladesh, ranked the world’s 19th most stressed country.Dhaka, Asia’s most stressed city. A city and country scarred with daily stressors that beat down hearts, plunging the nation to 104th spot on the…
Abrar Hussain President Donald Trump, reportedly under intense pressure from members in his own party over his Supreme Court nominee, ordered an FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh on Friday at the request of Senate Republicans, a move that is expected to delay the contentious confirmation process by a week. One of…
Desk Report Bazlur Rahman Foundation (BRF) on Saturday donated Tk 200,000 to Dhaka Shishu Hospital (DSH) Thalassemia Centre in Dhaka, reports the financial express. BRF Chairman Khandaker Ibrahim Malek handed over a cheque for the amount to DSH Managing Board Chairperson National Prof Dr Shahla Khatun at a function at DSH auditorium in the capital…
Hossen Sohel Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said his ministry has taken a decision to rename the Padma Bridge as ‘Sheikh Hasina Padma Bridge’, reports BSS “We have taken the decision on renaming the bridge as ‘Sheikh Hasina Padma Bridge’ on the basis of opinions and suggestions received from the government and…
Desk Report The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance today announced to hold rallies across the country in October in a bid to take control of the streets ahead of the 11th parliamentary election slated to be held at the end of December, the Daily Star. As part of the efforts, the 14-party alliance will hold…
Desk Report Bangladesh exports thousands of tons of crab worth tens of millions of US dollars every year in East and Southeastern Asian countries, according to industry statistics. The country exports the huge quantity of crabs in the resign, mainly in China where about 35 to 40 tons of crabs are exported every day, as…
New Vision Borno state in northeast Nigeria has been devastated by Boko Haram’s Islamist insurgency but candidates are lining up to become governor at elections next year. At least 21 politicians have thrown their hat in the ring to try to secure the nomination for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at party primaries this…
Desk Report The idea behind these kinds of events is simple. Music is what brought all these people together. Music shall also transmit the noble message for which the concert was called. ‘Concert for Autism Awareness’ is a new concept for a country such as Bangladesh. If there are sceptics about the success of such…