Dhaka, Apr 8 (UNB) – Firefighter Sohel Rana, who sustained severe injuries during Banani FR Tower fire rescue operation, died at Singapore General Hospital early Monday. He succumbed to his injuries at 4:17 am ( Singapore time), said Mahfuz Riven,…
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Mehidy under observation after injury on right thumb
Dhaka – National all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who is playing currently for Abahani Limited, suffered injury on his right thumb on Sunday while restricting a boundary of Shahriar Nafees of Legends of Rupganj at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. He left…
Mustafizur set to join Dhaka League Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh star Mustafizur Rahman is all set to join the ongoing season of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on Monday. He will represent Shinepukur Cricket Club in the league. After returning from New Zealand, the southpaw was in…
BPL Football: Bashundhara Kings punish Mohammedan 4-1
Dhaka – Table topper Bashundhara Kings maintained their unbeaten record in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football punishing traditional Dhaka Mohammedan SC by a huge 4-1 goal margin at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Sunday. With the feat, star-studded Bashudhara…
Premier Cricket League: Mohammedan awarded full points against Brothers
Dhaka – The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) awarded full two points to Dhaka Mohammedan SC for their Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2018-19 match against Brothers Union held at BKSP Ground in Savar on April 2. The…
Metropolis Open Women’s Volleyball begins on Sunday
Dhaka – The Popular Life Insurance Dhaka Metropolis Open Women’s Volleyball Competition started on Sunday at Shaheed Nur Hossain National Volleyball Stadium in the city.Bangladesh Ansar beat up Kishoreganj DSA, Bangladesh Police defeated Viqarunnisa Noon School & College, Bangladesh Ansar…
2 RU students die after ‘taking excessive liquor’
Rajshahi (Rajshahi University), Apr 7 (UNB) – Two students of Rajshahi University died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Sunday reportedly after taking excessive liquor. The deceased were identified as Muhtasim Rafid Khan, a 3rd-year student of Law department, and…
Mother, 3 kids burned in Dhaka kitchen gas cylinder blast
Dhaka, Apr 6 (UNB) – A woman and her three children sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast in the city’s Kadamtali area on Saturday night. The victims are Fatema Begum, 35, her sons Rafi, 11, and Safawan, 5, and…
Coolie No 1 to be released on Varun ’s birthday
Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan are set to captivate the audience with their crackling chemistry in David Dhawan’s Coolie No 1. The 90s hit is being remade by David Dhawan and will feature Varun and Sara in the lead.…
Bangladesh film comedy star Tele Samad passes away
Dhaka, Apr 6 (UNB) – Renowned actor and comedian Tele Samad died at a city hospital on Saturday. He was 74. Tele Samad breathed his last in the city’s Square Hospital in the noon, said Zayed Khan, general secretary of…
Fire at Chattagong super shop burns valuables
Chattogram, Apr 6 (UNB) – A fire broke out at a super shop in Kazir Deuri area in the city on Saturday morning. The fire broke out on the second floor of ‘Shopping Bag’ super shop from an electric short…
Barisal University reopens Sunday after 9-day closure
Barishal, Apr 6 (UNB) – Shortly after the decision to reopen the university on Sunday, students of Barisal University on Saturday evening announced to continue their movement until the resignation of their Vice-chancellor Prof SM Imamul Huq. Mohiuddin Ahmed Sifat,…
Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open: Thai rookie clings on in thrilling finish at Kurmitola
Dhaka – Thai rookie Sadom Kaewkanjana lifted the US$ 350,000-Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open title on Saturday, carding nineteen-under-par 265 total to hold off the challenge of two Indians, both of who briefly overtook him in the closing stages of round…
Premier Football: Saif SC beat NoFeL SC 1-0
Dhaka- Saif Sporting Club earned sixth win in 10 matches of Bangladesh Premier Division Football League beating lowly NoFeL Sporting Club by a solitary goal at the Rofiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Saturday. Korean forward Seungil Park scored…
Premier Cricket: Big guns lock horns Sunday
Dhaka – Two big guns and table toppers — holder Abahani Limited and Legends of Rupganj — will lock horns in a vital match of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on Sunday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.…
Bus overturns killing 5 in northern BD district of Gaibandha
Gaibandha, Apr 6 (UNB) – At least five bus people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus overturned on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Jummar Ghar area in Gobindaganj upazila early Saturday. Three of the deceased were identified as Riaz…
38th National Senior Table Tennis kicks off Saturday
Dhaka – The 38th edition of National Senior Table Tennis Championship 2019 will begin Saturday at Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Table Tennis Wooden Floor Stadium in Paltan. Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation (BTTF) is organising the competition, said a press release…
Premier cricket: Shinepukur beat Mohammedan in dramatic match
Dhaka – Shinepukur Cricket Club beat Mohammedan Sporting Club on Friday by two wickets in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. Mohammedan were all-out for 324 runs in 49.3 overs but Shinepukur chased it with two balls to spare at…
2nd division football: Khilgaon beat Gouripur by 5-0 goals
DHAKA – Khilgaon Football Academy thrashed Gouripur Sporting Club by 5-0 goals on Friday in the second division football league organised by Dhaka Metropolitan Football League Committee. Sujon Roy netted the first goal in the 35th minute of the game…
Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open: Siddikur remains in 4th slot after round 3
Dhaka – Bangladesh golf star and Asian Siddikur Rahman (68) remained in the 4th slot, sharing the place with Australia’s Maverick Antcliff (69) carding eleven-under-par scoring 202 after the round three of the Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open 2019 at the…
Fire at Dhaka’s Baridhara, Shantinagar residential buildings doused
Dhaka, Apr 4 – Two incidents of fire were reported at two residential buildings in Capital Dhaka on Thursday evening and Friday Morning. In the first incident at Shantinagar the fire originated from a kitchen and in the second ar…
Police seek 10-day remand for Wahed Mansion owner
Dhaka, April 04 – City’s Chawkbazar Police on Thursday sought a 10-day remand for quizzing two owners of the Wahed Mansion, the centre of devastating Chawkbazar fire, in a case filed about the death of 70 persons. Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) of…
JU Alumni Assoc election April 5
Savar (Dhaka) April 04 – The Election of Jahangirnagar University Alumni Association Executive Committee will be held on Friday 5 April. But the general secretary candidate S.M Shadat Hossen expressed fear about the Election at a press briefing held at…
Bangladesh move 4 notches up in FIFA ranking; 44th in AFC ranking
Dhaka -Bangladesh moved up four places to 188th from 192nd slot in the FIFA International Ranking. The apex body of the world football published their latest ranking containing 211 member countries on Thursday. The ranking of Bangladesh was upgraded with…
Taskin back to action after two months
Dhaka – After a long layoff of over two months due to an ankle injury, pacer Taskin Ahmed started bowling on Thursday. He bowled 30 deliveries at the National Academy ground with a short run-up. The right-arm pacer expressed his…
Cup Golf Open: Siddikur advances to 4th slot
Dhaka – Bangladesh premier golfer and two Asian Tour winner Siddikur Rahman (68) shared the 4th place with Japan’s Mikumu Horikawa (67) and India’s Viraj Madappa (66) scoring eight-under-par matching 134 after the 2nd round matches of the Bangabandhu Cup…
Air pollution killed 123 thousand in BD in 2017: Report
Dhaka, April 4 (UNB) – At least 1.23 lakh people were killed in Bangladesh in 2017 due to indoor and outdoor air pollution, said a new study on global air pollution. Two US based institutes Health Effects Institute (HEI) and…
Man burnt ‘by younger brother’ dies at DMCH
Feni, Apr 4 (UNB) – A man, who sustained burn injuries in an attack allegedly carried out by his younger brother at Sapua village in Dagonghuiya upazila on March 26, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday night. The…
Fire burns 25 shops in BD Capital Dhaka’s Khilgaon
Dhaka, Apr 4 (UNB) – At least 25 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at two markets in the city’s Khilgaon area early Thursday. Deputy assistant director Kazi Najimozzaman of Fire Service and Civil Defense said the…
Reshuffle in police administration
Dhaka, April 03 – A major reshuffle in police administration has been carried out by transferring nine senior police officers on Wednesday. Of the officers, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Headquarters Md Humayun Kabir has been transferred as Police…