The BPL player draft has been brought forward to October 22 from October 26 because of a request from the franchises, according to tournament secretary Ismail Haider Mallick.

The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,177 pilgrims, a new Associated Press tally showed on Monday.

The Supreme Court fixes November 2 for hearing petitions filed by war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury seeking review of its judgement that upheld their death penalties.The chamber judge sets the date in response to two petitions filed by government.

A woman and her 15-month-old daughter are burnt alive allegedly by her elder daughter’s husband for dowry in Jhenaidah.

Bangladesh A got off to a horrible start to their tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe when they were humbled by Irene Villagers Cricket Club by four wickets at Pretoria.

The four employees of an NGO, arrested in a case filed under the Human Trafficking Act over a month ago, were granted bail by a Dhaka court yesterday as a police probe found no proof of their involvement.

The students seeking retake of the MBBS and BDS admission tests hold a meeting with the officials of the health department.

Popular film actor Riazuddin Ahmed Siddiqui Riaz is admitted to Apollo Hospital in Dhaka after suffering a heart attack.

State Minister for Telecommunication Tarana Halimtoday gives two months to the mobile phone operators for improving their service quality and bringingdown call drops to a minimum level.

A Dhaka court grants bail to four “Adamya Bangladesh” officials in a case filed under the Human Trafficking Act.

A court in Sylhet adjourns the hearing of blogger Ananta Dash murder case till November 4 as docket of the case is yet to reach Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Court from the Session Judge Court.

Two minor siblings are killed and another was injured as a bus hit their bicycle in Rangpur city.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that total 21,316 people died across Bangladesh in just a year – 2012 – while pedestrians account to 32 percent of the total casualty.

A public investigation committee is formed to investigate allegations of question leak into this year’s medical admission tests.

Bangladesh Passengers’ Welfare Association urges government to solve crisis in transport sector that has arisen out of “uncontrolled” fare hike in public transports.

Cyber café owners threaten to enforce a “digital hartal” across the country by shutting down internet services to realize their six-point demand.

The cabinet endorsed amendment to a law, which will almost double the renumeration of president, prime minister, speaker, lawmakers and judges of the Supreme Court.

Almost lost amid negligence and encroachment, it is hard to believe, Chhoto Katra was one of the places from where Mughal Subedar Shaista Khan ruled Bengal. Chhoto Katra was built in 1670 by Shaista Khan on the bank of the Buriganga.

Condemned war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury files a petition praying to the Supreme Court to record statements of eight including five Pakistanis during hearing of his review plea.

It is understood that the Indian cricket authorities had discussed the possibility of a tri-series involving Pakistan and Bangladesh in its working committee meeting, according to a report of ESPNcricinfo.