The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for the home series against Ireland. Pacer Jahanara Alam and Sharmin Akter were recalled to the team for ODI format after a year hiatus. Jahanara last played an ODI match in May, 2023 while Sharmin’s last game in this format was in July last year, BSS reports. The squad featured few ...

RAB-9 detained two leaders of the banned Chhatra League for reportedly organising a rally in favour of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Sylhet city last night (18 November). The detainees, identified as Rakibul Hasan Nirob, vice president of the Airport Thana Chhatra League, and its organisational secretary Debnath, were arrested from the Kotwali Thana area. In a press release ...

Bangladesh will pursue the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus told The Hindu. He admitted however that he had no objection to her party the Awami League contesting in elections. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu at his residence in Dhaka, Yunus spelt out his vision for ties with India and ...

Six more dengue patients died and 1,083 were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the past 24 hours till Monday morning. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in its daily update mentioned that eith the new update, the total number of cases rose to 81,068 while 421 deaths from dengue were reported during the period. Among the new ...

Austrian companies are keen to invest in Bangladesh as the Western European nation seeks to cement economic ties with Bangladesh, non-resident ambassador of Austria Katharina Wieser said on Monday. Wieser, who is based in New Delhi but serves as the envoy to Bangladesh, made the comments when she called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office at Tejgaon ...

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said a minister-level meeting to discuss the risks of climate change will be held in January 2025, with representatives from Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh in attendance. She, however, didn’t disclose the location of the meeting. Adviser Rizwana said this following a bilateral meeting with Nepal’s Environment Minister, Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, at the ongoing ...

Victory Day is for everyone and not just for any specific group, said Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, assuring that there are no possible threats to law and order during the upcoming celebrations. The adviser made the statements on Monday following a security meeting at the ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat ahead of the Victory Day. “December 16 ...

Nabiganj Correspondent : A woman and her son died after being electrocuted at Gayahari village under Nabiganj municipality of the district Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Anima Chandra Dev, 70, wife of Durga Charan Dev of Gayahari village and her son Nipesh Chandra Dev, 45. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Nabiganj Police Station Md. Kamal Hossain said that Anima Chandra ...

Winter will arrive soon. Winter fashion for children is all about combining comfort and cuteness, so they can play comfortably while staying cozy. Let’s examine the must-have winter clothing pieces that keep our little ones both protected and fashionable. Ensuring kids stay warm in winter is essential for their well-being. A carefully selected wardrobe allows them to play without feeling ...

Zakaria Pintoo, captain of the Shadhin Bangla football team, passed away due to complications from heart disease at a city hospital on Monday morning. He was 81. The National Sports Award winner Pintoo had been admitted to the Ibn Sina hospital in the capital on Sunday. He breathed his last at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital at around ...