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FM Mahmood Ali in New Delhi to attend Vajpayee’s funeral
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali reached New Delhi on Friday morning to attend the funeral of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Aretha Franklin, ‘Queen of Soul’, dies aged 76
Aretha Franklin, the “queen of soul” known for hits like Respect and Think, has died in Detroit at the age of 76. The legendary singer was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and announced last year she was retiring from music.…
Rani Hamid takes lead in Nat’l Women’s Chess
Dhaka – WIM Rani Hamid took solo lead in the 38th National Women’s Chess Championship after the 8th round at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Thursday. The leader of the points table earned seven points from eight round games while…
SAFF U-15 Women’s Champs: BD storm final beating Bhutan 5-0
Dhaka– Defending champions Bangladesh smartly reached the final of the six-nation 2nd SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship eliminating hosts Bhutan by 5-0 goals in the 2nd semifinal at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu on Thursday evening. The winners clearly dominated the…
Man killed over land dispute in Sylhet
Dhaka– A man was killed while eight others injured in a clash over a land-related dispute between two rival groups in Bayampur village of Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet on Thursday morning. The deceased was Faruk Ahmed, 42, son of late Asad…
2 held with 1,440 bottles of Phensidyl in Jashore
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered 1,500 bottles of Phensidyl from a truck and arrested its driver and helper in the district town early Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Md Yusuf Gazi, 28, truck driver and…
বাংলাদেশের যে এলাকায় ছাগল পালন একেবারেই নিষিদ্ধ
বাংলাদেশের দক্ষিণ-পশ্চিমাঞ্চলের ঝিনাইদহ জেলার অন্তত ৩৫টি গ্রামে গত বেশ কয়েক বছর যাবত ছাগল পালন বন্ধ রয়েছে। জেলার প্রাণিসম্পদ অফিস জানিয়েছে, স্থানীয় সমাজপতিদের সিদ্ধান্ত অনুযায়ী গ্রামগুলোতে ছাগল পালন বন্ধ রাখা হয়েছে। ঝিনাইদহের শৈলকূপা উপজেলার ৩৫টি গ্রাম ছাড়াও আশপাশের আরো কিছু উপজেলায়…
Missing schoolboy found dead in Savar; 2 held
Savar, Aug 16 – A schoolboy, who remained missing since Tuesday, was found dead at Bhagalpur Balurghat along the Bongshi river in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on Thursday.
Saudia says flights affected by system failure
Saudi Arabia’s national airline Saudia has said its flights have been affected by a “system failure” even as pilgrims continue to arrive for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in the kingdom. The airline did not reveal how many flights were hit…
Rescuers search for survivors in Genoa bridge collapse
Rescuers in the northwest Italian city of Genoa continue to search for possible survivors after the dramatic collapse of a motorway bridge. Police say at least 26 people were killed and 15 badly hurt, when dozens of vehicles fell 45m…
Cars plunge as highway bridge collapses in Italy; 22 dead
A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed Tuesday in the Italian port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 45 meters (nearly 150 feet) into a heap of rubble below. A transport…
Khaleda Zia turns ‘74’ Wednesday
BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, now in jail, turns ‘74′ on Wednesday.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe lifts off successfully
NASA on Sunday successfully launched the Parker Solar Probe, the US space agency’s historic small car-size probe to ‘touch the Sun,’ from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar dies at 75
Dhaka, Aug 13 – Golam Sarwar, Editor of Bangla daily Samakal, passed away on Monday night. He was 75.
RU goes into 18-day Eid Vacation from Aug 16
Rajshahi, Aug 13 – The Rajshahi University will go for an 18-day vacation from 16 August to September 02 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and Janmashtami said an RU press release on Monday.
Man gets 14 yrs jail for torturing wife over dowry
Dhaka- A court here on Monday sentenced a man to 14 years rigorous imprisonment for torturing his wife for dowry in Faridganj Upazila in 2009.
Four JMB men held in city
Dhaka – The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested four suspected active members of banned Islamist outfit JMB from the city’s Abdullahpur area on Sunday night.
Ronaldo makes Juventus fans wait only 8 minutes for 1st goal
Villar Perosa,(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo made Juventus fans wait only eight minutes before scoring his first goal for the club in a traditional pre-season friendly against the team’s “B” side on Sunday.
Neymar scores early goal as PSG starts season with 3-0 win
Paris,(AP/UNB)- Neymar took just 10 minutes to score defending champion Paris Saint-Germain’s first goal of the season, and teen striker Timothy Weah netted the first of his French league career, in a 3-0 home win against Caen on Sunday.
Nat’l Women’s Chess: 3 players share lead after 6th round
Dhaka – WIM Rani Hamid, WFM Nazrana Khan Eva and WFM Zakia Sultana shared the lead in the 38th National Women’s Chess Championship after the 6th round on Monday at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room.
Multi-storey building fire in B’baria doused
Brahmanbaria, Aug 13 – A fire broke out at a multi-storey building at Mohadevpotti in the district town on Sunday night.
Islami Bank’s Director Md. Mizanur Rahman passes away
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Md. Mizanur Rahman, director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Islami Bank Foundation, also former District and Session Judge passed away (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun). He breathed his last on the early hours of…
Unofficial T20: Bangladesh A to face Ireland A in 1st match Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh A will face host Ireland A in the first game of three-match unofficial T20 series at Castle Avenue, Dublin on Monday.
Asiad Football: Bangladesh to play Uzbekistan on Tuesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will start their campaign in the 45-nation 18th Asian Games in Indonesia as their men’s football team taking on Uzbekistan in the opening Group B match at the Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong on Tuesday.
SAFF U-15 Women’s: Bangladesh to play Nepal Monday to decide group champions
Dhaka- Defending champions Bangladesh U-15 Women’s team are ready to fight against Nepal in their 2nd and last group match of the six-nation SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship at Changlimithan Stadium in Thimpu on Monday to decide the group champions.
2 schoolboys drown in Narayanganj
Dhaka –Two schoolboys drowned in the Meghna river at Haria Gobindi in Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj on Sunday.
Pedestrian killed being hit by bus at Gulistan
Dhaka- An unidentified man was killed as a passenger bus hit him in front of Hotel Imperial at Gulistan in the city on Sunday. Police said a passenger bus of “ Khaja Paribahan” hit the unidentified man, aged around 35,…
Killers of Ramiz Uddin College students to be punished: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday promised to bring to justice those responsible for the accident that took the lives of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College.
Two schoolboys drown in city’s Ramna Lake
Two schoolboys drowned in the Ramna Lake in the city on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Adnan, 15, and Mahfuz, 15, students of Willes Little Flower School and College.