Defending his remark that the national budget for FY 2016-2017 is ‘reactionary’ one, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said Finance Minister AMA Muhith is unable to understand the word ‘reactionary’ as ‘he has never been…
Dhaka – Mystery spinner Sunil Narine took 6-27 and Kieron Pollard followed with a run-a-ball 67 as the West Indies beat South Africa by four wickets in the opening match of the one-day international cricket tri-series here Friday at the…
Chittagong – A brilliant century by Saifuzzaman enabled Brothers Union Club to earn a comfortable 98-run victory over Rising Star Club in the CJKS-Ispahani Premier Division Cricket League at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here on Saturday.Despite the day’s victory, Brothers…
Bogra – Three passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed and two others injured as a bus hit the vehicle on Dhaka-Bogra Highway at Mokamtola in Shibganj upazila here on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Lilu Mia, 25, son of Noimuddin,…
Claiming that at least 113 people were killed and nearly 10,000 others injured in Union Parishad polls violence, BNP on Saturday said the current regime and the Election Commission will be held responsible for it and also for ‘massive irregularities’.…
Laxmipur – Voting at a polling centre in Charkadira union of Kamalganj upazila was suspended as a clash ensued between supporters of two member candidates on Saturday morning.Police sources said an altercation ensured between supporters of two member candidates while…
Gazipur – A fire broke out in a garments factory at Chandara in Kaliakoir upazila on Saturday noon.Station officer of Kaliakoir Fire Service Apurba Bal said the fire broke out at the factory of Nur Group in the area around…
Barisal – Two young men died as a truck ran over them at Mahilara on the Dhaka-Barisal highway in Gournadi upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Kala, 36, a resident of Mahilara village in the upazila, and Salauddin,…
Habiganj – Two people, including a woman, were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Hafizpur in Bahubal upazila early Saturday.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately,UNB News Agency…
Yemeni medical officials say 11 civilians – including 10 women and one girl – were killed and dozens were wounded when rockets hit a busy market in the western city of Taiz. The officials say that the rockets were fired…
A group of protesters attacked Donald Trump supporters who were leaving the presidential candidate’s rally in San Jose on Thursday night. A dozen or more people were punched, at least one person was pelted with an egg and Trump hats…
French officials say that the Seine River is still rising in Paris as France’s unseasonable spate of rainfall begins to taper off. Traffic in the capital was snarled as flooding choked roads and several Paris railway stations were shut. The…
Admitting that the Tk 3.40 lakh crore budget for the fiscal year 2016-17 is deliberately ambitious, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Friday said the revenue target will be achieved through enhancing the efficiency of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).…
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha says if Mustafizur Rahman is fit, he should go to England for a county stint with Sussex. Hathurusingha flew back to Bangladesh on Wednesday night after spending a long vacation. He spoke to reporters at the…
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali has been hospitalised for a respiratory issue, family spokesman Bob Gunnell said on Thursday.Gunnell said in a statement that Ali was in fair condition but that a brief hospital stay was expected.Ali, 74,…
Dhaka – Eying a win to confirm their Dhaka Premier Division Cricket Super League berth, Mohammedan Sporting Club will face bottom-run Kalabagan Krira Chakra at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium (KSOAS) in Fatullah on Saturday.In the remaining two other 10th…
Dhaka – Bangladesh conceded a humiliating 5-0 defeat to Tajikistan in their away play-off match of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers (Stage-1) at the Republican Central Stadium in the Tajik capital Dushanbe on Thursday.Jahongir Ergashev scored in the 19th minute…
Dhaka – Neymar is set to renew his contract with Barcelona, while Dani Alves is leaving after winning 23 titles in eight years with the Spanish champion.Barcelona director Robert Fernandez on Thursday put an end to speculation about Neymar’s possible…
Chittagong – A foam factory caught fire in Halishahar area of the city on Friday afternoon.Mohammad Yeahia, additional director of Chittagong Fire Service, said the fire broke out at the factory around 5:45pm.On information, seven firefighting units rushed in and…
Barguna – A mobile court on Thursday night sentenced four people to different jail terms for solemnising a child marriage in Char Colony area of the district town.Tipped off that a family arranged the marriage ceremony for an underage girl,…
Khulna – Two people astride a motorcycle were killed as they were sandwiched between two buses in Baroitala area of Batiaghata upazila on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Bhola Sarker, 23, son of Naresh Sarker, and Uttam Mallick, 42,…
Chittagong – Two people were killed in separate incidents in Alkaran area of the city early Friday.Jashim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said Rafiq, 48, manager of a restaurant, was stabbed to death and its another staff was injured…
Bogra -Ten people were killed and 25 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the Dhaka-Bogra highway at Dhankundi in Sherpur upazila on Friday.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately,UNB news agency…
Gazipur – Miscreants looted Tk 2 lakh from an agent of mobile money transfer service provider ‘bKash’ after shooting him at Mirerbazar in the city on Thursday.Three people riding a motorcycle intercepted Mohammad Azmir, 22, and shot him while he…
Chittagong – A young man was beaten to death inside a brick kiln by its workers at Padua in Lohagarah upazila on Thursday. Mohammad Shahjahan, officer-in-charge of Lohagarah Police Station,said workers of the brick kiln caught Mahiuddin suspecting him as…
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has congratulated the government for the retention of “Package VAT” and expressed mixed reactions over the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. The DCCI held a meeting in its board room with…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared before a court here today (Thursday) to place her self-defence statement in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Khaleda appeared before the special court around 10:55 am, her counsel Sanaullah Mia said. Dhaka, UNB News…
Dhaka – A court in Dhaka on Thursday adjourned the hearing till June 23 on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s self defence statement in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 3 passed the adjournment…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Friday afternoon on a five-day official visit to the oil-rich country at the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. A VVIP flight of Biman…
Terming it an anti-people one, BNP on Thursday turned down the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17.The party also said there is no reflection of people’s hopes and aspirations in the new budget. Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday placed…