Desk Report: Bangladesh were restricted to just 143 in a wicket which had pace and bounce but favoured run-making batsmen in the first T20I at St Kitts Wednesday. Skipper Shakib Al Hasan stated that his team did not find momentum due to losing early wickets, reports Daily Star. The Tigers’ lack of T20 expertise once…
AFP Their governments might not be ready for talks, but that did not stop Pakistan’s Mohammad Basheer opening his heart, and his wallet, to ensure India’s most recognised cricket fan Sudhir Kumar could be at the Asia Cup. The 37-year-old Kumar, from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, has travelled all over the world supporting India but was resigned…
Ashif Entaz Rabi Finally the Governor has managed to do two things. He has resigned and cried out two drops of tears. Just these two drops has caused us to lose all our logical sense. We are now busy to prove that the Governor is not human, but a saint. Some people have taken it…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront’s candidate BNP leader Prof Dr Moinul Hasan Sadik has withdrawn his candidacy for the 11th national elections from Gaibandha-3 constituency (Sadullapur-Palashbari), reports banglanews24.com. Yesterday, he submitted the withdrawal plea with the Returning Officer (RO), upon a decision taken by BNP. Earlier, in a press briefing attended by…
Science Alert: NASA’s Worldview program has some bad news. The Earth is on fire. The red points in the picture above are areas around the world with fires actively burning, accurate as of Thursday. It doesn’t look great. The Worldview website lets you look at current events happening across the planet. One of those events…
AFP Australian schoolchildren led thousands of demonstrators nationwide on Saturday (Dec 8) calling for a halt on plans for Indian mining firm Adani to construct a controversial coal mine in the country’s north-east. The rallies across major cities followed a protest last month that saw thousands of Australian students defy Prime Minister Scott Morrison and…
Al Jazeera: A rescue vessel that was at the centre of a European standoff over disembarkation of refugees and migrants twice in recent months has had its registration revoked because of pressure by Italy, the two charities that lease the ship have said. SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Sunday accused Italy of…
Mohammad Ali Sattar The world at large gets involved when US presidential elections take place. Much before the actual day, there are other days of formalities of the two parties to get their presidential candidates elected through the party chain. This year when Hillary and Bernie Sanders locked horns the American press was all too…
AP, Paris Some French train drivers, teachers and others are on strike to reject a government reform relaxing the 35-hour workweek and other labor rules. The strike is not affecting Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, but 20 percent of flights at Paris’ Orly airport have been canceled. The strike also affects schools, public hospitals and…
Desk Report: Good news for comic book fans. Bengal Boi has launched a comic corner named Comic Cache, reports New Age. Comic fans can get their hands on rare comic books and more displayed at Comic Cache, which was launched at Chilekohta, located at the rooftop of Bengal Boi in Lalmatia. Bengal Boi is displaying…