The qualifying round of ICC T20 World Cup 2016 will kick off in India tomorrow (Tuesday).The cricketing extravaganza is being hosted by India, and a total of 36 matches will be contested by 16 teams.However, the qualifying round featuring eight…
Day: March 7, 2016
Tigers off to India
Bangladesh national cricket team , lead by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, left here for India this morning to take part in qualifying round match against the Netherlands scheduled to be held on Wednesday (March 9) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association…
World Twenty20 past champions
The five past winners of the World Twenty20, which starts with the preliminary phase on Tuesday:2014 – SRI LANKA Sri Lanka defeated India by six wickets to lift the 2014 title in Mirpur, Bangladesh, to atone for their defeat in…
One killed by robbers in Madaripur
A businessman, who received bullet injuries while trying to resist a group of robbers from looting jewelry shops at Miar Haat area in Kalkini upazila early Monday, died at Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital on Monday noon.The deceased was identified…
Dhaka-Mymensingh rail communication snapped for 6 hrs
Train communication in the Dhaka-Mymensingh route remained suspended for six hours after a train collided with a truck at Kewatkhali rail crossing on Monday morning.Officer-in charge of GRP Police Station Ahad Ali said Dhaka-bound passenger train ‘Bhawal-56’ hit a truck…
Policeman crushed under bus in Gaibandha
A policeman was killed as a bus ran over him in Hawakhana area on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Gobindaganj upazila early Monday.Mojammel Haque, officer-in-charge of Gobindaganj Police Station, said the Dhaka-bound bus from Rangpur ran over assistant sub-inspector of Rangpur Reserve…
Two ‘rapists’ held in Jessore
Police on Monday arrested two youths in connection with the rape of a physically challenged girl at Mobarakkathi village in Sadar upazila earlier on March 3.Officer-in charge of Sadar Police Station Ilias Hossain said following a news in this connection…
Throat-slit body found in Panchagarh
Police recovered the throat-slit body of a tractor driver from Santinagar area of Tentulia upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Abbas Ali, 25, son of Tabibur Rahman, a resident of the area of Bhojonpur union.Sares Chandra, officer-in-charge of…
150 rare species tortoises seized in Jessore
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized 150 tortoises of a rare species from Mandartala area in Sadar upazila of Jessore district early Monday.Rab-6 sources said tipped off that some rare species tortoises were being smuggled into the country from…
CEPZ workers stage demo for wage increment
Workers of a factory in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) staged demonstration in front main gate of the EPZ on Monday morning demanding wage increment.The workers of ‘Yang International’, a Korean factory, blocked the main gate of CEPZ around 8.30am…
Gold ornaments looted from jewelry shops
Robbers looted 30-35 tolas of gold ornaments from three shops in Miarhat area of Kalkini upazila early Monday.Kripa Sindu Bala, officer-in-charge of Kalkini Police Station, said a gang of robbers, numbering 5-6, stormed into three jewelry shops – Joy Jewelers,…
Police constable killed in Dinajpur road accident
A police constable was killed and four others including an assistant sub-inspector injured as a police van collided against a roadside tree in Chilapara area of Setabganj municipality in Bochaganj upazila.The deceased was identified as Abdul Latif, a constable of…
Filmmaker Khalid Mahmood Mithu dies
National Film Award-winning filmmaker Khalid Mahmood Mithu has died in a freak accident at Dhaka’s Dhanmondi.Dhanmodi Police Station OC Nure Azam said a tree fell on the rickshaw Mithu he was riding at Road 4 at Dhanmondi on Monday noon.He…
Inventor of email, Raymond Tomlinson, dies
New York-Raymond Tomlinson, the inventor of modern email and a technological leader, has died, his employer said Sunday. Tomlinson died Saturday, the Raytheon Co. said; the details were not immediately available. Email existed in a limited capacity before Tomlinson in…
Ghost like octopus discovered in Hawaii
Scientists have discovered a “ghostlike” octopus in deep water off Hawaii that appears to belong to a previously unknown species, researchers said.A submersible research craft spotted the small, translucent octopus by chance around 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) underwater off Necker…
Depressive symptoms may indicate Alzheimer’s risk
People who are frequently diagnosed with depression may run higher risk of having Alzheimer’s disease later as researcher have found that use of antidepressants is more common among people who go on to develop the most common form of dementia.Antidepressants…
Gang leader killed in a gunfight at Magura
An alleged ringleader of an inter-district robber gang was reportedly killed in a gunfight with police in Kushundi Boro Bridge area of Magura Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Aminul Islam alias Litan Hossain Molla, 33, son of…
Latin dancing may prove healthy for elderly
A little cha cha cha or salsa can help older adults walk faster, improve their physical fitness and as a result may decrease the risk for heart disease than a health education programme, reveals a study.The results showed that the…
Messi bags brace in Barca win
A double from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona secure a 4-0 victory at Eibar in La Liga on Sunday that moved them 11 points clear at the top and brought up 100 goals for their lethal strikeforce.Munir El Haddadi, who was…
Confce on “Stemming illicit flow of funds ” in Habiganj
Dhaka – Bangladesh Bank governor Dr. Atiur Rahman on Sunday said that money laundering is the biggest crime in the financial sector. “If money laundering is not checked, it would affect the financial stability of the country”, he said while…
Qimiao Fan new WB chief in Dhaka
The World Bank has appointed Qimiao Fan as the new Country Director for Bangladesh.A Chinese national, Fan was the country director for Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine before this new appointment.The Dhaka office of the global lender said he would start…
A look at China’s CO2 emissions
China’s carbon emissions, by far the world’s highest, may have peaked in 2014, according to a study published on Monday, potentially putting Beijing under pressure to toughen its climate pledges.China has promised to bring greenhouse gas emissions to a peak…
Three shot in Sydney siege
Three people have been shot and hostages may have been taken at a factory on the outskirts of Sydney, Australian police said on Monday, although it was not immediately clear what had sparked the incident.A spokesperson for the New South…
Police doubt mother’s ‘confession of killing’ two children
Mahfuza Malek Jasmine ‘admitted to killing’ the two children once during initial interrogation by RAB and again in police custody, but ‘without any emotion’, the law enforcers said.Though the mother of two slain children has ‘admitted’ to the crime, police…
Congratulations to UPM VC Aini Ideris
It is heartening to learn that Prof. Datin Paduka Dr. Aini Ideris has been appointed Vice Chancellor of Malaysia’s leading research university – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Prior to joining the present post Dr. Aini was the UPM corporate strategy…
Bangladesh finish runners-up for 2nd time in T20 Asia Cup
Shikhar Dhawan’s half century helped India clinched the 13th Asia Cup title with an emphatic 8-wicket victory over the hosts Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday.
No comment on judiciary, have patience: AG
Worried at the controversies over Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s remarks on the prosecution, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Sunday urged all to exercise restraint in making comments on such issues as those are ‘unconstitutional’.
Uttara Gas explosion,Sumaiya dies leaving lone son
After the death of her husband and two children, today Sumaiya, who was injured in the horrific Uttara gas explosion in the new flat she moved into with her family on February 26, died at a hospital in city’s Mohammadpur…
Former 1st lady Nancy Reagan dies at the age of 94
Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president — and finally during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease — has died. She was 94.
Human chain by BAU fisheries student to protest PCS’s decision
BAU Correspondent Students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) of Fisheries faculty in Mymensingh made a human chain in front of the Shilpacharya Joynal Abedin Auditorium at 11:30 am protesting against the PSC’s decision that the Zoology Department students also can…