Dhaka : Terming ‘worst’ and ‘naked political vengeance’ the decision of the government to remove its founder Ziaur Rahman’s Swadhinata Padak from the National Museum, BNP on Thursday announced a countrywide demonstration programme for Saturday to protest it. BNP secretary…
Dhaka – Andy Murray lost his way, seven consecutive games and, eventually, his riveting five-set U.S. Open quarterfinal against Kei Nishikori after a loud noise from a malfunctioning sound system interrupted a key point, resulting in a do-over.Whether or not…
Dhaka: All kinds of trucks, covered vans and lorries, except the vehicles carrying perishable goods, medicines, fuel oil and ready-made garment, will not be allowed to ply on the highways across the country three before Eid-ul Azha and three days…
Dhaka: The High Court on Thursday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why a mass advertisement published by the National Tobacco Control Cell for printing cautionary images on the packets of tobacco products should not be declared…
Dhaka – Openers Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif both bludgeoned half centuries as Pakistan defeated England by nine wickets in their one-off Twenty20 international on Wednesday.Left-hander Sharjeel scored an electrifying 59 off 36 balls, while Latif made an unbeaten 59…
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Canada on September 16-17 before heading towards New York to attend the UN General Assembly. She will be visiting Canada at the invitation of her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau, said a Foreign Ministry…
Dhaka -A member of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was arrested at Kenragachhi border point in Kalaroa upazila in Satkhira on Wednesday night as he chased off a group of local cattle traders entering the Bangladesh territory.The arrested BSF member…
Dhaka -Two people were killed as a bus rammed into their motorcycle in Bypass area on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur on Thursday morning.One of the deceased was identified as Rana Saha, son of Moni Saha, a…
Dhaka -Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two people along with one foreign-made pistol, two magazines, six rounds of bullet and 15 bottles of sex-stimulating syrup from Chhatipotti area in the district town in Comilla on Wednesday night.The arrestees…
Dhaka -Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a female drug peddler along with one kilogram heroin from the city’s railway station in Rajshahi on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Merina Khatun,50, wife of Abdur Razzak, a resident of Bablabana…
DHaka- A minor girl drowned in a pond at Chandigram in Manirampur upazila of Jessore district on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Maria, 2, daughter of Ashraf Ali, a resident of the village.Family members said Maria slipped into the…
Dhaka – Police arrested a suspected member of outlawed militant group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Bonarpara in Saghata upazila in Gaibandha early Thursday.The arrestee was identified as Farid Uddin,32, a resident of College More area of the upazila,UNB News…
Dhaka – A woman died from snakebite at Thakurpara village in Baghmara upazila in Rajshahi on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Moyna Begum,40, wife of Abdul Matin of the village,UNB News Agency Reported.
Chilmari (Kurigram): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here on Wednesday again called upon all to always stay alert so that no one could slip into the wrong path of terrorism and militancy, and mobilise public opinion against these two menaces. “I…
Dhaka: President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday asked the authorities of the country’s universities for strong supervision of their students so that they can keep pace with the progress in science and knowledge of the contemporary world. UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka: The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to acting Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman in a case filed in connection with the plot to abduct and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the United States.…
Dhaka: The High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail for six months to BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in five separate violence cases filed in 2013 and 2015. An HC bench comprising Justice Md Habibul Gani and…
Neymar’s second-half goal gave Brazil a 2-1 victory over Colombia on Tuesday as the former world champions registered their second consecutive win to take the second place in the South America qualifying group for Russia 2018.The home side got the…
Dhaka – Normally, someone must win five full matches to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. Novak Djokovic has made it that far at the U.S. Open by playing only two complete matches, because three opponents pulled out of the tournament…
Dhaka – Tim Cahill came off the bench to give Australia a 1-0 win over the United Arab Emirates in the third round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup on Tuesday.The 36-year-old midfielder drilled home a Brad Smith cross…
Dhaka – Nicolas Otamendi saved Argentina from a huge embarrassment in World Cup qualifying, scoring in the 83rd minute Tuesday to salvage a 2-2 draw at last-place Venezuela.Venezuela almost snatched the victory in the 89th when Mikel Villanueva hit the post…
Dhaka -A court here on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing a minor girl after rape in 2014.The convict was identified as Tapan Kumar Pal, 22, son of Rabindranath Kumar Pal of Aruapara in Kushita town.According to…
Dhaka – A local Jubo League activist was shot dead by some miscreants at Madhuai Bridge area in Sadar upazila in Feni on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Joynal Abedin, 42, a former member of Baligaon union unit Jubo…
Dhaka -Two people were beaten to death allegedly by their neighbour at Angapara in Roangchhari upazila in Bandarban on Tuesday night.The deceased were identified as Uikola,35, a resident of Angapara in Roangchhari upazila, and Apromong,25, a resident of Lama upazila.Locals said…
Dhaka – Three people were killed and seven others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Manikpur on the Banpara-Hatikumrul road in Baraigram upazila in Natore on Wednesday morning.Identities of the deceased could not be…
Dhaka – A schoolteacher was crushed under the wheels a running train at Phulbari rail crossing in Kaliganj upazila in Jhenaidah on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam,40, a teacher of Jhanjhania Bangabandhu High School and son of Asir Uddin,…
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two couples for their suspected link to “Neo JMB” from different places of Dhaka and Narayanganj district early Wednesday.Identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately,UNB news agency reporter.
Dhaka – A madrasah student died from electrocution at Chakta village in Jointapur upazila in Sylhe on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Mamun,17, a student of Chakta Alim Madrasah, and son of Abu Bakkar Miah, a resident of the…
Dhaka -A construction worker was killed after a heavy iron block fell on him at Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project site in Munshiganj on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as M Sohel, 22, son of M Hossain, a resident of Nayanpur…
Dhaka -A team of the Narcotics Control Department arrested a police constable along with 2,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Adalot Para in the district town in Brahamanbaria on Tuesday.The arrested police constable was identified as M Abdul Mannan.Sources at the…