Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam will lead the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) governing council. The decision was taken in the first board meeting where different committees have been distributed among the board directors who will run the show...
Bangladesh's Marufa Akter (2nd left) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England's Amy Jones during the 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup ODI at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday-AFP
SAFRINA KABIR | 2025-10-08 00:00:00
The halls of gymnasiums have been the ultimate location for fitness enthusiasts for decades. With rows of treadmills and racks of weights, the gym stood as the temple of fitness. However, fitness centres and high-energy group classes have undergone a...
ZAHID HASAN | 2025-10-08 00:00:00
Dhaka has never stood still. It has grown, shifted, and reinvented itself through the rise and fall of empires, the flow of trade, and the everyday lives of its people. One can read its story in history books, but perhaps...
PRAGUE, Oct 07 (Reuters): Czech populist billionaire Andrej Babis said he may take ministers nominated by eurosceptic and far-right parties into a government he is trying to form after his ANO party won a parliamentary election but fell short of...
DASMASCUS, Oct 07 (Reuters/AFP): Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and SDF commander General Mazloum Abdi agreed on Tuesday to a comprehensive ceasefire on all fronts in north and northeastern Syria, the defence ministry said.The truce is effective immediately, the...
NEW YORK, Oct 07 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump has called off efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Venezuela and told his special envoy Richard Grenell to stop all outreach, a senior US official said on Monday.The news, which...
LONDON, Oct 07 (BBC): For almost two years, Jewish and Palestinian people have come together in central London each month to share stories, songs and hopes for peace, amid the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine.The events are organised by...
PARIS, Oct 07 (BBC): Emmanuel Macron should name a prime minister to push through a budget and then call early presidential elections to solve France's political crisis, his first prime minister has said.Édouard Philippe's comments come after France's third prime...
TOKYO, Oct 07 (AFP): Japan's incoming new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has approached an opposition party with a view to expanding the governing coalition to give it a working majority in parliament, reports said Tuesday.The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and...
Safe water is a basic necessity for a large city like Dhaka. However, due to corruption and mismanagement in government and local water supply projects, it often fails to reach the people effectively. Funds allocated for new tubewells or pipelines...
In today's world, the rapid rise of digitisation has undeniably transformed the way we live, work and connect. From instant communication to virtual entertainment, technology has made life faster and more accessible than ever before. However, beneath the surface of...
Wasi Ahmed | 2025-10-08 00:00:00
For decades, policymakers, labour rights activists and economists in Bangladesh have been drawing attention to the vast informal workforce involved with a large portion of the national economy. Despite its undeniable contribution, this sector remains excluded from official recognition, legal...
With the number of people in their old age (65 years and above) remaining at around 12 million in 2025, representing 7.0 per cent of the total population, Bangladesh is going through a fast demographic transition. Since people need different...
GUWAHATI, Oct 06 (Agencies): Both teams are coming off convincing wins in their respective tournament openers. Bangladesh have beaten Pakistan by seven wickets and England smashed South Africa by 10 wickets after bundling them out for 69. However, if one...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Sylhet division and at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy falls at...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-07 00:00:00
An incident of fire happened at a wholesale market in the capital's Sadarghat area on Monday. However, there was no report of casualties.An official at Fire Service and Civil Defence office said the fire broke out at around 8:05 am....
RU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-07 00:00:00
The Rajshahi University (RU) authorities have set January 16, 2026, as the starting date for its undergraduate admission tests for the 2025-26 academic session.For the first time, the admission test will be held simultaneously at public university campuses located in...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-10-07 00:00:00
The Planning Commission (PC) has sent back the Land Ministry's project proposal on "Gucchagram - Phase III" worth Tk 7.77 billion, attributing reasons to inclusion of unnecessary components, inflated costs for goods and services, and inadequate identification of targeted beneficiaries.The...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-10-07 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Oct 06: Candidates' campaign for the Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and hall council elections have gained momentum after it was commenced following the publication of the final list of the candidates on September 25.The candidates from different...
RU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-07 00:00:00
After a 15-day halt due to protest-initiated shutdown of the university and Durga Puja vacation, candidates of Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) polls restarted their campaign in full throttle once again on Monday for the election scheduled for October...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-07 00:00:00
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin has called for cooperation of all the stakeholders, including the media, to ensure a level-playing field in the upcoming election. "We have to hold a credible national election with the support...
A Dhaka court has placed former social welfare minister Dipu Moni on a four-day remand in a murder case filed with Shahbagh Police Station, report agencies.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman passed the order on Monday after investigating officer of...
A Dhaka court has sent to jail Awami League (AL) organising secretary and former lawmaker from the Shariatpur-1 constituency BM Mozammel Haque in a case lodged over the killing of garment worker Rubel during the July-August Mass Uprising, report agencies.Dhaka...
SHERPUR, Oct 6 (UNB): Local people, including the families of martyred during July Uprising, on Monday besieged the office of Sherpur Deputy Commissioner, (DC) protesting bail granted to an Awami League leader Chandan Kumar Pal in a murder case. The...
The Bangladesh Army has conducted a raid on a hideout of the United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) in Khagracchari's Panchhari Upazila, report agencies.The operation was conducted around 5:00 am on Monday in the dense forest in Juboneshwarpara area, leading to...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on rallies, processions, demonstrations and gatherings around the Secretariat, the Chief Adviser's residence and its adjacent areas including Hotel Intercontinental crossing, Kakrail Mosque crossing, Minto Road and Officer's Club crossing, reports UNB....
Three officials of Sonali Bank PLC (SBPLC) on Monday testified in three cases filed against 53 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana, over irregularities in the allocation of plots in the RAJUK Purbachal New...
A six-member delegation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e- Islami, led by its Nayeb-e-Amir Professor Mujibur Rahman, held a courtesy meeting with United Kingdom's Trade Envoy to Bangladesh Baroness Rosie Winterton at the British High Commission in capital on Monday, reports BSS.The meeting...
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said Turkey is eager to work with the new government in Bangladesh after the upcoming national election, reports UNB.He made the remarks while talking to journalists after a meeting between...
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