Dhaka – Flame Boys Club clinched the Metropolis First Division Men’s Handball League title beating Star Sports by 33-9 goals in the last league match at the Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Thursday. The winners…
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Dhaka South City Corpn cuts off utility lines to warehouses
Dhaka, Feb 28 – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) authorities in separate drive cut off utility lines of 23 chemical warehouse and factories of Islambagh and Shahidnagar area of old Dhaka yesterday in the aftermath of deadly Chawkbazar fire that…
Tigers fail to capitalise Tamim’s ton in Hamilton
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) — Visiting Tigers failed to post a handsome total on the scoreboard despite Timam Iqbal’s fine century in the first innings of the first Test of three-match series against New Zealand at Hamilton on Thursday. Bangladesh…
PIB DG Shah Alamgir dies
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) – Director General (DG) of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) and senior journalist Shah Alamgir passed away at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here on Thursday. He was 62. Shah Alamgir breathed his last around…
UN accesses Yemen grain silo that can feed millions
The first assessment of a major UN aid storage facility in war-torn Yemen has been carried out since it was cut off by fighting last September, the Organization reported on Wednesday, hailing it as “a great first step”. Briefing journalists…
Bangladesh faces challenge of winning overseas Tests
Dhaka – Bangladesh have played 51 overseas Tests and won just four of them. Ahead of another Test series away from home of the Tigers against New Zealand starting from February 28, a common question was raised- will Bangladesh be…
Premier Cricket: Prime Bank, Sheikh Jamal advance to semifinals
Dhaka – With the back-to-back wins, Prime Bank Cricket Club and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club advanced to the semifinals of Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League on Wednesday. Both the semifinals will be held on Friday (March 1) at the…
Premier Football: Saif SC beat Sheikh Jamal 3-0
Dhaka – Saif Sporting Club outplayed formidable Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 3-0 goals in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday. Saif SC played to a goalless draw with Chattogram Abahani Ltd…
Helicopter with 6 on board missing in Nepal’s mountains
Kathmandu, Feb 27 (AP/UNB) — Police say a helicopter with six people on board that was flying in bad weather is missing in Nepal’s mountainous region. Nepal Police spokesman Uttam Raj Subedi says the helicopter lost contact with the airport…
Police say Indian mortar shells kills 6 civilians in Kashmir
Pakistan, Feb 27 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani police say mortar shells fired by Indian troops from across the frontier in the Himalayan region of Kashmir have struck homes, killing six civilians and wounding several others amid increasing tensions between the two…
Two killed, houses razed in BD localised Nor’Westers
Dhaka, Feb 26 – An elderly man was killed in hailstorm in Satkhira while another man died in a lightning strike in Brahmanbaria as localised storms struck during transition of season on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Zamshed Ali,…
Fuel loading at unit-2 of Novovoronezh NPP-2 in Russia ends
Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation has announced the successful completion of the fuel loading at Unit-2 of Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant-2. The Unit 2 is scheduled to become operational by the end of 2019. It is one of the…
EU Del to Bangladesh condole Chawkbazar fire victims
“The EU Delegation expresses its heartfelt condolences for all those affected by the fire which occurred at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar on 20 February. Our thoughts are with the Government and people of Bangladesh as well as with the bereaved families…
Dhaka Bar Association election begins Wednesday
Dhaka, Feb 26 – Voting in the two-day polls to elect the office bearers for 2019-2020 of Dhaka Bar Association, kicks off on Wednesday. Seven thousand eight hundred ninety seven voters are expected to cast their vote, starting from 9…
Federer wins in Dubai to begin latest bid for 100th title
Dubai(AP/UNB) – Roger Federer’s latest attempt to win his 100th ATP singles title made a shaky start at the Dubai Championships where he overcame Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on Monday. Federer entered the first-round match with a 13-0 record…
Curtain falls on TRESemmé Fashion Week
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – The three-day long TRESemmé Bangladesh Fashion Week 2019 showcasing the works of fashion designers of home and abroad came to an end on Monday. The event, arranged by TRESemmé, an American luxury brand took place…
Gazi Group win rain-hit game against BKSP
Dhaka – Gazi Group Cricketers won their first match of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) T20 on Tuesday at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium against Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan by 27 runs. BKSP won the toss and bowled first…
Nielsen: 29.6 million viewers for Oscars, up from 2018
New York, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — The Oscars ended its four-year streak of dwindling viewership, reaching 29.6 million on Sunday to beat last year’s audience by 12 percent, but it still represents the second-smallest audience in the award show’s history.…
AFC U-16 Women’s Qualifiers: Bangladesh to play Philippines in opener Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh U-16 Women’s Football team will start their campaign of the Qualifying Round-2 of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championships taking on the Philippines in the first match at the Mandalar Thiri Stadium in Mandalay, Myanmar on Wednesday eying…
Biman ‘hijacker’ buried in Narayanganj
Dhaka, Feb 26 (UNB) – The alleged hijacker of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, Polash Ahmed, was buried at Dudhghata village in Sonargaon upazila on Tuesday morning. He was buried around 9:10, said his father Piyar Jahan. Earlier on Monday…
JU teachers demand dean election
Jahangirnagar University, Feb 26 (UNB)- A group of Jahangirnagar University (JU) teachers have demanded dean election as tenures of all deans have already expired. The last dean election was held on May 10, 2016. A representative team of ‘Sammilito Shikkhak…
Sheikh Jamal start with a stunning win over Khelaghar
Dhaka – Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club registered an 11-run over Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity on Monday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket in Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) T20. Sheikh Jamal posted 169 runs while batting first and Khelaghar tumbled for…
Premier Cricket: BKSP stun Prime Doleshwar
Dhaka – Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) stunned Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club by two runs in super over in the Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah. Prime Doleshwar won the toss…
Bangladesh U-16 women booters make practice in Myanmar
Dhaka – Bangladesh U-16 Women’s Football team, now in Myanmar, to compete in the Qualifying Round-2 of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championships, made their official training session at the match venue — Mandalar Thiri Stadium – on Monday afternoon ahead…
2 physicians among three killed in Khulna road crash
Khulna, Feb 25 (UNB) – Three people, including two physicians, were killed when a bus hit a private car on Khulna-Jashore road in Phultola Upazila on Monday. The deceased were identified as Shahadat Hossain, 62, a retired physician of Phultala…
One-day state mourning Monday
Dhaka, Feb 25(UNB) –The nation is observing a one-day state mourning in memory of the Chawkbazar fire victims. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Sunday in this regard. The state mourning is being observed to seek eternal peace of…
In an upset, ‘Green Book’ wins best picture at Oscars
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (AP/UNB) — The segregation-era road-trip drama “Green Book” was crowned best picture at the Academy Awards, handing Hollywood’s top award to a film seen as a feel-good throwback to some but ridiculed as an outdated inversion…
Olivia Colman wins surprise best-actress Oscar
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (AP/UNB) — Turns out Olivia Colman, not Glenn Close, was “The Favorite” at the Oscars. The British actress was a surprise winner as best actress on Sunday night for her role as Queen Anne in “The…
Rami Malek wins best actor Oscar for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (AP/UNB) — Rami Malek had difficult moments making “Bohemian Rhapsody,” but he has an Oscar to show for it. Malek, receiving the best actor trophy Sunday for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, called it…