Newcastle fans are dreaming of Premier League glory after a Saudi-led takeover propelled the club into the ranks of the super-rich but Amnesty International branded the deal a "bitter blow for human rights defenders".

The World Bank in a report noted a gradual recovery in employment and earnings in Bangladesh, forecasting that the country’s poverty rate will come down to pre-pandemic levels in the current fiscal year.

An Election Commission committee is going to place a recommendation of collecting information of students aged above 16 from their educational institutions to provide them with National Identity (NID) cards.

Pakistan and the US today signed an agreement in Islamabad under which the US would provide an additional 50 million rupees for relief work in East Pakistan.

Arun Basu, a journalist and Prothoma Prokashan’s coordinator, passed away yesterday. He was 68.

The official results of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) Board of Directors' elections were announced today and as anticipated, Nazmul Hassan has been elected as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the fourth time in a row.

The Bangladesh Cabinet today approved a scheme for the medical care and welfare of the injured Mukti Bahini members as well as the dependents of the martyrs.

Broadband users will not have to pay any bills for a month if their internet connection remains down for three consecutive days, said the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.

There were no surprises in the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) Board of Directors' election today as Nazmul Hassan was among the 12 directors elected in Category-2 while the only two big-name casualties were former Bangladesh skipper Khaled Mashud and prominent cricket coach Najmul Abedeen Fahim as they lost in their debut election campaign.

Dhaka is the worst-affected city in the world by deadly urban heat, according to a study published by The Guardian yesterday.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh will open fire at the Myanmar border to stop arms and drugs smuggling and human trafficking.

Judges of lower courts are not following the relevant laws and Supreme Court directives while issuing orders on remand prayers, the High Court has observed.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises Kings XI Punjab (now named Punjab Kings) and Rajasthan Royals were originally founded with investment from offshore entities, reveals the Pandora Papers.

Tajuddin Ahmad, prime minister of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, today said the Bangladesh issue would be resolved only by complete victory of freedom fighters on the country’s battlefields.

A young teacher talks about his teaching experience.

Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura joked that Monday's near six-hour social media outage meant he finally had a chance to connect with his wife, while Everton's Richarlison saw a fresh opening for carrier pigeons, as soccer players saw the funny side of the blackout.

A commemorative meeting on late Jalal Ahmed Chowdhury, the former cricket coach and writer, was held at the Abdus Salam Auditorium on the National Press Club on Monday.

Watford have appointed former Chelsea and Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri as their new manager on a two-year contract, the Premier League club said on Monday.

England will be well prepared for the Twenty20 World Cup because half of the squad are getting used to conditions in the United Arab Emirates by playing in the Indian Premier League, bowler Tymal Mills said.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a high-level cell to probe the Pandora Papers exposé, which included key members of his inner circle, including cabinet ministers, their families and major financial backers.