Global icon Priyanka Chopra and Hollywood star Nick Jonas have become parents and welcomed a baby girl. The couple made the announcement on social media. The couple announced the news through their official Instagram account. The new parents are yet to disclose the gender of the baby, but the news portal Page Six has confirmed ... Read more
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Nasum, Shoriful seal Ctg win over Dhaka
Nasum Ahmed’s economic bowling and a four-wicket haul from Shoriful Islam helped Chattogram Challengers to a 30-run win over Minister Group Dhaka in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Nasum took 3-9 while Shoriful bagged 4-34 to bundle out Dhaka for
Comilla edge past Sylhet in a low-scoring encounter
Star studded Comilla Victorians barely edged past Sylhet Sunrisers in a low-scoring encounter, winning by two wickets while chasing 97 runs in both sides opening match in the Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday. The Sylhet bowlers forced Comilla to bat till 18.4 overs to chase the puny target on an exceedingly slow track at the ... Read more
T20 World Cup: Tigers grouped with India, Pakistan
Bangladesh have been placed in the same group with India and Pakistan as the fixtures for the upcoming T20 World Cup which will be held in October-November in Australia were announced on Friday. The International Cricket Council announced the fixture for the 16-team tournament on Friday, where Bangladesh were drawn in Group 2 with India, ... Read more
Khulna win high-scoring contest against Dhaka
Rony Talukdar’s brilliant half-century and two bludgeoning knocks from Andre Fletcher and Thisara Perera at either ends of the innings catapulted Khulna Tigers to a five-wicket win over Minister Group Dhaka in the evening match on the opening day of the eighth Bangladesh Premier League on Friday. Rony made 61 off 42 balls, Fletcher struck ... Read more
RU, CU postpones in-person classes for 2 weeks
The authorities of Rajshahi University and Chittagong University have postponed in-person classes for the next two weeks following the government’s decision to keep educational institutions closed till February 6 amid sharp rise in Covid-19 transmission. The two universities issued separate notifications in this regard
Defending champion Naomi Osaka crashes out of Australian Open
Defending champion Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after losing in three sets to Amanda Anisimova on Friday. Osaka had two match points in hand during the deciding set but could not convert them and her American opponent won the subsequent super tiebreak for
Fortune Barishal win BPL opener
Shykat Ali set up the chase and Ziaur Rahman completed it for Fortune Barishal as they defeated Chattogram Challengers by four wickets in the opening match of the eighth Bangladesh Premier League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday. Shykat made 39 off 35 balls while Ziaur struck two fours and a six ... Read more
DU suspends in-person academic activities till Feb 6, halls remain open
Authorities of DU today decided to hold academic activities including classes and examinations virtually for next two weeks Dhaka University authorities on Friday decided to suspend all kinds of in-person academic activities from January 21 to February 6 following the announcement of Bangladesh government on closure of educational institutions between today and February 6 to ... Read more
National University suspends all exams
All exams of the National University have been suspended following a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections in the country. The university issued a press release in this regard today. As per instruction of the government, the NU exams will remain suspended till further notice, the message read. The new schedule of the tests will be
Bangladesh announces closure of educational institutions till Feb 6
Bangladesh government on Friday announced closure of educational institutions for the next two weeks from today till February 6 amid a surge in Covid-19 transmission across the country. The cabinet division, in a circular uploaded in its website, also gave five more directives in the backdrop of a spike in Covid cases across Bangladesh. The ... Read more
Maxwell destroy history with highest ever BBL score
Glenn Maxwell has created BBL history, notching up the highest score recorded in the competition’s existence, 154 off just 64 balls. He headlined this ultimate performance with a stellar 22 fours and four sixes against the Hurricanes. Glenn Maxwell produced a sparkling performance with the
Qazi Anwar hussain, the originator and author of “Masud Rana” passes away
The originator and author of the popular spy-thriller series “Masud Rana”, Qazi Anwar hussain died at BIRDEM General Hospital in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon. He was suffering from a brain stroke and heart attack simultaneously in life support, his sister, renowned cultural personality Sanjida Khatun confirmed the
Actress Shimu strangled to death
Film actress Raima Islam Shimu, whose body was found in a sack near the Hazratpur bridge at Keraniganj in Dhaka Monday morning, was strangulated to death Sunday morning, according to primary forensic reports. Raima’s husband Shakhawat Ali Nobel and his friend SMY Abdullah Farhad were remanded in police custody on Tuesday over the murder incident ... Read more
Husband confessed killing of actress Shimu over conjugal discord: Police
Shakhawat Ali Noble has admitted to killing her wife actress Raima Islam Shimu following domestic quarrel, according to police. Keraniganj Model Police Station Inspector (Investigation), Kazi Ramjanul Haque, told media that during primary interrogation, Shakhawat confessed that he killed his
Solo exhibition ‘Onneshon’ underway at EMK centre
Artiste Suborna Morsheada’s solo exhibition “Onneshon” is underway at Capital’s EMK Centre, featuring 31 artworks which was inaugurated on Saturday (15 January) on EMK Centre’s premises. The inaugural ceremony was graced by Professor Jamal Ahmed (Faculty of Fine Art), along with special guests Professor Anisuzzaman (Graphics department), Asif Uddin Ahmed and Tawhida Shiropa, acting
Actress Shimu found dead, husband detained
Film actress Raima Islam Shimu’s husband Shakhawat Ali Noble and his car driver were detained for interrogation over murder of the actress. Raima Islam Shimu, who went missing on Sunday, was found dead in a sack near Hazratpur bridge under Keraniganj in Dhaka on Monday
Tigresses beat hosts Malaysia by eight-wicket
Bangladesh women’s cricket team posted a dominating eight-wicket victory over hosts Malaysia in their first match of the 2022 Commonwealth Games qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur today. Electing to field first, Bangladesh bowlers fired on all cylinders against the Malaysia batters. The Tigresses were a wicket away to skittle out their counterparts as
Top-earning you tubers of 2021, according to Forbes
The only 23-year-old American Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast named the highest paid you tuber of 2021, according to Forbes. He is the new number one among you tube stars; with a total of more than ten million views for his videos, he earned of an estimated 54 million
Djokovic back in Serbia after deportation from Australia
Novak Djokovic has arrived home after an Australian court upheld a visa cancellation. Authorities said that his decision not to be vaccinated against coronavirus posed a risk to the Australian public. The top men’s tennis player was deported after losing a visa battle that centred on the fact he is unvaccinated. Hundred of supporters gathered ... Read more