Dhaka- Former Bangladesh cricket team captain Mohammad Ashraful’s five-year ban from playing international cricket will officially end on August 13.
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Nat’l Women’s Chess: Three players share lead after 3rd round
Dhaka – WFM Nazrana Khan Eva, Noshin Anjum and Umme Taslima Protiva Talukder were sharing the top spot in the points table of the 38th National Women’s Chess Championship after the 3rd round at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Friday.
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal win in Toronto
Toronto,(AP/UNB) – Four-time champion Novak Djokovic and top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the rainy Rogers Cup on Wednesday.
Police identifies ‘anarchists’ behind student protest: IGP
Dhaka– Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary said here today they have already identified the people responsible for creating anarchy capitalising recent student protest over demand of road safety in Chandpur.
BNP,cohorts tried to topple govt inciting students: Anisul
Dhaka – Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today said BNP-Jamaat and their cohorts tried to topple government by inciting the recent movement of the students in Brahmanbaria.
BNP demands changes in the proposed Transport bill.
Dhaka – BNP on Friday demanded changes in the draft Road Transport Bill approved by the Cabinet in consultation with experts to ensure safe roads as per demands of the students.
Journos demand punishment of attackers
Dhaka – Journalists from different media outlets on Friday formed a human chain in front of the National Museum demanding arrest and punishment of those who attacked their colleagues while covering the students’ movement demanding safe road.
50 Sundarbans tigers beaten to death in 18 years
Dhaka – Fifty tigers were beaten to death in the areas adjacent to the Sundarbans in the last 18 years while over 332 people killed by the big cats during the same period as they entered localities in search of…
Minor boy drown in Chandpur pond
Dhaka– A minor boy drowned in a pond in Bagadi village of Sadar upazila in Chandpur on Thursday.
‘Drug trader’ killed in Munshiganj ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Purbakumarbhog in Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj early Friday.
One held with 624 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested a man along with 624 gold bars, weighing some 73 kg, from Shikarpur border point in Sharsha upazila in Benapole on Thursday night.
BNP behind rumours about student movement: Quader
Dhaka – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday alleged that BNP spread rumours through uploading videos on social media over the student movement demanding safe roads.
No immediate plan of bidding for onshore gas exploration: Tawfiq Elahi
Dhaka – Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said that there is no immediate plan of bidding for onshore gas exploration in the country. “But some international oil companies (IOCs) might be chosen for exploration work for few…
CID busts question leak gang, arrest 9
Dhaka– Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested nine members of an organised gang involved in leaking questions of different public examinations in last six days till Wednesday from different parts of the city.
4 ‘JMB’ men held in Lalmonirhat
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members in a drive arrested four alleged members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from MM Plaza market area of Patgram municipality in Lalmonirhat on Wednesday night.
One burnt to death for killing van puller in Dinajpur
Dhaka – A man was burnt to death as villagers set him on fire while he was fleeing after ‘killing’ a van puller at Jagodal Dangapara in Birganj upazila in Dinajpur on Thursday.
Bangladesh cricket team returns home
Dhaka – Bangladesh national cricket team, led by its proud captain and world famed all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, returned home on Thursday morning after a successful tour in the West Indies and United States of America (USA).
Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle dies after long cancer battle
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – With a contagious smile, a sense of humor and a deep determination to keep playing golf, Jarrod Lyle endeared himself to people around the world in a long struggle against cancer.
Chelsea signs goalkeeper Kepa after Courtois joins Madrid
London,(AP/UNB) – Chelsea has signed Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga for a record fee after selling Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid.
Three killed in Sylhet road crashes
Dhaka – At least three persons including a teenage boy were killed in separate road accidents in Gopalganj and Fenchuganj upazilas in Sylhet on Wednesday and Tuesday night.
Tiger Woods takes ice bath, prepares for final major of year
St. Louis, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) – Tiger Woods at times looks similar to the guy who won the PGA Championship four times among his 14 major titles, except for the results.
All to get smart NID cards by Dec-Jan: CEC
Dhaka – Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday said all voters will get smart national identity cards by December-January next.
Driver confesses buses’ competition cause deaths
Dhaka – Two buses’ competition to get more passengers on board has resulted in the fatal accident that caused the tragic end of two young lives on Airport Road on July 29.
Keep students away from movement, Nahid tells VCs
Dhaka– Urging the private university vice-chancellors (VCs) to keep their students away from any kind of movement, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Wednesday said they should be held accountable for the activities of the students.
700kg polythene seized from Chawkbazar
Dhaka- The Department of Environment (DoE) on Wednesday in a drive seized some 700 kgs of banned polythene from three factories in the city’s Chawkbazar area.
Kenya’s former world champ Nicholas Bett killed in car crash
Nairobi, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) – Kenya’s Nicholas Bett, the 2015 world champion in the 400-meter hurdles, was killed in an early-morning car crash Wednesday in the country’s famed high-altitude training region, police and his coach said.
Bangladesh cricket team to return home Thursday morning
Dhaka- Bangladesh national cricket team, without some key players, will return home Thursday (Aug 9) at 8:40 am after a succesful mission in the West Indies and United States of America.
SAFF U-15 Women’s: Bangladesh to play Pakistan Thursday
Dhaka – Holders Bangladesh U-15 Women’s Football team will start their champions mission in the six-nation SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship taking on debutante Pakistan on Thursday at 7 pm (local time) in one of the two opening day match at…
Youth stabbed to death in Chattogram
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death by a miscreant following a brawl at Gunagari area of Banskhali upazila in Chattogram on Tuesday morning.
Man gets life for killing wife in Natore
Dhaka- A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in 2017 in Natore .