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Afghanistan v NZ test abandoned without a ball bowled
01:10 PM, 13 Sep 2024 FridayAfghanistan's one-off test against New Zealand became just the eighth match in the format's history to be abandoned without a ball being bowled after rain washed out the fifth and final day in India's Greater Noida region on Friday...
India's top court grants bail to Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal
12:53 PM, 13 Sep 2024 FridayDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been granted bail by the Supreme Court of India...
Landslides kill 6 in Cox's Bazar
12:05 PM, 13 Sep 2024 FridaySix people, including three members of a family, died in separate incidents of landslides in Cox's Bazar's Sadar upazila and at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahim, a resident of Block E-2 of 14. no. Rohingya camp at Palongkhali in Ukhiya...
Trump rules out another presidential debate against Harris
11:29 AM, 13 Sep 2024 FridayDonald Trump has ruled out another presidential debate against his rival Kamala Harris before November's election. He said on Thursday - two days after the pair's first showdown in Philadelphia - that Harris only wanted a rematch because he "clearly" won...
Medical board examining Khaleda’s health condition for sending her abroad
09:55 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayThe medical board formed for the treatment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is examining her physical condition for sending her abroad in quickest possible time...
Mamata Banerjee says "willing to resign" amid stand-off with doctors
09:42 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayIndia's Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stood up by junior doctors who were invited at the state secretariat for a meeting on Thursday, in an emotive speech said she was not enamoured of the top post in the state and was ready to step down "in the interest of the people"...
Fakhrul demands speedy implementation of reform decision
08:59 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday demanded quick implementation of Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus's decision of reforming the country's various institutions...
Hillary Clinton slams Netanyahu and Columbia students in new book
08:34 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayIn a new book, the former US secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton hits out at Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, for taking “zero responsibility” for the surprise attack by Hamas on 7 October last year...
Arrest warrant against BASIC Bank's Bachchu, family members
07:41 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayA Dhaka court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against former BASIC Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu and his four family members in a corruption case...
4 workers die in Bogura container blast
06:55 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayFour workers died and three others received injuries after an oil container exploded in Sherpur of Bogura on Thursday afternoon...
Yunus calls for improved worker-owner relations
06:39 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser Muhammad Yunus stressed the need to strengthen relationships between workers and owners across all sectors, including factories.
Memorial meeting won’t be held on Sept 14
05:46 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayThe memorial meeting to honor the martyrs of the recent student-led mass uprising will not be held on September 14 as the list of the martyrs is yet to be finished...
Switzerland to help repatriating money from Swiss banks
05:44 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdaySwitzerland has pledged full cooperation in repatriating illegal funds deposited by Bangladeshi nationals in Swiss banks, in line with international laws and procedures.
Journalists' pay structure to be reformed: Info adviser
05:27 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced a 100-day action plan, which includes initiatives to reform the pay structure for journalists.
CPI(M) stalwart Sitaram Yechury dies
05:09 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayStalwart Indian Marxist leader and Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday at the age of 72.
Ex-DMP chief Asaduzzaman Mia on 7-day remand
04:53 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayA Dhaka court has granted police seven days to interrogate former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Asaduzzaman Mia, in a case over the murder of a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader in police custody around a decade ago...
Flooding risk in Chattogram division, convection formed in bay
04:33 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayIn anticipation of heavy rainfall both within Bangladesh and upstream, rivers in the Chattogram division are expected to swell rapidly over the next three days, potentially submerging low-lying areas in Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Khagrachari, Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur.
DU prof Obaidul made BOU VC
04:12 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayDhaka University's physics professor Dr ABM Obaidul Islam has been made new vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh Open University, BOU for the next four years...
Yunus finds Tigers’ success against Pakistan ‘historic’
03:57 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday hailed the national cricket squad’s success against Pakistan as "historic" and expressed the nation's pride in their achievement.
Article 70 undermines power balance: AG
03:38 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayAttorney General Md Asaduzzaman has stressed the need for brining reforms to Article 70 of the Constitution, which he says undermines the balance of power in Bangladesh's governance structure.