Openers Maia Bouchier and Danni Wyatt-Hodge put on an unbeaten century partnership as England hammered debutants Scotland by 10 wickets at the Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday, reports AFP. England restricted Scotland to 109-6 in 20 overs after left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone returned figures of 2-13 in a disciplined bowling attack in Sharjah. England romped home with 10 overs ...
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Health benefits of cloves
1. Contain important nutrients Cloves contain fiber, vitamins, and minerals, so using whole or ground cloves to add flavor to your food can provide some important nutrients. One teaspoon (2 grams) of ground cloves contains: v Calories: 6 v Carbs: 1 gram v Fiber: 1 gram v Manganese: 55% of the Daily Value (DV) v Vitamin K: 2% of the ...
Read More »COVID-19 disrupted progress on Measles, Rubella elimination: WHO
The Seventy Seventh Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia wrapped up with Member States adopting resolutions setting new targets for measles and rubella elimination, expanding the corpus of the regional health emergency fund and committing to adolescent responsive health systems. “While regionally, we have made good progress on elimination of measles and rubella, the COVID-19 pandemic did disrupt this ...
Read More »Age limit recommended for men 35, women 37 in govt jobs
The Public Administration Reforms Commission has recommended raising the maximum age for applying for public service jobs to 35 years for men and 37 years for women. The committee chief and former adviser of the caretaker government Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury shared the information at the Secretariat in Dhaka on Monday. He said the final decision will be taken in the ...
Read More »Mirpur-10 metro station reopens Tuesday
The Mirpur-10 metro rail station will reopen on Tuesday (October 15). Mohammad Abdur Rauf, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL), made the announcement during a press conference at the DMTCL office at Uttara on Monday. He also noted that the headway between trains on Fridays will be reduced to 10 minutes starting October 18. Earlier, on July ...
Read More »Govt to sell potato, egg, onion, pointed gourd under OMS from Tuesday
The government has decided to start selling of potato, eggs, onion, pointed gourds under Open Market Sale (OMS) in the capital from Tuesday. “For the first time we are going to start selling of perishable items such as potato, egg, onion, pointed gourds at different points in the city to give relief to the fixed income group people,” secretary of ...
Read More »Rizwana urges manufacturers to produce sustainable electronic goods
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan Monday urged manufacturers to adopt responsible practices to produce sustainable electronic goods. She also asked consumers not to leave the use of items prematurely due to fleeting trends. The adviser stressed the importance of proper e-waste management as the government is committed to implementing the E-Waste Rules 2021. Speaking at a ...
Read More »Five drug peddlers held with phensedyl in Sylhet
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained five drug peddlers with 1,937 bottles of phensedyl from Sylhet’s Companiganj upazila early Sunday. The detainees are Imam Uddin, 35, son of late Najib Ali, son of deceased Tera Mia, 35, son of late Tara Mia, Mosaid, 40, son of late Ataul, Md Raihan Ahmed, 18, son of Md Taj Uddin, and Jahangir ...
Read More »RMG workers block road at Mirpur for arrears
Worker of eight ready-made garment factories at Kochukhet area, adjacent to Dhaka Cantonment, are staging demonstration for due salaries, blocking the road. Around 10,000 workers have blocked the Cantonment-Mirpur 14 road since Monday morning. Following the blockade, traffic jam was created from Mirpur 14 to Kochukhet. Al Amin, one of the protesters, alleged that they have not received our salaries ...
Read More »Army Chief calls on Chief Adviser Prof Yunus
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. During the meeting, the Army Chief briefed the Chief Adviser about the ongoing activities of the Army besides exchange of greetings. Meanwhile, the Chief Adviser gave the necessary guidance to the Chief of Army Staff, according to ISPR.
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