Bangladesh Women’s Handball team made a good start in the SA Games outplaying Afghanistan by 62-5 goals at the LNIPE Tepesia, Sonapur on Wednesday.Bangladesh led the first half by 30-2 goals.
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Ctg dist. bar polls ends
The election of the Chittagong District Bar Association (CDBA), the country’s second largest professional body of the pleaders, was held today in a peaceful manner.Election commission sources said a total of 2,828 lawyers out of 3,450 exercised their right to…
Jamaat leader arrested in C’nawabganj
Members of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Abdul Mannan Sentu Market area in the district town this noon.The arrestee was M Enamul Haque, 49, a member of the district executive committee of Jamaat-e-Islami and…
400-kg jatka seized in Barguna
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 400kgs of jatka (hilsa fry) from a launch at Tetulbaria Ghat under Pathorghata upazila of the district last night.Acting on a tip-off, a team of coast guard from Pathorghata camp halted…
ICC U-19 World Cup: India storm into final
India stormed into the final of ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup beating Sri Lanka by 97 runs in the first semi-final on Tuesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur.Chasing a target of 268 runs set by India, Sri…
Football: Fairytale title bid is piece of cake for relaxed Ranieri
As Claudio Ranieri returned to Leicester’s Belvoir Drive training base on Monday to start plotting the latest chapter in his club’s fairytale challenge for the Premier League title, it was hard to believe that just seven months ago the Italian’s…
Mustafizur sold to Sunrisers for Rs. 1.4 crore
The Sunrisers Hyderabad, a cricket Franchise-based in the city of Hyderabad, has bought Bangladesh bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman for Rs.1.4 crores.He was sold at the auction of players for Indian Premier League held on Saturday in Bengaluru.
Australia win second ODI to level NZ series
Australia beat New Zealand by four wickets in the second one-day international in Wellington on Saturday to draw level in the series 1-1.In reply to New Zealand’s 281-8, Australia made 283-6.David Warner top scored with 98, Mitchell Marsh was not…
Watson the top draw as stars sold at IPL auction
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson received the highest bid of $1.4 million while banished England star Kevin Pietersen was sold to a new franchise at a glitzy Indian Premier League auction Saturday.Watson lived up to his billing as one of the…
Leicester outclass title rivals Man City to go six points clear
Robert Huth’s double and a Riyad Mahrez goal sent Premier League leaders Leicester City six points clear after a stunning 3-1 victory at shell-shocked title rivals Manchester City on Saturday.Leicester produced another exhilarating counter-attacking performance, playing with confidence and swagger…
One held with 350 bottles of phensidyl in C’nawanganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested an alleged drug trader with 350 bottles of contraband Indian phensidyl syrup from Uparchakpara village in Shibganj upazila on Friday.The arrested was identified as Md. Selim Reza, 26, son of Md. Zillur Rahman…
Youth electrocuted in Jhenidah
A young man died from electrocution at Permathurapur village in Harinakundu upazila on Friday.Mahtab Uddin, sub-inspector of Harinakunda Police Station, said Mizanur Rahman, son of Baser Ali of the village, came in contact with a live electric wire while repairing…
Fire destroys dwelling houses
At least four dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating at Mazirghat area under Sadarghat thana in the city on Friday afternoon.Fire service sources said, the fire originated from an electric short- circuit in the house of Badsha Mia Sawdagor…
Schoolgirl killed in Sylhet road crash
A schoolgirl was killed when a bus knocked down her in Gopal area of Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.Sources said Jharna Akter, 6, a class I student of a local school and daughter of Nur Ali, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver,…
80,000 Yaba pills recovered in Teknaf
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh in separate drives arrested a Myanmar citizen and recovered 80,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from different areas in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Saturday.BGB-42 commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Abu Jar Al Zahid said…
Brickfield worker found dead in Habiganj
Police recovered the body of a worker from a brickfield in Sonai Bridge area of Madhabpur upazila on Friday night.Officer-in-charge of Madhabpur Police Station Molla Manir Hossain said workers of Sonai Brickfield spotted the body of Ratan Bepari,24, son of…
2 killed in Nilphamari road crash
Two people were killed and another was injured when a bus rammed into a pick-up van on the Dimla-Domar road at Kaliganj in Jaldhaka upazila on Saturday.A bus hit a pick-up van while overtaking in the area around 7:30 am,…
Trucker pushed off to death from picnic bus in Kushita
A truck driver was killed as he was allegedly pushed out of a bus carrying a picnic party following a brawl over a collision between two vehicles at Katlamari Bazar on the Kushtia-Meherpur highway in Mirpur upazila on Friday evening.Quoting…
Woman, son killed ‘by husband’ in Noakhali
A woman and her two-year-old son were stabbed to death allegedly by ‘her husband’ over a family feud at Pashchim Charbata village in Subarnachar upazila on Friday night.Nizam Uddin, officer-in-charge of Char Jabbar Police Station, said Lucky Rani Nath, 30,…
55 arrested in Rangpur
Police in anticrime drives arrested 55 persons, including a BNP activist and two Islami Chhatra Shibir workers, from different places in the district last night.According to police sources, the arrested persons also included absconding accused persons of different cases, warranties,…
84 held in special drives with Yaba, Liquor in Ctg
Chittagong district police in a series of overnight drives arrested 84 persons including a Jammat Shibir activist with Yaba and Liquor from different Upazilas of the district on Wednesday night.Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district,…
Mobile court fines 10 gamblers in Rangpur
A mobile court fined nine 9 gamblers with Taka 100 each and sentenced another one to seven days imprisonment without labour in Badarganj upazila town here today, police sources said.
Train kills young girl in Chittagong
An unidentified young girl aged about 20 was crushed under the wheels of a train in Fozdarhat Cadet College area under Sitakundu upazila on Thursday morning.Himangshu Das Rana, Officer in Charge (OC) of Government Railway Police (GRP) said the unidentified…
Independence-seeking ICC to review ‘Big Three’ change
Cricket’s administrative body decided Thursday to stage a complete review of the constitutional changes which gave the major powers and revenues to Australia, England and India two years ago.The International Cricket Council (ICC) adopted the changes, empowering Cricket Australia, the…
FIFA election globetrotters avoid football’s real problems – expertsd
The battle for the FIFA presidency has turned into a gruelling round-the-globe marathon for the five candidates but observers say they are avoiding the real problems facing the scandal-infected world football body.With Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim…
Neymar in Barca squad to face Valencia
Brazilian superstar Neymar was included in Barcelona’s squad to face Valencia in their Copa del Rey semi-final,first-leg on Wednesday just a day after testifying in court on fraud and corruption allegations.Neymar and his father gave evidence to Spain’s National Court…
BCB announces 15-member squad for ICC World T20
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday announced a 15-member Bangladesh squad for the ICC World Cup T20 in India starting from March 8 with speedster Mashrafe Bin Mortaza as its captain.Bangladesh has also recalled Nasir Hossain and Mohammad Mithun to the…
Neymar in Barca squad to face Valencia
Brazilian superstar Neymar was included in Barcelona’s squad to face Valencia in their Copa del Rey semi-final,first-leg on Wednesday just a day after testifying in court on fraud and corruption allegations.Neymar and his father gave evidence to Spain’s National Court…
Mohsin guides Pakistan to quarter-final in ICC U-19 EC
An allround performance by Hasan Mohsin steered Pakistan to the quarter-finals of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup beating Sri Lanka by 23 runs in the group B encounter held on Wednesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur…
Federer out for month after knee surgery
Seventeen-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer underwent “successful” surgery on his knee Wednesday and will be ruled out of action for one month, his agent said.Federer underwent the surgery to repair a torn meniscus sustained the day after his semi-final…