Dhaka – Members of Narcotics Control Department arrested a couple along with 3,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Farhadpur village in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Wednesday.
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2 killed in Natore road crash
Dhaka – A man and a woman were killed when a truck ploughed through a restaurant at Srirampur in Baraigram upazila in Natore early Thursday.
Beach volleyball playing for a Commonwealth Games future
Gold Coast,(AP/UNB) – More than gold medals were on the line in beach volleyball on the Gold Coast, with the sport playing for its Commonwealth Games future.
FIFA visits Atlanta as part of 2026 World Cup evaluation
Atlanta (AP/UNB) – A FIFA evaluation committee wrapped up its visit to Atlanta on Wednesday, checking out possible sites for the 2026 World Cup.
Late Ronaldo penalty keeps Madrid alive in Champions League
Madrid(AP/UNB) – Just when it looked like Juventus would pull off another stunning Champions League comeback, Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up once again.
US weighs up military response against Syria
The US says “all options are on the table” in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, as Western leaders continue to weigh up military action. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters that no final decision had…
Mother of Rakib files murder case against police
Dhaka, April 11 – A case has been filed Wednesday against Rafiqul Islam, Officer-in- Charge (OC) of Wari Police Station in the city, and two of his colleagues on the charges of killing a minor boy in their custody.
Mother, daughter among 3 killed in M’singh road crash
Dhaka – Three people, including a woman and her minor daughter, were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a lorry on Mymensingh-Haluaghat road at Madhupur village in Tarakanda upazila on Tuesday night.
2 motorcyclists killed in Manikganj road crash
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed when a bus hit a motorbike on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Manora in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.
Garment worker found dead in Savar
Dhaka – A garment worker was found dead at his residence at Tarapur in Savar on the outskirts of the capital early in Savar Wednesday.
‘Robber’ killed in Meherpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and police on Hemayetpur-Amtoil road in Gangni upazila early in Meherpur Wednesday.
2 youths held with ‘20,387 Yaba tablets’ in city
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested two suspected drug dealers and recovered 20,387 Yaba tablets from the 300 Feet Road of Khilkhet in the city on Wednesday morning.
UPDF man shot dead in Rangamati
Dhaka – An activist of theUnited People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), the Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political party, was shot to death reportedly by members of a breakaway rival faction in Betchari area in Naniarchar Upazila in Rangamati on Wednesday.
CWG: Shooter Shakil clinches 2nd silver for Bangladesh
Dhaka- Bangladeshi promising shooter Shakil Ahmed clinched the 2nd silver medal for Bangladesh in Men’s 50-meter Pistol in the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games at Belmont Shooting Centre in Gold Coast, Australia on Wednesday.
Central Zone finish 1st innings on 529 against North Zone
Dhaka – Walton Central Zone finished the first inning with 529 runs against BCB North Zone on the 2nd day in the 4th round of the four-day Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra on Wednesday.
School Cricket: Glory School & College emerge Dhaka Metro champions
Dhaka- Glory School & College emerged Dhaka Metro champions in the Prime Bank National School Cricket Tournament beating Kadamtola Purbo Bashabo School & College by 28 runs in a low scoring final at the Zahurul Haq Hall ground of Dhaka…
Shakib-Fizz set for IPL face-off Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s Test and T20I captain Shakib Al Hasan and promising fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman may take the field on opposing sidesin the 7th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (RGIS) in Hyderabad…
Algerian military plane crashes in field, killing 257 people
Algiers, Apr 11 — A military plane carrying soldiers and their families crashed soon after takeoff in a farm field in northern Algeria on Wednesday, killing 257 people in what appeared to be the worst plane crash in the North…
Kazi Salahuddin elected SAFF president for 3rd term
Dhaka – President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin has been elected President of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) for the 3rd term in a row.
3rd Div Football: Siddique Bazar routs Tangail FA 5-0
Dhaka – Siddique Bazar Dhaka Junior Sporting Club secured 5-0 victory against Tangail Football Academy in the Saif Power Battery 3rd Division Football League at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Wednesday. Omar Faruk scored two goals in…
AFC Cup: Abahani return to winning ways beating Aizawl FC 3-0
Dhaka – Bangladesh Premier League champions Dhaka Abahani Limited returned to winning ways in their 3rd Group C match of the AFC Cup Football Tournament after suffering two consecutive defeats, beating hosts Aizawl FC of India 3-0 at the Indira…
US-Bangla plane crash: Family of each deceased to get $50,000
Dhaka, Apr 11 – Families of those killed in the US-Bangla airplane crash will get at least $50,000 as compensation from the Tribhuban International Airport authority in Nepal, said Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal. -UNB
China responds robustly to threats of extra $100b tariffs
Geneva, 6 Apr (D. Ravi Kanth) – In a robust response to US President Donald Trump’s latest threat that he would consider slapping tariffs on an additional $100 billion on imports of Chinese goods, Beijing said it would impose “comprehensive…
C’wealth principles on freedom of expression unveiled
As leaders from the 53 Commonwealth countries prepare to fly to London for a Summit meeting next week, six Commonwealth organisations Wednesday unveiled proposals for a 12-point Commonwealth code of conduct aimed at reducing the heavy toll of journalists’ killings…
Pioneering black choreographer-director Donald McKayle dies
Donald McKayle, a modern dancer and choreographer who brought the black experience in America to the Broadway stage in musicals such as “Raisin” and “Sophisticated Ladies,” has died. He was 87.
2 female workers killed in Sunamganj stone quarry
Dhaka – Two female workers were killed while extracting stones from a quarry at Chalti river bank in Sadar upazila in Sunamganj on Tuesday morning.
5 to die for murder in Chattogram
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday convicted five people and sentenced them to death for killing an US expatriate Nurul Alam in 2011 in Chattogram.
3 BD workers killed as lift fall on them in Malaysia
– At least three Bangladeshi construction workers who have been working in Malaysia died in Benapole on Monday, as lift of an under-construction site fell on them at Johor Bahru Forest City in Malaysia. The deceased were identified as Tariqul…
Youth’s body found in Nilphamari
Dhaka – Police here on Tuesday morning recovered body of a young man from Bakdokra village in Domar upazila in Nilphamari.
Gopalganj bus strike called off
Gopalganj – The indefinite strike enforced by bus owners and workers in the district was withdrawn on Tuesday afternoon. The decision to call off the strike came at a meeting among the district and police administration and bus owners and…