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Misbah, Younus in spotlight as Pakistan look to bounce back

Pakistan hope the return of skipper Misbahul Haq and experienced batsman Younus Khan will help them bounce back on the miserable tour of Bangladesh when a two-Test series opens in Khulna on Tuesday (today). The tour has been a nightmare for the Pakistanis so far, with a 3-0 whitewash in the one-day series being followed by their first-ever defeat to ...

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Pioneer Football League : Ansar become champions

Bangladesh Ansar & VDP (Dhaka Range) became the champions of the Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation Pioneer Football League when they beat Tangail Football Academy by 3-2 goals in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday.After a barren first half, Arif of Tangail Football Academy put his team ahead in the 52nd minute of ...

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Our expectation is to win every series, says Hathurusingha

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha was unfazed by the strength and recent statistics of Pakistan in longer version cricket, stating that the opportunity to play against the sub-continent giant would be helpful to judge their position at the moment. Since Bangladesh have been playing the top level cricket at present, according to Hathurusingha, their standard would be truly justified when ...

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National Legal Aid Day observed in Sylhet

National Legal Aid Day-2015 was observed in the district through daylong programmes organized by the District Legal Aid Committee. The theme of this year’s National Legal Aid Day is “Door open for getting legal aid from the government.” A colourful rally, discussion meeting and a daylong fair was organized marking the day. District Legal Aid Committee brought out the colorful ...

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Beef prices soar in Sylhet

The price of beef in Sylhet markets shoots up from Tk 350 to Tk 450 per kilogram, following an unofficial Indian ban on cow entering Bangladesh territory during the last three months. The shortage in supply of cow not only pushed up beef price but also caused price hike in mutton and broiler chicken. According to local sellers and purchasers, ...

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Sylhet fire guts 10 houses

Fire gutted 10 tin-roofed houses in Brommomoye bazar Bondor area in Sylhet city Tuesday. The fire might have originated from the oven of one of the houses and spread to the adjacent ones, Fire Service officials said. Fire-fighters doused the fire after an hour and estimated the damage at Tk 7 lakh.

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Robber held, arms seized in Sylhet

A robber accused of several robbery cases was held from Baluchar area in Dakkhin Surma upazila under Sylhet district on early Monday. The arrestee was identified as Jakir Hossain, 25, son of Helal Uddin of Sharifabad village of Later, following the information given by Jakir Hossain, police seized a pipe gun, two round bullets and some lethal weapons from his ...

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boy found dead in Sylhet

Police have recovered the Hanging body of a boy from Sreepur Undar jointapur area in Sylhet.The deceased is Liton Mia, 13, son of Habil miah, of guccogram village Undar jointapur area in Sylhet. Later, locals noticed Liton’s body and informed the police about the matter on Tuesday morning. On information, police recovered and sent it to Osmani Medical College Hospital ...

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Sylhet -Shillong-Guwahati bus trials next month

The trial run of the Sylhet -Shillong-Guwahati bus service will start from Dhaka on May 02 as decided by the Ministry of Roads and Highway and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After the beginning of Dhaka-Calcutta- Dhaka bus service, this is second effort taken by Bangladesh. According to the source of Ministry of Roads and Highways, both BD and India government ...

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Nepal Quake: Death toll rises to 3,617

Nepal’s police say at least 3,617 people have been confirmed killed in Saturday’s earthquake, including 1,302 in the Kathmandu Valley alone. In addition, 6,515 people were injured nationwide, the police department said in a Tweet. So far 18 people have also been confirmed dead in an avalanche that swept through the Mount Everest base camp in the wake of the ...

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