Day: October 2, 2024
Mehidy named among top-five Test all-rounders
Right-arm Bangladeshi all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has jumped into the top five of the ICC Test all-rounder rankings, his highest career ranking to date.
His strong performances with both bat and ball in recent series against Pakistan and India pro…
Women’s T20 World Cup: Bangladesh to play Scotland in opening match
The 10-team ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 begins on Thursday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Bangladesh taking on debutante Scotland in the opening match at 4 pm at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan will face Sri Lanka in the other openin…
Dhaka highlights importance of resuming regular visa processing by India
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Wednesday met Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and discussed ways to promote bilateral relations towards realizing shared aspirations of the people of both the countries.
Importance of r…
ICT freelancing youth conference held in Kushtia
An ICT freelancing youth conference was held in Kushtia, with the aim of boosting the potential ICT freelancing sector in the district.
The event took place under a joint project – Local Economic Development – of SwissContact and the Local Government…
Eight more die of dengue, 1,017 hospitalised in 24hrs
Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, bringing the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 174 this year.
During this period, 1,017 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, …
Nations Trust Bank’s Remittance Initiative Supports Country’s Efforts to Increase Foreign Remittance Inflow
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) Nations Trust Bank successfully concluded its “We Transfer More Than Just Money” remittance initiative for 2024, resulting in a significant surge in foreign remittances from overseas.As part of the initiative, a weekly draw wa…
AKD welcomed as ADB governor
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Masatsugu Asakawa, congratulated President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election as the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
In his message, Mr. As…
Rajinikanth hospitalised
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) Superstar Rajinikanth was admitted to Chennai’s Apollo Hospital in the late hours on Monday, September 30. According to a hospital source, the 73-year-old actor’s condition is “stable” right now. The source, as quoted by News18…