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Belgium beat Brazil 2-1, will play France in semifinal
08:42 AM, 07 Jul 2018 SaturdayBelgium beat World Cup favourites Brazil 2-1 on Friday to set up a semifinal against France in Saint Petersburg...
France beat Uruguay to reach semi-finals
10:02 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayRaphael Varane's glancing header and a goalkeeping blunder that gifted Antoine Griezmann a soft goal gave France a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in the first World Cup quarter-final on Friday and a set up a last-four tie with Brazil or Belgium...
Brazil’s Danilo ruled out of World Cup with ankle problem
09:21 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayBrazil right back Danilo has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup after suffering ankle ligament damage in training on the eve of Friday's quarter-final against Belgium, the Brazilian Football Confederation or CBF said in a statement...
AL to observe ‘Mujib Barsho’ on Bangabandhu’s birth centenary
08:03 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayBangladesh Awami League will celebrate the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 2020 as ‘Mujib Barsho’ through year-long programmes with the participation of mass people at the government and party levels...
FIFA tells Putin world is ‘in love’ with Russia
06:40 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayFIFA president Gianni Infantino told President Vladimir Putin on Friday the world was “in love” with World Cup hosts Russia and praised him for overcoming negative stereotypes about the country...
China hits back after US imposes tariffs worth $34bn
06:34 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayUS tariffs on $34bn of Chinese goods have come into effect, signalling the start of a trade war between the world’s two largest economies...
Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif given 10-year jail term
06:22 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayA Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison on corruption charges related to four luxury London flats. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court handed down the verdict after a series of delays...
Road accidents kill 3 in Savar, Dhamrai
04:55 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayAt least three persons including a truck driver were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Savar and Dhamrai on the outskirts of the capital this morning...
RU celebrates founding anniversary
02:34 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayThe teachers, students and officials of the Rajshahi University (RU) on Friday are celebrating...
Fireworks blasts kill at least 24 near Mexico City
01:59 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayTwo explosions at fireworks workshops outside Mexico City on Thursday killed at least 24...
ADB approves $ 100m grants for Rohingyas in Bangladesh camps
12:42 PM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Directors has approved grant assistance of $100 million-the first of an envisaged package totaling $200 million to help Bangladesh develop basic infrastructure and services for displaced persons (Rohingyas).
Bangladesh eve beat Scotland by nine wickets
11:44 AM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayBangladesh women cricketers continued their good work as they thrashed Scotland by nine...
Pompeo to seek ‘details’ on denuclearisation in N. Korea
11:02 AM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was en route to Pyongyang Friday to press Kim Jong Un for a more detailed commitment to denuclearisation following the North Korean leader’s historic summit with President Donald Trump.
Thai cave rescue: Diver dies from lack of oxygen
09:39 AM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayA former Thai navy diver who joined in search efforts to rescue 12 boys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand has died. He lost consciousness on his way out of the Tham Luang cave complex after delivering supplies to the group, officials told reporters.
Uruguay’s immovable defense against France’s unstoppable attack
09:05 AM, 06 Jul 2018 FridayFrance and Uruguay will clash in the first quarter-final match of World Cup 2018 on Friday. The Nizhny Novgorod Stadium will play host to the mouth-watering contest which is being touted as a clash between Uruguay's steely defense against France's free-flowing attacking football.
Brathwaite pushes lead past 200
09:58 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayFast bowler Kemar Roach's blistering five-wicket haul dismissed Bangladesh for 43 - their lowest total in Test cricket - and helped West Indies tighten their grip on the Antigua Test. The hosts went to stumps at 201 for 2, with a lead of 158...
Brazil seek to temper Belgium’s ‘Golden Generation’
09:04 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayBelgium coach Roberto Martinez has admitted he has no secrets as he plots to end Brazil's bid for a record-extending sixth World Cup ahead of their "dream" quarter-final in Kazan on Friday...
Abu Ahmed Jamadar reappointed as ICT member
08:24 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayThe government has reappointed Md Abu Ahmed Jamadar, a High Court (HC) additional Judge...
Mother Teresa charity home ‘sold babies’ in India
08:01 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayIndian authorities said on Thursday they have sealed a home run by Mother Teresa's religious...
Stocks close week down
07:53 PM, 05 Jul 2018 ThursdayStocks finished the week down on Thursday with falling trend of all major price indices at Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges despite the daily transaction rise...