March 2, 2016

Monzoor knocked out by Al-Amin early in the game

(AP/UNB), Benghazi The United Nations mission in Libya says it documented 28 civilian deaths, including five children, in violence in the past two months, in addition to dozens of deaths among militiamen and security guards. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya says in its Wednesday report that most of the deaths among civilians were…

UNB Unpredictable Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against hosts Bangladesh in the 9th T20I of the Asia Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Bangladesh made two changes in the squad that played against Sri Lanka in their last match for a 23-run win. Tamim Iqbal has been included in…

UNB A court here on Wednesday asked the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to conduct chemical test of food and water taken by the two siblings in the city’s Banasree area before their death. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Kazi Quamrul Islam passed the order. The court also permitted the police to conduct DNA test of evidence, including…

UNB Sussex have signed Bangladesh bowler Mustafizur Rahman as their second overseas player for the T20 Blast. The 20-year-old left-arm seamer has played two Tests, nine one-day internationals and 10 T20s for the national side, reports BBC. Mustafizur will be available for the whole tournament, subject to his commitments with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian…

BSS A Chinese company has expressed its interest to construct the 6-kilometre second Padma Multipurpose Bridge across the Paturia-Daulatdia point under the Government to Government (G to G) arrangement. “We have sought foreign loans through the Economic Relations Division (ERD) for construction of the 2nd Padma Multipurpose Bridge across the Paturia-Daulatdia point,” Road Transport and…

BSS The next meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) between Bangladesh and India will be held in Dhaka in July this year. The decision was taken in a meeting between Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali and Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the latter’s office in New Delhi today, a press…

UNB Bangladesh has urged the Singapore government to ease and speed up the visa process for its citizens. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam made the request when non-resident High Commissioner of Singapore Chan Heng Wing met him at the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. During the meeting, they discussed the issue of recent…

UNB Customs Intelligence officials seized some 1,000 fake ATM cards at Shahjalal International Airport here on Wednesday. The seizure was made amid growing concerns over the recent incident of ATM card forgery. Tipped off, a team of Customs Intelligence officials seized the ATM cards packed in five cartons from the freight unit of the airport…