Masood defends Pakistan's spin-spiced formula
Skipper Shan Masood defended Pakistan's formula of using spin-friendly pitches to win home Test matches after a 127-run victory over the West Indies in Multan on Sunday.
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Results of MBBS admission test published
The results of the admission test for the MBBS course at both public and private medical colleges for the 2024-25 academic session were published on Sunday...
Admin cadre鈥檚 supremacy manifests fascism: speakers
Speakers at a seminar held in Dhaka on Saturday condemned arbitrary suspension of officials from education, health, fisheries and livestock cadres, and the public administration reform commission鈥檚 negligence in listening to the voice of those protesting against inter-cadre discrimination...
BSTI to formulate MEPS standards for LED lamps
National standards and regulatory body, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, is going to formulate minimum energy performance standards for LED lamps, focusing on the issue of electricity saving...
Noman, Sajid help Pakistan dominate West Indies in spin battle
Noman Ali and Sajid Khan guided Pakistan to a strong position against the West Indies after another spin-dominated second day's play in the opening Test in Multan on Saturday.
MBBS admission test today
The admission test for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, also known as MBBS, for the 2024-2025 academic years will be held on Friday...
KUET admission test results published
The results of the admission test for the first year bachelor of science in engineering, bachelor of urban and regional planning and bachelor of architecture for the 2024-25 academic year at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology was published on Thursday...
GAS-RELATED ACCIDENTS: BSTI to formulate safety standards
The national standards setting and regulatory body, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, is going to formulate 17 safety standards to prevent accidents in gas cooking used in households...
BAPA warns of protests over VAT, gas price hikes
The Bangladesh Agro Processors Association has called on the government to withdraw the increased VAT and taxes on processed food products and cancel the proposed gas price hike within seven days...
LESSONS FROM NORFOLK TO DHAKA: Nation鈥檚 duty to its heroes
AS THE dust settles from the July 2024 uprising, the nation stands at a fateful crossroads. The movement that overthrew Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 autocratic regime was not an exercise in protest but a monumental act of courage, resilience and unity. Hundreds sacrificed their lives while many more were left with physical and emotional scars. The protesters are not..
Attacks on national minority student protests outrageous
THE attacks on the protests that national minority students held on January 15 and the attacks on a rally that mostly students held the next day in protest at the attacks on the January 15 protests are as unsavoury as equally outrageous. Students of national minorities, banded as the Aggrieved Indigenous Students and People, held protests at the...
Pakistan, West Indies seek to improve from Test Championship lows
Pakistan and West Indies vowed a strong finish when they meet in the first Test in Multan on Friday despite dragging up the rear of the World Test Championship.
Construction work of JnU 2nd campus handed over to army
The construction works of a Jagannath University second campus in Keraniganj have been handed over to the Bangladesh Army amid student protests...
Imposing VAT on commodities to increase people鈥檚 sufferings: politicians
Leaders of different political parties on Wednesday at separate protest programmes in Dhaka said that imposing value added tax and supplementary duties on more than 100 commodities would increase sufferings of the common people to run their families...
Pakistan plot spin blitz as West Indies return after 19 years
Pakistan will look to formidable spin duo Noman Ali and Sajid Khan to torment the visitors when the West Indies play their first Test series in the country in 19 years from Friday.
Govt should avoid blanket job reinstatement of the aggrieved
THE police personnel who lost their job during the 15 years of the authoritarian Awami League regime, toppled in a mass uprising on August 5, 2024, have held protests for a couple of days seeking their reinstatement in the job. The sacked police personnel also held a protest in front of the police headquarters in Dhaka on January 12 to press home their...
Sacked trainee SIs hold protests again for reinstatement
Sacked trainee police sub-inspectors on Monday held a sit-in programme in front of the secretariat, the country鈥檚 administrative headquarters, in Dhaka, demanding reinstatement of their jobs...
New-look Pakistan squad for West Indies Tests
Pakistan selectors Saturday recalled opener Imam-ul-Haq in a new look squad for the two-match Test series against the West Indies starting next week.
BGB protests as BSF installs electric poles on zero line
The Border Guard Bangladesh has protested at the Indian Border Security Force installing iron electric poles and an electric device on the zero line along the border at Patgram in Lalmonirhat...
Australia recall McSweeney for Sri Lanka Tests, Connolly set for debut
Australia recalled opener Nathan McSweeney and called up all-rounder Cooper Connolly on Thursday for the first time in a spin-heavy Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, with Steve Smith captain.
England skipper Stokes undergoes hamstring operation
England Test captain Ben Stokes on Tuesday said he had undergone surgery on his injured hamstring.
Climate refugees protest at Cox鈥檚 Bazar airport expansion plan
Climate refugees residing in Cox鈥檚 Bazar staged a protest on Tuesday, demanding cancellation of the eviction plan linked to the airport expansion project...
A fixable problem in Lanak govt鈥檚 vision
THE important promises of the NPP government to the people includes addressing the problem of corruption and waste. This was the centrepiece of the Aragalaya protests that brought down the government in 2022. The government made many other promises too when it was in the opposition. But unlike in the case of these other promises...
South Africa wrap up Test series win over Pakistan
South Africa eased to a 10-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second Test on Monday in Cape Town to secure a 2-0 series win despite second-innings resistance from the tourists.
Ex-England skipper Vaughan backs shake-up 'to keep Test cricket relevant'
Former England captain Michael Vaughan threw his support on Tuesday behind a two-tier structure 鈥榯o save鈥� Test cricket with the ICC reportedly meeting this month to discuss the issue.
India gazes into life without Kohli, Rohit after Australia defeat
India contemplated Test cricket without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on Monday after the star duo again failed to fire in the bruising series defeat to Australia.
Rashid strikes again as Afghanistan win Zimbabwe series
Star leg spinner Rashid Khan took his seventh wicket of the innings as Afghanistan speedily wrapped up a 72-run victory over Zimbabwe on Monday to win the two-Test series.
Australia set sights on world domination after taming India
Cricket's World Test Championship final is still five months away but it is already playing on the mind of Australia skipper Pat Cummins, saying the defence of their title is 鈥榓 huge goal鈥� after conquering India.
Rashid spins Afghanistan to brink of victory
Leg-spinner Rashid Khan took six wickets in a row to put Afghanistan on the verge of victory in the series-deciding second Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Sunday.
Captain Masood leads Pakistan fightback in second Test
Shan Masood and Babar Azam shared a record opening partnership as Pakistan fought back after conceding a 421-run first innings deficit on the third day of the second Test against at Newlands on Sunday.