The 2022 edition of the Wisden Almanack named England batter Joe Root as the Leading Cricketer of the World while India’s Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma are among the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.

39-year-old Afusi shared his past experiences and goals for the second phase of the league with The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman. The excerpts are below:

An inadequate number of ferries and gridlocks on highways are likely to be causes of sufferings for Eid holidaymakers heading to the 21 southern districts via the Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kathalbari routes.

It was when they unclothed Nahid Hossain’s dead body for post mortem examination that the morgue staff realised how horrifyingly he had been beaten to death by the sparring Dhaka College students and the New Market shopkeepers.

A day after the capital’s New Market area became the scene of furious battles between shopkeepers and Dhaka College students, law enforcement’s apparent inability to bring a swift end to the violence drew criticism yesterday.

A parliamentary body yesterday expressed strong resentment over repeated delays and cost rises in almost all projects under the Local Government Division.

West Indies limited-overs captain Kieron Pollard has retired from international cricket, announcing his decision on social media on Wednesday.

Will Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal make his comeback to the shortest format of the game to be available for the T20 World Cup in Australia after the end of a six-month break?

Former Bangladesh head coach Jamie Day recollected some of his fond memories in Bangladesh while talking about his son Tiller, who decided to wear the Bangladesh football team’s jersey during a school function of late.

At least four persons were killed as nor'westers lashed Barishal, Chattogram and Manikganj districts this (April 20, 2022) morning.

Detectives claimed to have arrested four members of a gang who abducted a Patuakhali based businessman and demanded crores to run a garment factory and transport business with it.

Students of the seven Dhaka University-affiliated colleges today demanded arrest of the attackers within 24 hours and providing treatment cost for those injured during yesterday’s clashes.

A 12-year-old girl died and three persons, including twin sisters, remain missing after a speedboat carrying 20 passengers capsized on Sandwip-Kumira route of the Bay of Bengal during the nor'wester this morning.

The US space agency Nasa should prioritise a mission to Uranus, according to an influential group of scientists.

Netflix suffered its first subscriber loss in more than a decade, causing its shares to plunge 25% in extended trading amid concerns that the pioneering streaming service may have already seen its best days.

The International Monetary Fund has revised down its economic growth projection for Bangladesh to 6.4 percent for the current fiscal year largely because of Russia-Ukraine war and supply chain disruptions.

About eight years back, the government took up a project to excavate a canal to ease the sufferings of Chattogram city residents from waterlogging, a perennial problem.

The Editors’ Council (Sampadak Parishad) has said the space for independent media will shrink further if the proposed “Mass Media Employees (Services Conditions) Act-2022” is passed by parliament.

At least eight newsmen, including a photojournalist of The Daily Star, were attacked and injured while performing their duties during the clash between New Market employees and students of Dhaka College in the capital’s New Market area yesterday.

Warmer days are ahead for the residents of Rajshahi and Pabna, as the weatherman has predicted the heatwave to continue in the northern districts for the next few days.