Dhaka – Two brilliant half century by world number one all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and former captain Mushfiqur Rahim helped Bangladesh post their highest-ever ODI total of 330 against South Africa in their opening match of the ICC Cricket World…
Day: June 2, 2019
Shakib reaches landmark of 11,000 runs in international cricket
Dhaka – World number one all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh reached a landmark of 11,000 runs in all three formats (ODI, Test and T20) of international cricket and became the 2nd highest scorer for Bangladesh after Tamim Iqbal. Shakib…
Tamim dismissed after a good start
Dhaka – Bangladesh managed a good start to their first innings of the ICC Men’s World Cup against South Africa on Sunday at the Kennington Oval, London. Bangladesh openers, Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar added 60 runs in 8.2 overs.…
Tahir to play 100th ODI
Dhaka- Veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir is going to play his 100th One day International (ODI) match when he appears for South Africa in their second match of ICC World Cup 2019 against Bangladesh at Kennington Oval in London on Sunday.…
GM Siraj to contest Bogura-6 by-polls with ‘Sheaf of Paddy’
Dhaka, Jun 2 (UNB) – BNP has finally kept trust in its former MP GM Siraj by allocating the party election symbol ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ for him to contest the by-election to Bogura-6 parliamentary seat. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul…
Bangladesh turned into a ‘subservient’ country: BNP
Dhaka, June 2 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that Bangladesh has now become a ‘subservient’ country as the current government has destroyed all the achievements the nation earned through the 1971 Liberation War.…
Eminent playwright, actor Momtazuddin passes away
Dhaka, June 2 (UNB) – Eminent playwright and theatre personality Prof Momtazuddin Ahmed died at a hospital in the city on Sunday. He was 84. The renowned dramatist breathed his last around 3:48 pm while undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital,…
Ranveer Singh shares 9 mini clips about ‘83
Ranveer Singh has been prepping hard for his role in Kabir Khan’s ’83. The film revolves around the historic win of the Indian Cricket Team at the World Cup in 1983. They were deemed as underdogs and still went on…
Over 1.54 lakh poor get VGF rice in Rajshahi
Over 1.54 lakh poor and distressed families were brought under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme here to mark the end of Ramadan and celebration of the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Fitr festival. Under the programme, a total of 2,413 tonnes of rice…
US preparing antitrust probe of Google
The US Department of Justice is preparing an antitrust investigation of Internet titan Google, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The Journal cited unnamed sources close to the matter as saying the department would look into Google practices related…
Aishwarya shoots for tribute track dedicated to Pulwama soldiers
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan shoots for a tribute track dedicated to Pulwama soldiers. After Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan recently shot for a special song dedicated to the soldiers who lost their lives during the Pulwama…
Cricketer Javed Omar Belim in his first original acting
Culture Desk Former player of the national cricket team, Mohammad Javed Omar Belim has signed up for an Eid drama. Named ‘Baish Gojer Bhalobasha,’ the drama would be aired on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr at 7.50pm. Rezanur Rahman has directed…
Explosion at Russian TNT plant injures 79
Moscow, June 2 (AP/UNB) — Russia’s health ministry says 79 people have been injured in an explosion in a plant manufacturing TNT. The blast took place Saturday in Dzerzhinsk, 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Moscow. An investigation is underway…
Bangladesh PM Hasina performs Umrah
Makkah (Saudi Arabia), Jun 2 (UNB)— Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina performed the holy ‘Umrah’ in the early hours of Sunday. She is now on a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al…
Alleged rapist of minor girl shot, held in Lalmonirhat
Lalmonirhat, June 1 – Hours after he reportedly raped a minor girl, police shot and arrested a young man at Durakuthi in Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila early Saturday. The arrestee is Sujon Mia, 25, son of Saidul Islam of Taluk Khutamar…
Pro and anti-Israel protests draw hundreds in Berlin
Berlin, June 2 (AP/UNB) — Hundreds of people including prominent German politicians and members of the Jewish community are protesting against a larger, anti-Israel rally in Berlin. Police in the German capital of Berlin kept the competing protests on Saturday…
Two suspected Yaba traders killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, June 1 -Two suspected Yaba traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Kayukhkhali in Teknaf municipality area early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Abdul Gafur, 40, son of Sultan…
Dhaka’s wayside shops attract fixed-income people
Dhaka, June 2 – A large number of vendors have set up makeshift shops on the capital’s footpaths and lanes along major streets and markets to claim their stakes in the frenzied Eid shopping. These shops, offering goods at cheaper…
7 killed in Sunamganj bus-human hauler collision
Sunamganj, June 2 — At least seven people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a human hauler in Patharia area on Sunday morning. The incident occured at the Patharia area of South…
Antonio Banderas grateful for a later-in-life Cannes award
Miami, Jun 1 (AP/UNB) — Antonio Banderas waited 40 years to receive one of the most prestigious awards an actor can obtain: the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival. And he says he prefers it that way. “When…
Hydrogen-power electric flying vehicle: Long road to liftoff
Los Angeles, June 01 (AP/UNB) — A transportation company is betting its sleek new hydrogen-powered electric flying vehicles will someday serve as taxis, cargo carriers and ambulances of the sky, but experts say they will have to clear a number of regulatory…
Physician held for raping girl in Narsingdi aluring for job
Narsingdi, Jun 1 (UNB) – A physician has been arrested for reportedly raping a teenage girl after promising to give her a nursing job. The arrestee is Arshaf Uddin Julfikar, 50, son of Sirajul Islam of Hotapra in Gazipur Sadar…
Beximco solar power contract may be terminated for failure
Dhaka, Jun 1 (UNB)— The government has initiated a process to terminate a contract with Beximco Group for its failure to implement a solar power project. Power Division sources said the Power Development Board (PDB) issued an ‘event of default…
Release ex-PM Khaleda before eid: BNP
Dhaka, June 1 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday demanded the release of their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail before the Eid-ul-Fitr on humanitarian ground. “The Prime Minister’s target was to hang onto power through vote…
7 hundi traders with huge foreign currency held at Bd border
Benapole, June 1 (UNB)- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested seven suspected international Hundi traders along with 2.4 lakh US dollars, 70,000 British pounds and 5,900 Indian Rupees on Friday evening. The arrestees are- Billal Hossain, 28, Abdus Salam,…
BD Mother swept away after saving two kids from Padma River
Goalanda, May 31 (UNB)— A mother went missing and another woman drowned in Padma River after saving two children on Friday afternoon in Goalanda upazila’s Daulatdia. The missing woman was identified as Rebecca Khatun, 22, wife of Sujat Sheikh of…