The 32-team Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) Media Cup Cricket Tournament 24 advanced to the quarterfinal stages on the third day of the meet at the Outer Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday. Eight teams - Bangladesh Pratidin, Independent TV, T-Sports, Jugantor, ATN Bangla, Channel i , Somoy TV and The Business Standard – reached the quarterfinals, eliminating their rivals in the day's matches. ICC bans wayward Nasir for two years from all cricket activities In the quarterfinals on Wednesday, Bangladesh Pratidin will face Independent TV at 10 am while Somoy TV will play The Business Standard, also at 10 am at the same venue. T-Sports will play Dainik Jugantor at 11 am while ATN Bangla will meet Channel i, also at 11 am in the day's other quarterfinals. BCB unveils ticket prices for Dhaka Phase of BPL In the day's matches, Somoy TV beat Deepto TV by 25 runs; ATN Bangla defeated Desh Rupantor by 11 runs; Independent TV beat Dainik Samakal by five wickets; Dainik Jugantor beat ATN News by 17 runs; The Business Standard earned an exciting win over Channel 24 in super over; Channel i beat Kaler Kantho by 36 runs; Somoy TV defeated Bangla Vision by three wickets while T- Sports beat Ekhon Television in the last ball thriller. BCB announces women's U-19 team for Tri-nation T20 Cricket Tournament in Cox's Bazar Thirty two teams from different newspapers, news agencies and electronics media are taking part in the tournament on a knock basis competitions.

Independent TV’s online in-charge and news anchor Golam Kibria tested positive for coronavirus on Friday.

Forty-seven employees of Independent TV, who had been in isolation, completed the quarantine period and are now ready to get back to work.   They were sent to home-quarantine on April 3 after one of their colleagues tested positive for coronavirus.   Besides, the journalist who was diagnosed with COVID-19 is also doing well.   "Very happy to inform you that all the 47 colleagues of Independent TV, who had been in isolation, completed the quarantined period on April 9, 2020. They are all in sound health and are not showing any symptom of COVID-19,” its CEO and Editor-in-Chief M Shamsur Rahman said in a message.   As per IEDCR, the staff can resume office.   “But to be on the safer side, we have decided to wait for another couple of days before asking them to rejoin office,” he said.   Meanwhile, he said their colleague, who is infected with coronavirus, is still in institutional quarantine.   “He does not have fever anymore or sore throat. He only has a mild dry cough. We are all praying for his speedy recovery.”