PM grateful to nation: “Your support empowered me to build Padma Bridge”

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (July 3, 2022) expressed gratitude to the nation for standing by her in constructing the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, saying that all credit goes to the people of Bangladesh.
3 July 2022, 07:52 AM

Villagers in Kurigram put up bamboo wall to control water flow of Brahmaputra River

Villagers in Kurigram are putting up a 50-meter bamboo wall to control the flow of water in the Brahmaputra River to save their village Durgam Porar Char from flooding.
3 July 2022, 07:51 AM

Bumrah bashes record 29, Broad concedes record 35

England great Stuart Broad set a new if unwanted record by conceding 35 runs in a Test over, against India at Edgbaston on Saturday.
2 July 2022, 10:59 AM

Staying a day at Kamalapur station to buy advance tickets

Abdus Sabur Sarkar, employee of a private bank, came to Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station from Narayanganj's Fatullah around 6am today (July 2, 2022) to buy advance train tickets.
2 July 2022, 10:15 AM

5 Bangladeshi-Americans win Democratic primary election in New York

Five Bangladeshi-Americans have won in the Assembly District 24 seat in Democratic primary election in the state of New York. They were elected on behalf of their respective parties in the primary elections held on June 28, 2022.
2 July 2022, 09:11 AM

Ashulia teacher killing: Classes resume at Haji Yunus Ali College

Classes at Haji Yunus Ali College resumed today (July 2, 2022), five days after closure following murder of its teacher Utpal Kumar Sarker in Savar's Ashulia.  
2 July 2022, 07:20 AM

Narail bans mobile phones in schools, colleges, madrasas

Mobile phones have been banned in all secondary and higher secondary educational institutions in Narail.
2 July 2022, 06:36 AM

Salah signs contract extension with Liverpool

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah on Friday signed a long-term contract extension, putting an end to a lengthy saga about his future at the Premier League club.
1 July 2022, 19:19 PM

Ton-up Pant turns the tables on England

Rishabh Pant gave Ben Stokes' England a taste of their own medicine with a superb counter-attacking century as India recovered from a top-order collapse on Friday's opening day of the delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston.
1 July 2022, 19:06 PM

Djokovic schools Kecmanovic to reach last 16 again

Novak Djokovic clinically disposed of fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic as he continued his relentless pursuit of a fourth successive Wimbledon title with a 6-0 6-3 6-4 victory on Friday.
1 July 2022, 19:00 PM

Eid train tickets: Hundreds wait for hours in long queues

Even overnight waits could not secure advance Eid-ul-Azha tickets for many holidaymakers at Kamalapur Railway Station yesterday.
1 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Soumya scores 81 but HP pacers keep BD A in check

Pacers were able to get a lot of purchase in Rajshahi but Soumya Sarkar’s 81-run knock helped Bangladesh A reach 197 for six against the High Performance (HP) squad on the second day of their four-day encounter at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium today.
1 July 2022, 15:42 PM

Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway sees traffic congestion on day 1

Due to slow toll collection on the first day, passengers on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway had to suffer through traffic congestion.
1 July 2022, 11:25 AM

5 Covid-19 deaths, 1,897 new cases recorded in 24 hours

At least 1,897 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
1 July 2022, 11:07 AM

Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway: Traffic condition improves as 3 more toll booths opened

The 55km-long Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway today (July 1, 2022) witnessed slowdown of traffic on the first day of toll collection as all the booths of the toll plaza could not be opened. , traffic jam, traffic congestion, tailback, , toll plaza, Korean Expressway Corporation, Bogail toll plaza, slowdown of traffic
1 July 2022, 10:50 AM

3 more Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

Three more Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia.
1 July 2022, 10:39 AM

2 killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka

Two people were killed in two separate road accidents in Dhaka’s Jatrabari and Khilgaon areas this morning.
1 July 2022, 10:22 AM

Floods in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram: Crops worth Tk 134cr damaged

Crops on around 16,383 hectares of land have been damaged due to floods in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts. “Aush” paddy, jute, maize, nuts and various vegetables have been damaged in the floodwater.
1 July 2022, 08:47 AM

Tigers fine after distressing experience in the Atlantic

Bangladesh cricketers had a distressing experience during their sea voyage from Saint Lucia to Dominica on Thursday.
1 July 2022, 06:29 AM

CTTC to start deradicalising militants in jail this month

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit is going to start a long-overdue process of deradicalising militants inside prisons from this month.
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM