Dhaka – Before heading to England and Wales for the World Cup, Bangladesh national cricket team will participate in a tri-series in Ireland against the hosts and West Indies. Middle-order batsman Mohammad Mithun on Wednesday insisted that the Ireland tour…
Dhaka – Former national cricket star left-handed spinner Abdur Razzak, the first Bangladeshi to bag 400 wickets in List-A cricket, said that he still enjoys the game like his first day in the arena. “Touching a milestone is always a…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) arranged an open discussion on “Participation and Role of Sportsmen in the Liberation War 1971” at its office in the Bangabandhu National Stadium premises Wednesday afternoon. During the discussion, Captain of the Swadhin…
Dhaka – Liton Das has probably received the best compliment before heading for the World Cup which is scheduled to be played from May 30 in England and Wales. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the ODI captain of Bangladesh, on Tuesday said…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan on Tuesday said there is no chance of any surprise inclusion in the World Cup squad of Bangladesh. He, however, noted the name of Yasir Ali, a young talented batsman who…
Dhaka – Bangladesh U-23 team tasted the maiden victory in the 13th match of the AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers beating Sri Lanka by 2-0 goals in the last Group B match at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town,…
Narayanganj, Mar 26 – A huge explosion ripped through a chemical warehouse of a dyeing factory in Fatullah here early Tuesday. Locals said the explosion that took place at Bombay Dyeing at Bou Bazar damaged the four-storey factory building and…
Dhaka, March 26 – Meftahul Jannat Nipa, who lost her right leg in a road mishap in front of her school, obtained stipend in the talent pool. She got the result at Jashore General Hospital on Sunday evening. She is…
Dhaka – Finals of both the men’s and women’s competitions of the MA Hamid Independence Day Handball Tournament will be held on Tuesday at the Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will…
Dhaka – Bangladesh women’s football team started their fitness training in gymnasium on Monday ahead of the six-nation first Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup Football Tournament beginning in the capital on April 22. After a busy scheduled in the…
A cruise ship that got into trouble off the Norwegian coast has arrived safely at the port of Molde after the dramatic rescue of hundreds of people. The Viking Sky lost power on Saturday and sent out a distress signal…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the arch-rival of the ruling Awami League, yesterday accused the government of turning Bangladesh into a state of enforced disappearances. “Numerous leaders and activists of BNP and opposition have been victims of enforced disappearances…The government now…
Chattogram, Mar 24 (UNB) – A police constable and a man sustained bullet injuries as miscreants attacked and opened fire at a polling station in Chandnaish upazila on Sunday morning. The injured Constable Farhad Hossain, 31, of Chandnaish Police Station,…
Dhaka, Mar 24 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the 8-day Military Hardware Display, 2019 at the National Parade Ground in the city on the eve of Independence Day and National Day. She opened the display in…
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Police Handball Club earned their 2nd consecutive victories in the MA Hamid Independence Day Handball (Men’s & Women’s) Tournament beating their rivals at Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium here on…
Dhaka – The 6th round matches of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League will be held on Monday (March 25) at three venues in the capital and adjoining areas. Defending champions and joint league leader Dhaka Abahani Limited will play…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan’s Sunrisers Hyderabad conceded a six-wicket defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders in their first match of the Indian Premier League at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. With the match, world-famed…
Mali, Mar 24 (AP/UNB) — Militia fighters descended on a village in central Mali before dawn Saturday, killing at least 115 people in the latest deadly attack blamed on an ethnic militia, local authorities said. The massacre in the village…
Sylhet, Mar 23 – Amid the outcry over the death of a private university student in the capital, another university student was crushed to death by a bus after its helper reportedly pushed him off the vehicle at Sherpur in…
Himu Akram has made a name for himself in the Bangladesh television industry for making dramas evolving with unconventional stories. His stories are full of subtle and funny characters. He likes to carry the audiences back to their childhood and…
Dhaka, Mar 20 – The government has decided not to take any examination of the students of classes I, II and III. Primary and Mass Education Ministry has taken the decision following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directives, Primary and Mass…
Dhaka, March 20 – The student-led protest for safer roads, which rocked the country last year, was rekindled again after the death of Abrar Hossain Chowdhury, a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), in a road accident on Tuesday.…
Dhaka, Mar 20 – BNP senior leaders on Wednesday alleged that discipline in the country’s transport sector was not restored as the government did not materialise the demands placed by the students during their ‘safe road’ movement last year. Speaking…
Dhaka, March 19 – The submission of the investigation report in connection with the murder of Bangladesh’s lone LGBT magazine founder Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy was Tuesday deferred to April 16 by a Dhaka court. Magistrate…
Dhaka, March 20 – The Special Anti-Terrorism Tribunal of Dhaka on Tuesday took cognizance of the charges against eight members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam in connection with the Faisal Arefin Dipon murder case. Scrutinising the case documents,…
Rajshahi, March 19 – With the theme of ‘Promoting the importance of human relationships’ the Social Work department of Rajshahi University observed the World Social Work Day 2019 on Tuesday amid festivity and enthusiasm. On the day teachers, students and…
Dhaka, Mar 20 (UNB) – Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, one of the world’s most densely populated cities, is struggling to bring back discipline on its streets. Violation of traffic rules, reckless driving and evil race on roads by drivers have become…
Dhaka, Mar 20 (UNB)— Protests triggered by the death of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury continued on Wednesday. Students of private universities demonstrated in front of Bashundhara Residential Area’s main gate to force the authorities accept…
Dhaka, Mar 19 (UNB) – How do we speak about something we cannot see? Fabienne Francotte show “Being the Other” is concerned with giving this question form. This series maps junctures of shared trauma communicated through wordless intimacies that the…
Dhaka – Abdul Mazid’s brilliant knock for Mohammedan Sporting Club was eclipsed by Legends of Rupganj’s four-wicket victory on Tuesday in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL). It was Mohammedan’s first loss in their fourth league match.Although they scored…