Transport workers in Sylhet’s Companiganj upazila have called an indefinite strike from Monday morning, protesting a case filed by police over an attack by the workers. The strike was called on Sunday night, demanding the withdrawal of the Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ratan Sheikh of Companiganj police station, an end to extortion under his leadership, and the withdrawal of the case filed ...

The highly anticipated Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election has finally commenced. The voting began at 10AM on Monday at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital. The completion of the polls will reveal who is set to occupy the key decision-making seats in Bangladesh cricket for the next term. Despite the numerous pre-election incidents, the primary focus of tension ...

Thomas Muller was on the scoresheet once again as the Vancouver Whitecaps cruised to a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday, moving level on points at the top of Major League Soccer’s Western Conference. The 36-year-old former Germany and Bayern Munich star continued his prolific form since arriving in MLS, netting a precise strike from the edge ...

Ethan Mbappe came off the bench to score a dramatic late equaliser against his former club Paris Saint-Germain, earning Lille a 1-1 draw in Ligue 1 on Sunday. The result allowed an injury-hit PSG to move one point clear at the top of the French league, despite dropping two points. The reigning champions had fielded a rotated side for their ...

International gold prices surpassed US$3,900 per troy ounce on the 3rd, with US$4,000 now in sight. On the same day, the three major indices of the New York Stock Exchange also closed at record highs and Bitcoin, a leading cryptocurrency, breached the US$125,000 mark—a record high—on the 5th. A so-called “Everything rally,” where both safe-haven and risk assets are rising ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that the voting rights of about one million government employees serving in the upcoming 13th National Parliament elections will be ensured. ”The voter list update has been finalised, removing over 21 lakh deceased voters and adding more than 43 lakh new voters.” The Election Commission (EC) on Monday began a series ...

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday said that they are ready to work with the democratically elected government following the results of an inclusive and participatory election. He said their country want to see a free, fair, inclusive and participatory election in Bangladesh at the earliest possible time.Bangladeshi products online He made the remarks while interacting with the visiting ...

Finland President Alexander Stubb has lauded Bangladesh’s remarkable socio-economic development and expressed satisfaction over the growing bilateral relations between the two countries. He came up with the observation when non-resident Bangladesh Ambassador to Finland Wahida Ahmed presented her credentials at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki on Friday, according to a message received here today. President Stubb appreciated the progress achieved ...

Bangladesh completed a clean sweep over Afghanistan with a commanding six-wicket win in the third and final T20 International at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday, sealing the series 3–0 in style. Set a target of 144, Bangladesh chased it down effortlessly with two overs to spare, powered by a stunning 64 off just 38 balls from Saif Hassan, whose ...

A delegation of Buddhist religious leaders on Sunday exchanged greetings with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on the occasion of ‘Probarona Purnima’, a religious festival of the community. They exchanged greetings with the chief adviser at the State Guest House Jamuna. On the occasion, the Buddhist leaders described the significance of ‘Probarona Purnima’ and invited Professor Yunus to visit their ‘Vihara’ ...