Dhaka – Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra tasted the maiden victory in the 10th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football as they beat Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society 3-2 in their 2nd match at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.Muktijoddha dominated the first half…
Sylhet, Aug 4 – A teenage boy who went missing on Wednesday was found dead at Champakori Beel in Fenchuganj Upazila on Thursday night.
A large fire has ripped through a residential skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates – for the second time in two years.
Beijing, Aug 4 (AP/UNB) — Beijing is intensifying its opposition to New Delhi’s movement of troops into a contested region in the Himalayas where China, India and Bhutan meet.
Bartica, Guyana, Aug 3 (IPS) – At the head of Guyana’s Essequibo River, 50 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean, you will find the town of Bartica. Considered the gateway to Guyana’s interior, the town has a population of about…
Dhaka, Aug 3 – In the wake of Wednesday night’s meeting of some political leaders at former President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury’s house for launching a new alliance, BNP on Thursday said it will welcome any initiative for forming a new…
Dhaka- A motor worker was killed and another injured when a tire of a truck exploded while putting air into it at Mudli intersection in Jessore town on Wednesday.
Dhaka- A court here on Thursday put two people on a 4-day remand each in a case over rape on a running truck in Siddirganj upazila in Narayanganj.Narayanganj Chief Metropolitan Magistrates’ Court passed the order when police produced two accused…
Sao Paulo,(AP/UNB)- Neymar’s journey to a record-breaking transfer fee of $262 million started in a poor district of southern Brazil, a few blocks from the local dump.A spectacular move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain is expected to be completed this…
Chicago,(AP/UNB)- As consolation prizes go, it wasn’t much.But it’s all the MLS All-Stars have.”I believe the league showed a good face against one of the best teams in the world,” coach Veljko Paunovic said after his MLS squad lost a…
Paris,(AP/UNB)- A look at Strasbourg, Amiens and Troyes as the promoted teams prepare for this weekend’s opening of the French league season. ___ AMIENS Known for its gothic cathedral, the northern city of Amiens is also the home of one…
Colombo, (AP/UNB)- Opener Lokesh Rahul scored an unbeaten half-century as India reached 101 for one in the opening session of the second cricket test against Sri Lanka.Rahul, who returned to the lineup after missing the first test because of illness,…
Dhaka- The Walton 4th National Youth Women’s Handball Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF), begins on Saturday at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here..Whip of Jatiya Sangsad Mahbub Ara Gini will inaugurate the tournament on…
Dhaka – Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club beat Team BJMC 1-0 to secure their 2nd successive victory in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday.After the barren first half, Sheikh Jamal DC forward…
Dhaka, Aug 3 – Two lighterage ships collided near Buoy No 1 on the outer anchorage of Chittagong port on Wednesday night.
Moscow, Aug 3 (AP/UNB)- Russian officials and lawmakers on Wednesday vented their frustration with U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to sign a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, warning that it will erode global stability and fuel conflicts.
By Rafiqul Islam Dhaka, Aug 1 (IPS) – Experts and policymakers here say regional cooperation is a must to resolve long-standing water problems in South Asian countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India and Nepal, and to harness the full value…
Dhaka – Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) signed contracts with tomstroyexport, a sister concern of Russia’s state corporation Rosatom on July 31 for design and supply of the main equipment for units 5 and 6 under phase 3 of…
Dhaka- A fire broke out at a jhut (Garment rags) warehouse at Ashulia in Savar on Tuesday night.Abdus Sobhan Azad, operator of Fire Service and Civil Defense control room, said the fire erupted at the warehouse around 11:35 pm.
Dhaka – An activist of Jubo League was hacked to death at Joralganj in Mirsarai upazila in Chittagong on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Parvez Hossian, 23, son of Rahim Ullah of Morgang village in Osmanpur union and an activist…
Dhaka – Eight shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at Syed Ali Manson Market in Chandina upazila of the district early Wednesday.Fire service officials said the fire might be originated from an electric short circuit at a…
Dhaka- A probe body, formed to investigate the ‘police firing’ on demonstrators in Kalihati upazila of Tangail that left four people dead and 50 others injured in 2015, has suggested terminating four policemen responsible for the incident.On conclusion of the…
Paris,(AP/UNB) – Five players to watch in the French league in the new season after changing teams:VALERE GERMAIN A very clever player with a natural instinct for goal, Germain has joined Marseille from Monaco.
Dhaka – Narayanganj District team have clinched the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Gold Cup Football title beating Tangail District by 3-0 goals in the final at a stadium here recently.
Dhaka, Aug 2 – A man was killed and three others sustained serious injuries when a Chandpur-bound passenger bus from Comilla hit a Hajiganj-bound CNG-run auto-rickshaw from Chandpur on Chandpur-Comilla regional highway in Devpur area of Chandpur Sadar Upazila on…
Dhaka, Aug 2 – Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of two sisters from their house at Deoliabari village of Sadar Upazila of Jamalpur on Wednesday morning.
Brahmanbaria, Aug 2 – Two suspected extortionists were lynched and another was injured by a mob at Bholanagar village in Bancharampur Upazila of the district on Tuesday evening.
Dhaka – Conjoined twins–Tofa and Tahura–have successfully been separated by a group of expert physicians at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday.
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death by rivals in Jhautola Sarder Bahadur Nagar area under Khulshi Police Station on Monday night over love affairs.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Masum, 20, son of Md Julfikar Ali.
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death in a murder case.The court also fined condemned convict Ratan Hossain, 26, son of Saidur Rahman of Boalia area of the city, Tk 20,000. He…