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In a letter, EC urges Speaker to issue instructions
A woman was killed and two others were injured after a soil-carrying tractor hit them in Sharsha upazila of Jashore today
Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Wednesday evening on a two-day official visit to discuss issues relating to finalise the schedule of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's upcoming India visit
Unidentified miscreants hacked a Rohingya youth to death in Camp 18 in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya upazila this morning
Regarding the education ministry's recommendation to raise the age limit for government jobs, Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain today said it is subject to government policy
A fire that broke out in the Amurbunia area at Chandpai range of the Sundarbans East Zone yesterday afternoon is now under control
Rapid Action Battalion arrested 12 people in connection with illegal soil and sand extraction from a vast char of Padma river in Pabna's Ishwardi last night
Two Jatiya Party lawmakers Anisul Islam Mahmud and Mujibul Haque Chunnu today criticised the government in parliament for countrywide loadshedding, frequent road accidents, and bank merger
Chelsea boosted their chances of European football next season, thumping West Ham 5-0 in the Premier League, with Cole Palmer, Conor Gallagher, Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson, with two, all getting on the scoresheet on Sunday.
To protect children and vulnerable populations, including expecting mothers, from heat-related health risks, the Directorate General of Health Services today announced a national guideline on heat-related illnesses
US-Bangla Airlines for the first time is set to operate flights to Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia, from August
The banks sponsor director Khalilur Rahman made the new chairman
While Jashore has been suffering from intense heatwave over the last three weeks, the Forest Department has decided to cut down 2,044 trees on four roads of the district
Law Minister Anisul Huq today emphasised the need for increasing the efficiency of legislative officials in making quality laws, saying that they should be provided with domestic and foreign training
The nominations of Shahadat Hossain, younger brother of Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, and three others for the upcoming upazila parishad elections in Noakhali were canceled as they concealed information in the affidavit
The robot, named Hades-X-ZeroThree, draws inspiration from Greek mythology.
A nine-month pregnant woman and her five-year-old son died as their house collapsed on them during a storm at Hazipara Ghonar Bari in Karimganj upazila of Kishoreganj last night
The performance from the veteran Jadeja comes as a welcome sign ahead of the T20 World Cup in June in the West Indies and the United States.
International Master Fahad Rahman played out a draw against Super Grandmaster Yu Yangyi of China on the opening day of Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge, Masters in United Arab Emirates on Saturday, said a press release from Bangladesh Chess Federation.
The death toll from heavy rains that have inundated Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 66, local authorities said on Sunday.
Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival for Muslims scheduled for next month, Dhaka's two city corporations plan to have a total of 22 cattle markets, including two permanent locations
At least 128 members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) took refuge in Bangladesh through the Naf river near Shahporir Dwip in Teknaf of Cox's Bazar today and yesterday amid the ongoing conflict between the junta forces and rebel Arakan Army.
Three people including two cleaning workers of Gazipur City Corporation were injured when a bus hit the city corporations garbage truck from backside on the Konabari flyover in the city today
We will keep fighting and next season we have to change a huge amount of things, said Xavi.
4.38 lakh out of 4.53 lakh hectares have already been harvested
A delegation of Bangladesh women cricketers who will take part in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup-2024, today met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gono Bhaban.
One more prosecution witness today gave deposition before a Dhaka court against BNP leader and former lawmaker Mosaddek Ali Falu in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission in 2007
Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to field in the second of the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.
Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to field in the second of the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.
During the relentless heatwave, as urban dwellers seek respite amidst the concrete jungle, those residing in mud houses across rural areas of Dinajpur and neighbouring districts find themselves considerably more at ease
He said in a wide-ranging interview with the Rapport newspaper that he had held back from criticising his former employers before his contract with Cricket South Africa expired at the end of April.
It is Awami Leagues policy decision to not allow relatives of the partys ministers and lawmakers to contest the upcoming upazila parishad elections, the ruling partys General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today
BNP standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan today urged people to restore press freedom in order to protect the country's democracy
The fixtures for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 to be held later this year in Bangladesh were announced on Sunday, 5 May. Kicking off in Dhaka on 3 October, the tournament will span 19 days, with 10 teams battling it out in 23 matches for the most prestigious title in Women's T20I cricket.
A Dhaka court today placed Milton Samadder, founder of Child and Old Age Care, on a four-day remand in a case filed over human trafficking
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the country's army has earned public trust and confidence by standing beside the people
A college student died and his friend was injured after their motorcycle skidded off the road in Dhakas Airport area early today
Canada is a rule-of-law country with a strong and independent justice system, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in his first reaction to the arrest of three Indian nationals in connection with the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
The traffic divisions have so far taken legal action against 363 vehicles for carrying unauthorised stickers
Mymensingh recorded 83 mm rainfall in last 24 hours till 6:00am today
Economists, as well as those who dont bother to understand economics, have been baffled by the findings of a recent market research which showed a sharp rise in people buying air coolers even before the heatwave started..They were shocked, more mercilessly than the shock Real Madrid gave
A rights organisation today filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive upon the government to stop cutting of trees across the country, including Dhaka, to protect the environment
Hosts Bangladesh have been pitted in Group B alongside former champions England as well as South Africa, West Indies and another team which is yet to be finalised, in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
After several closures due to the heatwave sweeping the country, all primary and secondary schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical institutions across the country resumed classes today
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today opened the newly constructed Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) Bhaban and Sena Prangan (Army Central Auditorium) Bhaban in Dhaka cantonment
Coast guard, forest dept, police, local admin join fire service to douse the fire
Persistent inflation, a snowballing debt burden and slow economic growth are the three challenges to Bangladesh, according to Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
A probe committee formed by Bangladesh Railway's Pakshey division has started investigation into yesterday's incident of two trains on the same track narrowly avoiding an accident near the Bangabandhu Bridge Rail Station in Sirajganj
Officials and employees of Palli Biddyut Samity (PBS) went on an indefinite strike throughout the country today to press home their 16-point demand, including elimination of wage and benefit discrimination