Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury in a sedition case.
Day: May 18, 2017
War crimes tribunal issues warrant against Ex BNP MP
Dhaka – The International Crimes Tribunal-1(ICT- 1) yesterday issued warrant of arrest against former BNP MP Abdul Momin Talukder for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971.
Dhaka’s Banani rape accused Shafat, Sadman ‘confess’
Dhaka – Shafat Ahmed and Sadman Sakif, prime accused in the Banani rape case made confessions admitting their involvement in the city’s Banani rape incident, before two Dhaka courts on Thursday.
Sk Jamal beat Prime Bank by 2 wkts
Dhaka – Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club secured 6th win in the Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League beating Prime Bank Cricket Club by two wickets in the 10th round game at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Ground 4 in Savar on…
ITF Asian U/12 Tennis: BD Boys reach final beating Bhutan 3-0
Dhaka – Bangladesh Boys team reached the final of the ITF Asian U/12 Team Tennis Competition eliminating Bhutan by 3-0 matches in the semifinal in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday.Bangladesh boys’ team will play final against Nepal on Friday.
Tri-Nation Series: Bangladesh will face Ireland Friday
Dhaka – After sharing the points in the Walton Tri-Nation Series opener, Bangladesh again will play host Ireland at Malahide, Dublin on Friday.Both, Bangladesh and Ireland must look forward to their maiden win in the series when they will take…
Sr Div Football: PWD SC play 1-1 with Sadharan Bima KS
Dhaka – Public Works Department (PWD) Sporting Club played to a one-all draw with Sadharan Bima KS in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis Senior Division Football League at Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday.
Div-Cricket: Shantinagar beat Sk Russel by 41 runs
Dhaka -Shantinagar Club secured a 41-run win against Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra in their Group A match of the Dhaka 3rd Division ODM Cricket League at Professor Hamidur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Keraniganj on Thursday.
Fed Cup: Ctg Abahani emerges group champion
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Limited emerged Group C champions to reach the quarterfinal of the Federation Football Tournament beating all-losers Arambagh KS by 2-1 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday.
Siblings get life term for killing farmer in Sherpur
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sentenced two siblings to rigorous lifetime imprisonment for killing a farmer in Nakla upazila in 2009.Mohammed Mosleh Uddin, additional session judge of Sherpur, handed down the verdict.The convicted siblings are – Abdus Salam,…
Mugger killed in Meherpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An alleged robber was killed during a ‘gunfight’ between law enforcers and a group of robbers at Gangni Upazila in Meherpur early Thursday.The dead was identified as Lalon, 30, son of Jahirul Islam of Gangni Upazila in Joraghat.Officer-in-charge…
Premier Cricket: Brothers Union earn 129-run victory over Mohammedans
Dhaka – Brothers Union Club registered the 4th victory in their 10th match of the Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League outplaying Dhaka Mohammedan SC by 129 runs at BKSP ground-3 in Savar on Thursday. Sent into bat first, national…
Missing woman turns up dead in Sylhet
Dhaka – A woman missing since Tuesday night was found dead at Janakollyan Bazar in Balaganj upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday.Locals spotted the body of Safia Begum, wife of Ponku Mia of Kulma village, a mother of four, and informed…
BNP leader Aslam Chy gets bail in sedition case
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday granted bail to BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury in a sedition case filed with Gulshan Police Station. UNB news agency reported
‘Uday Shankar Library’ inaugurated at DU
Dhaka – A renovated reading room-cum-library hall, named after Uday Shankar, was inaugurated at Dhaka University’s Dance Department on Thursday. UNB news reported
Proposed digital security law to ‘remove confusion over section 57’
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said the proposed digital security law will help remove confusion and ambiguity over section 57 of the ICT Act. UNB news reported
No influence can save Banani rape offenders: Asaduzzaman
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said the offenders involved in the recent rape of two university students in a Banani hotel will be brought to justice if their offence is proven, no matter who they are.…
EU fines Facebook over misleading information
Brussels — The European Union’s competition watchdog has fined Facebook 110 million euros ($122 million) for providing misleading information over its buyout of mobile messaging service WhatsApp. AP/UNB news agency reported
BCL leader stabbed dead in Ctg
Dhaka – A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death allegedly by some miscreants at Madan Haat in Hathazari upazila early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Lokman, 34, a general secretary of Fatehpur union unit…
40 held in Jhenidah drive
Dhaka – Police arrested 40 accused including an activist of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in separate drives overnight till Thursday morning from different parts of the district.
One killed in clash over land in Sunamganj
Dhaka- A youth was killed and 15 others sustained injuries in a clash over land in Jauya area of Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Hafiz Abu Sayed, 25, son of Abdul Qaiyum, a resident…
Lightning strike kills school teacher in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A high school teacher was killed by a lightning strike in Muktarpur Dofadarpara village of Charghat upazila in Rajshahi on Wednesday night.Nibaran Chandra Barman, officer-in-charge of Charghat Police Station, said Liakat Hossain, 55, a teacher of Muktarpur High…
3 killed in Jhenidah road crash
Dhaka- Three people, including a woman, were killed and around 40 others injured as a bus hit a roadside tree in front of a petrol pump in Kaliganj upazila headquarters in Jhenidah on Thursday afternoon.Two of the deceased were identified…
Italian Cup title puts Juventus in line for treble
Rome,(AP/UNB) – Juventus secured the first title of a possible treble by winning the Italian Cup with an authoritative 2-0 victory over Lazio in the final on Wednesday.Dani Alves gave Juventus an early lead in the first half with a…
Madrid a draw away from Spanish title after win over Celta
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo has taken Real Madrid to the verge of its first Spanish league title in five years.Ronaldo scored early in each half as Madrid defeated 10-man Celta Vigo 4-1 on Wednesday to retake the league lead from…
Premier Cricket: Kalabagan KC force Gazi Group to taste first defeat
Dhaka – Lowly rated Kalabagan Krira Chakra made the biggest upset in the Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League forcing league leader Gazi Group Cricketers to taste the first defeat by huge 127 runs at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali…
35% working moms don’t want second child: Study
A new study by ASSOCHAM has found that 35% working mothers do not want a second child, citing job pressures, stress and cost of raising kids as the main reasons. As many as 35% working mothers in urban India avoid…
Young film maker Rasel Ahmed passes away
Entertainment Desk According to the hospital report, Rasel died due to a heart attack Young film maker Rasel Ahmed passed away on May 15. He was ready to release his first film Nree. According to the hospital report, Rasel died…
Mithila, Shajal acting together for the first time
Culture Desk They will finally be seen together in an Eid drama Jemon Khushi Temon Shajo Mithila is well-known as a singer, actress and scholar with a golden career, both in entertainment and her professional life. Shajal is the face…
Iranian Ambassador calls on DU VC
Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abbas Vaezi Dehnavi today paid a courtesy call on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at the latter’s office on the campus. DU Persian Language and Literature Department Chairman Professor Dr Abdus…