Dhaka – Sri Lanka confirmed their final berth in the Tri-nation series with a stunning 10-wicket victory against host Bangladesh in the 6th match of the series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.
Day: January 25, 2018
U-19 World Cup: Bangladesh to play India in 4th quarterfinal on Friday
Dhaka -Bangladesh will play neighboring India in the 4th and last quarterfinal of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at the Queenstown Events Centre in New Zealand on Friday to decide the last semifinalists of the global junior cricket…
Siddikur leads in Dhaka Open after cut round
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s celebrity golfer Siddikur Rahman moved up to the top spot form the 2nd in the City Bank American Express Dhaka Open after the cut round at Kurmitola Golf Club course on Thursday.
7 ‘muggers’ held in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion in a drive arrested seven suspected muggers from Mohammadpur area in the city on Wednesday night.
Worker found dead in Bogra
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a worker at Birgram in Shahjahanpur upazila in Bogra on Thursday morning.
IC Football: Dhaka Abahani emerge group champions
Khalekuzzaman of Sheikh Russel KC scored the match-decider in the 66th minute by a suicidal goal.
Tigers’ squad for final against Sri Lanka announced
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced a 16-member squad for the final of the Tri-Nation ODI Series against Sri Lanka billed for Saturday (Jan 27) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka recalling top order batsman Imrul…
DU students protest BCL attack
Students of Mass Communication and Journalism(MCJ) department of Dhaka University (DU) on Thursday formed a human chain at the foot of Aparajeyo Bangla protesting ‘the attack on general students by some Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists’.
Rakhine situation not yet conducive for Rohingya return
Unicef has commended bilateral Rohingya repatriation deal but underscored that situation in Rakhine State is not conducive yet to start repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to their homeland. “That is the right things to do (repatriation deal) and Bangladesh should…
BNP demands withdrawal of cases filed against its leaders
BNP on Thursday demanded the government withdraw 50,000 cases filed against its leaders and activists to create a level-playing field before the 11th parliamentary elections. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the demand at a press…
Save rivers to develop country: PM Hasina
Putting emphasis on proper river management, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said rivers will have to be protected for saving and developing the country. “A proper river management is a must to protect the country’s rivers…the rivers will have to…
Javed Patwari made new IG of Police
The government today appointed Additional Inspector General of police Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Javed Patwary, who has been serving the Special Branch (SB) of police as its head equivalent to secretary status since…
Aid Group shines spotlight on the neglected
Though 2017 was marked by stories of humanitarian disasters around the world, many crises remain under the radar with devastating consequences for those affected, a new report says.
Dollar losses pile up as investors spooked by Mnuchin comments
The dollar suffered fresh losses on Thursday after two of Donald Trump’s top cabinet members talked down the currency and hinted at a more belligerent trade policy. The sell-off in the greenback especially hit exporters on Japan’s Nikkei index, which…
Take the next U-turn: US driver following GPS plunges into lake
Technology won’t always save us. A man blindly following his GPS app has driven an SUV with two passengers on board into an icy lake in the northeastern state of Vermont, local police said.
Mercurial post-punk voice of The Fall dead at 60
Mark E. Smith, the curmudgeonly frontman of The Fall whose ranting vocal style was the post-punk band’s most constant element over four decades, died Wednesday, his manager said. He was 60.
Biggest snubs and surprises: Nominees for the 90th annual Academy Awards
The nominees for the 90th annual Academy Awards have been announced in Beverly Hills. Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis on Tuesday evening announced the nominations for the 2018 Oscar Awards. The 90th annual Academy Awards will be presented in a…
Amitabh Bachchan sings an A-Capella number
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who at 75 continues to experiment with new things, has sung an A-Capella song. “The many expressions for the A-Capella number I sang last night and shot today.
MSU president quits amid gymnast abuse row
The head of Michigan State University (MSU) has resigned, hours after sports doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced for sexually abusing young athletes. Lou Anna Simon had been facing pressure to step down. Nassar worked at MSU between 1997 and 2016.…
Cook statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day
A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook has been vandalised in Melbourne in an apparent protest on the eve of Australia Day. The statue was found covered in paint on Thursday. Graffiti depicted an Aboriginal flag and the words:…
5th Int’l conf on Bengal Studies begins at JU
Savar (Dhaka), Jan 25 – A four-day international conference on Bengal Studies began at Jahangirnagar University campus on Thursday morning.
Schoolgirl murdered after rape in Rajshahi, 1 held
Rajshahi, Jan 25 – A schoolgirl was killed allegedly after rape at Madila village in Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi district on Monday night.
Eminent author Shawkat Ali passes away
Dhaka, Jan 25 – Ekushey Padak winning author Shawkat Ali passed away at a city hospital on Thursday morning. He was 82.
Rohingya crisis: US diplomat quits Suu Kyi’s advisory panel
Veteran US diplomat Bill Richardson has resigned from an international panel set up by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to advise on the Rohingya crisis.
Trump to face interview on alleged Russian meddling
President Donald Trump has said he is “looking forward” to being interviewed in an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the US election.
Youth killed in Ctg ‘cop firing’
Dhaka- A young man was killed and two people suffered injuries allegedly in police firing at Telipara in Sitakunda in Chittagong on Wednesday night.
Road crash leaves one dead in Ctg
Dhaka – An unidentified man was killed in a road accident on the flyover in port city’s GEC intersection in Chittagong on Thursday morning.
Australia ODI woes continue with Finch to miss Adelaide
SYDNEY,(BSS/AFP) – Australia’s in-form opener Aaron Finch is set to miss the fourth one-day international against England on Friday, in a setback for the hosts as they seek their first win of the series.
Zidane takes blame as Real Madrid suffer humiliating defeat
MADRID,(BSS/AFP) – Real Madrid crashed to a humiliating Copa del Rey exit on Wednesday when they were knocked out by little Leganes in the quarter-finals with under-fire coach Zinedine Zidane taking the blame.
‘Remember the world’s poorest and most marginalized’
Rome, 24 January– As an unprecedented number of government and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos today to improve international collaboration in a ‘fragmented world’, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)…