Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Test pasteurised milk at four labs

HC tells BSTI as test reports stir controversy Amid a controversy over laboratory test reports on milk, the High Court yesterday directed Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution to test pasteurised milk, produced by 14 companies, at four laboratories within a week. All these companies are registered with the BSTI. The four institutions where the tests ... Read more

Samsung offers new SpaceMax refrigerators

Samsung at a Dhaka hotel yesterday launched SpaceMax, a side-by-side refrigerator brand available in two and three-door options. Its new technology provides more room for food storage and consumes less electricity, the consumer electronics company said in a statement yesterday. The series features an all-around cooling system that blows cold air through multiple

England crowned new kings of cricket

If anyone had to write a script for a cricket match even he could not have made it more dramatic. In a World Cup final, after 102 overs of intense battle, two teams remained unseparated and one had to be declared winners because the rule was set this way. England were the luckiest team to ... Read more

Mash to lead team on Sri Lanka tour

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is all set to lead Bangladesh on their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, where they will play a three-match ODI series against the hosts, informed national team selector Habibul Bashar yesterday. However, wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das had asked for a leave till August 5 to complete his nuptials and so will not be ... Read more

Mashrafee looks for silver lining in failure

Bangladesh one-day international skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Sunday lamented for not fulfilling their expectations in the 2019 ICCWorldCup although he found lots of positives for the Tigers for the upcoming days. The Tigers finished eighth in the 10-team event after winning three matches in the tournament and a rain washed-out tie against Sri Lanka ... Read more

Tigers ‘taking in’ history

Dead rubber or not, if cricket is one’s profession then not much motivation is needed to be pumped up about a match at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. Bangladesh have been eliminated from the race to the 2019 World Cup semifinals, but from the expressions on the faces of the players standing on the iconic dressing ... Read more

Sakib, Saifuddin’s fights go in vain

Sakib al Hasan and Mohammad Saifuddin struck fifties after Mustafizur Rahman claimed five wickets as Bangladesh put a valiant fight but came only second best against India in the World Cup in Birmingham on Tuesday. The Tigers lost the contest by 28 runs to end their semi-final hopes and make their final game against Pakistan at Lord’s ... Read more

Tamim’s WC turned into failure

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal missed possibly his final chance to impress in the World Cup 2019 after he made only 22 runs in their must-win contest against India at Birmingham on Tuesday. Set a target of 315 runs, Bangladesh required a positive start from someone like Tamim, which would have given them an opportunity to ... Read more

Rhodes takes no offence in loss

Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes took little offence in their exit from the semi-final race of the World Cup and said that their results and fighting spirit in the past seven matches were a fair reflection of their ability. Bangladesh won three out of their seven matches and were competitive on other occasions, which earned them ... Read more

Fizz regains faith with five-wicket haul

Mustafizur Rahman grabbed his first five-wicket haul in four years to help Bangladesh fight their way back into the contest in their vital World Cup match against India in Birmingham on Tuesday. The Fizz could not have done it at a better time with Bangladesh’s World Cup hopes hanging by a thread after one costly ... Read more

Bangladesh V India in numbers

1 – Sakib al Hasan became the only cricketer in World Cup history to score over 500 runs and take more than 10 wickets in a single edition of the competition, after his 66 off 74 balls against India at Edgbaston on Tuesday took his run tally to 542. Sakib also took 1-41 with the ... Read more

India opt to bat against Bangladesh

India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first in their crucial game against Bangladesh at Edgbaston in Birmingham today. Both teams made two changes to their side. Pacer Rubel Hossain replaces Mehedi Hasan Miraz while Sabbir Rahman comes in in place of yet-to-be-fit