IPL to begin on March 22 at Eden Gardens
The money-spinning Indian Premier League will begin on March 22 with holders Kolkata Knight Riders to host Royal Challengers Bengaluru, India's cricket board said Sunday.
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NU plans one-year technical diploma in honours course
The duration of existing four-year honours courses under the National University would be reduced to three years and there would be one year for diploma courses on technical subjects, special assistant to the interim government Md Aminul Islam said on Sunday...
Daffodil Nursing College聽holds oathtaking ceremony
Daffodil Nursing College has recently held the graduation and oath taking ceremony of the students of bachelor of science in nursing and diploma in science and midwifery for the academic year 2023-2024 at Daffodil Smart City, Ashulia in Dhaka...
Saudi envoy receives Bangladesh diplomatic medal
Dhaka on Tuesday conferred this year鈥檚 鈥楤angladesh Medal for Diplomatic Excellence鈥� on Saudi Arabia ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan for his profound and enduring contributions toward elevating Bangladesh-Saudi Arabia bilateral relationship to unprecedented heights...
IFIPLC holds 356th board meeting
Islamic Finance and Investment PLC on Monday held its 356th meeting of board of directors at its head office, said a press release...
India鈥檚 triple naval launch shows 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�: Modi
Prime minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday the launch of two Indian-made warships and a submarine was key to its 鈥榪uest towards self-reliance鈥� as New Delhi bolsters defence against regional rivals...
Two arrested, 34 others sued over attack on trader on Elephant Road
Police on Sunday arrested two persons in connection with injuring a trader by hacking him on the Elephant Road in the capital on Friday night.
Diploma gets top brand award
Diploma Instant Full Cream Milk Powder earned recognition as the top brand in the 鈥楩ull Cream Milk Powder鈥� category at the Best Brand Award 2024...
Moin, Mamun new DCAB president, GS
United News of Bangladesh鈥檚 special correspondent AKM Moinuddin and Amader Shomoy鈥檚 diplomatic correspondent Md Arifuzzaman Mamun were elected president and general secretary respectively of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh for the year 2025 on Tuesday.
India鈥檚 manipulative diplomacy
THE recent visit of India鈥檚 foreign secretary to Dhaka came at a time charged with transformative potential and stakes that are unrivalled. To Bangladesh, the July uprising is more than just a tectonic shift; it鈥檚 a declaration of people鈥檚 will against tyranny, it is a beacon for nations under oppression, and it is a call for unification. For India, it is a moment of...
27 EU envoys stationed in Bangladesh, India set to meet Yunus today
Diplomats representing 27 countries of European Union鈥�20 of them stationed in New Delhi and the rest seven in Dhaka鈥攁re set to meet interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus today at his Tejagaon office in Dhaka...
IPL history-maker, 13, who 'came on Earth to play cricket'
Dreams have come early for cricket-mad Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the shy schoolboy aged 13 who is the youngest player in Indian Premier League history.
Indian cricketer, 13, youngest to be sold in IPL history
Indian cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi on Monday became the youngest ever at 13 years old to be sold in an IPL auction as he went to Rajasthan Royals for $130,500.
From serious car crash to IPL record for 'remarkable' Pant
Two years after Rishabh Pant feared his cricket career was over in a serious car crash, the wicketkeeper has become the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history.
India's Rishabh Pant sold for record $3.2m in IPL auction
Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed a majestic 161 and Virat Kohli roared back to form with a vintage century Sunday as India zeroed in on victory against Australia in the first Test in Perth.
Big money as Saudi makes foray into cricket with IPL auction
Saudi Arabia hosts this year's Indian Premier League player auction in a partnership between a money-spinning cricket tournament expanding its global reach and a kingdom using sports to improve its image.
COP29 host tries to calm waters after diplomatic turmoil
Host Azerbaijan tried to bring down the diplomatic temperature in Baku on Thursday after a French minister cancelled her trip to the UN climate talks and Argentina withdrew its delegation...
Klaasen gets $2.73m in record IPL retention
South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen edged cricket superstar Virat Kohli to become the most expensive player retained in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.
Holistic approach needed to discipline city road regime
ENFORCEMENT failure lurks as the authorities meant to keep road regime disciplined have failed to keep unfit and unauthorised vehicles off the road. Unfit vehicles such as buses, trucks, pickups and privately owned cars continue to create chaos on the road in a few ways. Whilst unfit vehicles keep emitting black smoke, adding to the air pollution which often...
IPL鈥檚 Modi blasts cricket鈥檚 Hundred as 鈥榖ig fat Ponzi scheme鈥�
Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi has labelled the Hundred competition a 鈥榖ig fat Ponzi scheme鈥�, accusing English cricket chiefs of unrealistic financial projections.
Ponting named Punjab Kings head coach
Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting was named as the head coach of Punjab Kings on Wednesday for the next four seasons of the money-spinning Indian Premier League tournament.
Govt issues revocation guidelines
The government on Thursday issued a policy guideline on revoking and surrendering diplomatic passports and issuance of ordinary ones...
Venezuela: attempted coup by any other name
ONCE again, as in 2002, Venezuela has been the victim of a combined media and diplomatic coup attempt, but this time with the added element of organised crime and a cyber-attack...
From word to deeds
THE recognition of Palestine by Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Spain shows how European diplomacy can go from words to deeds. Coupled with concrete steps to affect domestic change on both the Israeli and Palestinian sides, this could help mobilise international diplomacy behind the EU鈥檚 longstanding foreign policy goal of securing...
Money multiplier hits record 5.47
The money multiplier in Bangladesh reached a new high of 5.47, indicating that the taka is generating more money than before...
Diplomats confront FM over violence
Diplomats in Dhaka questioned the government鈥檚 deadly response to widespread student protests following a presentation by the foreign minister that laid the blame for recent violence at demonstrators鈥� feet, diplomatic officials said Monday...
Foreign diplomats beside govt: FM
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said that foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka described the vandalism committed by miscreants backed by BNP-Jamaat clique as 鈥榮hameful鈥� and said they were beside Bangladesh...
Govt assures diplomats of normalcy soon
The government on Sunday assured foreign diplomats that the situation would normalise in a short time...
Govt to brief foreign diplomats over developing situation Sunday
The foreign ministry is scheduled to hold a briefing for foreign diplomats in Dhaka at state guesthouse Jamuna today, a day after the imposition of curfew to protect people鈥檚 life and the state鈥檚 property amid the ongoing anti-quota student movement...
HSBC gets Asset Triple A award
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) Bangladesh has been honoured with the 鈥楤est Sub Custodian of the Year鈥� recognition at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Investing Awards 2024, according to a press release...