Saifuddin ruled out of Windies tour

Members of the Bangladesh T20I side are set to depart for the West Indies today but all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin’s participation for the series has been thrown into doubt following an injury.
23 June 2022, 07:58 AM

6ixty on the block  

Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday announced a new variant of limited-over cricket -- called the 6ixty -- which will be part of their domestic competition from August.
23 June 2022, 07:30 AM

Shaheda to auction trophy for Sylhet flood victims

Bangladesh women’s U-19 football star Shaheda Akter Ripa aims to raise funds for the victims of Sylhet’s devastating flood by auctioning the trophy she won as the top goal scorer in the U-19 SAFF Championships last year.
23 June 2022, 04:52 AM

England overtake Bangladesh to reach top of ODI Super League

Jason Roy and Jos Buttler demolished the Netherlands on Wednesday as England coasted to an eight-wicket victory with nearly 20 overs to spare in the third one-day international, sealing the series 3-0.
22 June 2022, 16:13 PM

Country’s first police museum established in Lalmonirhat

Inspector General of Bangladesh Police IGP Benazir Ahmed today (June 22, 2022) inaugurated the country's first “Bangladesh Police Museum” at Hatibandha Police Station premises in Lalmonirhat.
22 June 2022, 11:06 AM

Ex-Pakistan batting great Zaheer Abbas in ICU

Former Pakistan batting great and ICC Hall of Fame inductee Zaheer Abbas is currently battling with severe health complications.
22 June 2022, 10:21 AM

Netrokona school teacher drowns in flood water

A school teacher has drowned in flood water, in Madan upazila of Netrokona.
22 June 2022, 10:18 AM

Eid advance train tickets to be sold from July 1

Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets from July 1, ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.
22 June 2022, 09:02 AM

Japan “keen to join” 2nd Padma Bridge construction efforts: Ambassador

Japanese Ambassador Ito Naoki has said his country is keen to join Bangladesh government’s ongoing construction efforts of second Padma Bridge while the first one was built due to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s “far-sighted vision and political astuteness”.
22 June 2022, 07:39 AM

US to provide emergency relief for flood-hit people in Bangladesh

US Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing over Tk 2.3 crore ($244,680) of emergency funding to deliver critical relief to families and communities hit hardest by floods.
22 June 2022, 07:23 AM

Padma Bridge: PM opens two police stations

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed police to grow as the last resort of the people who seek protection for their lives and dignity.
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM

7 interesting facts of FIFA World Cup 2022

A total of 32 teams including hosts Qatar have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022, scheduled to be in motion from November 21 to December 18.
21 June 2022, 16:56 PM

Turkish central bank’s net forex reserves around $7 bn, a 20-year low

The Turkish central bank’s net foreign currency reserves fell to a 20-year low of around $7 billion last week, according to calculations by four economists based on preliminary data.
21 June 2022, 13:03 PM

First dengue death of 2022 in Bangladesh recorded

The first death from dengue this year was reported today (June 21, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 June 2022, 12:12 PM

Unicef provides emergency relief as 1.6mn children stranded in Bangladesh flood

Four million people, including 1.6 million children, stranded by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh are in urgent need of help, Unicef has said.
21 June 2022, 12:05 PM

1 Covid-19 death again in 24 hours, 874 cases reported

At least 874 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 June 2022, 11:12 AM

200 Nagar Paribahan buses on 3 new Dhaka routes from Sept 1

The Bus Route Rationalization Committee (BRCC) has decided to introduce 200 more buses on three new routes in Dhaka from September 1.
21 June 2022, 10:59 AM

Ronaldo's Bugatti crashed into country house entrance

According to local Spanish press, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Bugatti Veyron -- valued at 1.7 million dollars – was crashed into a house by an employee of the superstar footballer in Majorca on Monday morning.
20 June 2022, 21:03 PM

Former Barcelona star avoids prison after admitting 4 million dollar tax fraud

Former Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o was handed a 22-month suspended prison sentence by a Spanish court on Monday after admitting tax fraud of 3.8 million euros ($4.00 million) while he was playing for Barcelona.
20 June 2022, 18:36 PM

Universal pension: Govt okays draft act

The cabinet yesterday gave the final approval to the draft of Universal Pension Management Act, 2022.
20 June 2022, 18:00 PM