Virat Kohli compiled a composed hundred to help defending champions India begin the World Cup with a 76-run victory over fierce rivals Pakistan.
Year: 2015
Berlin Film Festival: Panahi’s Taxi wins Golden Bear
The film Taxi by a dissident Iranian director has won the top prize at the 65th Berlin Film Festival.
Copenhagen shootings: Police kill ‘gunman’ after two attacks
Police in Copenhagen say they have shot dead a man they believe was behind two deadly attacks in the Danish capital hours earlier.
Synthetic vaccine sought to finally eradicate polio
An international team of scientists is to try to develop a wholly artificial vaccine to combat polio.
Citizens’ rights body wants Sunderban oil spill reports
The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads & Railways (NCPSRR) and Citizen Rights Movements on Saturday demanded immediate submission of reports by two probe bodies formed to investigate the Sundarbans oil spill incident over two months back. The leaders of…
Build public opinion against those killing people: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the Ulema and Sufis to build a public opinion about those who kill and torture people side by side preaching the essence of Islam. “The people are the source of all power.…
PM must take move first to end political crisis: B Chy
Expressing grave concern over the current political situation, President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday said the Prime Minister must take initiatives to end the crisis. “Bangladesh is now burning… in this critical situation, the Prime…
Oscars hopeful hits funding target for next film
An Oscar-nominated British animator is celebrating after winning a Bafta and raising enough money to fund her next film.
Ukraine crisis: Fighting rages as ceasefire nears
Fierce fighting is continuing in eastern Ukraine, hours before a ceasefire is due to come into force at midnight (22:00 GMT).
UK Party leaders make joint climate commitment
The UK’s political leaders have pledged to work together to combat climate change, whatever the election result.
Three arrested with petrol bombs in Rangpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) foiled an attempt of petrol bomb attack through capturing three workers of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal with two petrol bombs here last night.
Youth commits suicide
A youth committed suicide under a speedy train after quarreling with his wife at Teliapara in Madhabpur Upazila in the district this afternoon.
One killed, one hurt in Jamalpur Road accident
One was killed and another injured in a road accident on Jamalpur-Tangail road in sadar upazila this morning.
7 shops gutted in B’baria
Seven shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Chhati Patti in Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.
2 killed as boat capsizes in Narsingdi
Two people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a launch and an engine-run boat in the Meghna River near Srinagar village in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
10 Bangladeshis return after serving jail in India
At least ten Bangladeshi people including two children returned home through Benapole check post on Friday after serving nine months in an Indian jail.
Man killed ‘by stepbrother’ over land in Naogaon
A man was beaten to death allegedly by his stepbrother over a land-related dispute at Tilon village in Mohadevpur upazila on Friday night.
BPUP calls for stopping violence, communalism
Leaders of district unit of Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parishad (BPUP) at a human chain here have called for stopping all sorts of violence, anarchy, terrorism, killing of innocent people and communalism.
3 Juba Dal activists injured in Magura police firing
Three Juba Dal activists received bullet injures when police opened fire on a procession at Salikha Upazila under Magura district on Saturday. Local Juba Dal leaders said the firing was unprovoked. Police however said that shots were fired when processionists…
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup opener
New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 98 runs on Saturday in their World Cup opener at Hagley Oval. The Black Caps made 331 for six batting first with Corey Anderson hitting 75, Brendon McCullum 65 and Kane Williamson contributing 57.…
Australia rout England by 111 runs
Australia routed England by 111 runs in their World Cup opener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of almost 85,000 fans on Saturday. England, chasing a winning target of 343, were bowled out for 231 after Mitchell Marsh took…
Protect Sunderbans, remove plants, industries, godowns from forest
Speakers at a discussion meeting in Khulna on Saturday stressed the need for building awareness among the people to protect Sunderban, the largest mangrove forest in the world. They urged the government to declare 14th February as the Sunderban Day…
FBCCI urges BNP-led alliance to withdraw hartal
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Saturday urged the BNP-led 20-party alliance to withdraw its 72-hour nationwide hartal beginning from tomorrow (Sunday) morning. In a statement the apex trade body strongly condemned the cocktail attacks…
20-Party calls 72-hour hartal till Wednesday morning
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has called 72-hour countrywide hartal from Sunday morning till Wednesday morning as there was no sign of calling fresh polls under caretaker government, killing or maiming of leaders and activist of the alliance in ‘crossfire’ across…
Mukut’s book cover unveiled at Ekushey Book Fair
The cover of Sayed Mahmud Hasan Mukut’s second book of poetries ‘Mon Chuyeche Nil Shari Nil Tip” was unveiled at the Ekushey Book Fair of Bangla Academy on Friday. Former minister Mizanur Rahman Shelley, eminent novelist and writer Ali Iman,…
Khaleda’s office staff cooking their own food
As the law enforcers continued restricting food supply to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office for the third consecutive day, party leaders and office staff on Friday started cooking food on their own inside it for themselves. They took the…
Train derails at Godagari in Rajshahi
Rail link of Rajshahi with Chapainawabganj were cut off as a train derailed after miscreants removed fishplates from the railway track at Latitnagar Station in Godagari uapzila in Rajshahi early Saturday.
Key Iraqi town near US training base falls to Islamic State
Islamic State (IS) has captured an Iraqi town about 8km (5 miles) from an air base housing hundreds of US troops, the Pentagon says. US officials downplayed the fall of al-Baghdadi, which is within striking distance of the Ain al-Asad…
One killed in Barguna ‘gunfight’, 3 injured in Laxmipur
One Mozammel Huq was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with police at Amtali Upazila in Barguna district in the early hours of Saturday. Police said Amjad was the leader of a gang of dacoits. Five policemen were injured in the…
Badsah’s body arrives Sunday, Janaza at Baitul Mukarram after Asr
The dead-body of late Aminul Huq Badsha, former first press secretary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will arrive at dhaka hazrat shahjalal international airport on 15th february (sunday) at 12 pm from london by Bangladesh biman. The body will be received by…