A Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Tuesday brushed aside the possibilities of a rebel cricket league in the country. The possibility of a rebel league was thought of after 44 clubs decided not to take part in any kind of...
Bangladesh sealed top spot in Group B of the Under-19 Asia Cup, after defeating Sri Lanka by 39 runs in Dubai, reports espncricinfo.com.Bangladesh's win was built on the back of handy contributions from their top order - Zawad Abrar and...
PARIS, France, Dec 17 (AFP): World Cup organisers unveiled a new cut-price ticket category on Tuesday after a backlash by fans over pricing for the 2026 tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.Football's global governing body FIFA said in...
Bangladesh Test skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto is hopeful of returning to the national fold in the shortest format by delivering the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League. Shanto, who is not a regular in the Bangladesh T20 set-up, will be guiding Rajshahi...
Md Sabuktagin, General Manager of Bangladesh Railway (east zone), along with other railway officials and employees places a wreath at the CRB Shaheed Minar in Chattogram on Tuesday on the occasion of the Victory Day.
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) observed Victory Day with various programmes on Tuesday. The programme began with the hoisting of the national flag at dawn. Later, a wreath was placed at a memorial to the BADC officials and employees martyred...
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) placed a wreath at the National Memorial in Savar on Tuesday to pay tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War on the occasion of the Victory Day. BHBFC officials and employees led by...
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters): Global coal demand reached a record high in 2025 but is expected to decline by 2030 as renewables, nuclear power and abundant natural gas squeeze its dominance in power generation, the International Energy Agency said on...
Silver surged past $65 an ounce to record highs on Wednesday, while gold advanced after softer-than-expected US jobs data signalled a cooling labour market, fuelling bets on more interest rate cuts next year, reports Reuters.Spot silver was up 3.4 per...
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters): Oil prices rallied more than 2 per cent on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered a complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, raising geopolitical tensions at a time of concerns...
NEW DELHI, Dec 17 (Reuters): Authorities in India's capital Delhi rolled out strict measures on Wednesday in an attempt to curb pollution, including a ban on vehicles not compliant with latest emission control norms and regulating attendance in private and...
JERUSALEM, Dec 17 (AFP): Israeli settlers shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported on Tuesday.Muheeb Ahmed Jibril was killed shortly after the funeral procession for another teenager who was...
MOSCOW, Dec 17 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman indicated Tuesday that the Kremlin opposes European participation in talks on ending the conflict in Ukraine based on a US plan."The participation of the Europeans, in terms of acceptability, does not...
CARACAS, Dec 17 (BBC): US President Donald Trump has ordered "a total and complete" blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela - a move that Caracas has denounced as "warmongering threats".Trump wrote that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's...
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (AFP): President Donald Trump on Tuesday expanded a US travel ban by barring nationals of seven more countries including Syria, as well as Palestinian Authority passport holders, from entering the United States.Trump, who has long campaigned to...
TOKYO, Dec 17 (AFP): Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday she is "always open" to dialogue with China despite a diplomatic row between Tokyo and Beijing over comments she made about Taiwan."China is an important neighbour for Japan,...
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 17 (BSS): Anowara police of the district recovered the body of a septuagenarian from the Ichamati River on Wednesday, nine days after his disappearance. Being informed by a cowboy, a team of Anowara thana police rushed to the...
Tetulia Upazila in Panchagarh District has been experiencing a mild cold wave for the past week, with the northern frontier consistently recording the lowest temperatures in the country, reports from BSS.The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) recorded a minimum temperature of...
Two police personnel killed in Kushtia road crashKUSHTIA, Dec 17: Two police personnel were killed when a covered van hit the motorbike they were riding in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia on Tuesday. The deceased were Inspector Mojaharul Islam and ASI...
COX'S BAZAR, Dec 17 (BSS): The South Forest Department has recovered 60 acres of encroached land of reserved forest in Ramu.Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Cox's Bazar South Forest Department, Abdullah Al Mamun, said the forest department, in coordination with...
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BENAPOLE, Dec 17: Organised weapon trafficking syndicates have become active in several border areas of Jashore in the lead-up to the upcoming elections, according to police intelligence.Police sources said a seven-member masked gang has been running arms trade under the...
NEW YORK, Dec 16 (BBC): US President Donald Trump says he has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to "consider" releasing Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon who was earlier this week found guilty under the city's controversial national security...
NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (Reuters): At least half a dozen executives from top Indian arms makers, including Adani Defence and Bharat Forge, attended rare meetings in Russia this year to discuss potential joint ventures, three people familiar with the matter...
PENGIDAM, Dec 16 (AFP): Nurlela Agusfitri has nowhere to turn after losing her home and business to devastating floods that wreaked havoc on her Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing more than 1,000 people.Nearly three weeks since the massive deluge ravaged...
BANGKOK, Dec 16 (AFP): The populist party founded by Thailand's former leader Thaksin Shinawatra nominated his nephew on Tuesday as its top choice for prime minister in the upcoming election.Thaksin, a 76-year-old political heavyweight and one of Thailand's richest people,...
RAMALLAH, Dec 16 (AFP): The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry said on Monday that Israeli forces killed a teenage boy during a raid in the occupied West Bank."Ammar Yaser Mohammad Taamara (16) was killed by a bullet to the chest fired...
PORT SUDAN, Dec 16 (AFP): Sudan's de facto leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is ready to work with US President Donald Trump to resolve the conflict splitting his country, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.The ministry released a statement after the...
BERLIN, Dec 16 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Monday that a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine was closer than ever, as European leaders proposed a "multinational force" to enforce a potential peace accord.The upbeat remarks came as...
MILAN, Dec 16 (AFP): Inter Milan climbed to the top of Serie A on Sunday after a 2-1 win at Genoa and a little help from their closest rivals.The Italian summit was there for the taking after AC Milan were...
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 16 (AFP): Victor Osimhen used to sell newspapers in the crowded, traffic-clogged streets of Lagos: now he creates headlines as a consistent scorer for Nigeria and Galatasaray.As Nigeria prepare to face Group C rivals Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda...
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