Paris,(AP/UNB) – Kylian Mbappe scored on his debut with Paris Saint-Germain as the French league leaders extended their perfect start to the season to five matches with a 5-1 thrashing of last-place Metz on Friday.The star-studded and richly assembled team…
Newton,(AP/UNB) – Joe DeNucci, a former world class middleweight boxing contender who became a politician and the longest-serving state auditor in Massachusetts history, has died at age 78.DeNucci, who had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, died Friday at his home in…
New York,(AP/UNB) – Once Rafael Nadal went from passive to aggressive and got his uppercut of a forehand going, it didn’t take long for him to power into the U.S. Open final.Closing in on a third title at Flushing Meadows…
The number of people killed by a powerful earthquake off the southern coast of Mexico has risen to at least 61, officials say. A huge rescue operation is under way in the worst-hit states of Tabasco, Oaxaca and Chiapas where…
Dhaka, Sept 9 – Six people, including two women, were killed and 25 others injured in a head-on collision of a passenger bus and a truck on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Borashur area of Kashiani Upazila under Gopalganj early Saturday.
By Manipadma Jena Bhubaneswar, India, Sep 7 (IPS) – Dauntlessly crusading against curbs on freedom of speech, fifty-five-year-old Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh was gunned down at her very doorstep in Bengaluru city on the evening of Sep. 5, taking three…
An international tribunal on the situation of the Rohingyas, Kachins and other minorities in Myanmar will convene in Kuala Lumpur from the 18th to the 22nd of September 2017. The venue will be the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya.
Dhaka- Two motorcyclists were killed as a bus hit them on Akhtaruzzaman flyover at GEC area here in Chittagong on Friday noon.The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
Somerset West,(AP/UNB) – FIFA’s decision to order a World Cup qualifier to be replayed because of match-fixing by a crooked referee is unprecedented and unfair, according to the country stripped of a vital victory despite playing no role in the…
Berlin (AP/UNB) – Bibiana Steinhaus will make history in Germany on Sunday when she becomes the first woman to referee a Bundesliga game.The German football federation announced on Thursday that the 38-year-old police officer is to take charge of Hertha…
Dhaka – A 26-member Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football Team reached the Thai capital of Bangkok Friday afternoon to compete in the eight-team final round of the AFC U-16 Championship 2017 beginning in Chonburi Stadium in Thailand on Sunday. Krishna Rani…
Dhaka – The ongoing Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football has been postponed from Sept 13 to 30 due to participation of Bangladesh team in the SAFF U-18 Championship billed for September 18-27 in Bhutan.
An earthquake described by Mexico’s president as the country’s strongest in a century has struck off the southern coast, killing at least six people. One person also died in neighbouring Guatemala, its president has said. The quake, which Mexico’s leader…
London,(AP/UNB) – Fourteen wickets fell on the first day, giving the series-deciding third test between England and West Indies the feel of a lottery at Lord’s on Thursday.West Indies was 123 all out in its first innings and England 46-4…
Dhaka- A 30-year-old woman was killed and 13 others were injured as two buses collided head-on at Kashem intersection in the west side of Bangabandhu bridge approach road in Kamarkhand upazila in Sirajganj on Friday.The deceased was identified as Laiju…
Dhaka- A man was killed as a fish-laden pickup van hit a stationed truck at Shahbari on Bagerhat-Pirojpur road in Morelganj upazila in Bagerhat on Friday.
Dhaka – A 40-year-old woman is fighting for life at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital after her ‘friend’ allegedly poured petrol and set her on fire for objecting extramarital affairs with her husband.Witnesses said a woman on Thursday night allegedly threw…
Dhaka- A police constable was killed and four other people were injured in a road accident in Charbakar area on Comilla-Sylhet regional highway in Debidwar upazila in Comilla on Thursday night.Police said constable Hossian Sarker, 32, son of Nazrul Islam…
The situation in Northern Rakhine State in Myanmar is extremely serious and has our full attention. Today, I was in touch with the Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Retno Marsudi, following her visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh, and through our European…
Dhaka, Sept 7 – BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is playing an opportunistic role regarding the Rohingya issue instead of taking stance on humanitarian grounds.
Chittagong, Sept 7 – The two-match Test series between Bangladesh and Australia ended in a 1-1 draw as the Tigers conceded a 7-wicket defeat on day four of the 2nd Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Thursday.
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his rival at Dighirpar area of Boxnagar union of the upazila in Nawabganj on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Afzal Hossain Babu, 25, son of Md Mazid of…
Dhaka- Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League at Bakhoil village in Sadar upazila in Kushtia on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Billal and Enamul, 35, both are AL…
Dhaka- At least nine people were killed and two others injured in two road accidents in Basail and Madhupur upazilas in Tangail on Thursday.In Basail, a Dhaka-bound microbus collided head-on with a truck at Basail Link road intersection around 3pm,…
Dhaka- Gold bars weighing around 3.8 kg were recovered from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in separate incidents on Thursday.Sources at the airport said Shakhwat Hossain, 39, a passenger of Thai Airways, landed at the airport at around 12:20pm . He…
Dhaka-Tigers’s pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman got Aussies back to back centurion David Warner at 13 in 4.5 overs for the first breakthrough in the 2nd innings of the 2nd Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday.Aussies opened…
Dhaka- The two-match Test series between Bangladesh and Australia ended in 1-1 draw as the Tigers conceded a 7-wicket defeat on day four of the 2nd Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday.For their maiden Test victory…
Dhaka- Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football Team will leave here for Bangkok on Friday morning to compete in the eight-team final round of the AFC U-16 Championship 2017 beginning in Chonburi Stadium in Thailand on Sunday, with a hope to display…
Dhaka – New sensation Saif Sporting Club miserably dropped important points with lowly Team BJMC as their Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football match ended in a goalless affair at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Thursday.
Dhaka – The Tigers posted an easy target of 86 runs giving the Aussies opportunity to chase in more than three sessions of the 2nd Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday.Opening the 2nd innings, having 305…