Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug trader along with 1.125 kg heroinfrom Char Islamabad of Sadarupazila in Chapainawabganj on Friday afternoon.
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Welbeck double lifts Arsenal, Torres boosts Atletico
Prague(AP/UNB) – Danny Welbeck celebrated his England callup by scoring twice as Arsenal beat AC Milan 3-1 Thursday to cruise into the Europa League quarterfinals 5-1 on aggregate.
Nidahas Trophy: Tigers elect to bowl first against Lankans
Dhaka – Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first against hosts Sri Lanka in a must-win game for the final berth of the Nidahas Trophy tri-nation T20I tournament at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.
4 held along with 8,000 yaba tablets
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four alleged drug traders along with 8,000 pieces of yaba in the BSCIC industrial area in Chouddagram upazila in Comilla on Thursday.
5 dwelling houses gutted in Sylhet fire
Dhaka – Five dwelling houses were gutted in a fire at Raipur village in Bishwanathpur upazila in Sylhet on Thursday night.
‘Pirate’ killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’
Noakhali, Mar 16 (UNB) – A suspected pirate was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Char Omed in Companyganj upazila early Friday.
Bangladesh Men’s Volleyball team leaves for Iran Friday
Dhaka – An 18-member Bangladesh National Volleyball team will leave for Iran on Friday as part of their preparations for the Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship beginning on April 21 at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor…
Venus Williams reaches semifinals at Indian Wells
Indian Wells,(AP/UNB) – Venus Williams defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 6-2 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open, where she first broke out as a 16-year-old qualifier in 1997.
Youth found dead in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A youth was found dead in a water body at Kadipur village in Damurhuda upazila on Thursday.
16 Bangladeshis held at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 16 Bangladeshi nationals, including seven women and three children, from Daulatpur border here in Benapole on Thursday noon.
Man ‘commits’ suicide ‘killing wife’ in Bagerhat
Dhaka – A man allegedly committed suicide after ‘killing wife’ at Saraspur village in Mollahat upazila in Bagerhat on Thursday.
Shakib to join Tigers in Colombo Thursday
Dhaka – Recovering from finger injury, Bangladesh Test and T20I side captain Shakib Al Hasan is expected to join with his team in Colombo on Thursday afternoon, said Bangladesh Cricket Board media release.
Nidahas Trophy: Tigers to face Lankans Friday
Dhaka – Shakib Al Hasan has returned to the squad and likely to captain the Bangladesh team in a must-win T20I against hosts Sri Lanka in the seven-match Nidahas Trophy tri-nation tournament at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.
Dhaka,Moscow to set up joint working group on cyber security
DHAKA – Bangladesh and Russia reached a consensus on forming a joint working group on cyber security as State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak last night held a bilateral meeting with Russian Communications and Mass Media Minister Nikolai…
40pc people worldwide face water scarcity
DHAKA – At least 40 percent of the world’s people are affected by water scarcity at present, with as many as 700 million people at risk of being displaced by intense water scarcity by 2030.
Bangladesh mourns plane crash victims
DHAKA- Bangladesh today observed state mourning for the victims of Monday’s US-Bangla aircraft crash in Nepal that left 49 people dead.
One plane crash injured admitted to hospital burn unit
Dhaka – Shahreen Ahmed, one of the injured passengers of the crashed US-Bangla Airlines aircraft, arrived here on Thursday afternoon from Kathmandu, Nepal.
Admin reshuddle: Five secretaries transferred
Dhaka – In a reshuffle in the administration, five top government officials have been transferred and given new postings.The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification on Thursday in this regard.
Four bodies found floating in the Bay
Dhaka – Some fishermen of Maheshkhali island here in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday morning found four bodies floating in the Bay of Bengal.
Jute-mill workers block Khulna-Jessore highway for wage
Dhaka – Traffic movement on Khulna-Jessore highway remained halted for an hour on Thursday as the workers of Khulna-based private jute mills blocked the road in Shiromoni area demanding immediate payment of the dues and reopening the closed jute mills.
Clinker-laden cargo ship sinks in Rupsha
Dhaka – A cargo vessel carrying 1035 metric tonnes of clinker sank in the middle of the Rupsha River here in Khulna on Thursday afternoon.
33 BNP men held across Ctg after gathering
Dhaka – Police arrested at least 33 BNP leaders and activists including BNP vice-president and former Ward council-lor Niaz Mohammad Khan on Wednesday night.
2 held with arms in Jessore
Dhaka – Police arrested two people along with two shutter guns in separate incidents at Subornakhali village at Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Wednesday.
Drug peddler gets life term imprisonment in Sylhet
Dhaka – A tribunal in Sylhet on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for possessing drugs.
4 ‘JMB’ put 5-day remand in Natore
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday placed four suspected activists of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on 5-day remand each.
56 commit suicide in Jhenidah in 2 months
Dhaka- A total of 56 people committed suicide in six upazilasin in Jhenidah in the last two months.
Federer wins at Indian Wells, sets up rematch with Chung
Indian Wells, Mar 15 (AP/UNB) – Roger Federer defeated Jeremy Chardy of France 7-5, 6-4 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, and at 15-0 the world’s top-ranked men’s player is off to his best start…
5 European champions in Champions League quarterfinals draw
Nyon(AP/UNB) Five former European champions with a combined 29 titles will be in the Champions League quarterfinals draw on Friday.
Dr. Zafar Iqbal back to Shahjalal University campus
Shahjalal University – Eminent writer Prof Md. ZafarIqbal has said that he holds no anger or ill-will towards the individual who attacked him with a knife on the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) campus on March 3.
El Salvador woman freed after 15 years in jail for abortion
Dhaka,Mar 14-A 34-year-old woman in El Salvador has been freed after spending 15 years in jail for having an abortion.Maira Verónica Figueroa Marroquín was released after her 30-year sentence for aggravated murder was reduced.