Dhaka – Chittagong Mass Killing Day was observed toady in the city with a call for expediting trials of the persons responsible for the gruesome killing on this day in 1988.Different political parties, socio-cultural organizations observed the day through various…
Dhaka – A college girl reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Hossainpur in Sirajganj town on Tuesday.Helal Uddin, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said Nilima Khatun, 22, a 2nd year Honours student of Tarash Degree College, hailing from Chatmohar upazila…
Dhaka – A physician was crushed to death by a train at Amtali level crossing of Mohakhali in the city on Tuesday.The victim was identified as Dr Md Iftekhar Quashem, 53, a resident of house-260 of Road-4 at Mohammodia Housing…
Dhaka – Mirpur Boys Cricket Club and Indira Road KC Academy won their respective matches in the Dhaka Metropolis Women’s First Division Cricket League at different venues in the city on Tuesday.Mirpur Boys CC earned a comfortable nine-wicket victory against…
Dhaka – Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has expressed his grief over the Vadodara station mishap, which left one person dead and two policemen injured calling it “extremely unfortunate”.The 51-year-old actor, who was travelling in August Kranti Rajdhani, said his…
Dhaka – A 24-member Bangladesh National Under-16 Women’s Football team is due to fly for Japan Tuesday night at 22.15 pm to participate in the J-Green Sakai Lady’s Football Festival billed for Osaka on January 28-29.Bangladesh women’s team, comprising 18…
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday sent national cricketer Arafat Sunny to jail rejecting his bail pleas in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jakir Hossain Tipu passed the order when police…
Dhaka – Liverpool’s formidable home record was meant to provide the platform for a tilt at three trophies this season — but Saturday’s surprise 3-2 Premier League defeat by Swansea spoiled that idea.If Jurgen Klopp’s team are to overcome Southampton…
Dhaka – A vintage Venus Williams powered past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and into her third Australian Open semi-final Tuesday, becoming the oldest woman to make a Grand Slam last four in 23 years.The 36-year-old overcame the Russian 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) and…
Dhaka – A woman and her minor son were killed and her husband injured after a truck hit their motorcycle on Panchagarh-Tetulia highway in Doshmile area of Sadar upazila on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Joyonti Rani, 28, wife…
Dhaka — The 2018 World Cup draw will be staged on Dec. 1 at a Kremlin concert hall in Moscow.The draw will take place at the 6,000-capacity State Kremlin Palace, a grand structure built inside the Kremlin walls in the…
Dhaka – Susan Lorraine Lautze has joined as the FAO Representative in Bangladesh. Lautze has already reached here and started work with FAO Dhaka office, Assistant FAO Representative (programme) Dr Nur Ahamed Khondaker told UNB on Monday.
Dhaka – Chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Executive Committee Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Monday said statelessness is a global problem, not a single country one.
Dhaka – BNP on Monday alleged that Awami League leaders are trying to make President Abdul Hamid controversial over formation of the Election Commission (EC) as they know they cannot return to power through fair polls.
Dhaka – A court here today sentenced four persons to suffer life term imprisonment for killing their brother in Ranchandrapur area under Kaliganj upazila of the district in 2004.Additional session judge court-2 Judge M Iqbal Hossain pronounced the judgment.According to…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-13) today seized 130-kilogram of smuggled ganja and arrested four persons from Mahiganj Satmatha area in the city, RAB sources said. Company Commander of RAB-13 Nazrul Islam told reporters that a special team…
Dhaka – Two Bangladesh’s Fide Masters -Fahad Rahman and Mohammed Abdul Malek- earned five points each after the 7th round of the 9th Chennai Open International Chess Tournament held in Chennai, India on Monday.
Dhaka – Azampur Football Club of Uttara outplayed Little Friends Club by 4-0 goals in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Football League at Kamalapur Stadium here on Monday.
Dhaka – A court here on Monday sentenced four people, including three siblings, to life term imprisonment for killing tailor Shamsul Haque in Kaliganj upazila in 2004.The condemned convicts are M Masud, Sanaullah, Nur-e Alam alias Moyna, sons of M…
Dhaka – Rayer Bazar Athletic Club secured a four-wicket victory against Azad Sporting Club in the Dhaka Women’s First Division Cricket League at City Club Ground here on Monday.Batting first after winning the toss, Azad SC collected 136 for all in…
Dhaka — With Lionel Messi’s fifth goal in six games this year, Barcelona comfortably defeated Eibar 4-0 on Sunday to keep pace with leaders Real Madrid and Sevilla at the halfway point of the Spanish league.Substitute Denis Suarez, Uruguay striker…
Dhaka — Serena Williams scrapped her way into the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, working around a misfiring serve and a rash of unforced errors to beat Barbora Strycova as the heat intensified on Monday.She had a little bit of…
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging body of a young man from a residential hotel at Haji Mohammad Ullag Super Market in Benapole on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Md Saiful Islam, 30, son of Motahar Islam, hailing…
Dhaka – A university girl has faced sexual harassment while traveling by a night coach on Dhaka-Thakurgaon route.The victim’s mother has filed a complaint with Sadar Police Station in this connection.According to the complainant, her daughter traveled to Dhaka by…
Dhaka – Armed robbers looted money and other valuables from Majipara branch of Grameen Bank in Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon.Manager of the branch M Riaz Uddin said a group of five youths, aged 18-20, entered the bank around 4…
Dhaka – Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) General Secretary Comrade Syed Abu Zafar Ahmed on Sunday demanded rehabilitation of hawkers before their eviction.
Dhaka- Daily Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar received ‘Ataus Samad Memorial Trust Lifetime Achievement Award’ at a program held at Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury auditorium, at the University of Dhaka on Sunday noon.
Dhaka -Terming baseless Obaidul Quader’s comment that BNP during its dialogue with the President proposed ex-Chief Justice KM Hasan’s name to include him in the search committee, the party on Sunday demanded withdrawal of the remark. UNB news agency reported
Dhaka – Veteran Thai golfer Prayad Marksaeng won the Singapore Open by a single stroke on Sunday after shooting a final round of four-under-par 67 to finish at nine-under 275. The 51-year-old Prayad finished a shot clear of four players…
Dhaka- Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited distributed winter clothes at North Matlab area of Chandpur District. Professor Syed Ahsanul Alam, Vice Chairman of the Bank, distributed more than one thousand items to help keep the less fortunate members of society keep…