Dhaka – A tribunal here on Tuesday convicted six people of raping a female employee of Pran Group at Bhatpara village in Palash upazila in 2013 and sentenced them to death.The condemned convicts are Ashiqur Rahman, 35, son of late…
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One held with 6,000 Yaba tablets in city
Dhaka – Detectives arrested an alleged drug dealer and recovered 6,000 pierces of contraband Yaba tablets from North Basabo area in the city on Monday evening.The arrested drug peddler was identified as Mohammad Hasan, 24.Sources at the Detective Branch (DB)…
20 BCL men among 35 sued for attacking police in Sylhet
Dhaka – A case was filed against 35 men, including leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), in connection with an attack on police in Ambarkhana area in Sylhet on Monday.Shahin Mia, sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station, filed the…
2 to die, another 2 to serve life term for Gazipur murder
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday sentenced two people to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing a garment worker in 2014.The condemned convicts are Mohammad Kalam, 30, and Iqbal Hossain, 22,while the lifers are Mokhles,…
10 hurt in cop-student clash in Gazipur
Dhaka -At least 10 people, including nine students and a police officer, were injured in a clash between students and police at Mirerbazar in the city on Tuesday morning.Locals said students of Harbaid High School brought out a procession in…
2 held with 180kg hemp in B’baria
Dhaka – Police arrested two people along with 180 kilograms of hemp from Jolla area on the Radhika-Nabinagar road in Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Monday night.The arrestees were identified as Rubel and Jewel, both residents of Rudrakkhobari village in…
6 missing as boat sinks in Natore
Dhaka-Six people went missing as an engine-run boat capsized in the Padma River in Lalpur upazila in Natore on Tuesday morning.The victims are Chander Ali,55, Arzed Ali,43, Belal Hossain,45, Jamrul Islam,25, Bhasan Ali,28, and Jamal, 52, all residents of Bilmaria…
Neymar heading back to Barcelona after World Cup qualifiers
Dhaka – Barcelona says that Neymar won’t rejoin the team until after he plays in Brazil’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers.That means that Neymar will miss Sunday’s Spanish league match at Athletic Bilbao.Brazil plays Ecuador in Quito on Sept. 1 and…
ACC to appoint its next president from Bangladesh
Dhaka – The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) will appoint its next president from Bangladesh.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury confirmed this to journalists on his return to Dhaka on Monday after attending the ACC general meeting in Colombo,UNB…
Mustafiz returns home from UK
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman returned home from London, UK on Monday after a successful shoulder surgery.He arrived at the Shahjalal International Airport at around 11: 45 am.The cutter-master had a surgery on his left shoulder on…
Japanese prime minister Abe wows Rio finale as Super Mario
Dhaka – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s brief but show-stopping gig at the Olympic closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo’ plans for the 2020 games.The organizers for the Tokyo games crammed…
Shields becomes 1st American boxer with 2 Olympic golds
Dhaka – Claressa Shields had Olympic gold around her neck and a secret keepsake in her warmup jacket pocket.She reached in her pocket, pulled out her first gold from London and slipped the medal over her head.Two Olympics, two gold…
Bale ensures Real Madrid makes winning start, Atletico draws
Dhaka – Gareth Bale scored twice to help Real Madrid start the Spanish league with a 3-0 victory at Real Sociedad,while Atletico Madrid was held 1-1 after conceding a last-gasp goal to Alaves on Sunday.Both title hopefuls from the capital…
Online process for DU honours admission begins
Dhaka: The online admission process for the first year honours admission tests of Dhaka University’s (DU’s) 2016-17 academic sessions started on Monday. Vice chancellor of the university AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated the process in a program arranged by the central…
Si Woo Kim wins Wyndham Championship for 1st PGA Tour title
Dhaka – Si Woo Kim had a productive week at the Wyndham Championship. He claimed one tournament record, a share of another – and, most importantly, his first PGA Tour trophy.The 21-year-old South Korean player closed with a 3-under 67…
JnU students announce strike for Tuesday, Wednesday
Keraniganj: Jagannath University students on Monday announced to observe a two-day strike from Tuesday to press home their demand for constructing residential halls for them on the empty space of recently abandoned Dhaka Central Jail. Raisul Islam Nayan, a student…
2 Milky murder accused denied bail
Dhaka: The High Court on Monday denied bail to two accused in the Jubo League leader Riazul Haque Khan Milky murder case. An HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice JBM Hassan rejected the bail petition of Rafiqul…
3 electrocuted in Nilphamari, Ld
Dhaka – Three people have died and 10 others suffered injuries from electrocution after a storm severed an electric line at Khamatgara village in Kishoreganj upazila.The deceased were identified as Sajedul Islam Babu, 25, son of Jabed Ali; Tariqul, 35,…
Fire at Mouchak Market in city
Dhaka – City’s Mouchak Market caught fire on Monday afternoon.Sources at the Fire Service central control room said the fire originated at a shop on the ground floor of the market at Malibagh around 5:55 pm from electrical short circuit,UNB News…
Trouble-hit Citycell gets breather till Sept 16
Dhaka: The High Court on Monday stayed until September 16 the government’s process to stop the operation of Citycell, the country’s oldest mobile phone operator, for its failure to pay BTRC a outstanding payment of Tk 477.51 crore. Justice Syed…
Subid Ali faces Tk 500 cr suit for calling Zia 1st president
Dhaka – A Tk 500 crore defamation case was filed here against Comilla Awami League MP Subid Ali Bhuiyan on Monday for calling Ziaur Rahman Bangladesh’s first president.Jilani Sarker, an activist of Jubo League, hailing from Daudkandi in Comilla district…
Minor girl stabbed dead in Habiganj
Dhaka – A seven-month-old girl was stabbed to death and her elder sister injured as miscreants attacked their house at Jaruliya village in Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj early Monday.The deceased was identified as Nipa, daughter of Liton, a resident of…
Tanners pay Tk 55.9 lakh in compensation
Dhaka: Tannery owners in the capital’s Hazaribagh have deposited Tk 55.9 lakh with the national exchequer as compensation for polluting the environment. Owners of 98 out of 154 tanneries deposited the money as per a direction of the Supreme Court,…
10 shops gutted by fire in Gaibandha
Dhaka – At least 10 shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Railgate Market in the district town on Monday morning.Azizur Rahman, station officer of Gaibandha Fire Station, said the fire broke out at the market around 7.30am,UNB…
2 Jamaat-Shibir men among 28 held in Jhenidah
Dhaka – Police arrested 28 people, including 2 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir, in a special drive from different parts of the district in Jhenidah on Monday,UNB News Agency Reported.
2 minor cousins drown in Pabna
Dhaka – Two minor cousins drowned in a pond in Chatmohar upazila in Pabna on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Bina Khatun, daughter of Abul Kalam, 6, of Katakhali village in the upazila, and her cousin Hafsa Khatun, 6, daughter…
Walton-DRU Media Cup Football kicks off on Aug 28
Dhaka – The Walton-DRU Media Cup Football Tournament,organized by Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) and sponsored by Walton Group, will begin on Sunday (Aug 28) at the Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.Thirty four teams of different prints,…
Avik finishes 76th in World Junior Chess Championship
Dhaka – Avik Sarker of Bangladesh finished 76th in the World Junior Chess Championship that concluded in Bhubaneswar city of Odisha state, India on Sunday.The National Junior Chess Champion of Bangladesh, Avik earned 4 points from 13 round games.In last…
Cricketer Arafat Sunny’s father dies
Dhaka – Bangladesh national cricket team spinner Arafat Sunny’s father Abdur Rahim died in the city in the wee hours on Sunday. Abdur Rahim, 60, fell sick on Saturday night and died on way to a hospital in the city.Abdur…
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal no 3
Dhaka: Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal no three as trough of well marked low lies over the northeast bay. Under its influence deep convection is taking place…