Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has signed with Atlanta Fire as their international wildcard player for the 2025 USA Minor League Cricket season Atlanta Fire officially announced on Friday that Shakib will play in the 2025 Minor League Cricket season scheduled from August 28 to October 2. In a Facebook post, it described him as a “game-changer,” “We are thrilled ...

No extortionist will get patronage in Bangladesh, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury again sounded a note of warning. ”No extortionists will be spared how powerful they are. We will brought them under justice.” Adviser Jahangir also asked all particularly media to help identify the extortionists as they can be exposed to justice. He made these ...

A total of 98 Bangladeshis have denied entry into Malaysia through the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, due to a failure to provide necessary documents. The country’s Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) identified the “invalid document holders” while screening 181 foreigners at the airport during 1AM to 7:30AM on Friday (August 15), according to state news agency Bernama reports. The ...

The Hindu community in Bangladesh is celebrating the Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, on Saturday with due religious fervor. According to Hindu religion, Sri Krishna was born on the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the Bangla month of Bhadra. Believed to incarnate in every age to protect the virtuous, vanquish the wicked, and uphold truth, justice, ...

Two young men riding a motorbike were killed in a tragic road accident after being struck by a bus at Osmaninagar Upazila of Sylhet this evening. The deceased were Nazmul Islam, 32, son of Abdul Karim from Baraishapur village in Umarpur Union, and Arosh Ali, of the same village. Witnesses said, Nazmul and Arosh were heading towards Sylhet from Goalabazar ...

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Friday reaffirmed that the next national election will be held in February next year, as announced by the Chief Adviser, dismissing any speculation about a postponement. “There is no doubt about the February election. The Election Commission has already started its work. Those casting doubts have nothing to worry about,” he told reporters ...

In a bold and controversial Facebook post on Friday, Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), has challenged one of the most deeply entrenched pillars of Bangladesh’s national identity—declaring that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is not the “Father of the Nation.” The statement, posted on the eve of National Mourning Day, has ignited a firestorm across political, academic, and ...

Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. A F M Khalid Hossain has assured that all security forces are actively preparing to ensure a free, fair and peaceful national election, leaving no room for communal unrest in the country. He made the remarks on Friday while speaking to journalists following a visit to the under-construction Shri Shri Advaita Acharya Temple complex in Rajagaon, ...

As we all see, Bangladesh has been going through massive shifts over the last decade, and the lifestyle has also changed a great deal. The digitalisation, rapid development, monetisation of daily lives and the demand for materialistic things have brought about significant changes in the whole system. The country has had a tradition, a culture and an individualism which are ...

A child named Masum has gone missing after falling into the water while visiting the popular tourist spot Tanguar Haor in Tahirpur, Sunamganj with his parents. The incident occurred on Friday (August 15) afternoon when the child suddenly fell from a tourist boat into the haor and went missing. A rescue operation was immediately launched by a team from Tahirpur ...