Dhaka- A freedom fighter was found hanging at Muktijoddha Sangsad Bhaban in Bagatipara upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Muktijoddha Sangsad upazila unit commander Rashidunnabi Febin.
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2nd Div Football: Swadhinata KC beat Jatrabari KC 1-0
Dhaka – Swadhinata Krira Chakra earned 1-0 goal victory over Jatrabari Krira Chakra in Dhaka Metropolis Saif Power Tec First Division Football League at Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday.
Tigers to defend 176 for leveling series against Sri Lanka
Dhaka – Bangladesh scored 176 against Sri Lanka in the 2nd and last game of the two-match series at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday.Batting first after winning the toss, the Tigers played 20 overs in Mashrafe’s last appearance…
Tigers opt to bat first against Sri Lanka
Dhaka – Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss in his farewell T20I match and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the 2nd and last match of the series under floodlight at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo…
2nd Div Cricket: Kathalbagan beat Narayanganj by 4 wkt
Dhaka – Kathalbagan Green Crescent Club finished the Dhaka Second Division ODM Cricket League with a 4-wicket win against Narayanganj Cricket Academy in the dead-rubber of the relegation stage last match at Jahangirnagar University ground on Thursday. In the day’s…
Misbah to retire after test series against West Indies
Islamabad (AP/UNB)- Pakistan test captain Misbah-ul-Haq will quit international cricket after the three-match series against the West Indies next month.”It will be my last series and I had conveyed this to the chairman (of the Pakistan Cricket Board) some time…
Barcelona wins after Messi goals, Real Madrid stays top
Madrid(AP/UNB) — With Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi on top form, Barcelona needed less than 10 minutes to take care of Sevilla and keep the pressure on Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Wednesday.Suarez scored with a bicycle kick…
Chargesheet submitted against cricketer Sunny
Dhaka – Police on Thursday submitted a chargesheet against national cricketer Arafat Sunny in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.Mohammad Yahia, a sub-inspector of Mohammadpur Police Station and also investigation officer of the case, submitted…
Train derails at Bhuapur, snaps Dhaka’s rail link with north
Dhaka, Apr 6 – Dhaka’s train communication with the country’s northern region remained suspended as three bogies and the locomotive of a train derailed near Bangabandhu Bridge at Pathailkandi in Bhuapur upazila of Tangail early Thursday.
Sayedee verdict review case in SC Cause list
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Wednesday included the review petitions, filed by the government and convicted war criminal Delwar Hossain Sayedee, against its verdict in the case filed against Sayedee for his war crimes, in its…
2 killed in B’baria road crash
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists, including a UP chairman, were killed as a truck hit their bike at Bertala on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Ashuganj upazila on Tuesday night.
One held with huge Phensidyl in Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected drug peddler along with 2,300 bottles of Phensidyl syrup at Benapole Bazar at Benapole in Jessore on Wednesday morning.
63 held in Jhenidah as special drive goes on
Dhaka – Police in their special drive arrested 63 people, including four activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, from different parts of the district in Jhenidah on Wednesday.
Man to die for killing teen in city after rape
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to death in the sensational Rumi killing case.The court also fined the condemned convict, Saiduzzaman Bachchu, Tk 1 lakh.
4 construction workers electrocuted in Lalmonirhat
Dhaka – Four construction workers died from electrocution at Dhelaguri village in Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat on Wednesday noon.
Lazio into Cup final with 4-3 aggregate win over Roma
Rome,(AP/UNB) — Roma fans were back in the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday to see their team beat city rival Lazio but lose the Italian Cup semifinal 4-3 on aggregate.Mohamed Salah scored twice and Stephan El Shaarawy netted the other as…
Moyes’ week gets worse as Sunderland beaten 2-0 at Leicester
Leicester,(AP/UNB) — Sunderland manager David Moyes’ tough week got worse as his team lost 2-0 at resurgent champion Leicester to remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League on Tuesday.Strikers Islam Slimani and Jamie Vardy scored second-half goals for…
2nd Div Cricket: Indira Road beat Dhaka Royal by 5 wkts
Dhaka – Indira Road Krira Chakra outplayed Dhaka Royal Cricketers by five wickets in the 2nd round super league of the Dhaka Second Division ODM Cricket League at City Club Ground on Wednesday.Indira Road KC scored 233/5 in 22.3 overs,…
Death reduced to life-term in child Rakib murder case
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday reduced the death sentence given to two convicts of child Rakib Hawlader murder case to life term imprisonment.
T20I: Tigers collect 127/5 in 16.1 vs Sri Lanka
Dhaka, Apr 4 (UNB) – Bangladesh lost five quick wickets for 127 runs in 16.1 overs against Sri Lanka in first T20I of their two-match series under floodlights at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.Mosaddek Hossain (20) was on…
Former NZ opener Peter Fulton retires
Wellington, Apr 4 (AP/UNB) — Former New Zealand opening batsman Peter Fulton, who once scored centuries in both innings of a test match against England, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, aged 38.Fulton played 23 tests for…
Young man punched to death in C’nawabganj
Dhaka– A young man was punched to death allegedly by his ‘drunk’ friend during their picnic in front of Club Supermarket in the district town in Chapainawabganj on Monday night.Saber Reza Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said some picnickers…
Man arrested in Wari with over 10,000 yaba pills
Dhaka – A special team of Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) arrested a man along with 10,200 pieces of Yaba tablets from Wari in the city on Tuesday.Tipped off, a special team of DNC carried out the raid at an…
129 people held in Jhenidah, Chuandaga
Dhaka – Police in their special drives arrested 129 people from Jhenidah and Chuadanga districts.In Jhenidah, police in their special drive carried out from Sunday night to Tuesday morning, arrested 108 people, including three Jamaat men, from different parts of…
Third phase of BFF’s master plan to focus on coaching
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has included three auxiliary support programmes in its 12 strategic objectives as part of a master plan to develop the level of football in Bangladesh.BFF included these three programmes — Coach Education and…
AFC Cup: Abahani hold Mohun Bagan 1-1 in first half
Kolkata, Apr 4 (UNB) – Dhaka Abahani Ltd booters hold their nerve up to first for 1-1 against Mohun Bagan of Kolkata in the AFC Cup Qualifier football at Salt Lake Stadium, West Bengal, India on Tuesday.
Mashrafe bids farewell to T20Is
Dhaka– Bangladesh cricket team limited-overs captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza bade goodbye to the T20I format ahead of the Tigers 1st T20I battle of a two-match series against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Tuesday. “This is the right time for me…
T20I: Tigers elect to bat first against Sri Lanka
Dhaka – Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in first T20I of their two-match series under floodlights at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.The 6th T20I battle between the…
HC asks authorities to produce Oishee in court
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Monday) ordered prison authorities to produce Oishee Rahman, sentenced to death for killing her parents, before it on April 10 to observe her mental status.
Pakistan teenage spinner Shadab Khan turning heads
Islamabad (AP/UNB) — Pakistan has a long history of unearthing raw, talented players and in teenage leg-spinner Shadab Khan, it looks like they may have discovered another star in the making.The 18-year-old made his international debut in last week’s Twenty20…