Al-Siddique Welfare trust organised a meeting on 15 June in Micro Business Centre in East London to discuss about founding an eye hospital in Chatok.  The participants discussed the planning and fund raising on establishing a hospital in Jathua area near Sylhet-Shunmaganj Highway. President of the Trust Mohammod Ali Talukdar presided over the meeting.  General Secretary Ruhul Amin and Joint ...

Speakers attending the launching event of ‘Khudha O Shoundorjo’ told that, Writer A K M Abdullah has portrayed practical thinking and reflected the real life situations in his recently published novel. A K M Abdullah has successfully depicted the story of deprived and dispossessed people of our society with his creative power of writing. A number of poets, journalists and ...

Diabetes Week runs from June 14-20 and is seen as a time to bring supporters together to increase awareness and provide further advice, support and information on the condition. The national campaign, led by Diabetes UK, is encouraging people to share their hints, tips and stories of how they manage their condition and still live life to the full, using ...

Belgium BNP organised a protest meeting in front of European Parliament in Brussels demanding immediate reinstating of democracy in Bangladesh.   The participants urged the members of EU parliament to help restore the democracy in Bangladesh and help the country to get rid of neo-dictator Sheikh Hasina and her ruling government. The protest meeting was held in 15th June which was ...

Yet another Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick propelled Portugal to a crucial 3-2 win in Armenia in Euro 2016 qualifying on Saturday while Poland’s Robert Lewandowski hit one of the quickest triples in the competition’s history. Andre Schuerrle also bagged a hat-trick in Germany’s 7-0 thrashing of Gibraltar but former European champions Greece’s embarrassing campaign continued as they were beaten 2-1 in ...

Bangladesh faces India in the three-match One-Day Internationals (ODIs) series in Mirpur on Thursday knowing that a series win will give it a boost in ODI Team Rankings as two places in the coveted ICC Champions Trophy 2017 are still up for grabs. Host England, plus the seven next highest-ranked sides on ODI Team Rankings as on 30 September 2015, ...

Mexico snatched a pulsating 3-3 draw with Chile while Bolivia downed Ecuador in a five-goal thriller as the Copa America laid on a feast of attacking football on Monday. A dramatic day of action in Group A saw Bolivia secure their first win in the tournament in 18 years with a 3-2 victory over Ecuador in Valparaiso before an epic ...

Commonwealth medallist Kirsty Gilmour is set to clock up almost 50,000 miles over the next 12 months in a bid to reach the Olympic Games in Rio next summer. The British number one women’s badminton player is set to embark on a lengthy qualification process. “The qualifying period for us runs from May until May, 2015 to 2016,” she said. ...

Bangladesh drew 1-1 with a ten-man Tajikistan in the FIFA World Cup group B qualifier at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday evening, reports Prothom Alo. Bangladesh started lively pushing Tajikistan into their own zone in the initial minutes. The hosts won a series of corners, among them the second in the 12th minute curved by skipper Mamunul Islam from ...

Emdad Rahman A top order collapse saw Scintilla CC fall to a shock defeat at Tennyson CC. Tennyson won the toss and opted to bat first. Ayaz Karim’s bowlers were on red hot form and bowled the hosts out 128/10 from 27.2 overs. Salman top scored with 37. Ahmad Norharif Hamidon was the chief wicket taker with figures of 5/22 ...