Zim 240 for nine despite Shoriful four-for

Left-arm seamer Shoriful Islam took four wickets as Bangladesh restricted Zimbabwe to 240 for nine in their 50 overs after being asked to bowl in the second one-day international at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
18 July 2021, 11:10 AM

Earth's richest man Bezos to blast off into space

Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, is set to join the astronaut club Tuesday on the first crewed launch by Blue Origin, another key moment in a big month for the fledgling space tourism industry. The mission comes days after Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson crossed the final frontier, narrowly besting the Amazon magnate in their battle of the billionaires.
18 July 2021, 10:13 AM

Taylor's bizarre dismissal heaps misery on Zimbabwe 

Captain Brendan Taylor dismissed himself in a bizarre fashion as Zimbabwe crumbled to 113 for four after 25 overs of the second one-day international against Bangladesh at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
18 July 2021, 09:15 AM

Bangladesh asked to field first in 2nd ODI

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first in the second ODI at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
18 July 2021, 07:05 AM

Boy next door Pogacar spearheads new era

The fresh-faced Slovenian Tadej Pogacar was set to ride into Paris in triumph on the final stage of the Tour de France after cementing his grip on the lead in the time trial on Saturday 
18 July 2021, 04:41 AM

Two hundred flights cancelled at Lisbon airport at start of strike

Two hundred flights were cancelled at Lisbon airport on Saturday at the start of a two-day strike by Groundforce handling company workers, with more cancellations likely before the action ends on Sunday evening, the company that manages Portugal's airports (ANA) said.
17 July 2021, 18:26 PM

Garment workers in Gazipur to be vaccinated without registration from today

Garment workers in Gazipur will be vaccinated from today (Sunday), without registration, said Dr Khairuzzaman, civil surgeon of Gazipur.
17 July 2021, 18:07 PM

National Housing Finance gets new MD

The National Housing Finance and Investments yesterday witnessed the appointment of a new managing director for three years. 
17 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Lost Honduran toddler reunited with mother

A toddler who made international headlines when he was found alone in Mexico after a harrowing attempt to reach the United States was reunited with his family in Honduras on Friday, his mother said.
17 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Rivals meet in Doha

Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban met in Doha for talks yesterday, AFP correspondents said, as violence rages in the country with foreign forces almost entirely withdrawn. 
17 July 2021, 18:00 PM

WHO eyes China lab audits

The World Health Organization said on Friday that the second stage of an investigation into the origins of Covid-19 should include further studies in China and lab audits. 
17 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Social media ‘killing people’

US President Joe Biden on Friday said social media platforms like Facebook “are killing people” for allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to be posted on its platform, as the administration continued criticizing the company. 
17 July 2021, 18:00 PM

How Kiki’s Delivery Service Relates to Every Young Creative

The perfect allegory for young creatives trying to make it on their own.
17 July 2021, 15:28 PM

Private hospital in Sylhet runs out of oxygen: one dead, many suffer

Oxygen crisis at the privately-owned Sylhet Community Based Hospital led to the death of a Covid-19 patient early Friday.
17 July 2021, 14:55 PM

Move to omit Rabindranath's work in UP: BJP trying to 'saffronize' education, says West Bengal minister

West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to "saffronize” the school education after the Uttar Pradesh government's move to omit the works of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and India’s legendary scholar Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan from the syllabus for class 10 and 12.
17 July 2021, 14:31 PM

Smaller contributions important too, says Tamim

Following a comprehensive victory in the first ODI against Zimbabwe, Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal expressed his enthusiasm about the obvious positives from the game and put forward an emphasis on the culture of appreciating the minor contributions.
17 July 2021, 13:47 PM

Tigers post 276 after Liton's hundred and Afif's cameo

Liton Das’s fourth ODI ton stabilized Bangladesh’s innings after an early slump before late cameos from Afif Hossain and Mehedi Hasan Miraz saw the Tigers post 276 for nine in the first ODI against Zimbabwe at Harare today.
16 July 2021, 08:03 AM

Tigers to bat in first ODI

Zimbabwe have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first ODI at Harare today.
16 July 2021, 07:08 AM

Nobel laureate Yunus to receive Olympic Laurel

Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will receive the Olympic Laurel at the Tokyo Games, the second time the trophy has been awarded, the IOC said Thursday.
15 July 2021, 11:28 AM

Healthcare system will collapse if we don’t strictly follow guidelines: Zahid Maleque

The health system will break down if Covid-19 transmission goes beyond control, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
15 July 2021, 08:03 AM