Dhaka -The Professional Football League Committee (PFLC) of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has approved six venues out of nine across the country to host the ensuing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football.
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Van torched as college girl crushed under wheels in Gazipur
Amid the ongoing student demonstrations demanding safer roads, another college girl was killed after being hit by a covered van at Barabari on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Saturday which was later torched by an angry mob.
First woman charged for wearing niqab in Denmark
A woman has become the first person in Denmark to be charged with wearing a face veil in public, after a ban came into effect on Wednesday. Local media report a 28-year-old woman was fined after getting into a scuffle…
Bus torched as motorbike rider crushed under it in Dhaka
Dhaka, Aug 3 – Amid the ongoing student-led protest across the country demanding safer roads, a bike rider yesterday was killed under a bus at the capital’s Maghbazar area.
Housewife ‘commits’ suicide in Sunamganj
Dhaka – A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house at Jangalbari in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj on Friday.
Ex-Jamaat MP Shahjahan held
Dhaka – Plainclothes police arrested former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury and six other leaders and activists from a house in Wireless Murgi Farm area of the city on Friday noon on sabotage charge.
2nd T20I: Tigers must win against West Indies to keep series alive
Dhaka- Bangladesh will take on West Indies in the second T20I at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill in Florida of the USA on Sunday eying a win to keep the three-match series alive.
FIFA Int’l Friendly: Bangladesh register 2-1 win against Sehan University
Dhaka – Bangladesh registered a 2-1 goal victory against Sehan University Football Team in a FIFA international friendly at Mokpo International Training Center Football Ground in South Korea on Friday.
Shakib urges students to return homes
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket Test and T20I captain Shakib Al Hasan has urged the students, who took to the streets for the 6th consecutive day on Friday over the death of their fellows Diya Khanam Mim and Abdul Karim Rajib…
Grameenphone reduces Internet price
Grameenphone reduces tariff of two internet packages in accordance with government decision to reduce VAT on internet usage from 15 percent to 5 percent. New benefits of other internet packages will also be offered soon.
‘Narsingdi Zilla Chhatrokollan Samity’ of BAU formed
Mymensingh, Aug 2 – ‘Narsingdi Zilla Chhatrokollan Samity’ of Mymensingh was formed at Animal Husbandry faculty gallery room of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).
PM Hasina Tk 2mn each to two accident victims’ families
Md Jahangir Fakir, father of Diya Khanam Mim who along with another student died in a recent city road crash, on Thursday urged the students to go back home as he hoped that the Prime Minister will take effective steps…
Editors’ Council condoles Moazzem Hossian’s death
The Editors’ Council has expressed its heartfelt sorrow and condolence at the untimely demise of one of its founding member, editor-publisher of the Financial Express, Moazzem Hossian.
2 schoolboys drown in Cumilla
Dhaka – Two schoolboys drowned in the Dharma Sagar pond in Cumilla on Thursday.
Man to die for killing wife in Netrokona
Dhaka -A court here on Thursdayawarded death sentence to a man as he killed his wife over a family feud at Sukhari Dakkinpara villageof Atpara upazila in Netrokona in 2017.
Asian Nations Chess: Bangladesh plays 2-2 draw with Iraq
Dhaka – Bangladesh team played a 2-2 draw with Iraq in the 5th round open group match of the Asian Nations Cup Chess held in the Iranian city of Hamadan on Wednesday.
Siddikur continues dismal campaign in Fiji Int’l
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s trailblazing golfer Siddikur Rahman showed dismal form with four-over opening on a European Tour in the AUD$1,250,000 Fiji International at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course on Thursday.
Antibiotic resistance spreads through air we breathe
The serious threat to global public health posed by the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is alarming enough as it is but now, the problem has become even worse as scientists warn ARGs are spreading through the…
West Indies beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in 1st T20
Basseterre, Aug 1 (AP/UNB) — Andre Russell made an unbeaten 35 from 21 balls to guide the world champion West Indies to a seven-wicket win Tuesday in the rain-affected first Twenty20 international against Bangladesh.
চালু হচ্ছে নম্বর পরিবর্তন না করে অন্য অপারেটরের সেবা নেওয়া
বাংলাদেশে মোবাইল ফোন ব্যবহারকারীদের একটা বড় অংশ হচ্ছে কিশোর-কিশোরী। বাংলাদেশ আজ থেকে দেশে চালু হচ্ছে নম্বর পরিবর্তন না করে অন্য অপারেটরের সেবা নেওয়ার সুযোগ- মোবাইল নাম্বার পোর্টেবেলিটি বা এমএনপি সেবার কার্যক্রম। বর্তমানে বিশ্বের প্রায় ৭০টির মতো দেশে এমএনপি সেবা চালু…
Jubo League man hacked to death in Mymensingh
Dhaka – A Jubo League activist was hacked to death by the opponents at Akua Nazirbari area in Mymensingh on Tuesday afternoon.
Schoolgirl killed in Cumilla road crash
Dhaka -A schoolgirl was killed and another injured when a bus knocked her down on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Gomta in Chandina upazila in Cumilla on Tuesday.
T20 series: Tigers play West Indies in 1st match Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will play hosts West Indies in the first match of the three-match T20I series Wednesday morning (Bangladesh time) at Warner Park, Basseterre in St Kitts.
I am sorry, says Shahjahan Khan on Sunday’s student deaths
After widespread criticism for his visibly smirk reaction, Shipping Minister, Shajahan Khan, on Tuesday expressed his great sorrow and regret over the Sunday’s road crash that had killed two students.
Football: Bangladesh to play Gwangju FC Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team, now touring South Korea as part of their preparations for the Asian Games in Indonesia, will play K-League side Gwangju Football Club of South Korea in the first practice match on Wednesday at the…
Will today’s youth save the world?
The world has known about the dual crises of climate change and over-exploitation of natural resources since the 1970’s. Action has been slow in coming, but many say that we are entering a transition period towards sustainability in the areas…
Shahjahan rejects call for resignation as irrelevant
Describing the demand made by the students and cetizens for his resignation as illogical, Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan on Monday said he has taken many steps to curb road accidents.
HC orders Taka 5 lakh compensation to victims families
The High Court on Monday directed the owners of ‘Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan’ to provide Tk 5 lakh within a week to each family of the two students who were killed in a road crash at Airport Road on Sunday.
BNP polling agents kicked out in Sylhet alleges Ariful
Sylhet, July 30 –BNP mayoral candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury alleged that his agents have been kicked out from two polling centres.
Students barricade Airport road over Sunday’s bus tragedy
Dhaka, July 30 – Traffic on Airport road came to a halt on Monday morning as students of different schools and colleges blocked the road protesting the death of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin School and College in a…