India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first in the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. Rohit named an unchanged team while Bangladesh made two alterations. Khaled Ahmed and Taijul Islam replaced Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed. Earlier, the toss was delayed for an hour due to a wet outfield. There was heavy downpour on Thursday ...

Information Adviser Nahid Islam has vowed that justice will be served in the murder of Lieutenant Tanzim Sarwar. He said this to the media on Thursday after meeting with the family members of the slain lieutenant at the Army Multipurpose Complex in Dhaka Cantonment. The adviser said that the tragic and untimely death of Tanzim due to a criminal attack ...

The main objective of Jamaat is establishment of humanity and people’s right, said Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman. “We do not consider anyone foolish; rather, they can determine their path through accepting the invitation. Allah is the true owner of people’s actions.” “Therefore, we urge all classes and professions to unite for the sake of humanity, without fragmenting it,” said ...

World Bank (WB) Group President Ajay Banga today said the global lender would provide US$ 3.5 billion to support reform initiatives of Bangladesh’s interim government. The WB president announced the assistance at a meeting with Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN Headquarters here on Wednesday (local time). ...

Bangladesh Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for increased trade and economic cooperation with Nepal. The Chief Adviser made the call when he met the Prime Minister of Nepal, K.P. Sharma Oli, on the sideline of the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York. Energy cooperation, trade and people to people interactions between the ...

Amid much debate over the export decision, Bangladesh started to export the country’s national fish with the first consignment of 18 tonnes to India through the Benapole land port on Thursday ahead of Durga Puja. “The consignment reached the port in Jashore by six trucks. Later, the quality of the fish was checked and it was allowed to go to ...

“Boris Johnson was such a numpty, have we got another numpty now?” asked Tal, a business analyst, after the end of the Labour party conference on Wednesday. His question summed up the mood of the voters More in Common spoke to in a focus group in Hendon, a seat Labour won in July by just 15 votes. The group had ...

British police called on Thursday for anyone with allegations against former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed to come forward and said it would look to prosecute others after multiple women accused the late billionaire of sexual abuse and rape. A BBC documentary aired last week said Al Fayed had sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods and ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer next week, a commission spokesperson said on Thursday, as he continues a charm offensive to reset ties between the UK and the European Union. “There will be a meeting between the President and Prime Minister Starmer next week,” said the spokesperson, without providing further details. Starmer ...

Ealing Advice Service (EAS) which provides help and advice to around 6,500 residents each year is to recieve an additional £73,000 from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan to support its work in the borough. The service, which has been running for more than a decade, offers advice and legal help across a wide range of areas including welfare benefits, ...