Dhaka – At least five people, including a woman and her son, were killed and 20 others injured in a devastating fire that caused by lightning strike on a gas riser at a colony in Golapganj upazila early Sunday.
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Salah’s Liverpool produces desire Mourinho craves from Man U
Liverpool,(AP/UNB) – Slaloming past opponents at a snowy Anfield, Mohamed Salah produced a blizzard of goals in his most devastating performance yet for Liverpool.
Federer seeking 6th title at Indian Wells against Del Potro
Indian Wells,(AP/UNB) – Roger Federer was on the ropes, down two breaks in the second set and another one in the third. Borna Coric thought he was close to toppling the world’s top-ranked player.Not so fast.
Mother kills self after poisoning 2 kids in Manikganj
Dhaka – A housewife allegedly committed suicide after poisoning her two kids over a family feud at Ramkantapur village in Singair upazila.
Indian goods seized at Benapole
Dhaka – A team of custom officials on Saturday seized baggage carrying 22 kinds of Indian goods from customs search centre of Benapole check post.
2 ‘robbers’ arrested following a ‘shootout’
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged robbers along with homemade weapons after a reported brief ‘gunfight’ from Kadamtali area here on early Saturday.
Lightning kills two schoolboys in Khagrachhari
Dhaka – Two schoolboys were killed and a house wife was injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Matiranga, Guimara and Mahalchhari upazilas in Khagrachhari on Saturday.
College girl ‘commits suicide’ in Jessore
Dhaka – A female college student allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at a student mess in Sheikhhati High Court intersection here in Jessore on Saturday morning.
BCL leader held with arm, ammo in Laxmipur
Dhaka- Police arrested an organising secretary of Ramganj Upazila unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) along with arms, ammunition and sharp weapons from Maddhya Bahadur area in the upazila town on Saturday afternoon.
Dev threatens Latin America’s great Pantanal wetlands
CACERES, Brazil,(BSS/AFP) – You can only just hear the murmur of running water through Plinia Rodrigues’ vegetable garden, but that tiny stream has a huge job: keeping alive Latin America’s mammoth wetlands, known as the Pantanal.
99th birthday of Bangabandhu celebrated
DHAKA – The nation today celebrated the 99th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through extensive programmes, fanfare and gaiety.
LDC graduation to be celebrated March 22
Dhaka – Bangladesh has attained all the three graduation criteria to consider for graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) group to a developing one.
Tigers Play India in Nidahas Trophy final Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will play their giant neighbor India in the final of the Nidahas Trophy tri-nation T20 tournament at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
Quader exposes govt’s election blueprint: Moudud
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has exposed the government’s ‘blueprint’ for the next polls through his comment that their party’s victory is just a formality.
Shakib-Shohan fined 25pc of their match fees
Dhaka- Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and reserve player Nurul Hasan Shohan have been fined 25 per cent of their match fees for separate incidents during the last league match of the Nidahas Trophy Tri-nation T20I cricket against Sri Lanka…
10 dead as small plane slams into house
Philippines, (AP/UNB) — A small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of Manila on Saturday, killing all those onboard and five people on the ground, officials said.
Country heading towards dark tunnel: Dr. Mosharraf
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday alleged that the country is heading towards a ‘dark tunnel’ as the government has lost control over all institutions.
3rd Div Football: Saif Youth team beat Lalbagh SC 4-1
Dhaka – A hat-trick by Ahad Ali enabled Saif Sporting Club Youth team to earn facile 4-1 goal victory over Lalbagh Sporting Club in the Saif Power Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football League at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Saturday.
BCB announces Tk 1crore bonus for Tigers
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced an incentive bonus of taka one crore to the Tigers for confirming their berth to the final of the Nidahas Trophy tri-nation T20I tournament against India at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on…
Sherpur Cricket: Young Crickers emerge champions
Dhaka – Sherpur Young Cricketers Assaciation clinched the Sherpur Memoza-Biyon T20 Cricket title beating Amateur Club by eight wickets in the final at the Shaheed Muktijoddha Smriti Stadium here on Saturday.
Premier Cricket: 11th round kicks off Sunday
Dhaka – The 11th round of the 12-team Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League kicks off on Sunday at three separate venues in Dhaka and its adjoining areas.
PM calls for building prosperous country
DHAKA – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the people to build a non-communal, hunger-poverty-free and happy-prosperous ‘Sonar Bangladesh’ as dreamt by the Father of the Nation.
Three more plane crash survivors back home
DHAKA – Three more Bangladeshi survivors of the US-Bangla plane crash arrived here today among the 10 injured Bangladeshi passengers of the deadly aircraft accident at Kathmandu’s Trivubhan International Airport on Monday last.
Dhaka more expensive than many South Asian cities: EIU
Dhaka,Mar 16-Dhaka has become cheaper than 12 months ago as it has fallen 10 places in rankings on the Worldwide Cost of Living Index 2018.But the Bangladesh capital is still the 72nd most expensive city relative to others, and more…
Robert Reich On The Common Good
Dhaka,Mar 16-Robert Reich discusses his book, “The Common Good”, at a Politics and Prose event at Sixth and I historic synagogue in Washington, DC on 2/22/18. Robert B. Reich has been one of America’s leading political thinkers since he served…
BNP does not know how to respect judiciary: Law Minister
Dhaka – Claiming that BNP does not know how to show respect to the judiciary, Law Minister Anisul Huq on Friday asked the party to learn it.He came up with the advice while talking to reporters after inaugurating work on…
Judges cannot hold trials independently: BNP
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday alleged that judges in the country cannot hold trial proceedings with an open mind as there is no the independence of the judiciary.
2 picnickers killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus carrying picnickers hit a covered van on Dhaka-Chittagong highway near Sultana temple area in Sitakundu upazila on Friday.
10 gold bars recovered in Benapole
Benapole – Members of Border guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 10 gold bars, weighing 1.5 kg, from a mango orchard at Putkhali village here on Friday.
Man stabbed dead ‘by nephews’ in Faridpur
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his nephews over land dispute at Godardhor village in Madhukhali upazila in Faridpur on Friday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Fakir, 55 of the village.