Police arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Sobhanighat area of the city on Tuesday in connection with several cases and on subversion charges.The arrestee was identified as Yasin Khan, 35, a leader of the Sylhet city unit Jamaat…
At least 13 shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at a market in Konabari area of the city early Wednesday.Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit inside a shop at New Market…
Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested an alleged Yaba peddler from his rented house in Yatimkhana Road area of the town on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as Saiful Islam,37, son of Afshar Biswas, a resident of…
A mobile court here on Tuesday fined five businessmen for selling banned polythene bags at Salanga Bazar of the district on Tuesday. Locals said acting on secrete information that some traders were selling illegal polythene bags at Salanga Bazar, a…
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with Yaba tablets and cash from Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj district on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as M Saijuddin, 45, son of late Darbesh Ali, and M Jahangir…
A man allegedly stabbed his mother to death over family feud at Doriakandi village in Bajitpur upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Somonto Banu, 70, wife of late Dhonu Mia, a resident of the village.
Fired-up fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska blasted into her fifth career Grand Slam semi-final Tuesday with a dominant straight-sets mauling of Carla Suarez at the Australian Open.The Spanish 10th seed was no match for the popular and composed Pole whose never-say-die…
The hosts needed a little more than an hour on the final day to reduce England, who won the series 2-1, from 52 for three to 101 all out with Rabada returning match figures of 13-159 to drive home his…
A two-day Free Medical Camp for the disabled people concluded today at a simple function at Ghior of the district under the auspices of Protibandhi Unnayan Foundation.During the period, the medical camp provided free medical services to the poor and…
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) today filed a case against the owners of seven business institutions for not renewing certificates and for selling and distributing goods without assess standards.Mohammad Safayet Hossain, an officer of BSTI, Chittagong Zone, filed…
A two-day information fair began at Boishakhi Mela field in Jamalpur town this afternoon.District Administration and Transparency International of Bangladesh (TIB) jointly organised the fair.Additional Deputy Commissioner Md. Rassel Sabrin formally inaugurated the fair. A total of 31 stalls were…
Chuadanga District Administration has organized a three day digital innovation fair which was began at local football ground today. Deputy Commissioner of Chuadanga, Saima Yunus inaugurated the fair as the chief guest while Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT), Chuadanga…
Motivated Bangladesh under-19 team will start their ICC U-19 World Cup (WC) campaign when they face their South African counterpart in their opening group A encounter scheduled to be held tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.In…
FIFA on Tuesday confirmed the final five candidates for the presidency of the world body one month from the vote.FIFA’s electoral committee said that Prince Ali bin al Hussein, Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa, Gianni Infantino, Tokyo Sexwale and…
Gonzalo Higuain struck his 21st goal of the season to help Napoli tighten their grip on Serie A with a 4-2 win at Sampdoria on Sunday as Juventus’s 1-0 win over Roma threatened to be overshadowed by a racism row.As…
The combative Uruguay international was suspended for Barca’s last two Cup games for his part in a fracas after the last 16, first leg against Espanyol but his enforced absence has done little to tarnish his impressive statistics for the…
Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team made a perfect practice ahead of their ICC U-19 World Cup campaign outplaying England Under-19 side a huge 97 runs at the at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday.With the day’s feat, the…
Moniruzzaman Krira Chakra crushed Ideal Krira Chakra by 37-8 points with four creditable “lonas” in the Walton 2nd Division Kabaddi League at the Outer Stadium Kabaddi court on Monday.
Two garages and two shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Shepahipara under sadar upazila of the district on Sunday.Fire service sources said, the fire originated from an electric short circuit and quickly engulfed three microbuses, some garment machineries…
A mobile court of district administration on Sunday fined Misti Mela Sweets and Bakery at city’s Yakub Nagar area, fined Tk two lakh for producing adulterated foods by using six-month old burnt oil.
Muggers snatched away TK 70,000 injuring two cattle traders in Parbazar area of Chowgachha upazila in Jessore district on Monday morning.Police said two cattle traders Shahidul Islam Sadu, 45, a resident of Jagannathpur village and Jony Uddin, 20, a resident…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive rescued 18 Bangladeshi people including seven women from Putkhali border area on Sunday night while they were being trafficked to India.The rescuers were from different areas of Noakhali and Chittagong districts.
Police rescued a student of class IX, who was abducted on Saturday, from in front of Asad Hall of MM College in the Jessore district town on Sunday.Police said Sheikh Naim Hasan Moon, a student of Jessore Education Board School…
A mobile court here on Sunday sentenced a man to two years imprisonment for taking hemp in Paba upazila of the district.The convict was identified as Asadul, 35, son of Belaet Hosen, a resident of Sorisahkury Dighipara of the upazila.
Louis van Gaal admitted the furious reaction of Manchester United supporters to their side’s dismal 1-0 defeat against Southampton was the worst he has experienced in an increasingly turbulent season.Van Gaal’s side failed to score at Old Trafford for the…
World number one Novak Djokovic needed five sets before putting away Frenchman Gilles Simon to reach his 27th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open on Sunday.The 10-time Grand Slam champion fought for four hours, 32 minutes before winning…
Foundation stone of the administrative building of Nawabganj Government College was laid on Saturday.Lawmaker of sadar constituency Abdul Wadud laid the foundation stone as the chief guest.
A minor girl was killed in a road accident in Boirampur Zambur Mour point on the Boirampur- Gutirdanga road under Badarganj upazila here today, police sources said. The deceased is Asrifa Begum, 10, daughter of Wasim Ali of village Gutirdanga…
A female SSC examinee reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her house at Kalupara village in Tarash upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Sima Roheed, 17, a student of Unkha Paglapeer High School and daughter of Gyanedranath Roheed,…
The district administration has formed a three-member probe committee to investigate the fire incident from a boiler explosion that left six people dead at a tyre factory at Pubail here on Saturday.District administrator SM Alam said the committee, headed by…