“I was actually surprised…,” was pacer Ebadot Hossain’s immediate reaction over his maiden call-up to the Bangladesh ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against Afghanistan.

Samra Soura, 85, the oldest resident of Soura village is forgetting his mother tongue. People of the Soura community mostly speak Bangla, Oriya and Sadri languages.

As the vice president of Women’s Students’ Union, I was responsible for organising female students. I sent some of them to girls’ schools to bring the girls to the meeting at Amtala [February 21, 1952].

Second-half goals from substitutes Fred and Anthony Elanga earned Manchester United a 4-2 victory over Leeds United in a thriller at Elland Road in the Premier League on Sunday.

Tickets for the upcoming bilateral three-match ODI series between hosts Bangladesh and Afghanistan will go on sale from February 22 at a designated booth at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin expressed his dissatisfaction over some decisions the referees made while conducting the matches in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has been trying to convince the concerned authorities to get a permit for at least fifty per cent capacity in the stadium during the upcoming Bangladesh-Afghanistan series, starting with the ODI series from February 23 in Chattogram.

Bangladesh national team batting coach Jamie Siddons again tested positive in his latest round of Covid-19 test but the Australian could join the team in Chattogram ahead of their first of three ODIs against Afghanistan, slated for February 23 in Chattogram. 

Indian pundits and players on Sunday hailed Rohit Sharma as the new all-format skipper after he replaced Virat Kohli in one of world cricket's biggest jobs.

Former Australian cricketer Stuart Law has been named as the interim head coach of the Afghanistan cricket team, ahead of their white-ball series against hosts Bangladesh, scheduled to begin in Chattogram on February 23.

The search committee is not likely to disclose whom it will recommend to the president for the posts of the chief election commissioner and other commissioners.

The meeting started at Amtala [February 21, 1952]. There was a question in everyone’s eyes -- what will happen, what will we do now?

The Sundarbans has to be protected as it acts like a shield to save the coast and country from cyclone, said speakers at the inaugural session of a conference in Khulna yesterday.

“Joy Bangla”, the strongest slogan during the Liberation War and also during the struggle for the country’s independence, is set to become the national slogan of Bangladesh.

Sharif Uddin, who was sacked by the Anti-Corruption Commission last week, said he had always tried to unmask the corrupt and confiscate illegal wealth during his time at the commission. 

A skilled and judicious officer, who is well experienced in investigation. He is worthy of promotion.

Bangladesh national team head coach Russell Domingo arrived in the country today morning ahead of the Tigers' upcoming bilateral three-match ODI and two-match T20I series against Afghanistan.

Fortune Barishal were handed a show-cause notice by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after their skipper Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday skipped the official pre-final photoshoot that usually requires captains of the two finalists to be framed with the tournament trophy a day before the final.

The government has formulated rules to regularise the sale and consumption of alcohol, a move that narcotics control officials believe will generate revenue and make alcohol easily accessible to individuals with permission to drink.

In response to Khwaja Nazimuddin’s declaration on January 27, 1952 that only Urdu would be the state language of Pakistan, an all-out strike was organised in all schools and colleges in Dhaka on February 4.