Dhaka- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has issued its highest alert in the bordering areas in Benapole to prevent illegal entrance and smuggling of Indian cows ahead of Eid ul Azha.BGB issued this high alert notification on Monday and it will…
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6 get life for murder in Khulna
Dhaka – A court in Khulna Wednesday sentenced six people to life imprisonment for killing a trader in a bomb attack in 2010.The convicts are Akter Jamil alias Boni, son of late Firoj Ahmed, Jahidul Islam alias Babu Bhuiyan, son…
Madrid beats Barca 2-0 without Ronaldo to win Super Cup
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 to complete a 5-1 victory on aggregate in the Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday, dominating its fiercest rival without the need of Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale.Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema provided the…
Napoli beats 9-man Nice 2-0, closes in on Champions League
Dhaka,(AP/UNB) – Dries Mertens started this season where he left off the last, setting Napoli on its way to a 2-0 win over nine-man Nice in the first leg of their Champions League playoff on Wednesday.Mertens scored more than 30…
Carlos Bacca joins Villarreal, Boateng leaves Las Palmas
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Colombia striker Carlos Bacca joined Spanish club Villarreal on loan from AC Milan on Wednesday.Villarreal said the one-season loan agreement includes the option to buy the player at the end of the season.
Ronaldo says his ban for pushing referee is ‘persecution’
Madrid, (AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo has bitterly criticized his five-game suspension for pushing a referee who had sent him off, describing the ban as “persecution.”Ronaldo wrote on his Instagram account on Wednesday that “it is impossible to remain silent in…
2 electrocuted in Joypurhat
Dhaka – Two people died in separate incidents of electrocution in Panchbibi upazila and Khetlal upazila in Joypurhat on Tuesday.In Panchbibi upazila, Golam Rabbani Sourav, 15, a resident of Nayapara village, received serious injuries after being electrocuted in the morning…
Magura AL man hacked dead
Dhaka – An activist of ruling Awami League (AL) was hacked to death by rivals at Sablat village under Shalikha upazila over establishing supremacy in Magura early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman Sabu, 60, son of Tafsir Molla.
Truck kills two pedestrians in Mymensingh
Dhaka -Two pedestrians were killed as a truck ran them over at Chamra in Nandail upazila in Mymensingh on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Sirajul Islam, 75, and Tofazzal Hossian, 65, of the area.
Lightning kills 2 in Naogaon
Dhaka – Two people were killed and another person was injured in a lightning strike at Deluabari Bazar in Manda upazila in Naogaon on Wednesday.
National Women’s Chess deferred by a day
Dhaka – The Walton 37th National Women’s Chess Championship, scheduled to start on Saturday next, was deferred by a day and will now begin on Sunday (Aug 20) at the hall room of Bangladesh Chess Federation at National Sports Council.
BCL: Youngmen’s Club beat T&T Club 2-0
Dhaka – Youngmen’s Club Fakirerpool earned a 2-0 goals victory over T&T Club, Motijheel in the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) football at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Wednesday.Kankar Biswas scored both the goals in the 9th and 19th minute…
Bangladesh U-15 Football team reach Kathmandu
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-15 Football team reached the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Wednesday afternoon to participate in the six-team South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-15 Championship scheduled for August 18-27 at ANFA Complex there, with an eye to defend the…
47 bottles liquor seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 47 bottles of foreign liquor from Raghunathpur border area in Benapole on Monday night.
Absconding lifer arrested in Jessore
Dhaka- Police in a drive arrested a life term imprisonment convict from Chachra area in Jessore on Monday noon.The arrested was identified as Alamgir Hossain alis Alam, son of Akbar Ali of Chachra Colony para area in the town.
Man beaten dead in Jhenidah
Dhaka – A man was beaten to death at Panka village of Sadar upazila on Monday night over a trifling matter.The deceased was identified as Aziz, 50, son of Kashem Mandal, a farmer of the village.
2 killed in Narsingdi road crash
Dhaka – A microbus driver and a passenger were killed and six other people were injured as a vehicle hit it on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bakulnagar area of Raipura upazila in Narsingdi on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as driver…
2 killed in Comilla road crashes
Dhaka- Two people were killed and two others injured in separate two road accidents on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Chandina upazila in Comilla on Monday morning.A shopkeeper was killed and two others were injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway…
Floods kill 20 in last two days: Maya
Dhaka – Disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya said that twenty people were killed by floodwaters in the northern districts in the last two days.”A total of 5.86 lakh people of the 20 districts have become flood…
Man’s body recovered in Comilla
Dhaka – Police recovered an unidentified body of a man from Chandina Regional Jute Research Centre adjacent to Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla on Monday morning.
Hockey Election: A record 111 nomination papers distributed against 28 posts
Dhaka – A record 111 nomination papers have been sold against 28 posts of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) election on the last day of nomination distribution on Sunday.Former general secretary Sajed A Adel of Hockey Dhaka United collected the…
India whitewashes Sri Lanka with big win in 3rd test
Pallekele,(AP/UNB)- India completed a 3-0 series whitewash over Sri Lanka on Monday with an innings victory inside three days in the third test.Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took four wickets and seamer Mohammed Shami three as India bowled Sri Lanka out for…
37th National Women’s Chess begins on Saturday
Dhaka – The Walton 37th National Women’s Chess Championship, organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation, will begin on Saturday (August 19) at the hall room of Bangladesh Chess Federation at National Sports Council here .It is an open event for all…
Continental Chess: GM Niaz Murshed finishes 3rd
Dhaka – Country’s first Grand Master Niaz Murshed of Saif Sporting Club finished 3rd in the Continental Open Chess Tournament securing 4.5 points from six matches that concluded on Sunday in Massachusetts, USA.
Chess Federation to observe National Mourning Day
Dhaka – Bangladesh Chess Federation has taken various programmes on Tuesday at its office premises, marking the 42nd death anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15.
Barca to sign Brazil midfielder Paulinho from Chinese club
Barcelona,(AP/UNB)- Barcelona says it has reached a deal with Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande to buy Brazil midfielder Paulinho for 40 million euros ($47 million).
Indigenous man ‘commits suicide’ in Rajshahi
Dhaka – An indigenous man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Paruliya village in Mohonpur union of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Ratan Chandra, 40, son of Molin Chandra, a resident of Choyghati…
Svitolina beats Wozniacki 6-4, 6-0 for Rogers title
Toronto,(AP/UNB) – Sleep-deprived and physically drained, Elina Svitolina could have been excused for a flat performance Sunday. Instead she fought through the fatigue and toppled yet another top-10 opponent for her fifth WTA Tour title of the season.Running on fumes…
Ronaldo sent off after scoring in Madrid’s 3-1 win at Barca
Barcelona, Aug 14 (AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo made a big impact in his truncated appearance at Camp Nou on Sunday, scoring a goal before being sent off in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Barcelona in the first leg of the…
Neymar shines on PSG debut, says he’s ‘more alive than ever’
Guingamp, Aug 14 (AP/UNB) – Declaring he was “more alive than ever,” Neymar did not disappoint on his debut for Paris Saint-Germain.The world’s most expensive player provided a pulsating evening’s entertainment at the Stade du Roudourou on Sunday, with one…