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…
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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…
NYPD Blue’ creator Steven Bochco dead at 74
US television writer and producer Steven Bochco, the creator of iconic shows such as “Hill Street Blues,” “NYPD Blue” and “LA Law,” has died from leukemia at the age of 74, according to reports.
Baaghi 2 does ‘Sensational Business’
Baaghi 2 starring Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani is a ‘lottery’, reported trade analyst Taran Adarsh. The film, continues to ‘surprise trade and shock pessimists.’ Film’s total collection now stands at Rs. 45.50 crore.
Bahrain discovers largest oilfield since 1932
Bahrain said it had discovered the country’s largest oilfield in decades, located off the west coast of the kingdom, according to state news agency BNA. The new tight oil and deep gas resource is expected to contain many times the…
Saudi crown prince meets Bezos, Gates
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met the world’s two richest men, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, during a stopover in Seattle. The heir to the Saudi throne’s three-week US tour saw him visit…
Drug peddler held in Satkhira; Phensidyl, silver jewelry seized
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested a drug peddler with 400 bottles of phensidyl from Baikari border in Sadar upazila in Satkhira on Sunday morning.
Mother, son found dead in Sylhet house
Dhaka – Police recovered the bodies of a mother and her son from a house in Mirabazar area of the city on Sunday noon.The deceased were identified as Rokeya Begum, 40, and her SSC examinee son Rabiul Islam Rokon, 15.
Cub scouting to be introduced in every primary school: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government is going to expand cub scouting in primary schools. She said this while inaugurating 6th National Comdeca of Bangladesh Scouts at Charvanga of Haimchar Upazila here today.
27 Sundarbans robbers surrender
Dhaka – Twenty seven members of three forest robber gangs surrendered to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal along with their arms and ammunition at Swadhinata Uddyan in Bagerhat town on Sunday.
3 Bangladeshis killed in Australia road crash
Dhaka – At least three Bangladeshi nationals were killed Saturday in a fatal road crash at Kakadu Highway in Darwin, the capital city of Northern Territory of Australia.
16 killed as fighting rages across Indian Kashmir
Sixteen people have been killed in Indian Kashmir in some of the fiercest fighting this year in the restive Himalayan region, police said Sunday, as authorities braced for more violence.
8 killed in Gopalganj bus plunge
Dhaka -Eight people were killed and 23 others injured in a fatal road accident at Biswambordi on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Muksudpur upazila in Gopalganj early Sunday. Seven of the deceased were identified as Asim Majhi, 32, hailing from Jhalakathi, Hasan,…
Man held with 13 kg gold at Ctg airport
Chittagong, Apr 1 (UNB) – Customs officials on Sunday arrested a man along with 13 kg gold at Shah Amanat International Airport. The arrestee was identified as Swapan Kumar Nath.
2 held with 112 kgs hemp in city
Dhaka – Members of North Division (Traffic) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police seized 112 kgs of hemp along with a private car and detained two from the city’s Abdullahpur area on Sunday.
Teacher held for trying to ‘rape’ minor student
Dhaka- Police arrested a teacher of an Islamic Foundation’s mosque-based mass education centre in Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Sunday for allegedly trying to rape a seven-year-old female student.
Rape accused killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
An accused of a rape case was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Dulahazra in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Sunday.
PSG beats Monaco 3-0, wins 5th consecutive French league Cup
Paris(AP/UNB) – Paris Saint-Germain won the French League Cup for a fifth straight time, reasserting its dominance on the domestic stage by beating Monaco 3-0 in the final on Saturday.
Man City beats Everton 3-1, can clinch EPL by beating United
Liverpool,(AP/UNB) – Manchester City cruised past Everton 3-1 to ensure Pep Guardiola can seal his first English Premier League title by beating Manchester United next Saturday.
Bangladesh U15 girls clinch Jockey CG Int’l Youth Football title
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-15 Women’s Football team clinched the title of the four-team Jockey Club Girls International Youth Invitational Football Tournament with all-win record after 6-0 win against hosts Hong Kong at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground in Hong Kong…
Revised itinerary for 4th round of BCL announced
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced revised itinerary for the 4th round of the 6th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) beginning on April 10 due to change in venues.
Premier Cricket: Ashraful hits 3rd successive ton for hapless Kalabagan
Dhaka – Bangladesh national side former captain Mohammad Ashraful completed his mission in this edition Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League with hammering an extraordinary fifth century, but could not stop another loss for Kalabagan Krira Chakra.
South Asian Handball: Bangladesh off to flying start
Dhaka – Touring Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the five-nation 5th South Asian Women’s Handball Championship outplaying Bhutan by 44-3 goals in their first appearance in the Indian city of Lucknow on Sunday.