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Khaled Mahmud Sujon resigns from BCB
04:24 PM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayBangladesh Cricket Board Director Khaled Mahmud Sujon resigned from his post on Wednesday morning. Sujon, former captain of the national cricket team, stepped down from the board of directors of BCB around 11:00am, people close to him confirmed...
Govt forms taskforce for just, sustainable, dynamic economy
04:02 PM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayThe government has formed a 12-member taskforce to reframe the development strategies to attain anti-discriminatory sustainable development...
Hanoi river level hits 20-year high as SE Asia typhoon toll nears 200
03:44 PM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayResidents of Vietnam's capital waded through waist-deep water Wednesday as river levels hit a 20-year high and the toll from the area's strongest typhoon in decades rose to at least 179, with neighbouring nations also enduring deadly flooding and landslides...
22 garment factories in Ashulia shut indefinitely
02:57 PM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayThe authorities have announced the indefinite closure of 22 garment factories in Savar’s Ashulia due to labor unrest. Additionally, general holidays have been declared for eight other factories. However, production continues in the remaining factories.
Chief Adviser to address nation this evening
01:54 PM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayProfessor Dr Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser to the interim government, will address the nation at 7:30pm Wednesday. The Chief Adviser's press wing confirmed the matter. This will be his second address to the nation since his appointment as Chief Adviser to the interim government.
Appointments of 8 new DCs cancelled
01:30 PM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayThe appointments of eight out of the 59 newly appointed deputy commissioners have been cancelled. Mokhlesur Rahman, Senior Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration, confirmed the decision while speaking to reporters at the Secretariat on Wednesday.
Afghanistan-NZ Test faces complete washout after third day lost
12:35 PM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayThe third day of the only Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was called off because of rain on Wednesday, with the match in danger of being washed out without a ball being bowled.
Harris takes fight to Trump in fiery presidential debate
11:50 AM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayKamala Harris went on the offensive against Donald Trump in a fiery televised debate Tuesday, getting under her rival's skin as they battled for a breakthrough in an agonizingly close election.
BSF returns body of Bangladeshi teen 2 days after killing
11:31 AM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayThe Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has returned the body of a 15-year-old Bangladeshi boy, Jayanta Kumar Singh, two days after he was shot and killed by the BSF at the Kantibhita border area of Dhantala Union in Baliadangi, Thakurgaon.
Ex-IGP Shahidul sent to jail after remand
10:40 AM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayA Dhaka court has sent former inspector general of police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque to jail in a case filed for allegedly killing trader Abdul Wadud during quota reform protests in Dhaka’s New Market area on July 19.
Mashrafe, his father sued over attack on students in Narail
10:02 AM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayA case has been filed against former cricketer and lawmaker Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, his father Golam Mortaza Swapan, and 88 others in connection with the attack on students and other people during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in Narail.
Colombia down Argentina, Brazil stunned in WC qualifiers
09:04 AM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayColombia avenged their Copa America final defeat with a 2-1 victory over Argentina while Brazil crashed to a 1-0 defeat against Paraguay in South American qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday.
Ex-energy adviser Toufiq-e-Elahi arrested
08:18 AM, 11 Sep 2024 WednesdayFormer power, energy and mineral resources adviser Toufiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, who served under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been arrested. The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested him from the capital’s Gulshan area on Tuesday night.
Bangladesh protests to India, demands bring responsible to justice
10:06 PM, 10 Sep 2024 TuesdayBangladesh Foreign Ministry on Tuesday registered a protest to Indian government and demanded to bring responsible to justice on the killing of a 16-year-old Bangladeshi boy...
Shots fired from Myanmar at Bangladeshi trawler
09:54 PM, 10 Sep 2024 TuesdayAt least 50 shots were fired from the Myanmar border targeting a Bangladeshi passenger trawler on the St Martin's-Teknaf route in the Naf River in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday...
Netherlands to provide support to interim govt: envoy
09:19 PM, 10 Sep 2024 TuesdayNetherlands will provide full support to the interim government of Bangladesh and strengthen ties in wide-ranging areas including agriculture, maritime and industry...
Selena Gomez reveals she’s unable to carry her own children due to health risks
08:49 PM, 10 Sep 2024 TuesdaySelena Gomez has revealed she will be unable to carry a child to term due to her ongoing medical issues, which would mean pregnancy would pose a risk to both herself and a fetus...
Flood affects 2799 primary schools
07:58 PM, 10 Sep 2024 TuesdayThe recent floods in the country's 11 districts have damaged infrastructure, furniture, and textbooks in 2,799 government primary schools...
Combining two curricula: Syllabus, exam structure for class VI-IX ready
06:53 PM, 10 Sep 2024 TuesdayIn response to parental demands, the interim government has initiated changes to the new curriculum being taught this year to students from Class VI to IX across the country.
5 dengue patients die, 534 hospitalised in 24 hrs
06:48 PM, 10 Sep 2024 TuesdayFive dengue patients died and 534 were hospitalised in the country in the last 24 hours...