Dhaka- Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and world famed all rounder Shakin Al Hasasn along with two other national cricketers left Dhaka for South Africa on Saturday morning to join the Bangladesh squad, now playing the 2nd Test against…
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Bangladesh Police beat Assam team by 27-12 goals
Dhaka – Bangladesh Police team beat touring Assam State Handball team by 27-12 goals in the 3rd of the four-match Index-Dhaka-Assam Friendly Handball Series at the Shaheed M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Saturday.
Yeangder TPC: Siddikur slips to joint 40th after 3rd round
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s prominent golfer Siddikur Rahman slid down to joint 40th from joint 27th in the US$500,000 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship after the 3rd round at Linkou International Golf and Country Club in Taipei on Saturday. Siddikur’s total of…
NCL: Dhaka Metro declared first innings for 369/9 against Ctg Div
Dhaka -Dhaka Metropolis team declared the first innings scoring a comfortable 369 for 9 in 131.1 overs against hosts Chittagong Division in a tier-2 match on the day of four-day Walton 19th National Cricket League (NCL) at the Zahur Ahmed…
2nd Test: Follow on threatening Tigers vs Proteas 573/4-d
Dhaka- Bangladesh are likely to face follow on in the 2nd Test to South Africa as the visitors lost four top-order batsmen for 61 in 17 overs in less than one session opening the 1st innings before tea on day…
BPL Football: Brothers Union play1-1 draw with Farashganj SC
Dhaka- Brothers Union Club split points with Farashganj SC as the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football match between them ended in 1-1 draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday.
Former national footballer Amalesh Sen dies
Dhaka – Former national footballer and a member of Swadhin Bangla Football team Amalesh Sen passed away at city hospital on Saturday night.He was 72.The footballer breathed his last at 7 pm at the Bangladesh Medical Hospital.Amalesh Sen, an assistant…
Farmer electrocuted in Nawabganj
Dhaka – A farmer died from electrocution in Patiljhap area of Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka in Keraniganj on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Joynal Abedin, 60, son of late Iman Ali.
Wild elephant found dead in Sherpur
Dhaka – A wild elephant was found dead at Rangajan village of Sreebardi upazila on Friday afternoon.Md Tariqul Islam, Balijhuri range officer of the Forest Department, said locals spotted the elephant’s body in a paddy field near the no-man’s land…
8 ‘muggers’ held in city
Dhaka – Police in separate drives arrested eight suspected muggers from Agargaon and Tejgaon in the city on early Friday and Thursday night.Tipped off that a gang of bandits were taking preparation to commit robbery in the city, a team…
25 held with huge drug items in 3 dists
Dhaka – Highway police in several drives arrested 25 people along with huge amount of drug items, including Yaba tablets, hemp, phensidyl syrup and wine, from Comilla, Gazipur and Bogra districts on Thursday.
Singer Mila’s husband lands in jail
Dhaka – A court here on Friday sent the husband of popular singer Mila to jail in a case filed for torturing her for dowry.Metropolitan Magistrate Mahmudul Islam passed the order after police produced Parvez Sanjari, a pilot of US-Bangla…
2nd Test: Proteas 126/0 at lunch against Tigers
Dhaka – South Africa collected 126 runs in the 1st session of the 1st day’s play without losing a wicket as Bangladeshi bowlers hardly generate lethal deliveries to put the Proteas openers in jeopardy in the 1st innings of the…
Siddikur stays in race of Yeangder TPC
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s golfer Siddiku Rahman made the cut in the US$500,000 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship after a dull show in 2nd round at Linkou International Golf and Country Club in Taipei on Friday.Siddikur’s total of one-under-par 143, with seven…
U19 Cricket: Afghanistan clinch series 3-1 against BD
Dhaka – Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team clinched the five-match one-day series title by 3-1 margin after a 33-run win in the 5th and last match against hosts Bangladesh Under-19 team at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday.Chasing a target…
NCL Round 4: Dhaka Div 231/7 at stumps against Barisal after day 1
Dhaka – Dhaka Division collected 231/7 in 90 overs, at stumps, in the 1st innings after the first day’s play against Barisal Division in a Tier 1 match of the four-day affairs Walton 19th National Cricket League (NCL) at Sheikh…
Labourer killed as truck overturns in Joypurhat
Dhaka – A labourer was killed and two others were injured in a road accident adjacent to Kuthibari Bridge on Joypurhat-Dhamoirhat road in sadar upazila Thrusday evening.
Indian national among 2 held at Benapole
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two people, including an Indian national, in Benapole check-post area here on Thursday for crossing the border illegally.
Schoolgirl ‘commits suicide’ in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A schoolgirl reportedly committed suicide by taking poison at Koyamazompur village in Durgapur upazila on Thursday.
Argentina slumps to 0-0 draw, verges on missing World Cup
Rio De Janeiro,(AP/UNB) – Argentina and Lionel Messi are on the verge of missing the World Cup for the first time since 1970, stumbling to a 0-0 draw against Peru before a capacity crowd in Buenos Aires.Only one round of…
Kane sends England to World Cup with 1-0 win over Slovenia
London,(AP/UNB) – Harry Kane secured England’s place at the World Cup by scoring in stoppage time to seal a 1-0 victory over Slovenia on Thursday that highlighted the limitations of Gareth Southgate’s Russia-bound team.England offered little attacking threat on a…
England engulfed in pessimism despite earning World Cup spot
London,(AP/UNB) – Before Harry Kane finally broke the tedium with a late goal, the extent of the excitement at Wembley Stadium on Thursday was fans ripping out pages of the program, folding them into paper airplanes and launching them on…
Germany seals World Cup place with 3-1 victory in Belfast
Belfast, (AP/UNB) – Defending champion Germany booked its place at next year’s World Cup and stayed perfect in qualifying by beating Northern Ireland 3-1 on Thursday.Sebastian Rudy and Sandro Wagner scored in the first half and Joshua Kimmich wrapped it…
2 held with 8 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka – Customs Intelligence officials arrested two people along with eight gold bars from Benapole check-post here on Thursday.The arrestees are – Sujon Mia, 22, son of Akbar Ali in Shariatpur district and Jony Molla, son of Abdur Rahim of…
3 ‘robbers’ held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Coast Guard members arrested three suspected robbers along with arms from Gabura village in Shyamnagar upazila early Thursday.The arrestees were identified as Sabuj Gayen, son of Yusuf Gayen, Siddik alias Boma Siddik, son of Nasir Gazi and Siddik…
Man held with foreign currencies at Dhaka Airport
Dhaka- Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials arrested a man along with foreign currencies worth Tk 1.28crore in city’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Thursday.Md Mamun Miah, 41, a resident of Gukulnagar village in Sirajdhikhan upazila of Munshiganj district,…
5 members of fraud gang held in city
Dhaka- Detectives in a drive arrested five suspected members of a fraud gang, involved in making fake government seals and certificates, from the city’s Fakirapool area early Thursday.The arrestees are-Md Abdul Barik, Mohammad Ali, Sabbir Hossain, Shahidul Hoque alias Nizam…
Bangladesh ODI squad against South Africa announced
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced a 15-member final squad for the three-match ODI series against South Africa calling 20 year old pacer-cum-all rounder Mohammad Saifuddin.The match ODI series begins on October 15 at De Beers Diamond Oval…
Siddikur tees off well in Yeangder TPC
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Siddiku Rahman teed off in the US$500,000 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship with a better form as he shared 12th slot after the 1st round at Linkou International Golf and Country Club in Taipei on Thursday.
Injured Tamim likely to play ODIs against SA
Dhaka – Dashing Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal who got his left thigh injured is expected to return to the crease in the three-match ODI series against South Africa.Tigers’ physiotherapist Thihan Chandramohan on Thursday said, “If his recovery goes as per…