Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a Rohingya woman along with her minor boy from Bhuidoba bordering area in Panchbibi upazila in Joypurhat on Friday while trying to enter India.
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Warm-up match:Bangladesh beat UWI VC’s XI by 4 wkts
Dhaka – Bangladesh registered a confidence-boosting four-wicket victory against University of the West Indies (UWI) Vice-Chancellor’s XI in the one-off day-night 50-over tour match at Sabina Park on Thursday.
McKenzie named Bangladesh’s batting consultant
Dhaka – Former South Africa batsman Neil McKenzie has been appointed Bangladesh Cricket Team’s batting consultant until the World Cup 2019 in England and Wales.
10-year-old Somali girl dies after female genital mutilation
A 10-year-old girl has bled to death after undergoing female genital mutilation in Somalia, an activist said, a rare confirmed death in the country with the world’s highest rate of the practice.
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia form coordination council
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have established a coordination council to boost bilateral ties. The announcement comes following reports that the two are preparing to resume oil production at the neutral zone on their respective borders by the end of the…
Air pollution up at alarming rate in BD district of Comilla
Comilla, July 20 – Air pollution, especially emission of huge quantity toxic elements with black smoke from unfit vehicles and noise pollution are increasing day by day across the district.
Sirajganj road crash leaves 1 dead, 21 injured
Dhaka – A man was killed and 21 others were injured as a bus drove into a roadside ditch on Sirajganj- Belkuchi road at Shamespur area in Belkuchi upazila in Sirajganj on Thursday night.
2 ‘drug peddlers’ killed in Chattogram ‘gunfight’
Dhaka- Two suspected drug peddlers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Motijharna in the city’s Khulshi area in Chattogram early Friday.
Neymar not upset at critics of his World Cup rolling
Sao Paulo (AP/UNB) – Neymar said he isn’t upset with critics who have made fun of his apparent theatrics during the World Cup in Russia.
Sri Lanka expect to win test series absent captain and coach
Colombo(AP/UNB) – Still no captain and coach. Sri Lanka still expect to win, though. Rangana Herath doesn’t believe their ongoing absence will prevent Sri Lanka from completing an historic series victory against South Africa at Sinhalese Sports Club in the…
England playing first Ireland test before Ashes in 2019
London (AP/UNB) – England’s first cricket test against Ireland is scheduled for four days at Lord’s before the Ashes next year.
Indian forces kill 8 Maoist insurgents in forest gunbattle
Security forces killed eight Maoist insurgents, including four women, in an exchange of gunfire early Thursday in their stronghold in central India, a police officer said.
Mother, daughter killed; father found hanging in Gazipur house
Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of a woman and her daughter and the hanging body of the woman’s husband from their house in Haidorabad area in the city on Thursday morning.
Missing man found dead in Bagerhat
Dhaka- A day labourer, who went missing on Tuesday, was found dead at a water body insadar upazila in Bagerhat on Wednesday night.
4 more held over SB official Mamun killing
Dhaka – Detectives have arrested four more people over the killing of Special Branch (SB) Inspector Mamun Islam Khan.
Sri Lanka A level unofficial ODI series 1-1 against Bangladesh A
Dhaka – Sri Lanka A’s 67-run win against hosts Bangladesh A in the 2nd unofficial One-day International at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday made the 3rd game as series decider.
Two killed in Cox’s Bazar reported ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, July 19 – Two people were killed in a reported gunfight with a joint team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) on Marine Drive road in Himchhari area early Thursday.
66.64 pc pass BD’s intermediate level HSC, equivalent exams
Dhaka, Jul 19 – Total 66.64 percent students passed this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations across Bangladesh.
Halimul Islam’s painting show opens at AFD on Friday
The inaugural ceremony of a painting exhibition of artists Halimul Islam Khokon titled Images of Inner Vision will be held in its La Galerie on Friday, 20 July 2018 at 6 pm.
Miller the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, NY New York: Earl Robert Miller is the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh. A statement released yesterday, July 17, by the office of the Press Secretary of the White House confirming his appointment said, Earl Robert Miller…
4,766 students are not among those selected for colleges
Dhaka, July 18 – At least 4,766 students who applied for college admission in the fourth phase through online application have not been selected for any colleges.
5th Career fest begins at RU
Rajshahi, July 18 – A two-day long career fest organized by Rajshahi University Career Club (RUCC) for the 5th time began on the university campus on Wednesday.
Four to die for murder in N’ganj
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced four people to death and four others to seven years imprisonment each for killing a man at Fatullah in 2014.
Bagerhat youth to die for killing stepdaughter after rape
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced a young man to death for killing his step daughter after rape in Sharankhola upazila in 2017 in Bagherhat .
Mashrafe to miss warm-up match against WIndies local selection
Dhaka – Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will miss the lone one-day warm-up match against University West Indies (UWI) Vice-Chancellor’s Eleven in Kingston, Jamaica on Thursday.
Minor girl drown in B’baria
Dhaka – A minor girl drowned in a pond at Karuatoli village in Akhaura upazila in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday morning.
Three killed in city road crash
Dhaka – Three people were killed and seven others injured following a head-on collision between a bus and a humanhaulerat Beribadh in the city’s Rupnagar area on Tuesday morning.
Teenage girl ‘gang-raped’ in Cumilla
Dhaka – A teenage worker of a footwear factory has allegedly been gang-raped by four youths at Devpur of Burichang upazila in Cumilla.
Usain Bolt to trial with A-League’s Mariners
Sydney(AP/UNB) – Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt will trial for six weeks with the Central Coast Mariners from next month in a deal which could see him play for a season in Australian football’s A-League.
Bangladesh’s women crickets on a roll
Dhaka – Bangladesh women’s cricket team have achieved a great feat by claiming triple title victories in T20 format on the trot.