Author: Asian Bangla

Former Test vice-captain David Warner said he realised he may never play for his country again as he tearfully apologised today over a ball-tampering scandal which has had deep repercussions for Australian cricket. As stand-in captain Tim Paine signalled a new approach with a pre-match handshake between the teams at the fourth Test in Johannesburg, Warner became the third disgraced Australian player to make an emotional appearance in front of media. The usually pugnacious batsman, 31, repeatedly struggled to talk and tears ran down his face as he apologised to fans, team-mates, his family and the Australian public. But he…

As the first of the season’s nor’wester lashes the country with gusty winds, rain and hailstorm, rains came down heavily in Dhaka this morning. A total of 14 millimetre rainfall was recorded in the capital till 9:00am today, according to the website of Bangladesh Meteorological Department. River ports across the country have been asked to hoist cautionary signal No. One, according to the inland river port warning valid till 6:00pm today, the website said. According to the weather forecast of the Bangladesh Met office, rain and thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty, squally wind is likely to occur at many…

Asian Bangla, Dhaka : BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition has not deteriorated since she landed in jail in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today. “After visiting Khaleda (in jail) recently, Dhaka civil surgeon has said that her health condition is the same as it was when she landed in prison,” the minister said. Quader also said BNP was “lying” about the health of the party chairman. The minister said this while visiting Abdullahpur-Bypail highway at Savar’s Jirabo area around 12:30pm. During the visit, Quader assured that the work on Dhaka-Tangail highway…

Rathish Chandra, 55, went missing 12 days after the verdict of Khadem Rahmat Ali murder case, in which seven JMB men were awarded death penalty. He went out of his house wearing Panjabi and pajama around 6.00am yesterday and since then he is missing, his wife Dipa Bhowmik said adding that his mobile phone has been switched off, she said. Before going out of his house, he told his family members that he would return home within an hour. Family members verbally informed Rangpur police about his disappearance last night. Contacted, Saifur Rahman, additional superintendent of police in Rangpur told…

Win Myint on Friday was sworn-in as the new President of Myanmar, two days after he was elected by Parliament to replace Htin Kyaw, who resigned last week over health concerns. He was elected after defeating two other candidates on Wednesday, reports Efe news. High-level officials, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, attended the swearing in ceremony. Myint, 66, was a former political prisoner jailed under the last military junta. Ruling party National League for Democracy (NLD) veteran, Myint is one of the the small circle of collaborators and trusted men of Suu Kyi’s. He replaces Htin Kyaw, who…

The US State Department granted a visa to a man in Iran hoping to donate bone marrow to his US citizen brother with blood cancer, obtaining a rare waiver to President Donald Trump’s travel ban, the family’s lawyer said on Thursday. Mahsa Khanbabai, a lawyer based in Massachusetts, said she received a call on Thursday from the consulate in Yerevan, Armenia where Kamiar Hashemi had applied for a visa in February after he learned he was a rare 100 percent match for a transplant that could potentially save his brother’s life. The status of the visa application was “refused” on…

Hailstorm coupled with rain have damaged crops in the two northern districts of Lalmonirhat and Thakurgaon, and the adjoining areas. A number of houses along with trees were also damaged when the storm hit over hundreds of villages in the Upazilas on Friday morning. The storm began at 10am and ended around noon in the area, according to the locals. However, no casualties were reported. Chairman of Mogolhat union of Lalmonirhat’s Sadar Upazila Habibur Rahman said “big hailstones damaged roofs of many houses and flattened crops”.Shujol Rahman said, “I’ve never seen such a strong hailstorm in my life.” The local…

The government plans to change the English spellings of five districts to make them sound similar to the Bangla alphabet. The proposed spellings are Chattagram (for Chittagong), Barishal (for Barisal), Kumilla (for Comilla), Jashore (for Jessore) and Bagura (for Bogra). The suggestions will be placed at a meeting of the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reorganisation-Reform or NICAR on Monday, said Cabinet Secretary Md Shafiul Alam. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the meeting at her office. NICAR works to reorganise districts, sub-districts, police stations, form new ministries, divisions, form and reform different administrative units with the prime minister…

A 9-year-old girl has died when a lift at a high-rise apartment building in Dhaka started moving up uncontrollably with the girl pinned inside the doors. The victim, Albira Rahman, lived in a flat on the 14th floor of the building, Green Peace, located at Shantinagar, with her parents Shiplu Rahman and Umme Salma Rahman. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Md Anwar Hossain told Friday the tragedy occurred when the family were getting off the lift in front of their flat around 9:30pm on Thursday. The apartment building, Green Peace, in Dhaka’s Shantinagar. Screengrab of Somoy TV video. The apartment…

Britain on Wednesday announced plans for consumers to pay a deposit on plastic bottles as part of a broader push to tackle pollution. The government will introduce a charge on plastic, glass and metal single use drinks containers sold in England, the environment ministry said. The move is aimed at cutting the amount of waste produced in Britain-including an estimated 13 billion plastic drinks bottles annually. “It is absolutely vital we act now to tackle this threat and curb the millions of plastic bottles a day that go unrecycled,” said environment minister Michael Gove. “We want to take action on…