Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out of the hosts’ Asia Cup squad. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming competition side-lining the opener due to an injury. Experienced left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak, allrounder Ziaur Rahman...
Miscreants snatched three condemned convicts of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from a prison van, killing a policeman in Trishal upazila in Mymensingh district on Sunday morning. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Trishal Police Station Feroz Talukder said the attack...
Prime Minister Shiekh Hasian arrived in Cox's Bazar on Sunday morning. The premier will open Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar town in the afternoon. Once inaugurated, the newly-constructed stadium will be the third biggest cricket venue in...
A river launch has caught fire while it was anchored at Chandpur Launch Terminal in the district town. Two floors of the ‘MV Eagle-1’ were damaged in the fire that broke out around 6:30am on Sunday. The fire erupted on...
The students of Jagannath University (JnU) engaged in a clash with police in and around the campus as the law enforcers resisted them from besieging a student dormitory on Sunday. At least 50 people, including cops and JnU students, were...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has quizzed former State Minister Mahbubur Rahman about his wealth. The ACC grilled him at its Segunbagicha office on Sunday on charges of amassing wealth illegally. ACC Deputy Director Khairul Huda started quizzing Mahbubur Rahman...
Two people, including a school student, died in a road accident at Dinajpur’s Birganj Upazila on Sunday. At least 20 other bus passengers were also injured after the vehicle went off the road and landed in a ditch on the...
Two Bangladeshi workers were killed after being caught in the line of fire during a 'shootout' in Libya on Friday. The deceased were identified as Abdul Kalam, hailed from Barguna district and Shafiqur Rahman, from Pirojpur district. The two Bangladesh...
Miscreants have killed an unidentified woman and dumped the body in Buriganga River near Sadarghat Launch Terminal in the city. On information, a team from Keraniganj model police station rushed in and recovered the body, aged around 29, from the...
Police have announced Tk 2,00,000 as bounty for each of the three top militants of Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) freed in a daring daylight operation in Mymensingh’s Trishal DIG (Dhaka Range) Mahfuzul Haque Nuruzzaman told bdnews24.com. Unknown assailants bombed a...
High Court Justice M Enayetur Rahim has been appointed as the Chairman of the first war crimes tribunal of Bangladesh. The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs issued a circular to this effect on Sunday. The International Crimes Tribunal-1...
A Border Guard Bangladesh personnel has died at Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur. Mirza Md Habibur Rahman, 62, a deputy assistant director in sector 13 , was convicted for joining the 2009 mutiny at the BGB headquarters in...
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Stocks closed lower Sunday, the opening day of the week with turnover improved slightly as investors followed cautious stance. The market opened with a positive note, but could not sustain. At the end of the day’s session, the prime index...
Smoking shisha (hookah) can be addictive and harmful, though many dabblers may not realise the dangers, according to a new review. "The cooled and sweetened flavour of hookah tobacco makes it more enticing to kids and they falsely believe it's...
Ukrainian MPs have been told they have until Tuesday to form a unity government. "This is a priority task," parliament's Speaker Oleksander Turchinov said during a debate held a day after MPs votes to dismiss President Viktor Yanukovych. Mr Turchinov...
Alexander Legkov led home a Russian clean sweep in the men's 50km cross-country race to ensure the host nation finished top of the Sochi medal table. Legkov, 30, won gold by only 0.7 seconds - the second narrowest margin ever...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday formally inaugurated the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium here by unveiling its plaque. The world-class stadium being built on 49 acres of land beside the world’s largest sea beach in the tourist town will...
Border outposts in Bangladesh have come under red alert to prevent the convicted Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, snatched from a police prison van at Trisal, in Mymensingh district, from fleeing the country. In a truly filmy style hold-up, a...
Four accused in the Jubair Ahmed murder case escaped from the dock after a court in Dhaka on Sunday cancelled their bail. The four accused are Ashiqul Islam, Khan Mohammad Rais, Mahbub Akram and Ishtiaque Mehbub Arup. Court sources said...
Bangladesh has lodged a “strong protest” against an Indian film and requested Indian authorities to take “appropriate actions” to stop its screening with “immediate effect”. Just released ‘Gunday’ triggered an outcry among the people of Bangladesh, particularly in the social...
The Election Commission declared the election schedule for the 50 parliamentary seats, set aside exclusively for women, fixing the voting date on March 29. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad announced the schedule at a press conference at the media...
Ukraine’s newly emboldened legislature has voted to hand the president’s powers to the parliament speaker. The legitimacy of Sunday’s vote is unclear. President Viktor Yanukovych has said that a flurry of parliament decisions in recent days are illegal. The Verhovna...
President M Abdul Hamid has been invited to attend the 4th summit of the ‘Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia’ (CICA) to be held on May 20-21 in Shanghai, China. Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jun, on...
The Netherlands is keen to invest in strengthening food security initiatives and the agro product processing industry in Bangladesh. This was conveyed by Dutch Ambassador in Dhaka Gerben de Jong when he met with Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu at...
Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India Prof M Chakraborty and Fulbright Professor of the School for Marine Science and Technology of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA Dr Avijit Gangopadhyay met Dhaka University Vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin...
Two students of BRAC University were killed on Friday in a crash involving a bus and two motorcycles while riders were racing with each other on the highway in Sirajganj, police said. Two others were also injured in the mishap...
A young girl has been strangulated to death by miscreants at Rajkanda in Akkelpur upazila in Joypurhat district. Police recovered the body of Rima, daughter of Dilbar Ali, from a bamboo cluster at the village on Friday morning. Police and...
At least 15 people, including two ansar members, were injured a clash between the supporters of Awami League and BNP at Char Rouha Bazar in Sharishabari upazila in Jamalpur on Friday. Police said an altercation ensued between the supporters of...
The reversal of fortunes in the ongoing series against Sri Lanka with a whitewash highly likely has left the Tigers to fight to salvage some pride. The home side will get the last shot at redemption today (Saturday) in the...
Italian centre-left politician Matteo Renzi is due to be sworn in as prime minister later. At 39, the Democratic Party leader will be Italy's youngest-ever PM. On Friday he formally accepted the mandate to lead a new government and named...
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