Nasum, Liton star as Tigers thump Afghans

Liton Das shone with the bat, left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed replicated his career-best T20I figures while Shakib Al Hasan reached another milestone as Bangladesh thumped Afghanistan by 61 runs in the first of two T20Is at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. 
3 March 2022, 11:05 AM

Russia-Ukraine war drives LPG price hike: Per cylinder now Tk 1,391

Be ready to shell out more for a cooking gas cylinder.
3 March 2022, 10:24 AM

Tigers end up on 155 for eight

Bangladesh have managed to throw a target of no more than 156 runs to Afghanistan in the second T20I of the two match series at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Murpur today.
3 March 2022, 08:31 AM

Mushy’s 100th T20I appearance will have to wait

Mushfiqur Rahim has been ruled out of the first T20I against Afghanistan today owing to a thumb injury he suffered on Wednesday. BCB informed the media that Mushfiqur had contusion on his right-hand thumb.
3 March 2022, 07:20 AM

Liverpool ride on Minamino double to move into FA Cup last eight

Liverpool booked their spot in the FA Cup quarter-finals as a first-half double from Japanese forward Takumi Minamino secured a 2-1 win over Norwich City at Anfield on Wednesday.
3 March 2022, 06:52 AM

Australia suffer Covid blow on eve of World Cup

Australia's star all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has tested positive for Covid-19 on the eve of the Women's Cricket World Cup and will miss the opening two matches, officials said today.
3 March 2022, 06:41 AM

'Heavy hearts' as foreign players and coaches quit Russian clubs

As the invasion of Ukraine continues, foreign players and coaches are fleeing Russian football, handball and basketball clubs.
3 March 2022, 06:30 AM

Chelsea survive FA Cup scare after Russian owner puts club up for sale

Chelsea survived a major FA Cup scare to reach the quarter-finals with a 3-2 win at Luton just hours after Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale on Wednesday.
3 March 2022, 06:06 AM

Liton achieves country-highest ranking

Liton Das has climbed to the 12th position in the ICC Test batters rankings and in doing so, the wicket-keeper batter became the first Bangladesh player to have reached the landmark.  
2 March 2022, 18:20 PM

Joy Bangla: It’s now official

The government yesterday issued a gazette notification making chanting “Joy Bangla” slogan mandatory during all government programmes.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Salary upgrade: Strike disrupts work of dist, upazila admin

Administrative activities at different government offices at district and upazila levels are being disrupted as a section of staffers have been abstaining from work for two days demanding upgradation of their salary grades.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Rahmatganj taste first victory; Police beat Muktijoddha

A brace from Philip Adjah helped Rahmatganj MFS taste their first victory in the Bangladesh Premier League with an emphatic 3-1 win over Uttar Baridhara Club at the Sylhet District Stadium today.
2 March 2022, 14:26 PM

DCs are like governor of East India Co

A High Court judge has commented that district deputy commissioners are like the governor of the East India Company of the British era.
1 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Enacting laws for constitutional posts: Mandates unfulfilled

The country’s constitution stipulates that there should be specific laws to appoint Supreme Court judges and regulate the appointments of the chiefs of staff of the defence services.
1 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Govt launches health insurance for the disabled

For the first time in the country, people with disabilities are being brought under health insurance such that they can get treatment at a low cost.
1 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Journalists to come under universal pension scheme too: Info Minister

Even journalists would also be brought under the universal pension scheme, Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud said today.
1 March 2022, 14:55 PM

CPB top leadership without Selim after 30 years

Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) is set to elect new top leadership, without Mujahidul Islam Selim at the helm of the party, after 30 years.
1 March 2022, 12:36 PM

Brick kiln in elephant sanctuary finally shut down after a decade

Department of Environment (DoE) today shut down a brick kiln -- built a decade ago, in an elephant sanctuary -- in Fasiakhali union of Chakaria upazila under Cox’s Bazar.
1 March 2022, 11:43 AM

4 arrested over murder of 13-year-old in Cox’s Bazar

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members have arrested four people in connection with the murder of a 13-year-old boy in Cox’s Bazar’s Ramu upazila.
1 March 2022, 11:33 AM

Incredibly safe in Pakistan despite Agar threat, says Smith

Australia batsman Steve Smith said on Tuesday the players felt "incredibly safe" on their first tour of Pakistan in nearly 25 years, despite spinner Ashton Agar receiving a death threat via social media just days before the start of the first test.
1 March 2022, 09:21 AM