Joypurhat -A hardware shop and a warehouse adjacent to it were gutted by a fire that broke out at Maroari Para in the district town on Wednesday night.Jahanur Islam, inspector of Joypurhat Fire Service Station, said the fire originating from…
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Shakib waiting for 200 T20 milestone
Dhaka – Shakib Al Hasan missed the opportunity to belt the milestone of playing 200 matches in the T20 format as the first-ever Bangladeshi cricketer as his side Jamaica Tallawahs’ previous match in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) against Barbados…
Australia selects 410 athletes for Rio Olympics
Dhaka – The Australian Olympic Committee has selected the last of its 410 athletes headed to the Rio de Janeiro Games and re-affirmed its aim of a top-five finish in the medal standings.
BD, USA to work together on 4 major issues
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday said Bangladesh and the USA will work together on four major issues, including cyber crime and terrorism and democracy. “We’ve agreed that Bangladesh and the USA will deeply work together on tackling cyber…
Beef up security in all courts: CJ
Chief Justice SK Sinha has asked for taking necessary steps to beef up security in all the courts across the country. As per as the directives of the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court administration issued an office order in this…
PM shocked at loss of lives in Italy train crash
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep shock over the loss of lives and injuries to scores of people in a recent train crash happened between the costal towns of Bari and Barletta, Italy. “I’m deeply saddened to learn about…
Khaleda congratulates UK’s new PM
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has congratulated Theresa May on her appointment as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The BNP chief sent a felicitation message to Theresa May on Wednesday through the British High Commission here, her media…
Vitamin A+ campaign on July 16
Over 2 crore children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed Vitamin A-plus capsule under a national campaign on July 16.State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jahid Malek came up with the announcement on Thursday while…
BNP leader Rizvi hospitalised
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has been admitted to a city hospital with ‘serious stomach’ problems. He was admitted to Square Hospital on Wednesday night as he fell sick with stomachache, Rizvi’s close aid and Swechchhasebak Dal…
Gazipur Bar blast: Convicts’ appeal hearing begins
Dhaka – The High Court on Wednesday started hearing on death references, and appeals filed by 10 condemned members of Jama’ atul Mujahidden Bangladesh (JMB) in connection with the bomb attack on Gazipur Bar Association auditorium back in 2005 that…
US Open singles champs to earn record $3.5 million
Dhaka – This year’s U.S. Open men’s and women’s singles champions will each earn a record $3.5 million, up from $3.3 million in 2015.The U.S. Tennis Association announced Tuesday the total tournament purse will be $46.3 million, a $4 million…
Most Olympics use one poster; Rio goes with collection of 13
Dhaka – Most Olympics have only one official poster. The Rio de Janeiro Games will have 13, a collection meant to showcase the diversity of Latin America’s largest country.The collection, composed by 12 Brazilian artists and a Colombian, went on…
After jail and ban, cricketer Amir returns to scene of crime
Dhaka – Mohammad Amir returns to the scene of his crime on Thursday, given a second chance at international cricket after he was sent to jail and banned for fixing parts of a test match for money.Six years ago at…
Search on for girl ‘drowned’ in city water body
Divers of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) has been searching for a minor girl who reportedly drowned in a water body near Mohakhali inter-district bus stand on Wednesday afternoon. The missing girl was identified as Sanjida, 6, daughter of…
Mustafiz’s appearance for Sussex delayed over visa issues
Dhaka – Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman’s tour in the UK to play for Sussex in the NatWest T20 Blast has been delayed due to visa issues.As Mustafizur could not leave on July 13 as planned, the cutter-master will miss…
Khaleda’s meeting with 20-party leaders begins
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia sat in a meeting with top leaders of the 20-party alliance tonight (Wednesday night) to discuss the country’s latest situation and work out its next course of action. The meeting began around 8:30 pm at BNP…
Security at SBNS beefed up
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) increased its security at home of cricket Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) area from Wednesday to avoid any unexpected incident.The BCB security team is allowing the vehicles in only through the main gate of…
Jamaat-Shibir behind militant acts, says Hanif
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Wednesday alleged that it is actually Jamaat-Shibir who is carrying out militant activities in the name of international outfits like Islamic State, al-Qaeda and Taliban. “There’s no militant organisation named IS, al-Qaeda…
Bus-truck collision kills 3 in Comilla
Comilla – Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Comilla-Noakhali road at East Batabaria in Monoharganj upazila on Wednesday.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
BNP accuses govt of resorting to ‘terrorism’
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government having failed to maintain the law and order has resorted to terrorism, violence and extremism as their means to perpetuate its power. In a statement, party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also…
1 killed in Magura road crash
Magura – One person was killed and four others were injured in a head-on collision between a microbus and a bus at Chhoyghoria on the Magura-Jessore Highway in Shalikha upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Minhazul Islam, 35,…
PM fears more terror attacks, alerts people
Apprehending more terror attacks like ones at Gulshan and Sholakia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all to be more alert and careful. “We’ve had intelligence reports that the terrorists have planned to launch more attacks,” she said. The…
Housewife commits suicide in Jessore
Benapole – A housewife, who was traumatised by the death of her newborn baby over two months back, allegedly committed suicide at Navaran village in Sharsha upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Anjana Rani, 20, wife of Palash…
2 Satkhira arms traders injured in ‘gunfight’ with cops
Satkhira – Two suspected arms traders sustained bullet injuries during a ‘gunfight’ with police at Jalalabad in Kalaroa upazila early Wednesday.The injured arms traders were identified as Ramzan Mollah, a resident of Gharchhala village in Satkhira Sadar Upazila, and Mafizul…
360 bottles of Phensidyl recovered in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj – Members of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 360 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from a jungle in Shibrampur area of Gomostapur upazila on Tuesday afternoon.Lt Colonel Jahid Hasan, director of BGB 43 Battalion of…
3 held with unrefined fuel in Barisal
Barisal -Members of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested three alleged smugglers along with 2,000 liters of unrefined fuel from Natun Haat on the Barisal-Dhaka Highway in Babuganj upazila on Tuesday night.Sub-inspector of APBn Asaduzzaman said three people were going to…
IOC inspector: Rio de Janeiro ‘ready to welcome the world’
Dhaka – The head inspector for the IOC says she’s confident the trouble-plagued Rio de Janeiro Olympics are “ready to welcome the world” with the games opening in just under four weeks.”I cannot imagine more spectacular backdrops for the world’s…
France loses Euro 2016, but can claim security victory
Dhaka – France has lost the European Championship but can claim victory on another front – making it safely through the monthlong tournament that drew fans from all over Europe while in a state of emergency and on high alert…
Despite injury, Bolt listed on Jamaican Olympic team
Dhaka – Usain Bolt’s quest for more Olympic gold is back on, as expected.The Jamaican Olympic Committee released its delegation for next month’s Rio Games on Monday, and Bolt is among the selections even though an injury kept him from…
6 Shibir men held with 21 crude bombs in Dinajpur
Dinajpur – Police in separate drives arrested six leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir along with 21 crude bombs from several places of the district on Monday night and Tuesday morning.Five of the arrested Shibir men were identified as…