Archive for May 8th, 2016

Barca thrash Espanyol, Atletico crash out of title race

Barca thrash Espanyol, Atletico crash out of title race

Barcelona closed in on the La Liga title by thrashing local rivals Espanyol 5-0 on Sunday as Atletico Madrid dropped out of the race after losing 2-1 at Levante and Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-2…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · Football, Sports
Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Sakib al Hasan plays a shot during their 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match  against Gujarat Lions at The Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata on May 8. AFP photo

Mustafiz, Sakib both produce their IPL’s best

Bangladesh’s pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman’s incredible run in the Indian Premier League continued as he showcased his best figure in current IPL on Sunday to help his side Hyderabad Sunrisers reach the top spot of the point table…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · Cricket, Sports
Deaths during polls caused by muscle flexing: Asaduzzaman

Deaths during polls caused by muscle flexing: Asaduzzaman

Terming deaths in violence during Saturday’s Union Parishad polls as normal, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics
BNP ridicules CEC’s fair election remark

BNP ridicules CEC’s fair election remark

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday slammed Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics
It’s just emotion, Anisul about MPs’ reaction to HC verdict

It’s just emotion, Anisul about MPs’ reaction to HC verdict

Law minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said the reaction of members of parliament to the High Court order…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics
CU deputy registrar suspended

CU deputy registrar suspended

The authorities of Chittagong University on Sunday temporarily suspended a deputy registrar for irregularities…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · National
Sunrisers Hyderabad Mustafizur Rahman (C) celebrates with team-mates after taking the wicket of Mumbai Indians batsman Hardik Pandya during their Indian Premier League match in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. — AFP photo

Mustafiz shines again

Bangladesh’s pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman’s incredible run in the Indian Premier League continued as he picked three wickets to help his side Hyderabad Sunrisers reach the top spot of the league…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · Cricket, Sports
China says 41 missing after landslide

China says 41 missing after landslide

The number of people missing in a landslide in China’s southeastern Fujian province has risen to 41…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · International, South Asia
ACC arrests 8 more graft suspects

ACC arrests 8 more graft suspects

The Anti Corruption Commission has arrested eight more graft suspects, including the contractor who used bamboo sticks…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · National
BSMMU launches full-fledged thalassemia centre

BSMMU launches full-fledged thalassemia centre

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University has launched a full-fledged Thalassemia centre…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · National
Gunmen kill eight police outside Cairo, IS claims attack

Gunmen kill eight police outside Cairo, IS claims attack

Gunmen killed eight plainclothes policemen just outside Cairo overnight, the interior ministry said, in an assault claimed by Islamic State…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · International, Middle East
52 dead after buses collide with tanker in Afghanistan

52 dead after buses collide with tanker in Afghanistan

Two buses and a fuel tanker collided Sunday on a major highway in Afghanistan, killing 52 people, officials said…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · International, Middle East
15 bullet wounded in AL factional clash in Mirpur

15 bullet wounded in AL factional clash in Mirpur

At least 15 activists of Awami League sustained bullet injuries in a clash between two groups of the party during their anti-strike procession…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics
65-day ban on deep sea fishing from May 20

65-day ban on deep sea fishing from May 20

The government on Sunday imposed a ban on deep sea fishing for 65 days from May 20 to facilitate breeding of fishes and conservation of fish…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · National
Govt seeks stay on HC verdict scrapping 16th amendment

Govt seeks stay on HC verdict scrapping 16th amendment

The government has filed an application with the Appellate Division seeking stay on the High Court verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment to…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics
Prime minister Sheikha Hasina places foundation stone of CHT Complex at Baily Road in Dhaka on Sunday. — Focusbangla photo

Law to be amended for gearing up CHT land comm: PM

The prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government will amend the Land Reform Act, 2001 to gear up the activities of the…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics
Pakistani anti-militant activist shot dead in Karachi

Pakistani anti-militant activist shot dead in Karachi

Gunmen shot dead a prominent Pakistani rights activist, known for his outspoken stance against the Taliban and other radical Islamist groups, in the…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · International, South Asia
Saudi soldier killed in gunbattle with militants

Saudi soldier killed in gunbattle with militants

A Saudi soldier was killed on Sunday in what state news agency SPA described as a ‘foiled attempt to carry out a terrorist attack’ in the…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · International, Middle East
Mexico rumbled by 5.9 magnitude quake

Mexico rumbled by 5.9 magnitude quake

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico before dawn on Sunday and was felt as far away as Mexico City, prompting buildings to sway…

BCL leader jailed for electoral code violation in Ctg

BCL leader jailed for electoral code violation in Ctg

A mobile court sentenced a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader to two years’ jail for violating the electoral code in Hathazari during…

May 8, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics

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