Dhaka – At least 11 people were killed and 50 others injured as they scrambled to collect iftar items distributed by the management of Kabir Steel and Re-Rolling Mills (KSRM) at Nolua union in Satkania upazila in Chattogram on Monday.
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2 killed in Khulna road crash
Dhaka- Two people were killed and two others injured when a truck hit a human-hauler on Khulna-Bagerhat road at Jabusa intersection in Rupsa upazila in Khulna on Monday.
Levante wins 5-4 to end Barca’s bid for unbeaten Liga season
Dhaka,(AP/UNB) – Without Lionel Messi to save the day, Barcelona bid farewell to its quest to make history in Spain.
IGP Cup Kabaddi: Moulvibazar clinch title beating Rajshahi
Dhaka- Moulvibazar District clinched the Bashundhara Group IGP Cup National Youth Kabaddi title beating Rajshahi District by 27-25 points in the final at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Indoor Stadium here on Monday.
SA Women sweep Bangladesh 5-0
Dhaka- Bangladesh Women’s cricket team could not utilise their last chance to escape a clean sweep losing the last game by six wickets in a five match ODI series against host South Africa (SA) at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein on Monday.
Premier Hockey: Ajax SC, Victoria SC win
Dhaka- Ajax Sporting Club and Victoria Sporting Club won their respective matches in the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Monday.
4 ‘militants’ held in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested four alleged militants here on Monday.
Man hacked dead by ‘drug-addict’ nephew in Gopalganj
Dhaka- A man was hacked to death allegedly by his drug-addict nephew at Ulpur village in Sadar upazila in Gopalganj on Monday morning.
EC sets June 26 as new date for Gazipur city polls
Dhaka, May 13 – The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday fixed June 26 to hold the Gazipur City Corporation election. EC secretary Helaluddin Ahmed said the election will be held on June 26 while the official election campaign will start…
School Cricket: Bogura Police Lines clinch title
Sylhet – An all-rounder performance by captain Rakibul Islam Sojib enabled Bogura Police Lines School & College to clinch the Prime Bank National School Cricket crown beating Sunamganj Govt Jubilee High School by six wickets in the final at the…
Real & Atletico warm up for European finals with Liga wins
Barcelona,(AP/UNB) – Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid warmed up for their European finals by winning in the Spanish league on Saturday.
4 JMB female members get 5-year jail in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A special tribunal here on Sunday sentenced four female members of banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to five years jail in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act in Sirajganj.
Bangladesh Women’s to play last ODI against South Africa Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Women’s cricket team has the last chance to escape a clean sweep as they will play the last and 5th ODI of a series against host South Africa at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein on Monday.
BSF picks up 3 Bangladeshis at Thakurgaon border
Dhaka – Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) detained three Bangladesh nationals from Paria border in Baliadangi upazila in Thakurgaon early Sunday.
Premier Hockey: Abahani get 6-0 win against Sadharan Bima
Dhaka- Dhaka Abahani Ltd registered a 6-0 goal victory against Sadharan Bima Krira Sangstha in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
Local groundstations successfully get test signal from B-1
Florida, May 12 – Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak has said that following the successful deployment to geostationary orbit of the country’s first communications satellite, the Bangabandhu-1, local groundstations in Gazipur and Betbunia have successfully received initial test signals…
Six killed as bus runs over auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh
Mymensingh, May 11 : Five passengers and the driver of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed when the 3-wheeler was run over by a passenger bus at Kakni area on Sherpur-Mymensingh highway in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh on Friday afternoon.
KIB of BAU honours 230 recommended BCS Cadre members
Mymensingh, May 11 – The Krishibid Institution, Bangladesh (KIB) of the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) chapter honored 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) recommended cadre members at Syed Nazrul Islam Bhavan of the university on Friday at 10 am. Prime Minister’s…
3 killed in city road crash
Dhaka- Three people, including a minor girl, were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a human-hauler at Goran Chatbari under Shah Ali Police Station in the city on Friday afternoon.
7 killed as nor’wester lashes Nilphamari
Dhaka- Seven people were killed as nor’wester lashed Jaldhaka and Domar upazilas Nilphamari on Thursday night.Ibrahim Khalil, officer-in-charge of Domar Police Station, said Abdul Gani, 40 of Golnati Chourangibazar, was killed when a portion of a mud wall collapsed on him…
Mother ‘kills self, son’ jumping before train in Kushtia
Dhaka – A woman with her two-year-old son in her arms reportedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a running train in Gatepara area of Mirpur upazila in Kushtia on Friday afternoon. The deceased could not be identified yet.Afzal…
2 kids drown in Tangail
Dhaka- Two children drowned in a river at Kashil Paschimpara village in Basail upazila here on Thursday.
2 held with one lakh US dollars at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested two people along with one lakh US dollars from Raghunathpur border point in Benapole port area here in Benapole on Thursday night.
Abahani through to final of U-18 Football
Dhaka- Abahani Ltd reached the final of the 3rd Under-18 Football Tournament beating Arambagh Krira Sangha in the sudden death 0(6)- 0(5) in the second semifinal at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.
ODI: Tigresses face clean sweep against SA
Dhaka- Bangladesh Women’s cricket team suffered their four successive loss against hosts South Africa in the five-match ODI series after a 154-run defeat at Diamond Oval, Kimberley on Friday.
24 gold bars seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 24 gold bars, weighing 2.7 kgs, from Ghiba in Benapole port area here on Thursday night.
Jatiya Party MP AKM Maidul Islam passes away
Kurigram, May 11 – AKM Maidul Islam, a Jatiya Party MP from Kurigram -3 constituency and also a former minister, died at a hospital in Dhaka due to lung complications on Thursday night. He was 76.
Anas Incharge Ruhel, Shamima Co-Incharges of JU BNCC
Savar (Dhaka) May 10 – Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC), Jahangirnagar University (JU) Platoons, got a new leadership on Wednesday. Cadet Sergeant Md. Anas Uddin, a 3 rd year student of Geography and Environment department, was made the Cadet Incharge…
National Professor Nurul Islam passes away at 92
Dhaka, May 10 – Noted litterateur and National Professor Mustafa Nurul Islam passed away here on Wednesday night due to old-age complications.
Quota reform protesters’ huge rally at RU
Rajshahi, May 9 -Demanding immediate publication of gazette notification scrapping the quota system the students of Rajshahi University (RU) formed a human chain on the campus on Wednesday.