LONDON, June 11 (AFP): South Africa dismissed the dangerous Steve Smith to wrest back the initiative on the opening day of the World Test Championship final Wednesday but the defending champions recovered to reach 190-5 at tea.Australia had earlier collapsed...
Afghanistan allrounder Rashid Khan will be absent from the 2025 edition of Major League Cricket (MLC). The news agency has learned that Rashid, who plays for MI New York, has opted out of the tournament, which gets underway on Friday,...
Tilak Varma, the young Indian batter, has signed a short-term deal with Hampshire that will see him play four County Championship matches for them in June and July, reports https://www.espncricinfo.com.Tilak, 22, has played four ODIs and 25 T20Is for India...
Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Wednesday stressed making football foundation for future saying tomorrow's football is being rooted in the joint efforts of the Sports Ministry and Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), reports BSS."Now our expectations are...
SAO PAULO, June 11 (AFP): Brazil booked their place at the 2026 World Cup in North America on Tuesday with a 1-0 home victory over Paraguay, the first win of new coach Carlo Ancelotti's reign.The five-time world champions -- the...
Light to moderate rain/thunder shower is likely to occur at a few places over Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy falls at places until...
Vehicles plying a deplorable road at Kamlapur in the capital on Wednesday that got waterlogged even after a short spell of rain due to ineffective drainage system. — FE Photo
City dwellers enjoying their Eid-ul-Azha vacation at the Ramna Park in the capital on Wednesday. — Focus Bangla
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has requested Hajj pilgrims to contact its Jeddah or Madinah city offices for return flight services this year, as the airline is unable to operate its temporary service desks in Makkah and Madinah due to Saudi Arabia's...
Prof Mohammad Sahid Ullah of Chittagong University's (CU) Communication and Journalism Department has been named one of the winners of the 2025 FAO/IAMCR Rural Communication Services (RCS) Award, reports UNB.The prestigious award, jointly announced by the International Association for Media...
Authorities of Rabindranath Tagore's Kachhari Bari halted access to visitors for an indefinite period following tensions over a visitor's assault, reports bdnews24.com.Habibur Rahman, the custodian of Kachhari Bari, confirmed the matter on Wednesday.
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A total of 4,480 hajjis returned home on Wednesday after performing holy Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Of the returnees, 419 pilgrims performed Hajj under government management while 3,989 were under private management, according to the Ministry of...
Fishermen were set to resume fishing, as the 58-day ban on catching, selling and transporting of fish in the Bay of Bengal would end at midnight Wednesday, reports UNB.The fishermen are now busy preparing nets and boats to go to...
A total of 288 new dengue cases were reported across the country in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of confirmed cases to 5,303 since the beginning of this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
SHARIATPUR, June 11 (BSS): Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan today attributed the erosion in the areas adjacent to Padma Bridge to illegal dredging and sand lifting, causing the river's course change and warned off stringent actions...
LONDON, June 11 (BSS): UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell called on Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel here on Wednesday.National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman, Principal Coordinator on SDG affairs Lamiya Morshed, CA's Special Envoy Lutfey...
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The well-known widespread disorder in the capital's public transportation system has reduced the number of operational bus routes to 95 from the 386 officially approved in 2020.Additionally, bus operators have arbitrarily introduced 12 new routes and exceeded the approved number...
Bizli Cables, a leading cable brand from RFL Group, has provided financial support for the medical treatment of registered electricians injured in electrical accidents. As part of this initiative, financial aid was recently handed over to the families of Md....
Eastern Bank (EBL) has entered into a bancassurance partnership with Akij Takaful Life Insurance to offer a range of Shariah-compliant life insurance solutions to its customers. The introduction of takaful products through EBL's extensive branch network will make Islamic life...
The 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Midland Bank PLC (MDB) was held in a hybrid mode recently, with physical presence of shareholders at the BN Sagorika Hall, Naval Headquarters, Dhaka. Chairman of the bank Ahsan Khan Chowdhury presided...
NRBC Bank hosted a workshop at its head office in the capital recently to raise awareness about financial literacy and financial inclusion activities among the marginalised people, says a statement.The event focused on findings from a recently concluded field-level survey...
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The government has appointed an administrator at the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA) after dissolving its board of directors for their failure to comply with necessary rules and regulations.In an official order issued on June 3, Deputy Secretary Nasrin Sultana...
The government has allocated 40.05 per cent of total social assistance for distribution through digital cash transfers in the national budget for FY 2025-26, aiming to enhance transparency and efficiency in the sector.Social assistance remains the largest functional category within...
Despite some minor fluctuations, private sector credit growth in Bangladesh has maintained a downward trend since the fall of the Awami League government in the wake of the July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.According to the latest data published by Bangladesh Bank,...
Men’s bullet-hit body recovered KUSHTIA, June 11: Police on Tuesday night said they recovered the bullet-riddled body of a 40-year-old man by the side of Kushtia-Jhenidah Highway in Sadar upazila. The deceased was identified as Tutul Hossain, son of late...
FENI, June 11 (UNB): Seasonal hide traders in Feni have suffered significant financial losses as thousands of sacrificial animal hides went unsold following Eid-ul-Azha, with many now decomposing in local markets due to a lack of buyers and inadequate preservation.Traders...
RANGAMATI, June 11 (UNB): With the emergence of a new sub-variant of Covid-19 in neighbouring countries, Bangladesh's health authorities have issued a fresh nationwide alert, prompting the Rangamati district health department to swing into action.The picturesque hill district of Rangamati,...
KUSHTIA, June 11 (UNB): Over 100 villagers besieged Kumarkhali Police Station in Kushtia for nearly an hour on Wednesday, protesting the arrest of three women in connection with an attack on another woman accused of theft.A chase and counter-chase ensued...
KHULNA, June 11 (BSS): Jute harvesting has been completed in the Khulna region in the last week of May achieving 96 per cent target.Farmers harvested 1.76 tonnes of Jute from 38,218 hectares of land in the region, against the target...
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RANGPUR, June 11: Several hundred people at Shankardaho village in Lakkhitari union of Gangachara upazila under Rangpur district could not celebrate Eid-ul-Azha this year as river erosion caused massive damage to their crops, houses and other assets during past few...
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