Dhaka – Rangpur Riders made an appropriate start in the 5th edition of the seven-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 as they cruise past Rajshahi Kings by six-wickets in the opening day’s 2nd match at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on…
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BPL T20: Rangpur Riders need 155 for win against Rajshahi Kings
Dhaka- Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Rangpur Riders will need 155 runs for a win against Rajshahi Kings for an appropriate start in the 5th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.In the opening…
4 killed in Dinajpur road crash
Dhaka – Four people were killed in a road accident at Shalbagan in Birganj upazila on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Habu Roy, Sushil Bala, Amulya Roy and Rangila Bala.
Woman killed in Satkhira road crash
Dhaka – A woman was killed and her son injured as a truck hit a motorcycle riding by them on Satkhira- Assasuni road in Bhalukachandpur area of Sadar upazila in Satkhira on Saturday morning.
FIFA suspend Peru striker Guerrero for failing doping test
Lima,(AP/UNB) – Peru captain and striker Paolo Guerrero has been provisionally suspended by FIFA for 30 days after failing a doping test.Guerrero tested positive on Oct. 5 after the World Cup qualifying match against Argentina, the Peruvian Football Federation added…
Bangladesh Int’l Junior Tennis begins Sunday
Dhaka – The Islami Bank 31st Bangladesh ITF International Junior Tennis Championship, organised by Bangladesh Tennis Federation, will begin here on Sunday at the Ramna National Tennis Complex.
Premier Volleyball: Water Dev Board, Azad SC win
Dhaka – Water Development Board and Azad Sporting Club won their respective matches in the 10-team Crony Group Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Saturday.
BPL T20: Rangpur Riders opt to bowl against Rajshahi Kings
Dhaka- Rangpur Riders skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss and opted to bowl first against defending runners-up Rajshahi Kings in the opening day’s 2nd match of the 5th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sylhet International…
Zamal goes down in 3rd round of Panasonic Open
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Zamal Hossain Mollah slipped down to the joint 36th from joint 10th after the penultimate round of the $400,000 Panasonic Open India at Delhi Golf Club on Saturday.
BPL 5: Tharanga, Fletcher shore SS Sylhet 9 wkt win against D Dynamites
Dhaka – Upul Tharanga and Andre Fletcher hammered a half century each for an emphatic nine-wicket victory against defending champions Dhaka Dynamites in the opener of the 5th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sylhet International Cricket…
BCB to set up a cricket academy in Sylhet
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to set up a cricket academy in Sylhet with a view to picking up good cricketers for the national team.BCB President Nazmul Hasan Papon made this announcement while inaugurating the 5th Bangladesh…
BCL Football: Basundhara Kings beat Agrani Bank 2-1
Dhaka- Basundhara Kings, the champions of the ongoing Marcel Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football, beat Agrani Bank SC by 2-1 goals at Kamalapur Stadium on Saturday.
JFA Football: Thakurgaon outplay Manikganj 5-0
Dhaka – A brilliant hat-trick by Hanna guided Thakurgoan District to beat Manikganj District by 5-0 goals in a Group A match of the JFA Under-14 National Women’s Football Championship at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday.
Pollution killing more people than wars-disasters
Environmental pollution — from filthy air to contaminated water — is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world. More than smoking, hunger or natural disasters. More than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. One out…
Greece: 3 dead, several missing as boat with migrants sinks
Athens, Nov 3 (AP/UNB) – Authorities in Greece and Turkey say at least three people have died and several more are believed to be missing after a boat carrying migrants from Turkey sank off the Greek island of Kalymnos.
1 million bees killed after Northern California truck crash
Auburn, Nov 4 (AP/UNB) – About 1 million bees have been killed after a truck carrying their hives crashed in Northern California.
Mediterranean migrant arrivals 150982; deaths 2,839 in 2017
By International Organization for Migration Geneva, Nov 3 (IOM) – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 150,982 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 1 November, with about 75 percent arriving in Italy and the remainder…
2 held with 4 gold bars along Satkhira border
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two people along with four gold bars at Bhomra border area in sadar upazila Satkhira on Friday morning.
Elderly woman killed in Khulna roof collapse
Dhaka -An elderly woman was killed as a portion of a roof collapsed on her in Chandmari Matiakhali area of Khulna Friday.The deceased was identified as Sahida Begum, 70.
Couple held in Khulna over Badda double murder
Dhaka – Police arrested a couple from Mohammadnagar area of the city early Friday in connection with the killing of a man and his daughter in the capital’s Badda area.The arrestees are Shahin Mallik, 22, and his wife Masuma, 20,…
Fire at city apartment
Dhaka – An apartment on a 10-storey building caught fire in the city’s Bailey Road area on Friday afternoon.Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor lives on the 8th floor of the building.
Holders Dhaka to face Sylhet in BPL 5 opener Saturday
Dhaka – The 5th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 will start at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) on Saturday.Defending champions Dhaka Dynamites taking on Surma Sixers Sylhet in the opener to kick off the 39-day long seven-franchise…
BPL 5: Rangpur to take on Rajshahi in the 2nd match
Dhaka – Defending runners-up Rajshahi Kings will play against Rangpur Riders in the opening day’s 2nd match of the 5th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 starting at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) on Saturday.The match will begin…
BPL 5th edition kicks off Saturday
Dhaka – The 5th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 will start at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) on Saturday.Defending champions Dhaka Dynamites will take on Surma Sixers Sylhet in the opener to kick off the 39-day long…
Zamal makes cut in Panasonic Open with bumpy show
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Zamal Hossain Mollah stayed in the race of the $400,000 Panasonic Open moving up to the joint 11th from 14th slot in the cut-round at Delhi Golf Club, India on Friday.Zamal aggregated five-under-par 139, six shots…
U14 Women’s Football: Mymensingh notch up 11-0 win against Satkhira
Dhaka – A double hat-trick struck by Rozina boosted up Mymensingh District Team cruise past Satkhira District Team 11-0 goals in the final round of the JFA Under-14 National Women’s Football Championship in Group B encounter at Bangabandhu National Stadium…
BNP wants Suhrawardy Uddayan for rally Oct 8
The BNP has sent a letter to the administration asking for permission to hold a rally at Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan on Nov 8. The party wishes to hold the rally to commemorate ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’, which it observes…
Ex-President Abdur Rahman Biswas passes away
Former President Abdur Rahman Biswas passed away at a city hospital on Friday night. He was 91. Abdur Rahman, who had long been suffering from old-age complications, breathed his last at United Hospital around 8:40pm, said BNP chairperson’s media wing…
BNP takes up 10-day programme to mark Nov 7
Dhaka, Nov 2 – BNP on Thursday took up a 10-day programme to observe the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day,’ marking what it said the civil-military ‘uprising on November 7, 1975’.
30pc women participation in politics still a challenge: CPA
Dhaka – The aspiration to achieve minimum 30 percent women participation in parliament of the Commonwealth members countries is still a big challenge due to traditional mindset, said Chairperson of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Dr Dato Noraini Ahmad on Thursday.