Dhaka – Touring Sri Lanka took a 1-0 lead in the two-match T20I series beating hosts Bangladesh by six wickets in the first match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday, denying Tigers ever-highest T201 total 193…
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SSC candidate ‘gang raped’ in Chuadanga; 1 held
Dhaka – A Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinee was reportedly raped by a group of young men including her ‘lover’ at Khoerhuda village in Jibonnagar upazila on Wednesday night.
Youth held with Yaba tablets in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested a young man along with 195 Yaba tablets from Dhakkamara in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday noon.
2 Coast Guard men hurt in Rohingya attack
Dhaka – Two members of Bangladesh Coast Guard suffered injuries in an attack by Rohingya men at Noyapara Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday evening.
2 housewives ‘commit’ suicide in Jessore
Dhaka – In separate incidents, two housewives allegedly committed suicide in Manirampur upazilain Jessore on Wednesday.
Youth to die for killing Sherpur housewife
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday awarded death sentence to a young man for killing a housewife after failing to violate her in Nalitabari upazila in 2011.
2 held with 3,195 Yaba tablets in Rajshahi, C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested two alleged drug traders along with some 3,195 Yaba tablets in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts.
79 jailed by Jhalakati mobile courts in January
Dhaka – Mobile courts here in January sentenced 79 people to different jail terms and realised around Tk 1.37 lakh in fine on different charges.
Mane scores hat trick as Liverpool routs Porto 5-0
Porto,(AP/UNB) – Liverpool put one foot in the Champions League quarterfinals with a 5-0 away rout of Porto in the first leg of their last-16 match on Wednesday.
17 dead in Florida high school attack
At least 17 people are dead after a 19-year-old man opened fire at a high school campus in Parkland, Florida, police have said. The suspect has been named as Nikolas Cruz, 19, and is a former student at the school…
Man to die in Bagerhat murder case
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to death, another to life-term imprisonment and 29 others to five years jail each for killing a man over a disputed land in 2001.
Tigers to face Sri Lanka in 1st T20I in Mirpur Thursday
Dhaka – The first match of the Rocket two-match Twenty20I series between hosts Bangladesh and touring Sri Lanka will be held on Thursday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Bangladesh Cycling team leaves for Malaysia
Dhaka – A seven-member Bangladesh Cycling team left the capital for Malaysia on Wednesday to compete in three Asian meets – 38th Asian Track, 25th Asian Junior Track and 7th Para Asian Track Championships — to be held in Kuala…
3rd Div Football: Lalbagh SC beat Kallol Sangha 1-0
Dhaka – Lalbagh Sporting Club managed 1-0 goal victory over Kallol Sangha in the Saif Power Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football League at Kamalapur Stadium here on Wednesday.
‘Robber’ killed in Laxmipur gunfight
Dhaka – A suspected robber was shot dead in a gunfight between two groups of robbers in Berirmatha area in Char Shahi union in Laxmipur early Wednesday, police said.
BSF tortures two BD fishermen in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up two Bangladeshi fishermen from Padma River along Khorchaka border in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi and beat them up mercilessly early Tuesday.
Schoolboy beaten to death in Satkhira
Dhaka – A schoolboy was allegedly beaten to death by rivals at Bokchara intersection in Sadar upazila following dispute over a trifling matter on Tuesday night.
Furniture factory, 3 shops gutted in Magura
Dhaka – At least four shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in Natun Bazar area in Magura town early Wednesday.
Cold comes to Pyeongchang ahead of Olympics
Pyeongchang,(AP/UNB) – The temperature at the Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang was minus-3 Fahrenheit (minus-16 Celsius) when many athletes and officials woke up. Sidewalks in the nearby mountain cluster were sparsely populated all day.
Suspected robber killed in Laxmipur gunfight
Laxmipur, Feb 14 – A suspected robber was shot dead in a gunfight between two groups of robbers in Berirmatha area in Char Shahi union of the district early Wednesday, police said.
AL infighting injures 10 in Jhenaidah
Dhaka – At least 10 people were injured on Tuesday in a factional clash between two groups of ruling Awami League men over establishing supremacy in Ibrahimpur area of Sailakupa in the district.
Man to die for killing mother-in-law in Netrakona
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday awarded death penalty to a man for killing his mother-in-law in Mubarakpur of Sadar upazila in 2016.
2 SSC examinees stabbed in Comilla
Dhaka – A group of miscreants stabbed two Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinees at Dharmapashapar of the city on Tuesday.
Mugger held for killing woman in Dhanmondi
Dhaka – Police arrested a suspected mugger from Ashulia on Monday in connection with death of a woman, who was killed during a mugging incident in Dhanmondi area in the capital on January 26.
Minor boy drowns in Satkhira pond
Dhaka – A minor boy drowned in a pond ofJugipukuria village in Patkelghata upazila in Satkhira on Tuesday.
Women’s Cricket: Indira Road CA crushes Azad SC by 132 runs
Dhaka – Indira Road Cricket Academy earned a convincing 132 runs victory over Azad Sporting Club in the Dhaka Metropolis First Division Women’s Cricket League at the Kalabagan Krira Chakra ground here on Monday.
School Cricket: GK Pilot crush Sherpur Memorial by 98 runs
Dhaka – GK Pilot High School notched up a 98-run victory against Sherpur Memorial High School in the opener of the Prime Bank Young Tigers’ National School Cricket Competition at Sherpur Shaheed Muktijoddha Smriti Stadium in Sherpur on Monday.
Muslim Institute play goalless draw with Narinda JLC
Dhaka – The lone match of the Saif Power Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football League between Muslim Institute and Narinda Junior Lions Club ended in a goalless draw at the Bir Shresta Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa KamaL Stadium in Kamalapur…
South Africa wins toss and bowls against India in 5th ODI
Port Elizabeth,(AP/UNB) – South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first in the fifth one-day international against India on Wednesday, a game South Africa must win to retain hopes of drawing the series.
‘New generation of Nigerians’ marks Olympic bobsled debut
Pyeongchang, (AP/UNB) – Growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, Akuoma Omeoga was raised on Nigerian food, language and culture. Next week, the 25-year-old will represent her parents’ homeland in the Winter Games, hurtling down the bobsled track with her tresses…