The great champions have all come back from defeat but this Australian side did not have to do all that. They were the favourites from the very beginning of the tournament and kept playing like the best in the competition. In the end, like they have been great champions in every generation, Australia captured the coveted 2015 ICC Cricket World ...

Michelle Obama mixed her message of education for girls with one of empowerment for black women, declaring ‘Black girls rock!’ at the annual awards show of the same name. The first lady wasn’t one of the honorees Saturday night but was the most heralded participant at the 5th annual event. It honored Jada Pinkett Smith, Erykah Badu, Cicely Tyson, Ava ...

Arab coalition warplanes bombed the runway at Yemen’s main international airport and struck a renegade troop base in the capital in a fourth night of Saudi-led raids against Iranian-backed rebels. The strikes on the country’s main air gateway came just hours after UN workers were evacuated following deadly fighting that has sent tensions between Tehran and other Middle East powers ...

Golapgonj Police have arrested a person in possession of a firearm and two round of ammunition from Asirgonj bazar area of Sylhet district. The arrestee is Dulal Ahmed, 28, son of Oaris Ali of Bagla village in Golapgonj upazila. Golapgonj OC Fozlul Haque Shibli said: ‘Acting on a tip-off, a team conducted a drive around 5pm on Sunday and arrested ...

A person has been killed in a thunderstorm at South Ura village in Modhonogor of Sunamganj district. Ali Hossain, 18 died when he took his cattle to a field around 9am on Sunday. He was the son of Ramjan Ali. Meanwhile, a child was also injured in the incident. South Bongshikundo UP Chairman Rasel Ahmed confirmed about the death to ...

The government suspended the member of Doyamir union parishad in Osmani Nogor upazila under Sylhet district on Monday. Shorifa Ahmed of senior assistent secretary The local government division issued a letter suspending the member, Alkas Ali. Balagonj Upazila Nirbahi Officer said he received the letter of suspending the member, Alkas Ali. He has been  as per the Union Parishad Act, ...

Adolescence is a crucial stage in life when you lay the foundation for adulthoo The findings, published online by the European Journal of Public Health, claimed a growing proportion of 11 to 15-year-olds, dubbed the “Facebook Generation”, are less likely than their predecessors to do drugs, drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes and be bullied. “We have seen a decline in young ...

The flash HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped to 49.2 in March, below the 50-point level that separates growth in activity from a contraction on a monthly basis, stoking worries over the strength of the world’s No.2 economy. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a reading of 50.6. “Considering that the preliminary PMI figures for major crude importers turned out ...

Australia lifted the 2015 World Cup, their fifth triumph and perhaps the easiest to date, when they crushed first-time finalists New Zealand by 7 wickets on Sunday. The Kangaroos had lifted the World Cup for the first time in 1987 and then thrice in a row from 1999, 2003 and 2007. Skipper Michael Clarke (74 off 72 balls) and in-form ...

Two persons have been killed in lightning strikes at Tahirpur of Sunamganj district. The deceased are Sirajul Islam, 13, son of Chan Mia; and Md Shahjalal, 40, son of late Abdul Barik. Tahirpur police station OC Md Shahidullah said the duo died on the spot in lightning while working in the yard of their houses on Saturday afternoon.