Bangladesh A team captain Mahmudul Hasan Joy was elated to draw the two-match four-day series against Pakistan A, saying that they took the second game as ‘do or die’ match as they needed a victory for psychological boost ahead of the national team’s tour to Pakistan. Pakistan Shaheens, played as Pakistan A won the first game by 148 runs. However ...

Banks have increased the price of US dollar up to Tk119.40 after getting central bank instruction to rate hikes to lure more remittance in the legal channel. Over a dozen banks increased the US dollar exchange rate on Monday (July 29) for remittance, while the flow of expatriate remittances saw a downfall since the last week of this month. Bank ...

Describing the BNP-Jamaat-Chhatra Dal-Shibir as militants, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said they put their claws on Bangladesh to destroy its development. “The Shibir-Chhatra Dal-BNP-Jamaat are the militants and they put their claws on us to undermine the country’s development,” she said. She made the remarks while holding a meeting with the leaders of 14-party at her official residence Ganabhaban ...

Leaders of Awami League-led 14-party alliance have agreed to ban the politics of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir for their alleged involvement in ant-state activities. “For the sake of national interest, the 14-party leaders unanimously agreed to ban politics of Jamaat-Shibir in a bid to eliminate the anti-state element,” Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today said the government is working tirelessly to improve the living standard of people of all religions, including those of the backward groups, to bring them into the mainstream development of the society. “The present government is working tirelessly to improve the backward people’s quality of life . . . to bring them into the mainstream of ...

A senior judge has issued an arrest warrant for far-right campaigner Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – better known by his alias Tommy Robinson – after learning he has left the country on the eve of a major legal case against him. Yaxley-Lennon left the UK by a Eurotunnel train on Sunday night, despite having been arrested by Kent Police under counter-terrorism powers. ...

Yellow heat health warnings have been issued across much of England with forecasts saying temperatures may climb to as high as 32C (90F) on Tuesday. All areas of England, except the North East and North West, are covered by the warnings from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which are in place until Wednesday. The agency said the hot weather ...

McDonald’s has said it is reconsidering its pricing, after cost-conscious customers spent less at the chain in the three months to the end of June. Sales at stores open at least a year slipped by 1% at the fast food giant compared with a year ago, marking the first drop since the pandemic. The decline came despite the company unleashing ...

The worlds of architecture and baking are certainly quite different. Yet, both require precision and planning, which architect Arifa Malik Bristy – the CEO of architectural firm, Irenderer – has mastered. Cookie Craft BD is Bristy’s online venture that turns flour, sugar, and passion into delicious cookies. “Baking has always been a hobby, but the idea of turning it into ...

As part of the central program, the Anti-Discriminatory Students Movement staged a sit-in and protest at the main gate of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) on Monday afternoon. The program was organized to protest against the detention and coercion of the movement’s coordinators, the release of those missing or arrested, the withdrawal of false cases, and the killing ...