18 different modes of vehicle torched during BNP’s two-day hartal
DHAKA, Nov 20, 2023 (BSS)-The miscreants have been set fire on 18 vehicles across the country including the capital during the 48 hours hartal enforced by BNP-Jammat since Sunday. A total of nine buses, one covered van, six trucks, one CNG driven auto-rickshaw and three coaches of a train have been torched during the time. A total of 144 fire fighters and 29 units of the fire service department were involved to disperse the fire. Fire service sources added, the miscreants have set fire on a passenger bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) at 2.35pm today at Mirpur section-10. Five people including two fire-fighters, as well, sustained burn injuries in the fire incidents.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
November 20, 2023 11:46 UTC
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Source:Daily Sun
November 20, 2023 11:14 UTC
Cricket World Cup: Ten highlights
AHMEDABAD, India, Nov 20, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - After 46 days and 48 matches, huge totals, shock wins, heartbreaking losses, records and controversies, the Cricket World Cup ended on Sunday. - Afghanistan, Netherlands make mark -Afghanistan pulled off one of the greatest World Cup shocks when they defeated defending champions England by 69 runs in New Delhi. - Record-breaker Maxwell -- part 1 -Maxwell took Markram's fastest World Cup century record by hitting a 40-ball hundred in Australia's 309-run rout of the Netherlands at New Delhi. - Australia, New Zealand run festival -Australia edged out New Zealand by just five runs in the highest-scoring World Cup game in history in Dharamsala. "That's huge, that's the pinnacle in cricket, winning a World Cup, especially here in India, and these are the moments you remember for the rest of your life," said skipper Pat Cummins.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
November 20, 2023 10:41 UTC
Nebraska women push No. 22 Creighton but Bluejays prevail in showdown
22 Creighton led the entire game in a 79-74 win against Nebraska on Sunday. Creighton, with five senior starters, has won the past two games in the series and seven of the past eight. She’s going to have that jump-shot fade. Markowski led Nebraska with 24 points. “(Nebraska) made plays to stay in the game,” Creighton coach Jim Flanery said.
Source:Daily Sun
November 20, 2023 03:25 UTC
POEM: Full Circle
Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayCloudy skies this morning will become partly cloudy this afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph..TonightClear to partly cloudy. Low around 50F. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 mph.
Source:Daily Sun
November 20, 2023 00:10 UTC
Owner faints after seeing his bus in flames in Gazipur during BNP’s hartal
The owner of a bus, who also drives the vehicle, fainted after seeing it on fire in Gazipur in a suspected arson attack during the BNP’s 48-hour hartal, or shutdown. Delwar Hossain Delu was hospitalised after the incident on Sunday afternoon near Shaheed Barkat Sarani pond where he parked the bus early in the morning after a trip. His cousin Sagar Hossain said Delu sold 0.05 hectares of land and borrowed money to buy the vehicle for Tk 2.8 million. He has to pay Tk 62,000 in monthly instalments. He used to drive the Turag Paribahan bus on Gazipur-Sherpur route
Source:bd News24
November 19, 2023 20:47 UTC
Cricket World Cup: Leading batsmen and bowlers
AHMEDABAD, India, Nov 19, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Leading batsmen and bowlers atthe 2023 Cricket World Cup which ended on Sunday when Australia defeated Indiaby six wickets in the final:BatsmenVirat Kohli (IND) 765 runs, Rohit Sharma (IND) 597, Quinton de Kock (RSA)594, Rachin Ravindra (NZL) 578, Daryl Mitchell (NZL) 552, David Warner (AUS)535, Shreyas Iyer (IND) 530, KL Rahul (IND) 452, Rassie van der Dussen (RSA)448, Mitchell Marsh (AUS) 441BowlersMohammed Shami (IND) 24 wickets; Adam Zampa (AUS) 23; Dilshan Madushanka(SRI) 21; Gerald Coetzee (RSA) 20, Jasprit Bumrah (IND) 20; Shaheen Shah Afridi(PAK) 18; Marco Jansen (RSA) 17; Mitchell Santner (NZL) 16, Haris Rauf (PAK)16, Bas de Leede (NED) 16, Ravindra Jadeja (IND) 16, Mitchell Starc (AUS) 16,Josh Hazlewood (AUS) 16
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
November 19, 2023 17:51 UTC
No. 7 Tennessee surfs into Honolulu for Maui opener with Syracuse
7 Tennessee and Syracuse meet in Honolulu on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational. Knecht averages a team-high 19.7 points and has shot over 50 percent from the floor in all three games. Devastation from wildfires in Maui led to the games being played in Honolulu as recovery efforts continue on the island. The Orange have played in the Maui Invitational three times (1990, 1998, 2013) and left as champions each time. The Vols have also appeared in the Maui Invitational three times (2004, 2011, 2016) but have yet to win the title.
Source:Daily Sun
November 19, 2023 17:18 UTC
Cricket World Cup final: Five key moments
- Head catch -India captain Rohit Sharma raced to 47 off just 31 balls with fourboundaries and three sixes. With his team sitting pretty on 76-1 in the 10thover, he launched the ball high into the off side where Travis Head, runningback from cover, dived to take a spectacular catch. - Century for cool Head -Opening batsman Travis Head almost missed the World Cup after breaking hishand in a pre-tournament series in South Africa and only joined up with thesquad in India after a rehabilitation period. On Sunday, he hit only the seventh century in a World Cup final and endedthe match with a sparkling 137 off 120 balls with 15 fours and four sixes. It's a lot betterthan seeing the World Cup on the couch at home (with his injury)," he said.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
November 19, 2023 17:15 UTC
Dengue cases in Bangladesh this year cross 300,000 amid worst outbreak
The number of dengue cases recorded in Bangladesh so far in 2023 has crossed the 300,000 mark amid the worst outbreak of the disease. The Directorate General of Health Services reported 1,291 new cases of dengue fever in the latest daily count, taking the tally of infections this year to 301,255. The death toll increased to 1,549, with six fatalities in the 24 hours to Sunday morning.
Source:bd News24
November 19, 2023 17:01 UTC
Two technocrat ministers, one state minister resign ahead of election
Two technocrat ministers and one state minister have resigned as part of a process to reconstitute the cabinet ahead of the parliamentary elections. One of the prime minister’s advisers also submitted his resignation letter to Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain on Sunday. After the last shake up of the cabinet, there were 25 ministers, 19 state ministers and four deputy ministers in the Sheikh Hasina-led government. Mashiur Rahman, the prime minister’s economic affairs adviser, said the ministers and advisers who are not MPs were asked to resign. The government, led by Hasina, had let go of the ministers and state ministers and appointed six new officials.
Source:bd News24
November 19, 2023 16:18 UTC
Australia win sixth World Cup title after Head hundred sinks India
Australia won a record-extending sixth 50-overs World Cup title after opener Travis Head smashed a magnificent century to fashion their six-wicket victory in Sunday's final against the tournament's form team India. Put into bat, India rode battling half-centuries by KL Rahul and Virat Kohli to post a below-par 240 all out in exactly 50 overs at a packed Narendra Modi Stadium. Australia suffered a top order wobble of their own but Head's 137 off 120 balls saw them romp home with seven overs to spare in match that never reached great heights.
Source:bd News24
November 19, 2023 13:00 UTC
AL sells 2,286 nomination forms in two days
DHAKA, Nov 19, 2023 (BSS) - The ruling Awami League (AL) has sold a total of 2,286 nomination forms in two days after beginning of the nomination paper selling for the 12th parliamentary elections. On the second day, the AL sold 1,212 nomination forms while it was 1,074 on the first day, AL Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua told journalists after the sale of nomination forms on the second day at the AL's Bangabandhu Avenue central office here this afternoon. "Among them, 1,180 people directly collected the nomination forms from booths, while 32 aspirant candidates collected the forms online," Biplab Barua said. We expect that more or same number of nomination forms will be sold by next two days, compared to the last two days." Earlier, on Saturday morning, the sale of AL nomination forms officially started at the party's central office.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
November 19, 2023 12:32 UTC