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India bat and pick 3 spinners; Bangladesh hand debut to Zakir
09:36 AM, 14 Dec 2022 WednesdayIndia captain KL Rahul has won the toss and opted to bat in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram...
President, PM pay tributes to martyred intellectuals
09:08 AM, 14 Dec 2022 WednesdayPresident Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday paid rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals on the occasion of the Martyred Intellectuals Day. First the president and then the prime minister placed wreaths at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial at Mirpur in the capital...
Floods kill 120 in Congolese capital
08:40 AM, 14 Dec 2022 WednesdayAt least 120 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa after heavy rains unleashed floods and caused landslides, a government document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday. Entire neighbourhoods were flooded with muddy water, and houses and roads ripped apart by sinkholes...
Messi and Alvarez fire Argentina past Croatia into World Cup final
08:18 AM, 14 Dec 2022 WednesdayAn inspired Lionel Messi scored from the penalty spot and Julian Alvarez struck twice as Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday to reach their second World Cup final in eight years...
Tigers face off India to snap losing streak in Test cricket
10:01 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayBangladesh are keen to remain extreme competitive over the five days and nail the crucial moments to beat India for the first time in longer version as they take on the sub-continent rivals in the opening match of the two-match Test series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here tomorrow (Wednesday)...
Fakhrul, Abbas getting division facilities in jail: state
09:54 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayDeputy Attorney General ABM Abdullah Al Mahmud Bashar on Tuesday said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas are already enjoying division facilities in the jail...
New Zealand bans cigarettes for future generations
09:49 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayNew Zealand will phase in a near-total tobacco ban from next year...
Chinese and Indian troops clash at mountain border
09:33 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayIndia says its forces have clashed with Chinese troops in a disputed area along the border, the first such flare-up in more than a year...
People win, govt loses on Dec 10: Mosharraf
09:20 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayBNP Standing Committee Member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has said the countrymen won, and the government conceded loss on December 10...
BB allows import of 8 essentials on deferred payment ahead of Ramadan
08:16 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayBusiness entities will now be able to import eight essential goods on deferred payment basis as Bangladesh Bank has announced such facilities aiming to keep the supply of these commodities smooth during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan...
Results of private schools admission lottery published
07:21 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayThe results of the digital lottery for admission to private secondary schools for the academic year 2023 have been published...
Taylor Swift, songwriters agree to end Shake It Off copyright case
07:04 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayTwo songwriters have dropped their lawsuit claiming Grammy-winning musician Taylor Swift copied their lyrics in her 2014 number-one hit Shake It Off...
Raushon Ershad, GM Quader meet PM
06:35 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayJatiya Party (JP) leaders paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence in capital Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon. Opposition Leader Raushon Ershad, MP, deputy opposition leader and JP Chairman GM Quader, MP, and son of late President HM Ershad, Rahgir Al Mahi Ershad, MP...
Croatia hope Argentina will behave themselves in semi-final
06:27 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayCroatia are hoping Argentina's bad-tempered World Cup quarter-final qualification over the Netherlands with 16 yellow cards and one red will not spill over into Tuesday's semi-final, coach Zlatko Dalic said on Monday...
Travel & Tourism sector commits to vision to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030
06:00 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayDuring COP15 in Montreal local time Monday (12 December) the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (the Alliance) announced a new collaboration which will bring together the public and private sectors in a shared vision to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030...
One dengue patient dies; 220 hospitalized in 24 hrs
05:23 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayOne dengue patient died and 220 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning...
Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur put on 7-day remand
05:16 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman arrested for his alleged involvement in militancy has been placed on a seven-day remand...
Zero Covid death, 20 cases recorded in 24 hrs
04:40 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayThe Bangladesh government reported zero COVID-19 death and 20 cases in the last 24 hours...
PM stresses facing traditional, non-traditional threats for national security
04:28 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for addressing traditional and non-traditional threats to ensure national security as the pattern of crimes...
Argentina have worked out where to hurt Croatia - Scaloni
04:10 PM, 13 Dec 2022 TuesdayArgentina will trust their system when they face Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals and believe they have worked out how to hurt the 2018 runners-up, coach Lionel Scaloni said on Monday...