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Neymar left out of main Brazil team at World Cup camp
London,(AP/UNB) – After saying last week that he was not 100 percent healthy, Neymar was left out of Brazil’s main team Thursday at its World Cup training camp.
Windies win Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge by 72 runs against World XI
Dhaka- World champions West Indies showed their dominance with denying ICC World XI by huge 72 runs in the Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge under the floodlights at Lord’s in London on Thursday.
Youth killed in Brahmanbaria pre-poll violence
Dhaka – A young man was killed in a clash over domination ahead of Union Parishad election between two rival groups at Doulatpur village in Nasirnagar upazila on Thursday.
RU student loses studentship over sexual harassment
Rajshahi, May 31 The authority of the Rajshahi University (RU) has canceled studentship of a student for involvement in sexual harassment.
7 get life in prison in Khulna for murder
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sentenced seven people to life imprisonment for killing a man in Dumuria upazila in 2007 in Khulna.
Djokovic discusses lack of confidence after French Open win
Paris,(AP/UNB) – Despite all of Novak Djokovic’s success over the years – the 12 major championships, the career Grand Slam, the time ranked No. 1 – he still finds himself searching for self-confidence these days.
Premier Hockey: Mohammedan to play Ajax in super-5 opener Friday
Dhaka – League leader Dhaka Mohammedan SC will play Ajax SC in the opening super-5 match of the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium at 2pm on Friday.
Zidane quits as Real Madrid coach after 3rd Champions League
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Zinedine Zidane quit as Real Madrid coach on Thursday, less than a week after leading the team to its third straight Champions League title, saying the club needed a change in command.
School Football: Barisal beat Natore by 2-1 goals
Dhaka – Barisal District earned 2-1 goals victory over Natore District in the final round of the Pran Milk National School Football Championship at the Bir Shreshta Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday.
Chess Festival: GM Ziaur Rahman sharing 3rd slot
Dhaka- Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur Rahman was sharing 3rd position in the 11th International Chess Festival-2018 along with 10 other players securing 5.5 points after the 8th round matches held in the Indian city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha on Wednesday.…
Confident Shakib leaves for India to play T20I series against Afghanistan
Dhaka – All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan left home for India on Thursday morning to lead Bangladesh against Afghanistan in the three-match T20I series to be held at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India on June 3, 5 and 7.
Kushtia BCL leader committed suicide: Police
Dhaka – Nazmul Islam, vice president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Kushtia District unit committed suicide, not murdered, claimed S M Mahedi Hasan, superintendent of Kushtia police on Thursday.
SQ Chy’s house at Goods Hill in Chattogram attacked
Chattogram, May 31 – A group of unidentified miscreants ransacked the house of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury at Goods Hill in the port city on Wednesday night.
323 killed in May across Bangladesh: BHRC
127 killed by law enforcers during anti-narcotics drive Dhaka, May 31– A total of 323 people were killed in different incidents across the country during the month of May, according to a survey prepared by Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC).…
Stephen Hawking demise sadden Palestine BDS activists
By BDS SOUTH AFRICA The human rights and Palestine solidarity organization, BDS South Africa, joins fellow Palestinian solidarity activists from across the globe in expressing our condolences on the passing of world-renowned physicist, Professor Stephen Hawking. In particular our condolences…
Russia-Jordan to co-operate in area of Small Modular Rectors
Dhaka, May 30 – Russia and Jordan have decided to intensify and step up their cooperation in the field of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
School teacher found dead in Sirajganj
Dhaka – The body of a female school teacher was recovered from Betua village in Shalanga upazila in Sirajganj on Wednesday.
Mohammedan to play Ajax in super-five oponer Friday
Dhaka – The super-five matches of the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League begins on Friday (June 1) at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here with league leader Dhaka Mohammedan SC takingon Ajax SC in theopening match at…
Abul Hasan Raju to replace Mustafizur Rahman in T20 series against Afghanistan
Dhaka- Right-arm paceman Abul Hasan Raju to replace injury grabbed pacer Mustafizur Rahman in the Bangladesh squad to play the three-match Twenty20 International series against Afghanistan beginning on June 3 in the Indian city of Dehradun.
One-year countdown to Cricket World Cup begins
Dhaka- One year is to go until the greatest celebration of cricket ‘ICC Cricket World Cup 2019’ begins in England on May 30 next year when hosts England take on South Africa at The Oval in London.
Bangladesh team announced for Women’s Asia Cup
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming ACC Women’s Asia Cup T20I 2018.
No killing by law enforcement agencies, says Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said the government would take steps as per law if any killing of innocent people takes place while conducting drives against drug traders.
UK couple convicted of trying to force daughter to wed in BD
London, May 30 (AP/UNB) — A British jury has convicted a couple of attempting to force their teenage daughter to marry her first cousin in Bangladesh.
Russian journalist shot and killed in Ukrainian capital
Kiev, May 30 (AP/UNB) — A Russian journalist harshly critical of the Kremlin was shot and killed in the Ukrainian capital Tuesday, and the national police said they are assuming he was targeted because of his work.
JU Youth Journalists’ Forum forms new committee
Savar (Dhaka) May 29 – The Youth Journalists’ Forum Bangladesh (YJFB), Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit, formed a new committee with Saiful Islam of United News of Bangladesh (UNB) and Yousuf Jamil of priyo.com as President and Secretary respectively for the…
AL-backed Teachers’ Forum holds Iftar Mahfil at BAU
Mymensingh, May 29 – An ‘Iftar Mahfil’ was held at the community centre of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh organized by BAU Awami backed teachers association “Gonotantrikh Shikkhok Forum” on Tuesday.
12 more ‘drug traders’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Twelve more alleged drug traders were killed in reported gunfights early Tuesday amid anti-narcotic drives of law enforcers across the country.
Two mango traders killed in Jashore road crash
Dhaka- Two mango traders were killed and three others injured as a bus rammed a human hauler on Jashore-Benapole highway in Shyamlagachi area of Sharsha upazila early Tuesday.
100 injured in dog bite in Kurigram
Dhaka- Around 100 people were injured as rabid dogs bit them at different parts in Kurigram in the last three days, creating panic among locals.