Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team, now in Thailand on a 10-day preparation camp ahead of the joint qualification matches for FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 against Laos, played to a 1-1 draw with against Thai…
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Charge sheet against actress Nawshaba in ICT Act case
Dhaka, May 27 – A charge sheet was issued on Monday against actress Kazi Nawshaba Ahmed in a case filed against her under the Information and Communication Technology Act. Police Inspector Shawkat Ali Sarker of the Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime,…
Khaleda’s writ against makeshift court- ACC to be party: HC
Dhaka, May 27 – The High Court yesterday allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to become a party in the writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of the government’s move to shift her trial in the…
Arrest warrant against ex-Sonagazi OC in Nushrat murder case
Dhaka, May 27 – A Dhaka court yesterday issued an arrest warrant against Moazzem Hossain, the former Sonagazi officer-in-charge (OC), for spreading a video of murdered Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi on social media. Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge Ash-Shams…
Tigers eager to exploit final warm-game against India
Dhaka – After the first warm-up against Pakistan was washed out due to persistent rain, the Tigers are now gearing up to face India, who ranked two in the ICC ODI teams, in the final warm-game before the ICC World…
BD President Hamid to join Modi’s swearing-in
Dhaka, May 27 (UNB) – President Abdul Hamid will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says an official source. Modi will take oath as Indian Prime Minister for the second term on May 30 at the…
2 AC technicians killed in Gazipur factory gas cylinder blast
Gazipur, May 27 – Two air-conditioner technicians were killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a sweater factory in Memberbari-Baniarchala area of Sadar Upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Farhad Hossain, hailing from Mirsarai Upazila of Chattogram,…
Case filed for newborn murder by throwing from 4th floor
Dhaka, May 25 – A murder case was filed on yesterday in connection with the death of a newborn in the city’s Mirpur area on Saturday. The newborn girl was found dead in Rupnagar residential area, after reportedly being thrown…
BNP shrugs off 8.13pc GDP growth claim as mathematical hype
Dhaka, May 26 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the government’s assertion o achieving 8.13 percent GDP growth in 2018-19 fiscal year is nothing but a trick of mathematics. “The government used to talk…
Khaleda challenges new makeshift court in Keraniganj
Dhaka, May 26 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has filed a petition challenging the legality of the government’s move to shift trial against her in the Niko graft case to the central jail in Keraniganj from the now defunct jailhouse…
Woman cop, rickshaw-puller hurt in Dhaka crude bomb blast
Dhaka, May 26 – Two people, including a female traffic police officer, were injured in a crude bomb explosion in the city’s Malibagh area on Sunday night. The injured are Rasheda Akhter Lovely, 28, an assistant sub-inspector of traffic police,…
Bangladesh Football team pass a busy day in Bangkok
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team, now in Thailand for a 10-day preparation camp ahead of qualification matches for FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023, passed a busy day in Bangkok on Sunday. Ahead of the match…
Rain washes out Bangladesh-Pakistan warm-up match
Dhaka – The warm-up match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sophia Garden in Cardiff was called off due to persistent rain on Sunday. Match referee Andy Pycroft called off the match at 2pm local time without a single ball…
Bangladesh’s next budget outlay to cross Taka 5 trillion: Hasina
Dhaka, May 25 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the next national budget will be placed in Parliament on June 13 and its size will be over Tk 5 lakh crore. “We placed a Tk 4.64 lakh…
BD Schoolgirl beaten with hammer for refusing love proposal
Narail, May 25 (UNB) – A Class-VIII girl was beaten with a hammer by two youths at Jhamarghop village in Lohagara upazila on Saturday reportedly for refusing a love proposal. The victim is Suborna, daughter of Liakat Mollah of the…
8000 kilos carp fries netted from Halda River in BD in 2 hrs
Chittagong, May 26 –Fishermen collected around 8,000 kg eggs from the Halda River, the only natural fish spawning waterbody in South Asia, on Saturday night. Mother fishes of different species released eggs in the Halda River. Fishermen initiated netting eggs…
Solar-powered dug-wells bring hopes to drought-prone BD people
Naogaon, May 26 – The phrase ‘drought-prone region’ to describe a cluster of districts in Bangladesh’s north sounds almost benign, and hardly captures the perpetual hardships of people engaged in a daily battle for water, the other name of life.…
নদী দূষণ প্রতিরোধে আমাদের স্বদিচ্ছা চাই
২৪শে মে,২০১৯ইং তারিখে সকাল ১১টা ঘটিকায় বুড়িগঙ্গা নদীর তীরে রোটারী ক্লাব ঢাকা সেন্ট্রালের উদ্যােগে নদীদূষণ প্রতিরোধে একটি সচেনতামূলক মহতী কার্যক্রম সম্পাদিত হয়েছে। যারা নাম ছিল ” নদী দূষণ প্রতিরোধে আমাদের স্বদিচ্ছাই যথেষ্ট”। উক্ত প্রোগ্রামে উপস্থিত ছিলেন রোটারী অান্তর্জাতিক জেলা সংগঠন…
BD railway faces huge crowd for advance Eid Festival tickets
Dhaka, May 25 – A massive crowd was seen at Kamalapur Railway Station and Airport Railway station as Hundreds of ticket-seekers thronged the ticket counters. Everyone needed a ticket of June 3. Ticket seekers gathered at the stations in huge…
People remaining united can achieve the impossible: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, May 25 – Jatiya Oikya Front top leader Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday called upon all to remain united to establish democracy in the country. “I will urge you to remain united. We will ensure pure democracy, effective democracy and…
Bangladesh footballer hold first training session in Bangkok
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team, currently in Thailand for a 10-day preparation camp, held their first practice session on Saturday morning. The 1.5 hour session started at 9am at the Air Force Football ground in Bangkok, followed by a…
Bangladesh-Pakistan warm-up match on Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh are scheduled to face Pakistan on Sunday in their first of two official warm-up games ahead of the World Cup. The match will take place at Sophia Garden, Cardiff, where Bangladesh beat New Zealand by five wickets…
Hasan Miah of Bangladesh finishes 24th among 56 participants
Dhaka- Bangladeshi athlete Mohammad Hasan Miah finished 24th among 56 athletes in the men’s 100-meter sprint of the Taiwan Athletics Open’ 2019 with a timing of 10:94 seconds at the Taipei city on Saturday. Chun Han Yang of hosts Chinese…
Hasina opens 2nd Meghna, Gumti bridges on prime BD highway
Dhaka, May 25 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the much-sought 930-metre Second Meghna Bridge and the 1410-metre Second Gumti Bridge on Dhaka-Chittagong highway, aiming to reduce the plight of travellers on this vital national highway. The Prime…
38 held over primary teacher recruitment question paper leak
Dhaka, May 24 – Thirty-eight people were detained on Friday in Satkhira, Pabna and Laxmipur for their alleged involvement in leaking question paper of primary teacher recruitment test. In Satkhira, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained 29 suspected members of a…
Govt not so cruel Khaleda has to die sans treatment: Quader
Dhaka, May 24 – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said the Sheikh Hasina government is humanitarian enough over the issue of treatment of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail. In response to a query over Khaleda’s treatment, Quader…
Govt trying to kill Khaleda in jail without treatment: Fakhrul
Dhaka, May 24 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government is trying to kill their chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail by resorting to various tricks. “The government is prolonging Khaleda Zia’s stay in…
Why 52 substandard food items not removed from market: HC
Dhaka, May 23 – The High Court on Thursday summoned the chairman of Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) for not complying with its May 12 order to remove 52 substandard food products from the markets across the country. The HC…
বদরের চেতনায় সরকারের বিরুদ্ধে লড়াই করতে হবে -চরমোনাই পীর
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, বদরযুদ্ধ অন্যায় ও অসত্যের বিরুদ্ধে হকের লড়াই। বদর যুদ্ধের চেতনা থেকে শিক্ষা নিয়ে বর্তমান সরকারেরর বিরুদ্ধে লড়াইয়ে অবতীর্ণ হতে হবে। ইসলাম একটি সাধারণ সৃষ্টির স্বাধীনতাও নিশ্চিত করেছে।…
Bangladesh to dredge 10,000km waterways: Minister
Netrokona, May 23 (UNB) – The government has taken a plan to dredge some 10,000 kilometres of waterways to strengthen the country’s water transport system, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday. “Water transport system is a…