Dhaka – Two school students drowned in the Buriganga river as a boat capsized while crossing the river at Sadarghat in the city on Monday.
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New Zealand draws 2nd test vs England, clinches series
Christchurch,(AP/UNB) – England’s long and cheerless summer in the southern hemisphere ended in a final, bitter disappointment Tuesday when victory in the second test against New Zealand slipped through its fingers and it had to accept a 1-0 series loss.
DRU Media Cricket: Channel 24 emerge champions
Dhaka – Channel 24 clinched the Summit-DRU Media Cup Cricket title beating bdnews24.com by one run in the nerve-racking final at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Tuesday.
Bangladesh finish 3rd in South Asian Women’s Handball
Dhaka – Bangladesh finished 3rd in the five-nation 5th South Asian Women’s Handball Championship losing to hosts India by 11-27 goals in the last match in the Indian city of Lucknow on Tuesday.
College principal killed in Chattogram road crash
Dhaka – A college principal was killed as a truck hit a human-hauler on Dhaka- Chattogram Highway at Noyduari of Katachhara union in Mirsarai Upazila in Chattogram on Monday. The deceased was identified as Aminur Rasul, 55, principal of Professor…
Mash becomes most wkt hunters in one session of DPDCL
Dhaka – Tigers ODI side captain Mashrafe Bin Moratza has become the most wicket getter in one session of the List ‘A’ cricket in Bangladesh.
Pakistan thrashes jet lagged West Indies by 143 runs
Karachi,(AP/UNB) – Pakistan thrashed a jet lagged West Indies by 143 runs in their Twenty20 opener on Sunday for the second biggest margin of victory in top-level T20 cricket.
Summit-DRU Media Cup Cricket advance to semifinals
Dhaka -The Summit-DRU Media Cup Cricket Tournament, organized by Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), advanced to the semifinal stage on the 5th day at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Monday.
South Asian Handball: Bangladesh beat Afghanistan, lose to Nepal
Dhaka, Apr 2 (UNB) – Touring Bangladesh made mixed results in the five-nation 5th South Asain Women’s Handball Championship in the Indian city Lucknow on Monday.
Asian Youth Chess: Subroto, Manon, Warsia share top slots
Dhaka – Subroto Biswas, Manon Reza Neer and Warsia Khushbu shared the top slots in their respective groups of the Asian Youth Chess Championship securing full two points after 2nd round matches at Lotus Pang Suan Kaew Hotel in Chiang…
Both matches of 3rd Div Football League end with goalless draws
Dhaka – Both the super league matches of the Saif Power Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football ended in goalless draws at Kamalapur Stadium here on Monday. Arambagh Football Academy shared the points Dipali Jubo Sangha in the day’s first match…
Drug peddler held in Satkhira; Phensidyl, silver jewelry seized
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested a drug peddler with 400 bottles of phensidyl from Baikari border in Sadar upazila in Satkhira on Sunday morning.
Mother, son found dead in Sylhet house
Dhaka – Police recovered the bodies of a mother and her son from a house in Mirabazar area of the city on Sunday noon.The deceased were identified as Rokeya Begum, 40, and her SSC examinee son Rabiul Islam Rokon, 15.
27 Sundarbans robbers surrender
Dhaka – Twenty seven members of three forest robber gangs surrendered to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal along with their arms and ammunition at Swadhinata Uddyan in Bagerhat town on Sunday.
3 Bangladeshis killed in Australia road crash
Dhaka – At least three Bangladeshi nationals were killed Saturday in a fatal road crash at Kakadu Highway in Darwin, the capital city of Northern Territory of Australia.
8 killed in Gopalganj bus plunge
Dhaka -Eight people were killed and 23 others injured in a fatal road accident at Biswambordi on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Muksudpur upazila in Gopalganj early Sunday. Seven of the deceased were identified as Asim Majhi, 32, hailing from Jhalakathi, Hasan,…
Man held with 13 kg gold at Ctg airport
Chittagong, Apr 1 (UNB) – Customs officials on Sunday arrested a man along with 13 kg gold at Shah Amanat International Airport. The arrestee was identified as Swapan Kumar Nath.
2 held with 112 kgs hemp in city
Dhaka – Members of North Division (Traffic) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police seized 112 kgs of hemp along with a private car and detained two from the city’s Abdullahpur area on Sunday.
Teacher held for trying to ‘rape’ minor student
Dhaka- Police arrested a teacher of an Islamic Foundation’s mosque-based mass education centre in Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Sunday for allegedly trying to rape a seven-year-old female student.
PSG beats Monaco 3-0, wins 5th consecutive French league Cup
Paris(AP/UNB) – Paris Saint-Germain won the French League Cup for a fifth straight time, reasserting its dominance on the domestic stage by beating Monaco 3-0 in the final on Saturday.
Man City beats Everton 3-1, can clinch EPL by beating United
Liverpool,(AP/UNB) – Manchester City cruised past Everton 3-1 to ensure Pep Guardiola can seal his first English Premier League title by beating Manchester United next Saturday.
Bangladesh U15 girls clinch Jockey CG Int’l Youth Football title
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-15 Women’s Football team clinched the title of the four-team Jockey Club Girls International Youth Invitational Football Tournament with all-win record after 6-0 win against hosts Hong Kong at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground in Hong Kong…
Revised itinerary for 4th round of BCL announced
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced revised itinerary for the 4th round of the 6th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) beginning on April 10 due to change in venues.
Premier Cricket: Ashraful hits 3rd successive ton for hapless Kalabagan
Dhaka – Bangladesh national side former captain Mohammad Ashraful completed his mission in this edition Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League with hammering an extraordinary fifth century, but could not stop another loss for Kalabagan Krira Chakra.
South Asian Handball: Bangladesh off to flying start
Dhaka – Touring Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the five-nation 5th South Asian Women’s Handball Championship outplaying Bhutan by 44-3 goals in their first appearance in the Indian city of Lucknow on Sunday.
3rd Div Football: Kadamtola Sangsad crushes Tangail FA by 5-0
Dhaka – A brilliant hat-trick by Abidul Islam Misbah enabled Kadamtola Sangsad to crush Tangail Football Academy by 5-0 goals in a super league match of the Saif Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football at Kamalpur Stadium here on Sunday.
National Film Day on April 3
The National Film Day-2018 will be observed in a befitting manner under the auspices of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) and the National Film Observance Committee on April 3.
Greater Dinajpur Samity of Mymensingh committee at BAU
Mymensingh, March 31 – A Greater Dinajpu Zilla Samity of Mymensingh was formed for 1 year on Friday at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).
City building catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out in a building in the city’s Gulshan-1 area on Saturday noon.
Lighting strike kills 3 farmers in Pabna
Dhaka – Three local farmers of Manikhat union in Sujanagar upazila were killed in lighting strike in Pabna on Friday night.