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ICC equals Women's T20 World Cup prize money to men

Shakib Ahmed

In a historic decision, International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that the winners of Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will receive the same prize money as the men's winners, totaling USD 2.34 million.This landmark move was revealed on September 17

Myanmar gunfire disrupts operations at Teknaf land port

Farhad Iqbal/Shakib Ahmed

Operations at Teknaf land port in Cox's Bazar have been suspended due to gunfire from the conflict-ridden region of Myanmar.Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Adnan Chowdhury confirmed that all activities were halted following the shooting incident.Jasim Uddin, the port manager,

BCB announces Women's World Cup squad excluding Rumana

Shakib Ahmed

Veteran all-rounder Rumana Ahmed has been left out of Bangladesh's squad for the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup, as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced the 15-player squad on Wednesday.The ICC Women's T20 World Cup is scheduled to

Prof Muhammad Yahia appointed acting VC of CU

Shakib Ahmed

Professor Dr Muhammad Yahia Akhtar, a retired professor from the Department of Political Science at Chittagong University (CU), has been appointed as the acting Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the university.In recent days, students had been protesting for a quick appointment of

Floods cause nearly Tk14,269 cr losses in 11 districts

Shakib Ahmed

The recent floods across the country's 11 northeastern districts, including Feni, have caused damage amounting to Tk 14,269 crore, said interim government's Disaster Management and Relief Ministry advisor Faruk-E-Azam.Advisor Faruk-E-Azam shared the details to the reporters during an event at

Army gets executive magistracy power across country

Shakib Ahmed

The government has decided to give executive magistracy power to Bangladesh Army across the country.The power has been conferred upon commissioned officers of the army through a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Tuesday.The decision is

Hathurusingha hails current Bangladesh Test squad as 'most rounded'

Shakib Ahmed

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has described the current Test squad as the 'most rounded' in the team's history, attributing their enhanced confidence to a recent 2-0 series victory over Pakistan.He believes this confidence will be crucial in the upcoming

Dengue claims 5 more lives, 872 hospitalised

Shakib Ahmed

Five more dengue patients died while 872 people admitted to the hospital across the country with the viral fever in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning.With the update, this year, the total number of cases rose to 20, 213

Shakib nears exclusive Test cricket milestone

Shakib Ahmed

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is on the brink of achieving a remarkable milestone in Test cricket, needing just eight more wickets to become the fifth player in history to complete the double of 4,000 runs and 250 wickets.Shakib

Nurul Islam Sujan remanded in morning, stayed in the afternoon

Shakib Ahmed

A Dhaka court on Tuesday stayed its three-day remand order for former Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan, who was placed in the remand in the morning on charges of killing a student, Imran Hossain, at Jatrabari in the capital