The flood situation in five districts –Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Feni, Cumilla and Chattogram- continues to improve. According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), the water level of major rivers in north-eastern, eastern and south-eastern regions of the country keeps falling. In its bulletin FFWC mentioned that no significant rainfall was observed in eastern Cumilla, Brahmanbaria and Feni districts bordering ...

Interim government’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday urged China to relocate some of its solar panel factories to Bangladesh in an effort to boost the country’s green transition and exports. Chinese manufacturers “can relocate” solar panel factories to Bangladesh, which will help Bangladesh diversify exports and help transition into a green economy, the 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate said. ...

Bangladesh secured their first-ever Test victory against Pakistan as the hosts crumbled against the spinners on the fifth day of the opening Test in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi. Chasing just 30 runs for victory, Bangladesh reached the target comfortably in 6.3 overs without losing a wicket, with openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam remaining unbeaten on 15 and 9, respectively. Pakistan, who ...

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has ordered commercial banks not to allow cash withdrawals of more than Tk 4 lakh per account daily. Earlier, the limit was Tk 3 lakh. The central bank has hiked the limit once in each of the previous three weeks, which it imposed after the deterioration of the law and order and overall security situation in the ...

Stars from Angelina Jolie to George Clooney will gather this week at the Venice Film Festival, bringing a high dose of Hollywood pizzazz back to the watery city’s sandy Lido. With 21 films vying for the top Golden Lion prize, the 81st edition of the prestigious festival kicks off Wednesday, with Lady Gaga, Daniel Craig and Brad Pitt expected on ...

Police detained former lawmaker and Awami League’s publicity and publication secretary, Abdus Sobhan Miah alias Golap, from Nakhalpara in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon. Mobarak Hossain, officer-in-charge of Tejgaon Police Station, said they picked up Golap for interrogation around 2:45pm. Golap was elected parliament member from the Madaripur-3 constituency in the 2018 general election.

At least 34 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan today, including 12 pilgrims who had been trying to reach Iran, rescue officials said. Twenty people were killed when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine near the town of Azad Pattan on the border between Punjab province and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. reports AFP. “22 ...

Bangladesh bowlers grabbed six wickets Sunday to edge towards a historic victory as Pakistan’s batting crumbled on the final day of the first Test in Rawalpindi. Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan grabbed the wickets of Saud Shakeel for a duck and Abdullah Shafique for 37 to leave Pakistan tottering at 108-6 at lunch. Mohammad Rizwan was at the crease on ...

Jailed retired Supreme Court Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik has been transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital following surgery to stop internal bleeding from ruptured testicles. Manik sustained the critical injuries on Saturday after unruly people attacked him on the premises of the Sylhet court while he was being taken to a judge. ...

A murder case has been filed against 11 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, over the death of Md Abdur Rahim, a former deputy assistant director (DAD) of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), who died in prison. Advocate Abdul Aziz, son of Abdur Rahim, filed the case on Sunday with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Akhtaruzzaman. Other accused ...