Manchester,(AP/UNB)- England closed in on a series victory over South Africa after setting the Proteas a tough target of 380 to save the fourth test, and then removing three South African batsmen in 19 overs before lunch on Day 4…
Month: August 2017
CPL: Shakib helps Jamaica Tallawahs to beat Barbados Tridents by 12 runs
Dhaka- An all-round performance from world number one all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan helped Jamaica Tallawhs beat Barbados Tridents by 12 runs in their 2nd match in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 cricket at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf…
Ctg Abahani maintain perfect start in 10th BPL
Dhaka – Fast off the tracks Chittagong Abahani Ltd secured their third successive victory in 10th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football as they rout Team BJMC by 2-0 margin in the league’s third matchday at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday.After…
Asian Chess: Saif Sporting Club finish runners-up
Dhaka – Saif Sporting Club of Bangladesh finished runners-up in the Asian Chess Club Champions League 2017 securing six points in the tournament that concluded at Citrus Hikkaduwa in Sri Lanka on Sunday.In the last round match on Sunday, Saif…
Rapid Chess: Mahtabuddin Robin unbeaten champion
Dhaka – CM Mahtabuddin Robin clinched the Quality Ice Cream International Rapid Rating Chess title with unbeaten record securing eight points from nine matches that ended here in Chittagong on Monday.FM Fahad Rahman finished runner-up collecting 7.5 points from nine…
Jeremy Clarkson off work for ‘some time’
Jeremy Clarkson will have to take a break from work for “quite some time” after contracting pneumonia, the TV presenter has said in a statement. The Grand Tour presenter was admitted to hospital on Friday after falling ill while on…
‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ fails to cross Rs 50cr mark over weekend
Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma-starrer Jab Harry Met Sejal collected a dismal Rs 45.75 crore in its first three days. The Imtiaz Ali film emerges as one of the lowest openers of Shah Rukh Khan in recent years. Anushka Sharma…
Never too old to code: Meet Japan’s 82-year-old app-maker
When 82-year-old Masako Wakamiya first began working she still used an abacus for maths—today she is one of the world’s oldest iPhone app developers, a trailblazer in making smartphones accessible for the elderly. Frustrated by the lack of interest from…
Chris Pratt, Anna Faris announce separation
Action star Chris Pratt and comic actress Anna Faris announced their separation after eight years of marriage in a joint statement on Sunday. The couple, whose son Jack turns five this month, said they were “disappointed” to be making the…
Stocks maintain upward trend with higher transactions
Stocks maintained upward trend on Monday as the major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock exchanges were found upward on higher transactions. The daily turnover in volume increased to 43.81 crore shares from Sunday’s 35.09 crore shares and the…
College girl slaughtered in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A college girl was slaughtered by miscreants at Jagatganti village in Shialkol union of Sadar upazila in Sirajganj early Monday.
Tempo driver killed in Sylhet road crash
Dhaka – A tempo driver was killed as a private car hit him in Dharabohor area of Golapganj upazila in Sylhet on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Sakir Ahmad, 24, son of Jilu Mia of Pashchim Dattarail Lalmati village…
3 arrested in Swechchasebok League man murder case
Dhaka – Police have arrested three accused in the killing case of Swechchasebok League activist Firoz Ahmed from Arabpur Chanpara area in Sadar upazila in Jhenidah on Sunday night.Two of the arrestees are Saiful and Shimul.Earlier, Ansar Ali, father of…
Madison Keys outslugs CoCo Vandeweghe to win at Stanford
Stanford,(AP/UNB) – Third-seeded Madison Keys outslugged No. 6 CoCo Vandeweghe 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Sunday to win the Bank of the West Classic in a display of power and serving by the two young American stars in their first career…
India spinner Jadeja banned for 3rd test vs Sri Lanka
Colombo,(AP/UNB) – Ravindra Jadeja has been suspended for one test after throwing the ball at a Sri Lanka batsman during his player-of-the-match performance in India’s series-clinching win on the weekend.The India spinner fielded the ball off his own bowling on…
Lille starts Bielsa era with 3-0 win over Ranieri’s Nantes
Paris,(AP/UNB) – Lille’s attacking potential this season was on display as coach Marcelo Bielsa’s new team started its French league campaign with a 3-0 win over Nantes on Sunday.After finishing a disappointing 11th last season, Lille hired the Argentine coach…
Pence denies planning 2020 presidential bid
US Vice-President Mike Pence has dismissed as “disgraceful and offensive” a report suggesting he is preparing a run for president in 2020. The New York Times said a “shadow campaign” had been set up by some Republicans on the assumption…
Gunmen kill three on Mexico beach
Gunmen have killed three people and wounded two others on a popular beach in north-western Mexico, officials say. The victims, all men, were resting under a palm tree in San José del Cabo, in Baja California Sur state, reports say.…
DU VC laments state of journalism
Dhaka, August 6 – Dhaka University’s Vice Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique on Sunday said salary and other facilities have increased much in the journalism sector but objective journalism has declined.
Barisal doctor sued for ‘rape attempt’ on female patient
Dhaka, Aug 6– A case was filed with a local court in Barisal on Sunday against a physician on the charge of trying to rape a female patient.
Bogra rape: Tufan, Rumki sent to jail
Dhaka, Aug 6 – A court in Bogra on Sunday sent Sramik League leader Tufan Sarkar and Bogra municipality female councillor Marzia Hasan Rumki to jail over the shaving of the heads of a female student and her mother after…
Japanese people practising nuclear attack drills
So far this year North Korea has carried out 14 missile tests, all of them fired towards the coast of Japan.
Asian Club Chess: Saif SC beat Sydney CC
Dhaka – Saif Sporting Club of Bangladesh beat Sydney Chess Club of Australia by 2.5-1.5 points in the 3rd round match of the Asian Chess Club Champions League 2017 held at Citrus Hikkaduwa in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
BCL Football: Nofel SC makes good start beating Soccer Club, Feni 2-0
Dhaka – Newcomers Nofel Sporting Club made a good start in the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football beating Soccer Cllub, Feni by 2-0 goals in the opening match at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Sunday.
CPL: Shakib gets 1 and 1
Dhaka – World number one all-rounder in all formats of cricket Shakib Al Hasan scored one run and took one wicket as his side Jamaica Tallawahs conceded a 12-run defeat against Barbados Tridents in their 1st match of the Caribbean…
BPL football resumes Monday
Dhaka – The 3rd round of the 10th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football will begin at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday.Defending runners-up Chittagong Abahani Ltd will face lower-rung Team BJMC in Monday’s first battle which is scheduled to begin at…
National Women’s Youth Handball advance to semifinals
Dhaka- Four teams-Gopalganj, Jamalpur. Naogaon and Panchagarh DSAs-reached the semifinals of the Walton 4th National Youth Women’s Handball Championship eliminating their rivals at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Sunday.
Solutions Masters Golf: Siddikur finishes 29th
Dhaka – Bangladeshi celebrated golfer Siddikur Rahman finished joint 29th in the US$ 300,000 TAKE Solutions Masters Golf after the end of the 4th and final round at Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) Golf Course in Bengaluru, India on Sunday.
Swechhasebok League man killed in Jhenidah
Jhenidah – A Swechhasebok League activist was stabbed to death by some miscreants in the district town on Sunday.Imdadul Haq, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said a group of miscreants intercepted the motorbike of Firoz Ahmed, 30, a member of…
2 killed as bus hits rickshaw van in Sirajganj
Dhaka- A rickshaw van driver and a passenger were killed and seven people were injured as a bus hit the vehicle in Betil intersection area of Chowhali upazila in Sirajganj on Sunday.One the deceased was identified as van driver Abdul…