Afghanistan have been bowled out for 284 runs against Australia in the 13th game of the World Cup despite a flying start in Delhi. They lost all of their wickets just one ball before ending the full 50 overs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Sunday. Being asked to bat, Afghanistan got off to a flying start with a ...

President Mohammmed Shahabuddin will leave Dhaka for Singapore on Monday to undergo medical treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital. “A commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd, carrying the President and his entourage members, will leave Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport for Singapore at 8:30 am,” President’s Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin said, reports BSS. The Head of State is expected ...

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has urged Israel to show “restraint” in Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive in the region. The Foreign Secretary said it was in “Israel’s interest to avoid civilian casualties and Palestinian casualties” as he claimed Hamas hoped to turn the conflict into “ a war between the Muslim world and the wider world”. “None ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : The final preparations for Durga Puja are in full swing in the 1,036 puja mandaps spread across the district, including the district headquarters of Moulvibazar. Durga Puja, the grandest religious festival for Sanatan devotees, is rapidly approaching. This year, the arrival and departure of Goddess Durga will be a significant highlight of the festivities. With the sound of ...

Bangladesh has strongly condemned the growing civilian casualties including women and children as well as the disproportionate use of force in Gaza. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen expressed the condemnation while Palestinian Ambassador in Dhaka HE Yousef SY Ramadan paid a courtesy call on him at his ministry office in Dhaka on Sunday. Following the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign ...

A Dhaka court has set January 3 for submitting probe report in a case filed against Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 12 others for allegedly embezzling Tk 25 crore from the company. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Asaduzzaman set the new date as the investigation agency Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) failed to submit the report on Sunday. ...

The leaders of National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) have sought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s intervention to fix Tk 23,000 minimum wage for RMG workers considering high inflation in the country. They also marched towards the PM office from Shahbagh and submitted a Memorandum at PMO in this regard on Sunday, according to a press release. The current minimum wage is ...

In conjunction with World Mental Health awareness month, Malaysia Healthcare on Saturday unveiled Malaysia Healthcare Wellness Fair in Dhaka. The fair held at Gulshan Aloki convention centre in collaboration with Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council’s referral partner in Bangladesh, GD Assist Ltd. The one-day fair presents exciting activities, enlightening workshops, and invigorating dialogue sessions aimed to promoting healthcare and community well-being ...

Professor ASM Maksud Kamal has been appointed as the 29th vice-chancellor of Dhaka University. A notification issued by the education ministry on Sunday said Professor Maksud Kamal of Disaster Science and Climate Resilience Department has been temporarily appointed as the next vice-chancellor of Dhaka University. President Mohammed Shahabuddin, also the chancellor of Dhaka University, gave him the appointment, it said. ...

The United States is sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean “to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war following Hamas’s attack,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Saturday. The USS Eisenhower and its affiliated warships will join another carrier group already deployed to the region in the wake of the ...