Dhaka – Two motorcycle riders were killed and two others injured following a head-on collision between two motorbikes on Kaliganj-Shymganj road in Pirojpur Katakhali area of Kaliganj upazila on Tuesday morning.
Month: April 2018
Youth stabbed dead in Chattogram
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals at Miakhannagar area at Bakalia in Chattogram on Monday night.
Woman killed in Faridpur land dispute
Dhaka- A woman was killed allegedly by her rivals over land-related dispute at Amgacchia village in Boalmari upazila on Tuesday.
2 school girls drown in Buriganga
Dhaka – Two school students drowned in the Buriganga river as a boat capsized while crossing the river at Sadarghat in the city on Monday.
New Zealand draws 2nd test vs England, clinches series
Christchurch,(AP/UNB) – England’s long and cheerless summer in the southern hemisphere ended in a final, bitter disappointment Tuesday when victory in the second test against New Zealand slipped through its fingers and it had to accept a 1-0 series loss.
DRU Media Cricket: Channel 24 emerge champions
Dhaka – Channel 24 clinched the Summit-DRU Media Cup Cricket title beating bdnews24.com by one run in the nerve-racking final at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Tuesday.
Bangladesh finish 3rd in South Asian Women’s Handball
Dhaka – Bangladesh finished 3rd in the five-nation 5th South Asian Women’s Handball Championship losing to hosts India by 11-27 goals in the last match in the Indian city of Lucknow on Tuesday.
BD-India starts trial run of container trains
Bangladesh and India will now be able to send and receive containerised goods through railways as trial run of first container train from India to Bangladesh was flagged off on Tuesday.
IGP asks police to ensure smooth Baishakh celebration
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Javed Patwari on Tuesday ordered the police force to perform their duties professionally so that people can celebrate ‘Pahela Baishakh’ in a festive manner.
UN, int’l community urged to ensure protection of Rohingya women, children
Experts at an international conference here has called upon the United Nations (UN) and other members of the international community to use diplomatic channels to provide sufficient humanitarian assistance and other support to ensure the protection and rights of Rohingya…
Bumper Maize yield expected in six south-western districts
Farmers are expecting a bumper Maize production in six south-western districts of the country this season. A total of 79,566 hectares of land have been brought under the Maize cultivation in the area with fixing the production target of 6,…
Amitabh Bachchan: Film has suddenly lost its charm
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who met multiple Oscar-nominated filmmaker Christopher Nolan to talk about celluloid films in the digital era, rues that film has lost its charm due to the growth of digitalisation.
Mahadev Ghose performs at National Museum
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) recently organised a Tagore musical evening by noted Tagore artiste Mahadev Ghose at Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum in the city.
Programmes taken to celebrate ‘Pahela Boishakh’ in Rangpur
The district administration at a meeting here today chalked out elaborate daylong programmes to celebrate “Pahela Boishakh”, the first day of the Bangla New Year- 1425, amid traditional festivities on April 14 next.
Fiji PM links climate change to fatal cyclone
Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama on Tuesday blamed climate change for a deadly cyclone over the weekend, saying his South Pacific nation had entered a “frightening new era”. Cyclone Josie caused severe flooding when it passed Fiji’s main island Viti…
College principal killed in Chattogram road crash
Dhaka – A college principal was killed as a truck hit a human-hauler on Dhaka- Chattogram Highway at Noyduari of Katachhara union in Mirsarai Upazila in Chattogram on Monday. The deceased was identified as Aminur Rasul, 55, principal of Professor…
Mash becomes most wkt hunters in one session of DPDCL
Dhaka – Tigers ODI side captain Mashrafe Bin Moratza has become the most wicket getter in one session of the List ‘A’ cricket in Bangladesh.
Pakistan thrashes jet lagged West Indies by 143 runs
Karachi,(AP/UNB) – Pakistan thrashed a jet lagged West Indies by 143 runs in their Twenty20 opener on Sunday for the second biggest margin of victory in top-level T20 cricket.
Summit-DRU Media Cup Cricket advance to semifinals
Dhaka -The Summit-DRU Media Cup Cricket Tournament, organized by Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), advanced to the semifinal stage on the 5th day at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Monday.
South Asian Handball: Bangladesh beat Afghanistan, lose to Nepal
Dhaka, Apr 2 (UNB) – Touring Bangladesh made mixed results in the five-nation 5th South Asain Women’s Handball Championship in the Indian city Lucknow on Monday.
Asian Youth Chess: Subroto, Manon, Warsia share top slots
Dhaka – Subroto Biswas, Manon Reza Neer and Warsia Khushbu shared the top slots in their respective groups of the Asian Youth Chess Championship securing full two points after 2nd round matches at Lotus Pang Suan Kaew Hotel in Chiang…
Both matches of 3rd Div Football League end with goalless draws
Dhaka – Both the super league matches of the Saif Power Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football ended in goalless draws at Kamalapur Stadium here on Monday. Arambagh Football Academy shared the points Dipali Jubo Sangha in the day’s first match…
PM making ‘mockery’ with people, alleges BNP
BNP on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is making ‘mockery’ with people by seeking vote for her party after ‘snatching’ voting right.
English spellings of Chittagong, Comilla, Barisal, Jessore, Bogra changed
The government has changed the English spellings of the country’s five districts — Chittagong, Comilla, Barisal, Jessore and Bogra –in line with their Bangla accents and spellings.
Mymensingh Municipality now a city corporation
Mymensingh Municipality, a town with a 91.315sqk area and population of 4,71,858, has been upgraded as the country’s 12th City Corporation.
Russia finds Bangladesh as reliable partner in S Asia
Bangladesh and Russia have made substantial headway in trade and economic sector, says a Russian official mentioning that Dhaka is Moscow’s longtime and reliable partner in South Asia. In late 2017, the bilateral trade volumes between the two countries reached…
DU suspends professor for ‘derogatory remarks’ about Bangabandhu
The Dhaka University authorities have suspended Morshed Hasan Khan, a professor of the marketing department, for making ‘ill remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and distorting the history of the liberation war’.DU vice chancellor Md Akhteruzzaman confirmed this to Prothom…
Point Nemo, Earth’s watery graveyard for spacecraft
Chinese space scientists were not in control of their Tiangong-1 orbiting laboratory when it hurtled back to Earth and into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean on Monday. But if they had been, that’s where they would have tried…
Superhero film ‘Bizli’ to be released on April 13
“Bizli,” which claims to be Bangladesh’s first superhero film, produced by and starring Bangladeshi actor Eamin Haque Bobby, received its uncut censor certificate in February and is set to be released in theatres nationwide on April 13.
Tokyo drives Asia stocks higher in light holiday trade
Tokyo stocks led Asian markets higher on Monday, shrugging off disappointing business confidence data to climb slightly higher in thin holiday trade. With no direction from Europe or Wall Street — both closed for Easter holidays at the end of…