Dhaka- Police in several special drives arrested 43 people, including 10 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir, for their suspected militant involvement from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning from several places in Satkhira.Inspector of Special Branch of police…
Dhaka – Around 50 villages of the char (shoal emerged from the riverbed) areas in three upazilas in Faridpur have been flooded due to onrush of water from the upstream and incessant rainfall, leaving at least 35,000 people marooned.Jahirul Islam, deputy-assistant…
Dhaka- Law enforcers in a joint drive arrested five people on suspicion of their involvement in militant activities from different char areas in Harirampur upazila in Manikganj on Wednesday morning.The arrestees were identified as Mawlana Majibar Rahman,45, Nurul Islam,30, Farhad Hossain,23,…
Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif on Wednesday asked the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of all the districts to give earnest efforts to reduce the harassment of the people at local land offices. The minister came up with the call while talking…
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2012.The condemned person was identified as Mujahid, son of late Anwar Ahmed of Rajarhata area under Boalia thana in Rajshah.According…
Family members on Wednesday identified three of the nine suspected militants who were killed in an operation by a special team of police in a building in the city’s Kalyanpur area on Tuesday. One of them was identified as Jubayer…
The British Council has temporarily closed its offices in Bangladesh in order to review its security procedures. The British Council made the announcement on Wednesday in a press release. The organisation hopes to reopen its offices and resume normal services…
Dhaka – Six teams — Dipto TV, Jamuna TV, BSS, RTV, GTV and Bangla Vision — advanced to the super-six stage of the Pran Krako-DRU Handball Tournament eliminating their rivals on the 3rd day at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur…
Dhaka – Brothers Union played to a 1-1 draw with Soccer Club, Feni in their 1st match of the 12-team JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday.Soccer Club midfielder Shushanto Tripura put his…
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s youngest Fide Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman emerged champion in 14th Dubai juniors chess tournament, Sheikh Maktoum Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup, securing eight points from nine matches that concluded at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club on…
Dhaka – Three people died and seven others were injured from electrocution at Nurpur in Itna upazila in Kishoreganj on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Sajib, 55, Ramiz, 35, and Afaz Uddin,20, hailing from Mithamoin upazila of the district,UNB News Agency…
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 195s gram of heroin worth Tk10 lakh from Sultanganj Bazar area in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Monday night.The arrestees were identified as Aminul Gazi,40, son of late Manirul Islam…
DHAKA -Movement of buses on the Natore-Rajshahi route remained suspended on Tuesday as a strike was enforced following a clash between members of two transport owner bodies.Rajshahi Bus Owners’ Association enforced the strike on the route from Tuesday morning following…
Dhaka – Seven Russian swimmers have been barred from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, including three linked to recent allegations of a major doping cover-up by Russian authorities, world swimming’s governing body FINA said Monday.Reigning world 100-meter breaststroke champion Yulia…
Dhaka – England dismissed Pakistan for 234 on Monday to win the second test by 330 runs with a day to spare and level the four-match series 1-1.Pakistan’s batting crumbled against England’s impeccable seamers with the second innings ending after…
Dhaka – Nine suspected militants were killed during a ‘shootout’ with a special team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the city’s kalyanpur area early Tuesday.DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Masudur Rahman said members of law enforcement agencies cordoned off a…
Dhaka-A court here on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate the assets of three fugitive accused in a case over the killing of four children at Sundratiki village in Bahubal upazila in Habiganj .Habiganj Additional District and Sessions Judge…
Dhaka – Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society forced Mohammedan Sporting Club to share points playing 1-1 in their first match of the 12-team JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagongon Monday.
Dhaka – Chess talent of Bangladesh Fide Master M Fahad Rahman shared the top slot with two others in the 14th Dubai Juniors Chess Tournament, the Sheikh Maktoum Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup, after the 7th round matches at the…
Dhaka – Satellite TV network Bangla Vision made a good start in the Pran Krako-DRU Handball Tournament crushing Bhorer Kagoj by 5-1 goals in one of the five matches held on the 2nd at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali…
Dhaka – As Johanna Konta pounded the ball from every spot on the court Sunday and rarely missed, there were moments Venus Williams could do little more than applaud her opponent’s stellar day as winners whipped down the line and…
Dhaka – West Indies crumbled to an innings defeat against India on the fourth day of the first test on Sunday after Ravichandran Ashwin claimed seven wickets for 83 runs with some inspired off-spin.Having started the day on 21-1, following…
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death by his younger brother over land dispute at Rameshwarpur village in Sadar upazila in Pabna on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Tajim Molla, 55, son of Jira Molla, a resident of…
Dhaka – Police in a regular drive arrested 48 people including three Jamaat-Shibir men from eight upazilas in Satkhira Monday on charges of sabotage,UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka – A man was hacked to death in an attack by rivals over land related dispute in Konchibari area of Sundarganj upazila in Gaibandha on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Rahim Miah, 48, son of Akram Ali, a…
Dhaka – A minor girl drowned in a pond at Mollapara in Rajshahi on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Saila Khatun, 7, a student of class II of Rajshahi Provat School and daughter of Shariful Islam of the area,UNB News Agency…
Dhaka – A mobile court sentenced eight people to one month’s imprisonment each for taking drugs in Sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj on Sunday.The convicts were identified as Ranjit Das, 50, Alok, 28, Jahurul Islam, 28, Taposh Chandra Das, 25, Helal…
Dhaka- Top-seeded Venus Williams booked her semi-final berth at the WTA hardcourt tournament in Stanford, California, on Friday with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over 17-year-old wild card CiCi Bellis.Ranked seventh in the world, the 36-year-old Williams needed only an hour…
Dhaka – GTV made a flying start in the Pran Krako-DRU Handball Tournament outplaying Naya Diganta by 7-1 goals in one of the seven matches held on the opening day (Sunday) at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball…
Dhaka- Meer Saber Ali team reached the final of the 2nd Walton Mirza Farid Smriti Umpires Hockey Tournament eliminating Sabbir Yusuf team by 9-6 goals in the first semifinal at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Sunday.