Dhaka –Bangladesh Women’s cricket team made a flying start in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier with a huge 118-run victory against Papua New Guinea (PNG) in their Group ‘B’ match at Colombo Cricket Club Ground on Tuesday.Papua New Guinea…
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Ex-footballer Babu passes away
Dhaka – Former Bangladesh national team footballer Akhteruzzaman Khan Babu has passed away at a hospital in India. He was 58.Babu, who was suffering from old age complications along with diabetes and hypertension, breathed his last at Christian Medical College…
Women’s 1st Div Cricket: Keraniganj CA rout Shining SA by 125 runs
Dhaka – Keraniganj Cricket Academy notched a 125-run victory against Shining Sports Academy in Dhaka Women’s First Division Cricket League at City Club Ground on Tuesday. Sent in to bat first, Keraniganj CA scored 228/9 in 40 overs, with Shila…
2 medical students sink down into Sylhet quicksand
Dhaka – Two medical students sank down into a quicksand at Lalakhal Mistrighat in Jaintiapur upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Hasan M Sayeed, 25, son of Humayun Reza of Dhaka, and Ishak Ibrahim, 25, son…
Withdraw Gaibandha SP, cops over Santal arson attack: HC
Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to withdraw Gaibandha SP Ashraful Islam and other policemen involved in setting fire to the houses of the Santal community during an eviction drive in Gobindaganj upazila of the…
200-maund jatka seized in Barisal
Dhaka- A mobile court, in a drive, seized 200- maund of jatka (small hilsa fish) from Rupatoli area in the city in Barisal this afternoon.The court also sentenced two persons to 18 and 13 months jail respectively and fined another…
Road accident kills woman in Rangpur
Dhaka – A woman was killed and her husband injured critically as a bus hit their motorbike in Borodorga area of the upazila in Pirganj at Rangpur this morning.The victim was Nargis, 35, a NGO worker and wife of school teacher…
Sri Lanka’s Mathews out of Australia T20 tour
Dhaka – Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews was Monday ruled out of this month’s three-match Twenty20 series in Australia with a hamstring injury.”Captain Angelo Mathews will not be part of the squad as he has been ruled out due to…
Cook quits as England Test captain
Dhaka – Alastair Cook resigned as England Test captain after a record 59 matches in the role, saying Monday it was “a sad day” but the right decision for the team.Cook, England’s leading scorer in Tests with 11,057 runs, became…
3 more held over Nasirnagar attack
Dhaka – Police arrested three more people in connection with the attacks on Hindu community in Nasirnagar upazila on Sunday night.The arrestees are Tabarak Hossain, Saddam Hossain and Ahammad Ali.Officer-in-charge of Nasirnagar Police Station Abu Zafar said they arrested the…
Bangladesh-India A practice match ends in draw
Dhaka – Bangladesh sweated out against Indian 2nd-string team in the two-day warm-up match which ended up in draw on the final day at Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad, India on Monday.Replying to Bangladesh’s 1st innings collection of 224/8-dec, the India A…
Injury sidelines Imrul
Dhaka – A recurrence of a thigh injury sidelined Bangladesh opening batsman Imrul Kayes from the Tigers squad for the one-off Test against India which is scheduled to begin at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday.Imrul has…
Big wins for North and South
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) North Zone and Prime Bank South Zone secured big win against their rivals in the 2nd round of the four-day match Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), both ended on day 3 at two separate venues…
‘Prothom Partho’ to be staged in New Delhi on Tuesday
Dhaka – ‘Prothom Partho’, a Bangladeshi Stage play, is going to be staged at the International Theatre Festival of India, the ’19th Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2017′ on Tuesday at Abhimancha auditorium in New Delhi.The 21 day festival was organized by…
19 crocodiles found dead at Karamjal reproduction centre
Dhaka – Nineteen baby crocodiles have been found dead at Karamjal Wildlife Reproduction Centre in Bagerhat of the Sundarbans.M Saidul Islam, divisional forest officer (DFO) of the Sundarbans East, said the forest officials recovered the 19 dead babies that bore…
2 magnitude 5.3 earthquakes jolt Turkey; minor damage caused
Dhaka — Two earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes of 5.3 jolted Turkey’s northern Aegean coast on Monday, damaging dozens of homes in at least five villages and injuring at least five people.The first quake was centered beneath the Aegean off…
Young man electrocuted in Chandpur
Dhaka – A young man was electrocuted at Paikdi village in Sadar upazila in Chandpur on Sunday afternoon.The victim was identified as Makbul Hossain Patwary, 25, son of Md Yunus Patwary, a resident of the village.
Juventus beats Inter 1-0, leads Serie A by 6 points
Dhaka — No team appears capable of stopping Juventus after the Bianconeri beat Inter Milan 1-0 Sunday in an entertaining Derby d’Italia in Serie A.Juan Cuadrado scored on the stroke of halftime for Juventus, which also hit the bar twice…
Jubo Dal leader shot dead in Khulna
Dhaka – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal was shot to death by miscreants at Amirpur in Batiaghata upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam, general secretary of Amirpur union unit of Jubo Dal and son of…
960 tonnes urea seized in Barisal
Dhaka – Police arrested six people along with 960 tonnes of urea in two cargos and two trucks from Puratan Shikrpur area in Wazirpur upazila in Barisal on Sunday noon.
Bees and bowlers upset Sri Lanka as South Africa wins series
Dhaka — Allrounder Dwaine Pretorius claimed career-best figures as South Africa beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the third one-day international at the Wanderers on Saturday.Pretorius came into the South African team in place of Wayne Parnell and recorded…
2 Godowns, 30 houses gutted in Ctg fire
Dhaka – Two godowns, a salt factory and around 30 dwelling houses were gutted in two separate fire incidents in Asadganj Shutki(Dried fish) Patti and Khalifa Patti area of the city.A fire broke out from a stove at a shanty…
Tour match: Tigers’ batting comes unstuck against India A
Dhaka – Bangladesh declared the innings at 224/8 showing their dull batting form against Indian second-string team in the two-day warm-up match at Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad, India on Sunday.India A team trailed by 133 runs with 9 wickets in hand…
Dhaka finish 3rd in National Youth Hockey
Dhaka – Dhaka District finished 3rd in the Agrani Bank 26th National Youth Hockey Tournament crushing Joypurhat District by 10-4 goals in the 3rd place deciding match at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here on Sunday.Mahabub from the winning team…
Women’s Cricket: Ansar crush Shishu Paribar by 307 runs
Dhaka – Bangladesh Ansar & VDP team player Shahnaz Parvin hammered a century of 123 for a huge 307 runs victory against Sarkari Shishu Paribar team in the Dhaka Women’s First Division Cricket League at City Club Ground on Sunday.Bating…
Mesmerizing Hazard solo goal as Chelsea beats Arsenal 3-1
Dhaka — Fusing strength, aggression and pace, Eden Hazard received the ball inside Chelsea’s own half and just kept on running, fending off every frail barrier of Arsenal’s resistance.Laurent Koscielny was the first opponent brushed aside and Francis Coquelin was…
New Zealand makes 281-9 in 3rd ODI vs. Australia
Dhaka — Ross Taylor posted his 16th one-day international hundred while recalled opener Dean Brownlie completed his maiden half century as New Zealand made 281-9 Sunday in the third and final match of the Chappell-Hadlee series against Australia.Brownlie, playing his…
AL leader Suranjit passes away
Dhaka – Veteran Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta died at Labaid Hospital in the city early Sunday. He was 71.Suranjit breathed his last around 4:24am, said AL general secretary Obaidul Quader.He was admitted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of…
Pakistan thanks India for returning boy to mother
Dhaka – A five-year-old boy who was taken from Pakistan to India by his father nearly eleven months ago has been reunited with his mother, reports the BBC.Iftikhar Ahmad was received by Pakistani officials on the main border between the…
12 Pirojpur fishermen arrested for catching sharks
Dhaka– Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive arrested 12 fishermen for catching sharks from the Baleshwar River in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur district.Tipped off, a coast guard team launched a drive in Harinpal Eco-Park area of Bhandaria in…