Gaibandha – Detective Branch of police arrested the ringleader of a robber gang along with a pistol and eight rounds of bullet from Mollar Char in Gaibandha Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as Saidur Rahman.
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Islamic Foundation distributes 4,146 copies of Holy Qur’an in Mymensingh
MYMENSINGH – Islamic Foundation Bangladesh (IFB), Mymensingh today observed its 41st founding anniversary here through different programmes.In observance of the founding anniversary, Mymensingh district office distributed copies of Holy Qur’an among the 4,146 students of Mosque- based mass-education centers in…
UP election held in Phulpur union peacefully
MYMENSINGH – Union Parishad election held in Phulpur upazila today peacefully except few stray incidents.The counting is going on, upazila election office sources said.Upazila Nirbhay Officer (UNO) of Phulpur upazila Rashed Ahamed Chowdhury told BSS that due to missing of…
One gets life term for killing wife in Tangail
TANGAIL – A court here today sentenced a man to suffer life imprisonment for killing his wife at Atpara village under Nagarpur upazila of the district in 2013.The court also fined him Taka 10,000 each, in default to suffer more…
Lightning kills one in Moulvibazar
MOULVIBAZAR – A woman was killed by lightning at East Islampur village in Kamarchak Union under Rajnagar upazila of the district on Monday.The deceased Neharun Begum, 28, was wife of Arjok Ali of the village.
India have ‘no room for error’ against Bangladesh
Dhaka – Veteran fast bowler Ashish Nehra said India can’t afford any slip-ups against Bangladesh on Wednesday if they are to avoid a humiliating early exit from the World Twenty20 on home soil.The hosts are precariously placed in fourth spot…
Cricket: Dhoni urges India to lift run rate against Bangladesh
Dhaka – India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni urged his big-hitters to improve their run rate dramatically against Bangladesh on Wednesday or face the prospect of a humiliating early exit from the World Twenty20 on home soil.The hosts are precariously placed…
BOA accords SA Games medal winner athletes
DHAKA – Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) accorded a warm reception to the medal winner athletes of the 12th South Asian Games through a formal ceremony this (Tuesday) evening at a local hotel in the city.Finance Minister AMA Muhith addressed the…
BCB seek review to ICC suspension of Taskin
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to move cricket governing body International Cricket Council (ICC) with a ‘review’ appeal to reconsider pacer Taskin Ahmed’s suspension from bowling in the international cricket. “We are thinking about sending a…
2 to die for killing street boy
Dhaka x – A court here on Monday convicted two people and sentenced them to death for killing a street child in 2005.The condemned convicts were Anwar Hossain alias Shankor Chandra Devnath, 27, a tailoring shop employee in Narinda in…
Klopp won’t write off Liverpool Champions League push
SOUTHAMPTON – Jurgen Klopp refused to write off Liverpool’s hopes of forcing their way into the top four despite squandering a two-goal lead at Southampton.Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat meant they were unable to take advantage of Manchester City’s home loss to…
World Twenty20: Australia win toss and opt to bowl first
DHAKA – Australia have won the important toss and decided to bowl first against Bangladesh in the super 10 group 2 match of World Twenty20 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, India.Squads:Bangladesh Team: Al-Amin Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza (captain),…
Field Day on BARI sweet potato in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA – A field day on production and dissemination of BARI released orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) was held at Ratanpur village under Fulchhari upazila today amid much enthusiasm.A discussion meeting was also held at the village this morning on…
4 drugs-traders jailed in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI – A mobile court has sentenced four drug-traders including a woman to two years jail in Tanore Upazila of the district yesterday, police sources here said today.The convicted persons were identified as Shafiqul Islam, 38, his wife Angura Begum,…
50,000 cow fattening tablets recovered in Meherpur
MEHERPUR- The members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 50,000 cow fattening tablets from Buripota frontier area of the district on Sunday.Acting on a tip off, a team of BGB conducted the drive near the pillar No-116…
Djokovic beats Nadal to reach Indian Wells final
Dhaka – Novak Djokovic continued his recent mastery of Rafael Nadal on hard courts, winning 7-6 (5), 6-2 on his sixth match point Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final for the third straight year.The world’s top-ranked player will…
Taskin a victim of ‘miscarriage of justice’
Dhaka – The suspension of Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed over ‘illegal’ bowling action violates several provisions of the ICC Regulations and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) should seek a review of the decision, advised Mustafizur Rahman Khan, a Supreme Court lawyer…
Hiddink will be happy with Europa League spot
LONDON – Chelsea’s interim boss Guus Hiddink has targeted a place in the much-maligned Europa League as he tries to prevent his team’s season from petering out.Chelsea showed that they have not given up on their season by fighting back…
S. Africa bat first against Afghanistan in World T20
MUMBAI – South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first against Afghanistan in their World Twenty20 match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.The Proteas made one change to the side that lost to England on Friday…
Jamaat leader arrested in Mymensingh
MYMENSINGH – Police arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Khamar Bazaar area in Muktagachha upazila of the district on Saturday.The arrestee was identified as Maulana Abdullah Mohammad Mujahid, 45, ameer of Jamaat Tarati union unit and treasurer of…
Unidentified body recovered in Madaripur
MADARIPUR – Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth from Arial Khan river in Utrail area under Shibchar upazila of the district this morning.Being informed, a team of police from Shibchar thana rushed to the spot and recovered the…
Husband kills wife in Manikganj
Manikganj -A young housewife was allegedly killed by her husband on Friday night (March 18).The victim was identified as Firoja Begum 19, daughter of Shamsul Darjee of Vanga-Ramchandrapur village under Daulatpur upazila of the district.Police sources said the husband of…
Chelsea striker Costa charged by FA for improper conduct
Dhaka-Chelsea forward Diego Costa has been charged for improper conduct following his red card in their 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday.Costa, already booked for a first-half collision with Gareth Barry, squared up to…
World T20: Bangladesh take on Pakistan tomorrow
DHAKA – Motivated Bangladesh embark in a new mission as they take on Pakistan in their opening super 10 group 2 match of the World T20 scheduled to be held tomorrow at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India.The match kicks…
New Zealand elected to bat against India in World cup T20
Dhaka,News desk -23 ‘drug peddlers’ held in city New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat against India in the opening match of the World Twenty20 main draw in Nagpur on Tuesday.The Kane Williamson-led Kiwis have left out Tim…
West Indies’ ‘Gayle Storm’ set to hit England
Dhaka – Controversial batsman Chris Gayle will be looking to ensure the West Indies’ troubled build-up to the World Twenty20 becomes a distant memory when they open their campaign against England in Mumbai Wednesday.The Windies are out to prove they…
23 ‘drug peddlers’ held in city
Dhaka – Police arrested 15 alleged drug paddlers from different areas of the city during its anti-narcotics drives in the last 24 hours till 6am on Tuesday.During the drives, the law enforcers also recovered 817 pieces of Yaba tablets, 22…
Shia man killed in Jhenidah
Jhenidah – A Shia man was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants at Khorashani village in Kaliganj upazila on Monday night. Quoting locals, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station Anwar Hossain said the miscreants stabbed Abdur Razzaque, 40, son of late…
One killed, another injured in road accident in Moulabibazar
MOULVIBAZAR -Motorcycle rider Arif Hossain, 23, died on the spot and co-rider Babul Miah, 22, received serious injuries when their motorcycle dashed a road side tree at Raouthgaon under Kulaora upazila of the district this morning.Arif Hossain, son of Kamal…
Fire guts 3 dwelling houses in Ctg
CHITTAGONG – At least three dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire at city’s Patharghata area under Kotwali Thana last night.Fire service sources said, the fire originated from an electric short circuit at Baruapara area of Patharghata at around…