Bangladesh ace pacer Mustafizur Rahman climbed to second spot in the leading bowlers ranking in Indian Premier League (IPL) after taking three wickets in today's match against Mumbai Indians at Visakhapatnam, India. He aggregated 13 wickets so far in nine matches while MJ McClenaghan took 14 wickets in 10 matches. Mustafiz also has the 2nd-best average in this year’s IPL, at 15.61 with topper…

The wife of a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police was reportedly killed after falling from the rooftop of a building in the city’s Bhatara Thana area on Sunday.   The deceased is Jesmin Ahmed Mallick, 45, wife of DIG (Highway) Fakhrul Islam Mallick.   Police and hospital sources said Jesmin slipped off the rooftop of their six-storey residence building near Apollo Hospitals in…

Another teacher of Rajshahi University (RU) received death threat on Sunday afternoon, only after two weeks into the heinous murder of Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee. Mahbub Alam Pradip, an assistant professor at the RU Public Administration Department, said he received a call from +8177479 number over his mobile phone around 3pm when the caller threatened to kill him very soon, reports UNB. He said…

A Dhaka court on Saturday recorded the confessional statement of Mahfuzur Rashid Ferdous, a teacher of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), in a case filed over sexual harassment of female students of the university. Metropolitan magistrate Kazi Kamrul Islam recorded the confessional statement of the teacher under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedures (CrPC) in the case.…

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s Hollywood journey, it seems, has just started with Vin Diesel’s xXx: the Return of Xander Cage. She has bigger plans, like starring opposite Tom Cruise in The Mummy reboot. According to entertainment website SpotboyE, the Bajirao Mastani actress has auditioned for an important role in the film. However, she has not received any revert from the casting…

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced six people to death, including two Al Jazeera journalists, who were accused of leaking state secrets to Qatar.   The case of jailed former President Mohamed Morsi, who is also charged for espionage for Qatar, was however, adjourned.   The judgement will either be approved or reduced in June after consultations with Egypt’s mufti, the highest…

Chittagong Abahani won the historic first-ever major domestic soccer title by clinching the KFC Independence Cup after shocking their seniors and giant Dhaka Abahani Limited by 2-0 goals in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. It is the first major domestic crown for Ctg Abahani after winning the Sheikh Kamal International Football title on home soil last year after beating Kolkata…

Labour's Sadiq Khan has vowed to do all in his power to make London "better", as he was sworn in as the new mayor.   Referring to his council estate roots, Mr Khan, the city's first Muslim mayor, said he wanted all Londoners to have the same opportunities he has had.   It comes as Defence Secretary Michael Fallon defended Conservative Zac Goldsmith's campaign, describing…

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has removed the country's veteran oil minister as part of a broad government overhaul.   Ali al-Naimi has been replaced after more than 20 years in the role by former health minister Khaled al-Falih.   Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude exporter, unveiled major economic reforms in April, aimed at ending the country's dependence on oil.  …

Around 10,000 additional police personnel have been deployed in a bid to avoid any kind of untoward incidents in the capital during Jamaat-e-Islami’s countrywide 24-hour hartal from 6:00 am on Sunday. Earlier on Thursday, Jamaat called for the 24-hour countrywide hartal for Sunday protesting the Supreme Court order upholding the death penalty of its ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami. Quoting Deputy…

A total of six people have been killed and over 100 peoples received injuries in the fourth phase of union parishad polls in separate districts in the country on Saturday.   A total of 703 Union Parishads (UPs) in 87 upazilas of the country’s 46 districts polling were held amid stray incidents of violence. Three of the deceased were killed in Rajshahi after the voting, while one each was…

The holy Shab-e-Barat will be observed in the country on May 22 with due religious fervour.   The announcement was made by the National Moon Sighting Committee as the Shaban moon was not sighted on Saturday evening.   A meeting was held at the Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram office with Religious Affairs joint secretary M Amzad Ali in the chair.   Different Islamic organisations…