Dhaka – A fire broke out in a tyre factory at Posta in the city’s Lalbagh area on Saturday morning.Masudur Rahman, assistant director (Dhaka Division) of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the fire originated from an electric short circuit…
Year: 2017
BCL: East Zone score 293/3 against North Zone, Afif hits century
Dhaka – East Zone made a solid start in the first class Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) scoring 293 runs for 3 in 90 overs against North Zone in the first innings on the first day of the four-day affairs at…
Surjo Torun outplays Kakrail Boys by 7 wkt
Dhaka – Surjo Torun Club secured a seven-wicket victory against Kakrail Boys Club in the super-six stage match of the Dhaka First Division Cricket League at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) Ground 4, Savar on Saturday.
2 held with 28,500 Yaba pills in city
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested two alleged drug dealers along with 28,500 Yaba tablets from Tikatuli area of the city on Saturday.Tipped off, a special Rab-1 team launched a raid on a house of KN Das Lane…
3 women among 6 held on Benapole border
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested six people, including three women, while they were entering the country illegally from India through Benapole border point on Friday.
Mushfiqur, Miraz steady Tigers
Dhaka – Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and young all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz steadied Bangladesh adding unbeaten 87 runs in the 7th wicket stand after initial batting collapse as the Tigers ended day-3 on 322 for six in the first innings of…
Egyptian invention cuts rice irrigation water by half
[Cairo] Experts and stakeholders in Egypt warn of imminent water poverty as a result of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is about to become operational. Meanwhile, agricultural production consumes about 85 per cent of the country’s water resources, half of…
Polls under new EC, no matter what BNP says: Anisul
Brahmanbaria, Feb 10 – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Friday said all the upcoming elections, including the general one, will be held under the new Election Commission (EC) no matter whether BNP accepts it or not.
Bus-truck collision leaves 13 dead in Faridpur
Dhaka, Feb 10 – At least 13 people were killed in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Nagarkanda in Faridpur on Friday night.
India dominates Bangladesh on Day 2
Dhaka – Bangladesh 41 for 1, India 687/6. Another series. Another double-hundred for Virat Kohli. The opposition buried under a mountain of runs. The theme first unfolded in Antigua in July 2016, then in Indore and Mumbai. On Friday in…
Genocide or not, unacceptable: British HC
Dhaka, Feb 10 – The British, Canadian and Australian high commissioners in Dhaka have been left shaken by harrowing tales of violence and suffering they heard from Rohingya refugees in a registered camp in Kutupalong of Cox’s Bazaar.
UK has sullied its proud history of helping child refugees
A statue of five young children, gathered around their suitcases and looking a little lost, sits outside London’s Liverpool Street Station. It’s a gift to the people of Britain on behalf of the children of Kindertransport, the rescue effort that…
Workshop on Patenting,Trademark and Copyright at BAU
Rajshahi – A workshop on Patenting, Designing Trademark and Copyrights was held at Community centreof Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Thursday evening.
Tigresses seal a 7-wkt victory against Scotland
Dhaka –Bangladesh Women’s cricket team sealed a 7-wicket victory against Scotland in their Group B match of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier at Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Sri Lanka on Friday.Scotland women were all out for 140 runs in…
Siddikur well-positioned going into weekend
Dhaka –Bangladesh’s celebrated golfer Siddikur Rahman stayed in the race for the $3 million Maybank Championship moving up to joint 14th from 19th in the 2nd round at Saujana Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur on Friday.Siddikur has carded two…
2 IU employees killed in Kushtia road accident
Dhaka – Two employees of Islamic University (IU) were killed as a truck ran them over in Gojnobipara area under Islamic University Police Station on Friday afternoon.
Shariatpur man hacked to death by son
Dhaka –A man was hacked to death allegedly by his son at Nagerpara Choto Kalinagar village in Gosairhat upazila on Friday morning.
2 bikers killed in Jessore road crash
Dhaka- Two young men were killed as a bus crashed into their motorcycle in Kanaitola area of Monirampur upazila in Jessore district on Friday afternoon.
Taijul sends double centurion Kohli at India’s 495/5 back to pavilion
Dhaka – Indian skipper Virat Kohli finished his hammering completing a double century of 204 runs when the team collection was at 495/5 in the 1st innings on day two against Bangladesh in the one-off Test at Rajiv Gandhi International…
16 BD wrestlers to train in India for 1 year
Dhaka – Sixteen Bangladeshi wrestlers will be given higher training at Nababganj Ganadar Nandini Nagar Sports Complex in Uttar Pradesh, India for one year from the first day of March this year.Indian Wrestling Federation confirmed it to Bangladesh Wresting Federation…
Huge jatka seized in Barisal
Dhaka– Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 50 maunds of jatka (hilsa fry) from two trawlers in Kirtonkhola river in the city’s Beltala Kheyaghat area in Barisal early Friday.Acting on a tip-off, a team of coast guards…
Tk 80 lakh seized from UPDF leader’s house
Dhaka – A team of joint forces in a drive seized Tk 80 lakh in cash and various documents, including subscription receipts, from the house of the military chief of United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) in Jamtoli area of Sadar…
Bangladesh included in Asia Model Festival 2017
Entertainment Desk Bangladesh is the latest entry in Asia’s top model hunting platform Asia Model Festival, and is getting ready for this year’s biggest modeling and fashion event in the country through the platform ‘Face of Bangladesh’. A three year…
Chekhov Studio performs in city
Cultural Correspondent Chekhov Studio, the theatre troupe attached to the Museum-estate of Anton Chekhov, is set to stage Chekhov’s plays at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on February 9 and 10 on invitation from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The…
1st Law Alumni Council held at IU
IU Correspondent The first Law Alumni Council-2017 of Law and Muslim Jurisprudence Department was held at Islamic University (IU) campus here on Thursday. Law and Muslim Jurisprudence Department organized the day long programmes on the occasion. The alumni and current…
Taiwan Uber drivers protest fine hike as app halts service
Protesting Uber drivers circled Taiwan’s transport ministry Friday as the ride-hailing app halted operations on the island following an impasse with the government which deems the service illegal. The US firm announced last week that it would suspend business in…
Diva battle perhaps politics in store at Grammys
Which diva will the music industry select for its top honors? Adele, who conquered the charts with time-tested ballads of heartache, or Beyonce, who has crafted an edgier, confident sound? The two singers face off in three top categories Sunday…
Beyonce faces $20M copyright suit from YouTube star’s estate
New Orleans, Feb 10 (AP/UNB)- The estate of a late New Orleans YouTube star has filed a $20 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Beyonce over the use of his voice in her “Formation” video.
Slum catches fire in capital
Dhaka, Feb 10 – A fire broke out at a slum in the city’s Tejkunipara area on Friday morning.
‘Drug addict’ kills Imam of mosque in Chandpur
Dhaka, Feb 10 – The imam of a local mosque was killed in an attack by a ‘drug addict’ at Daspara in Matlab Dakkhin upazila of Chandpur on Thursday.