Dhaka – A village doctor was killed as a truck crashed into his motorcycle in Natun Bridge area of kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah on Tuesday.The victim was identified as Azizur Rahman, 60, son of late Rahim Uddin Bishwas in Niyamatpur…
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BCL: North Zone play out draw against South Zone
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) North Zone played draw against Prime Bank South Zone in the four-day-match of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) which ended on day-4 at Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Tuesday.Replying to North Zone’s 1st innings score of…
Golf: BBO kicks off Wednesday
Dhaka – The 3rd edition of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open golf tournament will begin at Kurmitola Golf Club on Wednesday. Famed Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman who was in off form for last two years, is expected to get back his…
Tongi KC, Azampur FC register wins in 2nd div Football
Dhaka – Tongi Krira Club and Azampur Football Club beat their rivals in the Dhaka Mahanagori Saif Power Tec 2nd Division Football League at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Tuesday.
Women’s Cricket: Ansar notch 9 wkt victory against DMP
Dhaka – Ansar & VDP team handed a nine-wicket defeat to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) team in the in the Dhaka Women’s First Division Cricket League at City Club Ground on Tuesday.Batting first, DMP team collected 71/10 in 20.2 overs…
School Cricket: Jhalakathi Govt rout Kirtipasha by 69 runs
Dhaka – Jhalakathi Govt High School outplayed Kirtipasha PK High School by 69 runs in the district final of the Prime Bank Young Tigers National School Tournament at Birshreshtha Shaheed Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir Stadium on Tuesday.Jhalakathi Govt batted first and…
2 students killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – Two students were killed after their motorbike was run over by a speeding covered-van inChittagong’s Customs Intersection area on Sunday night. The victims were identified as Imrul Hasan Shibli, 22, a BBA student of International Islamic University Chittagong…
Schoolteacher electrocuted in Ctg
Dhaka – A kindergarten schoolteacher died from electrocution at his workplace in Anowara Upazila Sadar area in chittagong today. The deceased was identified as Abul Hasnat, 27. Police said Hasnat was electrocuted after he came in contact with live electricity…
One held with 125-kg ganja in Kurigram
Dhaka – Detective Branch (DB) of police in a drive arrested a truck driver with 125-kg ganja from Salimnagar area under Rajarhat upazila of the district this morning.The arrested was Harun-or-Rashid, 32, resident of Gulshan Crossing area in Joypurhat pourasabha.On…
9 detained for entering BD illegally from India
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained nine people, including five women and two children, for entering the country through Daulatpur border point here on Monday morning.The detainees are Sobhan Ali, 23, Jahangir Hossain, 50, Sahabuddin Ahmed, 25,…
NCL: South Zone trailing by 198 runs against North
Dhaka – Prime Bank South Zone were trailing by 198 runs with six wickets in hand against BCB North Zone in the first class Bangladesh Cricket League after the 3rd day of the four-day affairs at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium…
Bus-truck collision kills 3 in Gopalganj
Dhaka – Three people were killed and 32 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Tilchara in Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj on Monday.The deceased were identified as Amir Ali, 70, of Kashiani…
ISSF Archery: Bangladeshi archer Hera Moni wins gold medal
Dhaka – Bangladeshi archer Hera Moni won gold medal in the women’s singles of recurve division defeating Ramozamova of Azerbaijan in the final of the first ISSF International Solidarity Archery Championship at Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Monday.
14 yrs’ jail for provoking bride to commit suicide
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of ‘The Dowry Prohibition Bill, 2017’ incorporating tougher punishment of maximum 14 years of rigorous imprisonment and fine for provoking any bride to commit suicide.The draft law will also…
New Zealand makes 286-9 in 1st ODI vs. Australia
Dhaka – Half centuries by Martin Guptill and Neil Broom book-ended a costly middle-order collapse which restricted New Zealand to 286-9 as it batted first on Monday in the opening Chappell-Hadlee one-day cricket international against Australia.Guptill made 61 from 73…
Payet rejoins Marseille after forcing move from West Ham
Dhaka- France playmaker Dimitri Payet has re-joined his former club Marseille after forcing a move from West Ham — the Premier League club that helped to galvanize his career — just two days before the end of European soccer’s transfer…
Federer beats Nadal in Australian final to win 18th major slam
Australia, Jan 29 – Roger Federer was in tears as he won a thrilling, five-set Australian Open final against his great rival Rafael Nadal to clinch a record-extending 18th Grand Slam title on Sunday. Federer won 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6,…
Golf: Rodgers, Snedeker share Torrey Pines lead
Dhaka – Patrick Rodgers fired a flawless 67 on Saturday to join defending champion Brandt Snedeker atop the leaderboard at the US PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.Rodgers had five birdies in a five-under round that left him…
Miraz becomes PRAN Potato Cracker brand ambassador
Dhaka – Young star of Bangladesh Cricket Mehedi Hasan Miraz has been appointed as the brand ambassador of PRAN Potato Cracker. Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Ali Hasan Alam, General Manager (Operation) of PRAN Foods Limited signed an agreement on Thursday…
6 arrested for security guard murder in Ctg
Dhaka-Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Chittagong have arrested six persons in connection with a night guard murder case of Shantinibazar under Rangunia upazila of the district on Jan 25 last.A special team of PBI led by inspector Santosh Kumar Chakma…
Accident kills woman in Saver
Saver – An woman was killed and 20 others injured as a passenger bus collided on with another bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) in Ashulia area in Saver today.The deceased was not identified immediately. Witnesses said the accident…
63 held in Dinajpur
Dhaka – Police in special drives from last night to this morning arrested 63 people on various charges from different places in Dinajpur.Police said they were arrested from the different areas of the district during the drives. Among the arrested…
ISSF Archery: BD to fight for 7 gold medals Monday
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladeshi archers will fight for seven gold medals out of nine in the 16-nation First ISSF International Solidarity Archery Championship at Maulana Bhashani National Stadium on Monday.Bangladeshi archers entered the gold medal race in five more events…
Women’s League: City Club earn 41-run win against Azad SC
Dhaka -City Club earned a 48-run victory against Azad Sporting Club in the Dhaka Metropolis women’s First division cricket league division at the Gulshan Youth Club ground here on Sunday.In the day’s other match, Shisu Polli Plus outplayed East End…
B’desh U-16 girls perform brilliantly in Japan
Dhaka – Touring Bangladesh U-16 girls football team made tremendous results in Japan securing two wins and a defeat on the 2nd and final day of the J Green Sakai lady’s festival in Osaka on Sunday.Bangladeshi girls made a good…
India ‘A’ squad named for warm-up match against Bangladesh
Dhaka- The all-India Senior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has selected the 14 member India ‘A’ squad for the two-day practice game to be played against Bangladesh at Gymkhana Ground.Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav…
Garment worker killed by ‘husband’ in city
Dhaka – A garment worker was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband at section-7 of Mirpur in the city early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Taslima, 32, wife of Nur-E-Alam. She used to live in a rented house at…
Garment factory catches fire in Ctg
Dhaka – A fire broke out at in a readymade garment factory in Sagorika area in Chittagong on Sunday morning.The fire broke out in Bintax factory at about 9:40 am, said Mohammad Jasim Uddin, deputy assistant director of Chittagong fire service.
‘La La Land’ takes top honors at Producers Guild Awards
Dhaka – “La La Land” has won top honors at the 28th annual Producers Guild Awards.The guild recognized the candy-colored musical with its Darryl F. Zanuck Award for theatrical motion picture production at a ceremony Saturday night in Beverly Hills,…
Woman’s bullet-hit body recovered in city
Dhaka – Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a woman from the city’s Gulshan area early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Rani, 35, daughter of late Shahjahan. Hailing from Jamalpur, she used to reside at Kuril in the city with…