Dhaka – A team of custom officials on Saturday seized baggage carrying 22 kinds of Indian goods from customs search centre of Benapole check post.
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2 ‘robbers’ arrested following a ‘shootout’
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged robbers along with homemade weapons after a reported brief ‘gunfight’ from Kadamtali area here on early Saturday.
Lightning kills two schoolboys in Khagrachhari
Dhaka – Two schoolboys were killed and a house wife was injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Matiranga, Guimara and Mahalchhari upazilas in Khagrachhari on Saturday.
College girl ‘commits suicide’ in Jessore
Dhaka – A female college student allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at a student mess in Sheikhhati High Court intersection here in Jessore on Saturday morning.
BCL leader held with arm, ammo in Laxmipur
Dhaka- Police arrested an organising secretary of Ramganj Upazila unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) along with arms, ammunition and sharp weapons from Maddhya Bahadur area in the upazila town on Saturday afternoon.
10 dead as small plane slams into house
Philippines, (AP/UNB) — A small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of Manila on Saturday, killing all those onboard and five people on the ground, officials said.
3rd Div Football: Saif Youth team beat Lalbagh SC 4-1
Dhaka – A hat-trick by Ahad Ali enabled Saif Sporting Club Youth team to earn facile 4-1 goal victory over Lalbagh Sporting Club in the Saif Power Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football League at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Saturday.
BCB announces Tk 1crore bonus for Tigers
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced an incentive bonus of taka one crore to the Tigers for confirming their berth to the final of the Nidahas Trophy tri-nation T20I tournament against India at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on…
Sherpur Cricket: Young Crickers emerge champions
Dhaka – Sherpur Young Cricketers Assaciation clinched the Sherpur Memoza-Biyon T20 Cricket title beating Amateur Club by eight wickets in the final at the Shaheed Muktijoddha Smriti Stadium here on Saturday.
Premier Cricket: 11th round kicks off Sunday
Dhaka – The 11th round of the 12-team Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League kicks off on Sunday at three separate venues in Dhaka and its adjoining areas.
Three more plane crash survivors back home
DHAKA – Three more Bangladeshi survivors of the US-Bangla plane crash arrived here today among the 10 injured Bangladeshi passengers of the deadly aircraft accident at Kathmandu’s Trivubhan International Airport on Monday last.
2 picnickers killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus carrying picnickers hit a covered van on Dhaka-Chittagong highway near Sultana temple area in Sitakundu upazila on Friday.
Man stabbed dead ‘by nephews’ in Faridpur
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his nephews over land dispute at Godardhor village in Madhukhali upazila in Faridpur on Friday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Fakir, 55 of the village.
Man held with 1.125kg heroin in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug trader along with 1.125 kg heroinfrom Char Islamabad of Sadarupazila in Chapainawabganj on Friday afternoon.
Welbeck double lifts Arsenal, Torres boosts Atletico
Prague(AP/UNB) – Danny Welbeck celebrated his England callup by scoring twice as Arsenal beat AC Milan 3-1 Thursday to cruise into the Europa League quarterfinals 5-1 on aggregate.
Nidahas Trophy: Tigers elect to bowl first against Lankans
Dhaka – Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first against hosts Sri Lanka in a must-win game for the final berth of the Nidahas Trophy tri-nation T20I tournament at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.
Bridge collapse in Florida, US kills 4
Miami, Mar 16 (AP/UNB) — A pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway Thursday afternoon, crushing vehicles beneath massive slabs of concrete and steel and killing at least four people, authorities said. Search-and-rescue crews worked…
2 bullet-hit bodies found in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Mar 16 – Police recovered the bullet-hit bodies of two unidentified people at Himchhari Dhala on Eidgaon-Baishari road in Sadar upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Friday.
4 held along with 8,000 yaba tablets
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four alleged drug traders along with 8,000 pieces of yaba in the BSCIC industrial area in Chouddagram upazila in Comilla on Thursday.
5 dwelling houses gutted in Sylhet fire
Dhaka – Five dwelling houses were gutted in a fire at Raipur village in Bishwanathpur upazila in Sylhet on Thursday night.
‘Pirate’ killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’
Noakhali, Mar 16 (UNB) – A suspected pirate was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Char Omed in Companyganj upazila early Friday.
Bangladesh Men’s Volleyball team leaves for Iran Friday
Dhaka – An 18-member Bangladesh National Volleyball team will leave for Iran on Friday as part of their preparations for the Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship beginning on April 21 at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor…
Venus Williams reaches semifinals at Indian Wells
Indian Wells,(AP/UNB) – Venus Williams defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 6-2 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open, where she first broke out as a 16-year-old qualifier in 1997.
School walkouts across US demand gun reform
ByChristopher Bucktin On Thursday the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were joined by 300,000 others across the US in a walkout, part of an emboldened anti-gun movemen t In their thousands, they walked silently on…
Controversy over JU dean appointments
Savar (Dhaka), March 15 – A faction of pro-AL teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) protested the new dean appointments at Social Sciences and Law faculties on Thursday.
University girl rape accused secures bail
Dhaka, March 15 – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 of Dhaka on Wednesday granted bail to another accused in the case filed over the rape of two private university girls in a Banani hotel.
Govt recruits 957 Ebtedayi Madrasah teachers, 1063 more soon
Dhaka, March 15 – The Islamic Foundation has recruited 957 Alia nesab teachers from madrasa background out of 1,010 posts for its Darul Arqam (Ebtedayi) standard madrasas. The appointment was given at a time on Thursday.
Youth found dead in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A youth was found dead in a water body at Kadipur village in Damurhuda upazila on Thursday.
16 Bangladeshis held at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 16 Bangladeshi nationals, including seven women and three children, from Daulatpur border here in Benapole on Thursday noon.
Man ‘commits’ suicide ‘killing wife’ in Bagerhat
Dhaka – A man allegedly committed suicide after ‘killing wife’ at Saraspur village in Mollahat upazila in Bagerhat on Thursday.