Dhaka – A local activist of Jubo League was hacked to death in Ghoshpara Beel area of Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Asadur Rahman, 35, son of Abdul Jabbar of Arangachha village in Kaliganj…
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Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resume
Dhaka – Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed after 9 hours of disruption caused by dense fog in Manikganj on Saturday.”The ferry services were disrupted from 10pm on Friday due to poor visibility caused by thick…
Suspected JMB leader held in Bogra
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested a suspected leader of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Omarpur in Nandigram upazila in Bogra early Saturday.
Lawyer: FIFA not seeking whistleblower’s Russia doping info
Dhaka,(AP/UNB)- FIFA has made no attempt to contact Russian doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov to gain information about “many” footballers embroiled in the widespread conspiracy by the 2018 World Cup host nation, according to his lawyer.”Dr. Rodchenkov has information about Russian…
Australia battle to save Ashes test against England
Melbourne,(AP/UNB)- David Warner blew his chance of making back-to-back hundreds after posting the slowest half-century of his career as Australia battled to save the fourth Ashes test against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.With no real prospect of…
Man United coach behind Beckham’s career honored by Queen
London,(AP/UNB)- Queen Elizabeth II is honoring the former Manchester United youth team soccer coach who helped to launch David Beckham’s career.Eric Harrison developed the renowned “Class of 92” at United that also featured winger Ryan Giggs, midfielder Paul Scholes and…
makes tepid return as he loses exhibition match
Abu Dhabi,(AP/UNB)- Andy Murray made a tepid return to the court, losing a one-set match 6-2 to Roberto Bautista Agut in the United Arab Emirates exhibitions on Friday.Murray, who has slipped to 16th in the rankings after ending last year…
Teenage girl ‘kills self’ in Jessore
Dhaka – A teenage girl reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself over family feud at Kamalpur village in sadar upazila on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Arzina Khatun, 16, daughter of Samsul Islam.
BGB returns 2 Indian nationals
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) returned two Indian citizens, who were arrested for intruding into Bangladesh, to Indian Border Security Force (BSF) here on Friday morning.
Man held with arms, drug in Magura
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a man along arms and drugs from Alamkhali village of Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
5 suspected kidnappers held in Gazipur
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested five suspected kidnappers from Chowrasta in Gazipur city on Thursday night.
Woman held with heroin in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police arrested a woman along with 500gm heroin in Godagari upazila here in Rajshahi on Friday morning.The arrestee is Momtaz, 36, wife of Alam of Shibsagar village of Godagari municipality.
College girl found dead at Savar
Dhaka- Police recovered the hanging body of a college girl at Dagarmora here in Savar on Friday noon.The deceased was identified as Shikha Akter, wife of Alamin of Mollapara village of Jamalpur Sadar, and a 1st year student of Jamalpur…
Arsenal tops Crystal Palace 3-2 to stay close to EPL top 4
London,(AP/UNB) – Arsene Wenger admits Alexis Sanchez’s future at Arsenal remains uncertain even after the Chilean scored twice to help beat Crystal Palace 3-2 in the English Premier League on Thursday.Sanchez has long been of interest to league leader Manchester…
3 of a family burnt in Ctg cylinder blast
Dhaka- A woman and her two children sustained severe burn injuries on Thursday as a fire broke out in their house following gas cylinder explosion in Garibullah Shah residential area under Khulshi thana in the district.The victims are Tanjira Aktar,…
3 held with fake notes in N’ganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested three alleged fake currency traders along with counterfeit notes worth around Tk 5 lakh in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj.The arrestees are Md Quamrul Islam, 24, Mohammad Hridoy, 25, and Nannu…
Father, daughter killed in Natore road crash
Dhaka – A man and his daughter were killed as a bus rammed their motorcycle at Bypass road in Kandivita area of Natore municipality on Thursday afternoon.The deceased are Ful Miah and his daughter Morsheda, 13, of Ramnagar in the…
Cox’s Bazar Jila School emerge champions in School & College Taekwondo
Dhaka- Cox’s Bazar Jila School clinched the boys group title of the Trust Bank National School & College Taekwondo Competition that concluded on Thursday at the NSC gymnasium here.
Women’s Football: Dhamrai Red & Green, Savar Red win
Dhaka – Three teams -Dhamrai Red, Dhamrai Green and Savar Green -won their respective matches in the Dhaka District first Women’s Football Tournament at the Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex on Thursday.Dhamrai Green team beat Dhaka North City Corporation…
V Day Tennis: Amol Roy, Dipu Lal reach men’s singles final
Dhaka – Amol Roy of Engineers Recreation Centre and Dipu Lal of Darash Bangladesh reached the men’s singles final of the Runner Victory Day Open Tennis Tournament eliminating their rivals at the Ramna National Tennis Complex here on Thursday.In the…
BPL Football: Mohammedan return to winning run beating Rahmatganj
Dhaka – Dhaka Mohammedan SC returned to the winning note after two consecutive draws beating lowly Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society by 2-1 goals in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on…
Indian nationals held with foreign currencies at Dhaka Airport
Dhaka-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials arrested two Indian nationals along with foreign currencies worth Tk 18.41 Lakh in city’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
Boy killed in Gazipur slum fire
Dhaka – A boy was killed and two others were injured in a fire which broke out at a slum in Block 2 of Ershadnagar in Tongi early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Rana Ershad, 13, son of Monir Hossain…
Dense fog disrupts Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services
Dhaka – Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River halted for three hours caused by dense fog on Thursday morning.
Tk 7 lakh ‘Hundi’ money recovered at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered ‘hundi’ money amounting to Tk 7 lakh from Putkhali border area in Benapole Port Police Station on Wednesday night.Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB took position on the banks…
Women’s Chess: Rani Hamid, Zakia Sultana share top slot
Dhaka – Women’s International Master Rani Hamid and Women’s Fide Master Zakia Sultana shared the top slot in the Dr. Mirza Akmal Hossain Open FIDE Rating Women’s Chess Tournament securing 5 points each after the 6th and penultimate round of…
Rafael Nadal withdraws from Brisbane International
Brisbane, (AP/UNB) – Top-ranked Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Brisbane International due to his “late start of preparation” for the new season.Brisbane International tournament director Cameron Pearson said Thursday that “we received word of his withdrawal this morning.”The joint…
England 264-4 vs Australia 327 at lunch on day 3
Melbourne, Dec 28 (AP/UNB) – Alastair Cook kept his composure after England lost two crucial wickets to help steer his team toward a first-innings lead in the fourth Ashes test against Australia on Thursday.Cook added 30 runs to his overnight…
AC Milan beats Inter 1-0 to reach Italian Cup semifinals
Milan,(AP/UNB) – AC Milan and its third-choice goalkeeper surprisingly edged city rival Inter Milan 1-0 after extra time to reach the semifinals of the Italian Cup on Wednesday.Patrick Cutrone scored in the 104th minute to book Milan a meeting with…
Police constable held for taking toll in Khulna
Dhaka – A police constable was arrested allegedly for taking toll forcibly from two people in front of Shishu Park in the city on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as constable Miraz Hossain.