Dhaka – The 4th round of the four-day first class cricket, National Cricket League (NCL), begins Friday at four venues across the country.Holders Khulna Division will play Rangpur Division in a Tier-1 match at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi…
Dhaka – The red and green jersey of Bangladesh National Hockey team for Hero 10th Men’s Asia Cup Hockey was officially unveiled at a function at the Dutch Bangla Bank auditorium of Bangladesh Olympic Association on Thursday.President of Bangladesh Hockey…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday formed a five-member election commission responsible to conduct the board of directors election 2017.
Dhaka – Mominul Haque has been included in the Bangladesh squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa.A genuine Test batsman, Mominul got the call for ODI side after around a three-year break as the left-hander played an…
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected Hundi trader along with $22,500 from Benapole check-post here on Wednesday.
Dhaka – Police on Wednesday arrested a young man from a madrasah in Ramganj upazila in Laxmipur for posting derogatory comments about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his Facebook wall.The…
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa,(BSS/AFP) – Having failed to take advantage of favourable first Test conditions, the Bangladesh batsmen have a chance to make amends against the least experienced bowling line-up South Africa have fielded in many years.
SYDNEY, (BSS/AFP) – Injury-prone James Pattinson has been ruled out of the Ashes series with England after aggravating a lower back stress fracture, dealing Australia’s fast bowling stocks a blow. It is the same problem that kept the 27-year-old out of…
Dhaka – Two people were killed and five others injured when a covered van hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Comilla-Noakhali road at Bhatiabhita in Laksam upazila in Comilla on Wednesday.
Dhaka- Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) arrested five fishermen on charge of catching hilsha defying the government’s 22-day ban that is currently in place.The law enforcers also seized six boats, 10,000 meters of illegal current nets, 5,000 meters Charghera…
Dhaka – Dashing Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out of the 2nd Test against South Africa due to thigh injury what he suffered on September 21 during the three-day pre-series warm-up match at Willowmoore Park in Benoni.Tamim played…
Dhaka – Cricket South Africa on Wednesday announced a 14-man ODI squad with Dane Paterson making a maiden call-up for a three-match series, starting on October 15, against touring Bangladesh.Pace bowler Paterson has been included in the squad to replace…
Dhaka- Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) arranged a seminar titled “Asia Cup and Bangladesh Hockey” at the Dutch-Bangla auditorium of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) on Wednesday ahead of the eight-nation Hero Asia Cup Hockey beginning in Dhaka on October 11.
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday announced a 13-man squad for Bangladesh A to take on Ireland A in a four-day unofficial Test, starting on October 11 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.Apart from the only four-day-match, Bangladesh will play…
Dhaka – Dhaka Divisional Handball team beat touring Assam State Handball side by 23-22 goals in a keenly contested opening match of the four-match Index Dhaka-Assam Friendly Handball series at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on…
Dhaka – Newcomer Saif Sporting Club shared points with Sheikh Russel KC in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football tournament as the match between the two teams ended in 1-1 draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on…
Dhaka- Mohammedan Sporting Club secured 3-1 victory against Arambagh Krira Sangha in the 9th round match of the 12-team Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday.Samson Illiusu scored two in the 20th and 65th…
Dhaka – Kalabagan Krira Chakra and Gulshan Youth Club won their respective matches in the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League at two BKSP grounds in Savar on Wednesday.
KUWAIT CITY,(BSS/AFP) – Firas al-Khatib never imagined he would abandon Syria’s national colours for years only to return in search of World Cup glory for his war-battered country. The striker from the central city of Homs, regarded as a cradle of…
Dhaka- Nayeem Hasan’s five-wicket went to vain as Bangladesh U-19 team showed again another dismal performance when they suffered a 45-run defeat to visiting Afghanistan team in the fourth youth ODI of the five-match series held today (Wednesday) at Sylhet…
SYDNEY,(BSS/AFP) – Fast bowler Mitchell Starc warned England to expect a repeat of the carnage caused by Mitchell Johnson four years ago when Australia unleash their pace attack in the upcoming Ashes Tests. A fully firing Australian attack looks formidable, with…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a listed member of inter-country (Bangladesh-Myanmar) criminal group along with arms and bullets from a remote hilly region of Puran Pollanpara area in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar…
Dhaka – Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from new Bus Terminal area in Sherpur town Tuesday evening.
Dhaka – Police recovered a body of a teenager from a jungle in Kashimpur Bagbari area in Sadar upazila in Gazipur on Tuesday night, 26 days after his going missing.The deceased was identified as Shaidul Islam, 16, son of Sirajul…
Dhaka – Two suspected drug traders sustained bullet-hit injuries in a clash with police personnel in Kadamtali Pukurpar area of the city early Wednesday.The injured were identified as Shah Jalal, 19, and Noman, 18, of the area.
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Syed Nazrul Islam road in Bhairab upazila in Kishoreganj early Wednesday.Md Moklesur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bhairab Police Station, said police arrested Sohag, 25, in several…
Moscow,(AP/UNB) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday mocked top club Zenit St. Petersburg for not fielding enough Russian players.With Russia hosting the World Cup next year, Putin told a meeting of sports officials that Zenit couldn’t claim to be…
London,(AP/UNB) – Earning a place in a Premier League club’s academy offers an irresistible path to fame, glory and wealth. Parents, though, are becoming increasingly aware of the potential health risks their children will be exposed to.At Manchester City, offering…
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Spain coach Julen Lopetegui praised Gerard Pique’s commitment to the national team and called on the squad to be focused only on soccer despite the crisis involving Catalonia’s push for independence.A day after Pique was harassed by fans,…
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday sentenced four people, including three siblings, to death and five others to different jail terms for killing a young man during a robbery.The condemned convicts are Dilip Das, Samir Das and Tapu Das,…