Philadelphia, (AP/UNB) – Omar Gonzalez and Eric Lichaj scored late in the first half and the United States beat El Salvador 2-0 on Wednesday night in an ugly CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal during which defender Henry Romero appeared to first…
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HC scraps Haimchar UP chairman’s bail
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday scrapped the bail of Chandpur’s Haimchar Upazila Chairman Nur Hossain Patwary in a case filed for walking over a so-called ‘human bridge’.
Bribe taker BSC Chief Engineer put on remand
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday placed chief engineer of shipping department AKM Fakhrul Islam on a two-day remand in a case filed against him for taking a bribe.
5 to die for killing trader in Gazipur
Dhaka – A court on Wednesday sentenced five people to death for killing a trader in Kaliganj upazila of the district in 2008.The condemned convicted are — Saddam, Babu, Shamim, Nurul Islam and Majnu. The court also fined them Tk…
Youth to die for killing minor girl after rape in Kushtia
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday sentenced a youth to death for killing a minor girl after rape in the district in 2015.The court also fined condemned convict Jahid Mondol, 35 of Joduboyra village of Kumarkhali in the district, Tk…
BD U-16 Women earn 3-0 victory over Oju Middle School
Dhaka- Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football team completed their South Korean tour on a winning note defeating Oju Middle School Women’s FC by 3-0 goals in the 4th and last preparatory match in Paju on Wednesday.The Bangladesh women registered the comprehensive…
2 workers killed in Naogaon wall collapse
Dhaka-Two workers were killed as an old wall collapsed on them during renovation work at Sagorpur Goalpara village in Badalgachhi upazila in the district on Wednesday.
2332 commit suicide in one BD district in 7 yrs
A total of 2,332 people committed suicide in the district in the last seven years till 2016, as per the data of Society for Voluntary Activities (SOVA). SOVA, which has been working on suicide in Jhenidah for over 10 years,…
Nat’l Volleyball Championships begins Monday
Dhaka- The final round of the 28th National Men’s and 23rd National Women’s Volleyball Championships will begin on July 24 at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur.Ten teams will participate in both men’s and women’s competitions to be…
Tigresses training camp to start Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Women’s Wing is going to organise a nine-day training camp which will start from Thursday at National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Mirpur.A total of 42 women cricketer will take part in the camp, involving…
University Football: Green University earn 3rd successive win
Dhaka – Hosts Green University earned 3rd successive victory to reach the quarterfinal of the Walton First Inter-University Football Tournament, the Faraz Challenge Cup, beating Gono University by 2-1 goals at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Wednesday.Mushtaq of the winning…
AFC U23 Champs Qualifiers: Bangladesh 0-2 Jordan after 1st half
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-23 Football team are struggling in their Group E match of the AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers as they were 0-2 goals down against stronger Jordan U23 side after the 1st half at Dura Stadium, Hebron, Palestine on…
Rating Chess: Five players share top slot
Dhaka – Five players shared the top slot in Category A of the Saif Powertec 2nd International Rating Chess Tournament securing four points each after the 5th round matches at the Chess Federation hall-room on Wednesday.The leaders are: GM Ziaur…
Obert Int’l Chess: Nasir beat David Bogdan Emanuel of Romania.
Dhaka – FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed of Bangladesh Navy earned 3.5 points from six matches in the 19th Obert International Sant Marti Group A, which is being held in Barcelona in Spain.
Don’t move resources from development to security: UN Chief
By António Guterres UN, Jul 17 (IPS) – Twenty years ago, when I was starting my functions as Prime Minister of Portugal, the world was surfing a wave of optimism. The Cold War had ended, technological prosperity was in full…
Conte signs new 2-year deal at Chelsea after winning EPL
London,(AP/UNB) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has signed a new two-year contract with the English Premier League champions. “I am very happy to have signed a new contract with Chelsea,” Conte said on the club’s website on Tuesday. “We worked…
Cassano cancels retirement plans and decides to keep playing
Verona, (AP/UNB) – Former Italy forward Antonio Cassano has decided to continue playing football after all – hours after telling friends and family he was going to retire.After being dropped by Sampdoria and failing to play a single match last…
England beats SA to reach Women’s Cricket World Cup final
Bristol, (AP/UNB) – England reached the Women’s Cricket World Cup final by beating South Africa with only two balls to spare on Tuesday.Anya Shrubsole hit the decisive boundary to seal a two-wicket win for England, which required two runs from…
Dhaka, Colombo eye coastal shipping deal soon
AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Jul 16 – Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are giving a ‘serious look’ at a possible deal on coastal shipping to save both the transshipment cost and time boosting the competitiveness in the global market…
Elephant kills navy man in Kaptai
Dhaka – A member of Bangladesh Navy was killed in a wild elephant attack in Navy road area under Kaptai upazila of Rangamati district on Monday night.The deceased, Shahadat Hossain, 40, was posted at BNS Shaheed Moazzem Training Base Camp…
3 to die for killing a boatman in Manikganj
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday sentenced three men to death for killing a boatman in 2015 at Bahadurpur village in Harirampur upazila in Manikganj .The convicts are Monirul Islam, a resident of Pirer Char village in Bhanga upazila…
12 members of inter-district robber gang held in city
Dhaka- Detectives arrested 12 members of an inter-district robber gang from South Jatrabari area in the city on Monday.Two pistols, two magazines, two handcuffs, one DB jacket, some sharp weapons and other materials used in committing robbery were recovered from…
5 held with 155 mts rice of govt godown in Ctg
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized seven trucks loaded with 155 mts rice and arrested five people, including manager of a government rice godown, from Halishashar of Chittagong early Tuesday.
100-year-old tortoise stolen from animal shelter
New York City police are searching for the person who stole a 100-year-old tortoise from an animal shelter.The Daily News reports police were called to the Alley Pond Environmental Center in Queens on Monday after staffers discovered the reptile was…
AFC U-23 Champs: Bangladesh to play Jordan in opener on Wednesday
Dhaka- Bangladesh U-23 Football team will begin their campaign in the four-team Group E matches of the AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers taking on stronger Jordan in Bethlehem, Palestine on Wednesday .The match will kick off at 4:30 pm(local time) at…
Seven artistes get Shilpakala Academy Award
Bangladesh Shipakala Academy (BSA) announced the names of seven artistes to be honoured with ‘Shilpakala Padak-2016’ on July 20.The names are selected for the contribution to the development of Drama, Music, Dance, Folklore, photography, instrumental music and fine arts.
‘Robber’ injured in Khulna gunfight
Dhaka – An alleged robber was injured in a reported gunfight with police in Daulatpur area of city early Tuesday.The injured was identified as Delwar Hossain, 30, son of Nuru Patwary, accused in several robbery cases.
Building collapse kills at least 5 in Pakistan
A dilapidated, three-story building in a poorer neighborhood of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi collapsed before dawn on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 14, a rescue and senior police official said.Several hours into the day, rescuers were…
Sri Lanka chase down 388 to beat Zimbabwe in one-off test
Colombo,(AP/UNB) – Sri Lanka achieved the highest successful run chase at home in scoring 391-6 to beat Zimbabwe by four wickets in their one-off cricket test on Tuesday.Set a daunting 388 to win, Sri Lanka rode on an 81 from…
Three to die for killing boatman
A court here on Tuesday sentenced three men to death for killing a boatman in 2015 at Bahadurpur village in Harirampur upazila.The convicts are Monirul Islam, a resident of Pirer Char village in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district, Rasel Mollah…