Sports,Cricket

Ashraful keen to start coaching career

Mohammad Ashraful may have not been able to return to the national cricket team following his ban but youngest Test centurion did not give up hope altogether as he now aims to return in a different role in the coming days. Ashraful recently completed level three coaching course in UAE and wishes to ...

Sports,Cricket

Tigers coach Hathuru returns with psychologist Alan

The head coach of Bangladesh national cricket team Chandika Hathurusingha has returned to Dhaka on Saturday with psychologist Alan Brown. Hathurusingha, known for his expertise in coaching and strategic planning, has joined forces with Alan Brown, a seasoned psychologist, to bolster the strengt...

Sports,Cricket

Rashid Khan is good in T20Is only: Akram

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Akram Khan stated that there is nothing to worry about the Afghanistan spinners in the upcoming series, especially Rashid Khan, who he claimed is only good in T20Is and not in longer formats.Akram believes Bangladesh has eligible batters to face the Afghans an...

Sports,Cricket

Babar inspires classmates in Harvard, Rizwan gifts Holy Quran to teacher

Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his teammate Mohammad Rizwan's executive education programme on the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports, making them the first cricketers to attend the the Harvard Business School.The programme was scheduled to be held from May 31 to June 3 in Boston, Mas...

National,Back Page

UN food cut may endanger Rohingyas

The United Nations World Food Programme's cuts in food rations for Rohingyas in Bangladesh – from $12 per month several months ago to just $8 a month – could build pressure to return to dangerous conditions in Myanmar. In an article for the , Bill Frelick, director of the Human ...

Sports,Cricket

Tamim gears up for ‘Interesting’ Afghan series

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal praised the strong Afghanistan as he urged to improve in all three categories to beat the Afghans in the upcoming complete series.Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz have been playing regularly in franchise cricket for the last few years. It’s und...

Sports,Cricket

Sylhet to host Test match after five years

Sylhet International Cricket Stadium is all set to host its first Test match after five years as New Zealand is scheduled to play their opening Test of the two-match series in November-December.No Test match has been played in Sylhet since hosting a Test between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in November 2...

Sports,Cricket

Joy’s ton leads Bangladesh A to draw against Windies

Mahmudul Hasan Joy's heroic hundred helped Bangladesh A battle hard and earn a draw in the third and final unofficial Test match against West Indies A on Friday at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.Even though the hosts were on the back foot for the whole of this Test match, Joy was unbea...

Opinion

Int’l recognition of 1971 Genocide in Bangladesh demanded

1. The Bangladeshi diaspora organization, Stichting BASUG (Bangladesh Support Group) with Special Consultative Status of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations along with Aamra Ekattor (an organisation for upholding the values of Bangladesh liberation war and achieving a secu...

Sports,Cricket

Pothas wary of over-preparing for spin at the cost of pace

Bangladesh assistant coach Nick Pothas said on Thursday that they need to make sure not to put all their attention on Afghanistan spin attack as it might back fire in the upcoming home series, scheduled to start with a one-off Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium from June 14.Afghanistan, who are ...

Sports,Cricket

Master Herath preparing his spin unit for World Cup

Bangladesh spin bowling coach Rangana Herath explained that the spin session that ran with the national team camp's players was to practice different variants and strategies.Herath stressed on the variations to help the spinners, who are also from the HP team, as the bowlers won't get their ...

Sports,Cricket

Jadeja dedicates CSK’s fifth IPL title to ‘special’ Dhoni

Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja dedicated his side's fifth IPL title win to skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.Chasing a revised target of 171 from 15 overs after a lengthy rain interruption, Chennai survived intense drama before Jadeja sealed their victory, milking 10 runs off the las...

World

UAE launches training initiative for nation’s diplomats

The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi has launched a new training platform to enhance UAE diplomats’ knowledge of international relations.Known as TRAIN@AE, the initiative was created in collaboration with the General Secretariat of the Cabinet and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ...

Sports,Cricket

Mahmudullah not available for Afghan ODIs because of Hajj

Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Monday that Mahmudullah is not available for selection for the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan as he was granted leave to perform Hajj.While Mahmudullah has already retired from Test cricket, he hasn't been considered for T20Is and ODIs for quite some tim...

Sports,Cricket

FICA wants players compensated by ICC for using images and videos

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA) are engaged in deliberations over commercials for the players from the use of their images and videos by the ICC. The parties have held several rounds of talks on the matter.The main issue ...

World

­Iraq seeks multi-sector engagement with Philippines after 10-year gap

Iraq is seeking a reboot in relations with the Philippines after a lull of 10 years, its head of mission has told Arab News, as Baghdad eyes possible cooperation in agriculture, oil, health and tourism.Formal relations between Iraq and the Philippines were established in 1975 with the opening of the...

Sports,Football

History beckons Messi yet again

On Saturday, World Cup winner Lionel Messi could become the most decorated footballer alongside former Barcelona teammate Dani Alves.With two games left, Messi's Paris Saint-Germain sit on top of the Ligue 1 table with 84 points from 36 games and have a six-point cushion over the second-placed R...

National,Front Page

Azmat concedes defeat, congratulates GCC mayor-elect Jayeda

Awami League candidate Azmat Ullah Khan has conceded defeat in Gazipur mayoral polls and congratulated winner Jayeda Khaton, the mother of former mayor and expelled ruling party leader Zahangir Alam.“The election was fair, barring some glitches in EVMs for which many could not cast their ballo...

National,Back Page

28 new COVID cases in 24 hrs

Bangladesh has recorded 28 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,038,837. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,446 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data released on Friday. As many as 649 samples were tested across th...

Education & Culture

English Grammar preparation for Competitive Exams

Question: A handicapped person is one who -a. Works at handicraftb. Suffers from some disabilityc. Assigns handicaps to contestantsd. Gives training in manual skillAnswer: bQuestion: He is named -- his father.a. tob. ofc. withd. afterAnswer: dQuestion: 'Handy' means-a. Comfortableb. Usefulc....