Weekend
Tailback on as buses keep stopping at will
Picking in and dropping of passengers from buses and other human haulers at busy intersections and lack of proper enforcement of traffic rules badly hinder free flow of traffic in Dhaka, experts said. Taking u-turns on restricted points and haphazard parking along the main roads also create tailbacks in the capital, they said...[ + ]
56 English titles hit Amar Ekushey book fair
Fifty-six English titles hit the month-long Amar Ekushey book fair that concluded at the Bangla Academy on Friday with research works dominating the tally. The new arrivals included two collections of stories, a novel, three collections of essays, eight collections of poems, 12 research works, two books on War of Independence, three books on history, two books on politics and two memoirs...[ + ]
Shahriar takes it on the chin
Bangladesh ruled out any fear factor against the deadly bouncers of South African pacers despite seeing one of their batsmen being hospitalised and many others getting out cheaply in the second Test here on Sunday. A four-pronged South African tested Bangladesh’s batsmen on a flat track with repeated short balls that forced them to use their bat more as a means of protection than anything else. The result was that the hosts lost 11 wickets in a day to stare at yet another innings defeat...[ + ]
Smith-McKenzie record leads to mixed feelings
The highest opening stand in Test history between South Africans Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie has left the cricket-playing sons of the previous world-record holders with mixed feelings. Skipper Smith and McKenzie pulverised Bangladesh, putting on 415 in the first innings of the second and final Test in Chittagong...[ + ]
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