Dhaka – Police arrested two drivers and their two helpers along with 2,200 pieces of Yaba tablets from their buses in Sonadanga bus terminal of the city on Monday night.The arrestees were identified as the bus drivers Raihan and Riad…
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Man United beats Stoke 3-0, reduces City’s lead to 12 points
Manchester, Jan 16 (AP/UNB) – With Alexis Sanchez potentially on his way to Manchester United, two members of the current forward line issued reminders of their goal-scoring talents on Monday.Anthony Martial and Romelu Lukaku, whose places in the team would…
Tabith Awal is BNP’s mayoral candidate for Dhaka North
Dhaka, 15 Jan – Tabith Awal is BNP’s mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation. Tabith has said that his selection as party candidate was the victory of youths of the country.
Thousands still dying at sea en route to Europe
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jan 15 (IPS) – Amid concerns that 160 people may have drowned while attempting to cross the Mediterranean this week alone, the UN refugee agency have urged countries to offer more resettlement places.
IBBL achieves deposit milestone of Tk.751 billion
Dhaka, 15 Jan – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a Press Conference to express its business performance at Islami Bank Tower on January 15, 2018 Monday.
BAU Journalists Association gets new committee
Mymensingh, 15 Jan – A 15-member executive committee of Bangladesh Agricultural University Journalists’ Association (BAUJA) was formed on Monday for the year 2018.
40 Sundarbans robbers to surrender Tuesday
Dhaka – Some 40 members of three more robber gangs active in the Sundarbans, including their ringleaders, are going to surrender to law enforcers in Bagerhat on Tuesday in a bid to return to normal life.They will surrender at the…
Without Sanchez, Arsenal loses 2-1 to Bournemouth in EPL
Bournemouth,(AP/UNB) – With star forward Alexis Sanchez left at home, Arsenal squandered a lead by conceding two goals in five minutes to lose 2-1 at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday.Callum Wilson equalized in the 70th minute for Bournemouth…
BCL Cricket
Dhaka – The Islami Bank East Zone were trailing by 163 runs against BCB North Zone after the first day of the four-day 2nd round match of the 6th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on…
Shakib, Tamim help Tigers maul Zimbabwe in tri-nation series
Dhaka – Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the tri-nation ODI series crushing Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the opener at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.The Tigers chased down a target of 171 runs for…
Independence Cup Football kicks off Tuesday
Dhaka- The 12-team Independence Cup Football Tournament will kick off on Tuesday in the country’s premier sports venue — Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka– with Chittagong Abahani Limited taking on Saif Sporting Club in the opener at 3:30pm. Brothers Union…
Delhi Chess: GM Ziaur Rahman in 2nd position
Dhaka – Bangladesh Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Saif Sporting Club is in the 2nd position in the 16th Delhi Open International Rating Chess Tournament with 7.5 points upsetting the Netherlands’ super GM Sergey Tiviakov (Rating-2584) in the 9th and…
Hridoy‘s ton spurs Bangladesh thru to U19 CWC quarterfinals as 1st team
Dhaka – A stunning century of 122 from Towhid Hridoy and Afif Hossain’s 5/43 with ball along-with a half century helped Bangladesh overcome desperate Canada’s challenge by 66 runs in their Group C match of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket…
13 die of burns received while warming from cold
Another three people who suffered burn injuries while warming themselves by fire amid biting cold died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Shukmoni 70, of Rajpur in Lalmonirhat, Jameron, 80, of Taraganj upazila,…
Ostapenko survives battling Schiavone test
MELBOURNE,(BSS/AFP) – French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko survived a second-set scare from corset-wearing Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone to get her Australian Open campaign off to winning start on Monday.World number seven Ostapenko raced through the first set on Rod Laver…
Rosewall’s ‘good luck’ letters to Federer
MELBOURNE, (BSS/AFP) – At every Australian Open tennis great Ken Rosewall writes a heartfelt letter and leaves it for Roger Federer in the players’ locker room. It’s just a short note on a single slip of paper in neat hand…
One of 3 suspected militants killed on Friday, identified
Dhaka, 14 Jan – One of the three suspected militants killed in Nakhalpara raid on Friday is Mezba Uddin, a resident of Comilla. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) confirmed the identity after his fingerprints were matched with national identity database.
2 held with 85,000 Yaba pills in Ctg
Dhaka – Detectives of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) arrested two young men along with 85,000 Yaba tablets from a bus counter in Colonel Hat area of the port city on Sunday morning.The arrestees were identified as Md Ehsan Prokash Nurul…
2 youth stabbed dead in Kushtia
Kushtia, Jan 14 (UNB) – Two young men allegedly stabbed each other to death in Choudash Kalabagan area of the district town on Sunday over a trifling matter.The deceased were identified as Shamim Islam, 23, and Sohan, 21, of the…
3 get life in prison for abducting Ctg minor boy
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday sentenced three people, including an ayah of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, to life imprisonment in an abduction case.The convicts are Haradhan Nath, 58, Mohammad Abdul Aziz, 54, and ayah Shefali Begum, 45. Of…
Minor twins drown in Pabna
Dhaka – A pair of minor twins drowned in a pond of Dashuria Collegepara village in Ishwardi upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Adib Hossain and Arafat Hossain, aged around one and half years, sons of Biplab Hossain…
Tigers face Zimbabwe in ODI Tri-series opener Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face Zimbabwe in the seven-ODI-match Tri-nation series opener, which starting at 12pm on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur.The ODI records between the two rivals showed that the Tigers are far ahead…
BD handball team to fly for Korea Tuesday for Asian Champs
Dhaka – An 18-member Bangladesh National Handball team will fly for South Korea on Tuesday night to participate in the Asian Men’s Championship scheduled for January 18-28 in the Korean city of Suwon in a bid to gather experiences from…
U19 CWC: Bangladesh can qualify quarterfinals early
Dhaka – Bangladesh will take on Canada in their Group C match of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, New Zealand on Monday.Saif Hassan-led Bangladesh started the tournament campaign crushing Namibia by 87 runs…
Independence Cup: Ctg Abahani to play Saif SC in opener on Tuesday
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Limited to play Saif Sporting Club in the opening match of the 12-team Independence Cup Football Tournament, will kick-off on Tuesday at 3:30 pm in the country’s premier sports venue-Bangabandhu National Stadium here.Brothers Union Club will…
Tigers’ home of cricket to cross 100 ODIs without fanfare
Dhaka – The Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe game on January 17 of the upcoming tri-series will be the 100th ODI played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur, reaching the milestone in just over 11 years as the country’s principal…
2nd round of BCL cricket begins Monday
Dhaka – The 2nd round of the first class 6th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) featuring a four-day affair begins on Monday at two separate venues across the country.BCB North Zone will play Islami Bank East Zone at the Sylhet International…
Israeli premier on 6-day visit to India to deepen ties
New Delhi, Jan 14 (AP/UNB) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is beginning his first visit to India to promote defense, trade and energy ties. Netanyahu arrives Sunday for a six-day visit. On Monday, he’ll meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
1st phase Iztima ends: PM offers Akheri Munajat
Gazipur, Jan 14 – The three-day first phase of Biswa Ijtema came to an end on Sunday with the Akheri Munajat on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi.
‘Drug peddler’ held with liquor in Sylhet
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a suspected drug peddler from Subid Bazar in the city on Saturday afternoon.