Dhaka – The final matches of both the boys and girls groups of the Polar Ice Cream 25th School Handball Tournament will be held on Tuesday at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.
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Walton 4th National Women’s Hockey begins Tuesday
Dhaka – The Walton 4th National Women’s Hockey Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Hockey Federation, begins on Tuesday at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here after three years.
Fed Cup Golf: Zahid Hasan emerges men’s champion, Fatema Motiur women’s
Dhaka – Col SM Zahid Hasan of Ghatail Golf Club emeregd men’s champion and Fatema Motiur of Kurmitola Golf Club became women’s champion in the 10-team 3rd Federation Cup Golf Tourament that concluded on Monday at the Kurmitola Golf Course…
Dhaka clean-up campaign in Guinness World Record
Dhaka Clean-up Campaign, organised by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in the capital on April 13 last, has hit the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest clean-up campaign.
UUnauthorised tree felling threat to Gopalganj environment
Gopalganj, Sept 24 – Some influential quarters are cutting down roadside trees in Kashiani Upazila without taking any permission from the local administration, putting the environment of the Upazila in jeopardy.
Chased by cops, youth jumps into Barisal river, drowns
Barisal, Sept 23 – The body of a young man who jumped into a river in Mehendiganj Upazila on Saturday after being chased by police was recovered on Sunday.
Four outsider drug addicts detained from BAU campus
Mymensingh, Sept 23 – The university proctor body of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) handed over four outsiders with narcotics (Gaja) to police on Saturday night.
RU Shaheed Suhrawardy Hall gets new Provost
Rajshahi, Sept 23 – Professor Dr Rabiul Islam has been made new provost of Shaheed Suhrawardy Hall of Rajshahi University. Outgoing provost Professor Dr. Anisur Rahman handed over the charge to him on Sunday formally. Former Student Adviser of the…
Tanzania buries ferry disaster dead as toll hits 224
Tanzania declared the whole nation was in mourning Sunday as the first dozen bodies were buried from a devastating ferry capsize on Lake Victoria that left people 224 dead.
‘Drug trader’ held with 477 bottles Phensidyl
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected drug trader from Boroteghoria Bridge area in Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj early Sunday.
Two killed in Chattogram road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed following a collision among a car, a microbus and a parked CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Panchlaish in Chattogram early Sunday.
Siddikur finishes joint 60th in Asia-Pacific Open
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman finished on joint 60th in the Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup to win a purse of US$5197 at Musashi Country Club Sasai Course in Japan on Sunday.
AFC U-16 Women’s: Bangladesh emerge group champions beating Vietnam 2-0
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh emerged Group F champions with all-win record to reach the 2nd round of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship beating upper ranked Vietnam by 2-0 goals in the last group match at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi…
Asia-Cup: Bangladesh opt to bat first against Afghanistan
Dhaka – Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan in a crucial Super-Four stage of the 14th Asia Cup at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
Excessive drinking killed over 3 mn people in 2016: UN
Geneva, Sep 23 (AP/UNB) — Drinking too much alcohol killed more than 3 million people in 2016, mostly men, the World Health Organization said. The U.N. health agency also warned that current policy responses are not sufficient to reverse trends…
Iran blames Gulf rivals for deadly Ahvaz attack
Iranian leaders have accused US-backed Gulf states of being behind an attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, including a child. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “puppets of the US” were trying to “create insecurity” in Iran.…
Bangladesh face Afghanistan in crucial super four match tomorrow
Dhaka- It will be an acid test for Bangladesh as they face Afghanistan in their super four match of the ACC Asia Cup scheduled to be held tomorrow (Sunday) at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Collision between 2 buses kills one in Bagerhat
Dhaka- A bus passenger was killed and 10 others were injured following a collision between two buses on Bagerhat-Mawa highway in Kendua area of Mollahat upazila in Bagerhat on Saturday morning.
Bangabandhu Gold Cup Trophy ceremonially unveiled Saturday
Dhaka – The glittering trophy of the six-nation 5th Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament ceremonially unveiled at a local hotel on Saturday.
2 UPDF men shot dead in Rangamati
Two activists of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), a Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political group, were killed in a reported gunfight between two rival groups at Ramsuparipara along Betchhari-Mahalchhari bordering area in Nanierchar upazila early Friday.
Agroecological revolution to achieve food democracy
In this article, Olivier de Schutter calls for an agroecological revolution to achieve food democracy, which is the ability for people to make real choices about how to produce food, what to produce, and how to eat.
Derailment halts train services on Dhaka-Ctg, Sylhet-Ctg routes
The rail communication between Chittagong and other parts of the country was halted as a container train derailed in Kasba upazila on Friday noon.
Over 100 dead after Tanzania ferry sinks on Lake Victoria
The death toll rose above 100 on Friday after a ferry capsized and sank on Lake Victoria, Tanzania state radio reported.
Nothing to be worried about Digital Security Bill, says PM
Dhaka, Sept 20 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said there is nothing to be worried about the Digital Security Bill 2018 as it will not gag the voice of the journalist community.
Independent TV to air quiz show ‘Bangladesh Jiggasha’
Dhaka, Sept 20 – Bangladesh’s prominent news channels Independent Television is going to air a quiz show titled ‘Bangladesh Jiggasha’ on the topics of the achievements, successes and failures of 47 years of Bangladesh since independence.
4 workers burnt in Gazipur mill blast
Dhaka – Four construction workers sustained burn injuries in an explosion in the compressor room of a spinning and knitting mill in Kaliakoir Upazila in Gazipur on Thursday. The injured were identified as Ripon Hossain, Gulzar Miah, Shahed Miah and Jahirul Islam.…
AFC U-16 Women’s: Bangladesh to play UAE Friday
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh will play all-losers United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their 3rd Group F match of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship on Friday at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur here. The match will…
Asia-Pacific Open: Siddikur trades one-over opening
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman started his mission in the purse of approximate US$ 1,355,000 Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup with carding one-over-par 72 in the first round at Musashi Country Club Sasai Course in Japan on Thursday.…
Under-5 mortality rate marks sharp fall in BD: UN report
Under-five mortality rate in Bangladesh is 32 per 1000 live births, according to new mortality estimates released by Unicef, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Population Division and the World Bank Group on Thursday.
Internet users in Bangladesh hit 90mn: BTRC
The number of the country’s total internet users is now 9.05 crore, according to statistics published on Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)’s website on Thursday.