Tehran – After firing missiles targeting the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Monday issued a stark warning to IS militants, saying that any future attack against Iran will result in more powerful launches. –AP/UNB
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Global shares higher in subdued trading on Wall Street rise
Tokyo – Global shares were higher Monday after Wall Street ended last week barely higher and investors watched for Brexit talks set to start later in the day. –AP/UNB
Germany: no punishment for UK, but EU exit good for no one
Berlin – A senior German official is stressing that the European Union doesn’t want to punish Britain for leaving, but says its departure will not be good for the U.K. or the rest of the EU. –AP/UNB
Musa Ibrahim finally rescued
Dhaka – Bangladeshi mountaineer Musa Ibrahim and two Indians, who got stuck for the last six days at the base camp of Mount Carstensz Pyramid in Papua Province of Indonesia due to bad weather, were rescued on Monday morning. -UNB
Players won’t budge on pay demands – Warner
SYDNEY,(BSS/AFP) – Australia’s cricketers will not back down in a bitter pay dispute, David Warner has warned amid fears their October tour of India is looming as a flashpoint.As the June 30 deadline for a new memorandum of understanding between…
Cricket: Arthur eager for World XI visit to Pakistan after Champions Trophy triumph
LONDON, (BSS/AFP) – Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said he hoped a proposed World XI visit to the country later this year went ahead after his side served notice of their enduring talent with a stunning Champions Trophy final win over…
Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic salmon decline worsens
Bangor – Fewer of North America’s Atlantic salmon are making it back to rivers to spawn, which bodes poorly for the future of the imperiled fish, an international conservation group says. –AP/UNB
Trump attorney says president not under investigation
Washington – A member of the president’s outside legal team said Sunday that Donald Trump is not under investigation, days after Trump tweeted about being the target of a “witch hunt.” –AP/UNB
Plea hearing set for Ohio man linked to extremists
Columbus – A federal judge has set a June plea hearing for an Ohio man accused of trying to travel to Libya to join the Islamic State group. –AP/UNB
731 Turkish soldiers hospitalized with food poisoning
Istanbul – A Turkish prosecutor says 731 soldiers at a western base were sent to the hospital with food poisoning and 21 people from the company that provided the food have been detained. –AP/UNB
Pakistan wins Champions Trophy, crushes archrival India
London – Embarrassed by India in its opening match, Pakistan astonishingly turned the tables on its archrival to win their Champions Trophy final by a crushing 180 runs at The Oval on Sunday. –AP/UNB
5kg gold seized at Dhaka airport
Dhaka – Customs officials early Sunday arrested a passenger along with nine gold bars weighing five kilograms at Shahjalal International Airport.
Fakhrul’s motorcade attacked in Chittagong
Dhaka – The local supporters of ruling Awami League allegedly attacked the motorcade of BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in Isakhali area of Rangunia upazila in Chittagong while he was going to visit the hillslide spots of Rangamati,…
Separate road accidents kill 2 in Manikganj
Dhaka – Two people were killed in two separate road accidents at Tepra and Arpara in Shibaloy upazila in Manikganj early Sunday.
Portugal sees Ronaldo fully focused on Confederations Cup
Kazan,(AP/UNB) – Portugal is not worried about Cristiano Ronaldo being distracted at the Confederations Cup by talk of his possible departure from Real Madrid.Coach Fernando Santos and some of Ronaldo’s teammates are confident the star forward won’t be affected by…
Coach: Pakistan mindset better for CT final after India loss
London, (AP/UNB) – After Pakistan was thrashed by India by 124 runs two weeks ago, coach Mickey Arthur blamed “the magnitude of the occasion” for the fear his side showed.That was their opening match of the Champions Trophy.
Bus-truck collision leaves two dead in Madaripur
Dhaka – At least two people were killed and 20 others injured on Sunday morning in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus in Kalamdi area of Rajoir in Madaripur .The identities of the deceased were not available…
Man killed in Sylhet road crash
Dhaka – A driver of a microbus was killed and five others were injured on Saturday night as a truck collided head-on with a microbus in Baghersarak area of Sylhet-Tamabil Highway.
Lightning strike kills siblings in Jessore
Dhaka – Two siblings died and their mother received injuries as a thunderbolt hit them at Kayra village in Sharsha upazila on Saturday night.
US, Japan search for 7 Navy sailors, puzzle over ship crash
Yokosuka – U.S. and Japanese vessels and aircraft searched Saturday for seven American sailors who were missing after their Navy destroyer collided before dawn with a container ship four times its size off the coast of Japan. –AP/UNB
20 people injured in Sylhet clash
Sylhet – At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups over a mosque at Jalalabad in Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon. -UNB
AL’s boat already sank: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said Awami League is unable to realise that its boat has already sunk due to the current government’s ‘misrule and failure’ to run the country. -UNB
Tigers back with heads held high from first CT
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Cricket team, which rode its luck to reach the semi-finals in its first-ever appearance at the ICC Champions Trophy, returned home on Saturday morning.But, test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmullah Riyad, Imrul Kayes and Shakib Al Hasan…
Pioneer Football: Bangladesh SC beat Nasir FA 2-1
Dhaka – Bangladesh Sporting Club beat Nasir Football Academy by 2-1 goals in the Dhaka North and South City Corporations Pioneer (U-16) Football League at Kamalapur Stadium here on Saturday.
Queen’s Cup: Siddikur slips to joint 14th after 3rd round
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman slipped to joint 14th from 9th in the US$500,000 Queen’s Cup after the 3rd round at Santiburi Samui Country Club ground in Thailand on Saturday.Siddikur aggregated 5-under-par 208 and stayed six shots behind the…
Bangladesh U-16 Women’s Football team leaves for Osaka
Dhaka- Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football team left Dhaka for Japanese city Osaka Saturday noon by a Singapore Airlines flight to prepare themselves for the eight-team final round of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship to be held at Chonburi Stadium in…
2 more bodies recovered in Rangamati, death toll hits 156
Rangamati, June 17 (UNB) – Bodies of two more landslide victims were recovered at Dumdumia in Jurachhari upazila in the district on Saturday morning, raising the death toll to 156 in five southeastern districts.
2 killed in Comilla road crashes
Dhaka – Two people were killed in separate road accidents in Sadar Dakkhin Upazila here on Saturday.An unidentified pedestrian was crushed under the wheels of a speeding car at Batabaria while crossing Dhaka-Chittagong highway, said officer-in-charge of Mainamati Highway Police…
3 electrocuted in Jhenaidah
Dhaka – Three people died from electrocution in separate places in Harinakundu and Sadar upazilas on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Bulu Biswas, son of Chanar Uddin Biswas of Ramnagar village of Harinakundu upazila, Sujon Hossain, son of Rojob Ali…
8 fake DB men held in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested eight fake members of Detective Branch (DB) from Dhanmondi area in the city early Saturday.