Skipper Shakib Al Hasan on Friday said Bangladesh will be a “dangerous side” in the World Cup after they edged India by six runs for a consolation Asia Cup victory. India, who had already booked a meeting with Sri Lanka in Sunday’s final in Colombo, faltered in their chase of 266 despite a valiant 121 by opener Shubman Gill. Mustafizur ...

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader left for Singapore on Saturday (September morning for a routine health check-up. According to the minister’s office, Quader left Dhaka on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 8am.  

Bangladesh beat India by 6 runs in their Asia Cup Super Four contest at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday. Bangladesh scored 265 runs with loss of eight wickets in 50 overs. India scored 259 runs with loss of all wickets. Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan and young Towhid Hridoy crossed their individual fifties while making a 101-run partnership ...

The European Union (EU) has called on the government of Bangladesh to ensure an enabling environment for civil society to carry out their work without fear of reprisals. “Freedom of expression, freedom of association and a vibrant civil society are essential in a democratic society,” said Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Nabila Massrali in a statement on Friday. ...

Authorities in India are scrambling to contain a rare outbreak of Nipah, a virus spread from animals to humans that causes deadly fever with a high mortality rate. Here is a look at what we know so far: What is the Nipah virus? The first Nipah outbreak was recorded in 1998 after the virus spread among pig farmers in Malaysia. ...

Stefan Liller, Resident Representative of UNDP Bangladesh, met with Faruque Hassan, President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) at the latter’s office in Uttara, Dhaka on Thursday. Sarder M Asaduzzaman, Assistant Resident Representative, and Debashis Roy, Private Sector Partnership Specialist were also present on the occasion. During the meeting, they discussed potential collaboration between UNDP and BGMEA in ...

Zakiganj (Sylhet) Correspondent :  Two college students were killed after a bus crushed them at Zakiganj upazila in Sylhet district on Friday. The incident took place on the Sylhet-Zakiganj road around 5:00 pm. The deceased were Mehedi Hasan, 20, son of Hossain Ahmed, and Mahadi Hasan Rahat, 18, son of Shahid Ahmed, hailed from Kanaighat upazila in the district. Mehedi ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated a special art exhibition titled “A Retrospective 1973-2023” arranged with selected paintings of Independence Award-winning and internationally-acclaimed artist valiant freedom fighter Shahabuddin Ahmed at Bangladesh National Museum in the capital’s Shahbagh. Some 140 selected artworks of internationally renowned Bangladeshi painter Shahabuddin Ahmed are being displayed in the month-long solo art exhibition at Nalini Kanta ...

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Friday said that the prices of potatoes, onions and eggs are strictly monitored in the markets across the country. “The Directorate of National Consumers’ Rights Protection (DNCRP) does not have enough manpower. Even after that, we are in a strict position keeping eyes on the prices of many products including potatoes, onions and eggs in ...

As the next general election is approaching fast, the government has started detaining the opposition BNP leaders and activists suing them in false cases, alleged BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday (September 15). He made the allegation while speaking as the chief guest at the party’s protest rally organised by Dhaka City South and Dhaka City North ...