India close in on victory in first Test against Sri Lanka

India took a big step towards victory in the first Test in Galle on Tuesday after their bowlers reduced Sri Lanka, chasing a daunting 372 to win, to 84-4 on day four.
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HC asks why 14 candidates should not be appointed to vacant ACC posts

Petitioners say they cleared all stages of recruitment but were not appointed despite vacancies
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‘We expect visible changes in health sector within one to one-and-a-half years’

Six months into the BNP government’s tenure, State Minister for Health MA Muhith speaks to The Daily Star about the ministry’s plans for the healthcare system and the challenges ahead
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Mohammedan appoint Argentine-Spanish coach

Mohammedan Sporting Club have appointed UEFA Pro Licence coach Fernando Santiago Varela as their head coach for the upcoming football season, the club’s director-in-charge Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan confirmed on Tuesday.
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Dependence on imported agri products will be gradually reduced: minister

The performance and progress of the Ministry of Agriculture during the government’s first 180 days had been satisfactory, the minister says
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Shipbreaking tragedy: Probe team enters vessel four days after deadly accident

Team initially suspects that hydrogen sulphide leaked through a cut up section of ballast tank
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3 more die with measles-like symptoms; combined toll reaches 918

DGHS reports 1,002 new suspected measles and 59 new confirmed cases in 24 hours
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam out of first Test against England

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the first Test against England at Headingley starting Wednesday.
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Businesses in India, Bangladesh to form B2B task forces

The proposed task forces would focus on infrastructure investment and emerging technologies
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Simeone to bench Alvarez in Atletico's LaLiga opener amid transfer standoff

Atletico Madrid will be without striker Julian Alvarez for their LaLiga opener against Malaga, coach Diego Simeone said on Tuesday as the Argentine remains embroiled in a transfer tug-of-war with Barcelona.
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What happens to the buses that are not pink?

Women-only buses may offer safer journeys, but they must not become an excuse to make the rest of Bangladesh’s transport system less welcoming to women
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Former JCD leader taken into custody after armed march in Pabna’s Ishwardi

Police seize firearm after viral video shows Jubayer Hossain Bappi walking along a main road in a white shroud
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PM launches programme to give 20,000 raincoats to Sylhet tea workers

BAPI, Chevron Bangladesh and Pandughar Group will provide the raincoats for workers in Sylhet, Moulvibazar and Habiganj
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EC confirms Fakhrul-Oli contest for Aug 20 presidential election

Voting will take place at parliament from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
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3 killed in bus-truck collision in Gopalganj

Truck driver among dead; 16 bus passengers in critical condition
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‘We’re trying to catch all the godfathers involved in drugs’: Coast Guard DG

Around 1.5 crore yaba pills seized over the past two years, he says
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3 more die of dengue, 753 hospitalised nationwide in 24 hours

Cases cross 25,600; death toll rises to 753
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Rishabh Pant fastest to 100 Test sixes

Rishabh Pant became the fastest player to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket and helped India set Sri Lanka a stiff target of 372 to win the first match in Galle on Tuesday.
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New ACC chairman, commissioners join Cabinet Division

They will report to the ACC headquarters tomorrow and be briefed on pending complaints, inquiries and investigations
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