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Economics Dept becomes JU Football Champion

The Economics Department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) became champion in the Inter-Department Football Competition held at the central playground on the campus here on Monday, a press release said. 11928705_989759961086089_141036974559053193_oThe final round of the competition was held yesterday while JU Bangla department was defeated by 3-1 goals. Presided over by the chairman of the Sports Management Committee Bashir Ahmed, JU Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Abul Hossain ...

Japan scraps 2020 Olympic stadium design

The Japanese government has decided to scrap its controversial design for the stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government would “start over from zero”. The original design, by British architect Zaha Hadid, had come under criticism as estimated building costs almost doubled, reaching $2bn (£1.3bn) [caption id="attachment_18229" align="alignright" width="624"]japan olympic stadium An artist's impression of the original stadium design[/caption] Mr Abe says the new stadium will...

Bangladesh 138 all out. Proteas 169/4

sa-on-top-nsSouth Africa cricketer Eddie Leie (C) celebrates with his teammate Quinton de Kock (R) after the dismissal of the Bangladesh cricketer Soumya Sarkar during the second T20 cricket match between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka

Bangladesh rise to 7th spot in ODI rankings

Bangladesh moved up a place to seventh in the One-Day International (ODI) team rankings following its series win against India in Mirpur. The 2-1 series win put Bangladesh on 93 points—five behind sixth ranked England and five ahead of eighth ranked West Indies. [caption id="attachment_17199" align="alignleft" width="300"]Mustafizur Rahman's 6 for 43 helped Bangladesh beat India by six wickets in the second ODI in Mirpur and complete a series win © AFP Mustafizur Rahman's 6 for 43 helped Bangladesh beat India by six wickets in the second ODI in Mirpur a...

I am ready to step down: Dhoni

[caption id="attachment_17210" align="alignright" width="300"]© AFP © AFP[/caption] Under-fire India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a sarcastic tone said that if his removal from captaincy can help Indian cricket move in right direction then he is game for it. "I am always the one who is responsible for anything bad that happens in Indian cricket. Everything that happens is because of me. Even the Bangladesh media is smiling," Dhoni gave a tongue-in-cheek reply to a question at the post-match press conference after India suffered the ignominy of their fir...

Mustafizur stars in landmark series win

[caption id="attachment_17199" align="alignright" width="300"]Mustafizur Rahman's 6 for 43 helped Bangladesh beat India by six wickets in the second ODI in Mirpur and complete a series win © AFP Mustafizur Rahman's 6 for 43 helped Bangladesh beat India by six wickets in the second ODI in Mirpur and complete a series win © AFP[/caption] Mustafizur Rahman was the hero in Mirpur again, (off)cutting through India's batting with a six-wicket haul to add to his five-for on ODI debut, and launching Bangladesh to their first ever bilateral series win against India...
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