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Shakib Al Hasan handed an all-format contract by BCB amid uncertainty over his future
Dhaka : Amid the uncertainty over his future, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday was handed an all-format contract as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 21-member list of centrally-contracted cricketers for the 2022…
Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal return to Bangladesh Test squad for South Africa tour
Dhaka : All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and batter Tamim Iqbal on Thursday returned to the Bangladesh’s Test squad for the upcoming two match series against South Africa.The 32-year old Tamim missed the Test leg of the New Zealand tour due to…
Eight Afghanistan cricketers test positive for COVID-19 in Bangladesh: Report
Dhaka : Eight cricketers in the Afghanistan squad, currently touring Bangladesh for three ODIs and two T20Is, have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, eight days before the scheduled start of the series on February 23.A report in The…
Afghanistan name squads for Bangladesh ODI and T20I series
Dhaka : Afghanistan have named their squads for the upcoming white-ball tour of Bangladesh, which will commence on February 23. The tour will begin with a three-match one-day international series in Chattogram, followed by two T20Is in…
It’s pre-planned murder: Kin of 5 killed in Bangladesh road accident
Dhaka : The kin of five men killed in a road accident in Bangladesh after a pick-up van hit them has expressed apprehensions that the incident was planned, and termed it as “pre-meditated murder”.Munni Sushil survived the road accident on…
Oppn BNP financed terrorism, destroyed Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that when the opposition BNP were in power, they financed terrorism and destroyed the country.Addressing Parliament on Thursday, she further asked the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to…
Antonio Guterres warns of ‘5-alarm fire’ threatening humanity, calls for restoring humanism
United Nations : Warning of a “five-alarm global fire” threatening humanity, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a philosophical call for the restoration of humanism at a time of the emergence of “the twilight of shared…
Antonio Guterres upbeat about peace prospects in Ethiopia
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was upbeat by the prospects of a peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in northern Ethiopia.In a statement, Guterres said he held a telephone conversation with Olusegun…
Joe Biden pledges to ‘get inflation under control’
Washington : US President Joe Biden has pledged to “get inflation under control” as American voters were increasingly “pessimistic” about the economy and “doubted his ability” to fix supply chain issues and tackle soaring prices.The…
Bangladesh brightened its image by curbing terrorism : Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that the image of the nation has brightened by its success in curbing terrorism and militancy.The Prime Minister was addressing the graduation ceremony of the Defence…