Dhaka- A Jubo League activist was killed allegedly by a fellow party man on Friday in Bosupara area of Khulna.The deceased was identified as Harunur Rashid Sumon, 35, son of late Khan Abul Hasan of west Baniakhamar area in sadar…
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Bangladesh U-23 team leaves for Nepal on Sunday on way to Palestine
Dhaka – A 23-member Bangladesh Under-23 Football team will leave Dhaka for Nepal on way to Palestine to play Group E matches of the AFC Under-23 Championship Qualifiers to be held there from July 19-23.On way to Palestine to play…
NatWest T20 Blast: Tamim starts stint with Essex Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s dashing opener Tamim Iqbal will appear in the 4th NatWest T20 Blast on Sunday to play for Essex Eagles against Kent Spitfires at Kent County Cricket Ground in England on Sunday.The 14th match of the 18-team English…
Police Sub-Inspector, wife shot dead at Dhaka home
A sub-inspector of Badda Police Station and his second wife have been shot dead at their house in the capital’s Rupnagar. SI Abdus Sattar, 32, and his wife ‘Shampa’, 28, were taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a…
Bangabandhu Gold Cup: Basta School emerge Dhamrai champions
Dhaka – Basta Govt Primary School emerged Dhamrai District champions in the Bangabandhu Gold Cup Primary School Football Tournament with a 1-0 victory in tiebreaker against Khararchar Govt Primary School at Khushura High School playground in Dhamrai on Saturday.
Bangladesh’s first nanosatellite blasts into space
A nanosatellite, designed by Bangladesh’s three prodigious students, has been fired into the orbit from the International Space Station.‘BRAC Onnesha’ is now orbiting the earth after a successful launch from the ISS on Friday. Onnesha denotes search or exploration in…
Fireman killed in city train accident
Dhaka – A fireman was killed after being hit by a train at Cantonment Railway Station in the city on Saturday morning. -UNB
IS claims attack in Egypt’s Sinai that killed 23 soldiers
El-Arish – Islamic militants attacked a remote Egyptian army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula with a suicide car bomb and heavy machine gun fire on Friday, killing at least 23 soldiers in the deadliest attack in the turbulent region in…
8 bodies pulled from the rubble in Italy building collapse
Milan — Italian firefighters say eight bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a five-story apartment building that partially collapsed in a seaside town south of Naples. –AP/UNB
BD’s agri produces have greater export prospect: Amu
Dhaka – Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Saturday said Bangladesh’s agricultural produces, such as vegetables, spices and fruits have huge untapped potential and could potentially be exported to other countries, including India, as they expand operations. -UNB
Solo painting show of Avi Shankar at AF Dhaka
Dhaka – The 2nd solo painting exhibition of artist Avi Shankar Ain titled Mangrove Portal. has begun La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on Friday, 7 July. Ms Julia Niblett, Australian High…
Death toll rises in the Mediterranean as EU turns its back
By Roshni Majumdar UN (IPS) – The failure of European Union (EU) to buckle up safety for migrants and refugees reaching its shore has been condemned by Amnesty International in a report on Thursday.
G20’s record does not inspire hope
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Sydney and Kuala Lumpur, Jul 7 (IPS) – The G20 leaders meeting in Hamburg, Germany, on 7-8 July comes almost a decade after the grouping’s elevation to meeting at the heads of state/government…
Fake doctor jailed in Moulvibazar
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Friday sentenced a fake physician to one month imprisonment after a team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-9 arrested him during a drive in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar in Sylhet .
BSF detains 2 Bangladeshis in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – Members of Border Security Force of India (BSF) detained two Bangladeshi nationals from Mondumala border area in Baliadangi upazila in Thakurgaon on Friday.The detainees were identified as Ashesh Paul, 24, son of Chandan Paul, Manik Paul, 25, son…
Transport workers go on indefinite strike at Benapole
Dhaka – Transport workers enforced indefinite strike in Benapole from Saturday morning protesting vandalism in a bus counter and assault on four transport workers.Transport workers said leaders and activists of Benapole Pouro Chhatra League brought out a procession at Benapole…
At 37, Venus Williams tops 1 teen at Wimbledon, faces a 2nd
London,(AP/UNB)- Venus Williams beat one 19-year-old opponent at Wimbledon on Friday. She’ll face another on Monday.Both of those players were born months after Williams made her debut at the All England Club.Think about that for a minute.
SA paceman Rabada banned for 2nd test vs England
London, (AP/UNB)- South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will miss the second test against England after collecting a one-match ban for swearing at Ben Stokes following his dismissal of the allrounder on Thursday.
Barcelona acknowledges interest in PSG midfielder Verratti
Madrid,(AP/UNB)- Barcelona’s president has confirmed widespread speculation that it wants to pry Marco Verratti from Paris Saint-Germain.President Josep Bartomeu told Catalunya Radio on Friday that Verratti “is a player that interests the club.”
AL calls HRW biased organisation
Dhaka, Jul 7 – Branding the Human Rights Watch (HRW) as a ‘hired organisation’, Awami League leader Hasan Mahmud on Friday said it is working for a party and a quarter to push the government into an awkward situation questioning…
Plan to export power from Nepal to Bangladesh
GMR Upper Karnali Hydropower, the developer of the 900 MW Upper Karnali Hydroelectric Project, is preparing to sign a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Bangladeshi government to evacuate energy produced by the scheme to Bangladesh via India, GMR officials…
2 killed, 20 hurt in Magura road crash
Dhaka – At least two people were killed and 20 others sustained injuries in a head-on collision between two passebuses at Alamkhali on Magura-Jhenaidah road on Thursday night.One of the deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman, 32, son of Abdur…
80kg venison, 2 deer heads, skin seized in Bagerhat
Dhaka – Members of Coast Guard in a drive seized a trawler with 80 kgs of venison, two deer heads and a skin from Sundarbans at Katlar Canel in Sharankhola upazila in Bagerhat on Thursday night.
35 held in Dinajpur
Dhaka- Police in separate drives arrested 35 people from different places of the district from Thursday night to Friday morning on various charges.
Mother-daughter killed in Comilla road crash
Dhaka- A woman and her daughter were killed and three others were injured when a goods-laden lorry rammed a CNG run auto rickshaw on Dhaka- Chittagong highway in Sadar Dakkhin upazila headquarters in Comilla on Friday.The identities of the deceased…
Rail Bhaban catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at Bangladesh Rail Bhaban in the city on Friday morning.Fire Services and Civil Defence sources said the fire originated at an electric board on the ground floor of the 15-storey building around 10:45 am.
Mother attempts suicide after ‘killing’ minor daughter
Dhaka – A woman allegedly attempted to commit suicide after strangulating her five-year-old daughter to death at Harirampur village in Parbatipur upazila in Dinajpur early Friday.
5 DU students among 26 held for taking drugs
Dhaka – Police arrested 26 people including five students of Dhaka University (DU) and a vice-president of Jagannath University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League for taking drugs and staying in Suhrawardy Udyan on Thursday night defying restriction.
15 Jamaat leaders held in Gaibandha
Dhaka – Police arrested 15 leaders including district nayeb-e-ameer of Jamaat-e Islami from a mosque at Saharbhita village in Saghata upazila on Friday morning on charge of planning sabotage during holding a secret meeting.
Mother, son among 3 killed in Comilla road crash
Dhaka – Three people, including a woman and her son, were killed and two others injured when a goods-laden lorry rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Lohipura area of Sadar Dakkhin upazila headquarters on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Friday.M Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge…