Dhaka – Bangladesh Police beat Wari Club by straight 3-0 sets (25-21, 25-23, 25-19) in the National Bank Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Sunday.
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Usha, Abahani to play Club Cup Hockey final Monday
Dhaka – Usha Krira Chakra and Abahani Ltd will take on each other in the final of the Marcel Club Cup Hockey at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Monday. The final of the 9-team tournament will begin at 3pm.…
Fizz hunts his IPL best 3/16 for Sunrisers
Dhaka – Bangladesh sensation Mustafizur Rahman took his IPL best figures of 3/16 off 3 overs in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 85-run victory over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad on Monday.
Grocer hacked dead in Gazipur
Gazipur -A grocery shop owner was hacked to death by miscreants at Khalpara village in Kaliganj upazila on Saturday evening.The deceased was identified as Sharif Hossain.
Jamaat’s 24-hr hartal underway
Dhaka – The countrywide 24-hour hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the Supreme Court order upholding the death penalty of its ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami, is underway peacefully today (Sunday).In a jointly statement, Jamaat acting ameer Makbul Ahmad and acting secretary…
3 killed as storm hits Narail
Narail – Three people, including two siblings, were killed and 30 others injured as nor’wester swept through the district on Saturday night.Sources said Alfaz, 6 and Piari Khanam, a class VIII student– daughter and son of Nabi Uddin of Bagdanga…
SUST student found dead
Sylhet – Police recovered the hanging body of a student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) from a mess in Borgul area adjacent to the campus on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Biswajit Mallik, a 2nd year…
Spain reports 1st case of Zika-linked microcephaly
Health authorities say they’ve identified the first case in Spain of the birth defect microcephaly in the fetus of a pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus. The health department for the northeastern region of Catalonia said the woman traveled…
BD actively considering TFA ratification: ICCB
Bangladesh is ‘actively considering’ to ratify the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) to allow an easy flow of goods and lowering the costs of doing business across borders. “In order to become middle income country by 2021, Bangladesh has to ensure…
Highest in tax payment, yet under NBR scanner!
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has prepared a list of 50 highest taxpayers in its each tax zone and deeply monitor whether they properly paid taxes or not. “We have already started the process,” a senior NBR official told…
HC verdict over 16th amendment historical: BNP
Terming historical the High Court verdict that declared the 16th constitutional amendment illegal BNP on Friday said it has strengthened people’s confidence in the judiciary . Dhaka, UNB news agency reported.
Family meets Nizami at Kashimpur jail
Family members of death-row war criminal Matiur Rahman Nizami met him at Kashimpur Central Jail part-2 in Gazipur on Friday. Jail sources said six members of Nizami’s family-his wife Samsunnahar Nizami, two sons– Barrister Najib Momen and Khadiza Mohsina, daughter-in-laws…
Madrid beats Man City 1-0 to reach Champions League final
Dhaka – Real Madrid turned another Champions League final into a crosstown derby on Wednesday, beating Manchester City a day after Atletico Madrid had sealed its place in the decider for European soccer’s biggest prize.A convincing 1-0 victory over City…
Novak Djokovic won’t stay in Village for Rio Olympics
Dhaka – Novak Djokovic says he wants to win gold at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and will not be staying at the athletes’ village during the games.Djokovic lost to subsequent champion Andy Murray in the semifinals of the…
Walton National Women’s Kabaddi begins Saturday
Dhaka – The Walton 9th National Women’s Kabaddi Championship, organized by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation, begins on Saturday at Kabaddi Stadium here.Twelve teams –BJMC, Bangladesh Ansar, Dhaka, Narail, Faridpur, Panchagarh, Barisal,,Jhenaidah, Jamalpur, Rajshahi, Comilla and Sylhet districts–will participate in the 5-day…
AFC greets BFF President Salahuddin
Dhaka – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has congratulated Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin for being elected President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for the 3rd consecutive term. The congratulation was conveyed in a message sent by the AFC secretary general on…
Turkish prime minister announces decision to step down
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced his resignation on Thursday, paving the way for the country’s president to pursue a tighter trip on power. “I decided that for the unity of the (ruling party) a change of chairman would be…
Women’s Cricket: Rupali Bank beat Indira Road CA by 106 runs
Dhaka -Rupali Bank earned a comfortable 106-run victory over Indira Road Cricket Academy in the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League at BKSP ground-4 in Savar on Thursday.Batting first after winning the toss, the bankers’ team piled up a comfortable…
Premier Div Volleyball: PDB beat East End straight sets in opener
Dhaka – Power Development Board (PDB) made a good start in the National Bank Ltd Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League beating East End Boys by straight 3-0 sets in the opener at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Thursday.
‘Man’ kills wife for dowry in Jessore
Benapole -A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband over a dowry-related feud at Garibpur village in Bagharpara upazila of Jessore district on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Jannati Khatun,25, wife of Abdur Rahim, a resident of…
2 killed as train hits truck in Tangail
Tangail – Two people were killed and another was injured as a train hit a truck at Gohalia Bari level crossing in Kalihati upazila early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Mihir Ghosh,52, driver of the truck, and his helper Fazlu…
225 bottles of Phensidyl seized in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj -Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 225 bottes of Indian Pensidyl surup from a bus at Rahampur bus stand in Gomostapur upazila on Wednesday night.
1 labourer killed, 5 hurt as truck overturns in Sylhet
Sylhet – A day labourer was killed and five others were injured as a truck turned turtle at Kadamkhal on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway in Jaintapur upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Jahir Uddin,32, son of late Abdul…
8 killed in M’singh road accident
Mymensingh -At least eight people were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Gachtala on the Mymensingh-Netrakona highway in Sadar upazila on Thursday noon. Identity of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately.
Jamaat calls hartal for Sunday
Dhaka – Jamaat-e-Islami has called a 24-hour countrywide hartal for Sunday protesting the Supreme Court order upholding its ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami’s death penalty.In a jointly statement, Jamaat acting ameer Makbul Ahmad and acting secretary general Dr Shafiqur Rahman announced…
Clash over land leaves 2 dead in Patuakhali
Patuakhali – Two people, including a woman, were killed and five others injured during a clash over land dispute at Protabpur village in Sadar upazila on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Rustom Ali, 45, and his sister-in-law (brother’s wife) Maleka…
Mymensingh road crash kills 8, Ld
Mymensingh -Eight people, including four of a family, were killed in a fatal road accident on Mymensingh-Netrakona road in Sadar upazila on Thursday noon.Seven of the deceased were identified as Kajal Fakir, 35, his wife Shirina Akhter, 30, their two…
Sunday’s HSC exams rescheduled
Sunday’s Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations have been rescheduled due to a daylong hartal called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Dhaka, UNB news agency reported.
3 children drown in Lalmonirhat
Lalmonirhat – Three minor children, including two siblings, drowned in a pond at Taluk Mrittika village in Sadar upazila on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were Mim, 11, Kusum, 8, daughters of Mintu Mandal and Nayem, 9, son of Iqbal Mandal of…
Rab raids sweetmeat shops in Keraniganj; Tk 6 lakh realized in fines
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) mobile court fined five sweetmeat shops of Tk 6 lakh on charges of making low-quality sweetmeats in Keraniganj on Thursday.Sources at the Rab-10 battalion headquarters said an operational team of the battalion led by…