England cricket chief Rob Key has left the door open for a dramatic international comeback by former Test captain Ben Stokes, who announced his shock retirement in late June. Key, the managing director of men’s cricket for the England and Wales Cricket Board, was speaking a day after the ECB confirmed Stephen Fleming as the new head coach of the ...

S Alam Group has shut down at least 11 factories in Chattogram, citing a severe financial crisis and a shortage of raw materials, leaving more than 4,000 workers and employees without jobs. According to workers, the closure took effect on Thursday. Factory authorities have also begun the process of paying outstanding salaries, allowances and other dues to affected employees. Workers ...

Visiting US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon on Saturday morning. The meeting began at 9:30am, according to Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony. Rony said details of the discussions, including the key issues raised during the meeting, would ...

US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor visited Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen, reaffirming Washington’s support for displaced Rohingya and calling on the international community to step up assistance. The world’s largest refugee settlement hosts more than one million Rohingya refugees. The United States has remained one of ...

Active and operational Global Positioning System (GPS) devices must be installed in all public transport vehicles starting Saturday, August one to bring discipline to the country’s roads. Under the new directive, proof of GPS installation and its operational status on a mobile app must be demonstrated to secure new vehicle registrations or to obtain and renew fitness certificates starting August ...

Samanzar Sayeed has been crowned Miss World Bangladesh 2026, earning the opportunity to represent the country at the 73rd Miss World Festival in Vietnam from August 9 to September 5, 2026. The grand finale, held at the Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden Hotel, was organized by Azra Mahmood Talent Camp (AMTC), the official license holder of Miss World Bangladesh. The ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said there is no room for division in the name of religion in Bangladesh, stressing that people of all faiths enjoy equal rights and dignity. He made the remarks while addressing a views-exchange meeting and representatives’ conference titled “Ensuring the Protection and Security of Minorities”, organised by ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir on Friday said Bangladesh Police is determined to regain its tradition of excellence in sports alongside its professional policing duties. Speaking as the chief guest at the prize-giving ceremony of the Bangladesh Police Football Championship (IGP Cup) 2025 at the newly built Bangladesh Police Football Ground in Purbachal, the IGP said ...

OpenAI announced on Friday that it had surpassed the symbolic milestone of 1 billion active users, less than four years after the launch of its popular chatbot ChatGPT. “Our models now reach more than one billion active users and more than two million businesses. As people gain confidence in the technology, they use it more deeply,” the company said in ...

Ziaur Rahman Foundation Vice-President and noted physician Dr Zubaida Rahman on Friday called for creating a nationwide database of people suffering from thalassaemia and other congenital rare diseases to ensure better care and support for patients. “It is necessary to prepare a nationwide database of people suffering from thalassaemia and other congenital and rare diseases, and to maintain a registry,” ...