Madrid, Apr 19 (AP/UNB) — With a hat trick that made him the first player to score 100 Champions League goals, Cristiano Ronaldo led Real Madrid to a 4-2 win over 10-man Bayern Munich after extra time on Tuesday and…
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4 held with foreign currencies in Benapole
Dhaka – Customs officials arrested four Bangladeshi people at Benapole check post for carrying USD 21,000 and a huge amount of Indian currency without documents on Wednesday morning.
Youth held with 3,200 Yaba pills in Jessore
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested a ‘drug peddler’ along with 3,200 pieces of Yaba tablets at Kana Pukur in Abhoynagar upazila on Tuesday night.
Van driver found dead in Bogra
Dhaka – Police recovered the throat-slit body of a van driver from a paddy field at Golapbari village in sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
3 killed in Pabna road crash
Dhaka – Three people were killed and 30 others injured when a bus overturned on Pabna-Dhaka highway at Madhupur in Ataikula upazila on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Musa, 22, a bus helper and son of Nifaz Ali, Mamin, 28,…
Fire at Gazipur furniture market
Dhaka – A furniture market caught fire at Tongi Bazar in the city on Wednesday morning.Sources at the fire service said the fire erupted at a furniture shop around 10 am and it soon engulfed several other adjacent shops.
2 workers die inhaling toxic gas in Bogra
Dhaka – Two workers died and another fell ill after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank of Samibari Bazar in Sherpur upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Anwar Hossain, 40, son of Aynal, and Solaiman, 55, of…
Fish trader gunned down in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A fish trader was shot to death by miscreants over previous enmity at Kayetpara village in Alamdanga upazila early Wednesday.Police said a group of 10/12 miscreants opened fire on Ziaur Rahman, 40, son of late Abul Hossain, around…
Raudha’s body to be exhumed for 2nd autopsy
Dhaka – A court on Tuesday ordered that the body of Maldivian MBBS student Raudha Athif, who was found dead at a dormitory of Rajshahi Islami Bank Medical College Hospital on March 29, be exhumed for a fresh post-mortem. Mahbubur Rahman, judge…
Jubo league leader killed in Ctg
Dhaka – A Jubo League activist was hacked to death at Lalkhan Bazar in the city on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sharif alias Tempu Sharif, 24. Sharif was the accused in Jubo League activist Khokan Sarkar’s murder case.Police…
Final round of Independence Day Kabaddi begins Tuesday
Dhaka – The eight-team final round of the Independence and National Day Kabaddi Tournament began at Kabaddi Stadium here on Tuesday with Dinajpur district winning both of their opening day matches.Earlier, general secretary of Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation and Additional IGP…
Tamim hits ton in MSC’s maiden win in DPDCL
Dhaka – Mohammedan Sporting Club tasted their maiden victory in the 4th Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) as famed national opener Tamim Iqbal hammered a century of 157 runs in their 24-run win against Kalabagan Krira Chakra at Bangladesh…
BCB Director Nazmul Karim Tinku dies
Dhaka– Director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Chairman of BCB Umpires Committee Nazmul Karim Tinku passed away on Tuesday afternoon at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on the way to Singapore for treatment.He was 56
500 bullet rounds found in Aftabnagar
Dhaka – Police recovered some 500 rounds of bullets in an abandoned condition from the city’s Aftabnagar on Monday.Officer-in-Charge of Badda Police Station Abdul Jalil said some workers, who were filling up earth at Trimohoni in the area, found the…
5 shops gutted in Sylhet fire
Dhaka- At least five shops were burnt as a fire broke out at a market in Bandar Bazar of the city in Sylhet on Monday night.
UP member jailed for 14 yrs in arms case
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Monday sentenced a union parishad member to 14 years’ rigorous imprisonment for possessing illegal arms.The convict is Angur, 35, son of Hena of Sundarpur village in Nayladanga union of Shibganj upazila and UP member…
Cop killed in Bogra road crash
Dhaka- A police constable was killed when a truck knocked him down on Bogra-Rangpur highway at Mokamtola in Shibganj upazila in Bogra early Tuesday.
Sanchez and Ozil end Arsenal’s 3-month wait for EPL away win
Middlesbrough (AP/UNB) – Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil secured Arsenal’s first English Premier League win on the road in three months on Monday, with the 2-1 victory at Middlesbrough reviving the London club’s tough pursuit of Champions League qualification.Sanchez curled…
Alaves beats Villarreal 2-1 in Spanish league
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Alaves defeated Villarreal 2-1 to snap a three-game losing streak in the Spanish league.Alaves hadn’t won in the league since March 18. The Copa del Rey finalist remains 11th in the 20-team standings.Villarreal, coming off two consecutive victories,…
Captain John Terry to leave Chelsea, keen to keep playing
Dhaka ,(AP/UNB) – Chelsea captain John Terry will end his 22-year association with the London club at the end of the season, but the veteran defender wants to keep on playing.The 36-year-old Terry has dropped so far down the pecking…
Mushfiqur, Naeem’s tons give Rupganj 68-run win against Sk Jamal
Dhaka – Legends of Rupganj skipper Mushfiqur Rahim hammered 134 while Naeem Islam 103 runs in their 68-run victory against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the 4th Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) ground-4, Savar…
Ist Div Football: Mohakahli X1 beat Sadharan Bima 4-0
Dhaka – Mohakhali Eleven earned a comfortable 4-0 goals victory against Sadharan Bima KS in the Saif Power Tec Metropolis First Division Football League at the Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Monday.
2nd Div Cricket: Matuail CA outplay Green Leaf CA by 6 wkts
Dhaka – Matuail Cricket Academy outplayed Green Leaf Cricket Academy by six wickets in the super league stage match of the Dhaka 2nd Division Cricket League at City Club Ground on Monday.
U-18 National Football kicks off Sunday
Dhaka, – The final round of the Under-18 National Football Championship 2017′ will begin at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Sunday next.Eight zonal champion teams from initially participated 64 districts — Dhaka, BKSP, Barisal, Satkhira, Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi and…
3 human ‘traffickers’ held in Sylhet
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three suspected members of a human-trafficking gang and rescued two women from Gotatikar village under Mogla Bazar thana of Sylhet on Sunday night.
6.5 lakh Yaba pills seized inTeknaf; 3 held
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives arrested three alleged Yaba traders of Myanmar, including one with bullet wounds, and recovered 6.5 lakh pieces of Yaba inTeknaf upazila early Monday.
6 cops hurt in ‘gunfight’ with ‘robbers’ in Cox’s Bazar; 6 held
Dhaka- Six policemen, including two with bullets, were injured in a reported gunfight between a gang of robbers and police on Chakaria-Lama road at Kumari Bridge in Chakaria upazila early Monday.Police said tipped off that a gang of robbers were…
Honey collector killed by tiger in Sundarbans
Dhaka- A honey collector was killed and his brother injured in an attack by a tiger in Dingamari cannel under Satkhira range of the Sundarbans early Monday.
Man United beats Chelsea 2-0 to open up EPL title race
Manchester,(AP/UNB) – Ander Herrera scored one goal, set up another and executed the perfect man-marking job on Eden Hazard to set up Manchester United’s 2-0 win over Chelsea that opened up the Premier League title race on Sunday.United didn’t even…
Fire at Karwan Bazar TCB building put out
Dhaka, – A fire broke out at Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) building in the city’s Karwan Bazar area on Monday morning and it was extinguished within 30 minutes.