Dhaka,(AP/UNB) – Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl are calling it quits for a second time, ending a partnership that produced three Grand Slam titles and two Olympic gold medals.Murray announced Friday on his website that he and Lendl “have mutually…
Year: 2017
Abducted RU female student found in Dhaka
Rajshahi – After 30 hours of abduction the female student of Rajshahi University (RU) has been rescued from Dhaka, Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) informed. Besides rescuing the missing student Shuva, her abductor and former husband Sohel Rana has also been…
Love game: Serena Williams reportedly marries in New Orleans
Dhaka, (AP/UNB)- The game is love for tennis star Serena Williams and her new husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.
BPL Cricket: Dhaka Dynamites takes solo lead crushing Rajshahi Kings by 68 runs
Dhaka- Dhaka Dynamites took solo lead in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket crushing Rajshahi Kings by 68 runs in their 6th match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.With the day’s 4th win, Dhaka Dynamites comfortably…
DRU Volleyball: Radio Today emerge champions, GTV finish runners-up
Dhaka- Radio Today clinched the Walton-DRU Media Cup Volleyball crown beating GTV by 25-19, 25-18 points in a keenly contested final at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Saturday.Youth and Sports Secretary of the ruling Bangladesh Awami League and veteran sports…
BPL Cricket: Comilla score 153 for 6 against Rangpur
Dhaka – Comilla Victorians scored 153 for 6 in their 6th match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket against Rangpur Riders at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.Sent in to bat first, Comilla Victorians faced initial…
Saudi king has no plans to abdicate
Saudi monarch King Salman has no plans to abdicate in favour of his son, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, according to reports. “There is no possibility whatsoever that the king will abdicate,’’ the official said, citing the example of King…
Trump puts elephant trophy imports on hold
US President Donald Trump has suspended the import of elephant hunting trophies, only a day after a ban was relaxed by his administration. Imports of trophies from elephants legally hunted in Zambia and Zimbabwe had been set to resume, reversing…
Protesters to hold mass anti-Mugabe rally
Protesters are due to march in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare to demand the resignation of President Robert Mugabe. The rally is supported by the military which staged a takeover on Wednesday. Regional branches of the ruling Zanu-PF party as well as…
RU VC’s residence gheraoed as female student kidnapped
Rajshahi – Demanding urgent steps to find out a female student of the university who has been kidnapped and protesting the lack of security on campus the female students of Rajshahi University burst into protest and gheraoed the university VC…
AL grand rally to celebrate 7 March speech
A grand rally will be held in city’s Suhrawardy Udyan tomorrow to celebrate the recognition of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic March 7 speech as a world documentary heritage by UNESCO. Nagorik Committee is organizing the…
Flight operation at Airport resumes after suspension for fire
Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport remained suspended for an hour on Friday after cancellation of a flight of Kolkata-bound Indian SpiceJet due to technical fault. Sources at the airport said the flight of the Indian airlines carrying 78…
Couple among 3 killed in Rajshahi bus plunge
Dhaka – Three people, including a couple, were killed and 10 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Baya area of the city on Friday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Shahidul Islam, 35, son of late…
Mugabe makes first appearance since army takeover
President Robert Mugabe attended a university graduation ceremony on Friday, making his first public appearance since military generals took control of Zimbabwe earlier this week. In a display of defiance, Mugabe, 93, arrived at the ceremony in the capital Harare,…
100 Rohingyas drown in boat capsize incidents: UNHCR
More than 100 Rohingyas are known to have drowned in shipwrecks and boat incidents since the start of the Rohingya crisis on August 25, says the UNHCR. Over the past 10 days UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has received reports…
20 shops gutted in Comilla fire
Dhaka – At least 20 shops were gutted in a fire at Kongso Nagar Bazar in Burichang upazila in Comilla on Friday afternoon.Farid Ahmed, deputy assistant director of Comilla Fire Service, said the fire broke out at a hotel of the…
Plot to keep Khaleda out of Politics: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that a conspiracy is on to keep their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia and other leaders out of the next parliamentary elections. He came up with the allegation in his brief…
Traffic restrictions at Dhaka Cantonment on 21 November
There will be restrictions on traffic inside the Dhaka Cantonment on November 21 as a number of programmes have been chalked out marking the Armed Forces Day. All vehicles except those carrying cantonment residents and the invited guests have been…
Sock advances with Federer to semifinals at ATP Finals
London, (AP/UNB) – In his ATP Finals debut, Jack Sock joined Roger Federer in the semifinals.Sock, the first American to reach the final weekend at the season-ending tournament since Andy Roddick in 2007, beat Alexander Zverev 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to…
BPL Cricket: Rajshahi Kings beat Sylhet Sixers by 7 wkts
Dhaka – Lowly Rajshahi Kings tasted the 2nd win in their 5th match of the Bangladesh Premier League BPL Cricket shocking 2nd placed Sylhet Sixers by a comfortable seven wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.With…
Serena Williams weds Alexis
First come 23 Grand Slam titles, then comes baby and then comes a fairytale wedding for Serena Williams. The tennis champion and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian tied the knot on Thursday in New Orleans at the Contemporary Arts Center surrounded…
Ist Div Volleyball: Sonali Bank beat Uttara SC by 3-0 sets
Dhaka- Sonali Bank Club beat Uttara Sporting Club by straight 25-23, 25-20, 25-19 points (3-0 sets) in the Crony Group Dhaka Metropolis First Division Volleyball League at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Friday.
Inter-District Women’s Age Group Swimming begins Friday
Dhaka – The Inter-District Age Group Women’s Swimming Championship began on Friday at the Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex.Youth and Sports Secretary of Awami League and veteran sports organiser Harun-ur-Rashid inaugurated the two-day meet in the morning.
Gigi pulls out of Victoria’s Secret fashion show
Gigi Hadid will not walk in this year’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show. The 22-year-old model announced she would not be taking part in the annual parade of feathers and crystals – and, somewhere amongst those things, bras – in a…
Farmers expecting bumper Aman rice production in Rangpur region
Harvest of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice continues in full swing predicting bumper output in Rangpur region this season. “The farmers have already harvested Aman rice on 1.58-lakh hectares of land around 27 percent of total cultivated land area of 5.93-lakh…
BB creates $240m fund for SME sector dev
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has created a US$240 million refinancing fund for providing loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) at low interest. “Asian Development Bank (ADB) will contribute $200 million, while the government will provide the rest $40 million to…
Interactive map shows air quality in real time across Europe
An interactive map that makes it possible to check air quality in real time across Europe, where air pollution has been linked to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths every year, went live on Thursday. Dubbed the “European Air Quality…
Subaru recalls 400,000 cars in Japan
Subaru recalled nearly 400,000 vehicles from its domestic market on Thursday due to an inspection scandal — the latest to hit the beleaguered Japanese car industry. The recall concerns nine models, including a sports car that Subaru manufactures for Toyota,…
Taylor Swift sells 1m albums in four days
After just four days, Taylor Swift has sold more albums in the US than any other artist this year. The star’s sixth album, Reputation, has sold 1.04 million copies in the US since Friday, says Billboard magazine. That puts her…
Children fall prey to malaria outbreak
Bangladesh was once considered as one of the malaria endemic countries in South Asia as the disease was like the outbreak of small pox. Village after village became people-less as small pox was broken out in an epidemic form at…