William Dunkerley
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Shane Warne retires from cricket opting out of Big Bash
Shane Warne has retired from all forms of cricket after announcing he will not play at this year’s Big Bash tournament with the Melbourne Stars.
Christiano Ronaldo helps Real thrash Bournemouth 6-0
A Real Madrid side including Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mesut Ozil cruised to a 6-0 friendly win at Championship side Bournemouth.
Britain’s Froome wins 100th Tour de France
Anna Thompson BBC Sport
No deal on huge Antarctic marine reserves
International talks on establishing huge marine reserves in Antarctica have failed to reach a consensus.
Deforestation in Africa’s Congo Basin rainforest slows
By Rebecca Morelle
Wolf howl identification technology excites experts
Michelle Warwicker, BBC Nature
Royal baby: Pregnant Kate taken to hospital
The Duchess of Cambridge has been taken to hospital in the early stages of labour, Kensington Palace has said.
JK Rowling ‘anger’ at legal firm over pseudonym leak
JK Rowling has said she feels “very angry” after finding out her pseudonym Robert Galbraith was leaked by a legal firm.
Sabbir-Bindu in ‘Kuddus-er Murgi Prem’
Title of the play is “Kuddus-er Murgi Prem.” It is scripted and directed by popular TV actor and director Mir Sabbir. Shooting of the play was wrapped up Friday in the city’s Dhanmondi area.
SIM card protection can prevent hijacking of phones
Vulnerability in the security key that protects the card could allow eavesdropping on phone conversations, fraudulent purchases, or impersonation of the handset’s owner, a security researcher warns.
Smartphone: Google’s Moto X
Bet you thought the summer months were supposed to be quiet for product introductions? Not in the fast-moving mobile space where Google plays.
Galaxy S4 in purple
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is currently available in Black and White variants on all major carriers in the U.S. However, some carrier exclusive variants have been rumored in the past, with a recent report suggesting that an Autumn Brown variant…
What will be Blackberry’s future?
BlackBerry (BBRY) is a name that has been highly shorted, and despite what seemed to be “mild squeezes,” the short interest continued to climb to new highs. Following the most recent, somewhat disastrous, earnings report, it seems that there is…
Dhaka all set to hand over top ULFA leader Anup Chetia
Dhaka is all set to hand over top ULFA leader Anup Chetia to India. A senior diplomatic official told Mail Today that a conducive timing is being considered for the move though the arrangements have already been worked out at…
Assam CM happy with extradition treaty progress
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi expressed the hope that India-Bangladesh extradition treaty will be ratified soon as the process was moving in the right direction.
Law, order worsens in Narsinghdi in 17 days
A CNG auto driver, Idris Ali was strangled to death by miscreants at Kabirajpur village in Sadar upazila of Narsinghdi on Friday.
US outlines steps for restoring trade benefits
The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office on Friday outlined a series of steps that it urged Bangladesh to take to improve factory conditions and workers rights in order to have U.S. trade benefits restored.
PM administers oath to 4 city mayors
The newly elected mayors of Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet city corporations were sworn in today (Sunday).
Virus attack on shrimp, lobster farms in Bagerhat
Shrimp and lobster farms in Chitalmari, Fakirhat and Mollahat upazilas in Bagerhat district have been attacked with virus diseases, according to reports received here.
Khaleda case hearing deferred
A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred ‘for the last time’ the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson and others in Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases.
Graft up in LGED for lack of transparency: TIB
Politicisation and lack of transparency accelerate corruption in the Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED), according to a study of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
Palestinians say ’67 borders basis for talks
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to resume peace talks with Israel only after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gave him a letter guaranteeing that the basis of the negotiations will be Israel’s pre-1967 borders, two senior Palestinian officials said…
Outlaws returning from hideouts
Fifteen men including minor students, UP chairman and outlaws have been killed in Jhenidah in the past 75 days as the outlaws who left their abode are returning to their respective places from hideouts.
Sylhet Metro Court starts functioning next week
The Chief Metropolitan Court in Sylhet starts its operation on Sunday with an attempt to reduce congestion of cases in the district judge court.
Two killed in steel mill crash
Two workers were crushed to death under steel plates when chains came apart in a steel mill crane in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area on Sunday, police told bdnews24.com.
Expatriate commits suicide in Sylhet
A young expatriate allegedly committed suicide by slitting his throat at Pashshim Darsha village in Sadar upazila on Saturday.
Mueen-uddin Chowdhury calls ICT a ‘farce’
War crimes accused Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin has said he will not return to Bangladesh to face the International Crimes Tribunal, terming it ‘a farce’. In an interview to Al-Jazeera’s Jonah Hull for the program ‘Talk to Al-jazeera’, he said the tribunal…
3 arrested with firearms in Narsingdi
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested three people, including an alleged top terror, in possession of a firearm from Duttapara area in the district town early Saturday.
Unruly NU students block Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway
National University students blocked the busy Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in front of the University on Sunday, demanding cancellation of the newly introduced grading system in its examinations.