Dhaka – Coin favoured, the English captain Alastair Cook chose to open the first innings with bat against Bangladesh in the first Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday, UNB news agency reported. Cook joined at the…
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Pubali Bank opens shifted Gulshan corporate branch
Dhaka: Pubali Bank Limited has opened its shifted Gulshan Model Town Corporate branch to provide best and modern banking services to its customers. Habibur Rahman, Chairman of Board of Directors of the bank, was present as the chief guest at…
BD Mission in Washington condoles Shahidul’s death
Dhaka: Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC has expressed deep shock at the tragic death of Shahidul Islam, former Personal Officer at the Press Wing of the mission. The embassy held a commemorating meeting at the Bangabandhu Auditorium on Tuesday morning,…
Khaleda condoles BNP leader Jahangir’s death
Dhaka: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday expressed deep shock at the death of Noakhali BNP leader Jahangir Alam. Jahangir, former president of Noakhali district unit Jubo Dal and Begumganj thana unit BNP general secretary, died on Tuesday night. UNB…
Petrol pump owners threaten indefinite strike from Oct 30
Dhaka – Petrol pump and tank-lorry owners and workers threatened to go on an indefinite strike from October 30 if their 12-point demand are not met by the time.Petrol pumps and tank-lorry operations will remain off until the demands are…
School teachers’ body found in Kushtia
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a school teacher from the outdoor department of Kushtia General Hospital in the district town on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Nur Tipu, 50, son of Mohammad Ali, a resident of Gopalpur…
‘Drug peddler’ found dead in Dhamrai
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an alleged drug peddler from a banana orchard at Kalampur village in Dhamrai upazila in Savar on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Yunus, 40, hailing from Kushtia district. He used to live…
2 killed in Jessore road crash
Jessore – Two people were killed and another one injured in a head-on collision between a pick-up van and a human hauler (Leguna) at Beltala on Jessore-Satkhira highway in Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as…
Miscreant storms house, hacks schoolgirl in Munshiganj
Munshiganj – A miscreant stormed the house of a schoolgirl at Char Moddam village in Sirajdikhan upazila on Tuesday and hacked her in the head, leaving her injured, UNB news agency reported.
HC order judicial inquiry of schoolboy Sabbir turture case
The High Court yesterday directed the Tangail chief judicial magistrate to conduct a judicial inquiry into an allegation of torture of a Tangail schoolboy Sabbir Shikdar before he was sentenced for two years jail by a mobile court on September…
2 cousins drown in Barisal
Dhaka – Two minor cousins drowned in a pond at Chandrahar village in Gouranadi upazila in Barisal on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Isha, 4, son of Ilias and Abdul, 4,son of Alamgir of the village,UNB news agency reported.
Man found dead in Jessore
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a man bearing marks of bullet injury from Godkhali Kalibari area of Jhikargachha upazila in Jessore on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain, 32, son of Siddik Hossain, a resident of…
Boosting renewables in cities vital to achieve dev goals: IRENA
Ecuador – Cities now have an unprecedented opportunity to transform and decarbonise their energy supply and use, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable Energy in Cities, released today on the sidelines of the…
Workshop of self-assessment of B.Sc Ag held at BAU
A Workshop on “Draft Report on self-assessment of BSc Ag Econ (Hons) Degree Programme” was held at Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology faculty conference room of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Monday.
At least 23 die in Odisha hospital fire in eastern India
New Delhi (AP/UNB) — A fire broke out late Monday at a private hospital in a city in eastern India, killing at least 23 people, India’s federal health minister said. Minister J.P. Nadda disclosed the death toll from the fire…
Man found dead in Ctg; 2 held
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a man stuffed in a sack from a house at Teribazar in Chittagong on Monday.The deceased was identified as Anjan Dhar, 35, a staff of a jewelry shop.Nur Mohammad, inspector (investigation) of Kotwali…
3 children drown in Jhenidah
Dhaka- Three children drowned in a pond at Mamunshia village in Kotchandpur upazila on Monday.The deceased were identified as Riya Khatun, 10, Nila Khatun, 8-two daughters of Joynal Abedin and Murad Hossain, 8, son of Manir Mia of the village. They…
Suspected killer of Ganajagaran Manch organizer held
Dhaka – Detectives arrested a man for his alleged involvement in the killing of Ganajagaran Manch organiser Nazimuddin Samad from the city’s Sayedabad area on Sunday night, UNB news agency reported. The arrestee was identified as Rashidun Nabi. Tipped off, a team of…
Bus run over transport worker in Gaibandha
Dhaka – A transport worker was crushed under a bus as its driver turned reckless when a group of workers tried to stop the vehicle on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Komorpur area of Gobindabanj upazila in Gaibandha district on Monday morning,…
DMC ambulance crash, Helper remanded
Dhaka-A court here on Sunday put ambulance helper Sirajul Islam Sohel on a one-day remand in a case filed in connection with the killing of four people and a baby in its mother womb in a road crash in front…
Team BJMC beat Soccer Club. Feni 1-0
Dhaka – Team BJMC beat Soccer Club, Feni by a solitary goal in the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here Sunday.With the feat, Team BJMC advanced to the 8th slot in the 12-team league…
Find out mentors of terrorists, PM tells Bimstec leaders
Goa (India): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged BIMSTEC leaders to find out the mentors, masterminds, abettors, financiers, arms suppliers and trainers of terrorists and extremists to defeat terrorism. “We must be prepared to take strong actions against terrorists…
PM at Goa join BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit
Goa (India): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a red carpet reception when she arrived here on Sunday morning to join the BRICS-BIMSTEC Leaders’ Outreach Summit. The two-day summit kicked off in the Indian southwest state, Goa, on Saturday with…
2 siblings die ‘inhaling toxic gas’ in Gazipur
Dhaka – Two siblings died reportedly inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank at Sombazar in Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Mohsin, 40, and his younger brother Masum, 28, of the area,UNB News Agency Reported.
4 killed in separate incidents in Savar
Dhaka – Four people were killed in separate incidents in Savar on Sunday.At Hemayatpur, a group of miscreants killed night guard of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw garage Helal Uddin, 60, hailed form Narsinghdi district, by giving him electric shock at Joynabari and…
Housewife crushed under truck in Laxmipur
Dhaka – A housewife was crushed under the wheels of a speeding truck at Char Jangalia on Laxmipur-Ramgati road in Kamalnagar upazila in Laxmipur on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Farida Begum, 47, wife of M Hossain, a resident…
2 boys crushed under train in B’baria
Dhaka – Two boys were killed and another one injured as a train crushed them in Bhadughar rail crossing area in Brahmanbaria town on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Parvej, 15, and Shuvo, 10. Another boy, named Ripon. 10, was…
Man electrocuted in Jessore
Dhaka – A man died from electrocution at Shripur village in Manirampur upazila in Benapole on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain Khaja, 35, son of Sorir Molla, a resident of the village,UNB News Agency Reported.
Global tourist arrivals record 1.2 billion in 2015
-By Raquib Siddiqi International tourist arrivals grew by 4.4 per cent in 2015 to reach a total of 1,184 million in 2015, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Some 50 million more tourists (overnight visitors) travelled to international…
24 killed in stampede ahead of Hindu ceremony in Lucknow
Lucknow (AP/UNB) — At least 24 people were killed and 20 others injured in a stampede Saturday that occurred as they were crossing a crowded bridge to reach the venue of a Hindu religious ceremony in northern India, police said.