Alibaba posts 8pc quarterly sales growth
Chinese technology and e-commerce giant Alibaba on Thursday reported robust sales growth in its latest quarter, beating analyst expectations as Beijing looks to revive faith in the private sector...
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Babysitting: socio-economic necessity
IMAGINE a young working mother in Dhaka, rushing to an important meeting while struggling to find someone to look after her sick child. Or a father juggling between work and errands, with no immediate family available to watch over his toddler. In many parts of the world, this gap is easily filled by babysitting services. But in Bangladesh, where...
BNP's Babar hospitalised in Dubai on way to Saudi
Former state minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar has been admitted to a hospital in Dubai after suddenly falling ill en route to Saudi Arabia for Umrah.
Kazi Nazrul Islam鈥檚 grandson Babul Kazi dies
National poet Kazi Nazrul Islam鈥檚 grandson Babul Kazi, a readymade garment trader, died on Sunday afternoon while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery with severe burn injuries...
Kazi Nazrul Islam鈥檚 grandson Babul Kazi hospitalised with burn injuries
National poet Kazi Nazrul Islam鈥檚 grandson Babul Kazi was admitted to the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute with severe burn injuries on Saturday...
Babar freed after 18 years
Former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj on Thursday after spending 18 years behind bars.
10-TRUCK ARMS HAUL:聽Babar acquitted in all cases
The High Court on Tuesday acquitted former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and four other life-term convicts in the arms case linked to the 2004 Chattogram 10-truck arms haul, paving...
Rashid strikes again as Afghanistan win Zimbabwe series
Star leg spinner Rashid Khan took his seventh wicket of the innings as Afghanistan speedily wrapped up a 72-run victory over Zimbabwe on Monday to win the two-Test series.
Rashid spins Afghanistan to brink of victory
Leg-spinner Rashid Khan took six wickets in a row to put Afghanistan on the verge of victory in the series-deciding second Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Sunday.
Shahidi, Bennett star as Afghanistan draw Zimbabwe Test
Afghanistan veteran Hashmatullah Shahidi and Zimbabwe rookie Brian Bennett starred as the first Test was drawn after a rain-shortened final day in Bulawayo on Monday.
Test records for Zimbabwe and Williams as Afghanistan toil
Zimbabwe and their veteran batter Sean Williams created Test records on Friday against Afghanistan, who trailed by 491 runs after the second day of the first Test in Bulawayo.
Ghazanfar spins Afghans to ODI series win
Teenage spinner Allah Ghazanfar took five for 33 as Afghanistan overwhelmed Zimbabwe by eight wickets on Saturday for a 2-0 one-day international series win.
10-Truck Arms Haul: HC acquits Babar, Nizami, 4 others
The High Court on Wednesday acquitted former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and five others and commuted the death sentence of United Liberation Front of Asom leader Paresh Barua to life-term imprisonment in one of two cases filed for 2004 Chattogram 10-truck arms haul...
Musekiwa lifts Zimbabwe to rare T20 win over Afghanistan
Tashinga Musekiwa struck 11 runs off the final over on Wednesday to give Zimbabwe their second-ever victory against Afghanistan in a T20 international.
Woman with baby jumps under train, killed
A woman and her 11-month-old daughter died after the woman jumped under a train at Sripur in Gazipur on Monday morning...
Babul Akhter released on bail in wife murder case
Former superintendent of police, Babul Akhter, was released on Wednesday from Chattogram Central Jail after 43 months of imprisonment in connection with the murder of his wife, Mahmuda Khanam Mitu...
Pakistan recall Babar Azam for South Africa tour
Pakistan recalled former skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday for the away Test series and white-ball matches against South Africa starting next week, but there was no place for spinner Sajid Khan.
Pakistan cruise to opening T20 win over Zimbabwe
An unbeaten fifth-wicket stand of 65 by Tayyab Tahir and Irfan Khan set up Pakistan for a 57-run victory over Zimbabwe on Sunday in the first of three Twenty20 internationals.
HC acquits Tarique, Babar, all others in Aug 21 grenade attack case
The High Court on Sunday overturned the convictions of 49 individuals, including Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and former state minister for home...
HC grants bail to ex-SP Babul Akhter
The High Court on Wednesday granted ad interim bail to former police super Babul Akhter in Mahmuda Khan Mitu murder case...
Ayub century helps Pakistan crush Zimbabwe
Saim Ayub struck an unbeaten 113 as Pakistan crushed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in Bulawayo on Tuesday to level a one-day international series with one match to come.
Zimbabwe smash T20I record with 344-4 against Gambia
Zimbabwe set a new record score for T20 international cricket when they posted a massive 344-4 against Gambia in Nairobi on Wednesday, with Sikandar Raza hammering a 43-ball 133 not out.
Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam dropped for second England Test
Out-of-form batsman Babar Azam was dropped on Sunday as Pakistan shook up their squad for the second Test against England, following their innings and 47-run defeat in the first.
VC plants Baobab tree saplings on BAU Botanical Garden
Bangladesh Agricultural University newly appointed vice-chancellor Professor AK Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan on Thursday visited the BAU Botanical Garden and planted a Baobab tree sapling in Mymensingh...
Salehuddin asks BAB to lend loans after proper scrutiny
Adviser to the interim government on the ministries of finance and commerce Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday asked the bank owners and managements to ensure lending of loans through proper scrutiny under the current circumstances...
Pakistan rudderless after white-ball skipper Babar resigns
Babar Azam resigned as Pakistan's white-ball skipper on Tuesday, saying he wanted to focus on his playing role in the future matches, batter said on social media site X.
BAB urges BB to close regulatory loopholes to recover NPLs
The Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) on Wednesday urged the Bangladesh Bank to address regulatory loopholes, particularly the practice of borrowers filing writ petitions to avoid being classified as loan defaulters...
Journalists Mozammel Babu, Shyamal Dutta detained near Bangladesh-India border
Four people, including managing director of Ekattor TV, Mozammel Babu, and editor of Bhorer Kagoj, Shyamal Dutta, were apprehended by locals while attempting to cross the border into India through the Dhobaura border in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Association of Banks gets new chairman, vice-chairmen
The executive committee of Bangladesh Association of Banks unanimously elected new chairman and vice-chairmen of the association at a meeting on Monday, says a press release.
China鈥檚 Ant Group launches AI 鈥榣ife assistant鈥�
The fintech firm backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made a foray into products powered by artificial intelligence after announcing a 鈥榣ife assistant鈥� mobile app...
