‘I never complained about sledging’ 

Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque had earlier said that they were subjected to incessant sledging during the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban. 
7 April 2022, 13:55 PM

Digital Security Act has been misused: Law minister tells US ambassador

The Digital Security Act was formulated to prevent cybercrimes but it was misused to some extent, Law Minister Anisul Huq told US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas today, (April 7, 2022).
7 April 2022, 13:43 PM

VC of fake university, 5 others arrested for selling forged certificates

A fraudulent group was selling fake certificates, transcripts and other documents by establishing a fake university from where hundreds of people bought certificates.
7 April 2022, 13:18 PM

School employee held for attempted rape of 5th grader in Pirojpur

Police detained a staff of a government primary school today over attempted rape of a fifth-grade student in Pirojpur’s Bhandaria upazila.
7 April 2022, 11:26 AM

Determined to punish all culprits, says BFF general secretary

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is determined to keep the integrity of the country's football intact by taking appropriate action against the culprits behind the alleged match-fixing in the Bangladesh Championship League.
7 April 2022, 06:44 AM

Marauding Benzema annihilates the Blues

Karim Benzema's hat-trick fired Real Madrid to a stunning 3-1 win against Chelsea that put the Champions League holders on the brink of elimination after a dramatic quarter-final first leg on Wednesday.
6 April 2022, 20:25 PM

‘We’re cautious, no need to worry’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday ruled out the possibility of an economic crisis like the one in Sri Lanka as the Bangladesh economy is in a sound state.
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Must not lose focus on macroeconomic stability

Macroeconomic stability, fiscal and debt management, and domestic resource mobilisation are the major areas Bangladesh need to keep its focus on, Asian Development Bank officials said yesterday referring to what the country can learn from the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Bodies of two youths recovered from Dhaleshwari river

Police have recovered bodies of two youths from separate places in the Dhaleshwari river under Sadar upazila in Munshiganj this morning.
6 April 2022, 10:05 AM

4 get life imprisonment for killing easy-bike driver in Khulna

A local court today sentenced four people to life imprisonment in a case filed over murder of an auto-rickshaw driver in Khulna in 2018.
6 April 2022, 08:52 AM

Khaleda at Evercare for health check-up today

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia reached the city’s Evercare Hospital at 5:05 pm for a medical check-up.
6 April 2022, 06:05 AM

Bangladesh's GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2021-22: ADB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecasted that Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) would continue to maintain the similar strong growth at 6.9 percent this fiscal year (2021-22) as it did in the previous FY.
6 April 2022, 04:50 AM

No germs in Wasa water!

Dhaka Wasa managing director said he gets foul-smelling tap water at home too but assured that it was harmless.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Anti-discrimination bill 2022: Law targeting inequality placed in House

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday placed the Anti-Discrimination Bill 2022 in the parliament as the government looks to protect, uphold and ensure equal rights and dignity of all human beings.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Why inmates on trial in condemned cell

The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of keeping convicts who got the death penalty in condemned cells before their cases are finally disposed of by the High Court.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Will their thirst be ever quenched?

There seems to be no let-up in the sufferings of the Hajong people for pure drinking water. The century-old suffering of the indigenous people living in Netrakona’s Kalmakanda upazila is yet to be mitigated despite umpteen pledges of the public representatives.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Sprinters Sumaiya, Nasrin stay back home as unrest in Sri Lanka prompts event cancellation    

Bangladesh's fastest woman Sumaiya Dewan and 400m runner Nusrat Jahan were supposed to take part in an invitational athletics championships in Sri Lanka next week but the authority concerned suspended the event following the economic turmoil and political unrest in Sri Lanka.  
5 April 2022, 16:43 PM

FIFA wants BFF to avail 17 crores by year's end

Football’s highest governing body FIFA has asked the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to avail the money of FIFA Forward Circle-2 project within this year as Bangladesh attended the FIFA Congress in Qatar last week.
5 April 2022, 16:27 PM

No dilly-dallying, work in military style, PM tells Water Development Board

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed Water Development Board to shun the culture of dilly-dallying.
5 April 2022, 11:45 AM

No Covid-19 death in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.52%

At least 36 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).
5 April 2022, 10:49 AM