Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has sworn in 16 new ministers – nearly completing his cabinet after months of delay. All of those who have been sworn in at a ceremony in Kabul are new faces. For the first time four of them are women. But the crucial post of the defence minister remains empty because of disagreements in the unity ...

Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team clinched the youth ODI series with two-match remaining when they beat South Africa Under-19 cricket team by just eight runs in the fifth match of the seven-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong yesterday. By virtue of the victory, Bangladesh led the seven-match youth ODI series with 4-1. The next two matches of the ...

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has urged England to move on from Kevin Pietersen, believing the controversial batsman no longer merits a place in the side and brings too much baggage as well. South Africa-born Pietersen has not played for his adopted nation in over a year after being sacked following the fallout of the woeful Ashes whitewash. The 34-year-old ...

Bangladesh seal 7-wicket victory in second ODI Opener Tamim Iqbal led Bangladesh in an admirable fashion, hitting his second consecutive century that steered the hosts to an impressive seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium yesterday. The swashbuckling opener struck a run-a-ball 116 not out as Bangladesh gunned down the target of 240 with ...

A late entrant into the national squad, 28-year-old Arafat Sunny has a unique hobby. He loves to keep pigeons as pets. In fact, there was a time when he looked after nearly a hundred pigeons at his terrace and even trained a few of them for inter-city travel. It’s a pastime that definitely needs patience and in a way that’s ...

Bangladesh shooter Abdullah Hel Baki kept alive his hopes of qualifying for the Rio Olympics next year as he finished 26th in the men’s 10-metre air-rifle event (qualification) of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Changwon, South Korea yesterday. Baki, winner of the silver medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, scored a total of 621.9 points to finish ...

Promoter Bob Arum is still unable to explain why there are no tickets on general sale for the super-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on 2 May. The MGM Grand holds 16,500 but only about 1,000 tickets are expected to be made available to the wider public. Contracts with the MGM Grand remain unsigned, while tickets ...

At least two people were killed and seven injured as lighting strike in different parts of the district on Tuesday noon. The deceased were identified as Ajijur Rahman (40), hailing from Mohammadpur village and Giash Uddin (22), hailing from Ashtoma village. The injured were identified as Sukor Ali (45), hailing from Mohammadpur village and Najir Hossain (22), Aftab Uddin (30), ...

Police arrested two Young man from Bus tarminal in the Sylhet city’s Kodomtoly area in the early hours of Sunday and seized 193 pieces of Yaba from the possession of the arrestees. The arrestees Milon khan, 40, and Ali hossin, 28 were sued under the Dakshin Surma Police Station of Sylhet, police said. After being tipped off, police raided on ...

The City health administration has completed preparations to make the National Vitamin A Plus and de-worming Campaign 25 April-2015 for the 60,000 under five babies successful in the Sylhet City on April 25 next. Chief Health Officer of SCC Dr Sudamoy mojumdar disclosed the information at a press briefing arranged at his conference room in Vinodini City Hospital the city ...