Dhaka- A snake charmer, who used to rear snakes at his house at Tupi Para village in Sreepur upazila, died from cobra bite in Magura on Sunday evening.
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Farhad Mazhar abduction case report Oct 10
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday fixed October 10 for submitting the report in the case filed in connection with the alleged abduction of the writer, columnist and poet Farhad Mazhar.
3000 Rohingyas killed in Rakhine – Burma: BD Minister
Dhaka – About three thousand Rohingyas have so far been killed in Rakhine state in the hands of Myanmar security forces since August 25, foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said while holding two back-to-back briefings for foreign diplomats stationed…
Surgically separated twin sisters Tofa – Tahura released
Dhaka – After 40 days of their separation, the much-discussed twins Tofa and Tahura were given release from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday with an assurance of a job for their poor father.
2 hacked dead over land in Munshiganj
Dhaka – Two men were hacked to death allegedly by their rivals at Kandipara in Tongibari upazila in Munshiganj on Saturday night over land-related dispute.The deceased were identified as Shah Alam Khan, 55, and Ali Hossain Sheikh, 50.Quoting family members,…
Housewife ‘gang raped’ in Joypurhat
Dhaka – Three people, including two night guards of a bazaar, reportedly confessed before a court here on Sunday to gang raping a housewife after picking her up from Tilakpur Railway Station in Akkelpur upazila in Joypurhat .Joypurhat Judicial Magistrate…
Rangpur school teacher missing for five days
Dhaka- A school teacher of Nidhiram Junior Secondary girls’ school in Pirganj upazila in Rangpur has been missing for five days.The missing man is, Nayeb Ali Akando, 40, an assistant teacher of the school and son of Abdul Kayum Kabiraj…
AFC U16 Women’s Champs: BD to face North Korea Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football team will face defending champions North Korea in the eight-team final round of the AFC Under-16 Championship at the Chonburi Stadium in Thailand on Monday.The Group B battle of the tournament will begin at…
DRU Media Cup Football will kick-off on Tuesday
Dhaka – The Minister Fridge-DRU six-a-side Media Cup Football Tournament, organized by Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), will begin on Tuesday at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium.A total of 40 teams from different news agency, prints, electronics…
BCB HP squad rout Notts 2nd XI by 6 wkts in friendly
Dhaka – BCB HP skipper Nazmul Hossain Shanto knocked an unbeaten 144 for a six-wicket victory against Nottinghamshire Second XI in their second friendly one-day match at Notts Sports Club Ground, Nottingham, England on Friday.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) HP side…
Asia Youth Chess: Fahad, Neer earn gold medals
Dhaka – Fide Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman and Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh earned gold medals in the 2nd Western Asia Youth Chess Championship after the 9th and last round matches at Waskaduwa in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
BPL Football: Ctg Abahani maintain solo lead
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Limited are maintaining their solo lead in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating lowly Brothers Union Club by 2-0 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Sunday.
Inter-ministerial meeting held for Asia Cup Hockey
Dhaka – Emphasizing on security issue during the upcoming Asia Cup Hockey 2017, an inter-ministerial meeting was held at Ministry of Youth and Sports on Sunday.To hold the tournament peacefully after a 32-year gap, the ministry is spending Tk 18…
Youth’s decomposed body found in Comilla
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of a young man from Gopalnagar village in Debidwar upazila in Comilla on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Suman Miah, 40, son of Dr Sayed Ali, a resident of Baira village…
Messi hat trick puts Barca in Liga lead as Madrid draws
Barcelona,(AP/UNB) – Barcelona has quickly put an agonizing August behind it and taken the early lead of the Spanish league.Lionel Messi scored a hat trick to lead its 5-0 win over crosstown rival Espanyol on Saturday, making it the only…
Man City routs Liverpool 5-0, perfect Man United start ends
London,(AP/UNB) – Liverpool went from dishing out a humiliation to being on the receiving end of one.A 5-0 loss at Manchester City on Saturday handed Juergen Klopp his biggest loss in two years managing Liverpool. And it quickly punctured the…
Youth’s body found in Bagerhat
Dhaka – Police recovered an unidentified body of a young man from Rampal river near Ghoshiakhali river channel of Rampal upazila on Friday night.Belayet Hossain, officer-in-charge of Rampal Police Station, said that locals spotted the body floating in the river…
Youth tortured dead by BSF in Lalmonirhat
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi national was tortured to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Srirampur border area of Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat early Saturday.
2 Neo-JMB men with 30 detonators arrested in city
Dhaka – Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested two members of Neo-JMB from Nikunjo in Khilkhet on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Naim Ahmed alias Anas alias Abu Hamza and Anwar…
2 bodies recovered in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police recovered a hanging body of a young man and floating body of an unidentified youth from two spots of Raipur and Sadar upazilas in Laxmipur on Saturday.AKM Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Raipur Police Station, said police recovered…
Hizb-ut-Tahrir man held in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an activist of the banned Islamic outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir from the city’s Mohammadpur area on Friday afternoon.
BD women’s makes practice in Chonburi ahead of AFC U-16 Champs
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football team, now in the Chonburi Province of Thailand to compete in the eight-team final round of the AFC U-16 Championship 2017, made their first practice session on Saturday.
SAFF U-18 Champ: Fixture rescheduled as Sri Lanka withdraw
Dhaka – The fixture of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-18 Championship 2017 was rescheduled as Sri Lanka has decided in the last moment not to play in the tournament.
SABA U-16 Basketball: Bangladesh finishes runners-up
Dhaka – Bangladesh finished runners-up in the South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Under-16 Championship held in Nepal on Saturday.India clinched the title by winning all the four matches, Bangladesh became runners-up after losing their only match to champions India while…
Boat capsize kills 5 in Northeast BD district Habiganj
The death toll from boat capsize in Khwai River at Lambabagh in the district rose to five as the floating body of another passenger was recovered on Saturday.The locals spotted the body in the river near to the spot where…
Missing schoolboy found dead in Chandpur
Dhaka – A student of 7th standard was found dead in a farmland at Gulisha village of Balia union in Sadar upazila in Chandpur on Friday night, a day after going missing.The deceased was identified as Fahim, 13, son of…
Teacher suspended over harassing student in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A college teacher of Rajshahi Education Board Model School and College has been suspended over harassing an indigenous female student sexually.The suspended teacher was Ajit Kumar Sarker, computer trainer of the college.
Murder accused held in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an accused of double murder case from jail gate area in Cox’s Bazar on Friday night.The arrestee was identified as Md Shahidullah, 22, son of Abdul Mabud, a resident…
2 neo-JMB men arrested in city, 30 detonators seized
Dhaka – Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested two members of neo-JMB from Nikunjo in Khilkhet on Friday night.The identities of the arrestees are yet to be disclosed.
Anderson passes 500 wickets, WI leads England by 22 runs
London.(AP/UNB) – Only Ben Stokes defied the conditions as wickets continued to tumble in the final test between England and West Indies on Friday – two of them to James Anderson to see him become just the sixth bowler to…