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Krishnarani prepared to make best use of opportunity

National women’s football team forward Srimoti Krishnarani Sarkar said she is prepared to make the best use of every single opportunity if she gets chance to play in the match of the SAFF Women’s Championship.

‘Look, a player is morally down after c…

Ex-MP Fazle Karim placed on 5-day remand

A Chattogram court today placed former Awami League lawmaker of Raozan ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury on five-day remand in two cases filed with city’s Panchlaish and Chandgaon thanas.

Metropolitan Magistrate Sarkar Hasan Shahriar passed the order when p…

Dhaka to take steps to bring back Hasina: Touhid

The government will take necessary steps to bring ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to the country following arrest warrant issued by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against her.

“We (foreign ministry) have just received the news…We w…

National Youth Archery begins tomorrow

The 6th National Youth Archery Championship begins tomorrow (Friday) at training center of Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Togi.

Bangladesh Archery Federation acting president Mohammad Hasan will inaugurate the meet.

Different district sports…

Court sends Mazharul Islam Sujan to jail

A court here today sent Mazharul Islam Sujan, former member of parliament of Thakurgaon-2 constituency, to jail in connection with a case filed over murder, extortion and land grabbing.

The court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Rahima Khatun, Thakurga…

Bangladesh, Uganda discuss on Visa Waiver Agreement

Bangladesh and Uganda have discussed on probability of signing of a Visa Waiver Agreement for holders of diplomatic and official passports of the nationals of both the countries.

The discussion was taken place when Uganda’s non-resident High Commiss…

Rain likely over country until tomorrow morning

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at different places across the country for the next 24 hours commencing from 9am today.

“Rain or thundershowers accompanied by tem…

Bullet ends Omar’s dream of becoming an aeronautical engineer

Omar Bin Nurul Abshar, a brilliant student of Bangladesh Airlines Training Centre (BATC), who completed 12 of the 13 modules of the three-year course, got an opportunity to work in US-Bangla Airlines.

But the dream of the 24-year-old youth to become…

Govt to take long-term initiative to save elephants: Rizwana

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, today said that the government would also take a long-term programme for elephant conservation.

Under the short-term programme, initiatives will be taken to improve the natural…