Dhaka- Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday announced a 15-member final squad for the 2nd match of the two-match Rocket Test series against England beginning on October 28 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, recruiting all-rounder Subashis Roy for international…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim is happy over the team’s performances in the first Test that the Tigers lost to England by 22 runs on the 5th and final day at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in the…
Dhaka – The eight-team Marcel Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football, country’s 2nd string football league, will begin at Bangabandhu National Stadium on October 29.T&T Club Motijheel, Police FC, Agrani Bank SC, Victoria SC, Youngmen’ s Club, Fakirerpool, Karwan Bazaar Pragoti…
Dhaka – A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League was hacked to death allegedly by his friends following previous enmity at Auliabad in Kalihati upazila in Tangail on Monday noon.The deceased was identified as Al Amin, 18, president of ward…
Dhaka -Five people were killed in separate road accidents in Patgram municipality area and Sadar upazila in Lalmonirhat on Monday.Police said three pedestrians, including a minor, were killed as they were crushed under the wheels of a truck on Lalmonirhat-Burimari…
Dhaka -Detectives in a drive recovered 22 firearms, 136 rounds of bullets and 45 magazines from a house and detained two people in Shonkorbati area in the district town in Chapainawabganj on Monday,UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka – Ferry service in the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route, which is known as the gateway to 21 southern districts of the country, has been disrupted for poor navigability.Shah Newaj Khaled, assistant general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), said…
England took 1-0 lead in the two-match series with a 22-run win over Bangladesh in the thrilling 1st Test that ended on the 5th and final morning at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday.Requiring 33 runs on the…
The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to raise the allowances of gallantry award winners, war-wounded freedom fighters and the families of martyred freedom fighters.The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet held at the Secretariat…
A day after being elected general secretary of the ruling Awami League, Obaidul Quader on Monday said preparations will be taken from now on targeting the next general election as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s call.“We’ll develop strong team work in…
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has recommended introducing a provision of fining government servants in case of their failure to deliver in time.The national anti-graft body made the recommendation in its Annual Report-2015 submitted to President Abdul Hamid on Monday.ACC…
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday proposed amending the country’s constitution to allow for multiple presidential terms, citing difficulties in maintaining consistent policies over issues like North Korea.The Presidency in South Korea is currently limited to one, five-year term,…
IT Desk Kaspersky Lab launches the latest 2017 version in Bangladesh. Introducing the Corporate sector to the new Kaspersky Security Intelligence based services portfolio in Dhaka on Saturday. In two separate events, Kaspersky Lab launches its latest 2017 versions of…
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre organised a musical evening by Shri Amitava Mukherjee from India at Sufia Kamal Auditorium, Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbagh in the city. the musical soiree was held on October 22. The artiste was accompanied by…
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi has slammed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for allegedly facilitating the extortion of money from Bollywood producers. Shabana expressed her views on Twitter on Sunday, accusing him of ‘buying’ patriotism. “What a sorry state of affairs!…
Household dysfunction or any adverse event in childhood may have a short-term affect on a child’s health and weight in early days as well, finds a study. The study suggested that children exposed to early adversity also have increased risk…
Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo accused US President Barack Obama on Sunday of hypocrisy for allowing fracking and other fossil fuel extraction while presenting himself as a green president. The Oscar-nominated “Spotlight” and “Avengers” actor spoke out at a rally in…
Belgium’s Wallonia region on Sunday dealt a fresh blow to a proposed EU-Canada trade deal, rejecting a 24-hour ultimatum from the bloc to end its objection to the agreement. In an embarrassment for the 28-nation EU, Belgium has so far…
The latest installment in Tyler Perry’s Madea comedy franchise—“Boo! A Madea Halloween”—topped the North American box office in its debut weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. “Boo!”—which again stars Perry as a tough-talking matriarch—raked in $27.6 million, box office tracker Exhibitor…
Dhaka – A patient allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the rooftop of Dinajpur Medical College Hospital early Monday.The deceased was identified as Mahbub Ali, 30, son of Mojaffar Hossain, a resident of Khalpara area in Sadar upazila of Dinajpur…
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Monday morning sentenced 57 fishermen to different jail terms and fined all of them for catching hilsa in the Padma and Jamuna rivers defying the ongoing ban.A team of the mobile court jointly…
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging body of a schoolgirl from her house at Bhugilhat village in Abhoynagar upazila of Jessore district on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Runa Khatun, 12, a class VI student of PPB High School…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive on Saturday night arrested the main perpetrator in connection with an assault on two college girls in the city’s Mirpur area.The arrestee was identified as Jiban Karim Babu.Details of…
Dhaka – Coach Jorge Sampaoli felt Sevilla needed a big win against a top opponent to establish itself as a true contender in Spain.He got just that on Sunday as his team defeated previously unbeaten Atletico Madrid 1-0 to stay…
Dhaka – England took 1-0 lead in the two-match series with a 22-run win over Bangladesh in the thrilling 1st Test that ended on the 5th and final morning at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday.Requiring 33 runs…
Dhaka – ‘Parampara’ a joint painting exhibition of Sreebas Basak and his daughter Urmila Shukla is being held at the Jaynul Gallery of the Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University is being held from 24 to 30 October between 10…
Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders offered a compelling argument this week to those of his supporters still hesitant about a Hillary Clinton presidency. He explained that the success of the revolution relies not on who is president, but on…
Four young models from Saudi Arabia have been arrested for posing alongside luxury vehicles at a car show.The strict state has launched an investigation into the Luxury Motor Show after pictures went viral on social media.Organisers of the show, which…
UNDP Deputy Country Director Nick Beresford gives insight into the importance of the brick industry and Bangladesh, and how it can be made more sustainable.UNDP and the House Building Research Institute (HBRI) held a joint policy dialogue about the transformation…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a fake Rab member from Jhalopara area of Sylhet city on Sunday afternoon, UNB news agency reported.