Hambantota, (AP/UNB)- Openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella scored their maiden international centuries to help Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third one-day international for a 2-1 lead in the five-match series on Thursday.
Dhaka – The Walton First Inter-College Women’s Baseball Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Baseball and Softball Association (BBSA), will begin on Tuesday (July 11) at the Dhanmondi Women’s Sports Complex.
Dhaka – Bangladeshi dashing opening batsman Tamim Iqbal is set to play for the English county side Essex in the 4th NatWest T20 Blast League beginning on Friday.Tamim got the clearance certificate from Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play in…
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has rejected a report by Human Rights Watch or HRW that condemns “secret detention of hundreds of people” in Bangladesh. The claim that Bangladesh’s law-enforcement authorities have illegally arrested and detained hundreds of people in secret…
New York – Bangladesh law enforcement authorities have illegally detained hundreds of people since 2013, including scores of opposition activists, and held them in secret detention, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday. The Bangladesh government should…
Dhaka – A case was filed against a married man for reportedly violating a young girl after inviting her to his ‘birthday party’ at a house in the city’s Banani area on Tuesday.
Dhaka, 6 July – The European Commission is providing € 1.5 million in humanitarian aid funding for emergency relief assistance to populations affected by Tropical Cyclone Mora, which ripped through parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar in late May. The aid…
Simple mud concrete bricks provide the most affordable and sustainable houses in the tropics, a Sri-Lankan study suggests.
Dhaka, Jul 6 – Law enforcers have started a drive against militancy and terrorism in the remote char areas of four districts for the third consecutive day on Thursday.
Dhaka, July 6 – Dighnala Upazila Administration in Khagrachhari on Wednesday closed three government primary schools for indefinite period apprehending landslide due to incessant downpour.
Washington, Jul 06 (AP/UNB) – The United States warned Wednesday that North Korea was “quickly closing off” the prospect of a diplomatic resolution to its provocations, as the Trump administration launched a government-wide effort to identify options for confronting Pyongyang…
The publication ceremony of two books – Economics and policy in the public arena, and Nightfall (a collection of short stories) by Abdullah Shibli, university teacher and researcher based in Boston, USA was held at the Policy Research Institute, Dhaka…
Dhaka- Four men were killed and four others injured in separate accidents in Osmani Nagar upazila and Joitapur upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday.In Osmani Nagar upazila, three men were killed in a head-on collision between a bus of ‘Shyamali Paribahan’…
Dhaka – Two minor siblings drowned in a water body (doba) at Balughata-Taranakandi village in Nalitabari upazila in Sherpur on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Tajel Miah, 7, and his younger brother Tanvir Miah, sons of Lalchan Miah of…
Dhaka – A Chittagong court on Wednesday sentenced a gold smuggler to six years imprisonment in a case filed for smuggling 45 gold bars through Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport (CSAIA) in 2014.The convicted is Md Badiul Alam, hailing from…
Dhaka- A motorcyclist was killed and his co-rider injured as a truck crashed into their motorbike on Jessore-Khulna Highway in Jessore on Wednesday.
By IPS World Desk Rome, Jul 5 (IPS) – In the Near East and North Africa region, the per capita renewable water availability is around 600 cubic metres per person per year –only 10 per cent of the world average-…
Dhaka, Jul 5 – At least 27 young cobra snakes have been killed at a house of Rajshahi city’s Budhpara area. House owner Majdar Ali said he spotted a baby snake in the floor of his mud house around 9:30…
China has invited medical experts from the US and Germany to help treat Chinese Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, who has terminal liver cancer.
Sir, Pain is a major health problem. Nowadays major hospitals maintain a separate pain management department. The causes of pain are varied and manyfold. People suffer from pain of unknown cause called ‘idiopathic’.
A debate is on whether to switch off Indian TV Channels for their impacts on the Bangladesh viewers. In fact, our TV channels are also catering entertaining programs for the viewers but the only problem is—our channels are flooded with…
Dhaka, July 5 – A book on the life and works of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was launched on Wednesday night by Zia Parishad.
Jerusalem, Jul 5 (AP/UNB)- Israel and India have signed a series of agreements to cooperate in the fields of technology, water and agriculture.
Dhaka, July 5 – Environmentalists are blaming the two Dhaka city corporations and the Health Department of the government for their late response to the attack of chikungunya virus, by which time it had already grown to endemic proportions.
Rajshahi – The Rajshahi University is the highest seat of learning in the northern region of Bangladesh. Over last glorious 6 decades, a large number of students and teachers from this university have displayed their ingenuity and intellectual potentiality in…
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday gave 10 months to the owners to remove their illegal establishments from Gulshan, Banani and Dhanmondi areas of the city.
Dhaka – Farhad Mazhar is still appears to be traumatized and panic-stricken. He often shivers after opening his eyes in his bed at a cabin of Birdem hospital, said his hospital attendant.
Dhaka – National star cricketer Mahmudullah Riyad has been kept as the captain of franchised team Khulna Titans for the next round eight-team Bangladesh Premier League which is expected to begin on November 4 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.Besides, it…
Dhaka -Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) High Performance (HP) Squad got off to a good start in the Australia tour beating Northern Territory Invitational Eleven by one wicket in the first match of the five-match one-day series at the Marrara Cricket…
London, (AP/UNB)- Just after 10:30 a.m., the race was on to get the best spot on Mount Murray.The hill next to No. 1 Court at Wimbledon, formerly known as Henman Hill, is a coveted spot for Day 3 at the…