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Afif blitz guides Rajshahi to 7 wicket win

Sports Reporter
Local players dominated the day with a 53-ball 76 from Rajshahi Royals all-rounder Afif Hossain trumping an unbeaten century from Cumilla Warrior batsman Dawid Malan as Rajshahi registered a seven-wicket win in their Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.
Earlier in the day, it was Tamim Iqbal and Mahedi Hasan who helped guide Dhaka Platoon to an easy eight-wicket victory against Sylhet Thunder in the first game of the day at the same venue.
In the night fixture, Rajshahi got off to a flying start in chase of the challenging 170 for eight
Biman's 787
'Achin Pakhi' arrives
Unb, Dhaka
Biman's brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner "Achin Pakhi" arrived in Dhaka from Seattle, USA, last night.
The aircraft, which left Boeing Everett Delivery Centre at 2:30pm (local time), landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:19pm, said Tasnim Akhtar, public relations manager of Biman.
The Dreamliner was named by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Biman's first and second Dreamliners - "Akash Beena" and "Hangsabalaka" -- arrived in August and December last year. The third one - "Gaangchil" arrived in July, “Rajhansa" in September and "Sonar Tori" in December this year.
Hong Kong marks Christmas Eve with clashes and tear gas Afp, Hong Kong
Hong Kong marked Christmas Eve with teargas and mall clashes yesterday night as battles between democracy activists and riot police swept through a major shopping district.
The evening's unrest was the most sustained in what has otherwise been a few weeks of comparative calm for a city upended by more than six months of violent protests.
Thousands of black-clad protesters -some wearing Santa hats and reindeer antlers - took to the streets ofTsim Sha Tsui, a usually bustling tourist district.
Clashes soon erupted with riot police firing multiple rounds of tear gas to disperse protesters throughout the evening, including outside the famous Peninsula Hotel.
Police said a "large group of rioters" had built barricades, damaged traffic lights and dug up bricks on the area's major thoroughfares.
Meanwhile, flashmob rallies were held in multiple malls across the financial hub, with protesters chanting anti-government slogans.
In Harbour City, a luxury mall, police used pepper spray and batons when a group of plainclothes officers were discovered and surrounded, an AFP reporter on the scene said.
The plainclothes officers made multiple arrests as the crowds threw objects and heckled them.
Riot police quickly arrived at the scene, one aiming a shotgun at protesters as shops quickly shuttered.
Flashmob rallies formed in at least four other locations on Tuesday night with riot police trying to disperse crowds shouting chants and heckling officers.
Footage posted on social media from a mall in Yuen Long district showed a man barging into a police officer and leaping one storey below in a bid to avoid arrest.
In a statement, police said officers were responding to reports protesters were vandalising shops in the mall and that the man who fell was taken to hospital in a conscious state and arrested for assault.
Christmas today
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at the churches.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the occasion.
The president will host a reception at the Bangabhaban on the occasion.
Archbishop of Bangladesh, ambassadors and representatives of different foreign missions, distinguished persons of the Christian community, religious leaders, and professionals will join the reception.
A group of singers will perform the Christmas carol at the reception.
Later, President Hamid will cut a Christmas cake with members of the Christian community.
Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar, different private TV channels, and radio stations will air special programmes highlighting the significance of the day.
Afif blitz guides
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posted by Cumilla. The two Rajshahi openers, Afif and Liton Das, raced to 60 before the latter was dismissed for a 19-ball 27 off a Mujeeb Ur Rahman delivery in the seventh over. Afif was dismissed in the 16th over but his incredible knock, featuring eight fours and two maximums, made the chase look easy for Rajshahi. Ravi Bopara smashed an unbeaten 23-ball 41 to help Rajshahi reach victory with 13 balls to spare.
Earlier, Cumilla batsman Malan became the second centurion of the tournament when he smashed an unbeaten 54-ball 100 to help his side post a challenging total.
Malan, who opened the innings for Cumilla, carried his bat through the innings as he smashed nine fours and five sixes to get to the three-figure mark. However, Soumya Sarkar's 22-ball 20 was the next best score by a Cumilla player as only two other batsmen were able to cross the double-figure mark. Rajshahi pacer Mohammad Irfan, who was on a hat-trick in the 19th over, returned impressive figures of two for 23.