Roads being constructed at border with India, Myanmar: Home Minister

The government is constructing border-roads, which will be completed soon, to stop criminal activities in remote bordering areas, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said today.
27 May 2022, 09:24 AM

Asia must combine forces for future generations: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the Asian countries must combine forces to help address their common challenges for betterment of future generations.
27 May 2022, 08:41 AM

Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh to keep series-winning record intact 

It all came crumbling down for Bangladesh just after Lunch on the fifth and final day of their series-deciding Test against Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. 
27 May 2022, 07:40 AM

Toronto police kills suspect carrying gun near school

Toronto police shot and killed a man who was walking down a street carrying a gun in a city neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, an incident that prompted five nearby schools to be placed under precautionary lockdowns, city officials said.
27 May 2022, 07:27 AM

Shakib only second to Botham in terms of fifty and a fifer in a single Test

Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has taken himself to a new height as he has bagged a five-wicket haul and also scored a fifty in a Test on 10 occasions, the second most after legendary all-rounder Ian Botham of England. 
27 May 2022, 07:25 AM

Liton, Shakib keep on fighting

Despite the early dismissal of Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh kept on fighting with Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das providing the stability on the final day of their series-deciding Test against Sri Lanka in Mirpur today. 
27 May 2022, 06:10 AM

SL strike early as Bangladesh’s hopes hang by a thread

Sri Lanka got the breakthrough they were looking for early on the final day of their series-deciding Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur today.
27 May 2022, 04:29 AM

UN body deems govt explanations for enforced disappearance "insufficient"

The government has finally responded to the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances for the first time in 26 years.
26 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Govt hajj package: Last-minute hike puts many on edge

The religious affairs ministry dropped a bombshell on potential hajj pilgrims yesterday telling them that they would have to pay Tk 59,000 by Monday on top of the already hiked hajj package costs.
26 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Launderers to get a chance to bring back money

The government will give launderers a special scope to bring back the money they had taken out of the country.
26 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Mild heatwave sweeps through 5 districts

A mild heatwave is sweeping through the districts of Pabna, Chuadanga, Khulna, Patuakahli, and Bagerhat.
26 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Kevin Spacey charged with 4 counts of sexual assault against 3 men in UK

British prosecutors said Thursday they have charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men.
26 May 2022, 15:16 PM

Russia plans to seize western firms looking to leave country

Russia is advancing a new law allowing it to take control of the local businesses of western companies that decide to leave in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the stakes for multinationals trying to exit.
26 May 2022, 14:58 PM

‘We do not have a better option than Mominul’

Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque has been in the firing line in recent times following his below-par performance with the bat, and the left-hander once again failed miserably in the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka in Mirpur.
26 May 2022, 14:13 PM

We are one of the fittest teams in Tests: Shakib

Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said that Bangladesh are one of the fittest teams in Tests. 
26 May 2022, 13:41 PM

BCB forms inquiry committee following allegations in Women’s DPL

Sheikh Rasel Sports Development academy has complained to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), alleging that their game at BKSP in the ongoing Women’s Dhaka Premier League was not held on Wednesday (May 25) despite the playing conditions being adequate. 
26 May 2022, 13:08 PM

2 "Ansar al Islam activists" arrested in Dhaka

Counterterrorism officials claimed to have arrested two members of the banned militant group Ansar al Islam in Dhaka’s Sher-E-Bangla Nagar area last night.
26 May 2022, 11:48 AM

No Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate 0.65%

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 May 2022, 11:36 AM

Tigers failing to duck another disaster

Bangladesh batters have brought back the fresh, traumatic memories for their fans as the hosts repeated a disastrous start in their second innings on day four of the Dhaka Test today.
26 May 2022, 11:30 AM

Journalist says beaten up by BCL men while covering clash

A journalist says he was beaten up while covering the clash between activists of Chhatra League and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on High Court premises near Dhaka University (DU) area today.
26 May 2022, 11:14 AM