The death toll in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank reached 2,383 Palestinians dead and 10,814 injured on Sunday morning, according to Palestinian health ministry sources. In Gaza, the death toll climbed to 2,329 Palestinians killed and 9,714 wounded, while in the West Bank, 54 were recorded dead and 1,100 wounded since the conflict between Hamas and Israel started ...

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said if BNP wants to hold a dialogue without any conditions, it will be discussed. He made the statements while exchanging views with journalists at the secretariat in the capital on Sunday morning. He said, “I will think about dialogue when they (BNP) withdraw the four conditions. We ...

An International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) joint delegation has said the upcoming national election in Bangladesh is a litmus test for democracy in the country. “We feel the primary problem is lack of constructive engagement among key political actors,” said Karl F. Inderfurth (NDI Co-Chair). “The best way to end the stalemate is through good faith ...

England have won the toss and sent Afghanistan to bat first in 13th match of the ICC ODI World Cup at  Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday. Afghanistan made one change on their playing XI as Ikram replaces Najib. Playing XI’s: England: Jonny Bairstow(w/c), Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil ...

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has again been shifted to the coronary care unit (CCU) at Evercare Hospital in the capital. She was taken to the CCU around 9:00 pm, Saturday. Shairul Kabir Khan, member of BNP chairperson’s press wing, confirmed the matter. Khaleda Zia has been undergoing treatment at the Evercare Hospital since August 9. Her health has not ...

This has been a dominating performance by India as they have defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the highly anticipated game of the World Cup in Ahmedabad. They have given no chance to Pakistan to ensure eighth consecutive victory in World Cup history as they won all of the encounters over their arch-rivals in the world tournament. The men in ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday categorically said that the upcoming general election will be held at any cost and people will exercise their voting rights freely defying moves of BNP to foil the election. “Election will be held in this country at any cost, and people will cast their votes freely,” she said. The prime minister was addressing a ...

India bowled out Pakistan for just 191 in their high-profile World Cup clash on Saturday after their bitter rivals lost their last eight wickets for just 36 runs. In front of around 120,000 fans, almost all Indian after Pakistanis were effectively banned from attending, the home side are well placed to claim an eighth win in eight World Cup meetings ...

A Dhaka court has sent BNP Publicity Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie to jail after a four-day remand in a case lodged over obstructing police to perform their duties and vandalizing vehicles in Dhanmondi area of the capital in May this year. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mamunur Rashid passed the order on Saturday after Investigation Officer (IO) produced Annie before the ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said that everyone should stay alert as the communal evil forces always try to hatch conspiracy ahead of national election. The minister said, “Communal forces are still active in the country. Though they were controlled with our collective efforts but they are yet to be uprooted. So we have to stay ...