Hasnat Abdullah and Sarjis Alam, leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, were involved in a road accident on way back to Dhaka on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred around 7:30 PM at Haji Rastar Mor in Chunati union on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway as they were returning from a gravesite visit. Earlier in the day, Hasnat Abdullah and Sarjis Alam ...

Bangladesh women’s cricket team clinched their biggest win in One-Day Internationals (WODIs), thrashing Ireland by a massive 154 runs in the first ODI at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. The historic win was powered by a scintillating 96-run knock from Sharmin Akhter Supta and a dominant bowling performance led by the spinners. Setting a challenging target of 253, Bangladesh ...

Winter is just around the corner. The weather is gradually cooling down, ushering in a change in the season. As the days get shorter and the air crisper, it’s time to start thinking about transitioning your wardrobe to accommodate the nip in the air. While it may not be the season for heavy, furry coats just yet, it’s still wise ...

Dengue claimed the lives of four patients in the last 24 hours, while 888 patients were hospitalised till Wednesday morning. With the new deaths and cases, the death toll rose to 475, while the total number of cases rose to 89,603, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Currently, 3,325 patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals of ...

The US Embassy in Bangladesh inaugurated the new location of its American Corner in Sylhet Wednesday. This joint partnership between the US Embassy and local Bangladeshi partners is designed to promote interaction among local communities and the United States, strengthen people-to-people connections, and deepen the partnership between the United States and Bangladesh. American Spaces programming showcases the breadth and depth ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and seven others were acquitted on Wednesday (November 27) in a Tk 10.31 crore extortion case filed by Abdul Monem Limited, a contracting company. Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanaullah accepted the final police report which recommended acquitting all of them from the charges. The others acquitted are Giasuddin Al Mamun, Obaidullah Khandaker, Kamruzzaman, Engineer ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia went to the US Embassy in the capital on Wednesday afternoon to give her fingerprints for completing her visa application process. She left her Gulshan office for the US Embassy at 2:25PM, said the party media wing member Shayrul Kabir Khan. Khaleda’s personal doctor AZM Jahid Hossain, organising secretary Shama Obaed accompanied her. BNP sources said ...

Former superintendent of police (SP) Babul Akhter, one of the main accused in his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu murder case, got bail on Wednesday. The High Court bench of Justice Md Atoar Rahman and Justice Ali Reza granted him the bail after a hearing. Now, Babul Akhter has no legal bar to walk out of jail. Advocate Shishir Monir was ...

Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain has called upon world leaders for fostering dialogue, leveraging AI responsibly, and ensuring justice, equality, and sustainability for all civilizations. He made the call when addressed the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Group of Friends High-Level Meeting in Cascais, Portugal, a foreign ministry’s press release said on Wednesday. With ...

West Indies secured a commanding 201-run victory over Bangladesh in the first Test at North Sound, wrapping up proceedings early on Day 5. Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph starred in the morning session, claiming two quick wickets and forcing the final Bangladesh batter, Shoriful Islam, to retire hurt. Chasing an improbable target of 334, Bangladesh resumed the day at 109-7 but ...