Left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal will not be included in Bangladesh squad for the World Cup to be held in India. He has not fully come round of his back injury. As a result, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to keep Tamim out of the team. The squad will be announced after the ongoing match between Bangladesh and New Zealand ...

Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen has launched ‘e-Quality Centre for Inclusive Innovation’ during a event on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The side event titled ‘Envisioning a world with Zero Digital Divide through e-Quality Centre for Inclusive Innovation’ has been organized jointly by Bangladesh foreign ministry and a2i project of the ICT Division, ...

Justice Obaidul Hassan has took an oath as the 24th Chief Justice of Bangladesh. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to him at Bangabhaban at 11:07am on Tuesday (September 26). Former Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique was present at the programme. Besides, Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, President’s wife Dr. Rebecca Sultana, cabinet members, advisors, deputy leader of ...

US Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter will travel to Islamabad, Karachi, and Dhaka September 25 – October 2. The Assistant Secretary will meet with embassy and consulate staff and observe consular operations, said the US Department of State on Monday. She will meet with host government officials to discuss consular issues. “Her trip underscores our deep and ...

Top five percent contractors account for 26% market share of government procurement, according to a Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) study unveiled today. Although the implementation of online-based government procurement (e-GP) in Bangladesh is almost a decade old, it has not been able to create an environment of fair competition, but the three-way nexus of government departments, political influential groups and ...

The Election Commission (EC) is going to allow the use of motorcycles by journalists with terms and conditions during elections by revising the policy. EC Public Relations director Md Shariful Alam said journalists will be allowed to use motorcycles subject to conditions. The policy may be issued on Tuesday. There will be no obstacle for journalists to use motorcycles to ...

The Human Rights organisation Odhikar’s secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and director A S M Nasiruddin Elan on Monday filed an appeal and a bail petition with the High Court against the sentence in a case filed in 2013. Md Ahsanuzzaman Fahim, lawyer of Adilur and Nasir, confirmed the matter. A cyber tribunal in Dhaka sentenced two years of jail to ...

A drug addicted youth stabbed a housewife to death Monday early hours in Sylhet reportedly because of rejecting his proposal of engaging in an extramarital affair with him. The deceased was identified as Jasmine Begum, 22, wife of a day-labourer Arif Mia of Kaheterteki village under Katiadi police station in Kishorganj. They have been living in a rented house of ...

In many ways, technology has posed a dangerous threat to our hearts. Lack of activity has brought several physiological changes to the circulatory system of the body. Dr Ravi Prakash, consultant cardiologist at PSRI Hospital told IndiaToday. in that climbing up the staircase is an excellent cardiac exercise as it has a sustained calorie-burn benefit. Benefits of using the stairs ...

US Bangladeshi religious minority leaders met with Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen in New York on Sunday. They discussed issues related to religious minorities in Bangladesh. The leaders requested the foreign minister’s assistance in facilitating the passage of a Hate Crime Act, according to a press release on Monday At the time, the leaders thanked the foreign minister for ...