Dhaka- Legends of Rupganj advanced to the 2nd slot in the 12-team Walton Bangladesh Premier League Cricket beating Gazi Group Cricketers by five wickets at BKSP ground-3 in Savar on Monday.
Year: 2018
N’ganj road crash leaves 10 dead
Dhaka-At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and 50 others injured in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Tribordi in Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj on Monday noon.
3rd Div Football: Uttara FC beat Jatrabari JS 1-0
Dhaka – Uttara Friends Club beat Jatrabari Jhotika Sangsad by 1-0 goal in the in the match of the Saif Power Battery 3rd Division Football League at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Monday.
Women’s Cricket: City Club to play final with Sheikh Russel SDA on Tuesday
Dhaka – City Club will lock horn with Sheikh Russel Sports Development Academy in the final of the Dhaka Metropolis First Division Women’s Cricket League at Gulshan Youth Club ground here on Tuesday.
Walsh named Tigers interim head coach
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team pace bowling coach Courtney Walsh has been named the Tigers’ interim head coach for the Nidahas Trophy.
Doctor ‘commits suicide’ in Ctg
Dhaka – A young physician allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Amirbagh residential area in Chittagong on Sunday night.
School Chess: Ten teams share top slot
Dhaka – Ten teams shared the top slot in the CJKS-Kwality Ice Cream Inter School Team Chess Championship securing four points each after the 2nd round at the gymnasium of MA Aziz Stadium here on Monday.
Corporations key to rescuing nature, says WWF chief
A generation ago, the idea of a veteran international banker leading a global organisation charged with saving the planet’s dwindling and besieged wildlife would have seemed far-fetched. For some, it still does. Even Pavan Sukhdev—recently appointed president of World Wildlife…
Bankers should follow basic concept strictly
Senior bankers have asked their newly recruited cashiers to follow the basic concepts in banking activities strictly to gain success in the profession. They added the junior bankers should know about the banking basic concept and be familiarised with it…
Adnan Ashif’s new song due for Pahela Baishakh
Cultural Correspondent Singer Adnan Ashif has decided to release yet another song for free on YouTube. On the recent Valentine’s Day he released a song titled “Poster.” The singer has for long remained a dimming gem in the music industry.…
‘Notting Hill’ actress Emma Chambers dies at 53
British actress Emma Chambers, who was best known in the U.S. for her role as Honey Thacker in “Notting Hill,” has died of natural causes at the age of 53.
Sridevi had no history of heart attack: Sanjay Kapoor
Sridevi’s brother-in-law and actor Sanjay Kapoor has said the whole family was in shock with the sudden demise of the veteran actor. He also said that she had no history of heart ailment.
Saudi govt to hire women ‘soldiers’
Saudi Arabia’s Directorate of Public Security is to hire female soldiers for the first time. The directorate has opened the door to accept women in military posts for the rank of ‘soldier’ in Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah, Qassim and Asir, according…
Saudis attend country’s first jazz festival
Men and women swayed to music at Saudi Arabia’s first-ever jazz festival on Friday, the second of a three-day outdoor event that showcases the Kingdom’s recent efforts of shedding its conservative image. Locals and foreigners flocked to the festival to…
Youth’s hanging body recovered from Sylhet hotel
Sylhet, Feb 26 – A young man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a pipe at the toilet in a hotel room at Zindabazar in the city on Sunday night.
Sridevi’s body to be flown to Mumbai, funeral likely Monday
Dhaka, Feb 26 – Veteran Actress Sridevi, who acted in over 300 films during a career spanning five decades, died of a cardiac arrest in Dubai in the early hours of Sunday. The 54-year-old, who was awarded the Padma Shri…
Two workers killed in Sylhet stone quarry collapse
Sylhet, Feb 26 – Two workers were killed and three others injured in a mudslide while they were extracting stones from a quarry in Bholaganj area of Companiganj upazila on Sunday night.
Violence drops in Syrian capital, its suburbs after UN vote
Beirut, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — Despite a drop in intensity, shelling and bombardment in the Syrian capital and its embattled eastern suburbs killed at least six people Sunday following the U.N. Security Council’s unanimous approval of a resolution demanding a…
Nigerian government acknowledges 110 girls still missing
Maiduguri, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — Nigeria’s government acknowledged Sunday that 110 girls remain missing nearly a week after Boko Haram militants attacked their town. Frustrated family members already had compiled a list of missing girls after saying officials were being…
Michelle Obama to release memoir in November
New York, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — Michelle Obama’s memoir, one of the most highly anticipated books in recent years, is coming out Nov. 13.
West Asia in flux: Connecting the dots
By Chandra Muzaffar A series of events linked to West Asia in the last nine months has brought to the surface the under-currents and cross-currents in the region’s perennial struggle between occupation and hegemony, on the one hand, and resistance…
U.S. shifts its embassy to Jerusalem in May
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, NY The United States of America (USA) shifts its embassy to Jerusalem in May next from its current location, Tel Abib, the traditional capital of Israel.
Bangladeshi children’s winter adventure in Russia
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Just a 10-days camp helped me believing in myself and my capabilities. I came out with a new vision, which was unknown to me before.”, said Adrija Sangsthita Prithibi, a class seven student of Birsrestho Noor…
Khaleda’s bail in a second case extended by a day
Dhaka, Feb 25 – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka on Sunday postponed the hearing in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case until Monday and extended the bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia till that date. Judge Dr Md…
Body on question leak to consider interests of examinees
Dhaka, Feb 25 – Government’s high-powered committee on monitoring question paper leak did not say anything directly about their recommendations for the cancellation of examinations due to question paper leak in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams but they said…
One killed in Satkhira road crash
Dhaka – A helper of a trucker was killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between two trucks on Khulna-Satkhira highway in Tala upazila on Saturday night.
20 jhut godowns gutted in Gazipur fire
Dhaka – At least 20 jhut godowns and several wood shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Konabari in Gazipur on Sunday morning.
Contractor shot dead in city
Dhaka – A contractor was gunned down by some miscreants in Mohakhali area of the capital on Sunday morning.
New law on appointment of HC Judges soon: Anisul
The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque has said a new law will be passed this year on appointment of judges to the higher court.
PM’s new book hits book fair
A new book containing 100 speeches of Prime Sheikh Hasina is now available at the Amar Ekushey Granthamela-2018 in the city.