Management of the schools have decided to resume full-scale academic activities from Monday after the BNP excluded Sylhet from the purview of their shutdowns. School academic year begins in January but the institutions in Sylhet could not run normally due to the 20-Party Alliance’s indefinite nationwide transport blockade since Jan 5 and several rounds of shutdowns along with it. The ...

Traffic snarls have returned to Sylhet streets with the BNP calling off its two-month-long weekday shutdowns.The traffic congestion was steadily building up over the past few days and peaked on Wednesday. Roads in Bandarbazar, Zindabazar, Mirabzar, Amborkhana, Shibgonj, Subhanighat and Upashohor seemed overly crowded since morning.The traffic situation got worse as the day progressed.The BNP-led alliance had been enforcing a ...

New Zealand spin bowler Daniel Vettori has retired from international cricket. The 36-year-old’s last appearance for the Black Caps came in Sunday’s World Cup final defeat by Australia. Vettori played 113 Test matches, 295 one-day internationals and 34 Twenty20 internationals, taking 705 wickets, as well as scoring 6,989 runs. “It was my last game for New Zealand, so it was ...

British clubs playing in the Champions League and Europa League from next season will receive a share of a 2.24bn euro (£1.67bn) prize pot. Uefa is to increase funding by nearly a third from 1.66bn euro (£1.2bn). The deal will also see money being distributed more evenly, with Europa League participants getting increased revenue in the qualifying rounds. Uefa president ...

A legal notice was served on the authorities of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) requesting them to file an appeal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for punishing the umpires for their wrong decisions in quarter-final between Bangladesh and India on March 19. Supreme Court lawyer Eunus Ali Akond sent the legal notice to the team manager of the BCB, its ...

AHM Mustafa Kamal, president of International Cricket Council (ICC), said Bangladesh will appeal against “controversial” umpiring decisions during Bangladesh’s quarterfinal game against India in Melbourne today. Kamal, also planning minister of Bangladesh, said if necessary, he will resign as ICC chief protesting the “controversial decisions” made by the umpires. The ICC chief made the comments while talking to several private ...

Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he has asked Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej for permission to bring an end to martial law. Martial law was put in place shortly before the army seized power last May, ousting the elected government following months of unrest. The law banned public gatherings and heavily restricted the media. Gen Prayuth said he would introduce ...

Libya’s legally installed government, the General National Congress (GNC), has removed Omar al-Hassi from his post as prime minister. Omar Hemidan, the spokesman for the GNC, said on Tuesday that the decision was the first step for dialogue among Libya’s warring factions. The GNC operates out of the capital Tripoli while the UN-recognised government, the House of Representatives (HoR), was ...

The governor of Indiana has said that he wants state lawmakers to “fix” a religious freedom law that has created a national outcry. Critics of the law say it could be used to discriminate against gays and lesbians. Governor Mike Pence said he wanted state lawmakers to add language to the law that clarifies its intentions, by the end of ...

Russia’s foreign minister has said prospects of a preliminary agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme are “very good” on the final day of negotiations. Sergei Lavrov said he was rejoining the talks in Switzerland on Tuesday, suggesting they were close to a deal. Marathon negotiations between Iran and foreign ministers from six world powers are nearing a self-imposed deadline. Ministers want ...