Around 52 percent votes were cast in Cumilla City Corporation election, Returning Officer Shahedunnabi Chowdhury said this afternoon.

The national cricket team's selectors are not considering any replacement for injured batter Yasir Ali, who has been ruled out of the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies after suffering a back injury in the warm-up game.

Voting at a polling station has been suspended for one hour after supporters of two female member candidates – from reserved seats – clashed outside the centre in Banshkhali's Saral union.

The line-up for the 2022 World Cup was completed when  Costa Rica became the last team to qualify with a 1-0 win over New Zealand in their intercontinental playoff on June 14.

Former national handball player Shahjahan Hamid, popularly known as Boby Hamid, died of brain cancer this morning at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. He was 56.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today pressed charges against Tahurul Islam, senior supervisor of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd, in a case filed over amassing wealth worth Tk 1.64 crore and concealing wealth statement of Tk 53.35 lakh.

Physical work of Bangladesh’s first underground metro rail will start within September this year.

Cumilla-6 Awami League lawmaker AKM Bahauddin Bahar today said that the letter (asking him to leave the election area) Election Commission gave to him was “out of its jurisdiction”. 

Some voters of ward no. 19 under Cumilla City Corporation alleged that the EVMs used for voting at the polling stations have been displaying only “Boat”, the electoral symbol of Awami League.

At least two people including a community chief died due to diarrhoea in Remakri, a remote area of Thanchi, Bandarban.

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has decided to increase the honorarium of the referees conducting matches of the Bangladesh Premier League and the Bangladesh Championship League by up to 45 per cent.

The High Court today (June 14, 2022) issued a rule asking the government to explain why it should not be directed to formulate a regulation for constructing Shaheed Minars at home and abroad in line with the structure of Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.

The government is going to erect a centenary monument at the Mall Chattar on Dhaka University campus at the cost of around Tk 21 crore.

The stock market in Bangladesh opened lower today as well, extending the losses it incurred in the last several days.

’It’s not because of the runs he [Liton Das] has under his belt but his style of batting attracts me the most like many other fans. It’s eye-soothing, it’s pure entertainment,” said former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful, who also enthralled the cricket fans all over the world despite being inconsistent during a topsy-turvy international career.

Marcelo said an emotional goodbye to Real Madrid on Monday as the most decorated player in the club’s history but insisted he has no plans to retire.

New Zealand collapsed to 224-7 as England gave themselves a chance to chase a dramatic series victory by close of play on the fourth day of the second Test.

At least 128 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).

Col Md Kamrul Hasan has joined as additional director general (operations) of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today.

A Dhaka court today (June 13, 2022) placed an Awami League leader and two other accused on a two-day fresh remand each in the case filed over the murders of Dhaka AL leader Jahidul Islam Tipu, and college student Samia Afran Jamal Prity in Dhaka's Shahjahanpur on March 24.