Messi had to come off at halftime in Sunday’s 6-0 demolition of the Basque club in La Liga and while tests on Monday ruled out a hamstring strain the Argentina captain has been rested as a precaution.Suarez was given a…
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3rd T20I: Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 31 runs
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 31 runs in their 3rd match of the four-match T20I series at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) on Wednesday.With this win Zimbabwe reduced the series lead 1-2. The fourth and last match of the series will…
Dominant Serena powers into Open third round
Dominant world number one and defending champion Serena Williams powered into the Australian Open third round Wednesday with a straight-sets demolition of Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei.The six-time Melbourne Park winner, who is gunning to equal Steffi Graf’s Open-era record of 22…
Shakib touches 400-wkt milestone
World famed all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan touched 400 wickets milestone as the first Bangladesh player in international cricket. Shakib reached the milestone during the third match of the four-match T20I series against Zimbabwe at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna…
Sublime Verdasco sends Nadal to early Melbourne exit
The first-round exit was the 2009 champion’s first at Melbourne Park and only his second at such an early stage in a grand slam.Down 2-0 in the final set, world number 45 Verdasco dragged himself off the canvas with a…
Federer wants names in match-fixing allegations
The opening day of the Australian Open was overshadowed by reports in the BBC and online BuzzFeed News accusing tennis authorities of failing to deal with 16 players repeatedly flagged up to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) over suspicions of…
Police arrest woman in Shariatpur over N’ganj five-murder
They say the victim’s family owed Najma Begum a large sum of money.Narayanganj’s Additional Superintendent of Police Mohibul Islam said the woman was nabbed early on Tuesday from Damudya Upazila’s Sedelkurha area in Shariatpur.He said Najma was arrested as a…
Five-tier security for ICC U-19 World Cup: DMP
Five-tier security will be provided to ensure foolproof security at the ICC Under-19 World Cup’ 2016 venues in Bangladesh scheduled for January 27 to February 14.Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner M Asaduzzaman Mia came up with the remark after inspecting the…
3 ‘JMB men’ put on 5-day fresh remand in Ctg
A court here on Tuesday placed the three students of Chittagong University suspected of being members of banned militant group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a five-day fresh remand in two cases.Judicial Magistrate Mosaddeque Minhaz passed the order after police…
Nepal in final in Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Nawayug Shrestha slammed a brilliant hat-trick saw Nepal stormed into the final of Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football tournament beating the Maldives by 4-1 goals in the second semifinal held on Tuesday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here. They will…
One killed, 5 injured in separate accidents in Habiganj
One person was killed and five others including four policemen and CNG driver injured in two separate road accident here this morning and Monday night.A motorcycle rider Jasimuddin, 18, died on the spot when his motorcycle collided head on with…
97 held in special drives with Yaba, Liquor in Ctg
Chittagong district police in a series of overnight drives arrested 97 persons including a Islami Chhatra Shibir activist from different upazilas of the district on Tuesday night.Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district, said police detained…
Mayor Jhantu seeks media cooperation in building beautiful city
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu today sought cooperation as well as constructive criticisms from the mass media in building a beautiful and modern Rangpur city.”The media representatives can effectively focus the local problems, needs and…
5 JMB men jailed for 2005 blasts
A court in Rangamati on Monday convicted five members of the banned Islamist outfit Jama atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and sentenced them to 10 years rigorous imprisonment each for their involvement in a bomb attack in 2005.Additional District and Sessions…
5 BCL activists suspended in Thakurgaon
Five activists of the district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has been suspended in connection with a factional clash on January 4, the founding anniversary of BCL.The suspended BCL activists are GM Siraji Mizan, Saurav Chandra Das, Khalid Siraji…
5 BCL activists suspended in Thakurgaon
Five activists of the district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has been suspended in connection with a factional clash on January 4, the founding anniversary of BCL.The suspended BCL activists are GM Siraji Mizan, Saurav Chandra Das, Khalid Siraji…
BSF hands over 4 BD nationals in Chuadanga
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over four Bangladeshi nationals to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Jaynagar check post in Darsana area of Damurhuda upazila on Sunday noon.The returnees are: Fatema Bibi, 40, wife of Abdus Salam, a resident of…
100 illegal structures demolished in Kushtia
About 100 illegal structures were pulled down in Mozampur Gate area under Kushtia town by the Railway authority to clear its lands on Sunday.One hundred shops and business establishments were illegally erected by occupying Railway lands in the area, Kushtia…
Road crash kills minor boy in Shaestaganj
A minor boy was killed as a bus hit him at Purba Borochar on the Shaestaganj-Habiganj road under Shaestaganj upazila of the district yesterday morning.The deceased was identified as Himel, 8, a student of class two and son of Tahir…
Unidentified body recovered in Habiganj
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from Baganbari area on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Bahubal upazila of the district yesterday morning.Being informed, a team of police from Shaestaganj Highway Thana rushed to the spot and recovered the body…
Dacoits loot ornaments, cash in Habiganj
A gang of dacoits looted cash and gold ornaments worth about Taka 50 lakh from a jewellery shops at Thana road in the district town on Sunday night.Police said a gang of dacoits entered the shop owned by Liton Gop…
World tennis has been ripe for match-fixing: Experts
Tennis was rocked on Monday by allegations that the game’s authorities have failed to deal with widespread match-fixing, just as the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, kicked off in Melbourne.Multiple sources told Reuters that the…
Ledecky smashes 800m free world record
Katie Ledecky crushed her own women’s 800m freestyle world record on Sunday, clocking a stunning 8min 6.68sec to win at the Pro Swim meeting in Austin, Texas.The 18-year-old American obliterated the previous record of 8:07.39 that she set at the…
Bangladesh crash out of Bangabandhu Gold Cup with Bahrain defeat
The hosts squandered a golden opportunity halfway through the first half. Hemanta Vincent Biswas broke through the left and cut it back in front of the Bahrain goal, but Mithun Chowdhury failed to make contact.In the 45th minute, Shahidul tried…
Ctg ready to hold ICC U-19 WC Cricket matches
Brisk preparations are afoot to hold the upcoming ICC Under-19 World Cup (WC) Cricket matches in Chittagong.Foolproof security measures have been arranged in two stadiums of the city to ensure smooth holding of the cricket matches.Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor…
Injured Mushfiq replaced by Taskin for last 2 T20Is
Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed has replaced injured Mushfiqur Rahim in the Bangladesh squad for the 3rd and 4th matches of the four-match T20I series against Zimbabwe scheduled for January 20 and 22 at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna (SANS).
Record stand by Guptill, Williamson sinks Pakistan
A world-record T20 partnership by Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson gave New Zealand a comprehensive 10-wicket win in the second Twenty20 against Pakistan in Hamilton on Sunday.Set a target of 169, Guptill finished the match with a boundary to take…
Youth dies falling off train roof in Comilla
A young man died after falling from the rooftop of a running train at Pewarapur in Laksam upazila on Saturday evening.The deceased was identified as Ramjan Ali, 25, son of Mesbah Uddin, a resident of Hossainpur village in Shahrasi upazila…
2 killed in Noakhali road crash
Two people were killed and three others injured as a microbus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Laxmipur-Begumganj road in Banglabazar area of Begumganj upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Helal,25, and Kabir, 28.
BSF picks up 2 Bangladeshis from Patgram
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up two Bangladeshi nationals from Burimari land port area in Patgram upazila early Saturday.The victims were identified as Milon Hossain, 27, son of Safiar Rahman, and Abdus Salam, 34, son of Abdul…