Dhaka – A contractor was gunned down by some miscreants in Mohakhali area of the capital on Sunday morning.
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Youth gets life term for raping Natore school girl
Dhaka – A young man was sentenced for life term imprisonment on Sunday as he raped a minor school girl at Banurvag village of Naldanga in Natore in 2011.
India edges South Africa by 7 runs to clinch T20 series
Cape Town,(AP/UNB) – India held on amid a late barrage from newcomer Christiaan Jonker to win the final Twenty20 against South Africa by seven runs on Saturday, clinching the series 2-1 and sealing a winning end to its tour.
Two matches of 3rd div football end in draw
Dhaka – Narinda Junior Lions Club played out 1-1 draw against Tangail Football Academy in the match of the Saif Power Battery 3rd Division Football League at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Sunday.
Women’s Cricket: City Club reach final eliminating Indira Road
Dhaka – City Club reached the final of the Dhaka First Division Women’s Cricket League eliminating Indira Road Cricket Academy by 7 wickets in the 2nd semi-final at Gulshan Youth Club ground on Sunday.
6th round of Premier Cricket begins Monday
Dhaka – The 6th round matches of the 12-team Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League will begin at three separate venues in Dhaka and Narayanganj on Monday.
Inter-School Chess begins
Dhaka -The CJKS-Quality Ice Cream Inter-School Team Chess Competition, organised by Chattgram Jila Krira Sangstha (CJKS) began Sunday at the gymnasium of MA Aziz Stadium here.
Ex-army man shot dead in Comilla
Dhaka – A retired army person was gunned down by some unknown assailants at Dhanuakhola village in Sadar upazila early Saturday.
Youth stabbed to death in Ctg
Dhaka – A youth was stabbed to death by a group of miscreants in Sadarghat Police Station area in Chittagong on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Md Ibrahim, 19, son of Jasim Uddin of Rail Colony area under…
JMB man held with gunpowder in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A team of DB police in a drive detained an alleged member of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with 500g of gunpowder while conducting a secret meeting at Barghoria Sluicegate area in the district Sadar…
3 madrasa students ‘missing’ in Habiganj
Dhaka – Three students of Shamsul Ulum Nurania Hafizia Madrasa in Mirpur area of Bahubal upazila in the district reportedly went missing on Friday noon.
Premier Cricket: Shinepukur takes 2nd spot with 6-wkt win over Kalabagan
Dhaka – Shinepukur Cricket Club crushed the Kalabagan Krira Chakra by six wickets in the 5th round match of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday.
Nat’l School Cricket: Jhalokathi Govt emerge district champions
Dhaka – Jhalokathi Government High School emerged district champions in the Prime Bank Young Tigers’ National School Cricket Competition crushing Taruni Maddhomik Biddaloy by 188 runs at Sheikh Russel Mini Stadium in Jhalokathi on Saturday.
Shooter Asif to light Bangladesh Youth Games torch
Dhaka – The Commonwealth Games and South Asian Games gold winning Bangladeshi shooter Asif Hossain will light the torch in the inaugural ceremony of the Bangladesh Youth Games on March 10 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here.
Chittagong clinch Veterans Cup Football title
Dhaka – Chittagong Sonali Otit Club emerged champion in the Veterans Cup Football Tournament beating Dhaka (Red) in a penalty shootout 2 (4) – 2 (3) in the final at Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Artificial Turf on Saturday.
9th anniversary of BDR carnage Sunday
The 9th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital will be observed on Sunday. A total of 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in the carnage beginning on this day in 2009.
3 killed in Keraniganj road crash
Dhaka – Three people, including an auto-rickshaw driver, were killed in a road accident at South Keraniganj earlySaturday.
Ex-mayor Minu hurt in Rajshahi road accident
Dhaka – BNP chairperson’s adviser and former mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation Mizanur Rahman Minu was injured in a road accident at Sadhur Mor in the cityon Fridaynight.
English FA charges Guardiola for political Catalonia ribbon
London,(AP/UNB) – The English Football Association has charged Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola for promoting a political message by wearing a ribbon in support of imprisoned and ousted pro-independence Catalan politicians.
Top-seeded defending champion Thiem tumbles out of Rio Open
Rio De Janeiro(AP/UNB) – Top-seeded defending champion Dominic Thiem of Austria tumbled out of the Rio Open on Friday, falling 6-4, 6-0 to Spain’s Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals of the clay-court event.
3 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Keraniganj
Keraniganj, Feb 24 – Three people, including an auto-rickshaw driver, were killed in a road accident at South Keraniganj in Dhaka early Saturday.
Ex-mayor Minu hurt in Rajshahi road accident
Rajshahi, Feb 24 – BNP chairperson’s adviser and former mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation Mizanur Rahman Minu was injured in a road accident at Sadhur Mor in the city on Friday night.
BNP now much more united than before: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Feb 23 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday claimed that their party is now much stronger and more united than in the past after the jailing of its chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Ex Amir of Khalafat Andolan Ahmadullah Ashraf no more
Moulana Ahmadullah Ashraf, former Amir of Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan died of old age complications at the Ibne Sina Hospital at 7-15 am on Friday he was 80.
2 Indian citizens held in Benapole
Dhaka – Customs officials arrested two Indian nationals, along with 200 land maps of six districts of Bangladesh from Benapole checkpost on Thursday.
Rail communications with Sylhet snapped
Dhaka- The rail communications between Sylhet and the rest of the country remained suspended since Friday morning following derailment of 11 bogies of a train in Santgaon station of Srimangal upazila in Moulvibazar early Friday.
US Tennis Association deemed mostly liable for player’s fall
New York,(AP/UNB) – The United States Tennis Association on Thursday was found mostly liable for when Canadian player Eugenie Bouchard slipped on a wet locker room floor at the 2015 U.S. Open and hit her head, suffering what she said…
Seminar on ‘Honoring PhD Degree holders’ at BAU
Mymensingh, Feb 22 – A seminar on ‘Honoring PhD Degree Holders for Their Achievements’ was held at conference room of agriculture faculty of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Thursday.
BCB calls 19 cricketers for 9-day special camp
Dhaka – Fourteen pace bowlers and five batsmen were called for a nine-day special practice camp under Bangladesh cricket team bowling Coach Courtney Walsh.
BD U15 girls to play friendly football tourney in Hong Kong
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-15 Women’s Football Team will play four-nation friendly football tournament in Hong Kong.