Dhaka – The Sylhet phase of the 6th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) begins on Tuesday with Khulna Titans taking on Rajshahi Kings at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium at 1:30pm.
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Orion 34th Bangladesh Amateur Golf inaugurated
Dhaka – The ‘Orion 34th Bangladesh Amateur (Golf) Championship’ 2019, under the supervision of Bangladesh Golf Federation (BGF), was inaugurated Monday afternoon at Kurmitola Golf Club. This is the third time that Orion Group is sponsoring the prestigious tournament since…
England U-19 Cricket team due Jan 20
Dhaka – The England Under-19 Cricket team will arrive here on January 20 to play one Youth T20I, three-match Youth ODI and two-match four-day Youth Test series against their Bangladesh counterparts in Cox’s Bazar and Chattogram.
Asian U-14 Tennis: All Bangladeshi players advance to 2nd round
Dhaka- All Bangladeshi participants advanced to the 2nd round in Division-2 matches of the ITF Asian U-14 Development Tennis Championship after winning their respective first round games in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on Monday.
Cargo plane crash in Iran kills 15, leaves 1 survivor
A decades-old Iranian Boeing 707 military cargo plane reportedly carrying meat from Kyrgyzstan crashed on Monday while trying to land west of Iran’s capital, killing 15 people on board and leaving a sole survivor, authorities said.
8th death anniversary of journalist Eqbal Rezvi tomorrow
City Desk Tomorrow is the eighth death anniversary of renowned journalist Sayed Eqbal Rezvi, former Associate Editor of The Good Morning.
Taskin eyes national comeback
Dhaka – Right-arm pacer Taskin Ahmed said that he is eyeing to return to the national cricket team after showing outstanding performance against Dhaka Dynamites in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Saturday.
Zakir guides Kings to 135/8 vs Riders
Dhaka – Wicketkeeper-batsman Zakir Hasan guided Rajshahi Kings to score 135 for eight wickets on Sunday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium against Rangpur Riders in their fourth match of the sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
30 players picked up from Mymensingh for Sk Kamal U-20 Football
Dhaka- Thirty players were picked up from Mymensingh Division to play in the proposed Sheikh Kamal U-20 National Football Championship scheduled for next April through a two-day selection process concluded on Sunday (Jan 13) at the Netrokona Adhunik Stadium. A…
Fizz defends 8 runs in final over to stun Riders
Dhaka – Cutter master Mustafizur Rahman defended nine runs in the final over to win the game by five runs for his team Rajshahi Kings against Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Sunday.
Dhaka Police chief warns garment unrest ‘vested interests’
Dhaka, Jan 12 – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Saturday warned unnamed ‘vested quarters’ against trying to use the ongoing unrest in the garments sector to serve their own subversive ends, and vowed not to let…
Six Thakurgaon kids lose lives in cold-related ailments
Thakurgaon, Jan 12 – The sweeping cold wave has claimed the lives of at least six children in the district over the last one week and affected many more, said acting civil surgeon Dr Shahjahan Newaz.
4 dead, including 2 firefighters, in Paris blast
Paris, Jan 12 (AP/UNB) — France’s interior minister says that four people have been killed, including two firefighters, and 47 have been injured in the blast at a bakery that was apparently caused by a gas leak in central Paris.
Steve Smith set to miss rest of BPL
Dhaka – Former Australia captain Steve Smith will soon undergo an elbow surgery that will put him out of action for at least six weeks.
Vikings beat Titans in 1st BPL super over thriller
Dhaka- Chittagong Vikings defeat Khulna Titans after the first-ever super over in the history of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Saturday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh Premier League Football begins Jan 18
Dhaka – Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football, the country’s most prestigious and professional soccer league, will begin on Friday next (Januray 18).
Rony’s fifty helps Dhaka to post 173/7 vs Sixers
Dhaka – Dhaka Dynamites posted a challenging total of 173/7 against Sylhet Sixers on Saturday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in their fourth match of the sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Two bullet-hit bodies found in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 12 – Police recovered the bullet-hit bodies of two suspected drug traders from Hneela in Teknaf on Saturday morning.
Russia to supply nuke fuel for China’s fast-neutron reactor
Dhaka, Jan 11 – TVEL Fuel Company, a subsidiary of Russia’s state atomic energy corporation- Rosatom and CNLY, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) have signed a contract for the supply of nuclear fuel for CFR-600 fast-neutron reactor…
BAU Teachers’ Assoc poll postponed: Pro-AL faction blamed
Mymensingh, Jan 11 – Bangladesh Agricultural University Teachers Association (BAUTA) election 2019 was postponed by showing unavoidable reasons in a notice signed by BAUTA General Secretary. For the past 14 years, Awami League-backed teachers’ association ‘Gonotantrik Shikkhok Forum’ and BNP-Jamaat-backed…
Ctg Customs House revenue officer in jail for alleged graft
Dhaka, Jan 11 – A Chittagong court yesterday sent Nazim Uddin, a revenue officer of the Chattogram Customs House, to jail in connection with a bribery case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission against him.
Brick falling from 4-storey building kills infant in Mirpur
Dhaka, Jan 11 – An infant of 16-day age died in a tragic accident Friday in Jonaki road beside Mirpur 60 feet road area at 10 am in the morning. The deceased identified as Abdullah, son of Kabir Hossain, a…
Newcomer Alis steals the show as Dynamites beat Riders in thriller
Dhaka – Dhaka Dynamites’ Al Islam Alis stole the show on Friday when his team won by two runs against Rangpur Riders, the defending champions of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Aga Khan Gold Cup Golf Tournament begins
Dhaka – The prestigious Aga Khan Gold Cup Golf Tournament-2019 got off to a fine start amidst a lot of fanfare at the Kurmitola Golf Course on Friday morning.
Alis makes the show amusing spectators in BPL debut
Dhaka – Alis Al Islam, the newest inclusion to Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), has stunned a big number of spectators in Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday by taking four wickets conceding 26 runs with a hat-trick in his debut…
Victorians earn easy win over Kings
Dhaka – Comilla Victorians earned their third win of the sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Friday beating Rajshahi Kings by five wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Bird fair held at Jahangirnagar University
Savar, Jan 11, 2019 (BSS) – The Bird Fair-2019 was held today on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus amid festive mood.
Refusal to join drug peddling leads to youth’s murder?
‘Drug addict’ friend hacks him to death in Chapainawabganj Chapainawabganj, Jan 11 – A young man was hacked to death allegedly by his friend in Rohanpur municipality area of Gomastapur Upazila on Friday afternoon allegedly for refusing his proposal to…
BBC presenter Dianne Oxberry dies aged 51
Award-winning BBC television and radio presenter Dianne Oxberry has died from cancer aged 51, her family has confirmed. She died at the Christie hospital in Manchester on Thursday morning. Oxberry became well-known nationally on Radio 1, working alongside Simon Mayo…
Gunmen kill 4 volunteers guarding southern Thailand school
Gunmen disguised as state security personnel fatally shot four paramilitary volunteers guarding a school in insurgency-wracked southern Thailand, police said.