Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected member of Neo JMB’s ‘Sarwar-Tamim Group’ from Uttara in the cityon Wednesdaymorning.Tipped off, a team of Rab-10 arrested Mushfiq Martin Jenny, an ‘expert’ in improvised explosive device (IED), along…
Dhaka – Chittagong District earned a 3-1 goals victory over Satkhira District in the final round of the Walton U-18 National Football Championship at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.
Dhaka- Bangladesh U-16 Women’s team, now touring China as a part of their preparations for the final round of the AFC Championship, completed their tour with a 3-1 goals victory over Chinese U-14 team at the Olympic Sports Village in…
Dhaka – Meherpur district team will face Narail in the opening match of the 31st National Hockey Tournament at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.In the opening day’s other matches, Patuakhali will face Khulna while Air Force meet Rajshahi…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Team will leave for England early Thursday for playing a tri-nation series in Ireland and the ICC Champions Trophy in England.The Tigers will depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a flight of Emirates Airlines at…
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman is going to feature in the US$300,000 Yeangder Heritage starting at National Golf Country Club in Thailand on Thursday.Ahead of the tournament, the 32-year-old golfer showed his eagerness for the 3rd title saying, “I’m…
Kingston,(AP/UNB)- Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq smashed two straight sixes Tuesday to give his team a seven-wicket victory over West Indies shortly after lunch on the fifth day of the first test.Chasing only 32 for victory, the visitors ended on 36-3 in…
A craze for all things unicorn has swept through popular culture of late, whether it’s multi-coloured novelty drinks or technology investors looking for the next big thing. But a farming family in Iceland reckon they’ve found the real thing –…
Dhaka – Three people sustained bullet injuries in a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates at a polling centre during union parishad polls at Katharia union in Banshkhali upazila on Tuesday.Locals said an altercation ensued between the followers…
Bucharest,(AP/UNB) – Serena Williams has spoken out in response to suspended Fed Cup captain Ilie Nastase’s comments speculating about the skin color of the baby the pregnant Williams is expecting.The 23-time major champion wrote on Instagram on Monday: “It disappoints…
Kingston, (AP/UNB) – Legspinner Yasir Shah took all the wickets as the West Indies slumped to 93-4 and trailed Pakistan by 28 runs in the second innings on the fourth day of the first test Monday.Pakistan was all out for…
Dhaka – Bangladesh U-16 National Women’s Football Team, now touring China as part of their preparations for the eight-team final round of the AFC U-16 Championship, earned a brilliant 3-0 goals victory over Chinese Shaanxi Province U-14 team in the…
Dhaka – A brilliant hat-trick by Raihan guided Sylhet District to a facile 3-1 goals victory over Chittagong District in the Walton Under-18 National Football Championship at Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Tuesday morning.
Despite the promise of new information technologies, governments, non-state actors, and corporations worldwide are ‘censoring vast amounts of information’ using complex and sophisticated tactics. The 2017 edition of Attacks on the Press, published on Tuesday by The Committee to Protect…
Sunamganj – The district administration here has withdrawn its ban on fishing in the haors. The decision was taken at a meeting on Tuesday morning. UNB news agency reported
Nairobi- Kenyan police say 27 people have been killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a trailer truck. Police say the accident took place along the major road linking two of Kenya’s biggest cities, capital Nairobi and the…
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases, including a sedition case for her remarks about the number of martyrs during the 1971 Liberation War. UNB news…
Dhaka – Convicted businessman Yaba king Amin Huda, who was sentenced to 79 years imprisonment in connection with the biggest haul of Yaba tablets cases, failed to secure bail from the High Court on Monday.
“Sometimes I just can’t sleep without pills. I keep remembering how many people died that day.” Shabana, her name changed to protect her privacy, survived three days buried in the rubble of Rana Plaza, an eight-story building with five garment…
Dhaka – The flood situation in Sunamganj and Habiganj has worsened as heavy rainfall and onrush of water from the upstream submerged new areas in the districts on Monday.In Sunamganj, the Urar Bondho dam in Pagnar haor in Jamalganj and…
Dhaka – Dhaka United Sporting Club secured a solitary goal victory against Wari Club in the Saif Powertec Senior Division Football League at Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Muhammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Monday.
Dhaka – Excessive rainfall in the capital on Monday forced to reschedule the two matches of the Walton U18 National Football Championship.Monday’s matches will be held on Tuesday at Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Muhammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur, originally…
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members arrested an alleged smuggler along with eight gold bars weighing 1.300 kg from Putkhali border in Sharsha upazila on Monday.The arrestee was identified as Mohsin, son of Sirajul Islam of Gogakalijani village in…
Dhaka– Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) crushed Barisal District team 94-17 in the final round 2nd day’s match of the Independence Cup Kabaddi at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.
Dhaka – Ruling Awami League party’s joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Sunday said BNP is step by step moving towards the verge of collapse not towards the state power. In response to a statement of BNP leader Shamsuzzaman…
Dhaka – Some 3.41 lakh farmers were affected in four districts of Sylhet division as over 1.13 lakh hectares of boro paddy in haors of Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar and Habiganj have gone under water following flashflood caused by heavy rainfall…
Pyongyang – North Korea has detained a U.S. citizen, officials said Sunday, bringing to three the number of Americans now being held there. Tony Kim, who also goes by his Korean name Kim Sang-duk, was detained on Saturday, according to…
Rangpur – Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad went to his ancestral home in India’s Cooch Behar on Sunday on a five-day visit. “Our chairman left Bangladesh through Burimari Land Port for Dinhata in Cooch Behar district in India around 2pm,”…
Dhaka – Housing and Public Works Minister Eng Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday said Chittagong will see a drastic change within the next 5-10 years following the massive development initiatives, including the establishment of two special economic zones. UNB news agency…
Dhaka – The maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No 3 as steep pressure gradient persists over North Bay. UNB news agency reported