Dhaka – Pakistan’s head coach Waqar Younis resigned on Monday weeks after his team’s humiliating exit from the World Twenty20 tournament at the group stage.The 2009 champions had been widely blasted by fans following a lacklustre performance with just one…
DHAKA – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld the verdict of High Court that ordered the eight footballers must have to play for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmandi Club. A bench of the Appellate Division headed by Justice Syed…
Dhaka – Australia’s Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson expects to be competing by late next month as she continues her fightback from a badly broken wrist, reports said Monday.The 29-year-old, who won the 100 metres hurdles gold at London in…
CHUADANGA – A six-storied barrack for the female police working in Chuadanga district would be constructed at the local police line. Chuadanga police superintendent office source said the construction work of the female police barrack is expected to be started…
KHULNA – A view exchange meeting on ‘Anti-Corruption Movement at Local Level: Possibility and Challenge’ was held today at a local hotel in the city.Organised by Sacheton Nagorik Committee (SANAC), the meeting was addressed as chief guest by Khulna divisional…
HABIGANJ – A minor girl was killed and her sister injured when a wall of their house collapsed on them at a slum of Lalchan area under Chunarughat upazila of the district early this morning.The deceased was Sathi Sautal, 8,…
BOGRA – Two people were killed in a bomb explosion in Sherpur upazila of the district Sunday night.The identities of the deceased could not be known.Local people said, a bomb went off inside the house of Mahbubur Rahman at Juanpur…
Chittagong – Three people, including two brothers, were killed in ‘police firing’ at Gandamara village in Banshkhali upazila on Monday during a demonstration against the construction of a coal-based power plant there.Twenty people, including 10 cops, were also injured as…
Dhaka – The final round of the IGP Cup 14th National Youth (Under-21) Kabaddi Championship, under the auspices of Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation (BKF), will be inaugurated at the Kabaddi Stadium here on Tuesday.The Inspector General of Police and President of…
Dhaka – Bangladesh off-cutter sensation Mustafizur Rahman has been included in the ICC World Twenty20 team of the tournament.The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the 12-member team, selected by a six-member panel, on Monday.He was named 12th man of the…
Dhaka – The Cabinet accepted on Monday four recommendations placed by the Local Government Division to remove unauthorised bars, guesthouses and hotels from residential areas of the cities across the country after giving them a six-month deadline. The Local Government…
Comilla -Doctors of Forensic Department at Comilla Medical College Hospital in their first autopsy did not find any evidence of rape before the death of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu. “We didn’t find any evidence of rape and…
Some low-lying plants face a watery future, but the legacy of Fukushima is spurring action. The San Onofre plant on California’s coast has shutdown, but there’s disagreement over storing its toxic waste close to the shoreline. Photograph by Mark Boster,…
Gentoo penguins climb up a snowy slope on Danco Island in the Western Antarctic Peninsula on March 14, 2016; Photograph by Carolyn Van Houten A flurry of snowflakes swirls past in the cold morning air—at least they look like snow—but…
Health Desk Experts agree that most folks are OD’ing on sugar—a disaster for our health and waistlines. Spend the next three weeks ditching the sweet stuff, rewiring your cravings, and feeling better every day. Mounting research shows that going overboard…
Health Desk With shorts season around the corner, you’re probably in the midst of prepping your skin for the warmer temps. (Hello, there, long-lost razor.) But young or old, rail-thin or curvy, light or dark, if you’ve inherited the genetic…
Showtime Desk Douglas Wilmer, the actor who portrayed the classic role of Sherlock Holmes in the mid 60s, has died at the age of 96. Wilmer died in a hospital in Ipswich, England on Thursday, March 31. He was suffering…
Culture Desk Bangladeshi fusion band Chirkutt confirms a new musical collaboration with Latin Grammy winning producer-artist Johan Alcover. The band, which is currently in tour in USA, made the announcement via a Facebook post on Sunday afternoon. The band informs…
Satellite technology plays a crucial role in measuring greenhouse gas emissions globally, the heads of several space agencies agreed Sunday as they vowed to work together to develop a coordinated monitoring system. The pledge comes after a landmark climate accord…
Berlin — An international coalition of media outlets on Sunday published what it said was an extensive investigation into the offshore financial dealings of the rich and famous, based on a vast trove of documents provided by an anonymous source.…
Dhaka – Railway police arrested a man along with 25 gold bars from Kamalapur Railway Station on Monday morning. The arrestee was identified as Joynal Abedin, 57, hailing from Chittagong. Abdul Majid, officer-in-charge of Kamalapur Government Railway Police Station said…
Dhaka – Prominent filmmaker Shahidul Islam Khokon died at a hospital in the city on Monday morning. He was at 59. He breathed his last at Uttara Adhunik Hospital at 8:15am, said Mushfiqur Rahman Guljar, gereal secretary of Chalachitra Porichalak…
Khulna – Workers of seven state owned jute mills in Khulna went on an indefinite strike on Monday to press home their five-point demand. The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and non-CBA Oikya Parishad of the seven jute mills — Crescent…
Last month, the NTPC plant near Farakka barrage was shut down after flow dipped. The Ganga that has nourished the Indian civilisation for centuries has recorded a historically low inflow in its lower reaches this year, going by the evidence…
Sharon Robinson Today is Opening Day — a day that brings back a lot of memories of my father Jackie Robinson. They are memories that my mother and I carried with us when, last week, President Obama and First Lady…
West Indians made history on Sunday as they won both the World T20 and the Women’s World T20 titles. This was the second world cup won by the West Indian team and the first one by the Caribbean women’s team.…