Dhaka-After the just concluded successful series in Sri Lanka, the Tigers will have little time to respite as they will take part in the tri national series in Ireland next month.
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Three more Div. II super league matches tomorrow
Dhaka- Three group B second round super league matches of Dhaka Second Division Cricket League will be held tomorrow (Monday) at three separate venues in the city and its adjacent area.
Friends Social, Mohakhali tie end in goalless draw
Dhaka- Friends Social Welfare Association and Mohakhali Ekadash split point when their match ended on a tame goalless draw in the Saif Power Tec Senior Division Football League held on Sunday at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium…
Neymar sees red as Barcelona fall to surprise Malaga defeat
Barcelona’s Neymar was sent off as they suffered a surprise 2-0 defeat at Malaga on Saturday that scuppered their hopes of going top of La Liga.Former Barcelona striker Sandro Ramirez opened the scoring with a breakaway goal in the 32nd…
DC United turn tables on New York City FC
WASHINGTON, (BSS/AFP) – Luciano Acosta scored his second goal of the Major League Soccer season as DC United avenged their worst defeat since 2015 with a 2-1 victory over New York City FC on Saturday.Lloyd Sam added his first goal…
Kasatkina, Ostapenko to meet for Charleston title
MIAMI,(BSS/AFP) – Daria Kasatkina and Jelena Ostapenko will both be battling for a first WTA title when they meet in the final at Charleston on Sunday.Latvia’s Ostapenko out-lasted 11th-seeded Croatian veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, while Russia’s Kasatkina rallied…
Three killed in Mymensingh road accident
Dhaka -At least three people were killed and two others injured in a truck-pickup van collision at Sokholla Morolbari on Mymensingh-Sherpur road under Phulpur upazila of the district in the early hours of today.
Road crash kills two in Sylhet
SYLHET,- Two people were killed in a road accident in Nipoban area on Sylhet-Tamabil road here this afternoon.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Cycling: Boonen aiming for Paris-Roubaix swansong
COMPIEGNE, France, (BSS/AFP) – The curtain will come down on the career of one of cycling’s greats at the end of Sunday’s 257km long ‘Hell of the North’ one-day classic. Tom Boonen will ride Paris-Roubaix for the 14th time, aiming…
Mourinho’s top four bid in jeopardy
SUNDERLAND, United Kingdom, (BSS/AFP) – Jose Mourinho suggested last weekend that he had considered abandoning a push for the Premier League’s top four to focus on European competition and failure to beat Sunderland on Sunday may see that pledge become…
Tennis: Lucic-Baroni ends hometown hope Rogers’s Charleston run
MIAMI, (BSS/AFP) – Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia bucked an upset trend that claimed Caroline Wozniacki on Friday, ending the hopes of hometown favorite Shelby Rogers at the WTA event in Charleston, South Carolina. Croatia’s Lucic-Baroni, seeded 11th, defeated Rogers 6-7…
Football: Shakespeare weighs up rest for Leicester stars
LEICESTER, United Kingdom, (BSS/AFP) – Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has an unexpected and, in some ways, welcome problem ahead of Sunday’s Premier League match away to Everton. Having taken over in late February with the reigning champions sliding towards…
Bangladesh cricketers now a force to be reckon
Dhaka- Squaring the series across all three formats was a test of resolve and character as it was about time Bangladesh cricket achieved something creditable as their opponents were equal in terms strength if not experience. Former National opening batsman…
Dowry-killing in Satkhira
Dhaka- A housewife was allegedly beaten to death by her husband over dowry at Polashpol in the Sadar upazila in Satkhira early Friday.Firoz Hossain Mollah, Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station, said Faruk Hossain, son of Mosharraf Hossain, got married to…
20 dead in Myanmar boat crash
YANGON, April 8, 2017 (BSS/AFP) – At least 20 people were killed when their passenger boat collided with a river barge at night in western Myanmar, authorities said Saturday, with more feared drowned as rescue workers renewed their search in…
‘Terrorist’ killed in Jessore ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected terrorist was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of terrorists in Kholadanga area of the district town early Saturday.
2 found dead in Jhenidah
Dhaka – The bullet-hit bodies of two unidentified young men were found at Tetulbaria ground in Sadar upazila in Jhenidah on Saturday morning.
Mashrafe quits T20I captaincy only: BCB president
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon on Friday said Mashrafe Bin Mortaza left only captaincy in T20I but he has not retired from the shortest format of the cricket.“He (Mashrafe) quitted only captaincy in T20I. But…
PMC Cup Golf Tournament ends in Rangpur
Dhaka – The three-day “Prime Medical College Cup Golf Tournament- 2017′ concluded through a colourful prize distribution ceremony at Rangpur Golf Club in Rangpur Cantonment here this afternoon.More than 100 contestants of different Golf Clubs from all over the country…
41 ‘JMB’ men held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police arrested 41 suspected members of the banned Jama’tul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different parts of the district during a two-day drive till Friday morning.
Schoolboy committed ‘suicide’ in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A schoolboy allegedly committed suicide at Mominpur village in Bagha upazila in Rajshahi on Thursday.
Benapole schoolgirl dies after having ‘deworming tablets’
Dhaka – A schoolgirl died after taking ‘deworming tablets’ at Ghiba village at Benapole on Thursday.Quoting victim’s uncle, police said Riya, 10, a class V student of Ghiba Government Primary School and daughter of Abu Bakkar fell sick after taking…
CJKS Archery League begins Sunday
Chittagong – The first ever CJKS Archery League, organised by Chattagram Jila Krira Sangstha (CJKS), will begin on Sunday at MA Aziz Stadium in the port city.Chittagong City Mayor AJM Nasiruddin will inaugurate the two-day long competition in the morning,…
Mashrafe quits T20I captaincy only: BCB president
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon on Friday said Mashrafe Bin Mortaza left only captaincy in T20I but he has not retired from the shortest format of the cricket.“He (Mashrafe) quitted only captaincy in T20I. But…
RU at a standstill
Dhaka – Academic and administrative activities at Rajshahi University, the largest seat of higher learning in northern Bangladesh, are being hampered severely as the posts of vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor remain vacant for about 19 days, critics say.The tenure of its…
Career fest begins wednesday at JU
Savar, Dhaka – A two day-long jobs fair, titled ‘Career Fest 2017’, begins today at Sheikh Hasina Youth Development Center (SHYDC), adjacent to the JU campus. In collaboration with jobsBD.com, Forum of Entrepreneurship and Business (FEB) of Jahangirnagar University (JU)…
‘Robber’ shot dead in Naogaon
Dhaka– A suspected robber was shot to death during a robbery at Goyeshpur village in Badalgachhi upazila early Wednesday.A group of 25-30 robbers stormed into the house of one Fazle Aziz Chowdhury at Goyeshpur village at dead of night and…
Lightning strike kills one in Sherpur
Dhaka– A fish farm caretaker was killed in a lightning strike at Madhabpur Morgachura in Sribordi upazila in Sherpur on Wednesday.
2 get 10 years’ jail for robbery in Khulna
Dhaka– A court here on Wednesday convicted two people and sentenced them to 10 years’ imprisonment in a robbery case.The court also fined the convicts — Nasir Sheikh, 23, and Nadimuzzaman Nadim, 22, residents of Atlia village in Terokhada upazila,…
REB director found dead in Jessore guest-house
Dhaka – A director of the Rural Electrification Board (REB) was found dead in a guest-house in the district town’s Topshindaga in Jessore on Thursday noon.The deceased was identified as Ariful Alam, 52, son of Jamshed Hossain, from Rajshahi.Azmal Huda,…