Gazipur: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said legal action will be taken against the owner of the Gazipur packaging factory in connection with the boiler blast. “Many people have been killed and injured in the dreadful fire incident. We…
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26 killed in Gazipur boiler blast
Gazipur: A fatal boiler blast and subsequent fire at a packaging factory in Tongi BSCIC industrial area here left 26 people dead and over 50 others injured on Saturday morning. Deputy director of Fire Service and Civil Defence Badiuzzaman said…
Suspected militant killed in police drive in city
Dhaka: One suspected militant was killed and eight people, including five policemen and three female militants, were injured in an encounter during a drive at a ‘den of militants’ in the city’s Azimpur area on Saturday. UNB News Agency Reported.
Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football kicks off Oct 10
Dhaka – Bangladesh Championship League Football, the 2nd tier league, will kick-off on October 10.The decision was taken at a Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) executive committee meeting held on Saturday at BFF office with its president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin in…
Maxwell sets T20 series win for Australia vs. Sri Lanka
Dhaka – Glenn Maxwell smashed four sixes and seven boundaries to score 66 off 29 balls to set up a close four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second Twenty20 international and a 2-0 series win on Friday.Sri Lanka won…
Taskin, Sunny returning from actions tests in Australia
Dhaka – Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny are expected to arrive at Shahjalal International Airport here from Australia on Sunday night, following tests on their bowling actions after allegations of chucking.Both took the test at an…
Chess Olympiad : BD Women’s win, Men’s loss in 7th round
Dhaka – Bangladesh women chess team secured 3-1 points victory over Jordan in the 7th round of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad at Baku, Azerbaijan on Friday.With this win, Bangladesh women team collected 8 match points and 16 games points…
Women ODI: Bangladesh, Ireland face another washout, Ld
Dhaka – The second One Day International (ODI) of the three-match series between Bangladesh and Ireland women cricket teams was washed out due to rain at Instonians Cricket Club, Shaw’s Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast on Friday.With 2nd successive washout, the…
After odd win, Djokovic to face Wawrinka in US Open final
Dhaka – For quite a while, Novak Djokovic’s opponent in the U.S. Open semifinals, Gael Monfils, looked as if he didn’t want to win – or even be there at all.That premeditated “great strategy” of hoping to lull the No.…
Road crashes kill 15 in four dists
Dhaka – Fifteen people were killed and 22 others injured in separate road accidents in Gazipur, Tangail, Cox’s Bazar and Barguna districts on Saturday.In Gazipur, five people were killed and seven others injured in two separate road accidents on the…
5 killed in Tangail bus-truck collision
Dhaka – Five people, including two women and a child, were killed and fifteen others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on Tangail-Dhaka highway in Kandiar area of Sadar upazila in Tangail on Saturday noon.Three of…
Youth hacked dead in Keraniganj
Dhaka – A young man was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Mandail in Keraniganj upazila in Keraniganj on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Rubel, 24, son of Rabiullah, a resident of Najarganj village in the upazila,UNB…
2 ‘Ansarullah men’ held in Gazipur
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team from Chowrasta area in Gazipur district early Saturday.Among the arrestees was Rashedul Islam alias Swapan,24, chief coordinator of Gazipur district ABT,UNB News…
Khulna, Rajshahi rejoin BPL T20 4th edition
Dhaka – The 4th edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 cricket is likely to get new look with the inclusion of two old franchise teams — Rajshahi and Khulna.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) approved Renaissance Group to own Rajshahi while…
Chess Olympiad: Bangladesh women’s beat Morocco by 4-0 points
Dhaka – Bangladesh women’s team beat Morocco by 4-0 points in their 6th round games in the 42nd World Chess Olympiad at Baku in Azerbaijan on Thursday.Bangladesh girl’s earned six match points and 13 game points.WIM Shamima Akter Liza beat…
Serena Williams loses US Open SF for 2nd year in row
Dhaka – For the second year in a row, Serena Williams’ bid to make history ended with a shocking loss in the U.S. Open semifinals. A seventh title at Flushing Meadows, which would have been an Open-era record, will have…
One held with 7 arms in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged terrorist along with seven arms from Keruntoli village of Maheshkhali upazila in Cosx’s Bazar on Friday morning.The arrestee was identified as Shahjahan, 42, son of late…
3 held with 650 kg VGF rice in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police detained three people along with 650 kg rice of the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) scheme under social safety-net from different areas of Nowapara union parishad of Debhata upazila in Satkhira on Friday morning.The detained were identified as…
Bus-pickup collision kills 2 in Comilla
Dhaka -Two people were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a pickup on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Baguchi in Chauddagram upazila in Comilla on Friday.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately,UNB…
Six shops fined in Jhenidah
Dhaka -A mobile court in separate drives realised Tk16,500 in fine from six shops on various charges in different parts of Sadar upazila in Jhenidah on Thursday.The drives were conducted in Dakbangla, Amerchara, Nagarbathan and Chaklapara Bazar areas of the…
2 killed in Tangail road crash
Dhaka -Two people were killed and four others injured when a truck rammed into a pickup on the Dhaka-Tangail highway at Jamurki in Mirzapur upazila on Thursday midnight.Highway police camp sources said the accident took place around 12 am when…
Human hauler kills minor girl in Chuadanga
Dhaka -A minor girl died as a rashly driven human huller knocked down her at Kuralgachi village in Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Thursday evening.The deceased was identified as Smriti Akhtar,6, daughter of Liakat Hossain of the area.Locals said a Karpasdanga-bound…
University student drowns in Faridpur river
Dhaka -A student of a private university drowned in the Kumar River at Paschim Alipur in the district town on Thursday.Nizam Uddin, officer-in-charge of Faridpur Kotwali Police Station,said Nazmus Sakib,25, a 3rd year student of Stamford University and son of…
Ronaldo ready for Real comeback against Osasuna
Dhaka – Real Madrid will welcome back the added firepower of talisman Cristiano Ronaldo and striker Karim Benzema when they entertain promoted Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday.Real’s all-time top scorer Ronaldo missed their first two league games of the…
BSF member held on Kalaroa border
Satkhira: A member of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was arrested at Kenragachhi border point in Kalaroa upazila on Wednesday night as he chased off a group of local cattle traders entering the Bangladesh territory. UNB News Agency Reported.
BNP demo Saturday to protest Zia’s Independence Award removal
Dhaka: Strongly condemning the removal of its founder Ziaur Rahman’s Swadhinata Padak from the National Museum, BNP on Thursday announced a countrywide demonstration programme for Saturday to protest the government’s ‘vindictive’ decision. UNB News Agency Reported.
Taskin, Sunny face bowling action test in Brisbane
Dhaka – Expecting clean chit, two Bangladesh bowlers-Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny- faced their bowling action test at an ICC accredited laboratory ‘Brisbane National Cricket Centre’,Australia on Thursday.Pace bowler Taskin and left-arm spinner Sunny appeared for their biomechanics test at…
Women’s ODI: Bangladesh, Ireland 1st ODI abandoned
Dhaka – The first match of the two-match ODI series between touring Bangladesh and hosts Ireland Women’s team was abandoned without a single ball bowled due to rain at the Bready Cricket Club in Londonderry on Thursday.The 2nd and last…
Control room opened to facilitate eid holidaymakers’ journeys
Dhaka: The Roads and Highways Department has opened a control room at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) office in the capital to ensure the smooth journeys of home-goers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. UNB News Agency Reported.
PM greets Raushon, Ershad on Eid-ul-Azha
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday greeted Leader of the Opposition Raushon Ershad and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. PM’s protocol officer SM Khurshid Alam carried separate Eid cards to the offices of Raushon…