Australia will tour Zimbabwe for three One-Day Internationals in September, the first time they have played in the African ‌nation since 2014. Zimbabwe are to co-host the 2027 50-over World Cup with South Africa and Namibia, and this year’s tour provides the Australians with a chance to ⁠familiarise themselves with conditions. All three ODI fixtures will be played at the ...

Leaders of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad and the Mahanagar Sarbojanin Puja Committee met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at his office at the Secretariat on Thursday morning. The meeting was confirmed by the Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman Ruman, who said the leaders discussed various issues affecting the Hindu community with the prime minister. Among those present at ...

The government on Thursday raised the price of a 12-kilogram LPG cylinder by Tk387 to Tk1,728. The nearly 28.9% price hike would come into effect from the evening, announced the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC). The price of auto gas has also been hiked by Tk36 to Tk79.77 per litre, BERC said. Last month, the price was kept unchanged at ...

Myanmar lawmakers will elect a new president on Friday, the parliamentary speaker said, with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing one of three candidates for the post. The former commander in chief has led Myanmar since 2021, when he ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggered a civil war. He was one of three vice presidents elected ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has described the recent measles outbreak as sudden and unforeseen, likening it to a lightning strike. Speaking after inaugurating a training programme on Thursday (2 April) at Dhaka Shishu Hospital on the use of Bubble CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) for treating pneumonia-induced respiratory distress, the health minister said, “The measles ...

Bangladesh Shop Business Owners’ Association has directed all shops, commercial establishments, and shopping malls nationwide, including in Dhaka, to close by 8:00pm to support government efforts amid the global energy crisis. The decision came on Thursday after a joint meeting of the standing committees of the Bangladesh Shop Business Owners’ Association and the Dhaka Metropolitan Shop Business Owners Association. The ...

Bangladesh made a winning start to their Asian Games hockey qualifiers, edging Chinese Taipei 4-3 in a gripping contest in Bangkok on Thursday. The Royal Thai Air Force Hockey Ground witnessed a see-saw battle, with Bangladesh showing resilience to secure all three points. Chinese Taipei struck first through Lee Chi-Hsuan in the fourth minute. Bangladesh responded swiftly, as Ashraful Islam ...

A farmer lost his life after being struck by lightning while grazing cattle in Gowainghat upazila of the district on Wednesday morning. The deceased, Upendra Nam, 45, son of Rajni Nam of Chowdhury Kandi village in Nandirgaon union, was bringing his cattle to the Chowdhury Khal Naya Khadar field near his home around 9 am when the incident occurred. Local ...

Peer and reality television star Lord Charles Brocket has denied charges of rape and sexual assault of a woman. Lord Brocket, 74, who finished fourth in the 2004 series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape, two of sexual assault and one ...

The UK will seek an even deeper partnership with the EU because of the instability wreaked by Donald Trump’s war with Iran, Keir Starmer has said, adding that the moment called for a more ambitious deal with Brussels to strengthen trade and defence. His comments came as the US president again said he was considering pulling the US out of ...