Mount Maunganui,(AP/UNB) – England won the toss and bowled Wednesday in the second one-day cricket international against New Zealand at Bay Oval.
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former Sporting and Barcelona player Castro dies at 68
Madrid, Feb 28 (AP/UNB) – Enrique Castro “Quini,” the former Spain striker who played for Barcelona and thrived in a long career with Sporting Gijon, has died of a heart attack. He was 68.
PSG denies Neymar requires surgery; Brazil doctor in Paris
Paris(AP/UN,B) – The Brazilian national team doctor has flown to Paris to assess Neymar’s injury, but Paris Saint-Germain will have the final say on how to treat the fractured foot and ankle sprain.
Sylhet stone quarry death toll rises to 6
Sylhet, Feb 27 – Five workers were crushed to death and three others injured while extracting stones at a quarry in Kalairag area of Companiganj upazila on Sunday night.
92 Kg hemp recovered in Jessore
Dhaka – A patrol team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 92 kilograms of hemp worth of Tk 3.22 lakh from Raghunathpur in Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Tuesday.
4 killed in Gopalganj road crash
Dhaka – At least four people were killed and 20 others injured as a bus collided head-on with a truck on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Pona in Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj on Tuesday afternoon.
Napoli routs Cagliari 5-0 to open up 4-point lead over Juve
Cagliari,(AP/UNB) – Napoli took advantage of Juventus’ postponed match and routed Cagliari 5-0 to open up a four-point lead in Serie A on Monday.
1st div women’s cricket league final rescheduled
Dhaka – The final match of the Dhaka Metropolis First Division Women’s Cricket League between City Club and Sheikh Russel Sports Development Academy scheduled for Tuesday at the Gulshan Youth Club ground here, was called off due to wet outfield.
National Football team to fly for Qatar Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team will fly for Qatar on Wednesday afternoon to participate in a two-week long higher training there from February 28 to March 14 as part of their preparations for the SAFF Championship in Dhaka from…
VC loyalists win JUTA polls
Savar (Dhaka), Feb 27 – Vice Chancellor Prof Dr. Farzana Islam-backed panel won the elections to the executive council of Jahangirnagar University Teachers’ Association (JUTA) yesterday.
BAU teacher gets life threat
Mymensingh, Feb 26 – Some miscreants threatened to take the life to a professor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in front of his residence allegedly on Sunday afternoon.
Khaleda’s bail in another case extended until 13 March
Dhaka, Feb 26 – A Dhaka court on Monday extended the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia until March 13 in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
‘Sri Devi died from accidental drowning’
Indian actor Sridevi died due to accidental drowning in a bath tub in her hotel here, reports gulfnews.com. Sharing the image of the forensic report, the media publication stated that Sridevi, who had traces of alcohol in her blood, lost…
10 killed 50 hurt in Narayanganj bus-lorry collision
At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and 50 others injured in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Tribordi in Sonargaon upazila on Monday noon.One of the deceased was identified as Yasmin, a worker of Ananta…
Guardiola uses Man City trophy win to back Catalonia protest
London(AP/UNB) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola used the platform provided by his first cup success with the English Premier League team on Sunday to criticize the imprisonment of pro-independence Catalan politicians.
5 held, 1.2 lakh yaba seized in city
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested five suspected drug dealers and recovered 1.20 lakh pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Bashundhara residential area here on early Monday.
BCB announces 16-man T20I squad for Nidahas Trophy
Dhaka- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday announced a 16-man T20I squad to play the tri-nation ‘Nidahas Trophy’ against India and Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Premier Cricket: Legends of Rupganj move to 2nd slot beating Gazi Group
Dhaka- Legends of Rupganj advanced to the 2nd slot in the 12-team Walton Bangladesh Premier League Cricket beating Gazi Group Cricketers by five wickets at BKSP ground-3 in Savar on Monday.
N’ganj road crash leaves 10 dead
Dhaka-At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and 50 others injured in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Tribordi in Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj on Monday noon.
3rd Div Football: Uttara FC beat Jatrabari JS 1-0
Dhaka – Uttara Friends Club beat Jatrabari Jhotika Sangsad by 1-0 goal in the in the match of the Saif Power Battery 3rd Division Football League at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Monday.
Women’s Cricket: City Club to play final with Sheikh Russel SDA on Tuesday
Dhaka – City Club will lock horn with Sheikh Russel Sports Development Academy in the final of the Dhaka Metropolis First Division Women’s Cricket League at Gulshan Youth Club ground here on Tuesday.
Walsh named Tigers interim head coach
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team pace bowling coach Courtney Walsh has been named the Tigers’ interim head coach for the Nidahas Trophy.
Doctor ‘commits suicide’ in Ctg
Dhaka – A young physician allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Amirbagh residential area in Chittagong on Sunday night.
School Chess: Ten teams share top slot
Dhaka – Ten teams shared the top slot in the CJKS-Kwality Ice Cream Inter School Team Chess Championship securing four points each after the 2nd round at the gymnasium of MA Aziz Stadium here on Monday.
Youth’s hanging body recovered from Sylhet hotel
Sylhet, Feb 26 – A young man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a pipe at the toilet in a hotel room at Zindabazar in the city on Sunday night.
Sridevi’s body to be flown to Mumbai, funeral likely Monday
Dhaka, Feb 26 – Veteran Actress Sridevi, who acted in over 300 films during a career spanning five decades, died of a cardiac arrest in Dubai in the early hours of Sunday. The 54-year-old, who was awarded the Padma Shri…
Two workers killed in Sylhet stone quarry collapse
Sylhet, Feb 26 – Two workers were killed and three others injured in a mudslide while they were extracting stones from a quarry in Bholaganj area of Companiganj upazila on Sunday night.
Michelle Obama to release memoir in November
New York, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — Michelle Obama’s memoir, one of the most highly anticipated books in recent years, is coming out Nov. 13.
One killed in Satkhira road crash
Dhaka – A helper of a trucker was killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between two trucks on Khulna-Satkhira highway in Tala upazila on Saturday night.
20 jhut godowns gutted in Gazipur fire
Dhaka – At least 20 jhut godowns and several wood shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Konabari in Gazipur on Sunday morning.