Bangladesh send Pakistan in to bat in first T20
Bangladesh captain Litton Das won the toss and elected to bowl against Pakistan in the first Twenty20 international in Dhaka on Sunday.
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Yunus stresses merit, integrity in army promotion criteria
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday stressed professional competence, leadership qualities, standards of discipline and loyalty for promotion in Bangladesh Army...
Bangladesh, US to continue joint military exercises for safer region
The Armed Forces of Bangladesh and the United States military will continue their 鈥榣ongstanding partnership鈥� this summer through three joint exercises and the delivery of a new capability that will reinforce their common security interests...
Parties near consensus on caretaker govt
Almost all parties attending the National Consensus Commission鈥檚 second-round dialogue on Sunday reached a consensus on the composition and formation process of the election-time caretaker government...
Eminent Bangladeshi sculptor Hamiduzzaman Khan dies
Renowned Bangladeshi sculptor and painter Hamiduzzaman Khan died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital Dhaka on Sunday...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continues to be 鈥榤oderate鈥�
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 34th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 62 at 9:40 am this morning (July 20, 2025).
China starts Tibet mega-dam construction amid India鈥檚 concern
China started building a mega-dam Saturday on a river running through Tibet and India, with Premier Li Qiang attending the commencement ceremony, state media said.
Absence of educational reform decried
Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman on Saturday alleged that no commission had been formed to reform the education sector whereas the historic July uprising began from the educational institutions...
Mukti Council opposes trade deal with US
Jatiya Mukti Council on Saturday strongly opposed the ongoing process of a reciprocal trade agreement between Bangladesh and the United States...
BMU holds discussion on anti-HBc total positive
A discussion titled Anti-HBC Total Positive鈥揅onception and Misconception was held at the Hepatology department of Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka on Saturday...
Navy arrests child abuser, seizes illegal nets at Manpura
As part of ensuring law and order and curbing crimes, Bangladesh Navy arrested a man over abusing a male child and seized illegal nets from a warehouse at Manpura in Bhola on Friday night...
Sustainable planning in power sector urged
Bangladesh Society of Water and Power Engineers has recently held a seminar titled Sustainable Infrastructure and Strategic Planning: The Role of Engineers in Future Leadership at the Mukti Hall of the Power Building in Dhaka...
AL front bodies call countrywide strike for today
Four front organisations of the Awami League, including banned student body Bangladesh Chhatra League called countrywide dawn to dusk general strike for today protesting at 鈥楪opalganj mass killing鈥�, and demanding the cancellation of 鈥榠llegal tribunal鈥� and ouster of 鈥榝ascist Yunus government鈥�...
Army refutes claims of political transport support
The Bangladesh Army has strongly refuted recent claims circulating on social media alleging that the military provided buses to transport for members of a political party for its programme...
Fakhrul visits Jamaat amir at hospital
Secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir visited the Ibne Sina Hospital to see Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami amir Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday evening...
City traffic collapses for Jamaat rally
Dwellers in Dhaka suffered immensely on Saturday as the traffic system in the south part of the capital collapsed as thousands of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leaders, activists and followers from across the country came to Suhrawardy Udyan to attend the party鈥檚 national rally in the city...
BNP attack foils NCP鈥檚 Chakaria rally
A street rally organised by the National Citizen Party in Cox鈥檚 Bazar鈥檚 Chakaria municipality was foiled Saturday afternoon as a group of activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal stormed into the venue and damaged the stage...
Islamist parties urge unity to start Islamist rule
Several Islamist and other political parties joining the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami鈥檚 rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Saturday called for unity among the Islamist parties towards introducing Islamist rule in the country...
RNPP likely to produce power from October
Bangladesh is expected to join over 50 countries using nuclear power peacefully as one of the two under-construction reactors of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Iswardi will go on production in October...
Focus on Mirpur wicket as T20I series starts today
All the focus will be on the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium wickets as the first of the three-match T20I series between Bangladesh and Pakistan begins in Mirpur today...
Pakistan up for any challenge: Salman
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha on Saturday stated that they would be up for any challenges when they face Bangladesh in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today...
Bangladesh a point away from title
Bangladesh were just one point away from retaining the title after defeating Sri Lanka 5-0 in their fifth match of the SAFF Under-20 Women鈥檚 Championship at the Kings Arena Training Ground in the city on Saturday...
Call money market shrinks as banks rush to BB
The interbank call money market, a key avenue for short-term liquidity among banks, is now facing a significant slowdown as banks chose to park their idle funds with the Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) instead...
Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel exports to the EU rise in January-May
The export of readymade garments from Bangladesh to the European Union experienced robust growth of 17.8 per cent to $8.97 billion in the first five months of this year, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU...
Trade with India to go on in public interest: Bashir
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Saturday affirmed that trade between Bangladesh and India will continue in the greater interest of consumers and businesses of both nations, emphasising the mutual benefits derived from sustained economic cooperation...
Dreyer praises govt for launching of Starlink
Vice-president of Global Operations at Starlink, SpaceX Lauren Dreyer highly commended Bangladesh government for its visionary leadership to bring the next-generation connectivity to the people with a quick pace and decisiveness...
Early action, not just relief
BANGLADESH has long been familiar with the wrath of nature. Nestled in the low-lying delta formed by the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers, the country endures relentless exposure to floods, cyclones, landslides, and the slow erosion of riverbanks. These threats are not new, but climate change has lent them a sharper edge. The Global Climate Risk Index...
Safe cities for street children
IN THE crowded alleys and neon-lit corners of Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, and Sylhet, a vulnerable population often goes unseen 鈥� Bangladesh鈥檚 street children. They are the children who sleep under bridges, work at tea stalls, wash cars at intersections, and beg for survival. According to estimates by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF, there are over...
Islamic laws to govern future JS: Jamaat
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami nayeb-e-amir Mujibur Rahman said on Saturday that only Islamic laws should be followed in the national parliament in future, and there should be no place for man-made ideas or systems...