Khandkar Mosharraf Hossain meets Syed Ashraful Islam before succeeding him as the new minister for Local Government and Rural Development.

A war crimes tribunal begins contempt proceedings against Zafrullah Chowdhury for criticising a punishment handed to him earlier by the tribunal.

Bangladesh cricket team faces an uphill battle today to comeback in the 3-match ODI series against South Africa after the visitors cruised to victory in the opening game on July 10.

BCB President Nazmul Hassan Papon meets with the players during training session at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam says he does not do politics for profit.

BNP demands an international probe to identify the miscreants who carried out subversive activities during the party’s three-month-long anti-government movement.

Bangladesh's troubles seem more tactical in nature, although captain Mashrafe Mortaza has said that their strategy of using eight batsmen was a confidence issue.

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu says a special tribunal will be formed after Eid-ul-Fitr for speedy disposal of cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for instigating arson attacks during the BNP-led alliance’s agitation since January.

All in all, Bangladeshi cricketers need to pull up their socks and execute their plans effectively if they are to win against a confident Proteas team.

A Bangladeshi youth scales the Nun peak of the Nun Kun mountain massif of the Himalayas.

A day into deaths of 27 people in stampede during Zakat distribution in Mymensingh, Dhaka Metropolitan Police makes it mandatory to seek its permission for arranging any event to distribute zakat.

A man - who joined Islamic State in Syria with 11 other family members of his family - is being held against his will after being "tricked" into going, his son tells British TV channel.

With debutant Kagiso Rabada’s hat-trick at Mirpur today, only two bowlers have managed to bag a hat-trick against the Tigers in ODI history.

Sea levels could rise by at least six metres (20 feet) in the long term, swamping coasts from Florida to Bangladesh, even if governments achieve their goals for curbing global warming, according to a study.

Twelve more Bangladeshi trafficking victims, who were rescued from the Andaman Sea last May, have returned home from Kuala Lumpur.

South Africa lead the 3-match ODI series 1-0 after comfortably defeating Bangladesh in the opening game at Mirpur by 8 wickets today.

9 people including 3 Bangladeshis killed in a road accident in Riyad of Saudi Arabia, foreign ministry official says.

A fast-improving Bangladesh are confident of upsetting another of world cricket's powerhouses on home turf when they take on South Africa in a three-match ODI series starting on Friday.

At least 27 dead in stampede during zakat distribution in Mymensingh town. Police say the victims are women and children, death toll may rise.

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandkar Mosharraf Hossain expresses his gratitude towards Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for making him LGRD minister.