Opener Shubman Gill smashed 63 as holders Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the Indian Premier League opener in front of more than 100,000 fans in Ahmedabad on Friday. Chasing 179 for victory, Gujarat rode on Gill’s 36-ball innings to achieve their target with four balls to spare at the world’s biggest cricket stadium and their ...

The government has approved the commercial cultivation of vannamei shrimp — also known as king prawn — in Bangladesh. The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock approved the cultivation of vannamei shrimp in a letter to the Director General of the Fisheries Department on March 29. At the same time, guidelines for commercial shrimp cultivation in Bangladesh were provided. Vannamei shrimp ...

Mozambique is going through its worst cholera outbreak in more than a decade in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, the World Health Organization said Friday. “While cholera outbreaks regularly occur in Mozambique between October to April, with almost 21,000 cases and 95 deaths, this is the largest outbreak in more than a decade,” said Severin von Xylander, the WHO’s representative ...

The recently adopted UN General Assembly Resolution, requesting for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on obligations of states in respect to climate change, recognizes the link between climate change and displacement of affected persons. Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said this while speaking at a panel discussion organized by IOM during its 2023 International ...

Prothom Alo journalist Shamsuzzaman Shams was sent back to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj from Kashimpur Central Jail-1 in Gazipur on Saturday morning. He was sent to the Dhaka Central Jail around 10:15am in a prison van, said Shahjahan Ahmed, senior jail super of Kashimpur Central Jail-1. Earlier on Friday, the journalist was shifted to Kashimpur Jail with several other ...

During the first three months–from January to March–of the current year, as many as 56 journalists from different media outlets were tortured, harassed, intimidated, sued, and faced obstacles across the country, according to a report released by human rights organisation Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) on Friday. During the period, human rights were violated frequently through incidents such as deaths ...

Delhi, often referred to as a food lover’s heaven, is one of the few places in India that offers a diverse range of street food options. Anybody who has visited the city can attest to its vibrant and diverse cultural mix, which has created good connections between locals and tourists alike. As India’s metropolis, this location offers regional specialties from ...

Captain Paul Stirling led from the front with a belligerent 41 ball-77 as Ireland denied Bangladesh a T20 sweep, securing a seven-wicket victory in the third and final match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhruy Stadium in Chattogram on Friday. The Tigers finally won the series by 2-1, thanks to victory in the first match by 22 runs through the DLS method ...

Ajay Banga, the American pick to lead the World Bank, was the only candidate nominated for the position, the bank confirmed Thursday, paving the way for his likely appointment in the coming months. “In accordance with established procedures, the executive directors will conduct a formal interview with the candidate in Washington, DC, and expect to conclude the presidential selection in ...

UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk on Friday called on Bangladesh to suspend immediately its application of the Digital Security Act. “I am concerned that the Digital Security Act is being used across Bangladesh to arrest, harass and intimidate journalists and human rights defenders, and to muzzle critical voices online. “I call again on the authorities to impose an immediate ...