Paris,(AP/UNB) – Neymar scored four goals and set up two in a dazzling performance as Paris Saint-Germain beat Dijon 8-0 on Wednesday, yet still the Brazil star left the field bitterly shaking his head in disappointment.Perhaps it was hearing some…
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ICC U-19 WC: Bangladesh suffer seven-wicket defeat against England
Dhaka- A captain knock of unbeaten 102 runs by Harry Brook guided England to earn a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their 2nd Group C match of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at the Queenstown Events Centre…
52 people killed in Kazakhstan bus fire
A bus fire in Kazakhstan killed 52 people on Thursday in a vast snow-covered steppe, officials said.The tragedy happened near the village of Kalybai in the northern Aktobe region, the Emergencies Department of the former Soviet nation in Central Asia…
Australia rescue drone makes first rescue
A pair of Australian swimmers on Thursday became the first people to be rescued in the ocean by a drone when the aerial lifesaver dropped a safety device to distressed teens caught in rough seas. Australia is leading the use…
Tri-series: Tigers vs Sri Lanka 1st battle Friday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face visiting Sri Lanka in their second ODI encounter of the Tri-nation series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur on Friday.The 3rd match of the seven-match series will begin at 12pm (Bangladesh time).…
Asian Handball: Bangladesh concede 20-46 goals defeat against S Korea
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Handball team, in their first appearance in the heavyweight Asian meet, conceded a 20-46 goals defeat against hosts and Olympic champions South Korea in one of the six-opening day matches of the 18th Asian Men’s Championship…
1st Div Women’s Cricket: Rayer Bazar AC beat Begum Anowara SC by 13 runs
Dhaka – Rayer Bazar Athletic Club secured a 13-run win against Begum Anowara Sporting Club in the first phase match of the First Division Women’s Cricket League at City Club Ground on Thursday.Rayer Bazar AC restricted Begum Anowara SC on…
Independence Cup: Saif SC, Arambagh KS play out goalless draw
Dhaka – Saif Sporting Club played out the second consecutive draw in the Walton Independence Cup football tournament after a goalless draw against Arambagh Krira Sangha in their Group D match at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday.
BCL: South Zone-Central Zone match ends in draw
Dhaka – The 2nd round match of the 6th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) between Prime Bank South Zone and Walton Central Zone ended in a draw on the 4th and final day at BKSP ground in Savar on Thursday, featuring…
India’s Haryana rape and murder suspect found dead
Indian police say they have found the body of a teenage boy who was the main suspect in a rape and murder case in the northern state of Haryana.
Football: Chelsea edge into FA Cup fourth round, Bournemouth rocked
LONDON,(BSS/AFP) – Chelsea needed a penalty shoot-out before finally killing off Norwich after a 1-1 draw in Wednesday’s FA Cup third round replay, while Bournemouth slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Wigan. Antonio Conte’s side finished extra-time down to nine men…
Olympics: IOC ready to splash cash on 2026 Winter Games
MONTREAL,](BSS/AFP) – The International Olympic Committee pledged to boost funding for the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday as it seeks it encourage more cities to bid for the games. An ever-shrinking pool of cities willing to take on the multi-billion dollar…
Islami Bank provides freezer van to Officers’ Club
Dhaka, 17 Jan – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has provided a Freezer Van to Officers’ Club, Dhaka for supplying of healthy foods under bank’s CSR activities.
3 including minor killed in Laxmipur road mishap
Dhaka – At least three people including a child were killed and three others injured as a tractor collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw on Fajumiarhat-Kamalnagar road near Mohammadia Madrassah in the district on Wednesday.
Two suspected robbers lynched in N’ganj
Dhaka -Two suspected robbers were beaten to death in Baliganj village in Narayanganj early Wednesday.The identities of the deceased were not available immediately.
BGB seized Tk. 1217 cr. smuggled goods in 2017
Dhaka – Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) in its countrywide drive seized smuggled goods and contraband items, including yaba pills and phensidyle, worth around Tk. 1217.55 crore in 2017, which is Tk. 331 crore higher compared to previous year 2016.Sources at…
Four bodies of a family recovered in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Police recovered four bodies of a family from their residence at Goledighirpar of Cox’s Bazar municipality on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Suman Chowdhury, 40, a cosmetics shop owner of the area, his wife Baby Chowdhury and…
Sharapova back in Oz, joins Federer, Djokovic in 2nd round
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – It wasn’t Maria Sharapova’s choice to miss the last Australian Open. That decision was taken out of her hands because of a doping ban following a failed test on her previous visit to Melbourne Park.The five-time major champion…
India crashes to 35-3, facing series defeat in South Africa
Centurion, (AP/UNB) – India crashed to 35-3 in the second test against South Africa on Tuesday, leaving the world’s top-ranked team heading for a first series defeat since 2015.South Africa quick bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi blasted through India’s…
Agent says former World Cup winner Ronaldinho has retired
Sao Paulo,(AP/UNB) – Ronaldinho, “the ever-smiling magician” of Barcelona, as described by his former club, has ended his professional career.Roberto Assis, the brother and agent of the 2005 Ballon d’Or winner, announced Tuesday that the 37-year-old wants to play a…
Bencic loses to Kumkum; 15-year-old Kostyuk into 3rd round
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Two days after her upset win over Venus Williams, Belinda Bencic is out of the Australian Open.Bencic was on a high after beating 2017 finalist Williams on the center court in the first round, but started flatly on…
ICC U-19 WC: Bangladesh to play England Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face stronger England in their 3rd and last Group C match of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup early Thursday at the Queenstown Events Centre in New Zealand to decide the group title.The match will…
Singer Shammi Akhtar passes away
Dhaka, Jan 16 – National award-winning singer Shammi Akhtar passed away here on Tuesday afternoon. She was 62. Shammi who had long been suffering from cancer breathed her last around 4:20pm while being taken to a city hospital, said her…
Woman to die for killing husband in Pabna
Dhaka -A court here on Tuesday sentenced a woman and two others to death for killing her husband in 2011 over an extramarital affair in Pabna sadar upazila.The convicts are; Kulsum Nahar alias Beuty, 46, daughter of Golam Mohammad of…
‘Murder accused’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An accused in a case filed over the killing of a child after abduction was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Bahadurpur in Ashuganj upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Solaiman, 22, son of Ansar…
IC Football: Ctg Abahani play 1-1 with Saif SC in opener
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Limited shared points with newcomers Saif Sports Club as the opening match of the 12-team Walton Independence Cup Football Tournament ended in 1-1 draw at the country’s premier sports venue — Bangabandhu National Stadium here on…
Delhi Int’l Chess: GM Ziaur Rahman finishes runner-up
Dhaka – Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Saif Sporting Club finished runner-up in the 16th Delhi Open International Rating Chess Tournament with eight points after making a draw with Indian GM Karthikeyan Murali in the 10th and last round…
Dhaka Open Golf begins Jan 24
Dhaka – The Dhaka Open 2018, an International Asian Level Golf Tournament to be organised by Bangladesh Professional Golfers Association (BPGA) will be held here on January 24-27.The tournament, named as the City Bank American Express Dhaka Open’ 2018, is…
Truck hits auto-rickshaw killing 3 passengers Chandpur
Dhaka, Jan 16 – Three passengers of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed and the driver was injured as a truck hit the vehicle at Panchani village of Matlab Uttar upazila on Tuesday morning.
Fog halts Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services
Dhaka – Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River have remained suspended due to poor visibility caused by dense fog on Tuesday morning.