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BCB confirms the name of BPL teams

2025-11-07 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Governing Council has finalized the lineup of franchises for the upcoming season of the country's flagship T20 tournament, reports UNB.The franchises are Dhaka Capitals, Chattogram Royals, Rajshahi Warriors, Rangpur Riders, and Sylhet Titans, the Bangladesh...

India thump Australia to take 2-1 lead in T20I series

2025-11-07 00:00:00

GOLD COAST, Australia, Nov 06 (AFP): India took a 2-1 lead in their T20 series against Australia with a 48-run demolition of the home side on Queensland's Gold Coast on Thursday.After losing the toss and being sent in to bat,...

Ashraful looks to help batters mentally as batting coach

2025-11-07 00:00:00

Bangladesh’s newly appointed batting coach Mohammad Ashraful is eyeing to work with batters on the mental side of their game, rather than the technical part, as he prepares to guide the batting unit in the upcoming home series against Ireland,...

The significance of November 7 revolution

Emajuddin Ahamed | 2025-11-07 00:00:00

The trend of politics in Bangladesh is quite distinct. It is unique in melody and rhythm. Its nature and mobility also have distinctive features. If its flow is obstructed or if any threat emerges, a deluge of floods result that...

Hidden cost of cashless shift

2025-11-07 00:00:00

In this era of rapid technological advancements, the move to digital payments is being hailed as a breakthrough in convenience and efficiency. Peer-to-peer transfers, digital currencies, and mobile wallets are all becoming increasingly popular worldwide. However, this rise raises a...

Cyberbullying at its worse

2025-11-07 00:00:00

Today's world fits in the palm of our hands. With just one click, friendship, education, and entertainment are all within reach. Yet behind this convenience, an invisible darkness-cyberbullying-is growing. On social media, mocking someone's clothing, pronunciation, opinion, or body shape...

Missed opportunities for rural tourism

Shiabur Rahman | 2025-11-07 00:00:00

Rural tourism has become a major driver of local growth globally. Besides serving as an ingenious way to diversify rural economies in many countries across regions, it is preserving local culture and heritage. As a nation with rich natural and...

Return back to Nature ensures survival of human race

Nilratan Halder | 2025-11-07 00:00:00

Nepal has emerged as the most Nature-connected nation in the world, according to a research, first of its kind, conducted by academics from Britain and Austria. Involved with the ground-breaking research was Miles Richardson, a famed professor of Nature connectedness...

Reining in online gambling

2025-11-07 00:00:00

The reported government's move to crack down on online gambling deserves unreserved commendation. For too long, this digital menace has flourished unchecked, feeding on people's vulnerabilities and taking advantage of technological loopholes. The decision, taken at a high-level meeting at...

100 illegal establishments removed in Gazipur

2025-11-07 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Nov 06 (UNB): Around 100 illegal establishments have been removed from Joydebpur Railway Junction area in Gazipur on Thursday.A mobile court conducted the drive in the area in the afternoon and evicted around 100 illegal establishments.

Sand lifters on the prowl in northern rivers

2025-11-07 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Nov 06 (UNB): Once vibrant lifelines for northern Bangladesh, the Teesta, Dharla and Jamuneswari rivers are now being ruthlessly stripped of sand by illegal dredging syndicates operating under the shadow of political protection and administrative inaction.Despite a standing government...

Tea yield in Sylhet feared to face a massive shortfall

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00

SYLHET, Nov 07: Tea production in Sylhet region is apprehended to suffer a massive shortfall this year due to drought-induced foul weather and high prices of fertilisers. Industry insiders anticipate the fall in tea yield while there's no chance to...

US to cancel flights as longest govt shutdown drags on

2025-11-07 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 06 (AFP): US officials said the scheduled capacity for flights was being cut by 10 percent in 40 busy air traffic areas nationwide on Friday, as the longest government shutdown drags on.Federal agencies have been grinding to a...

Modi's party faces test in crucial Bihar election

2025-11-07 00:00:00

ALIPUR, Nov 06 (BBC): Brisk voting was being reported in the eastern Indian state of Bihar where more than 74 million people are eligible to vote in a crucial election that will be a precursor to several key state polls.Voters...

Pakistan fires into Afghanistan despite truce

2025-11-07 00:00:00

KABUL, Nov 06 (AFP): Projectiles were fired from Pakistan into Afghanistan on Thursday, an Afghan military source and witnesses told AFP, as the two neighbours were to resume talks in Turkey to reinforce a fragile ceasefire."Pakistan used light and heavy...

Mamdani ready to discuss cost of living with Trump

2025-11-07 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Nov 06 (AFP): New York mayoral election winner Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday that he was ready to engage with his arch-critic President Donald Trump on the issue of cost of living.The Muslim-American lawmaker, whose rapid ascent...

US circulates draft UN resolution for Trump's Gaza plan

2025-11-07 00:00:00

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (AFP): The United States on Wednesday presented a draft UN Security Council resolution to partner nations aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force, Washington's mission said.US Ambassador...

Total devastation inside Gaza after war

2025-11-07 00:00:00

GAZA, Nov 06 (BBC): The Gaza of maps and memories is gone, replaced by a monochrome landscape of rubble stretching flat and still for 180 degrees, from Beit Hanoun on one side to Gaza City on the other.Beyond the distant...

Gold reclaims $4,000/oz level

2025-11-07 00:00:00

Gold rose above the key $4,000 per ounce level on Thursday, supported by a retreat in the dollar, while a prolonged US government shutdown raised worries over the economic outlook, reports Reuters.Spot gold was up 0.8 per cent at $4,015.31...

Oil edges up as glut fears ease

2025-11-07 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters): Oil prices regained a little ground on Thursday, buoyed by easing concerns over a potential supply glut as sanctions on Russian companies begin to bite.Having closed the previous session at two-week lows, Brent crude futures gained...

Workshop on 'Intellectual Property Management'

2025-11-07 00:00:00

A daylong workshop on 'Intellectual Property Management' was jointly organised by Research and Innovation Centre for Science and Engineering (RISE), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), and GPH Ispat Limited at the RISE Seminar Hall of BUET's Electrical and...

German lawmaker discusses energy projects on BD visit

FE REPORT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00

Member of German Bundestag (Parliament), Mr. Mijatovic representing the Green Party, during his recent visit to Bangladesh, discussed the current situation here, including preparations for the upcoming elections. He was also interested in the country's economic development and energy projects,...

Dengue toll hits single-day high of 10 this year

FE REPORT | 2025-11-06 12:00:00

Dengue fever claimed 10 more lives, the highest single-day fatalities of the year, across the country during the past 24 hours until Wednesday.With the latest count, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease crossed the 300-mark to reach 302 this...

BRAC Bank may withdraw from custodianship of 60 mutual funds. Here's why

MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-11-06 12:00:00

BRAC Bank is considering gradually withdrawing custodianship from 60 mutual funds (MFs) if it does not get its authority strengthened over the management of assets in the funds' portfolios.It has come to this position following bitter experiences regarding the alleged...

100 perish as typhoon plays havoc in Philippines

2025-11-06 12:00:00

CEBU, Nov 05 (AFP): The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the central Philippines climbed past 100 on Wednesday as the devastating impact on Cebu province became clearer after the worst flooding in recent memory.Floodwaters described as unprecedented had rushed...

4 BNP leaders expelled in Meherpur over nomination dispute

2025-11-06 00:00:00

The BNP has expelled four leaders of its Meherpur district and Gangni upazila units over their alleged involvement in blocking Meherpur-Kushtia Highway and vandalising the party office amid disputes over nomination, reports bdnews24.com.The expulsion was announced in a media statement...

Gonosanghati Andolon announces candidates for 91 JS seats

2025-11-06 00:00:00

Gonosanghati Andolon has announced the names of its candidates for 91 constituencies ahead of the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections, reports BSS.The announcement came at a press conference at the party's central office in the capital's Hatirpool on Thursday.Party...

Voters can apply to change voting areas: EC

FE REPORT | 2025-11-06 00:00:00

Voters of different constituencies can now apply for transferring their voting areas due to change in their residential addresses.To his effect, the Election Commission (EC) has directed all its officials concerned through a letter on Tuesday.The letter signed by the...

DB nabs seven leaders of AL, affiliates

FE REPORT | 2025-11-06 00:00:00

The Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested seven leaders of banned Awami League (AL) and its affiliated bodies from different parts of the capital in the ongoing crackdown.The arrestees are: former chairman of Durgapur upazila of Netrakona district Jannatul...

Jamaat will contest JS election independently: Ameer

2025-11-06 00:00:00

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said his party will contest the upcoming national election independently and will not form any alliance, report agencies.Shafiqur made the remarks while talking to journalists at Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Wednesday.The party will...