Bridgetown, (AP/UNB) — West Indies collapsed in the evening session to reach 264-9 at stumps on day four of the second test for a 183-run lead over Pakistan on Wednesday, setting up a potentially intriguing final day.Pakistan legspinner Yasir Shah…
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Carreno Busta beats Robredo in Estoril; Del Potro withdraws
Estoril,(AP/UNB) — Top-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta defeated fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo 7-6 (5), 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Estoril Open on Wednesday, while fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro withdrew after the death of his grandfather back home…
Higuain and Buffon star at each end as Juventus beats Monaco
Monaco,(AP/UNB) — Striker Gonzalo Higuain displayed some worth for his huge transfer fee and Gianluigi Buffon showed he is still priceless in goal, each starring as Juventus won 2-0 at Monaco in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal.Higuain…
4 Shibir men held in Comilla
Dhaka – Police arrested four activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from a house in Brahmanpara upazila in Comilla on Wednesday.The arrestees are Shahin Alam, 27, Ishak Bhuiyan, 24, Hizbullah, 18, and Omar Faruk, 22. They…
Minor boy electrocuted in Jessore
Dhaka – A 10-year-old boy was electrocuted at Chaulia village in Sadar upazila in Jessore on Wednesday night.
CJKS Kabaddi: Brothers Union emerge 1st Division champions
Dhaka– Brothers Union Club clinched the CJKS First Division Kabaddi League title beating South End Club by 49-16 points in the last league match at MA Aziz Stadium on Wednesday. Little Brothers finished runners-up in the league.
4 ‘drug peddlers’ held in Jessore
Dhaka – Detectives arrested five alleged drug peddlers along with 4000 pieces of Yaba pills, 2 kg hemp and 155 bottles of Indian Phensidyl in Sharsha upazila in Benapole on Tuesday night.
42 held in Satkhira drive
Dhaka- In their separate drives in different parts of the district, police arrested 42 people from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning on various charges.
Tamim’s injury ‘not much of a worry’
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s leading run-scorer Tamim Iqbal had complained of a possible recurrence of a back injury during the practice session ahead of the first friendly match of their camp in England on Monday.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Chief Physician Debasish…
AFC Cup Football: Dhaka Abahani upset Bengaluru FC 2-0
Dhaka – Two back to back goals by Saaduddin and Rubel Miah in the last four minutes enabled Dhaka Abahani Limited to earn an astonishing 2-0 goals victory over Group E leader Bengaluru FC of India in the AFC Cup…
4 to die for killing young Tutul
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Wednesday sentenced four people to death for killing Tutul, a student of class four, after abducting him on August 12, 2014.The four convicts are M. Dalim, Shohag Mia, Dulal Mia and Aminul Haque from…
3 schoolgirls go missing in Barisal
Dhaka – Three schoolgirls went missing from Banaripara in the city on Tuesday.The victims are—Swarna, a class VIII student of Banaripara Girls’ High School and daughter of Helal Khan of Rayerhat, her classmate Ankhi, daughter of Khalil Mistri, and Sumaiya,…
Inquiry of ‘special’ city bus services or deep freeze
Dhaka, May 3 – Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Tuesday formed an eight-member committee to probe the necessity of operating ‘Sitting Service’ or ‘Gate Lock’ on the city streets.
Change needed in taxing policy to discourage smoking
Dhaka– Anti-tobacco campaigners have demanded introducing a ‘specific tax’ on tobacco products with the increase of tax rate from the upcoming 2017-18 fiscal, aiming to cut tobacco use in Bangladesh.“Tobacco taxation is very complex and a non-pragmatic system in Bangladesh,…
Bus plunge kills 7 in Tangail, about 100km north of Dhaka
Tangail, May 2 – Seven people were killed and 30 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Haripur in Ghatail upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Premier Cricket: Prime Bank CC taste first defeat; Abahani, Mohammedan win
Dhaka – League leaders Prime Bank Cricket Club tasted their first defeat in the 6th match of the Dhaka metropolis Premier Division Cricket League after conceding a huge seven-wicket defeat against last time runners-up Prime Doleshwar SC at Khan Shaheb…
National Hockey: Army crushes Jhenaidah 28-0
Dhaka– Bangladesh Army crushed Jhenaidah District by 28-0 goals In the ATN Bangla 31st National Hockey Gold Cup Championship at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.Milon Hossain struck 12 goals with a hat-trick, Menaj Babu, Hasaan Jubair Niloy…
BGB seized Tk 185cr contraband items in Apr
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods and illegal drugs worth around Tk 185.30 crore carrying out drives across the country, especially frontier ones, in April last.The paramilitary force also arrested 135 people, including women, for their alleged…
AFC Cup: Abahani Ltd eye win against JSW Bengaluru
Dhaka – Bangladesh Premier League champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd expressed the hope to win against visiting JWS Bengaluru FC in a Group E match of AFC Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.The match will kick off at…
BD students willing to study in India must face JEE
Dhaka – Indian High Commission on Tuesday said Bangladeshi students, willing to study in India, are now required to directly appear for the (JEE-advanced) 2017 to be conducted for the first time here on May 21. UNB news agency reported
Five bodies of boat capsize victims found in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, May 2 – The bodies of five people including two minors, who went missing after a boat capsized in the Padma river in Dorgapara area of the district town on Sunday evening, were recovered on Tuesday morning.
Liverpool beat Watford 1-0 in EPL with Can highlight goal
Watford,(AP/UNB) — Liverpool improved its bid to secure a Champions League spot by beating Watford 1-0 in a largely forgettable English Premier League match on Monday.Only Emre Can made this one memorable, by meeting a Lucas Leiva cross with a…
Sevilla loses to Malaga, stays behind Atletico for 3rd place
Madrid, (AP/UNB) — Sevilla conceded two late goals in a 4-2 loss at Malaga on Monday that left the team three points behind Atletico Madrid in the fight for third place in the Spanish league.Diego Llorente scored in the 77th…
Late rally for West Indies as Pakistan ends day 2 on 172-3
Bridgetown,(AP/UNB) — West Indies took three quick wickets after tea to leave the second test evenly balanced as Pakistan stumbled from 155 without loss to 172-3 at stumps on the second day, still 140 runs behind on Monday.Opener Azhar Ali…
Minor boy drowns in Sunamganj
Dhaka– A minor boy drowned in Ghasi river at Chapaiti village of Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj on Monday afternoon.
2 held with 100 liquor bottles in Sylhet
Dhaka–Highway police arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 100 bottles of liquor on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway, near Haripur Pakhuteki area of Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet on Monday night.The arrestees were identified as Noman Ahmed, 34, and Junayed Ahmed, 32.
Gazipur court issues warrant for Tarique Rahman’s arrest
Dhaka– A court here on Tuesday issued a warrant for the arrest of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and eight others in a case filed under the Special Powers Act in Gazipur .
Shibir leader held in Rajshahi along with ‘arms’
Dhaka – Police arrested a leader of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir from Matikata union in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi early Tuesday.
Committee formed to probe father-daughter pair’s ‘suicide’ in Gazipur
Dhaka – Gazipur district police on Monday formed a three-member probe committee to investigate the apparent suicide of a man along with his minor daughter in an incident that shook the nation’s conscience.
Chelsea keeps Tottenham 4 points behind in title pursuit
London,(AP/UNB) — Chelsea passed the toughest test of the title run-in to keep Tottenham at arm’s length.Antonio Conte’s side took 66 minutes to break through Everton’s resistance on Sunday before winning 3-0 to remain four points ahead of Tottenham.Even if…