Bangladesh kicked off their Asia Cup campaign on a high note, securing a comfortable 7-wicket victory over Hong Kong in their opening match at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.   After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, Bangladesh’s bowlers put up a disciplined performance.   The pace duo of Taskin Ahmed and Tanzim ...

The Bangladesh Election Commission has launched voter registration and smart NID services for expatriates in Canada, allowing them to be included in the voter list and collect NIDs through the Bangladesh Mission. The inauguration was held on Thursday at the Bangladesh High Commission in Ottawa, with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin as the chief guest. Speaking at the event, ...

The National Consensus Commission (NCC) will not impose any decisions on its own as it will work out an execution plan based on what political parties want, said the commission’s Vice-Chairman Prof Ali Riaz on Thursday. ”The commission does not have the power to implement the July Charter. The commission can only recommend after consulting with all political parties.” He ...

US conservative activist Charlie Kirk, an influential ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot on Wednesday while speaking at a Utah university, sparking a manhunt for a lone sniper who the governor said had carried out a political assassination. Authorities said they still had no suspect in custody as of Wednesday night, some eight hours after the midday shooting ...

Miscreants killed a 40-year-old man, who was an accused in 17 robbery cases, after slitting his throat at Noagaon village under Bahubal upazila in Habiganj district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Jamal Mia, son of Abdur Rahman of the village. Quoting the wife of Jamal, Zahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bahubal Model Police Station, said some 10/15 miscreants swooped ...

India kicked off their Asia Cup 2025 campaign in spectacular fashion, chasing down a paltry target set by hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) in just 27 deliveries; the fastest win in T20I history by balls remaining for the Men in Blue. In the match held on Wednesday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India won the toss and opted to field ...

BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas has alleged that Islami Chhatra Shibir secured victory in Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election by striking a secret deal with Awami League and securing votes from Chhatra League supporters. Speaking at a memorial meeting in Chattogram on Wednesday, organized in remembrance of former BNP Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman, Abbas claimed that ...

National Training Council (NTC) has shortened the foundation training course for BCS cadre officers from six months to four months. The revised training will include three months at training institutions and one month of field-level orientation and village attachment. This decision was made during the 9th meeting of NTC, chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, according to a press ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has called for greater cooperation from European Union (EU) in addressing illegal immigration and strengthening border security. “Bangladesh expects EU’s cooperation in ensuring border security and preventing illegal immigration,” the adviser said during a meeting with a European Commission delegation led by Michael Shotter, Director for Migration and Asylum. The ...

Election Commission (EC) has released a draft list of 42,618 polling stations for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election, increasing the number by 468 from 42,150 stations used in January 2024 election. EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed shared the update with reporters on Wednesday at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka, stating that each polling station was planned for an average of 300 ...