Two days after his removal from the LGRD Ministry, Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Saturday said he does not do politics for any personal gain, reports UNB. “I don’t do politics for any benefit. My father was killed but didn’t betray Bangabandhu…and that’s…

A total of 328 admission seekers with Grade Point Average (GPA)-5 failed to make it to any of the colleges for higher secondary level in the third merit list published yesterday. Besides, over one lakh applicants from the third merit list are yet to apply for admission. These students include those…

Greece's eurozone partners were doubtful of a last-ditch bailout deal on Saturday, saying talks to stop it crashing out of the euro would be tough because trust in Athens had collapsed, reports AFP from Brussels. Hardline German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble led a chorus of scepticism about…

Serena Williams won a sixth Wimbledon title yesterday as the world number one became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam crown with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Garbine Muguruza in the final, reports AFP from London. At 33 years and 289 days, Serena surpasses Martina Navratilova as the oldest player…

Abahani Limited returned to winning ways after defeating Team BJMC by 3-1 in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Abahani, who dropped points in their previous match against Chittagong Abahani at the MA Aziz Stadium, made it difficult…

A joint Bangladesh-India group of climbers have scaled the 7,135 metre high Mt Nun in Punjab Himalaya under Jammu and Kashmir, Indian media report quoting a release, reports UNB. Bangladeshi adventure club, ‘Keokradong’, and the Mountaineering Association of Krishnanagar (MAK) from West…