India to upgrade Afghan mission to full embassy
India will upgrade its technical mission in Afghanistan to a full embassy, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Friday, as he met his counterpart from Kabul in New Delhi.
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CPB leader Mohammad Farhad鈥檚 death anniv today
The 38th death anniversary of Mohammad Farhad, former general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh and former lawmaker, will be observed today...
Saif, Nasum improve on ICC rankings聽
Bangladesh batter Saif Hassan burst into the top 20 of the ICC Men鈥檚 T20I batting rankings for the first time after his performance in the recently concluded three-match series against Afghanistan...
Ministry calls application聽for secondary edn DG recruitment
The education ministry, in an unusual move, issued a circular on Monday night, calling for applications for recruitment in the lead position of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education.
Batting remains a concern for Tigers
After sweeping Afghanistan in the recently concluded three-game T20I series, Bangladesh face them in an ODI series consisting of a similar number of matches starting at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.
Trump administration brands US cities war zones
The Trump administration branded Chicago a 鈥榳ar zone鈥� Sunday as a justification for deploying soldiers against the will of local Democratic officials, while a judge blocked the White House from sending troops to another Democrat-run city...
Japan鈥檚 first female PM, but Takaichi is not a feminist
Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan鈥檚 first female prime minister, but many of her positions are socially conservative in an often still deeply patriarchal nation.
Narsingdi ASP attacked after detaining extortionists
Narsingdi Sadar Circle additional superintendent of Police Anwar Hossain was seriously injured in an attack by the accomplices of extortionists who had been detained by the police on Saturday...
Afghan Taliban FM to visit India for 1st time
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban foreign minister will visit India this month after the UN security council committee temporarily lifted a travel ban, Kabul鈥檚 foreign ministry confirmed to AFP on Saturday...
Saif, Nurul named for Afghan ODIs
Saif Hassan and Nurul Hasan have been named in the 16-member squad by the BCB for the forthcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan on Saturday.聽
Trump鈥檚 tech visa fee challenged
A coalition of workers in a variety of fields filed a lawsuit Friday to halt the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee introduced by the Trump administration...
Bowlers, openers give Bangladesh win over Afghanistan
An all-round bowling performance before twin fifties from openers Tanzid Hasan and Parvez Hossain helped the Bangladesh national team to beat Afghanistan by four wickets in the opening game of the three-match T20I series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
G7 ministers to target those increasing Russia oil purchases
G7 finance ministers pledged Wednesday to take aim at those who are continuing to step up purchases of Russian oil, since Moscow鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago...
Trump cuts energy projects, freezes New York funding
The Trump administration has announced plans to terminate dozens of clean energy projects and freeze billions of dollars for major projects in New York, intensifying a stand-off with Democrats over a US government shutdown...
Trump announces Pfizer deal for lower drug prices
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced a deal granting Pfizer a three-year reprieve on planned tariffs as the pharmaceutical giant vowed to voluntarily lower the prices of unspecified drugs for US purchase...
Tigers face Afghan challenge
After a disappointing Asia Cup, a depleted Bangladesh national cricket team is set to take on Afghanistan in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE today...
Former Barca chief Bartomeu accused of disloyal administration
Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has been accused by Spanish prosecutors of disloyal administration, according to documents seen by AFP on Tuesday...
US judge rules Trump admin arrests of pro-Palestinian students illegal
The Trump administration鈥檚 policy of arresting and trying to deport international students for protesting in support of the Palestinians is blatant and illegal suppression of free speech, a judge said Tuesday...
Taliban internet cut sparks Afghanistan telecoms blackout
The United Nations called on Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban authorities Monday to immediately restore internet and telecommunications in the country, 24 hours after a nationwide blackout was imposed...
Nationwide communications blackout hits Afghanistan
A huge communications blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fibre optic connections in multiple provinces to prevent 鈥榲ice鈥�...
Microsoft asked to fire ex-Biden admin official
US president Donald Trump called on Microsoft on Friday to fire its head of global affairs, Lisa Monaco, a former senior official in Democratic administrations...
Soumya replaces Liton for Afghan T20Is
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday has announced the national squad for the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan, scheduled to be held in Sharjah, UAE on October 2, 3 and 5. Jaker Ali Anik will continue to lead the side in the absence of regular captain Liton Das, who remains sidelined due to injury. Das sustained the injury during the Asia Cup earlier this month.
Return of millions of Afghans fuels terror potential
A massive spike in millions of migrants forced back into impoverished Afghanistan by Pakistan and Iran could fuel Islamic State militancy, diplomatic and security sources fear.
Cancellation of all secret deals with US demanded
Revolutionary Communist League leaders on Sunday at a protest rally called on the interim government to cancel all the 鈥榮ecret鈥� deals signed with the United States government.
US deal on Bagram base not possible: Taliban
An Afghan government defence official said Sunday that a deal over Bagram air base was 鈥榥ot possible鈥�, after US president Donald Trump said he wanted the former US base back.
CPB for fair election on time for democratic transition 聽
The Communist Party of Bangladesh on Friday opened its four-day 13th congress at the Engineers Institution of Bangladesh auditorium in Dhaka city, vowing to carry on the struggle towards forming a society free from oppressions and a left...
Taliban ban books written by women from Afghan universities
The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which has also outlawed the teaching of human rights and sexual harassment, reports BBConline.
Bangladesh confirm Super 4 after SL beat Afghans in Asia Cup
Opener Kusal Mendis hit a scintillating half-century as Sri Lanka overcame a Mohammad Nabi scare to beat Afghanistan by six wickets in a crucial Asia Cup contest at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
鈥業鈥檓 not here to replace people鈥�: Albania鈥檚 AI minister speaks to parliament
Albania鈥檚 new AI-generated minister addressed parliament for the first time on Thursday, defending its role as 鈥榥ot here to replace people, but to help them鈥�.
Mamunul Haque, six others visit Afghanistan at Taliban鈥檚 invitation
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish鈥檚 Amir, Mamunul Haque, along with six other Islamic scholars of the country, has travelled to Afghanistan at the invitation of the Taliban government of the Islamic Emirate.
