Dhaka – Bangladesh Women’s cricket team will take on Ireland in the lone one-day warm-up match in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Sri Lanka on Sunday.The match will begin at 10:30 am Bangladesh…
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Man killed in city road crash
Dhaka- A man was killed in a road accident on Basila Road in the city’s Mohammadpur area on Saturday.The victim was identified as Jahangir Alam, 45, a day labourer and a resident of a slum in Basila area.
BKSP to face DEB at Nat’l Youth Hockey final
Dhaka – Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) and Dhaka Education Board (DEB) confirmed their final berth of the Agrani Bank 26th National Youth Hockey Tournament beating their respective rivals in the semifinals at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium Saturday.
Siddikur finishes 2nd in Bashundhara Bangladesh Open
Dhaka– Siddikur Rahman finished second in the 3rd edition of $300,000 Bashundhara Bangladesh Open which concluded at Kurmitola Golf Club on Saturday.Thai young talent Jazz Janewattananond clinched the title maintaining prime position in all- through the tournament.To bag his maiden…
One killed in Manikganj road accident
Dhaka –A night guard was killed when a speedy vehicle crushed him on Dhaka-Paturia Highway here in the early hours in in Manikganj today.The deceased was identified as Md Shahadat Hossain, 50, a night guard of Manikganj Muktijoddha Market.
66 people arrested in Jessore
Dhaka- Police in special drives from Wednesday night to this morning arrested 66 people on various charges in Jessore.
2 shops fined Tk 7,000 in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Two food shops were fined Taka 7,000 on charges of selling unhygienic and substandard foods in Rajshahi today.A team of Department of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) conducted the raid in Kakrabari area and found Hazi Stores and Anwar…
Second New Zealand-Australia ODI washed out
Dhaka – Rain and a damp outfield forced the abandonment of the second one-day international between New Zealand and Australia without a ball being bowled in Napier on Thursday.The series will now be decided in the final match in Hamilton…
Golfer Siddikur resurges in BBO
Dhaka, Feb 2 (UN – Famed Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman resurgent in the $300,000 tournament of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open after the cut-round at Kurmitola Golf Club on Thursday.Siddikur moved up to the joint 5th place from the joint 29th…
Canada hockey team skip Bangladesh tour over security fears
Dhaka- Canada’s field hockey players have become the latest international team to refuse to travel to Bangladesh over security fears.According to a report of AFP, the Canadian team have already pulled them out of an eight-nation tournament being held in…
Tigers reach India to play one-off Test
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team reached Hyderabad safely on Thursday evening to play the one-off Test against India starting on February 9.A total of 23-member Bangladesh team, including 15 players, left Dhaka by a flight of US-Bangla Airlines around 12:30pm…
Women’s Cricket: Azad SC beat Mirpur BCC by 12 runs
Dhaka– Azad Sporting Club managed a 12-run victory against Mirpur Boys Cricket Club in the Dhaka Women’s First Division Cricket League at City Club Ground on Thursday.Azad SC batted first to score 174/9 in 40 overs, including player of the…
8,520 absent on 1st day as SSC, equivalent exams begin
Dhaka– Some 8,520 students were absent on the first day as the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2017 began across the country on Thursday.A total of 16 students were also expelled for adopting unfair means in…
Head-on crash of buses in Savar kills 3
Dhaka – Three people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Ashulia Bazar on Bapail-Abdullahpur highway in Savar upazila in Savar on Thursday morning.
3 bike riders killed in Ctg
Dhaka – Three bike riders were killed as a covered-van hit the motorcycle they were riding on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Banu Bazar in Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on Wednesday night.The victims were identified as Rakib, Jabed and Nayan, residents of…
2 held in C’nawabganj with 23 lakh Indian fake notes
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested two people along with 23 lakh Indian fake currencies at Kiranganj border point in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday.The arrestees were identified as Mokhlesur Rahman, 27, son of Mafizul and Jasim, 18,…
Rapist gets life term in Barisal
Dhaka – A tribunal here has convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment in a rape case.In its judgement on Wednesday, the tribunal also fined convict Bazlur Rahman, son of Eshak Ali of Icchagura in the city…
Comilla road crash leaves 2 dead
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus crashed into a roadside tree on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chandina upazila in Comilla early Thursday.The identities of the deceased could not yet be known.
Bangladesh team to leave for India tomorrow
Dhaka – Bangladesh national cricket team will leave for India on Thursday to play their one-off Test against India, starting at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on February 9.Prior to that, Bangladesh will play a two-day practice match against India…
Now Sunny sued for ‘women repression’
Dhaka – Another case was filed against national cricketer Arafat Sunny and his mother Nargis Akter under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act by a woman who claims to be his wife.The woman, Nasrin Sultana, filed the case with…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Dhaka on first-ever state visit
He was welcomed by President Md Abdul Hamid after he arrived at Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.The Palestinian leader was given a 21-gun salute followed by guard of honour at the VVIP terminal.
Fire breaks out at the basement of a building in Dhaka’s Bijoynagar
Dhaka- A fire has erupted at the basement of a multi-storey building in Dhaka.The fire service said flames erupted at basement of the ‘Shaon Tower’ at the capital’s Bijoynagar around 2:30pm.As many as four fire-fighting have rushed to the spot,…
W.Indies’ Russell gets year ban for doping breach
Dhaka – Globetrotting West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell has been banned from all cricket for a year over a doping code violation, his Australian Twenty20 club said on Wednesday.The 28-year-old did not file his whereabouts on three occasions in 2015…
India pick opener Mukund for Bangladesh Test
Dhaka – Opener Abhinav Mukund on Tuesday returned to India’s Test squad after a gap of more than five years for a one-off match against Bangladesh starting next week in Hyderabad.The left-handed batsman, who played the last of his five…
Preparatory meeting for Bangabandhu, Bangamata School Football held
Dhaka – The preparatory meeting for Bangabandhu Gold Cup Primary School Football tournament and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Primary School Football tournament held on Wednesday at the conference room of Primary and Mass Education Ministry.Acting Secretary of Primary…
Saraswati Puja celebrated in Ctg
Dhaka – Members of Hindu community today celebrated their Saraswati (the goddess of learning) Puja in the city by offering worships to Debi seeking her blessings for knowledge and wisdom. Different religious, professional and social-cultural organizations organized Bani Archana, discussion…
One to die for killing school girl in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A court here today sentenced a youth to death for killing a school girl in Sadar upazila in 2016.The convicted youth is Abdul Malek, 28, of Diar Dhainagar village of the upazila.Additional District and Session Judge Ziaur Rahman…
Road crash kills youth in Sylhet
Dhaka – A youth was killed as a bus hit his motorbike in Daudpur area on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway under Dakhin Surma upazila in Sylhet this noon. The deceased was Sayed Parvej Ahamed, 21, son of Sayed Rana Ahamed, a resident…
‘Drugs were biggest problem in my life’: Diego Maradona
Dhaka – Diego Maradona has revealed his drug problems began when he was at Barcelona in the 1980s, reports EUROSPORT.The 1986 Argentina World Cup winner said his habit began in his early 20s and continued beyond the end of his…
3 BCL men injured in Sylhet knife attack
Dhaka – Three local leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured in a knife attack at Tilagar in the city on Monday night.The injured were identified as Rajon Chowdhury, a former BCL leader and president of ‘Shapla…