Dhaka – Bangladesh can expect their Test ranking up in the ICC list producing a tough fight against home side Proteas in their two Tests series starting on Thursday at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom.Though Bangladesh never secured any victory against…
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SAFF U-18: BD beat Bhutan 2-0
Dhaka – Two brilliant goals by Jafar Iqbal in a span of only two minutes helped Bangladesh Under-18 football beat Bhutan by 2-0 goals in their last match of the five-nation SAFF U-18 Championship goals at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu…
BSJA Media Football: 7 more teams reach quarterfinals
Dhaka – Seven more teams reached the quarterfinals of the Kool-BSJA Media Cup Football Tournament eliminating their rivals on the last day of the group matches at the BFF artificial turf in Motijheel on Wednesday.The quarterfinalists are: Dainik Janakantha (Group…
Tigers face Proteas in 1st Test from Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face hosts South Africa in the 1st match of their two-match Test series starting at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Thursday.The match will begin at 2pm Bangladesh time where ICC’s new rules, including DRS and sending…
Misfiring Liverpool held to 1-1 draw by Spartak Moscow
Moscow,(AP/UNB) – Missed chances cost Liverpool as it dropped Champions League points in a 1-1 draw at Spartak Moscow on Tuesday.After falling behind to Fernando’s free-kick for Spartak in the 23rd minute, Liverpool responded soon afterward with a fine finish…
De Bruyne, Sterling score as City beats Shakhtar 2-0
Manchester,(AP/UNB) – Sergio Aguero’s missed penalty cost him the chance to become Manchester City’s joint-top scorer of all time. It didn’t cost City victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League, though.Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling scored either side…
Napoli beats Feyenoord 3-1 to get on the board in Group F
Naples,(AP/UNB) – Napoli bounced back from a poor start to its Champions League campaign with a convincing 3-1 win over Feyenoord on Tuesday.Dries Mertens extended his red-hot form by scoring one goal and setting up another, while Lorenzo Insigne and…
Ronaldo scores 2 as Real Madrid wins 3-1 at Dortmund
Dortmund,(AP/UNB) – A brace from Cristiano Ronaldo helped two-time defending champion Real Madrid to a 3-1 win at Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday.Ronaldo, yet to score in the Spanish league where he sat out a five-game suspension…
Teenager jailed for ‘raping minor girl’
Dhaka – A teenage boy was sent to jail on Tuesday on charge of raping a seven-year-old girl at Koila ghat in Chandpur town.According to case statement, the seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by Rakib Bepari, 12, son of Mostafa Bepari…
BSF sends back 17 Bangladeshis through Satkhira border
Dhaka- India’s Border Security Force (BSF) handed over 17 Bangladeshi including women and children through two separate flag meetings with Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) in Kalaroa border point area in Kalaroa upazila on Tuesday morning.
Schoolboy found dead in Benapole
Dhaka- The throat-slit body of a schoolboy was found at Mankia village in Benapole early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Omar Faruk, 15, a class X student of a high school and son of Haider Ali of Sarbanhuda village.
Asian Indoor Chess: Bangladesh men’s team finish 6th in Rapid Chess
Dhaka – Bangladesh men’s team finished 6th in the team event of Rapid Chess in the 5th Asian Indoor And Martial Games’2017 held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on Tuesday.Bangladesh men’s team earned six points from five matches with two win, two…
SAFF U-18: Bangladesh to play hosts Bhutan Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-18 football team will play their last and crucial match of the five-nation SAFF U-18 Championship against hosts Bhutan on Wednesday at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu with a hope to clinch the title.
BSJA Media Football: Jagonews advance to quarterfinal
Dhaka – Online news portal Jagonews24.com reached the quarterfinal of the Kool-BSJA Media Cup Football Tournament from Group E beating Channel i by 4-3 goals at the BFF artificial turf in Motijheel on Tuesday.
3rd round of National Cricket League begins Friday
Dhaka – The 3rd round of the four-day Walton 1o1 Smart Fridge 19th National Cricket League begins on Friday (Sept 29) at different venues across the country.
National U-15 women’s footballer Sabina passes away
Dhaka- Bangladesh women football suffered a big blow, as Sabina Yasmin, the promising forward of Bangladesh national U-15 women’s football team passed away at her Mymensingh residence on Tuesday.
4 get life term for murder in Comilla
Dhaka- A court here on Tuesday sentenced four people to life term imprisonment in a case filed for killing a man in Megna upazila in Comilla here in 2005.The lifers are Idullah Mia, son of Abdul Aziz, Saifullah, son of…
2 electrocuted in Gopalganj
Dhaka – A man and a woman were died from electrocution at Char Kushli village in Tungipara upazila in Gopalganj on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Sribash Khan, 45, son of late Bishnu Charan Khan and Nazma Begum, 50,…
Faridpur bus plunge kills 2
Dhaka – Two unidentified bus passengers were killed as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Bhubupdia area of Nagarkanda upazila on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Faridpur on Tuesday morning.
Lightning kills 2 farmers in Chuadanga
Dhaka- Two farmers were killed and another was injured in a lightning strike at Boleshpur village in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Monday evening.
Toddler drowns in Jessore
Dhaka – A toddler died on Monday afternoon after falling into a local pond at Noapara village of Rohita union in Monirampur upazila. The deceased is identified as 11 months old Yamin Hossain, son of farmer Musa Hossain.
Schoolboy electrocuted at Benapole
Dhaka- A schoolboy died from electrocution at Kholsi village here in Benapole on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Alif Hossain, 11, son of Alim Morol, a resident of the village and class III student of Kholsi Government Primary School.
‘Top terrorist’ killed in Kushtia gunfight
Dhaka – A suspected top terrorist was killed in a gunfight with police in Pipulbaria-Baliadanga field in Daulatpur upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Teny, 27, son of Alam Mandal, a resident of Chatardara village in Aria union of…
Pakistani cricket star Khan criticizes US’s Afghan policy
Islamabad,(AP/UNB) – Cricket legend and potential Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan on Monday criticized the United States’ new strategy for Afghanistan and said a continued military campaign will not solve the 16-year-old conflict in the neighboring nation. Khan, who is…
Lacazette double gives Arsenal 2-0 win over West Brom in EPL
London,(AP/UNB) – Alexandre Lacazette scored twice for Arsenal to beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 in the English Premier League on Monday and prolong the north London team’s September fightback.Arsenal lost two of its opening three matches but seven out of…
Betis routs Levante 4-0 for its third straight win in Spain
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Real Betis kept the momentum from its stunning win at Real Madrid by thrashing Levante 4-0 and moving closer to the top of the Spanish league on Monday.Forward Antonio Sanabria, who scored the injury-time winner against Madrid at…
Ali blasts England to victory over West Indies in 3rd ODI
Bristol, (AP/UNB) – Moeen Ali’s staggering century down the order – the fastest on English soil – propelled England to a heavy 124-run victory over West Indies in the third one-day international on Sunday.Ali bludgeoned 102 off 57 balls, with…
Hardik Pandya takes India to 3-0 series win vs Australia
Indore,(AP/UNB) – Hardik Pandya was promoted to No. 4 and smashed 78 off 72 balls as India beat Australia by five wickets in the third one-day international on Sunday to clinch the series.India finished on 294-5 in 47.5 overs in…
AFC U-16 Qualifiers: Bangladesh keep hope for final round alive
Dhaka – Bangladesh finished runners-up in the Group E match of the AFC Under-16 Championship Qualifiers upsetting hosts Qatar by 2-0 goals in the last group affairs at the Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha on Sunday.With the maiden and well-merited…
Housewife strangulated to death in Laxmipur over dowry
Dhaka – A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by husband in Char Laxmi Akandbari of Raipur upazila early Monday over dowry.The deceased was identified as Saheda Begum, wife of Anwar Hossain.