Suryakumar has three more ODIs against Australia ahead of the World Cup to build some form and Dravid hoped that he would grab it.
Liverpool looked uncomfortable in the first half against determined hosts who are playing in Europa League group stage for the third time.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday called on India to cooperate with an investigation into the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia and said Canada would not release its evidence
Can Bangladesh seize the opportunities presented by the freelancing surge?
Noted economist Wahiduddin Mahmud yesterday urged the Bangladesh Bank to stop pumping fresh money into the economy in order to rein in runaway inflation and tackle the current economic crisis.
Australian captain Pat Cummins said on Thursday he had fully recovered from a wrist injury and hoped to play all three one-day internationals against hosts India starting Friday.
India edged Bangladesh 1-0 in their Asian Games fixture at the Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium in China yesterday, courtesy of an 85-minute penalty conversion by prolific striker Sunil Chhetri.
The three-match ODI series against New Zealand in Mirpur provided Bangladesh the final opportunity to test a few cricketers and also gain rhythm as a unit before the ICC ODI World Cup in India next month.
Tanzim – who said in a post that men marrying women who are used to “free-mixing at addas” would be depriving their children of a “modest” mother – is a victim of the toxic masculinity prevalent in his surroundings.
Delivery Hero, which owns Foodpanda and Pandamart in Bangladesh, said it was in negotiations regarding a potential sale of its Foodpanda business in selected markets in Southeast Asia.
Ever imagined a bank CEO getting slapped in a board meeting? Or a CEO changing his name through an affidavit to save his job just because it annoys the owner of his bank? These are real-life events that took place in our banking sector in recent years.
What happens to be a great solution for decarbonising transport is enabling and promoting walking, cycling, and pedal-powered rickshaws.
Government revenue collection in the July-August period, the first two months of the current fiscal year of 2023-24, has increased by nearly 15 percent year-on-year, thanks to a rise in VAT from multinational companies.
At least ten theatre activists were injured in an attack allegedly by BNP leaders and activists at Sarada Hall in Sylhet city's Chandni Ghat area yesterday
With the guidance of the Belt and Road Initiative, China-Bangladesh relations will surely reach a new height and open a new era of friendly cooperation, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said
4, including 3 of a family, electrocuted to death in Mirpur
Microsoft unveiled a slew of new products and updates at its Surface event this year. From groundbreaking hardware advancements to sophisticated software improvements, the tech behemoth continues to reshape the landscape of personal and professional computing. Here's a detailed look at the announcements that have caught the industry's attention
After a long wait, “Antarjal” is finally gracing theatres today. Siam Ahmed, portraying the enigmatic Lumin, is all set to unlock the cryptic codes to our hearts with his captivating charm and endearing friendship with his pet, Totto.
Saudi Arabia and Israel voiced optimism Wednesday that they were moving closer to a historic normalization of ties as Iran -- their common foe -- accused the kingdom of betraying the Palestinians through the US-led effort.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) yesterday announced a general election for January, almost three months later than scheduled, removing political uncertainty over the timing to help salvage a falling economy.
On a windswept island 50 miles north of Seattle sits a US Navy monitoring station. For years, it was kept busy tracking whale movements and measuring rising sea temperatures. Last October, the Navy gave the unit a new name that better reflects its current mission: Theater Undersea Surveillance Command.
Eight people were killed and two persons injured in road accidents during the last two days, according to reports from our local correspondents.
Beijing’s top diplomat told President Vladimir Putin that China and Russia must work to strengthen cooperation in the face of a “complex international situation”, Chinese state media reported yesterday. Speaking at a meeting with Putin in Saint Petersburg,
Italy’s prime minister on Wednesday urged the United Nations to launch a “global war without mercy” against migrant smugglers, after a surge of arrivals on the island of Lampedusa. Addressing the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol yesterday warned world leaders about dangers of fake news and mishandling of artificial intelligence, calling for formation of a UN body to regulate the digital sphere. “If we fail to curb the spread of fake news resulting
The president of the Marshall Islands said on Wednesday his Pacific island nation was “cautiously optimistic” it could soon finalize a deal on future ties with the US, but repeated a call for Washington to address the legacy of massive nuclear testing in the
The parliamentary standing committee on Housing and Public Works Ministry yesterday asked Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha to legalise the high-rise buildings that were constructed unlawfully and without monitoring.
Bhuban Chandra Shil made a video call to his wife before leaving his office on Monday night, wishing to see their only daughter’s face, but failed to do so as she was asleep.
A youth in Narsingdi has found success in commercial cultivation of muskmelon, also known as “Sammam”, an exotic fruit which orginated in the deserts of East Africa and Middle East.
Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday said the “Journalist Bazlur Rahman Memorial Award” will inspire journalists to bring the true history of the country’s independence to light.
Justice Obaidul Hassan will take oath as 24th chief justice on September 26.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas yesterday said they are prepared to extend support to the declared goal of a “free, fair, and peaceful” election in Bangladesh.
A Dhaka court recently wrote to the inspector general of police, seeking actions against nine police officials of the Detective Branch who allegedly framed two men in a false case over possession of fake notes.
Two hundred and eighty-eight lawyers of the Supreme Court in a statement have strongly protested the European Parliament’s resolution on the human rights situation in Bangladesh, particularly in the case of Odhikar’s Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan.
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has urged the Netherlands to invest in different sectors in Bangladesh as currently Dhaka ensures a high return against Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
Jebunnessa*, a 15-year-old, has been admitted to the Severe Acute Malnutrition unit at Ramu Upazila Health Complex with her child, Afsan, a ten-month-old boy suffering from the same medical condition.
Police yesterday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in the murder of a trader in Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj on Tuesday.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative seeks no hegemony, no interference in other countries’ internal affairs, and has no elements of expansion and plunder, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen.
Four people, including three of a family, died after being electrocuted in the capital’s Mirpur last night as they came into contact with a live electric wire that fell on a waterlogged street.
A Chattogram court yesterday sentenced a former police officer to life term imprisonment in a case filed for attempting to rape a schoolgirl after abduction in 2011.
A Chattogram court yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing Commodore Ghulam Rabbani, an aide-de-camp of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in 2004.
At least five activists of Chhatra League were injured when two compartment-based BCL groups of the Chittagong University shuttle train clashed on the campus yesterday.
Application process for the seventh edition of the Joy Bangla Youth Award has begun.
Third-Party Funding is funding process by which a third-party financer lends capital to a party in a suit in exchange for a percentage share of the probable award on the outcome of the case.
According to a report published by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in 2020, the number of female-owned SMEs in Bangladesh was 2.8 million, which is around 24.6% of the total number of SMEs in the country.
Marriage is considered to be a sacrament or samskara according to Hindu shastra.
State-run Chhatak Cement Company in Sunamganj might not return to production anytime soon as its modernisation project is set to miss the deadline for the second time while uncertainty over the supply of the key raw material persists.
US companies want to invest in five sectors of Bangladesh, namely IT, education, healthcare, energy and infrastructure, said John Fay, commercial counsellor at the US embassy, yesterday.
Bangladesh has massive potential as an emerging destination for tourists so the government should take necessary steps and the private sector should increase investment, stakeholders said during the opening ceremony of the three-day 10th Asian Tourism Fair (ATF).
China’s economic slowdown is polarising government advisers over the best way forward, with advocates of structural reforms now emerging from the shadows in a challenge to others calling for more state spending to shore up faltering growth.
Pharma Aids Limited is going to outsource the manufacturing of glass ampoules as demand has outpaced its production capacity.
The US Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to keep interest rates at a 22-year high, while forecasting an additional rate hike before the end of the year to bring down inflation.
Oil prices fell on Thursday, after posting the largest decline in a month in the previous session, as US interest rate hike expectations offset the impact of drawdowns in US crude stockpiles.
ASA, one of the nation’s leading microfinance institutions, decided to disburse loans amounting to Tk 55,000 crore among its 73 lakh clients during the current fiscal year of 2023-24.
AB Bank Limited has decided to issue a Tk 500 crore bond.
Japanese industrial giant Toshiba marked the end of an era as a listed company on Thursday as it announced that a private consortium had bought almost 80 percent of its shares.
Emirates was named “Airline of the Year” while US-Bangla Airlines was named “Best Domestic Airline” in the “ShareTrip-Monitor Airline of the Year 2023” awards.
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd promoted four of its senior executive vice-presidents to the post of deputy managing director (DMD) with effect from September 1.
Md Akikur Rahman was elected as vice-chairman of the board of directors and chairman of the executive committee of Southeast Bank Ltd in its 707th board meeting recently.
United Aygaz LPG Ltd, a concern of United Group, has signed an agreement with Singer Bangladesh to offer special discount benefits for the latter’s distributors, retailers and delivery personnel.
NCC Bank launched a reloadable Visa consumer prepaid card on Tuesday.
Prime Bank yesterday launched a “Diversity & Inclusion” team in a bid to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace.
Libya’s flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said yesterday.
A female primary schoolteacher and her daughter were killed after a tree branch fell on them in Rangpur city yesterday.
Nizamuddin, the old man, is 81 years old. He calls the toy “feska pakhi” in his colloquial tongue.
A worker was crushed under an iron sheet at the Teesta Bridge construction site in Gaibandha’s Sundarganj upazila yesterday.
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed left Dhaka last morning to attend the 19th Asian Games in China and the Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs’ Conclave (IPACC) conference in India.
Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest wooden structure ever discovered, dating from nearly half a million years ago, which suggests that our ancestors may have been more advanced than previously thought.
Ukraine yesterday warned that difficult winter months lay ahead after a massive Russian missile barrage targeted civilian infrastructure, killing three in the south and wounding many across the country.
Global watchdog CIVICUS Monitor yesterday added Bangladesh to its watchlist of countries experiencing rapid declines in civic freedoms.
Police yesterday arrested five people, including two police constables, in a case filed over the snatching of Tk 20 lakh in the capital’s Paltan area.
New Delhi yesterday said it is seeking the reduction of Canadian diplomatic staff in India and has stopped visa services, as a row over the killing of a Sikh separatist deepens.
BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has claimed that the country is being run not by the Awami League government, but by corrupt government officials, law enforcers and businesspeople.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the major economies of the world should be honest about climate change to avert the crisis.
Bangladesh fielded a second-string eleven against New Zealand yesterday in a bid to gauge them ahead of the ODI World Cup in India next month but the first of the three-match ODI series was washed out due to incessant rain.
The Bangladesh Climate Change Trust was supposed to get back in 2016 the Tk 538 crore, plus the accumulated interest, it deposited with the then Farmers Bank. However, it has so far received just Tk 74 crore after around seven years.
A six-member US pre-election assessment mission will visit Bangladesh on October 7-13 to determine whether to send a limited international election observation mission for the parliamentary polls due by January next year.
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab), on August 28, sent a rejoinder to our report titled “Death of Passenger: Plane denied priority landing” published a day before.
The European Union’s decision to not send a fully-fledged election observation mission will negatively impact the coming election, politicians and local polls observers say.
The European Union will not send a fully-fledged election observation mission for the upcoming national polls.