Narayanganj, Mar 25–The bodies of five young men were recovered early Sunday after a boat sank in the Shitalakkhya River following a collision with a cargo vessel in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj on Friday.
Year: 2018
Take country forward with Liberation War spirit: PM
Dhaka, Mar 25 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all to work together in a planned way so that the country’s march forward based on the Liberation War spirit never stops.
PM hands over Independence Award-2018
Dhaka, Mar 25 – Eighteen distinguished personalities have been given the ‘Swadhinata Padak-2018’ (Independence Award), the highest civilian honour of the country, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
Eurovision’s first winner Assia dies aged 94
The first person to win the Eurovision Song Contest, Lys Assia, has died at the age of 94, competition organisers have announced. She took the prize for Switzerland in 1956, with the song Refrain, and went on to perform in…
Khagrachari BCL man stabbed to death
Dhaka – A Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals at PDB area in Khagrachhari town on Saturday night.
First non-stop flight from Perth arrives in London
The first non-stop flight between Australia and the UK has left Perth and is due to land in London on Sunday morning. Qantas Flight QF9 should complete its 14,498km (9,009-mile) journey in just over 17 hours. The airline is using…
Local AL leader shot dead in Comilla
Dhaka, Mar 24 (UNN) – A local leader of ruling Awami League (AL) was shot dead in Titas upazila here in Comilla on Saturday night.
Man’s throat-slit body found in Pabna
Dhaka – Police recovered a throat-slit body of a man near his house at Kuladi village of Bharara union in Sadar upazila in Pabna on Sunday morning.
Vote Leave ‘broke spending limits’
Vote Leave broke the law during the EU referendum by exceeding legal spending limits, a Brexit activist has claimed. Shahmir Sanni told Channel 4 News that the official Brexit campaign used a different group, BeLeave, to overspend. Vote Leave chief…
Tigers can beat any team in any format: BCB chief
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan Papon on Saturday expressed his strong belief that Tigers’ can defeat any team of the world in all three formats of cricket.
Cricket Australia to probe ball-tampering, no action yet
Dhaka(AP/UNB) – Cricket fans hoping for a swift resolution to the Australian test team’s ball-tampering admissions in South Africa won’t get it.
‘Riverine tourism has greater business prospects in BD’
Dhaka, Mar 24 – Speakers at a seminar on Saturday highlighted the prospects of riverine tourism in Bangladesh and urged the concerned government organisations to take effective measures to flourish the sector.
IRENA to help make low-carbon 2022 Winter Olympics in China
International Renewable Energy Agency to support Zhangjiakou, in Hebei Province, become China’s first energy transition pilot city Zhangjiakou (China) 24 March — The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has today signed a co-operation agreement with the People’s Government of Hebei…
Nation observes Genocide Day Sunday
Dhaka, Mar 24 -The nation is set to observe the ‘Genocide Day’ in a somber mood on Sunday, commemorating the brutalities and cowardly attacks carried out by the Pakistani occupation forces on the unarmed Bangalees on the black night of…
38 shops gutted in Ctg fire
Dhaka- At least 38 shops were gutted in a fire in a market at Nayabazar under Patenga Police Station in Chittagong on early Saturday.
2 shot dead in Sylhet clash
Dhaka – Two youths were shot dead and 10 others were injured in a clash between residents of two villages over a disputed land at Shahutikar village in Goainghat Upazila in Sylhet on Saturday morning.
2 killed in Dhamrai road crash
Dhaka- Two people were killed and 11 others injured on Saturday as a human-hauler plunged into a roadside ditch after being hit by a truck on Dhaka-Aricha Highway at Sutipara bus stand areain Savar.
Housewife hacked dead in Narsingdi
Dhaka – A housewife was hacked to death allegedly by her husband over family feud at Daripara village in Dulalpur union of Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi on Saturday morning.
Portugal beats Egypt 2-1
Zurich,(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored with two stoppage-time headers and lifted Portugal to a stunning 2-1 win over Mohamed Salah-inspired Egypt in a friendly between World Cup-bound teams Friday.
Without Messi, Argentina beats Italy 2-0 in friendly
Manchester,(AP/UNB) – Without a slightly injured Lionel Messi, Ever Banega and Manuel Lanzini provided late goals for Argentina in a 2-0 win over Italy in a pre-World Cup friendly on Friday.
3rd South Asian Archery inaugurates
Dhaka- The Blazer BD BKSP 3rd South Asian Archery Championship, Organised by Bangladesh Archery Federation was inaugurated on Saturday at BKSP in Savar.
BCB arranges an T20 exhibition match on Independence Day
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has arranged an T20 Exhibition Cricket match on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur marking the Independence Day.
CW Games: BD shooting team leaves for Australia Saturday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Shooting team is due to leave here for Australia Saturday night to participate in the 21st Commonwealth Games to be held in Gold Coast from April 4-15.
Premier Cricket: Sk Jamal start super league in style
Dhaka – Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club started the six-team super league stage battles of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League crushing Legends of Rupganj by seven wickets in the first round game at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Ground 3 in…
Netrokona clinch DIG Cup Cricket title
Dgaka – Netrokona District Police team clinched the Mymensingh Range DIG Cup T20 Cricket Tournament title beating hosts Sherpur District Police team by 99 runs in the final at the local Police Lines ground in Sherpur on Saturday.
Dhaka seeks strong UN role in resolving Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh has sought stronger role from the United Nation in resolving the Rohingya crisis and ensure voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingyas to their homeland from Bangladesh.
Brazil beats Russia in friendly ahead of World Cup
Brazil cruised to a 3-0 friendly win at World Cup host Russia on Friday without the injured Neymar. In freezing temperatures at Moscow’s vast Luzhniki arena, the Brazilians worked hard to break down Russia’s deep defense before three goals in…
JP to create history by forming govt again
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said his party will create a history by forming the next government winning the upcoming general election.
Dire consequences if polls are mired in controversy: Sujan
Badiul Alam Majumder, secretary of civil society platform Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) on Saturday said that the country would face dire consequences if the upcoming parliamentary election is held controversially.He was speaking as the chief guest at its divisional meeting…
60 percent of Dhaka’s traffic jam loss can be lessened
Fifty lakh man-hour are lost daily and the nation counts a yearly economic loss of upto Tk. 55,500 crore due to Dhaka’s worsening gridlock where traffic speed is reduced to five kilometer per hour at rush hours. But putting a…