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Ireland slump to innings defeat in Sri Lanka Test
05:52 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayIreland collapsed to another innings defeat in the second Test against Sri Lanka, as the hosts completed a 2-0 series win in Galle...
‘Ponniyin Selvan: 2’ review: Mani Ratnam dishes out a satisfying sequel
05:39 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayThe events of Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: 1, which released late last year, left audiences not just on a high...
Those who want to obstruct polls will be resisted: Quader
05:23 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said those who want to obstruct the peaceful elections will be resisted. "We will be in the field until the next election...
Russia kills at least 12 in biggest Ukraine air strikes for nearly two months
04:30 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayRussia hurled missiles at cities across Ukraine as people slept early on Friday, killing at least 12 people in the first large-scale air strikes in nearly two months...
PM leaves Tokyo for Washington DC
03:26 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday left Tokyo for Washington DC after wrapping up her four-day official visit to Japan at the invitation of her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida. A flight of United Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members took off from the Haneda International Airport in Tokyo...
Real Madrid to open Bellingham talks - Friday's gossip
02:48 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayReal Madrid officials will travel to Germany this week in a bid to convince Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, to join the Spanish club this summer. (Marca - in Spanish)...
Sudan’s army and RSF say ceasefire extended but fighting goes on
01:08 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayThe Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to extend their ceasefire amid ongoing violence in the capital Khartoum and the western Darfur region. In the final hours of the repeatedly broken three-day truce...
WB okays $1.25 billion financing for Bangladesh
12:24 PM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayThe World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors discussed a new Country Partnership Framework for Bangladesh (2023-2027) and approved $1.25 billion financing in three new projects. The Country Partnership Framework (CPF), anchored in the government’s eighth Five Year Plan...
Japan is a time-tested friend of Bangladesh: PM
11:40 AM, 28 Apr 2023 FridayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described Japan as a time-tested friend of Bangladesh, saying the country has very close to her heart being few countries who early recognized Bangladesh within two months of achieving its independence. "Japan is our trusted development partner...
Tottenham fight back to draw against Man Utd
11:18 AM, 28 Apr 2023 FridaySon Heung-min scored a 79th-minute equaliser to complete a fine Tottenham comeback against Manchester United in Ryan Mason's first game back as interim boss...
Shifting alliances in Sudan’s Darfur as new civil war fears rise
10:07 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayIn Sudan’s western region of Darfur, a place long synonymous with conflict, fears of a new civil war are on the rise. Civilians have begun arming themselves, residents and humanitarian organisations have said, as they organise their own defence forces to protect themselves...
AL's Noman wins Ctg-8 by-polls
09:29 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayAwami League nominated candidate Noman Al Mahmud has won the by-election to Chattogram-8 constituency. He, the organizing secretary of Chattogram city unit AL, bagged 67,205 votes while his nearest contender Bangladesh Islami Front candidate Sehab Uddin Muhammad Abdus Samad got 5,087...
Theft of Nancy's national award: Husband sent to jail
08:28 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayA court in Dhaka has sent singer Nazmun Munira Nancy's husband and her domestic help in a case filed over the theft of her national award and other ornaments from her house...
Russia digs in as Ukraine prepares to attack
06:27 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayThe anti-tank ditches near Ukraine's occupied southeastern town of Polohy stretch for 30 km (19 miles). Behind are rows of concrete "dragon's teeth" barricades. Further back are defensive trenches where Russia's troops will be positioned...
Jamaat secretary general shown arrested in subversion case
06:27 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar was shown arrested in a subversion case on Thursday as Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury allowed a police plea filed in this regard...
Fight against communal forces will continue: Quader
06:27 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said fight against communal forces will continue aiming to build Smart Bangladesh...
Three held over murder of Jubo League, BCL leaders
06:26 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayPolice have detained three people in connection with the murder of two local leaders of Jubo League, and Bangladesh Chhatra League in Lakshmipur...
Dhaka, Tokyo for safe, sustainable Rohingya repatriation for regional peace
06:06 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio have shared the view that protracted displacement of the Rohingyas will lead to increased burden...
Lightning kills two in Chapainawabganj
05:00 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayTwo people were killed and two others injured in lightning strikes in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Thursday afternoon...
Delhi University to launch ‘Panchang’ for revival of India’s intellectual heritage
04:18 PM, 27 Apr 2023 ThursdayThe University of Delhi, in a first, has prepared a Panchang, an ancient Indian knowledge system-based almanac, for the revival or reintroduction of India’s heritage, a university official said...