Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday sentenced a youth to death for killing a minor girl after rape in the district in 2015.The court also fined condemned convict Jahid Mondol, 35 of Joduboyra village of Kumarkhali in the district, Tk…
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BD U-16 Women earn 3-0 victory over Oju Middle School
Dhaka- Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football team completed their South Korean tour on a winning note defeating Oju Middle School Women’s FC by 3-0 goals in the 4th and last preparatory match in Paju on Wednesday.The Bangladesh women registered the comprehensive…
2 workers killed in Naogaon wall collapse
Dhaka-Two workers were killed as an old wall collapsed on them during renovation work at Sagorpur Goalpara village in Badalgachhi upazila in the district on Wednesday.
Nat’l Volleyball Championships begins Monday
Dhaka- The final round of the 28th National Men’s and 23rd National Women’s Volleyball Championships will begin on July 24 at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur.Ten teams will participate in both men’s and women’s competitions to be…
Tigresses training camp to start Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Women’s Wing is going to organise a nine-day training camp which will start from Thursday at National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Mirpur.A total of 42 women cricketer will take part in the camp, involving…
University Football: Green University earn 3rd successive win
Dhaka – Hosts Green University earned 3rd successive victory to reach the quarterfinal of the Walton First Inter-University Football Tournament, the Faraz Challenge Cup, beating Gono University by 2-1 goals at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Wednesday.Mushtaq of the winning…
AFC U23 Champs Qualifiers: Bangladesh 0-2 Jordan after 1st half
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-23 Football team are struggling in their Group E match of the AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers as they were 0-2 goals down against stronger Jordan U23 side after the 1st half at Dura Stadium, Hebron, Palestine on…
Rating Chess: Five players share top slot
Dhaka – Five players shared the top slot in Category A of the Saif Powertec 2nd International Rating Chess Tournament securing four points each after the 5th round matches at the Chess Federation hall-room on Wednesday.The leaders are: GM Ziaur…
Obert Int’l Chess: Nasir beat David Bogdan Emanuel of Romania.
Dhaka – FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed of Bangladesh Navy earned 3.5 points from six matches in the 19th Obert International Sant Marti Group A, which is being held in Barcelona in Spain.
Conte signs new 2-year deal at Chelsea after winning EPL
London,(AP/UNB) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has signed a new two-year contract with the English Premier League champions. “I am very happy to have signed a new contract with Chelsea,” Conte said on the club’s website on Tuesday. “We worked…
Cassano cancels retirement plans and decides to keep playing
Verona, (AP/UNB) – Former Italy forward Antonio Cassano has decided to continue playing football after all – hours after telling friends and family he was going to retire.After being dropped by Sampdoria and failing to play a single match last…
England beats SA to reach Women’s Cricket World Cup final
Bristol, (AP/UNB) – England reached the Women’s Cricket World Cup final by beating South Africa with only two balls to spare on Tuesday.Anya Shrubsole hit the decisive boundary to seal a two-wicket win for England, which required two runs from…
Elephant kills navy man in Kaptai
Dhaka – A member of Bangladesh Navy was killed in a wild elephant attack in Navy road area under Kaptai upazila of Rangamati district on Monday night.The deceased, Shahadat Hossain, 40, was posted at BNS Shaheed Moazzem Training Base Camp…
3 to die for killing a boatman in Manikganj
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday sentenced three men to death for killing a boatman in 2015 at Bahadurpur village in Harirampur upazila in Manikganj .The convicts are Monirul Islam, a resident of Pirer Char village in Bhanga upazila…
12 members of inter-district robber gang held in city
Dhaka- Detectives arrested 12 members of an inter-district robber gang from South Jatrabari area in the city on Monday.Two pistols, two magazines, two handcuffs, one DB jacket, some sharp weapons and other materials used in committing robbery were recovered from…
5 held with 155 mts rice of govt godown in Ctg
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized seven trucks loaded with 155 mts rice and arrested five people, including manager of a government rice godown, from Halishashar of Chittagong early Tuesday.
AFC U-23 Champs: Bangladesh to play Jordan in opener on Wednesday
Dhaka- Bangladesh U-23 Football team will begin their campaign in the four-team Group E matches of the AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers taking on stronger Jordan in Bethlehem, Palestine on Wednesday .The match will kick off at 4:30 pm(local time) at…
‘Robber’ injured in Khulna gunfight
Dhaka – An alleged robber was injured in a reported gunfight with police in Daulatpur area of city early Tuesday.The injured was identified as Delwar Hossain, 30, son of Nuru Patwary, accused in several robbery cases.
Sri Lanka chase down 388 to beat Zimbabwe in one-off test
Colombo,(AP/UNB) – Sri Lanka achieved the highest successful run chase at home in scoring 391-6 to beat Zimbabwe by four wickets in their one-off cricket test on Tuesday.Set a daunting 388 to win, Sri Lanka rode on an 81 from…
2nd Div Kabaddi: DMP Club crushes Comilla SC by 52-9 points
Dhaka – DMP Club crushed Comilla Sporting Club by 52-9 points with five creditable Lonas in the 2nd Division Kabaddi League at the Kabaddi Stadium on Tuesday.
8 held for torturing housewife in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Police on Monday arrested eight people for torturing a housewife mercilessly tying up with a tree at Gobindraganj village in Damurhuda upazila over theft charge.The arrestees are Aiyub Ali, 52, son of Ahal Ali Sheikh, Mahirun Nesha, 45,…
Cecchinato upsets Simon in first round of Croatia Open
Umag,(AP/UNB) – Unseeded Marco Cecchinato defeated fifth-seeded Gilles Simon of France 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 to open the Croatia Open with an upset result on Monday.
Mexico beats Curacao 2-0 to win CONCACAF Group C
San Antonio, (AP/UNB) – A subpar effort in its previous match only added to the anxiety Mexico was feeling in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.Playing without several stars and their head coach, El Tri leaned on emotion and determination to remain…
Adelaide United signs Danish international to A-League deal
Adelaide, (AP/UNB) – Adelaide United has signed Denmark international Johan Absalonsen to a one-year A-League contract.The 31-year-old winger has spent 14 seasons in Denmark’s top-flight competition and has been capped twice for his country.Renowned for his speed, Absalonsen made more…
JU students’ call off huger strike following assurance to withdraw case
Dhaka – Three days into a hunger strike demanding withdrawal of a case filed by the university authorities against 56 students, four students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) withdrew from their strike on Monday evening.The students took the decision to call…
Housewife killed in Sherpur over dowry
Dhaka – A housewife was tortured to death allegedly by his husband at Puran Sribardi area of Sreebardi upazila in Sherpur on Monday.The deceased was identified as Sakhina Begum, 22, wife of Sundar Ali.
12 hurt in Sylhet bus-pickup collision
Dhaka- At least twelve people sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision between a bus and a pickup van at Debpara in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj district on Dhaka-Sylhet highway on Monday morning.Identities of the injured could not be known…
Cricketer Sunny granted bail
Dhaka – A court here on Monday granted bail to national team cricketer Arafat Sunny in a dowry case filed by Nasrin Sultana, who claimed to be Sunny’s wife.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jakir Hossain passed the order after Sunny surrendered…
Man held with 6 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka – Customs Intelligence officials arrested a man along with six gold bars from no-man’s land area at Benapole check post on Monday morning.The arrestee was identified as Selim Hawlader, 38, son of Shamsul Haque, hailing from Munshiganj district.
Banaripara BCL president arrested over raping housewife
Dhaka – Detectives arrested president of Banaripara Upazila Chhatra League from Kalibari road in Barisal on Sunday afternoon over raping a housewife.The arrestee was identified as Sumon Hossain Mollah.Victim’s husband, hailing from Chittagong, a resident of Soliyabakpur area, also a…