A section of CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers begin their 24-hour strike this morning, causing city dwellers to suffer due to the lack of three-wheeler vehicles in different parts of Dhaka city during the morning rush hour.

When the tournament's schedule was first announced, few would have given Oman a chance of qualifying ahead of Bangladesh and Ireland from their group. Having beaten Ireland in a last-over thriller, Oman, whose game against Netherlands was washed out, will head into their knockout clash against Bangladesh high on confidence. But confidence alone won't help them if the iffy Dharamsala weather intervenes. It has been raining for the last two days, and plenty more is forecast on match day. If there were to be another washout, Oman would endure heartbreak as Bangladesh are marginally ahead on net run rate.

A fire that broke out at a spinning mill in Konabari area of Gazipur this evening has been doused after two hours of efforts of firefighters.

Noting that the appeal of the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu is the unfading one, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the young generation to listen to it repeatedly to draw inspirations from it to build themselves as worthy citizens.

Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Shamim Reza of Bangshal Police Station has been placed on a five-day remand in a case filed over shooting cable TV operator staff in the city's Khilgaon area.

Renowned poet Rafiq Azad passes away at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital in Dhaka at the age of 73.

The Malaysia government has decided to halt the recruitment of new foreign workers into the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Bangladesh is going to be the part of a joint initiative to establish a regional body in South Asia to enhance skills and capacity development of public sector officials and bankers.

Bangladesh’s dashing opening batsman Tamim Iqbal takes his name...

The rain-curtailed qualifying match of ICC WT20 2016 between Bangladesh and Ireland at Dharamsala is washed out after only eight overs of play.

With Mustafizur not fully fit, Taskin and Sunny under the scanner for their bowling action, Shakib and Mushfiq woefully out of form, Soumya not firing on all cylinders and unreasonably poor ground fielding, Tigers face an uphill task in their must-win qualifying match against Ireland today at Dharamsala’s HPCA stadium under the lights.

The preventive team of Dhaka Customs House seizes six gold bars, weighing 2.5 kilograms, from a plane at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital.

An injury-plagued Bangladesh, confronted with the stigma of suspect bowling actions, will go into their second ICC World T20 qualifier against Ireland at Dharamsala Cricket Stadium today. The match will start at 8 pm BST.

A Dhaka court relieves 26 leaders and activists of BNP-led-20 party alliance including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir of charges filed under Anti-Terrorism Act in January 2014.

The first class cadre and non-cadre officials will get their entry-level salaries at ninth grade of the 8th National Pay Scale. A cabinet committee, formed to eradicate salary discrimination, makes the decision in a meeting with a view to bringing parity with non-cadre officers.

The High Court fixes May 5 for delivering judgment on a writ petition that challenged the legality of the 16th constitutional amendment empowering parliament to impeach Supreme Court judges for incapacity or misconduct.

The ICC officials express their concerns about the bowling actions of Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny being suspect, which leaves Bangladesh team livid.

Apparel exporters are concerned over the United Kingdom’s ban on cargo flights from Dhaka and say it might adversely effect the country’s exports.

Former secretary of public administration ministry Iqbal Mahmud has been appointed as the new chairman of the anti-graft body Anti-Corruption Commission.

Four people including a Chinese national are burnt critically in an explosion at a factory in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila.