BNP has removed its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Taimur Alam Khandakar, who is contesting Narayanganj City Corporation election as an independent candidate.

The Omicron variant now accounts for 17 per cent of Covid-19 cases in Singapore, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Monday (Jan 3).

England-based Imranur Rahman became the country’s fastest man by grabbing gold medal in the 100m sprint in Sheikh Kamal 45th National Athletics Championships at the Army Stadium in Banani today.

Twenty-nine dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Two dolphins (Platanista gangetica) have been found dead over two days in the Turag river at Ashulia in Savar.

Newly appointed Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique yesterday issued a stern warning against corruption and irregularities.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government has taken a step to formulate a “National Smooth Transition Strategy”, aiming to make smooth graduation of Bangladesh from Least Developed Country (LDC) group to a developing one.

Different bodies exist in Bangladesh to ensure road safety, but they are not empowered and lack effective coordination to get expected outcomes.

Over four hundred workers of Baikunthapur Tea Garden in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila with their family members have been passing days in hardship as they are not getting paid their wages or receiving rations for nearly a month.

Rahim Uddin and Maraz Hossain struck on both sides of the interval to steer Saif Sporting Club to the semifinals of Bashundhara Group Federation Cup with a 2-0 win over Swadhinata Krira Sangha in the second quarterfinal at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur tonight.

Manchester City moved 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League after a last-gasp goal from Rodri gave them a 2-1 victory at fourth-placed Arsenal on Saturday in a controversy packed game at the Emirates stadium.

Led by a Bangladeshi scientist, a group of researchers at Rice University in Texas developed a way to enhance the shelf life of fruits and vegetables using an entirely edible and washable protein-based coating.

Although the government could not hold the “Textbook Festival” this year due to the pandemic situation, students of many schools got their new textbooks on the first day of the New Year.

Bangladesh and India have resumed monitoring the water level of the Ganges and Padma rivers at different points under the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty 1996.

At least 12 people were killed and 14 injured in a stampede caused by a surge of devotees on the New Year's Day at a famous hill-top Hindu shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian media reported today.

Two late wickets saw Bangladesh end the opening day of their first Test on a positive note against New Zealand at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui today. 

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The entire 2021 was frightening for rights activists, journalists, critics of the government and opposition party men, according to Ain o Salish Kendra.

Bangladesh will be starting the year 2022 with a crucial World Test Championship (WTC) fixture against New Zealand. With Bangladesh putting up a dismal showing in the past year across formats, one would hope that the Tigers will have a plan set for the challenges of the upcoming year. 

Bangladesh might go in with a bowling attack comprising three seamers and a spinner for their first of the two-Test series at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui tomorrow, said Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo during a pre-match virtual presser today.