A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband and his sister over a family feud at Ashwingri Pukuria village in Chowgacha upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Rojina Begum, 26, wife of Abdullah…
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BNP-backed mayoral candidate hacked in Dinajpur
A BNP-backed mayoral candidate of Birampur municipality was injured as some unidentified miscreants hacked him at Ansar Math in Birampur upazila on Tuesday night.The injured mayoral aspirant was identified as Azadul Islam, also incumbent mayor of the municipality.
Bangladesh Men’s Volleyball Team in Iran
Bangladesh National Volleyball team, now preparing for the 12th South Asian Games, reached Iran early Tuesday for a higher training as well as to play 10 friendly matches there ahead of the biggest regional sports meet.A 19-member Bangladesh National Men’s…
Curtain of 11th SAFF Football to be raised tomorrow
The curtain of 11th SAFF Suzuki Cup to be raised tomorrow (Wednesday) through a lone group A opening match between Nepal and Sri Lanka at the sports hub Trivandrum Stadium in Kerala, India.The match kicks off 4 pm (BST).On the…
Bangladeshi youth killed by BSF in Thakurgaon
A Bangladeshi youth was killed by BSF firing on Bashalgaon border under Haripur upazila of the district early this morning.The deceased was identified as Hemanta Kumar, 32, son of Jitesh Chandra Barman of Kholra village of the upazila.
Blankets distributed in Gaibandha
A total of 250 cold affected people of Madnerpara and Balashighat area under Fulchhari upazila of the district got blankets to mitigate their sufferings from severe cold.Rotary Club of Dhaka Phoenix distributed the blankets as part of social corporate responsibility…
Two killed, one injured in Tangail
An auto rickshaw driver and a female passenger were killed and a teenage girl was injured when a running train hit a battery-run auto rickshaw in which they were travelling at Hemnagar-Bholarpara under Gopalpur upazila of Tangail this noon.Officer-in-Charge (OC)…
Tamim to play for Peshawar Zalmi in PSL, Mustafizur for Lahore Qalandars
Karachi Kings earlier secured the service of Shakib Al Hasan for the first edition of the five-franchise Twenty20 competition on Monday.Mustafizur and Tamim were grouped in the Gold category while Shakib was in Platinum, the topmost category, in PSL drafts.
Karachi Kings recruit Shakib Al Hasan in PSL drafts
Tamim Iqbal was drafted into Peshawar Zalmi while Lahore Qalandars went for young pacer Mustafizur Rahman. Shakib was grouped in the topmost category, Platinum, in the PSL drafts. Karachi called for the Bangladeshi star in the second round of the…
BNP mayoral candidate in Shariatpur on the run
BNP’s mayoral candidate of Bhedorganj municipality B M Mostafa has been on the run to avoid arrest of law enforcers.The party sources said the mayoral candidate is accused in a case filed in connection with January 5 election violence in…
One held with 284 Yaba tablets at Benapole
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man along with 284 Yaba tablets from Amrakhali area here on Sunday night.The arrestee was identified as Shariful Islam, son of Sirajul Islam, a resident of Bhaberber village.
AL suspends 3 rebel candidates in Jessore
Awami League has suspended its three rebel candidates for the municipal elections in three upazilas of the district, slated for December 30.The suspended candidates are identified as SM Saifur Rahman Babul, Joint General Secretary of Chowgachha upazila unit of AL,…
‘Robber’ killed in lynch-mob attack in Meherpur
A suspected ringleader of a robber gang was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Ashrafpur village in Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Ejarul Islam, 41, a resident of Bhabanandapur village of the upazila.
2 held with 1.8 lakh Yaba tablets in Ctg
Police arrested two young men in possession of 1,80,000 Yaba tablets from Oxygen More area in the city on Sunday night.The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Arafat, 32, a resident of Satkania upazila of Chittagong, and Sirajuddin, 35, Ukhiya upazila…
30 shops gutted by fire in Comilla
At least 30 tin-shed shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at a market in Gouripur Bazar area of Daudkandi upazila on Monday morning.Officials of Comilla Fire Station said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at…
Andy Murray named 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Andy Murray has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the second time after helping Britain win the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936.The 28-year-old Murray says “I didn’t expect this. It’s very humbling to be…
New Zealand beats Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in 2nd test
Kane Williamson kept his head while all around him were losing theirs, reaching an unbeaten century to steer New Zealand to a tense five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second test on Monday and a 2-0 sweep of the…
One held with 284 Yaba tablets at Benapole
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man along with 284 pieces of Yaba tablets from Amrakhali area here on Sunday night.The arrestee was identified as Shariful Islam, son of Sirajul Islam, a resident of Bhaberber village.
Bangladesh emerge as AFC U-14 Girls Regional football champions
The girls in red and green beat hosts Nepal 1-0.They took the lead in the 16th minute through a goal by Maria. Krishna Rani Sarkar and her team kept pressing for more goals, without success, during the rest of the…
BFF announce preliminary U-23 squad for Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Sunday announced a 41-member preliminary squad for upcoming Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament (BGCIT) scheduled to be held from January 8 to 18, 2016 at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital.
Bangladesh football team off to India
Bangladesh national football team, led by Mamunul Islam Mamun, left Dhaka for India today to participate in the SAFF Suzuki Cup scheduled to be held on December 23 to January 3 in Kerala.Eight South Asian nations — Bangladesh, hosts India,…
Messi, Neymar to play in Club World Cup final
Lionel Messi returned to Barcelona’s starting line-up for Sunday’s Club World Cup final against River Plate in Yokohama after recovering from a bout of renal colic, the Spanish club said.Brazilian striker Neymar, who had been struggling with a groin strain,…
Two miscreants arrested in Pabna
Police arrested two miscreants from Banagram market under Ataikhula Thana of the district on Saturday night and recovered arms and drugs from their possession.The arrested miscreants are Rafiqul Islam alias Murgi Kalu 32 and his accomplice Yusuf Sheikh 20. Both…
Man beaten dead at in-law’s house in Chuadanga
A man was beaten to death allegedly by his father-in-law and brother-in-law over family feud at Farmpara in Sadar upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Tutul Hossain, son of late Abdul Khalek of the area.
Woman’s body recovered in Jamalpur
Police recovered the body of an employee of Family Planning Department from her residence in the town this morning.The victim was identified as Aleya Begum, 45, an employee of Family Planning office and wife of Sarwar Hossain, Branch Manager of…
3 shops fined Taka 13,000 in Rajshahi
During separate drives, local office of Department of National Consumers Rights Protection (DNCRP) fined three consumers shops Taka 13,000 in different markets of the city today, a DNCRP press release here said.A team led by Apurba Adhikary, Assistant Director of…
Four held with 10-kg hemp in C’nawabganj
Detective Branch (DB) police and RAB arrested four persons and recovered 477 bottles of phensidyl and 10-kg of hemp in two separate raids in the past 12 hours.The arrested persons are identified as Shafiqul Islam, 35, of Borobongram under Shahmakhdum…
Two women commit suicide in Thakurgaon
Two women allegedly committed suicide in two different villages under Pirganj upazila of the district on Saturday. They are HSC examinee Ripa Rani, 19, and newly married Brishti Rani Roy, 22.
Ex-BNP leader killed in Pabna
A former BNP leader was killed and two people were injured in an attack by some miscreants following previous enmity at Paida village in Sadar upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Mirza Makbul Hossain alias Dulal Master, 52, former…
26 arrested in Narail
Police, in special drives in 24 hours till yesterday morning, arrested 26 people on different charges from different areas of the district.Police sources said, among the arrested persons, eight were held from Sadar upazila, 10 from Lohagara upazila, four from…