Dhaka – Police arrested two young men along with one foreign-made pistol, one magazine, two rounds of bullet and 20 pieces of Yaba tablet from Rail Bazar area in Jessore town on Wednesday night.The arrestees were identified as Raj Hasan…
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Mashrafe optimistic about England’s tour to Bangladesh
Dhaka – Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza on Wednesday said he hopes England will keep up with their Bangladesh tour for the ODI and Test series in October this year.“I personally hope that the tour will go ahead,” Mashrafe…
Int’l Rating Chess: GM Zia maintains solo lead
Dhaka – Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh Navy maintained his sole lead in the Prime Bank 19th International Rating Chess Tournament securing full eight points after the 8th and penultimate round match held at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on…
Umpires Hockey: Meer Saber Ali team beat Malek Chunnu
Dhaka – Meer Saber Ali Team made a good start in the 2nd Walton Mirza Farid Smriti Hockey Umpires Tournament beating Abdul Malek Chunnu Team by 12-10 goals in the opening match at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here Wednesday…
Tigers prepare for England
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s preliminary squad for the ODI and Test series against England started their conditioning camp at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.All players called up joined the camp on the first day, except Shakib Al Hasan…
Mustafizur off to UK for Sussex debut Friday
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s left-arm pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman left for UK on Wednesday to join Sussex’s squad for the ongoing NatWest T20 Blast.Mustafizur will play his first match for Sussex against Essex in Chelmsford, on July 21.He will be able…
2 bodies found in Buriganga
Dhaka – Police recovered the unidentified bodies of a young boy and a young girl from separate places of the Buriganga River in Keraniganj upazila on Wednesday.The girl, aged around 17, was wearing in blue kameez and white salwar while…
2 more people die in Rajshahi taking ‘too much liquor’
Dhaka – Two more people died after taking ‘excessive liquor’ at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital here on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Jahangir Ali, 55, son of Sultan Ali and Lalan Mandal, 45, son of Marumandal of Kutipara area in…
Federer, Nadal join Murray in skipping Rogers Cup
Dhaka – Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have pulled out of the Rogers Cup, leaving the Toronto tournament without three of the world’s top four men’s tennis players.Tennis Canada announced the withdrawals Tuesday, a day after Wimbledon champion and world…
2 farmers electrocuted in Sherpur
Dhaka – Two farmers died from electrocution while tilling their crop field at Dudhnoi village in Jhenaigati upazila of the district in Sherpur on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Abdul Khalek, 55, son of late Insan Ali and Taleb Ali,…
Construction worker electrocuted in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A construction worker died from electrocution at Pithalitala in Shibganj upazila headquarters in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Abdul Matin, 40, son of Badu Mandal, a resident of Fultala village in the upazila.Sub-inspector of Shibganj Police…
1,368 bottles of Phensidyl recovered in C’nawabganj
Dhaka -Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1,368 bottles of contraband Indian Phensidyl syrup raiding two houses at Chawkpara village in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday.Acting on secrete information, a BGB team, led by Subedar Abu Taher of…
Ministers concerned over their own security: Anisul
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said ministers are a bit concerned over their own security in the wake of recent militant attacks in some western countries as well as Bangladesh. “There’s little room for the ministers to be sure…
PM making a mistake, says BNP
BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman on Tuesday said the Prime Minister’s remark on their proposed national unity will divide the nation instead of making them united to tackle a serious national problem like militancy. “The Prime Minister is making…
Common Khutba not imposed on anyone: Committee
The Khutba Formulation Committee on Tuesday said Baitul Mukarram National Mosque’s khutba that identically delivered in many mosques across the country before the last jum’a prayers was not imposed on anyone or made specific for anybody. The committee in a…
India court warns Rahul Gandhi could face defamation trial
India’s top court on Tuesday ordered a scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi family to express regret or face defamation charges for blaming the country’s top Hindu nationalist organization for the 1948 assassination of independence leader Mohandas Gandhi. The Supreme Court did…
5 get life in prison for killng youth in Pabna
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday convicted five people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a young man in 2005.The convicts are-Tapash Kumar, 30, son of Narayan Chandra of Shalgaria in Pabna in the district town,…
2 killed in separate road crashes in Jhenidah
Dhaka – Two people were killed in separate road crashes in Sadar and Shailakupa upazilas on Tuesday.Fazlur Rahman, sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station, said an unidentified woman, aged about 50, was killed when a truck ran over her while she…
20 held in anti-militant operation in city
Dhaka – Police in drive arrested 20 men, including two leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir, from Khilgaon area of the city early Tuesday, as part of the ongoing countrywide anti-militant drive,UNB News Agency Reported.
8 injured in clash over supremacy in Narail
Dhaka – Eight people were injured, including seven with bullets, in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Burikhali village in Kalia upazila in Narail on Tuesday.Quoting locals, police said Jamal Hossain Dhala, a union parishad…
9 held with ‘jihadi books’ from Kushtia dormitory
Dhaka – Police in a drive detained a teacher and eight students along with jihadi books from the dormitory of Medical Assistant Training School (MATS) in the district town in Kushtia on Tuesday afternoon.Additional assistant superintendent of Kushtia Police Joynul Abedin…
2 held, 10 lakh Yaba pills seized in Ctg
Dhaka -Coast guards arrested two men and seized 10 lakh pieces of Yaba tablet conducting two separate drives in Anwara upazila in Chittagong on Tuesday.The arrestees were identified as Doyal Krishno, 40, son of Gopal Krishno, hailing from Sitakundo, and…
2nd Walton Mirza Farid Smriti Hockey Umpires Tournament
Dhaka – The 2nd Walton Mirza Farid Smriti Hockey Umpires Tournament 2016, will begins on Wednesday at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here.Abdul Malek Cunnu Hockey team will meet Mir Saber Ali Hockey team in a five-side 30-minute match at…
Russia’s participation in Rio uncertain after doping report
Dhaka – A scathing report outlining a state-sanctioned doping system in Russia prompted immediate calls for the nation’s entire team to be sidelined from the Summer Games, raising the possibility that the Olympics could go on without a sports superpower…
Anderson and Stokes back in England squad following injuries
Dhaka – England duo James Anderson and Ben Stokes have been included in a 14-man squad for the second test against Pakistan after recovering from injuries.Anderson, England’s all-time leading wicket-taker, was sidelined with a stress fracture in his right shoulder,AP/UNB…
‘Wrong treatment’ kills woman in Savar
Dhaka -A woman died allegedly for wrong treatment by a doctor at a private clinic on Thana Road in Muktir More area on Monday night in Savar .The deceased was identified as Mitu Akhter, 25, wife of Abdul Asad, a…
Housewife killed ‘by husband’ in Benapole
Dhaka – A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Ghiba village in Benapole here on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Shefali Khatun Shefa,20, wife of Shariful Islam Kalu and daughter of Badol Hossain of…
‘Criminal’ killed in Jessore ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected criminal was killed in a gunfight between two groups of robbers and drug peddlers at Barandipara in Jessore town early Tuesday.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately,UNB News Agency Reported.
‘Criminal’ killed in Jhenaidah ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected criminal was killed in a gunfight with police at Aruakandi in Sadar upazila in Jhenaidah early Tuesday. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Harendranath Sarker said tipped off that…
Logo, trophy of jb BPL unveiled
Dhaka – The logo and the trophy of the 12-team jb Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football were unveiled in a colourful ceremony at a city hotel on Monday evening.The ceremony featured playing league’s theme song, captains of the participating posing…