Real topped the list published on Thursday, with an annual revenue of 577 million euros (443 million pounds) as the combined figure for the top 20 Money League clubs rose by eight percent to a record high of 6.6 billion…
Month: January 2016
Bangladesh face resurgent Zimbabwe in 4th T20I Friday
Bangladesh will play against the visiting Zimbabwe in their last match of the four-match T20I series with an advantage of a 2-1 lead at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) in Khulna on Friday. The match will begin at 3:00pm,…
2nd Division Kabaddi League will begin Sunday
The 2nd Division Kabaddi League will begin Sunday at the Kabaddi Stadium.A total of eight teams,split into two groups, will take part in the league, organised by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation (BKF).
BCB announces preliminary squad for Asia Cup, ICC World T20
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced a 25-member preliminary squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and the ICC World Twenty20.The selected players will take part in a nearly month-long preparation camp in Khulna and Chittagong.
Members of Parliament for NCD Forum Bangladesh formed
The prevalence of non–communicable diseases (NCDs) is surging globally. Yet, NCDs receive less than 3% of annual development assistance for health to low and middle income countries. It is therefore mandatory to establish political will and prioritizing NCDs in the…
Sunny Leone wows web over grilling about porn past
A Bollywood actress has a new film coming out so she appears on TV to be questioned by one of India’s leading interviewers. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty it seems, when the interviewee is Sunny Leone, the Canadian-born former…
India environment watchdog anger over Ganges pollution
India’s environment watchdog has criticised the government for failing to clean up the Ganges river. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) said it was “unfortunate” that both the federal and Uttar Pradesh governments had failed to clean the river. A petitioner…
HC rejects Kh Mosharraf petition
STAFF REPORTER The High Court yesterday rejected a writ petition filed by BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain challenging the trial proceedings and lower court’s indictment order against him in connection with a money laundering case.
Two Municipal mayors arrested in Rajshahi
Rajshahi Correspondent Police have arrested two newly elected mayors of Tanor and Putiya Municipal of Rajshahi from different places in different time.
BNP holds review meeting with diplomats at Gulshan office
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday informed diplomats from different missions about the rigging and irregularities during the recently concluded municipal polls.
Raushan is too old to become co-chairman: Ershad
STAFF REPORTER Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad yesterday said he wanted to make his wife Raushan Ershad as party co-chairman but she has become older.
Case filed against 5 cops for assaulting woman
Court Correspondent A woman on Wednesday noon filed a case against five police officials including Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jatrabari Police Station Aboni Shankar Kor and four other police personnel for allegedly assaulting her.
Oceans may have more plastic than fish by 2050
The world’s oceans may have more plastic debris than fish by the year 2050, according to a report produced by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and published by the World Economic Forum.
5 Bangladeshi teenagers back home thru’ Benapole
Five Bangladeshi teenagers who were trafficked to India three years back returned home through Benapole check post on Tuesday night.Indian police handed them over to Bangladesh Immigration Police at night.
BCL activist hacked to death in Sylhet
An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was hacked to death allegedly by some activists of the organisation he belonged to in the city on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Quazi Habib, an activist of the city unit of…
Sramik League leader hacked dead in Narsingdi
A Sramik League leader was hacked to death by miscreants at Birpur in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Omar Faruk, 28, organising secretary of Sramik League of word no. 2 Narsingdi municipality unit and son of…
1 killed in Gaibandha road accident
One person was killed and 10 others were injured when a bus carrying them rammed into a tree on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway near Mahila College area in Gobindaganj upazila on Wednesday morning.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Three day labourers killed in Rangpur
Three day labourers were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a human hauler (Nasimon) at Jaigirhat Pakapul on the Rangpur-Bogra highway in Mithapukur upazila on Tuesday night.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Six live bombs recovered in Jessore
Police recovered six live bombs from Kholadanga area in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.Police said being informed that two rival groups—one led by Hasan and Azizul and another by Hemayet—were taking preparation for a clash with firearms, police conducted a…
Four-nations expert group on water management on cards
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) today decided to form an experts group for exchanging best practices in water resources management and on specifics of the identified projects, power trade, inter grid connectivity, flood forecasting and other areas of possible…
Cop killed as police van falls into ditch in Feni
A policeman was killed and three others were injured as a police pickup van fell into a roadside ditch after being hit by a truck at Kajirdighi on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as…
26 Bangladeshi ‘terrorists’ nabbed, deported from Singapore
Twenty-six Bangladeshis, who were arrested in Singapore earlier suspecting their involvement in terror groups, have been sent back home in batches in November and December last.There has been no case against them and they were the followers of Ahle Hadith…
Youth held with arms, ammo in Rajshahi
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a young man along with a foreign-made pistol, six rounds of bullet and a magazine at Sapura in the city on Tuesday afternoon.The arrested was identified as Saurov Hossain, 30, son of Siddikur…
Messi and Suarez to miss Barca’s Cup game at Bilbao
Messi had to come off at halftime in Sunday’s 6-0 demolition of the Basque club in La Liga and while tests on Monday ruled out a hamstring strain the Argentina captain has been rested as a precaution.Suarez was given a…
15th amendment revoking CG illegal:BNP
In the wake of the Chief Justice’s (CJ’s) comment that writing judgement by judges after their retirement unconstitutional, BNP on Wednesday claimed the 15th amendment to the constitution revoking the caretaker government system is illegal as it was done based…
3rd T20I: Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 31 runs
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 31 runs in their 3rd match of the four-match T20I series at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) on Wednesday.With this win Zimbabwe reduced the series lead 1-2. The fourth and last match of the series will…
Dominant Serena powers into Open third round
Dominant world number one and defending champion Serena Williams powered into the Australian Open third round Wednesday with a straight-sets demolition of Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei.The six-time Melbourne Park winner, who is gunning to equal Steffi Graf’s Open-era record of 22…
Shakib touches 400-wkt milestone
World famed all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan touched 400 wickets milestone as the first Bangladesh player in international cricket. Shakib reached the milestone during the third match of the four-match T20I series against Zimbabwe at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna…
Terror attack on Pakistani university at least 30 killed
At least 30 people are dead and 50 injured after a group of militants stormed a university in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, in an attack that lasted hours.The gunmen used the cover of thick, wintry fog to scale the walls…
N Korea’s propaganda war with Seoul starting to get out of hand
Days after Seoul resumed blasting K-pop and derisive messages about Kim Jong-un’s wife across the DMZ in response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test, Pyongyang escalated the propaganda war by raining leaflets on South Korea that compared President Park Geun-hye…