A police officer was injured critically after assailants attack him with sharp weapons in Old Dhaka. The victim was identified as Anisur Rahman, 35, assistant sub-inspector of Nababpur police camp. He came under attack around 9:30am inside an alley at Bangshal, bdnews24.com said quoting local police’s Sub Inspector Arshad Alam. He, however, could not provide any other detail. ASI Rahman, who…

A sub-inspector of Phulgazi police station was shot injured by a group of miscreants during their alleged bid to capture a polling centre in Dhania union of Sadar upazila on Saturday. Quoting police news agency UNB said a group of miscreants stormed Alipur Government Primary School polling centre around 11:30 am and tried to take control of the centre. When Mohammad Yeasin, a sub-inspector of the…

A man was hacked to death six others injured in a clash between the supporters of two member candidates at Chandla Bazar in Brahmanpara upazila during the 4th phase union parishad election on Saturday.   According to police sources the incident took place just after polling started at 8am at Madhabpur UP in Brahmanparha Upazila.   The victim has been identified as Tapash Chandra Das, 23,…

On the backdrop of various allegations, nine BNP-backed chairman candidates boycotted the union parishad election race in Pabna, Natore, Brahmanbaria, Feni, Narsingdi and Manikganj districts on Saturday. In Pabna, three BNP chairman candidates boycotted the polls in Tatibandha, Sagorkandi and Raninagar unions of Sujanagar upazila citing reason of various irregularities. The chairman aspirants, Abdur…

A Pir (spiritual leader) has been hacked to death in Rajshahi’s Tanor upazila that bears the same symptom of previous murders of bloggers and secular activists.   The deceased was identified as, Shahidullah, 65, who was found dead with gashes on the right shoulder and a slit throat in a mango orchard.   After being informed by locals Police recovered the body around 10:00pm last night.…

Rafael Nadal will face defending champion Andy Murray in the Madrid Masters semi-finals after extending his perfect start to the European clay-court season to 13 matches with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 win over Joao Sousa on Friday. Murray continued his serene passage into the last four by sweeping past eighth seed Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-2. Nadal is looking to break Argentine legend Guillermo Vilas's record…

Sixteen residential female students of Tazhat Fatema (R) Girls Kawmi Madrasa in the city have been admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) this evening after they fell sick from food poisoning, reports BSS. Headmaster of the Madrasa Humayun Kabir told reporters that 56 residential female students of the institution continued fasting on the occasion of Holy Sab-E-Meraj on Wednesday and…

Mohammedan Sporting Club leapfrogged Gazi Group Cricketers on the points table by beating them in Mirpur by seven wickets, thereby putting themselves in second place behind Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club. The win was set up through four-wicket hauls from left-arm spinners Enamul Haque jnr and Naeem Islam jnr. After being inserted, Gazi Group made a decent start but from 63 for two, they collapsed to…

New York: Consuming grapes combined with a diet rich in saturated fats can lower obesity risk as well as improve gut bacteria, a new study has found. According to researchers, it may also help counter the negative effects of a high fat diet, including heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. The findings showed that the unique and diverse composition of antioxidants called polyphenols present…

Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Palestinian territoriesand Nepal attract the highest rates of attempted malware attacks, according to Microsoft Corp. Countries that attracted the fewest include Japan, Finland, Norway and Sweden, Microsoft said in a new study, based on sensors in systems running Microsoft anti-malware software. “We look at north of 10 million attacks on identities every…

After decades of battling depression, former soldier Betty Ann Archer finally flew to New Delhi to complete her gender transition, one of a growing number of foreigners heading to India for budget sex-change operations. Born Dale Archer, the 64-year-old American said she felt trapped in the wrong body right from the start, recalling secretly trying on her mother’s dresses as a boy-much to the…

BNP on Friday questioned whether Law Minister Anisul Huq has committed a contempt of court by calling illegal a High Court verdict that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the constitution.   Speaking at a discussion, BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan also urged the apex court to take the matter into its consideration, UNB reports.   Islamic Party, one of the components of the BNP-led…

Deepika Padukone and Salman Khan were finally all set to come together for a film. This time, it was Kabir Khan who was getting them on board for his next period film titled Tubelight. But then, Deepika decided to opt out of the film. However, Kabir has found a replacement. Buzz is that Katrina has been finalised to replace Deepika in the Kabir Khan directorial. Deepika was reportedly unhappy with…

Former South Africa and Australia coach Mickey Arthur was on Friday named head coach of the Pakistan cricket team.The modalities vis-a-vis his contract are being finalised. It is expected that Mickey Arthur will be able to join the PCB toward the end of this month, Arthur had been coaching the Karachi Kings team in the Pakistan Super League. The 47-year-old will take over from Waqar, who had resigned…

A couple was killed by a lightning strike at Sikirchar in Chhengarchar municipality of Matlab Uttar upazila here on Friday evening.The deceased were identified as Ayat Ali, 60, and his wife Asabi Begum, 50, of the area. Local Kamal Khan said a streak of thunderbolt struck Ayat Ali and his wife around 7:30pm while working at their courtyard, leaving them dead on the spot.

Washington, United States : President Barack Obama called Friday for Donald Trump's White House bid -- and his past record -- to be held up to close scrutiny as he warned the US presidency was not a "reality show." "We are in serious times and this is a really serious job. This is not entertainment," Obama told reporters when asked about the presumptive Republican nominee,…