Over 700 vehicles wait to cross Padma on Shimulia-Kanthalbari route
More than 700 vehicles, mostly cars, were in the long queues at Shimulia pontoon in Munshiganj to reach Kanthalbari in Madaripur crossing the River Padma on Thursday morning.
Sakib stars in Australian hunt
As Taijul Islam struck Josh Hazlewood plumb for leg-before there were some confusions in the middle. Umpire Nigel Llong raised his finger to signal the fall of final wicket, but Hazlewood was unmoved.
Rules violated as city cattle markets start
All the makeshift cattle markets in the capital have extended beyond their designated spots hampering traffic on different roads while many of them started assembling cattle much ahead of the stipulated time, Wednesday, in breach of rules.
17 more bodies of Rohingyas recovered at Teknaf
Border Guard Bangladesh recovered 17 more bodies of Rohingya people of Myanmar from the River Naf at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday. The bodies were only women and children, said Lieutenant Colonel Ariful Islam, commanding officer of BGB battalion-2.
Prolonged academic life irks DU students
Students of at least sixteen departments of Dhaka University cannot complete their courses in time as the departments are trapped in prolonged academic life amid poor supervision and monitoring of the authorities, delay in the publication of examination results and other factors.
Tigers crush Australia in historic win
Bangladesh stunned Australia by a 20-run defeat in the first Test on the fourth day in Dhaka Wednesday
Girl raped, killed on running bus
Three transport workers on Tuesday confessed to raping a law student on a moving bus and killing her in Tangail Friday night.They made the confession in a magistrate court after five people were arrested on Tuesday.
39 to vie for each seat in DU entry test
Some 39 students will vie for one seat in the first-year honours admission test of Dhaka University under the academic session of 2017-18.
Renowned singer Abdul Jabbar dies
Renowned singer and artiste of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Abdul Jabbar died on Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in the capital.
Tigers set Australia 265-run target
Nathan Lyon claimed six wickets for 82 runs as Australia dismissed Bangladesh for 221 runs to set up 265-run target for them in the first Test in Dhaka on Monday
