A court in Dhaka on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas in a graft case filed for amassing wealth illegally. Manzurul Imam, Judge of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-6, passed the order, said Mahmud Hossain Jahangir, public prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The hearing on the case was scheduled to be held today. But ...

Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to bat first again Pakistan at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won at the beginning of the match. He won the toss and decided to bat first against Pakistan. Pakistan will have to bowl. Playing XI BAN Playing XI Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said on Tuesday that there is no option to hold polls on time as per of the constitutional obligation. “I want to make it clear that the election must be held within the mentioned time. The countrymen should not be in such confusion that the polls will not be held, if the environment ...

Two people were killed after police fired gunshots on a BNP procession in Kishoreganj’s Kuliarchar upazila on Tuesday morning, claimed the party. The deceased were Rifat, 20, Chhoyshuti Union Chhatra Dal president; and Billal Miah, 30, Krishak Dal president, the BNP claimed, according a Bangla news portal. More that 50 people were injured, some by bullets, during the clash that ...

A three-day blockade of road, rail and waterways, enforced by main opposition BNP and like-minded opposition parties, began on Tuesday morning with some sporadic incidents across the country. They are observing the programme to mount pressure on the Awami League government to quit and hold the next election under a non-party, neutral administration. A thin number of vehicles were found ...

On October 31, Pakistan (PAK) faces Bangladesh (BAN) in the 31st match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. Pakistan currently holds the 6th position on the points table, managing 2 victories in 6 matches. In their recent encounter, they suffered a nail-biting loss to South Africa, falling short by just one wicket. Pakistan set a ...

King Charles III begins a state visit to Kenya on Tuesday, where he will be confronted by widespread calls for an apology over Britain’s bloody colonial past. Although the four-day trip by Charles and Queen Camilla has been billed as an opportunity to look to the future and build on the strong ties between London and Nairobi, the legacy of ...

The authorities collected Tk 7.1 lakh as toll on the second day as some 3200 vehicles went through the tunnel under the Karnaphuli River till 6 pm on Monday. Belayet Hossain, director of Bangabandhu Tunnel, (toll division), said some 3205 vehicles went through the Bangabandhu tunnel from 6 am to 6 pm on Monday and during this period, Tk 7.1 ...

The London police guns and gangs unit is investigating two separate shootings that occurred within an hour of each other this weekend, which they say are unrelated. They’re also probing a third case that was called in Monday morning. Police say that the first two shootings took place at 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Saturday at homes on Rhine ...

Boris Johnson’s former aide turned on disappearing messages on his own phone during the pandemic, the Covid Inquiry was told. Martin Reynolds turned on the function on WhatsApp on April 15 2021, just weeks before Mr Johnson announced the Covid Inquiry. Hugo Keith said Mr Reynolds was “plainly discussing Covid related matters” between the moment he turned on the disappearing ...