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England win toss, choose to bat against India
03:16 PM, 30 Jun 2019 SundayEngland won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC) at Edgbaston in Birmingham of England...
DIG Mizan seeks bail from High Court
02:43 PM, 30 Jun 2019 SundayDeputy Inspector General (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman has sought bail from the High Court on Sunday in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)...
JS passes Tk 5,23,190 cr nat’l budget for 2019-20 FY
02:21 PM, 30 Jun 2019 SundayParliament on Sunday passed the Tk 5,23,190 crore national budget for the fiscal year 2019-20, themed as ‘Bangladesh on a Pathway to Prosperity: Time is Ours, Time for Bangladesh’. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal moved the Appropriations Bill, 2019 seeking a budgetary allocation of Tk 6,42,478.27 crore which was passed by voice vote...
1 more arrested over Rifat murder
01:18 PM, 30 Jun 2019 SundayA youth named Sagor was held in connection with the murder of Rifat Sharif on Sunday. He was the member of facebook group ‘007’ where the murder was planned, said Police Headquarters’ Assistant Inspector General of Police (Media) Md Sohel Rana. With this, police arrested six youths over the murder...
US-NK: Trump, Kim to meet at DMZ
12:30 PM, 30 Jun 2019 SundayUS President Donald Trump has arrived in the heavily fortified zone dividing the two Koreas for a brief greeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The unprecedented meeting at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) comes after Mr Trump tweeted what he said was a spontaneous invitation to Mr Kim...
Pakistan beat Afghanistan in Cricket World Cup thriller
12:06 PM, 30 Jun 2019 SundayPakistan survived a scare to beat Afghanistan by three wickets with two balls remaining in a thriller at Headingley that moves Sarfaraz Ahmed's side above England in the race for a World Cup semi-final spot...
Australia beat New Zealand by 86 runs
11:54 AM, 30 Jun 2019 SundayTrent Boult became the first New Zealand bowler to claim a hattrick in the World Cup but it could not stop champions Australia still cruising to an 86-run victory in Saturday's rematch of the 2015 final between the trans-Tasman rivals at Lord's, reports Times of India...
PRAN-RFL group asked to set up a factory in Assam
07:32 PM, 29 Jun 2019 SaturdayThe PRAN-RFL group has been asked to set up a factory for manufacturing products in Indian State of Assam...
14th span of mega Padma Bridge installed
05:17 PM, 29 Jun 2019 SaturdayThe 14th span of the 6.15-kilometre long Padma Bridge was installed on the 15th and the 16th pillars at Mawa point making 2,100 meters of the main structure visible. “The 150-meter long 14th span has been installed on the 15th and the 16th pillars at Mawa point at 4pm today,” an engineer of Padma Multipurpose Bridge told...
Trump ‘angry’ about Khashoggi murder, but says ‘nobody’ blames Crown Prince
04:51 PM, 29 Jun 2019 SaturdayU.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he is “extremely angry” about the murder of a Saudi journalist but that nobody had “pointed a finger” at the Kingdom’s crown prince...
Trump announces US-China trade truce, talks to resume
03:50 PM, 29 Jun 2019 SaturdayPresident Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping agreed to a cease-fire Saturday in their nations’ yearlong trade war, averting - at least for now - an escalation feared by financial markets, businesses and farmers...
Afghanistan win toss and opt to bat
03:22 PM, 29 Jun 2019 SaturdayAfghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first against Pakistan in the match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC) at Headingley in Leeds on Saturday...
Vatican to honour Prof Yunus with ‘Lamp of Peace’ award
01:51 PM, 29 Jun 2019 SaturdayVatican will honour Prof Muhammed Yunus with the ‘Lamp of Peace’, an award exclusively given to honour those who work towards promoting peace and harmony. Pope Francis has invited Nobel Laureate Prof Yunus to the Economic Summit in Spring 2020...
Human chain demands exemplary punishment of Rifat killers
01:27 PM, 29 Jun 2019 SaturdayA human chain was formed demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of Rifat Sharif, who hacked dead in front of his wife, in Barguna on Saturday morning. A group of people formed a human chain in front of the Barguna Press Club around 10 am...
15 killed as apartment complex wall crashes in India
12:56 PM, 29 Jun 2019 SaturdayFifteen people have died and three injured in Pune after a portion of the wall of a residential building collapsed early this morning after heavy rain. Four children and a woman are among the dead. Pune received the second highest rainfall on Friday in June since 2010...
Bangladesh highlights UN’s failure to prevent atrocities in Myanmar
12:20 PM, 29 Jun 2019 SaturdayThe Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh Ambassador Masud Bin Momen has highlighted the UN’s systematic failure to prevent atrocities in Rakhaine state of Myanmar. He referred to the recent report on ‘Independent inquiry into the involvement of the UN in Myanmar...
Trump, Xi hold high-stakes trade war talks at G20 in Japan
11:28 AM, 29 Jun 2019 SaturdayU.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was open to a potentially “historic” trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as they began talks that could ease tensions or plunge the world’s two largest economies into a deeper trade war. The dispute has already cost companies in both countries billions of dollars...
Argentina set up Brazil semi-final
11:11 AM, 29 Jun 2019 SaturdayArgentina set up a tantalising Copa America semi-final against hosts Brazil after easing past Venezuela 2-0. Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero was involved in both goals as Argentina aim for their third straight final...
European heatwave sets new June temperature records
05:52 PM, 27 Jun 2019 ThursdayA heatwave affecting much of Europe is expected to intensify further with countries - including France, Spain and Switzerland - expecting temperatures above 40C (104F) later on Thursday. On Wednesday Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic recorded their highest-ever temperatures for June...
India opt to bat against West Indies
03:27 PM, 27 Jun 2019 ThursdayIndian skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday won the toss and elected to bat against West Indies in their World Cup fixture at Old Trafford...