The official Facebook page of Islami Bank Bangladesh was compromised early Friday, with hackers posting a threatening message and altering the page’s profile and cover photos. The group behind the cyberattack, identifying itself as ‘Team MS 47OX’, claimed responsibility in a post published at 5:42 AM. In the message, the group warned that it was monitoring the bank’s activities and ...

A youth committed suicide at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Soykot Debnath, 25, son of Nironjon Debnath, a resident of Kakichar village under Kadipur union in the upazila. According to police, Soykot committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan. Later, being informed, police rescued his body and sent it to Moulvibazar ...

Bangladesh overcame a dramatic middle-order collapse to defeat Afghanistan by four wickets in the first T20 of the three-match series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday, taking a 1-0 lead. Chasing a modest target of 152, Bangladesh looked set for a comfortable win as openers Parvez Hossain Emon and Tanzid Hasan Tamim powered to a 109-run stand in just 11 ...

Bangladesh launched their Women’s ODI World Cup campaign with a commanding seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in Colombo, showcasing a complete performance with both bat and ball. Opting to field first after losing the toss, Bangladesh made an immediate impact thanks to pace bowler Marufa Akter, who struck twice in the very first over. She dismissed Omaima Sohail and in-form opener ...

Ahmad Rafique, noted language movement activist, poet, essayist and renowned Rabindra researcher, has passed away. He was 94. He breathed his last at 10:12 PM on Thursday at ICU of BIRDEM Hospital in Dhaka. (Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un) His longtime driver Md. Russel confirmed the news of his death. Doctors at BIRDEM Hospital said Rafique suffered a cardiac ...

The five-day Durga Puja festival, the largest annual religious celebration of the Bengali Hindu community, came to a close on Thursday with the immersion of Durga’s idols in rivers and water bodies across the country amid colour, music and emotion. In keeping with Hindu tradition, devotees believe that following the immersion, the goddess returns to her celestial abode in Kailash, ...

Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called for enhanced global cooperation, finance and technology transfer to achieve transformational adaptation in the face of climate change. She made the call while speaking at the Ministerial Roundtable of the 9th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum held under the theme ‘Resilience for All: Catalyzing Transformational Adaptation’ in Bangkok on October 1, an official release ...

Journalists boycotted press conference of National Citizen Party (NCP) and returned back from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after assaulting there by the party leaders and activists on Thursday morning. The incident happened at about 9:45AM at VIP entrance of the airport. According to the journalists, one of the media man requested NCP leaders, who were chanting slogans, to keep clam ...

Israel has detained over 200 activists from 37 countries aboard the Gaza-bound aid ship fleet, the Global Sumud Flotilla. The organization’s spokesperson Saif Abukasheek announced via Instagram that 13 vessels have been seized at sea. This was reported by Al Jazeera on Thursday. According to the report, Israeli forces attacked the flotilla attempting to break the Gaza blockade and seized ...

Eight anthrax patients have been detected in Rangpur’s Pirgachha, according to Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). Rangpur Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr. Ruhul Amin confirmed the matter on Tuesday night. Besides, people with anthrax symptoms found at Mithapukur and Kaunia upazilas. In early August, cattle were found started dying one after another in Pirgachha upazila. After that, the ...