By Saima Wazed Hossain Dhaka, Mar 30 (IPS) – Within the last 5 years, thanks to political support and national education, autism awareness in Bangladesh has grown immensely. Due to a lack of funds and resources, providing full comprehensive evidence…
Dhaka- Three people, including a father and his son, were killed in two incidents of lightning strike in Companyganj upazila of Sylhet district in NE Bangladesh on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Fazal Uddin, 42, and his son of Nur Uddin,…
Dhaka – Police in a special drive arrested 66 people, including 12 activists of opposition Jamaat-e-Islami, from different parts in Jhenidah district on Sunday.
Dhaka- Two motorcyclists were killed and their co-rider was injured in a road accident on the Muksudpur-Ujani Road in Muksudpur upazila under Gopalganj district in western Bangladesh on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Sajib Roy, 22, son of Bablu…
Dhaka– An eight-year old girl was raped allegedly by two teenagers at Hawlader Kandi village in Naria upazila on Saturday.The alleged rapists are Rakib Hawlader, 14, son of Nuruzzaman Hawlader of Hawlader Kandi village, and Kabir Madbar, 13, son of…
Dhaka– A murder case accused was stabbed to death by miscreants at Gouripur Bazar in Daudkandi upazila, about 60 kilometres east of the Bangladesh camptal, under Comilla district on Saturday. Police said miscreants attacked Abu Sayeed, 24, a resident of Pennai…
Dhaka — Atletico Madrid defeated Malaga 2-0 to secure its fourth consecutive win and regain third place in the Spanish league on Saturday.Jorge “Koke” Resurreccion scored in the first half and Filipe Luis sealed the victory in the second to…
ESPNcricinfo staff Bangladesh have refused to tour Pakistan for a proposed two-match T20I series sometime before July this year. In a bid to bring international cricket back to the country, the Pakistan Cricket Board had extended an invitation to their…
Dhaka, Apr 1 – Speakers at the 136th assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) the Bangladesh capital on Saturday stressed the need for increasing women’s participation in politics, empowering girls and making parliaments more gender-sensitive.
Dhaka – A fire broke out at Shahjibazar Power Generator Company Limited in sadar upazila in Habiganj, Northwest of Bangladesh capital Dhaka, on Saturday. Jamal Uddin, in charge of Shaistaganj fire service, said the fire broke out as a transformer…
Dhaka – Four of the eight bodies recovered by the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit during ‘Operation Hitback’ in Moulvibazar last Thursday were minors.UNB agency
Dhaka – Roger Federer held off Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (11/9), 6-7 (9/11), 7-6 (7/5) on Friday to reach the Miami Masters final, where he’ll face old foe Rafael Nadal.
Dhaka – Barcelona boss Luis Enrique claimed Lionel Messi’s behaviour towards referees is “impeccable” despite the Argentine racking up suspensions for club and country.Messi is banned for the first time in five seasons for Sunday’s La Liga trip to Granada…
Dhaka – The members of Border Guard Bangladesh(BGB) seized 75 birds of various species from Putkhali here while being smuggled to India on Saturday.UNB agency
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two suspected smugglers along with 15 gold bars, weighing 2kg, from Choto Anchra border point here on Saturday morning.
Dhaka – A union parishad member was stabbed to death by miscreants in Patwary Haat in Laxmipur on Friday night.
Dhaka- The salvage operation launched in search of the missing victims of trawler capsize in Panguchhi river was concluded after about 96 hours on Saturday.Morelganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Obaidur Rahman officially called off the operation in the morning…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-23s team made the exit from the ACC Emerging Teams Cup conceding a humiliating eight-wicket defeat against visiting Sri Lanka in the semifinal at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chittagong on Saturday.Sri Lanka U23s chased down…
Dhaka – Bangladesh had to settle for a drawn series after conceding a 70-run defeat against Sri Lanka in the 3rd and last ODI at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Saturday. Chasing a target of 281 runs,…
Dhaka- This year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will begin across the country on Sunday.The written examinations will end on May 1 while the practical tests will be held from May 16 to May 25.
Mojisola Ojebode Ibadan, Nigeria – A new report issued by the United Nations (UN) takes a controversial stance on synthetic pesticides. The conventional wisdom is that they are essential to feed the world’s growing population, which is expected to hit…
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Dhaka – The death toll from Tuesday’s trawler capsize in the Panguchi River in Morelganj upazila rose to 17 as three more bodies were recovered from the river on Friday.The bodies of those recovered today were identified as of Nasima…
Dhaka – A former constable who was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in the sensational seven-murder cases of Narayanganj was arrested in Hizla upazila on Friday.The arrestee was identified as Habibur Rahman, former bodyguard of sacked Rab-11 official Lt Col…
Dhaka – Roger Federer’s run at the Miami Open was one point from ending. Down 6-4 in a third-set tiebreaker to Tomas Berdych, the situation was officially dire.Yet even in that moment, Federer still felt some hope.”I had belief I…
Dhaka – FIFA wants to hold a new six-team playoff round in the 2026 World Cup host country to complete the expanded 48-team tournament lineup.The final two qualifying slots would be decided in the proposed mini-tournament played in the November…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-23 cricket team will face Sri Lanka Under-23 side in the semifinal of the ACC Emerging Teams Cup at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chittagong on Saturday.The semifinal battle is scheduled to begin at 9am, Bangladesh…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has turned down an invitation of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recently for a two-match T20I series in Pakistan.“The reports (we get) were not satisfactory enough due to which we had to pull back,” BCB…
Dhaka – An expatriate was killed and another injured when a thunderbolt struck them at Bulbulikandi in Balaganj upazila on Thursday night.UNB agency
Dhaka – The throat-slit body of a police informant was found in a river in Jhumjhumpur Chander Mor in Jessore town on Friday morning.Locals spotted the body of Abdur Rahman alias Ruman, 21, son of Ashraf Ali Fakir, a resident of…