Dhaka – The seven-nation 4th Boys Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey 2016 will kick off Saturday with the match between China and Hong Kong at 11:am at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium.State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr Biren Sikder will…
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One held with 12 gold bars in Jessore
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man along with 12 gold bars weighing 1.5 kg from Shikari Battala at Benapole border in Benapole on Friday noon.The arrestee was identified as Asanur Rahman, son of Nur Islam,…
8 ‘robbers’ held in Kushtia
Dhaka – Detectives arrested eight suspected members of an inter-district robber gang from in front of Kushtial Medical College Hospital on Kushtia-Rajbari highway in Kushtia on Thursday night.The arrestees were identified as Rajib Hossain, 23, Kamal Hossain,32, Hasan Pramanik, 25,…
Hizb-ut-Tahrir man held in Jessore
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected member of banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh from Dharmatal intersection in Jessore early Friday.The arrestee was identified as Salam, 45, son of Mohor Ali of Dharmatala area.
Youth hacked dead in Gaibandha; one held
Dhaka – A young man was hacked to death by some miscreants at Jhilpara in Gobindaganj municipality area in Gaibandha early Friday.Quoting local people, police said a group of miscreants intercepted Durjoy Chaki, son of Ujjal Chaki, near his home…
Chuadanga cattle trader killed in robbers’ attack
Dhaka – A cattle trader was stabbed to death and 14 others were injured in an attack by some robbers at Madhukhali in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Bhulu Mandal, son of Rabiul Islam…
Arms dealer held with arms, ammo in Jessore
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged arms dealer along with one pistol and three rounds of bullets from Jagannathpur village in Chougachha upazila in Jessore district on Thursday night.Rab-6 sources said a team of Rab,…
2 siblings drown in Bhola
Dhaka – Two siblings drowned in a pond at Kachia village in Borhanuddin upazila in Bhola on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Sabina, 8 and Sumaiya Akter, 7, daughters of Shahe Alam, a resident of the area.The to sisters used…
College girl electrocuted in Laxmipur
Dhaka – A college student died from electrocution at her maternal grandfather’s house at East Aladadpur village in Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Thursday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Shamima Sultana Sufti, a 1st year student of Chandraganj Kafil Uddin…
One killed by lightning strike in Nilphamari
Dhaka – A man was killed strike and three others injured in separate lightning strikes at Sheotgari Danggapara village of Domar upazila in Nilphamari early Friday.The deceased was identified as Arif Hossain, 35, son of Jasim Uddin of the area.Locals…
Valencia earns 1st win thanks to own goal and late penalty
Dhaka- Valencia needed to win no matter what to try and change its fortune after one of its worst starts ever in the Spanish league, and it did it with the help of an own goal and a late penalty…
Sergio Busquets to stay with Barcelona at least until 2021
Dhaka – Midfielder Sergio Busquets has signed a new contract with Barcelona until 2021.The club said on Thursday the contract can be extended for two more years, “depending on games played.”Barcelona’s third captain, Busquets has 390 appearances and 12 goals…
ICC clears Taskin, Sunny’s bowling actions
Dhaka- The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced that the bowling actions of Bangladeshi cricketers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny were found to be legal and can appear in the international cricket from now on.The re-assessments of the duo’s…
Transport strike called off in Sylhet
Sylhet: Hours after enforcing a strike in the district, transport owners and workers withdrew it on Friday afternoon following a meeting with the police administration. The transport owners and workers went into the strike earlier in the morning protesting the…
Baby girl stolen from DMCH
Dhaka: A three-month-old girl was allegedly stolen by an unknown woman from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday. The victim was identified as Khadiza, daughter of Bahadur Dhali and Nasima Begum, hailing from Kathalbari of Shibchar upazila in Madaripur…
Barisal launch capsize death toll hits 23; 4 missing
Barisal: The death toll from Wednesday’s launch capsize in the Sandhya River in Banaripara upazila climbed to 23 with the recovery of nine more bodies on Thursday. Of the nine bodies, four were retrieved in the morning while two in…
BD-Afghan ODI: Tickets available on ‘shohoz.com’
Dhaka – The ticket sale for the three-match Bangladesh-Afghanistan ODI series started on Thursday afternoon on online marketplace ‘shohoz.com’.This is the first time cricket fans can collect their tickets online instead of going to the bank as the Bangladesh Cricket…
Asia Cup Hockey: China, Oman, Pakistan, Hong Kong now in city
Dhaka – Four more teams — China, Oman, Pakistan and Hong Kong — arrived in the capital on Thursday to participate in the seven-nation 4th Boys Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey-2016 beginning here on Saturday at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey…
‘Pran Up’ named BCB’s official soft drinks partner
Dhaka – ‘Pran Up’ has been named as the official soft drinks partner of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the next two years. BCB Director and Chairman of its Marketing and Commercial Committee Kazi Enam Ahmed disclosed this at a…
BCB announces 13-men squad for 1st two ODIs against Afghanistan
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced a 13-member squad for the first two DOIs of the three-match series against Afghanistan starting in BCB announces 13-men squad for 1st two ODIs against Afghanistan on Sunday.BCB selectors picked the…
Barca’s Messi out for 3 weeks with groin injury
Dhaka – Barcelona says Lionel Messi will be out for three weeks with a groin strain in his right leg.The Argentina star walked off in the 58th minute of the Spanish league match against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou that…
Draw leaves Real Madrid 1 win short of Liga win record
Dhaka – Villarreal held on for a 1-1 draw to shatter Real Madrid’s hopes of setting a new record for consecutive victories in the Spanish league in Barcelona on Wednesday.Zinedine Zidane’s Madrid was aiming to break Barcelona’s league record of…
Khagrachhari bus plunge kills 4
Dhaka – Four people, including two children,were killed and 31 injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Sapmara in Matiranga upazila in Khagrachhari on Thursday noon.One of the deceased was identified as Muslim Uddin, 55,UNB News Agency…
Indefinite transport strike underway in Sylhet
Sylhet – Transport owners and workers went on an indefinite strike in the district on Thursday morning to protest vandalism after a ‘Hanif Paribahan’ bus killed two people.Sarak Paribahan Malik Shramik Okya Parishad called the strike inIndefinite transport strike underway…
10 jailed for possessing Phensidyl in B’baria
Dhaka -A mobile court sent ten people to jail handing them a four-day imprisonment for possessing Indian Phensidyl syrup in Akhaura upazila in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday.Those who were jailed are Sunny, 25, Zahirul Islam, 28, Rakib Hasan, 24, Munna Khandaker,…
2 held with 2 kg hemp in Ctg
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two people along with two kilograms of hemp from Chandgaon area in the port city on Wednesday night.The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Alam, 60, hailing from Napitakhali…
Man held with 11,000 Yaba pills in Comilla
Dhaka – Police arrested a man along with 11,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Moinamati area on the Comilla-Sylhet regional highway in Burichong upazila in Comilla on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Bachchu Miah,40, son of late Monohor Ali of…
Man, son held with Tk30,000 fake notes in Chandpur
Dhaka – Police arrested a man and his son along with fake currency notes worth TK30,000 from Safarmali area in Sadar upazila in Chandpur on Wednesday.The arrestees were identified as Sheikh Kaboraj and his son Habib, a resident of the…
3 get life for murder in Jessore
Dhaka- A Jessore court on Wednesday convicted three people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 1997.The convicts were identified as Monajat Gain, son of Haider Ali, Shahjahan Gain of Sharsha upazila, and Yunus Ali…
U-18 Asia Cup Hockey: 4 more teams to arrive Thursday
Dhaka – Four more teams — China, Oman, Pakistan and Hong Kong — will arrive in the city on Thursday to participate in the seven-nation 4th Boys Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey-2016 beginning on Saturday at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey…