Shakib will leave the country for Singapore Sunday for the advance treatment of this particular problem which was first diagnosed during the WC in India. Ace all-rounder Shakib al Hasan is likely to miss a large part of the Bangladesh Premier League due to his eyesight problem. He will leave the country for Singapore Sunday for the advance treatment of this particular problem which was first diagnosed during the World Cup in India. It is not confirmed yet when he will return to the country as it will depend on the treatment procedure.  "He has been struggling with eyesight problem for some time now. I think he has been in touch with the doctors regularly. The doctors only could say in what stage the problem is now," said Rangpur Riders captain Nurul Hasan after his side's five-wicket defeat to Fortune Barishal at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur Saturday. Shakib could not contribute much with the willow for the Riders as he scored just two but with the cherry, he took 2/16 in four overs. "Shakib has always been a vital part of the team," Nurul added. During the 2023 World Cup, Shakib consulted doctors in India twice. Before the BPL, he went to London for treatment but reached Dhaka ahead of Rangpur's first match.  

Najmul Hossain Shanto is one of the top run scorers of Bangladesh Premier League.At the time of writing this report, Shanto is number two. Shanto's team Sylhet Strikers is one of the best teams in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League. They have not lose any match yet. Shanto's contribution is also playing a big role here. So far he has played an innings of 57 runs and two forties. Last week against Dhaka Dominators Shanto played an innings of 57 runs at a strike rate of 146. This is the main problem of Najmul Shanto in T20 cricket, he is not able to maintain this 146 strike rate. Still one of the best run scorers in BPL-2023 edition with a strike rate of 111. Among the top ten run scorers in the Bangladesh Premier League, Najmul Hossain Shanto has the lowest strike rate. In the top ten run scorers, no one's strike rate is below 120, except Afif Hossain's 119. The average strike rate of Najmul Shanto in the national team drops to 108. ODI strike rate of Najmul Hossain Shanto is shockingly bad (60). Bangladesh cricket analyst and first division cricketer Syed Abid Hussain Sami calls this strike rate normal. According to Sami, “Every team has a different game plan. As part of that plan, Sylhet wants Shanto to stay on the wicket for at least 15-16 overs of their batting innings. Implementing this plan, Shanto's strike rate is going down." Sami says that when you consider Najmul Hossain Shanto, you have to check the reality also. In international cricket, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has so far invested the most for Najmul Hossain Shanto. On the conrary, in international cricket the output has not been up to expectation so far. Syed Abid Hussain Sami says technical weakness of special bowlers is seen. Nazmul Hossain Shanto played for the national team for the first time in 2017. In six years, he also played 40 innings in international test cricket, averaging 25 runs. In fifteen ODIs, Najmul Hossain Shanto's average is just 14 runs. He was the most run-scoring batsman for Bangladesh in the 2022 T20 World Cup. In T20 World Cup, this opening batter of Bangladesh has batted at a strike rate of 114. Former Bangladeshi cricketer Aftab Ahmed thinks that the legside shot range of Najmul Shanto is less. He has to improve a lot.

Jinnah Hospital in Kabul funded by Pakistan is experiencing serious administrative and operational issues due to the non-availability of funds.   The Pak-funded hospital is not able to disburse salaries, pay the cost of medicines and meet other operational expenditures. The hospital is not even in a position to provide clean drinking water.   Pakistan Embassy in Kabul, in this context, has, therefore, requested the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs to consider approaching an international organization, through the Afghan authorities, for necessary financial assistance, if it was not possible for Pak MoFA to resolve the outstanding issues within a short period of time.   Notably, Now Pakistan itself is facing heavy external debt and rising inflation. As Pakistan’s economic woes continue, the country’s trade deficit has been on the rise for nine consecutive months owing to an unprecedented increase in imports while exports stagnated at around USD 2.5 billion to USD 2.8 billion a month.   The federal government debt jumped to PKR 42.8 trillion by February 2022, an addition of PKR 18.1 trillion in three and a half years, according to the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) monthly debt bulletin released on Tuesday.   Source: The Print

Awami League Publicity and Publication Secretary Hasan Mahmud said, I have come to know through newspapers and social media that there is a problem between BNP leaders Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. I would request BNP leaders to stop delivering meaningless speech while competing to criticize the Awami League General Secretary and other leaders. I would also request them to stay behind from the role of standing beside the drug addicts. He said these while delivering speech as the chief guest at a discussion titled ‘Conspiracy and lying by BNP and Jamaat against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’ organized by Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote at the rehearsal room of Jatiya Shilpakala Academy on Monday. Hasan Mahmud said, BNP killed people with fire by pouring petrol on them. The speech of human rights does not suit to them. When the government took stance against the militants then BNP stood beside them. At present when the anti narcotic drive is going on they stand beside the drug addicts. BNP patronizes militants, drugs and drug addicts. He said, the anti liberation and the anti Bangabandhu forces took the path of killing Bangabandhu after being failed politically. Today the force is active against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina like the way they did conspiracy against Bangabandhu led by BNP and others. That type of conspiracy was revealed through the speech of Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury. AH

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) K M Nurul Huda has said, dual citizenship is the major problem for making Bangladeshi expatriates as voters. Because, there is no legality of dual citizenship in many countries of the world. He said these at a seminar titled ‘National Identity Card distribution and voting rights application for the expatriates Bangladeshi citizens’ organized at the Hotel Sonargaon in the capital on Thursday. Director General of National Identity Registration Wing Brigadier General Mohammad Saidul Islam presented the key note paper in the seminar. CEC Nurul Huda said, though postal vote was inaugurated in 2008 to ensure voting rights of expatriates but that was not made active. Letters were issued from different departments including Prime Minister to ensure voting rights of expatriates. Election Commission (EC) is working on the matter by giving proper importance. Huge campaign will be originated over the methods before the election. CEC said, more than one crore Bangladeshi citizens are living in different countries of the world. There was demand for long days to ensure their voting rights. National Identity Registration Wing DG Brigadier General Mohammad Saidul Islam recommended for practicing voting rights for the expatriates on a limited range based on experiment. Decision will be taken later considering the advantage and disadvantages. In the key note paper he said, to step up the registration process for expatriates, equipments and skilled IT officials should be appointed to set up local server in each embassy and for building up registration team in proportionate with expatriates. He also said, the main challenges for voting in exile are, setting up huge number of vote centers and expenditure, ensuring security for the vote centers, preventing violence, ensuring transparency and secrecy of postal ballot. Different government officials, current and retired EC officials, Bangladeshi ambassadors in different countries, educationists and political leaders took part in the seminar. AH 

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will solve the Rohingya crisis like the way she solved the problem regarding Padma bridge. He said this to the newsmen while answering a question after receiving grants from different persons and organizations for Rohingyas at a hotel in Cox’s Bazar on Monday. Obaidul Quader said, though a working group was formed to solve the Rohingya crisis but it is impossible to send all Rohingyas in a day. It is a long term process. It could not be said that the problem will end immediately. But the government will not fail to solve the crisis. He said, huge development was done in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in its roads, educational institutions and electricity service. The development in the hills could be seen by reviewing the situation before and after of signing the peace agreement. The main problem of the Chittagong Hill Tracts is land. To solve the problem government is fully sincere. A meeting will be arranged with Jana Sanghati Samity Chairman Santu Larma very soon. Discussion will hold on how to implement the unresolved conditions of the treaty. Member of Parliament Saymum Sarwar Komol, Asheq Ullah Rafiq, Abdur Rahman Bodi, Shamsul Haque Chowdhury, Ekramul Chowdhury, Deputy Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar Md. Ali Hossain, Police Super Dr. AKM Iqbal Hossain, Awami League Organizing Secretary Enamul Haque Shamim and President of Cox’s Bazar district Awami League Advocate Sirajul Mostafa were also present on the occasion. AH