Dhaka – A case was filed against 180 people in connection with Friday’s triangular clash among police, villagers and devotees in Tumchar area in Laxmipur of Sadar upazila.
Day: February 25, 2017
Gold ornaments, cash looted from Patuakhali jewellery shop
Dhaka – A group of robbers looted a huge amount of gold ornaments and cash from a jewellery shop at Kundupatti Road in Bauphal municipality on Saturday evening.Krishna Saha, manager of Bina Jewllers, said a group of 7-8 men entered…
Female medical student killed in city road crash
Dhaka – A female medical student was killed in a road accident at Nayabazar in the city’s Bangshal area on Saturday morning.The victim was identified as Sathia, 22, a student of Dhaka National Medical College and daughter of Mohammad Hasanuzzaman,…
Couple among 3 burned to death in Old Dhaka
Dhaka – Three people, including a couple, were burned to death in a fire that broke out at a tin-shed house in the city’s Islambagh area on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Shamim, 35, his wife Sima, 27, and her…
School Basketball: Saint Gregory’s School emerge boys champion
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – Saint Gregory’s School emerged champions in the boy’s group of the Pran Bubble Gum Inter-School Basketball Tournament beating Saint Nicolas High School by 34-19 points in the final at Dhanmondi Basketball gymnasium on Saturday.The winners…
Metro Women’s Volleyball: Wari beat Sparkling by 2-0 sets
Dhaka– Wari Club beat Sparkling Andromeda Club by 2-0 sets in the opener of the Popular Life Insurance Dhaka Metropolis Open Women’s Volleyball Competition at Platan Volleyball Stadium on Saturday.Wari Club maintained their winning tone outplaying Bangladesh University of Professionals…
2nd-seeded Thiem reaches semifinals of clay-court Rio Open
Dhaka – Second-seeded Dominic Thiem beat Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-2, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Rio Open semifinals, where he is the favorite following No. 1 Kei Nishikori’s defeat in the first round.Thiem has won seven ATP singles…
5th round of BCL kicks-off Sunday
Dhaka – The 5th round of the four-day Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) begins on Sunday in two separate venues across the country. League leader BCB North Zone will face defending champion Walton Central Zone at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium while…
Inter-University Cricket: Daffodil beat Brac by nine wickets
Dhaka – Hosts Daffodil International University (DIU) made a good start in the DIU-ACME Inter University T20 Cricket Tournament beating Brac University by nine wickets in the opening match at DIU Permanent Campus in Ashulia, Savar on Saturday.Professor Dr. Mostafa …
Cultural programme held at BAU
Rajshahi – Ankur, a cultural organization of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh organised a cultural programme at Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Auditorium on the campus recently. They organised cultural programme projection-12, title ‘Krishnochura’, on the occasion of their annual programme…
Pro-BNP lawyers sweep Dhaka Bar election
Dhaka – BNP-Jamaat’s Blue panel won landslide victory in Dhaka Bar Election 2017-2018 defeating the pro-Awami League White panel.
Diversify products, expand export market: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked all concerned to expand Bangladesh’s export market with diversified products in the world market and thus boost export earnings. “We’ve to diversify our products and expand our market for boosting our export earnings…
Tributes were paid to victims of Feb 25 BDR carnage
Today (Feb 25) is the 8th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital that left 74 people, including 57 army officers, killed in 2009. To mark the day, special prayers were offered at the mosque…
Road crashes kill 12 in 7 dists, capital
Twelve people, including a student and two teachers, were killed and 17 other people injured in accidents in Cox’s Bazar, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Jhenidah, Tangail , Rajshahi, Panchagarh and Chuadanga districts on Saturday. In Cox’s Bazar, four people, including two siblings,…
9 injured in gas cylinder explosion in Old Dhaka
At least nine people, including employees of a restaurant, and pedestrians sustained burn injuries when an explosion occurred from a gas cylinder at a restaurant-cum-sweetmeat shop near Lalbagh crossing in Old Dhaka on Saturday afternoon. Wearhouse Inspector of Fire Service…
Transport strike in 10 dists from Sunday
Transport workers called an indefinite strike in 10 districts of Khulna division protesting the life term imprisonment of a bus driver in a case filed over a road accident that killed five people, including noted filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer…
Sushant Singh Rajput upsets Sriram Raghavan!
Sushant Singh Rajput has upset filmmaker Sriram Raghavan by turning down his next film, which is now gone into Ayushmann Khurrana’s kitty. As per our sources, Sriram was keen on having Sushant in his film, as he was impressed by…
Sanjay ‘s thoughts on Ranbir Kapoor
According to a report, Sanjay Dutt and Ranbir Kapoor have grown so fond of each other that they’ve become drinking buds. The two catch up after their long day and meet for drinks and talk life, movies and lots more…
Kareena Kapoor Khan resumes work!
It’s been just 40 days since the birth of Taimur Ali Khan but there’s no stopping Kareena Kapoor Khan. She’s been slaying it in the style dept alright (hyperlink) ever since Christmas and viola! She’s back at work now. She…
Astronomers find 7 Earth-size planets where life may be possible
Astronomers have found a nearby solar system with seven Earth-sized planets, three of which circle their parent star at the right distance for liquid surface water, raising the prospect of life, research published on Wednesday showed, reports Reuters. The star,…
For longer life eat 10 everyday
Eating loads of fruit and vegetables – 10 portions a day – may give us longer lives, say researchers. The study, by Imperial College London, calculated such eating habits could prevent 7.8 million premature deaths each year, reports BBC. The…
WE launches first ‘.bangla’ website
Bangladeshi smartphone brand WE has launched first ever bangla website under the dot bangla domain. The site’s address is http://উই.বাংলা(we.bangla) and provides information about WE’s every smartphone along with the details on all the digital services that WE offers, said…
Tk 941 cr BRDB loan for poverty reduction in NW zone
The regional office of Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) here disbursed around Taka 941 crore as loan among poor and destitute people till December last. The loan was distributed for poverty alleviation by creating self-employment facilities in agricultural and non-agricultural…
Muhammad Ali Jr. detained by US immigration officials
Dhaka -The son of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was detained for hours by immigration officials earlier this month at a Florida airport, according to a family friend. Muhammad Ali Jr., 44, and his mother, Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the first wife of…
White House bars major news outlets from informal briefing
Dhaka – News organisations including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, CNN and Politico were blocked from joining an informal, on-the-record White House press briefing Friday. The Associated Press chose not to participate in the briefing after White…
Israel denies Human Rights Watch work permit
Jerusalem – Israeli authorities denied Human Rights Watch’s application for a work permit for its Israel and Palestine director on the grounds that it is not a real human rights group, the organization said on Friday.
Cement-laden trawler capsizes in river near Sundarbans
Dhaka, Feb 24 – A cement-laden trawler capsized in the Panguchhi River in Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat district, near the eastern fringe of the Sundarbans early Friday.
UN experts urge BD to stop ‘enforced disappearances’
Dhaka, Feb 24 – United Nations human rights experts have called on Bangladesh to act now to halt an ‘increasing number of enforced disappearances’ in the country, UNB news agency has reported. The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary…
BDR carnage 8th anniversary Saturday: BNP for national mourning
Dhaka, Feb 24 – The 8th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital will be observed on Saturday. A total of 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in the carnage beginning on this…
Dress researsal of rescuing accident victim in Rajshahi
Rajshahi – A dress rehearsal of rescuing of victim crushed under car was held on Thursday night on the Rajshahi University (RU) campus. It was organized by Fire Service and Civil Defense Rajshahi unit with the association of the University.