Rome,(AP/UNB) – Lazio remained on course for its second trophy of the season after beating Fiorentina 1-0 on Tuesday to advance the Roman squad to the Italian Cup semifinals.Captain Senad Lulic scored early on with an expert cut back and…
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Australia collapse to 327 all out vs England
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Australia lost its last seven wickets for just 67 runs to be all out for 327 after lunch on the second day of the fourth Ashes test against England on Wednesday.England’s fast bowlers ripped through the Australian middle…
Kane sets Premier League mark with 39 goals in calendar year
London,(AP/UNB) – Harry Kane set the English Premier League record for goals in a calendar year, raising his total to 39 with a hat trick Tuesday that led Tottenham over Southampton 5-2.Kane headed in Christian Eriksen’s free kick in the…
Two-taka notes seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized new notes of Bangladeshi two-taka worth 84,000 from Benapole Checkpost on Tuesday morning during smuggling to India.
Warner dominates as Australia capitalise on toss win in Ashes Test
MELBOURNE,(BSS/AFP) – David Warner plundered England’s bowling on a flat pitch to put Australia in a commanding position on the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne on Tuesday. Warner capitalised on Australia winning the toss and had his…
Football: History can wait as Guardiola plans Christmas rotation
NEWCASTLE, United Kingdom,(BSS/AFP) – Pep Guardiola will put squad rotation ahead of rewriting the European football history books when runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City visit Newcastle on Wednesday. Guardiola’s side crushed Bournemouth on Saturday to make it 17 successive league…
Motorcyclist killed in Chuadanga road crash
Dhaka – A motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision between a human hauler and his vehicle in Noymile area of Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Monday morning.
B’baria clash leaves 15 injured
Dhaka – At least 15 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Tholiara village in Sadar upazila on Monday morning.Sub-inspector of Sadar Model Police Station Md Istiaq Ahmed said the incident…
Rape of 4 women during robbery in Ctg: Police admit ‘partial failure’
Dhaka – Chittagong Police on Monday admitted ‘partial failure’ in taking prompt action over the rape of four women during robbery in a house under Karnaphuli police station here on December 12.Harun-ur-Rashid Hazari, Deputy Police Commissioner (port) of Chittagong Metropolitan…
Fire at city’s textile mill
Dhaka – A textile mill in the capital’s Shyampur area caught fire early Monday.The fire originated at ‘Lucky Textile Mills’ situated on the second floor of a six-storey building around 4:30am and it soon engulfed the entire floor, said Mahmudul…
PRAN Drinking Water stands beside Mashrafe’s foundation
Dhaka – PRAN Drinking Water has taken an initiative to stand beside Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s Narail Express Foundation, which has been established recently for ensuring the overall development of Narail, home district of the national cricketer.
Young Tigers set to leave for NZ early Tuesday to play U-19 WC
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team are set to leave here early Tuesday for New Zealand to participate in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup billed for January-February next year.A flight carrying the young Tigers will leave Hazrat Shahjajal International…
Bangladesh U 19 teem to fly for New Zealand on Tuesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under 19 cricket team will leave Dhaka on Tuesday at 00:45 hours for Dubai en route to Christchurch to participate in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Cricket billed for January-February net year in New Zealand.The official…
West Indies’ Beaton reported for suspect bowling action
Wellington,(AP/UNB) – West Indies right-arm fast bowler Ronsford Beaton will undergo testing for a possible illegal bowling action after being reported by match officials in New Zealand.Beaton was reported after the second one-day international between West Indies and New Zealand…
Serena Williams to play 1st competition since giving birth
Abu Dhabi,(AP/UNB) – Serena Williams is returning to competition with an exhibition match Saturday in Abu Dhabi against French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.
2 held with venison in Khulna
Dhaka – Police arrested two men along with 20 kilogram of venison from Jorshing bazar area in Koyra upazila in Khulna early Sunday.
‘Mugger’ held over infant’s death falling off mother’s lap
Dhaka – Police arrested a suspected mugger from Doyaganj area of the capital early Sunday in connection with the death of a six-month-old boy falling off his mother’s lap from a rickshaw during a snatching incident on December 18.The arrestee…
V-Day Volleyball: Titas Club, Army, BGB win
Dhaka – Titas Club, Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) won their respective matches in the Shahjalal Islami Bank Victory Day Cricket Tournament at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Sunday.
3 drug peddlers held in Comilla
Dhaka – Police arrested three alleged drug peddlers, including a transgender, along with 10-kg of hemp and 20 liters of toxic liquor in separate drives in Kotbari and Nishchintapur areas in Comilla on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Saturday night. Two of…
2 JMB militants held in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two alleged members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB-Sarwar group) from two different areas in the city on Saturday night.
Youth’s throat-slit body found in Chandpur
Dhaka – Police recovered the throat-slit body of a teenager from Shaheb Bazar in Haziganj upazila in Chandpur on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Asad Hossain, 18, son of M Rafiqul Islam.Police said Asad went missing after he had…
5 kidnapped fishermen rescued in Laxmipur; 4 pirates held
Dhaka- Police rescued five kidnapped fishermen and arrested four pirates from Motirhat fishery ghat area in Kamalnagar upazila on Sunday morning.The arrestees were-Shah Alam, Jamal, Tarek and Shipon, residents of Char Ramni village.A gang of pirates numbering 10/12 swooped on…
Australia captain hit on hand, should be OK for MCG test
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Australia captain Steve Smith was struck on his right hand by a stray ball near the nets as the team prepared for Tuesday’s start to the fourth test against England.Smith was standing to the side of the Melbourne…
BD clinch SAFF U15 Women’s Championship title beating India 1-0
Dhaka -Bangladesh clinched the SAFF U15 Women’s Championship title with Shamsunnahar scoring the match winner solitary goal against India in the final at Birshrestha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Sunday.
Mourinho lashes United after Leicester frustration
LEICESTER, United Kingdom,(BSS/AFP) – Jose Mourinho slammed his Manchester United stars after they conceded a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw against 10-man Leicester that left them 13 points adrift of leaders Manchester City.United were already trailing in City’s wake,…
Youth’s hanging body found in Manirampur
Dhaka – A young man reportedly committed suicide by hanging with the ceiling of his room at Hakoba Majherpara in Manirampur upazila in Jessore on Saturday morning.
Motor bike driver’s chopped body found in Sylhet
Dhaka – A motor bike driver’s chopped body was found in Laxmiprasad Pashchim union of Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Rubel Ahmed, 25, son of late freedom fighter Abdul Matin, and a resident of…
3 held with Phensedyl in Chittagong
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with 987 bottles of Phensedyl and a covered van on Dhaka-Chittagong highway nearby Bhatiari officers’ residential area of Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on Thursday.
Women’s Handball: BJMC clinch title beating Ansar 32-21
Dhaka – Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) clinched the Exim Bank 28th National Women’s Handball title beating Bangladesh Ansar by 32-21 goals in the final at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Friday. This is…
D-Day Volleyball: Titas Club, Navy, Police win
Dhaka – Titas Club, Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Police won their respective matches in the Shahjalal Islami Bank Victory Day Volleyball Tournament at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Friday.