Dhaka – Amid the outcry over the rape of a female student by a Sramik League leader and subsequent torture on the girl and her mother, a drunk Jubo League leader tried to rape a housewife in Dhunat upazila in…
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Lightning kills 2 in Sunamganj
Dhaka – Two farmers were killed in separate lightning strikes in Chhatak and Jagannath upazilas of Sunamganj district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahim, 55, hailing from Kharai village of Chhatak upazila, and Jamir Ali, 45, of…
Bangladesh Championship League Football begins Sunday
Dhaka -The 10-team Marcel Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football, the 2nd tier soccer league after Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), begins next Sunday at the Kamalapur Stadium here.The contract signing and logo unveiling ceremony of BCL, powered by Premier Bank Limited,…
Bangladesh hockey team leaves for China Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh national hockey team will leave here for China on Thursday (Aug 3) to play eight preparatory matches against different teams as part of their preparation for the Hero 10th Men’s Asia Cup’ 2017 schedued for October 12-22…
Saif SC Chess team leaves for Colombo
Dhaka- A six-member team of Bangladesh Premier Chess League Champions Saif Sporting Club left here for Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Tuesday to participate in the Asian Chess Club Champions League beginning on Thursday.
BPL: BD Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim joins Rajshahi Kings
Dhaka- Test captain cum wicket-keeper of Bangladesh National Cricket team Mushfiqur Rahim joined Rajshahi Kings as icon player in the franchised-based Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) beginning here on November.Mushfiqur was introduced as the icon player of the Rajshahi Kings for…
Dhaka DC Gold Cup: Narayanganj clinch title
Dhaka- Narayanganj District team have clinched the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Gold Cup Football title beating Tangail District by 3-0 goals in the final at a stadium here recently.
Alleged ‘terrorist’ killed in Keraniganj ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An alleged top terrorist was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Mirerbagh area of Dakhshin Keraniganj early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mukter Hossain Amir alias Lengra Amir, accused in nine cases including murder, abduction with…
Youth hacked to death in Pabna
Pabna- A young man was hacked to death and another was injured by some unidentified miscreants in Dilalpur Beltola area in the district town on Monday night.The deceased was identified as SA Raihan Tonmoy, 27, son of AA Ziaul Kabir…
Boy electrocuted in Magura
Dhaka- A boy was electrocuted in Mirzapur village in Magura on Monday afternoon.Illias Hossain, officer-in-charge of Magura Police Station, said Akash, 10, son of Amir Ali of the village came in contact with a live electric wire while playing in…
Moeen Ali’s hat trick finishes off South Africa
London,(AP/UNB) – England spinner Moeen Ali bowled a hat trick Monday to finish off South Africa in the third test match.Ali’s dismissal of South Africa’s last three batsmen in three balls across two overs handed England a 239-run victory and…
Los Angeles reaches deal with Olympic leaders for 2028 Games
Los Angeles,(AP/UNB) – Los Angeles has reached an agreement with International Olympic leaders that will open the way for the city to host the 2028 Summer Games, while ceding the 2024 Games to rival Paris, officials announced Monday.The deal would…
Manchester United signs Nemanja Matic from Chelsea
Manchester,(AP/UNB) – Manchester United signed midfielder Nemanja Matic from Chelsea on Monday on a three-year contract.The 28-year-old Serb rejoins former manager Jose Mourinho after playing a key role when the Portuguese coach guided Chelsea to the Premier League title in…
Hundi trader held in Jessore
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested a hundi trader along with Tk 6 lakh from Putkhali area of Benapole port on Monday.
2 held with Yaba tablets in city
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive have arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 20,000 Yaba pills in the city’s Dakkhinkhan area.
5 female ‘JMB members’ indicted in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A court here on Monday framed charges against five female ‘members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh’ (JMB) in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act.Judge of the Additional Session’s Court-1 Dr Iman Ali passed the order.
Ronaldo appears before judge in tax fraud investigation
Madrid,(AP/UNB)- Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived at a Spanish court to answer questions as part of an investigation to determine whether the Real Madrid forward committed tax fraud.Ronaldo arrived at Pozuelo de Alarcon Court No. 1 in the outskirts of Madrid…
Araf to take part in European Tour Qualifying School golf
Dhaka- Araf Shardd, a 22-year-old professional Bangladeshi golfer, will take part in the upcoming European Tour Qualifying School Golf Tournament scheduled for October 3 to November 16 in England and Spain.Araf won six times in English Golf Union as an…
Sujon to be taken to Singapore tonight
Dhaka – Former Bangladesh National Cricket team captain and BCB director Khaled Mahmud Sujon, who suffered a stroke, is set to be flown to Singapore tonight (Monday night).An air ambulance carrying Sujon will leave Dhaka for Singapore around 11 pm,…
National Volleyball: PDB retain men’s title, Ansar women’s title
Dhaka – Power Development Board (PDB) retained the men’s title and Bangladesh Ansar clinched the women’s title of the Shahjajal Islami Bank National Volleyball Championships at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.
Metro Football: Rainbow AC beat Narinda Lions 2-1
Dhaka- Rainbow Athletic Club managed a 2-1 goals victory over Narinda Junior Lions Club in the Walton First Dhaka Mahanagori Football Tournament at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Monday.
BPL Football: Rahmatganj crush Arambagh 4-2
Dhaka – Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society crushed Arambagh Krira Sangha by 4-2 goals in their first appearance in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday.Forward Rashedul Islam Shuvo put Rahmatganj MFS ahead…
Bus-truck collision kills 3 in Bogra
Dhaka- Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Ghoga Battola area of Sherpur upazila in Bogra on Monday morning.Two of the deceased were identified as Moslem Uddin, 30, son…
Truck driver killed in Rajshahi road accident
Dhaka – A truck driver was killed as a truck hit another one parked at Kamarpara in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi early Monday.The deceased was identified as Mithu, 30.
2 minor cousins drown in Chandpur
Dahaka – Two minor cousins drowned at Malapara village of Hajiganj upazila in Chandpur on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Junayed, 5, son of Abdus Sattar and Yeasin, 5, son of Md Mojib of the village.
Torture on girl, mother: 3 more held
Dhaka – Law enforcers arrested three more accused, including a woman, from Savar on Sunday night in a case filed for shaving the heads of a girl and her mother after rape of the girl.On secret information that Asha Sarker,…
‘Man commits suicide’ after slaughtering son in Gazipur
Dhaka – A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after slaughtering his minor son in Peyara Bagan area adjacent to Bhogra bypass in Gazipur on Monday morning.Rasedul, 40, a van driver, slaughtered his son Sayedee Hasan, 6, at his…
3 to die for murder in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A court here on Monday sentenced three people to death and seven others, including a woman, to life term imprisonment for killing a young man in Sadar upazila in 2012.
MacGill made Tigers’ spin coach
Dhaka – Former Australian leg spinner Stuart MacGill has been appointed as the spin coach of Bangladesh Cricket team for three months.BCB President Nazmul Hasan Papon disclosed it to the pressmen after the Executive Committee meeting of Bangladesh Cricket Board…
John Isner beats Ryan Harrison to win 4th Atlanta Open title
Atlanta,(AP/UNB) – John Isner rode an overpowering service game to his fourth Atlanta Open title, beating fellow American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7) on Sunday before a friendly crowd at Atlantic Station.Isner has won two straight ATP tournaments since…