Weekend
Dhaka Zoo brings 22 animals from Kuwait, Nepal
The Dhaka Zoo will receive 22 animals from Kuwait and Nepal and send 10 to these countries in the last week of August under an animal exchange programme, sources at the zoo said. With the arrival of the animals, the national zoo at Mirpur will have new attractions for the visitors, they said...[ + ]
SBMCH runs with one ambulance
Patients at the 500-bed Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital suffer as only one ambulance of the hospital is at service while 20 ambulances went out of order in 34 years since the establishment of the hospital. The only one ambulance is also in a pitiable condition. It goes out of order when sent outside the Barisal city to fetch patients...[ + ]
Fourth highest Mahela
Mahela Jayawardene smashed the fourth highest score of 374 and shared a world record stand of 624 with Kumar Sangakkara as Sri Lanka battered South Africa in the first Test here on Saturday. The batting feast at the Sinhalese sports club saw Sri Lanka pile up a mammoth 756-5 declared in reply to South Africa’s modest 169 to gain a match-winning lead of 587 runs...[ + ]
Ruud unveiled
by Real
Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was officially presented Friday as a Real Madrid player following his arrival from Manchester United, saying the move meant he had fulfilled a dream. Van Nistelrooy, 30, signed a three-year contract after passing a medical earlier on Friday and was then presented to the media at the Spanish club’s Bernabeu stadium. The Holland international, who cost Real around 15 million euros, had asked to leave Old Trafford after a series of disagreements with United manager Sir Alex Ferguson...[ + ]
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