Dhaka – The Metropolis Premier Division Basketball League, organised by Bangladesh Basketball Federation, will begin at Dhanmondi wooden floor gymnasium here on Thursday.UNB agency
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Tigers trail by 361 runs against Sri Lanka
Dhaka – Bangladesh were trailing by 361 runs with eight wickets in hand in the 1st innings after the 2nd day’s play replying to Sri Lanka’s 494/10 in the first Test of the Joy Bangla Cup series at Galle International…
Lalmatia, Matuail CA secure win in 2nd Div-Cricket
Dhaka – Lalmatia Club and Matuail Cricket Academy secured victories against their rivals in the 24-team Dhaka Second Division ODM Cricket League at two separate venues in the outskirts of Dhaka on Wednesday.Lalmatia (246/5 in 47.4 overs) defeated Narayanganj Cricket…
North Zone new BCL champions
Dhaka – The BCB North Zone clinched the title of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) for the first time after making a draw with Islami Bank East Zone in the last match on the 4th and final day of the country’s…
Man held with 8050 Yaba tablets at Shahjalal Airport
Dhaka – A preventive team of customs arrested a man along with 8050 Yaba tablets at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Tuesday morning.Assistant commissioner (Customs) Sumon Chakma said as Zillur Rahman, hailing from Chandpur district, came here…
Mendis guides Sri Lanka to 321/4 vs Bangladesh
Dhaka – Kusal Mendis’ unbeaten 166 propelled Sri Lanka to 321/4 in the first innings against Bangladesh on day-1 in the first Test of the Joy Bangla Cup series at Galle International Stadium on Tuesday.Batting first, Sri Lanka remained at…
BCL day 3: North Zone 374 & 239/6 vs East Zone 216/10
Dhaka – Table topper BCB North Zone lead by 397 runs with four wickets in hand against Islami Bank East Zone after day three in the 6th and final round of the four-day-match Bangladesh Cricket League at Khan Saheb Osman…
47 ‘gamblers’ held in Sylhet
Dhaka – Police in separate drives arrested 47 suspected gamblers along with a huge amount of money and mobile phone sets from two different places in the city on Tuesday.UNB agency
‘Robber ringleader’ held in Sundarbans
Dhaka– Members of Coast Guard and police in a joint drive arrested the alleged ringleader of a robber gang from Jorshing area in the Sundarbans West Zone in Koyra upazila of Khulna district in Bagerhat on Tuesday.UNB agency
Bangladesh lost to Oman 2-3 in Hockey World League
Dhaka – Bangladesh conceded a 2-3 defeat against Oman in the 3rd and last Pool A match of the eight-nation Hockey World League Round 2 at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.Bangladesh took the lead in the 9th minute…
Muggers loot Tk 1.60 crore in Savar
Dhaka – Muggers looted Tk 1.60 crore of a garment factory in Hemayetpur Industrial area of Savar on the outskirts of the capital in Savar on Tuesday.Quoting witnesses, police said Zahid Hossain, an accountant of ‘Aboni Knitwear Limited’, along with…
2nd Div-Cricket: Eskaton, Young Pegasus register victories
Dhaka – Eskaton Sabuj Sangha and Young Pegasus-A registered victories against their respective rivals in the 24-team Dhaka Second Division ODM Cricket League at two separate venues on the outskirts of the capital on Tuesday.UNB agency
FIDE Rating Women’s Chess: Six players share lead after 2nd round
Dhaka – Six players shared the lead in the points table of the Shamsher Ali Memorial 2nd FIDE Rating Women’s Chess Tournament after 2nd round games at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Tuesday.WIM Rani Hamid, Protiva Talukder, Aahelee Sarker, Afrin…
Custom official lands in Ctg jail
Dhaka– A court here on Tuesday sent a custom official to jail in a case filed for assisting gold smugglers in 2013 after rejecting his bail plea.Judge of district and Session Judge’s court M Shahenur passed the order after assistant…
Man stabbed dead in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death by miscreants at Poikkhali village in Bhandaria upazila in Pirojpur on Monday.The deceased was identified as Jalal Hawlader, 45, son of Kader Hawlader of the village.Officer-in-charge of Bhandaria Police Station Quamruzzaman Talukdar…
4 jailed till death for Thakurgaon gang rape
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Monday convicted four people and sentenced them to jail until death for violating a housewife in Sadar upazila in 2015.The court also fined the lifers — Alamgir, 32, son of Alauddin, Ismael Hossain, 30,…
Hartal in CHT underway
Dhaka –A dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by Parbatya Bangali Chhatra Parishad, is underway in the three hill districts – Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban –on Monday.UNB agency
124 Kg gold haul: Detectives pressed charges against 18 people
Dhaka – Detectives submitted a chargesheet against 18 people in connection with the seizure of over 124 kgs gold, the biggest-ever gold haul at Shahjalal International Airport, in 2013.Golam Saklaien, assistant commissioner of DB police submitted the chargesheet before the…
Div-Cricket: Indira Road, Dhaka Mariner, Gulshan Youth register victories
Dhaka – Indira Road Krira Chakra, Dhaka Mariner Young’s Club and Gulshan Youth Club earned victories against their rivals in the 24-team Dhaka Second Division ODM Cricket League matches held at three separate venues in Dhaka and its adjoining areas…
Hockey World League: Bangladesh to play Oman Tuesday
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh will play Oman in a do-or-die pool match of the eight-nation Round-2 match of the Hockey World League on Tuesday at 4 pm at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here. Bangladesh (ranked 32) badly needed…
First National Women’s Baseball begins on Mar 12
Dhaka – The Walton First National Women’s Baseball Championship, organized by Bangladesh Baseball-Softball Association (BBSA), will begin on March 12 at Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex here.A total of eight teams, split into two groups, will compete in the…
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka 1st Test kicks off Tuesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will start their campaign of the two-match Test series taking on the host Sri Lanka in their first match beginning at Galle International Stadium of the island nation on Tuesday.The match begins at 10:30am (BST).In March 2013,…
AL leader gunned down in Noakhali
Dhaka – A local Awami League leader was shot dead by miscreants at Undarchar village under the Sadar Upazila in Noakhali early Sunday.The victim was identified as Abul Hashem, 40, president of ward No-4 of Undarchar union unit of AL…
Hockey World League: Favorite Malaysia, Egypt maintain all-win record
Dhaka – Favorite Malaysia and strong Egypt maintained their all-win record in the eight-nation Round-2 match of the Hockey World League beating their rivals at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Sunday.Top seed Malaysia topped the Pool A list…
Green Leaf, Axiom secure emphatic win in 2nd Div Cricket
Dhaka – Green Leaf Cricket Academy and Axiom Cricketers notched eight-wicket victories each against their rivals in their Group C matches of the 24-team Dhaka Second Division ODM Cricket League at two separate venues in the outskirts of Dhaka on…
BKSP qualify to play 1st round of U18 Nat’l Football
Dhaka – Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan(BKSP) qualified to play the first round of the 64-team Under18 National Football Championship after a 6-0 victory against Jessore Education Board in the Pre Qualifying Play Off 2 match at BKSP on Sunday.UNB agency
BCL: South Zone score 325/2 against Central Zone
Dhaka-Two brilliant centuries by Mohammad Mithun and Tushar Imran guided Prime Bank South Zone to score a comfortable 325 for 2 in 90 overs against holders Walton Central Zone on the first day of the four-day 6th round match of…
Talent hunt for physically-challenged cricketers begins Wednesday
Dhaka – A national talent hunt camp begins at the BKSP cricket training ground, Savar on Wednesday to identify physically-challenged cricketers.The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS), Bangladesh Cricket…
Bangladesh crush Fiji 5-1 in Hockey World League
Dhaka – Bangladesh bounced back in the eight-nation Hockey World League Round-2 with a 5-1 goals victory against visiting Fiji in their 2nd Pool A match at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Sunday.Captain Rashel Mahmud Jimmy and penalty corner…
Youth hacked dead in Tangail
Dhaka – A young man was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants at Tarotia in Sadar upazila in Tangail early Saturday.Quoting family members, Abdur Razzak, sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station, said Harun Khan, 35, son of Samad Khan of Khoila…