Dhaka – The Walton-DRU Media Cup Football Tournament,organized by Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) and sponsored by Walton Group, will begin on Sunday (Aug 28) at the Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.Thirty four teams of different prints,…
Dhaka – Avik Sarker of Bangladesh finished 76th in the World Junior Chess Championship that concluded in Bhubaneswar city of Odisha state, India on Sunday.The National Junior Chess Champion of Bangladesh, Avik earned 4 points from 13 round games.In last…
Dhaka – Bangladesh national cricket team spinner Arafat Sunny’s father Abdur Rahim died in the city in the wee hours on Sunday. Abdur Rahim, 60, fell sick on Saturday night and died on way to a hospital in the city.Abdur…
Dhaka: Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal no three as trough of well marked low lies over the northeast bay. Under its influence deep convection is taking place…
Dhaka – When it was all over, when they had the title they had coveted for years, Serbia’s jubilant players hungthe country’s flag over one of the floating cages in the pool.The soaked flag said it all. Serbia had finally…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Railway will start selling the advance train tickets on August 29 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Railways Minister M Mazibul Hoque came up with the announcement at a press briefing at his ministry on Sunday. Tickets for September…
Dhaka-The Ninth Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the charge hearing in the Niko graft case against 11 persons including BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to October 2.
Dhaka: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Sunday decided to allow Grameenphone to introduce a new number series beginning with ‘013’ on conditions. The decision came following a meeting of the commission, BTRC chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood told UNB. According…
Dhaka – Luis Suarez scored a hat trick and Lionel Messi added two more goals as Barcelona started its Spanish league title defense in style by routing Real Betis 6-2 on Saturday.Suarez, who led scoring in La Liga with 40…
Chittagong: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese President Xi Jinping will jointly inaugurate the work on the tunnel beneath the Karnaphuli River any day within October 10-13. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said this, revealing that the Chinese…
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to South East University Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Giasuddin Ahsan and two others as the police pleaded for their exemption in connection with the Gulshan café attack incident.
Dhaka: The admission tests for medical and dental colleges for the 2016-17 academic session will be held on October 7 and November 4 respectively as the government has decided not to take combined exams for the MBBS and BDS course…
Dhaka – Never bashful, Matthew Centrowitz always believed he could win at the Olympics.The American runner showed that supreme confidence on Saturday as he took the lead in the 1,500-meter race with two laps remaining and held off a late…
Dhaka: State Minister for Posts and Communications Tarana Halim on Sunday said anyone found to be engaged in irregularities during the recruitment process in the postal department will be dealt with severely. The junior minister came up with the warning…
Dhaka: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday expressed deep shock at the loss of lives and property in a storm that swept through different parts of the country, including Faridpur. In a condolence message, Khaleda said, “I express my profound…
Dhaka – Brazil won the medal it wanted the most Saturday, claiming its first Olympic gold in soccer and providing a lift to a beleaguered nation in the process.Neymar scored the clinching goal for Brazil with a nifty penalty kick…
Dhaka: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld its previous order that cleared the way for taking steps based on the notices issued by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) against two top Destiny officials seeking their wealth statements.…
Dhaka – Four workers of a jute mill were killed and 50 others injured as the tin roof of a workers’ shed collapsed during storms at Bakhunda in sadar upazila in Faridpur on Sunday.
Dhaka -Police arrested an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir along with five crude bombs from a ‘secret meeting’ at Khajura village in Monirampur upazila in Jessore district on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as Billal Hossain, 25, son of Nur…
Dhaka – A minor boy was killed as an Easy Bike, a type of battery driven auto-rickshaw, ran over him in Bezpara area of the city on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Arpan Saha, 6, son of Kalipada Saha,…
Ann Ravel, one of six members of the Federal Election Commission, called last week for the FEC to take a stand against foreign money in U.S. elections — and on Thursday, she appealed for public reaction.At issue are advisory opinions…
The United States is in discussion with Bangladesh about assistance package in countering terrorism and violent extremism taking Bangladesh’s need into consideration.“We’ve been refining our package and figuring out what we’re going to provide. First of all what your government…
Mohammad Likhon looks furious as he sits in class. The nine-year-old had thought that he would be the first one to answer his teacher’s complex math problem; he had even screamed the solution in one breath: “230 x 7 is…
An Islamic State group suicide bomber as young as 12 years old attacked an outdoor Kurdish wedding party in southeastern Turkey, killing at least 51 people and wounding dozens of others, the Turkish president said Sunday.The bombing late Saturday in…
Bangladeshi-origin Russian gymnast Margarita Mamun clinched the gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around in the 31st Olympic Games in Rio on Saturday night to give Russia its fifth consecutive gold medal in the event.The 20-year-old’s performance outscored three-time world…
A fire that broke out at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in the city’s Panthapath area on Sunday morning was brought almost under control, nearly eight hours after the incident.The fire broke out on level 6 of the market around 11:30…
Authorities evacuated shoppers and staff of the mall after flames erupted on the fifth-floor.
Midnight at bustling Oxford Circus Underground station in the heart of London, a band is playing and weekend revelry is only just beginning for some residents of the Big Smoke. Excited Londoners and tourists jostle to be among the first…
For asthma sufferer Mohan Lal, regular visits to the Indian capital’s hospitals were a nightmare of waiting in endless queues in sweltering corridors that swarm with mosquitoes. But a spotless and air-conditioned clinic boasting innovative diagnostic technology and sharply-dressed doctors…
After months of suspense and weeks of cryptic online teasing ahead of the release of his long-awaited second album, hip-hop breakout star Frank Ocean has released “Blonde.” The album, released late Saturday via Apple Music, comes after the widely acclaimed…