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Bangladesh tear apart India

After a five-for on his debut, prowling tiger Mustafizur Rahman adorned another feather to his cap bagging a six-for in the second of the 3-match ODI series against India yesterday to become the second only bowler to claim consecutive five-wicket hauls in the first two matches. His performance powered Bangladesh to defeat a six-wicket victory against India and complete a historical series win against the visitors at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium yesterday. This was the 10th victory on the trot for the Tigers on home soil that also ensured Bangladesh’s berth in the Champions Trophy to be held in England in 2017. Mustafizur snapped up six for 43 to inflict another humiliation to much-vaunted Indian batting line up, sending them…

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KFC, Pizza Hut

A mobile court of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday realised Taka one lakh each from three…

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News

Khaleda hosts party for political leaders

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday hosted an iftar party at Basundhara Convention Centre in the capital in honour of political leaders. Leaders of different political parties and allies of 20-party alliance took part in the iftar party with senior BNP leaders also present. The former premier, who…

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Metro

Port city to have country�s longest flyover

The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) is going to build the country’s longest flyover in the port city at a cost of some Tk. 3,500 crore. The 23-km-long flyover will connect Muradpur to Shah Amanat International Airport, CDA officials said. The on-going construction of 5.2-km-long Akhtaruzzaman…

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Editorial

Dhaka�s chronic water logging problem

The heat wave in May and June really brought the city dwellers to their knees. It was a suffocating, energy sapping heat and continued for days on end. There were reports of people dying due to heatstroke other heat-related illnesses. So when the rains came in the morning of June 11, Thursday, Dhakaites…

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Op-ed

Whither social enterprise ?

In 2013, social enterprise advocates found a new ally to burnish their credentials as economic and political progressives—America’s most famous right wing radio talk show host, Rush Limbaugh. “Now we’re going to reward businesses that do not make a profit if someone approves…

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Miscellaneous

BBIN agreement establishes �people to people� contract: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement would establish people-to-people contract along with expansion of trade among the four SAARC countries, reports BSS. “The BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement would…

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Business

Fall in transactions

The value of the total number of daily transactions through mobile financial services (MFS) declined by 3.48 per cent to Tk 394 crore 58 lakh in April from Tk 408 crore 58 lakh in March, according to the latest data of the Bangladesh Bank (BB). In March, MFS transactions increased by 11.92 per cent…

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Worldwide

Thousands march in support of migrants in Europe

AFP, BERLIN: Thousands of people took to the streets in several European cities on Saturday, in a show of solidarity with migrants seeking refuge in Europe and against austerity measures in debt-ridden Greece. In Berlin, some 3,700 turned out according to local police, while organisers said 10,000 participated…

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Dhakalive

�Ghashful� to be screened at Shilpakala June 26

‘Ghashful’ (The Flower of Grass), a full-length feature film directed by Akram Khan, has been selected to be screened in the month of June as the part of a yearlong film festival titled ‘New Films, New Filmmakers’. The festival is being organised jointly by Moviyana Film Society…

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Sports

Litton makes brilliant debut as wicketkeeper

As Bangladesh fielded an unchanged squad against a struggling Indian side in the second one day of the three-match ODI series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium yesterday, there was a subtle but big change in the home side squad. The change however was expected and it was due to happen at some…

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Nationwide

Unmanned level crossings in western zone pose risk

Most of the 1,249 level crossings in the western zone of Bangladesh Railway are lying without barriers at places that have seen many fatal accidents over the years. Only 221 of them have barriers and are guarded. Out of the 1,028 unmanned level crossings only 757 passages over the rail tracks have approval,…

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Saltwater crocs face extinction

Saltwater crocodiles are fighting for survival because of dwindling fish stocks, their main staple, in the rivers and canals crisscrossing the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrobe forest. This has been observed by a team of wildlife experts. Dr Romulas Whitaker, one of the experts,…

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