Dhaka – Argentina’s Juan Monaco took advantage of defending champion Jack Sock’s aching shoulder and leg cramps to rally for a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory Sunday, winning his second U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship nine months after major wrist surgery.”It’s…
Dhaka – Off-cutter sensation Mustafizur Rahman is expected to play for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on Tuesday. The 4th match of the 9th edition T20 format IPL…
Dhaka – Dipu Lal of Nordic Club earned the double crown in the Independence Day Runner Open Tennis Tournament clinching the men’s singles and doubles titles beating their opponents in the finals at Ramna National Tennis Complex here on Monday.Deputy…
Jhenidah – A police constable was killed by a bullet fired accidentally from his own rifle at Kotchandpur Police Station in Kotchandpur upazila on Monday.Mohammad Altaf Hossain, superintendent of the district, said constable Solaiman Hossain, 25, son of Modasser Mollah…
Sylhet – An alleged robber was beaten to death by a mob in Jangail area of Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Joynal, 35, son of a robber ringleader Sarder Alta alias ‘Hadai robber’ of Paikraja village of…
Chittagong – A woman and a young man were killed due to electrocution at Bothatia Nagpara village in Lohagara upazila on Sunday night.The deceased were identified as Rita Rani Devi, 29, wife of Bhashu Debnath of the village, and Ashutosh…
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the ruling Awami League cannot tolerate alternative views as it has been suffering from an ‘ego syndrome’.“Awami League has long been suffering from an ‘ego syndrome’. They can’t take the…
Satkhira – A man was killed as a Phensidyl laden private car plunged into a roadside ditch at Labsha village in Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Enamul Haque, inspector of the Detective Branch (DB) of police,…
Khulna – The indefinite strike enforced by the employees of seven state-owned jute mills in the district to press home their five-point demand entered the eighth day on Monday.The workers of the mills took position at different places of the…
Meherpur – Police arrested BNP executive committee member and former MP from Meherpur-1 constituency Masud Arun from his house in Kasharipara area of the district town on Monday morning on charge of sabotage plan.Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Iqbal Bahar…
Barisal – Police in a drive arrested 14 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir from a madrasah of the upazila on Sunday evening on sabotage charges.
Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Asaduzaman Miah on Monday said all necessary steps have been taken to ensure foolproof security for the celebrations of Pahela Baishakh across the capital.Nine observation towers will be set up at the main venues…
Tangail – An elderly man was allegedly beaten to death by rivals over land related dispute in Babna para village in Sadar upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Nur Hossain, 75, a resident of the village.Jahirul Islam, officer-in-charge of…
Nilphamari – Three people, including an HSC examinee, were killed in a road crash in Kishoreganj upazila of the district on Monday.The deceased were identified as Masud Khan, 25, son of Shamsul Khan of Singergari Pathanpara village, his cousin Abdul…
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday called his visit to a memorial to victims of the 1945 US nuclear attack on Hiroshima “gut-wrenching” and said it was a reminder of the need to pursue a world free of…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said time has come to think about the ruling Awami League in a newer way to keep it dynamic and vibrant, unb news agency reported. The Prime Minister said this when the…
Dhaka – The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzaman Miah on Monday said all security measures have been taken to ensure foolproof security of Pahela Baisakh celebration venues in the capital. Nine observation towers will be set up in the…
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday claimed that his party is not frustrated despite killing of more than 500 leaders and activists of the party and its front organisations implicating about 4.5 lakh others in several thousand…
The High Court Monday stayed the proceedings of 72 cases filed against Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam for allegedly defaming Awami League president Sheikh Hasina by publishing unsubstantiated information provided by the military intelligence during the army-controlled interim government in…
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for amendments to the National Hajj and Umrah Policy-2016 (Hijri 1437) and Hajj Package 2016 (Hijri 1437) by doubling the number of hajj pilgrims to 10,000 under government management, unb news…
Dhaka – Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali left here for Turkey on Monday morning to attend the 13th Islamic Summit Conference being held in Istanbul. The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has said leaders of the…
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail granted by the High Court to BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar in the Fulgazi upazila parishad chairman Ekramul Haque killing case, unb news agency reported. A four-member bench of…
Dhaka – The High court stayed for six months the local government ministry’s order of suspension of Gazipur city corporation mayor professor M.A.Mannan. The High court bench of justice Kamrul Islam Siddiquee and Justice Rajik Al Jalil issued the order…
Rajshahi Correspondent Normal livelihood of the region, particularly of the vast barind tract, is being affected badly due to the ongoing sultry weather that is being experienced by the people in the current month. An uneasy situation is prevailing everywhere.…
Cultural Desk On the occasion of Pohela Boishakh, singer and musician Joy Shahriar has released a brand new single named Ami Nei. The music video of the song will be available today on the singer’s Youtube channel and Facebook page.…
Health Desk The weather is warmer, the birds are chirping, and the flowers are blossoming. But for you? That means your eyes are itchy, your nose is runny, and your head feels like it’s under more pressure than a batter…
More than 250 Malaysian schools were closed on Monday due to a heatwave brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon which is severely affecting food production and causing chronic water shortages in many countries. Authorities ordered schools in the…
Space Opera “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was the big winner at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, taking best film and breakthrough performance for its star Daisy Ridley. It also scooped best villain for Adam Driver’s turn as the…
Entertainment Desk Actress Priyanka Chopra bags another prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award. She won the award in the “Best Actress of the Year” category for her role of “Kashibai” in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Bajirao Mastani. Expressing excitement over the…
From birds that remove their babies’ “dirty diapers” to crows that store their tools, nature is full of orderly species. An eastern bluebird flies away from its nest with a sac of its babies’ poop in Florida. Kids, listen up:…