Dhaka- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced a 14-member Bangladesh squad including left arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain in place of pacer Rubel Hossain for the 3rd match of the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan on Saturday at the Sher-e-Bangla National…
Dhaka- Hosts Bangladesh smartly reached the final of the seven-nation Beximco 4th Boys’ Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey’2016 with all-win record eliminating Chinese Taipei by 6-1 goals in the first semifinal at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.Bangladesh will play…
Dhaka – Barcelona overcame the absence of Lionel Messi to come from behind and beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 in the Champions League on WednesdayGerard Piquet stabbed home the winner in the 74th minute after a corner from Neymar was met…
Dhaka – West Ham defender Winston Reid will return to lead New Zealand in away football friendlies against Mexico and the United States next month.Reid missed New Zealand’s matches in the Oceania Nations Cup in June but was selected as…
Dhaka- An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of its Govt Azizul Haque College unit was killed in a factional clash on the college campus here in Bogra on Thursday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sabuj, 23, a master’s student of…
Dhaka – Members of Coast Guard of Mongla West Zone in a drive arrested two alleged members of notorious robber gang ‘Jahangir Bahini’ from Charputhia in Sundarbans East Zone in Mongla upzila in Bagerhat on Thursday noon.The arrestees were identified as…
Dhaka -A school headmaster and his younger brother died from electrocution at Kochashohor village in Gobindaganj upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Nurul Amin Ratan,40, headmaster of Dhorma High School, and his younger brother Nahid Hasan Mitu,35, a…
Dhaka -Two people were killed and four others injured as a truck ploughed through a roadside tea stall at Kharibona Payekra Belpukur Bazar in Nachol upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Ohab,44, son of the stall owner Antaj Ali,…
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man along with 1,200 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Khandura area in Nachol upazila in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday night.The arrested was identified as Shamirul Islam,28, son of Ziarul Islam, a resident of Dhalkhoir…
Dhaka – Police recovered hanging body of a woman from a residential hotel at Kapasgola in Chawkbazar area in Chittagong on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Shilpi Aktar, 29, daughter of Monsur Ali of Mirnagar Sheikhpura area in Dinajpur…
Dhaka – An alleged terrorist was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of terrorists near Mathurapur Filing Station on the Jessore-Jhenaidah highway in Sadar upazila of Jessore early Thursday.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Officer-in-charge…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and officials of Narcotics Control Department (NCD) in a joint drive arrested two people along with 1,800 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Rehaichar area in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday night.The arrestees were…
Washington: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated that BNP-Jamaat and its leaders must face trial for patronising militancy in the country by providing money and giving orders, protecting war criminals and burning innocent people to death with petrol bombs. “These…
Dhaka: Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday stressed the need for taking appropriate plans and their implementation to properly utilise the country’s vast marine resources. “Blue economy has created an important area in our economy. Making suitable plans and…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s defense minister says its nuclear-armed rival India will “disintegrate” when Kashmir gains independence. Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Wednesday that Pakistan will continue to extend moral support to the people of the disputed Himalayan region, which is split between…
Dhaka: British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake on Wednesday said access to information is at the heart of development and democracy. She said access to information gives individuals greater control over their own lives and a greater stake in…
Dhaka: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday night visited the house of her party’s standing committee member ASM Hannan Shah, who died on Tuesday in Singapore, and paid last respects to him. Khaleda along with BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul…
Dhaka -Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized nine lakh pieces of Yaba tablets worth around Tk 27 crore from Shahparir Dwip on the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila on Tuesday evening,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – Two minor girls drowned in a haor (wetland) at Hotamara village in Jamalganj upazila of Sunamganj district in Sylhet on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Tania,7, daughter of Nurunnabi, and Tomalika, 7, daughter of Sajul Hoque, residents…
Dhaka – A young man died from electrocution at Satbaria village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Sahabuddin Biswas,36, son of late Lokman Biswas of the village,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka -Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a joint drive arrested four young people from Hariakona village in Sribordi upazila on Tuesday night for their suspected link to militancy,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – A bus driver and his helper were killed in a head-on collision between their vehicle and a covered van at Dullamansur in Mirzapur upazila in Tangail on Wednesday morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced four people to death and two others life term imprisonment for killing a cattle trader in Amtali upazila here in 2012.The condemned convicts are Shahidul, Barek, Bashir and Moazzem while the lifers…
Dhaka – Borussia Dortmund scored a late equalizer to earn a 2-2 draw against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, the latest setback for the 11-time winners.After two consecutive draws in the Spanish league, Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to…
Dhaka – Pakistan eased to an eight-wicket victory against the West Indies in their third and final Twenty20 international on Tuesday, completing a clean sweep of the series against the world champions.The West Indies’ top order stuttered for the third successive…
Dhaka – Debutant Mosaddek Hossain’s team highest unbeaten 45 helped Bangladesh score 208 for all in 49.2 overs against visiting Afghanistan in the 2nd match of the three-match ODI series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday,UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – High flying Bangladesh will play Chinese Taipei in the first semifinal of the Beximco 4th Boys’ Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey’2016 at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.The match will kick-off at 12:30 pm Bangladesh time. Favorite Pakistan will…
Dhaka, Sept 27 (UNB) – Versatile writer Syed Shamsul Haq passed away at a city hospital on Tuesday evening. He was 81. Haq, who had long been fighting with deadly lung cancer, breathed his last at United Hospital around 5:26,…
Dhaka, Sept 27 (UNB) – Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League have cancelled their Wednesday’s scheduled programmes to observe the birth anniversary of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to show respect to late eminent litterateur Syed Shamsul Haq. UNB News Agency…
Dhaka: The 19th Saarc Summit, scheduled to be held in Islamabad in November, looks to be postponed as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi reportedly decided to not to attend it. Bhutan and Afghanistan will…