Dhaka – Bangladesh registered the three-match ODI series victory by 2-1 margin against Afghanistan with a massive 141 runs win in the 3rd match of their first-ever bilateral series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Bangladesh took the series…
Male With Pakistan announcing that the Saarc Summit scheduled to be held in November will be postponed, Maldives has sought a “conducive environment” for the eight-nation bloc’s gathering. “The Government of Maldives has urged the member states of the South…
Dhaka – A fisherman was killed and six others sustained bullet injuries as a gang or pirates attacked them at Berirchar on the Meghna River in Monpura upazila early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Kamal Majhi, 35, a resident of…
GOP nominee also spoke at length with the New York Times about the marital infidelities of former president Bill Clinton, insisting ‘Hillary was an enabler’ Donald Trump said on Friday that he would not necessarily accept the results of the…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has decided to stage demonstration protesting issuance of warrant of arrest against senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman in a sedition case filed against him.
Dhaka – Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Bhimber sector early Saturday, reports Pakistani newspaper DAWN quoting a statement of Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “Pakistani troops befittingly responded to Indian unprovoked…
Rajshahi – Rajshahi University (RU) authorities have relieved a teacher couple of the Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) Department of examination-related activities for five years for their irregularities in mark-sheet evaluation.
Dhaka – A robber was killed and four policemen injured during a ‘gunfight’ between a robber gang and police at Bibirhat in Ramgati upazila in Laxmipur early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Mizanur Rahman, son of Abdus Salam, a resident…
Dhaka – At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy and land related dispute at Rofinagar village in Derai upazila on Saturday morning.Officer-in-charge of Derai Police Station M Abdul Jalil said…
Dhaka – The Liberty Group CJKS Premier Division Volleyball League, organised by Chattagram Jila Krira Sangstha (CJKS), began on Saturday at CJKS training ground here.Chittagong City Mayor AJM Nasiruudin inaugurated the league in the afternoon as chief guest. Managing Director…
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Limited advanced to the 3rd slot in the 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Team BJMC by 3-1 goals at Sylhet District Stadium Sylhet on Saturday.With the day’s well-merited victory, star-studded Chittagong Abahani Ltd have secured…
Dhaka – Dashing opening batsman Tamim Iqbal’s century propelled Bangladesh to 279 against Afghanistan in the 3rd ODI of the three-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.The Tigers posted the total playing 50 overs riding on the 2nd…
Russia warned the United States Saturday against carrying out any attacks on Syrian government forces, saying it would have repercussions across the Middle East as government forces captured a hill on the edge of the northern city of Aleppo under…
Ideal Citizen Movement (ICM), a newly floated social group, on Saturday demanded that the government immediately cancel the Rampal coal-fired power plant for the sake of the Sundarbans.The demand was made at a human chain formed in front of the…
Culture Desk A five-day Korean Film Festival will start from today at the Bangladesh National Museum. The festival will be inaugurated at 3pm today at the Main Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum. The film “No Breathing” will be screened after…
People who advise you to take care of your teeth do not do it for nothing. According to a new study, people with more than eight dental fillings are at an increased risk of brain, heart and kidney damage, because…
Recent satellite imagery suggests North Korea may be building a new, larger submarine for ballistic missiles, a US think tank has said, as the isolated state pushes its nuclear weapons programme. The news comes after the North in August test-fired…
A programme has been taken to beggars free Khulna division by December next, sources said. Aiming to a beggars’ free society, Khulna Divisional Administration has already completed a survey at 10 districts in Khulna division on September last. At least…
Entertainment Desk Angelina Jolie has reached a temporary agreement with Brad Pitt giving her custody of their six children and granting him visiting rights, reports said on Friday. Several celebrity gossip outlets reported that the divorcing couple were persuaded to…
Marine biologists are crossing their fingers after New Caledonia’s coral reef, a UN-inscribed natural wonder of the world, was hit by bleaching this year. Bleaching — when corals turn pale after tropical seas dramatically warm — has been the prelude…
Finance ministers and central bank governors from across the Commonwealth will meet next week to debate key issues such as Brexit, climate finance and de-risking. The two-day meeting in Washington DC between October 5 and 6 will be joined by…
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team’s dashing opener Tamim Iqbal hit his 7th ODI century during the 3rd match of a three-match series against Afghanistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.Tamim completed his century mission with a single runs…
Dhaka – Left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz’s 4-42 backed up Babar Azam’s maiden one-day international century as Pakistan crushed the West Indies by 111 runs in the first of their three-match series on Friday.Azam smashed 120 off 131 balls, hitting eight…
A niqab-wearing politician in Bosnia seeks to become the first fully veiled woman in the Balkan country to run for public office. If elected, Indira Sinanovic says she wants to help the poor and “break down prejudice” experienced by those…
Beijing— Eleven people have been confirmed dead in two landslides that followed the major typhoon that hit southeastern China several days ago. An official statement issued Saturday says eight people have been found dead after a Wednesday landslide in Sucun…
Dhaka – A two-day Bangladesh-India Joint Ophthalmology Conference began in the capital on Friday. Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu inaugurated the conference at International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital in the evening.
Dhaka – A bus helper was killed in a road accident on Jessore-Narial road in Bagherpara upazila of Jessore on Friday, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – A leader of BNP’ youth wing Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Birulia in Savar upazila on the outskirts of the capital early Saturday, UNB news agency reported.