Manchester,(AP/UNB) – Statistics often don’t tell the whole story but some figures from Manchester City’s dominant 1-0 win over Chelsea further highlighted the gulf in class between the Premier League leaders and the rest.
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Australia forced to wait 1 more day to seal victory over SA
Durban,(AP/UNB) – Australia was forced to wait for the one wicket it needs to confirm a commanding win over South Africa in the first test after a strange end to the fourth day on Sunday.
Moulana Faruki murder case report deferred
Dhaka, March 4 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the submission of the probe report to April 11 in the case filed for killing former host speaker of Channel i Television- Nurul Islam Faruki.
Fiorentina captain Davide Astori dies aged 31
Udine,(AP/UNB) – Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, a defender who has also been capped by Italy 14 times, has died, the club announced. He was 31.
3rd Div Football: Dhaka Junior SC crushes Kallol Sangha 5-0
Dhaka – A brilliant hattrick by Sabuj Roy enabled Siddique Bazar Dhaka Junior Sporting Club to earn a comfortable 5-0 goals victory over Kallol Sangha in the Saif Power Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football League at Kamalapur Stadium here on…
School Handball: Scholastica Uttara makes flying start
Dhaka- Scholastica Uttara made a flying in both the boys and girls’ groups of the Bubble Gum Under-14 School Handball Tournament that began on Sunday at the Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.
One held with 21,500 Yaba pills in Ctg
Dhaka-Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged smuggler along with 21,500 Yaba pills from Moijjertek in the port city on Saturday night.
Magura BNP leader Syed Mokaddes dies
Dhaka – BNP Magura district Joint Convener Syed Mokaddes Ali died at Anwar Khan Modern Hospital in the capital in Magura on Saturday night. He was 74.
Dutch midfielder Sneijder retires from international soccer
The Hague,(AP/UNB) – Midfielder Wesley Sneijder is retiring from international football after 15 years and a record 133 appearances for the Netherlands.
Neymar leaving hospital to begin rehab
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil,(BSS/AFP) – Brazil and Paris Saint- Germain superstar Neymar was to leave hospital Sunday after a successful operation on his broken foot, but it will be six weeks before doctors know when the world’s most expensive player can…
Quader rejects BNP’s objection to PM’s polls campaign
Dhaka, March 3 – The general secretary ruling Awami League Obaidul Quader on Saturday rejected BNP’s objection to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ‘unilateral’ election campaign in favour of Nouka (Boat) violating electoral code of conduct.
BNP public meetings in cities, districts in phases this month
Dhaka, March 3 – The BNP will hold public meetings at city and district levels across the country in phases from this month protesting jailing of chairperson Khaleda Zia in a ‘false and fabricated case’ and demanding her release, and…
1 killed in B’baria clash
Dhaka – A man was killed and five others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a piece of land at Laxmipur village in Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbria early Saturday.
Fake NSI held in Faridpur
Dhaka – Police here early Saturday arrested a person posing as an official of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) and his accomplice from a property at Hazrakanda of Bhanga upazila in Faridpur.
Man ‘burns’ self to death in city
Dhaka – A man died as he reportedly set himself alight at Nazirabazar of the city’s Bangshal area early Saturday.
Housewife attempts suicide in Bagerhat
Dhaka – A housewife tried to commit suicide by pouring kerosene on herself at Sauthkhali village in Sharankhola upazila on Saturday morning.The victim is Kamala Begum alias Nuri, 20, wife of Motaleb Hawladar of Bakultala village of the upazila and…
Nidahas Trophy: Shakib-less Tigers leave for Colombo Sunday
Dhaka – A 16-member Bangladesh team, without captain Shakib Al Hasan, will leave for Sri Lanka Sunday at 1 pm to participate in the Nidahas Trophy Tri-nation T20I Tournament beginning on Tuesday (March 6) at the R. Premadasa Stadium in…
BCB announce U17 squad against Afghanistan
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced a 15-member Under-17 squad to play two three-day matches and three one-day matches against Afghanistan Under-17 at Greater Noida, India, in March.
England beats NZ by 4 runs in thrilling 3rd ODI
Wellington,(AP/UNB) – England held on for a thrilling four-run win in the third one-day cricket international on Saturday, despite an unbeaten century by New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.
Pran-RFL U-14 School Handball kicks off Sunday
Dhaka -The Pran-RFL Under-14 School Handball Tournament for Boys and Girls, organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation, will begin at the Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Sunday.
PSL- Mahmudullah scores only 15 for Quetta
Dhaka – Bangladesh stand-in T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad contributed only 15 runs off 13 balls with one six as his team Quetta Gladiators suffered a nine-wicket defeat against Multan Sultans in the day-night basis Pakistan Super League T20 Cricket in…
Sheikh Russell SDA clinch women’s cricket league title
Dhaka – Sheikh Russell Sports Development Academy clinched the Dhaka First Division Women’s Cricket League title beating City Club by 12 runs in the final at BKSP ground-3 in Savar on Saturday.
Lowest fare for Australia?
Dhaka, 02 March – Asia’s largest budget airlines ‘Air Asia’ has announced its lowest fare for travel to Australia by Bangladeshi passengers. This fare will be applicable for Dhaka-Kulalumpure-Sydney and Dhaka-Kulalumpure- Melbourne rute. In this process Bangladeshi students and middle…
Boney Kapoor had planned a surprise dinner for Sridevi
Dhaka,Mar 2-Veteran actress Sridevi, 54, was getting ready at a hotel room in Dubai for a dinner date with her producer-husband Boney Kapoor before she suffered a cardiac arrest which led to her sudden demise, a media report said on…
Youth stabbed dead in Dinajpur
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to dead over a trifling matter at Mohishkotha in Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
2 killed in Sirajganj road crash
Dhaka -Two people were killed and a another was injured as a truck hit another stationary one on Banghabandhu Bridge West road in Konabari area of Kamarkhanda upazila in Sirajganj early Friday.
2 ‘snatchers’ held with arms in Ctg
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two alleged snatchers along with arms from Chotteswari road area under Chakbazar thana on Thursday night.
3 girls abducted from Chuadanga rescued in Dhaka
Dhaka -Police rescued three teenage girls, who were abducted from the district, from Dhaka’s Mirpur area and arrested two people in this connection on Thursday night.
Fire guts 3 salt factories in Ctg
Dhaka – At least three salt factories were gutted in a fire that broke out at Majhirghat in Sadarghat area in the port city on Friday morning.
Woman hacked dead in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A woman was hacked to death allegedly by her uncle for marrying without family’s concern at Raninagar village in Salanga upazila in Sirajganj on Friday morning.