Dhaka – Rangamati district Jubo League on Wednesday announced a daylong hartal for Thursday protesting the killing of Jubo League leader Arbindu Chakma in Rangamati .
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Muggers snatch Tk 40 lakh in Uttara
Dhaka- Muggers snatched away Tk 40 lakh at gunpoint from the employees of a garments factory of Uttara in the capital, introducing themselves as DB police on Wednesday.Rasel Ahmed, commercial manager of “Tokyo Mode Ltd,” located at Road no-5 under…
Messi rests for first hour as Barca beats Sporting 2-0 in CL
Barcelona, (AP/UNB) – Ernesto Valverde has worked two wonders in his first season in charge of Barcelona.Lionel Messi no longer plays every second of every match, and Barcelona has a defense that matches the caliber of its attack.For a second…
Juventus beats Olympiakos 2-0 to advance in Champions League
Piraeus, (AP/UNB) – Juventus advanced to the round of 16 in the Champions League on Tuesday, beating Olympiakos 2-0 on goals from Juan Cuadrado and Federico Bernardeschi.With Barcelona already through, the result saw the Greek team end its European run…
Bangladesh team for ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup announced
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced a 15-member final squad for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup beginning in New Zealand on January 13 next year.Reliable batsman Mohammad Saif Hassan, who guided Bangladesh in the semifinal of…
BPL: Dhaka Dynamites move to 2nd slot beating Rangpur Riders
Dhaka- An all-round performance by captain Shakib Al Hasan guided Dhaka Dynamites into the 2nd slot of the seven-team franchise-based 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) beating Rangpur Riders by 43 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on…
BPL Football: Sheikh Jamal drop points with Rahmatganj in 1-1 affairs
Dhaka- Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club dropped important points with Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society as the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football match between them ended in 1-1 draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.
School Football: Ctg, Cox’s Bazar emerge girls, boys champions
Dhaka – Cox’s Bazar School team clinched the boys’ title and hosts Chittagong School team clinched the girls’ title of the Chittagong Divisional Phase of the Bangabandhu and Bangamata Begum Fazilatunessa Mujib Gold Cup Primary School Football Tournaments that concluded…
Ferry link of Dhaka with Barisal region snapped for accident
Pirojpur, Dec 6 – Ferry communications of the capital Dhaka with the southern districts of Bangladesh remained suspended since early Wednesday following a collision between a passenger ferry and a lighterage ship in the Kocha River near Bekutia Ferry Ghat…
IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics
Russia has been banned from competing at next year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee. But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean would be allowed to compete in South Korea under a neutral flag. It…
Brazilian businessman details FIFA bribery at US trial
New York,(AP/UNB) – A Brazilian businessman testified on Monday that he participated in a bribery scheme to buy the influence of FIFA soccer officials to win commercial rights to major tournaments, a decision he later regretted.”I made a mistake,” Jose…
BPL 5: Khulna moves to 2nd spot beating Comilla by 14 runs
Dhaka – Khulna Titans on Tuesday defeated the table toppers, Comilla Victorians by14 runs in the 39th match of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
IGP Cup Kabaddi: 11 zonal matches decided
Dhaka- Eleven matches of Padma,Teesta and Brahmaputra zones of the Adtouch IGP Cup National Youth (Under-21) Kabaddi Tournament were decided at different venues across the country on Tuesday.
BPL Football: Ctg Abahani plays 2-2 draw with Sheikh Russel KC
Dhaka- League leader Chittagong Abahani Limited dropped important points with Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra as the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football match between them ended in 2-2 draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Tuesday.Despite the…
BPL Cricket: Chittagong Vikings score 194 for 2 against Rajshahi Kings
Dhaka – Chittagong Vikings piled up a formidable total of 194 for 2 in stipulated 20 overs in the dead rubber against number 6th placed Rajshahi Kings in the seven-team 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket…
Phensidyl, hemp seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1,140 bottles of phensidyl and 28 kg of hemp worth Tk 6 lakh from Roghunathpur border village here on Monday night.
19 fishermen fined in Shariatpur for catching jatka
Dhaka – A mobile court on Monday fined 19 fishermen Tk 5,000 each for catching jatka (hilsa fry less than 9 inches or 23 centimetres in length) in Meghna river of Naria upazila.
ASP Mizan murder report deferred
Dhaka – A court of Dhaka on Monday deferred the date for submission of the probe report in the case filed in connection with the murder of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mizanur Ranman Talukder.
1.7 million children die for unhealthy environment every year
Bhopal, Chernobyl, and Minamata – these environmental disasters shocked the world. Yet, pollution results not only from catastrophic accidents but also from years of silent exposure. Children’s developing bodies are particularly vulnerable. According to the World Health Organization, some 1.7…
2 killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – Two vegetable traders were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Sitakunda upazila here early Monday.
3 Indians held with 17 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka- Customs Intelligence officials arrested three Indian citizens along with 17 gold bars worth Tk one crore from international check post of Benapole Port on Monday.The arrestees were identified as Dhiman Sarker, 38, son of Dhiren Nath Sarker, a resident…
5-taka notes worth Tk 45,000 seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Bangladeshi five-taka notes worth Tk 45,000 from no-man’s land area in Benapole International Checkpost on Monday.
New Zealand beats West Indies by an innings and 67 runs
Wellington,(AP/UNB) – After a staunch effort by the top order, the West Indies batting crumbled for a second time in the first test to hand New Zealand a win by an innings and 67 runs on Monday and a confidence-boosting…
Argentina: arrest ordered for 1 of Messi’s brothers
Buenos Aires,(AP/UNB) – A prosecutor in Argentina has ordered the arrest of one of Lionel Messi’s brothers.Authorities say that Matias Messi illegally carried a gun. The weapon was found inside a blood-stained boat after he crashed it in the Parana…
Sri Lanka reach 192-3 at lunch on day 3, 3rd test v India
New Delhi, (AP/UNB) – Dinesh Chandimal endured air pollution ranging into hazardous levels as he batted through two sessions Monday to reach tea unbeaten on 98 and guide Sri Lanka to 270-4 on day three of the third test against…
IGP Cup National Youth Kabaddi begins at three zonal venues
Dhaka – The first phase of the Adtouch IGP Cup National Youth (U-21) Kabaddi Tournament, organized by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation, began on Monday at three zonal venues across the country.The three zonal venues are: Padma (Rajshahi District), Teesta (Dinajpur District)…
BNP slams EC for hurried whistle to hold Dhaka North City polls
Dhaka, Dec 4 – BNP on Monday termed indecent the Election Commission’s (EC’s) announcement about the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) just a day after its mayor Annisul Huq was buried.
UAE denies Houthis have fired missile towards emirates
The United Arab Emirates has denied a report that Yemen’s Houthi group had fired a missile towards a nuclear plant in the UAE, state news agency WAM reported on its Twitter account. It quoted the UAE’s emergency and crisis management…
SAU admission test held peacefully
Prof. M Zahidul Haque Dhaka – The written test for admitting students to the Ist semester of various courses under four faculties for the 2017-18 academic session of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka was recently held peacefully amid tight security.
Youth held ‘with pistol’ in Keraniganj
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man ‘along with a foreign pistol’ from Bhangna Hatkhola in Keraniganj upazila in Keraniganj on Saturdayevening.