Dhaka – Eying to win the series, Bangladesh will face Sri Lanka in the 3rd and last ODI of the three-match series at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SCC) Ground in Colombo on Saturday.The match, 41st ODI tussle between the two…
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Khaleda smiles, greets voters and mayor-elect Sakku
Dhaka, Mar 30 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has greeted all the voters of Comilla City Corporation for reelecting her party mayoral candidate Monirul Haque Sakku in Thursday’s election.
Tigers coach optimistic of wrapping up series v Sri Lanka
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team head coach Chandika Hathurusingha is hopeful that his boys will seal the series win in the 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka on Saturday (April 1). “When you win, everything looks good. The body language and…
ACC Emerging Teams Cup: BD U23 – Pak U23 game ends in tie
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-23 cricket team failed to emerge group champion in the ACC Emerging Teams Cup playing out a tie in the 3rd and last Group B match against Pakistan Under-23 at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s…
‘Militant’ among 35 held in 2 districts
Dhaka– Police in separate drives arrested 35 people, including a suspected militant and three suspected members of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Naogaon and Bagerhat districts on early Thursday.In Naogaon, police arrested Mobarak Hossain, 23, son of Kabil Uddin, and…
5 get life-terms for killing housewife in 2011
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sentenced five people including a woman to life terms in prison for killing a housewife in 2011.The convicted persons are Mamun, 40, Kamal Hossain, 42, Jaynal Hajari, 48, Mizan Hossain, 37, and (in…
3 killed in N’ganj trawler capsize
Dhaka – Three people were killed and 10 others went missing as a trawler capsized in the Meghna River in Sonargaon upazila on Thursday afternoon.The deceased are Sattar Miah, 40, Zohra Begum, 70, and Kanchan, 68, of Rampura in the…
4 to die, 2 get life in prison for killing N’ganj trader
Dhaka– A court here on Thursday sentenced four people to death and two others to life imprisonment for killing a vegetable trader in Sonargaon upazila in 2007.The condemned convicts are Ataul Hamid Parag, Alamgir Hossain, Bhuttu Miah and Ratan while…
IBBL, Wasel Exchange, Oman remittance service inked
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Wasel Exchange, Oman signed a remittance agreement recently at the corporate Head Quartery of Wasel Exchange. Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Managing Director & CEO of Islami Bank and Sayed Ahmed Safrar, Chairman of…
HC stays sedition case against Khaleda Zia
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Courat on Wednesday stayed the proceedings of the sedition case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for next six months.
Four Laxmipur men get death penalty in 2014 rape case
A Laxmipur court has sentenced four men to death in a 2014 case of rape on a housewife in the district. District and Session Judge AKM Abul Kashem delivered the verdict with the accused on the dock on Wednesday. The four…
Rahul, Rahane guide India to 2-1 series win against Australia
Lokesh Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane steered India to an eight-wicket win in the fourth and final test against Australia as the hosts secured a 2-1 series victory at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Tuesday.Rahul made 51 not out…
Neymar keeps Brazil ticking towards World Cup
Dhaka – It was Brazil’s eighth consecutive win in qualifying and, combined with Peru’s 2-1 win over Uruguay in a later game, ensured they would finish the 10-nation group in the top four, guaranteeing them a berth at the Russia…
‘Library services and digital database Workshop’ held at JU
Savar, Dhaka – A day-long workshop on ‘Library Services and Digital Database Management’, organized by ‘Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)’ held on March 25 at JU Senate hall here on the campus.
Expeditions to send huge trash bags to clean Mount Everest
Kathmandu, Mar (AP/UNB) — Mountaineering expedition organizers in Nepal say they are sending huge trash bags with climbers on Mount Everest during the Spring season to collect trash that then can be lifted by helicopters back to the base camp.
EU Commission should call out Hungary’s asylum abuses
Official Should Use Visit to Press Budapest to Comply with International Law Top EU Lydia Gall Hungary’s new asylum law allowing for the blanket detention of asylum seekers, including some children, will come into force on March 28. It’s the…
SC upholds acquittal in Rubel murder case
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a High Court order acquitting former Assistant Commissioner (AC) Md Akram Hossain of the Detective Branch (DB) in a case filed over the murder of Shamim Reza Rubel…
2 women among 4 commit ‘suicide’ at Tongi
Dhaka – Four persons including two women allegedly committed suicide at different parts of Tongi, today.”Two women, Marjina Akter Ria, 35, and Sonia Akter, 20, and a rickshaw-puller, Mazharul Islam and an unidentified teenage boy allegedly committed suicide at Jhinu…
One gets life-term for killing wife in Manikganj
Dhaka- A court here today sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in Sadar Upazila of the district.District and Session Judge Md. Mizanur Rahman pronounced the verdict convicting Roman Mian, son of Farid Mian of village…
Jute seeds distributed among farmers in Natore
Dhaka – A total of 1,750 kilograms high yielding jute seeds were distributed free of cost among one thousand small and marginal farmers of Gurudashpur upazila in Natore today.Agency
Two held with 100-kg ganja in Lalmonirhat
Rangpur – A truck driver and his assistant were arrested with 100-kilogram smuggled ganja from the Teesta Road Bridge Toll Plaza point on the Kurigram-Rangpur highway under Sadar upazila in Lalmonirhat district today.The arrested are truck driver Rabiul Islam, 35,…
India beat Australia by 8 wickets to take series 2-1
Dhaka — Lokesh Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane put on a whirlwind third-wicket partnership as India romped to an eight-wicket win over Australia in the fourth cricket test here on Tuesday.After resuming on 19-0, the reached their target at 106-2 in…
Rain washes out Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI
Dhaka – The 2nd ODI of the three-match series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was abandoned due to heavy rain at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday.The rain started after the Lankan innings at around 7.40pm (Bangladesh time) and subsequently…
Magura road crash leaves one dead
Dhaka – A man was killed and eight others were injured as a three-wheeler hit a roadside tree at Kadamtala in Sreepur upazila on Tuesday morning.UNB agency
Nine held on charge of question paper leak
Dhaka – Detectives on Thursday night arrested nine people, including a college principal, for their alleged involvement in circulating and selling fake question papers of admission tests on Monday night.UNB agency
BD U23 storm ACC Emerging Teams Cup semifinals
Dhaka – All-rounder Nasir Hossain hit unbeaten 109 in Bangladesh Under-23s’ 83-run win against Nepal in their 2nd Group B match of the ACC Emerging Teams Cup at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium Academy Ground in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday.With…
Taskin claims hat-trick as Sri Lanka post 311 against Tigers
Dhaka – Pacer Taskin Ahmed claimed a hat-trick as hosts Sri Lanka posted 311 runs against the Tigers in the 2nd match of the three-match ODI series at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday.Taskin took the scalps of Asela Gunaratne,…
Five to hang for murder of photojournalist Aftab Ahmed
Dhaka – A Dhaka court has sentenced five to death for the murder of photojournalist Aftab Ahmed during a robbery in Dhaka’s Rampura.
Menstrual hygiene project keeps girls in school
By Mahfuzur Rahman Dhaka, Mar (IPS) – Breaking taboos surrounding menstruation, a project to distribute sanitary napkins to girls in one district of Bangladesh has had a positive impact on school dropout rates – and should be replicated in other…
Slaves
By Baher Kamal Rome, Mar 27 (IPS) – For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history. Slavery is, nevertheless, far…