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Youth found dead in B’baria
Dhaka- Police recovered the floating body of a young man, who went missing five days ago, from a waterbody at Chandalkhil village in Brahmanbaria on Saturday morning.
‘Drug trader’ held with 20,000 Yaba tablets in Ctg
Dhaka- Members of Narcotics Control Department arrested an alleged Yaba trader along with 20,000 Yaba tablets from Moizyar Tek area under Karnaphuli thana in Chittagong early Saturday.
Woman killed in city road crash
Dhaka – A woman was killed in a road accident near Malibagh bazar in the capital on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Runa Aktar, 32, wife of Bachchu Mia of Kalipur in Madaripur sadar upazila.
Couple killed in C’nawabganj road crash
Dhaka- A man and his wife were killed in a road accident at Ranihati on Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid highway in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Saturday noon.The deceased were identified as Aslam Uddin alias Enamul, 65, and his wife Miniara Begum, 55-residents…
AL leader killed in Thakurgaon accident
Dhaka-A local leader of Awami League (AL) was killed and another man injured in a road accident at Borogaon-Chachuli area on Panchagarah-Thakurgaon highway in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
Rohingya man shot dead in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 20 (UNB) – A Rohingya man was gunned down by some unidentified miscreants at a Rohingya camp in Thaingkhali area of Ukhia upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Yusuf, 35, leader (majhi) of no…
4 ‘robbers’ killed in ‘gunfights’ in Jessore
Dhaka- Four suspected robbers were killed in separate ‘gunfights with their cohorts’ in Sadar and Jhikargaccha upazilas in Jessore early Saturday.The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
Dortmund drops Aubameyang again for Hertha Berlin game
Berlin,(AP/UNB) – Borussia Dortmund left star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out of its squad for the second Bundesliga match in a row on Friday.The Gabon player, who was dropped from the squad for Dortmund’s 0-0 draw with Wolfsburg last Sunday, was…
Tremor jolts Bangladesh’s northern districts
Dhaka, Jan 20 – A mild earthquake jolted parts of northern Bangladesh on Saturday morning.
New Zealand PM reveals she is pregnant
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that she is pregnant. Ms Ardern said she and her partner, Clarke Gayford, were expecting their child in June, after which she planned to take a six-week break.
Khaleda pays homage to Zia on birthday
Dhaka, 19 Jan – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday paid homage to party founder and late president Ziaur Rahman on his 82nd birth anniversary.
Muhith’s car injures at least 20 AL leaders and activists
Sylhet, Jan 19 – At least 20 leaders and activists of local Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured as the private car of Finance Minister AMA Muhith hit them at Shibganj area of the city on Friday…
US Student extends support to accident victim BD student
Rajshahi, 19 Jan – At the benevolence of an American student, a Bangladeshi student Mesbaul Haque gets back his life from his critical condition.
400 train passengers fined for travel without tickets
Rajshahi, 19 Jan – About four hundred train passengers have been fined for Train Journey without having tickets in Ishwardy to Dhaka railway route.
Schoolgirl found dead in B’baria
Dhaka – A schoolgirl was found hanging in a house at Munchefpara in Brahmanbaria town early Friday.The deceased was identified as Khadija Begum, 15, a class-X student of Anandamoyi Girls High School and daughter of Mamunur Rashid of Ashuganj upazila. She…
20 hurt in Sunamganj bus plunge
Dhaka – At least 20 people were injured in a road accident at Sadirpur in Dirai upazila in Sunamganj on Friday morning.Mostafa Kamal, officer-in-charge of Dirai Police Station, said a Sylhet-bound minibus plunged into a roadside ditch when its driver…
Hundi trader held with 3.5 lakh rupees in Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Benapole Customs intelligence arrested a Hundi trader along with 3.5 lakh Indian rupees from Benapole check post area in Benapole on Friday noon.The arrestee was identified as Safikul Islam Howlader, 35, son of Abser Howlader, a…
6 Shibir men held with crude bombs
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested six activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir along with three crude bombs from Godaghata area in Sadar upazila early Friday.The arrested Shibir men were identified as Hafez Abdul Hakim, 31, Afzal Hossain, 19, Yunus…
Prime Bank Cup Golf inaugurates on Friday
Dhaka – The Prime Bank Cup Gold Tournament 2018 began on Friday at the Kurmitola Golf Course here.Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) Major General AKM Abdur Rahman inaugurated the three-day gold tournament in the…
IC Football: Sheikh Russel KC moves to quarterfinal
Dhaka – Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra moved into quarterfinal of the Independence Cup Football Tournament eliminating all-losers Team BJMC by 2-1 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Friday.
Tri-Nation Series: Bangladesh squad for 3rd, 4th ODI announced
DHAKA – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Friday announced a 15-member squad for the 3rd and 4th match of the ongoing Rocket Bangladesh-Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe Tri-Nation ODI series dropping top order batsman Imrul Kayes.
2 held with 11,000 Yaba tablets in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested two people, including a woman, along with 11,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from a house at Shiroil in the city on Thursday morning.
Faridpur road crash leaves 2 dead
Dhaka – Two young men were killed in a road accident at Kanaipur on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at sadar upazila in Faridpur on Thursday night.
Tennis: Hopman Cup a hit as kids come first for Federer
MELBOURNE, (BSS/AFP) – Roger Federer says he plans to keep the Hopman Cup on his playing schedule leading into the season-opening Australian Open Grand Slam as it suits his children best.The Swiss star, who teamed with Belinda Bencic to win…
Pakistan peg back New Zealand, despite Guptill ton
WELLINGTON, (BSS/AFP) – Martin Guptill scored a century as Pakistan limited New Zealand to a modest 271 for seven in the fifth one-day international in Wellington on Friday.Guptill and Colin Munro gave the hosts a flying start before Rumman Raees…
US, led by an erratic Trump, seeks to undermine UN
By Thalif Deen UN, Jan 18 (IPS) – The continued erratic and outrageous comments by President Donald Trump – and his attempts to undermine the United Nations – are threatening to cause irreparable damage to the world body.
One to die over killing of teacher
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing a headmaster of a primary school of Barhatta upazila in 2015 in Netrakona . The convicted was identified as Kala Chand, 43, son of Shamsuddin Sheikh,…
2 killed in Pabna road crash
Dhaka – An auto rickshaw driver and a passenger were killed and five other passengers were injured as a bus hit the vehicle on Pabna-Ishwardi highway in Tentultola area of Ishwardi upazila in Pabna on Thursday noon.
Turning up the heat: Sharapova into 3rd round, Konta out
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Maria Sharapova ticked off more items on her “to-do” list at the Australian Open, returning to center court and accounting for the only person who has beaten her at a Grand Slam since her comeback from a doping…