The High Court on Thursday released the copies of the judgment of two Justices of a three-member special bench which had earlier declared the 16th amendment to the Constitution establishing Parliament’s power to remove the Supreme Court judges illegal and…
Three suspected members of Hizb ut-Tahrir surrendered to police on Thursday in their bid to return to normal life. Those surrendered are Saddam Yeasin Sajal, 32, son of Shafiar Rahman, and Mehedi Hasan Pasha, 20, of Kholadanga Kadamtala in the…
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury returned home after a tour of over one and a half months to the USA. B Chowdhury, also a former president, along with his wife arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International…
Former State Minister for Youth and Sports Fazlur Rahman Patal passed away at an Indian hospital on Thursday night. He was 65. Patal, also an adviser to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, breathed his last at Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of…
Dhaka – A female student of International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) was killed and four others were injured as a bus carrying students collided with a truck on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Salimpur area in Sitakundu upazila on Thursday afternoon. The…
Dhaka – President of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) Mujahidul Islam Selim on Thursday threatened to announce hartal and other agitation programmes if the government does not shelve its plan to hike gas tariffs.“When the gas prices should be cut,…
Dhaka – Holders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club took solo lead in the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football outplaying Soccer Club Feni by 3-1 goals in their 5th match at Bir Muktijoddha Rafiquddin Bhuiyan Stadium here in Mymensingh on Wednesday.With…
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s global cricketing superstar Shakib Al Hasan is set to return home on Friday, after completing his 4th Caribbean Premier League (CPL) stint, this time as a champion, with the Jamaica Tallawahs.Shakib has always maintained the Caribbean is…
Dhaka – Police in a special drive arrested 42 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, from different areas in Satkhira from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning on various charges.Satkhira Special Branch (SB) police…
Dhaka – Katie Ledecky was the fastest swimmer in the pool, and she brought her American teammates along for the ride.The 19-year-old turned in another overpowering performance to carry the United States to victory in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, capturing…
Dhaka – Michael Phelps didn’t have much time to savor his double gold-medal night.He was back at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Wednesday, getting started on his bid to win the 200-meter individual medley for the fourth straight time.After five…
Dhaka – A schoolteacher was hacked to death by his rival over a land-related dispute at Police Line Paschim Para in Sadar upazila in Magura early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Ruhul Amin,70.Quoting locals, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Azmaul…
Dhaka -Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Jail Gate area in Jessore district town on Wednesday night.
Dhaka-Four Bangladeshi workers died in a fire that broke out at a furniture factory at Manfuha in Riyadh city of Saudi Arabia in Natore on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Samiul Islam alias Saddam,30, son of Syed Ali of Khajura…
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Wednesday found a private tutor, Tofazzal Hossain Hira, guilty of the 2010 rape of a school girl, and sentenced him to life in prison.Hira, now 29, is son of Abdul Latif of Falda Dokkhinpara…
Dhaka – The remnants of the final two targets scattered in the dreary Brazilian sky, landing in dozens of places across the rain-soaked Olympic shooting range.Fehaid Al-Deehani raised his shotgun overhead with a shout and turned toward the crowd, pounding…
Dhaka – Gary Russell cannot explain how in the first Olympic bout of his career he fell deaf to the chants, the horns, the fans stamping their feet on metal bleachers, and heard just one voice through the clutter:His father…
Dhaka – There won’t be a third soccer gold medal for Argentina. Nor a second for defending Olympic champion Mexico.The traditional powers were eliminated early from the men’s Olympic tournament, dealing another blow to Argentine soccer following the senior team’s…
Dhaka – Argentina has been eliminated from the Olympic soccer tournament after a 1-1 draw against Honduras, which advanced to the quarterfinals along with Portugal.Two-time Olympic champion Argentina needed to win to reach the knockout round, but it wasn’t able…
Dhaka – Country’s celebrated golfer Siddikur Rahman will make his debut in the 31st Olympic Games in Rio on Thursday taking part in the men’s individual stroke play.The first round of the event in which Bangladesh eyes better outcome will…
Dhaka- Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society advanced to 2nd slot from 5th after the 4th round of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a 2-0 victory against Uttar Baridhara Club at Bir Muktijoddha Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on…
Dhaka – A battling performance in the final session helped India recover from a poor start against West Indies and reach 234-5 at close of play on the first day of the third test on Tuesday.West Indies captain Jason Holder won…
Brazil coach Rogerio Micale has leapt to the defense of misfiring star striker Neymar before the decisive game against Denmark at the Olympic football tournament on Wednesday.With Brazil facing another embarrassing elimination at home, Neymar has come under fire for his…
Dhaka – Undefeated all year, Khasan Khalmurzaev is now the Olympic champion.The sixth-seeded Russian beat Travis Stevens of the United States to win the judo gold medal Tuesday in the 81-kilogram division. It was Russia’s second gold in judo at the…
Dhaka – A superb solo goal by Dani Carvajal just before the end of extra time gave Real Madrid a 3-2 victory over 10-man Spanish rival Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday.Madrid, the Champions League winners in May, took…
Dhaka – Out of sorts and out of answers, defending champion Serena Williams is out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.Shanking shots of all sorts, including five – yes, five! – double-faults in one game alone, Williams lost to Elina Svitolina…
Dhaka – Sonny Bill Williams dedicated a season to prepare for Rio. When the Olympic rugby sevens competition finally kicked off, he spent about eight minutes on the field. Now he’ll be sidelined for up to nine months with an injured…
Dhaka – With weightlifting once again hit by a doping scandal, China won two Olympic gold medals in the sport on Tuesday.Deng Wei and Shi Zhiyong won their events hours after one of the top female lifters, Lin Tzu-Chi of Taiwan,…
Dhaka- A worker died after he got entangled in a machine in a steel mill in Bayezid Bostami area of the port city early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Al Amin, hailing from Matlab upazila of Chandpur district,UNB news agency…
Dhaka – Famed Bangladeshi pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman will undergo surgery on his left shoulder at Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London on Thursday.The surgery will be conducted by orthopedic surgeon Dr Andrew Wallace who has been involved with sports surgery for…