Bangalore,(AP/UNB) – Afghanistan succumbed to top-ranked India by an innings and 262 runs inside two days of its maiden cricket test on Friday.
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Gimenez scores to lift Uruguay over Egypt 1-0 in Group A
Yekaterinburg,(AP/UNB) – Uruguay won its opening match at the World Cup for the first time in 48 years, getting an 89th-minute goal from defender Jose Gimenez in a 1-0 victory over Egypt in Group A on Friday.
Heavy rainfall likely, signal 3 for maritime ports
Dhaka – Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal no three as deep convection is continuing over North bay and adjoining coastal area of Bangladesh.
PM to exchange greetings on Eid day at Ganobhaban
Dhaka -Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will exchange greetings with the people from all walks of life, including party leaders and workers, judges and foreign diplomats at her official residence Ganobhaban on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr.
Jumatul Wida observed
Dhaka- Muslims across the country observed Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of Ramadan, with due religious fervour and reverence.
Russia rips Saudi Arabia 5-0 in World Cup opener
Moscow, June 14 (AP/UNB) – Denis Cheryshev scored twice as Russia swept aside Saudi Arabia to open its home World Cup with a 5-0 win on Thursday.
2 traffickers held with 2 leopards in Narayanganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two animal traffickers from Ragunathpur area of Fatullah in Narayanganj on Thursday noon and rescued two leopards.
‘Robber’ killed in Chandpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and police at Syedpur village in Hajiganj upazila in Chandpur early Thursday.
Missing man found dead in Pabna
Dhaka – A carpenter who remained missing since Monday was found dead near the bank of Padma River at Chartarapur in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.
Saudi expat found dead in Sylhet
Dhaka – The body of a Saudi expatriate was recovered from a paddy field in Guptapara village of Osmaninagar upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday night.
Two women killed in Chandina road crash
Dhaka– Two women were killed as a pick-up van hit an auto-rickshaw at Chandina upazila of Dhaka-Chattagram Highway on Thursday morning.
Bus driver held with Yaba in Jhalakati
Dhaka – Police arrested a bus driver along with 70 Yaba tablets from Badalkathi village in Sadar upazila on Thursday.
Nigar Sultana accorded reception in Sherpur
Dhaka – Nigar Sultana Joyti, wicketkeeper cum batter of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup champions Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team, was accorded a reception in her hometown of Sherpur on Wednesday.
Maasranga, Nagorik to telecast all World Cup matches live
Dhaka – Two Bangladeshi private satellite TV channels — Maasranga TV and Nagorik TV — will telecast live all the matches of the 32-nation FIFA World Cup’2018 beginning today (Thursday) at the 80,000 capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow amid huge…
Opening match of World Cup kicks off in Moscow
Moscow,(AP/UNB) — The opening match of the World Cup has kicked off in Russia.The host country was facing Saudi Arabia in the Group A match at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday, if moon sighted tomorrow
DHAKA – The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims ending Ramadan fasting, will be observed across the country on Saturday, if the Shawal moon is sighted on Friday.
Spain fires coach Lopetegui 2 days before World Cup opener
Spain,(AP/UNB) Spain coach Julen Lopetegui was fired Wednesday, two days before the country’s opening World Cup match against Portugal and a day after accepting the job to coach Real Madrid next season.
FIFA World Cup kicks off Thursday
Dhaka – The long-awaited 32-nation FIFA World Cup 2018 begins on Thursday with hosts Russia taking on Saudi Arabia in the opening match at the 80,000 capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow amid huge enthusiasm among millions of soccer fans across…
Govt wasting time Khaleda’s health worsens: BNP
Dhaka – BNP on Wednesday accused the government of unnecessarily buying time to ensure better treatment of its chairperson Khaleda Zia with a motive to endanger her life.
Trump says world avoided nuclear catastrophe
SEOUL,(BSS/AFP) – Donald Trump accepted an invitation from Kim Jong Un to visit North Korea during their historic summit, Pyongyang state media reported Wednesday, as the US president said the world had jumped back from the brink of “nuclear catastrophe”.
Mexico and Canada to host 2026 World Cup
MOSCOW,(BSS/AFP) – The United States, Mexico and Canada won the right to host the 2026 World Cup after easily beating Morocco in a vote by FIFA member nations on Wednesday.
11 killed in Rangamati, Cox’s Bazar landslides
Dhaka – At least 11 people, including four of a family, were killed while another remained missing in separate incidents of landslide in different areas of Naniarchar upazila in Rangamati and Cox’s Bazar districts early Tuesday amid heavy rains in…
2 boys drown in C’nawabganj river
Dhaka – Two children have drowned in the Pagla River at Narayanpur in Shibganj upazila.
3 killed as lightning strikes boat on Meghna
Dhaka – Three people including two women were killed and 10 others injured as a thunderbolt struck the boat carrying them on the Meghna River near Sreenagar village in Narsingdi on Tuesday afternoon.
Two bodies recovered from Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach
Dhaka – Police on Tuesday recovered two bodies from Sea-in point and Inani beach of Bay of Bengal sea beach in Cox’s Bazar.
FIFA F4F Competition: Rafi’s Galapagos Sea Lions out in league phase
Dhaka – Bangladeshi budding footballer Rafi’s Galapagos Sea Lions team exited the FIFA Football 4 Friendship Program with one win and two defeats held at Spartak Stadium – Sapsan Arena Bolshaya Cherkizovskaya in Moscow on Tuesday,ahead of the FIFA World…
Rating Chess: Prizes of FIDE Rating Chess distributed
Dhaka – The prize-giving ceremony of the Walton International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament was held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Tuesday.
Asian Women’s Champions get iPhones from Robi
Dhaka – Robi Axiata Limited, the sponsor of the Bangladesh National Women’s Cricket Team has presented an iPhone with Robi 4.5G SIM to each members of the Asia Cup T20 Champion Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team at a function in a…
Ayman, Zaiba to receive Queen’s Young Leaders Award
Dhaka – The Queen will present Ayman Sadiq and Zaiba Tahyya from Bangladesh with a ‘Queen’s Young Leaders Award’ at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London on June 26.
Khaleda to be offered to receive treatment at CMH: Home Minister
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s medical tests will be conducted at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka if she agrees.