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Jonny Bairstow smashed an unbeaten century as Punjab Kings recorded the highest successful run chase in T20 cricket with an eight-wicket thrashing of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
Farmers in Sunamganj are passing busy days harvesting Boro paddy, which is their staple crop.
With this seasons highest temperature recorded yesterday, people across the country are bearing the brunt of searing heat and this situation may continue for a few days more.
Amid geopolitical shifts, Bangladeshs emergence as an economic and diplomatic power in the Indo-Pacific region and mutual interests in trade and commerce may lead both Dhaka and Doha to elevate the existing ties into strategic partnership, said experts.
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the worlds biggest economies should be partners, not rivals as the two sides pressed for headway on a range of concerns.
A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by Indias Border Security Force (BSF) near the border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat early yesterday.
The deadline for completion of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project has been extended to 2027, and a unit of the plant will be commissioned this December if transmission lines are ready.
The art scene of Dhaka is quite robust even though it is a challenging business -- one that needs to build a trusted rapport with the buyers. While art is food for your soul, selling artwork is what runs the show.
India voted yesterday in the second phase of the worlds biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh and Thailand have potential to strengthen cooperation in the fields of trade and investment, food security, tourism, public health, energy and ICT.
A 13-year-old schoolboy was killed after being run over by a garbage truck of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in the citys Madina Bagh area on Thursday night.
The BNP has expelled its 73 leaders for contesting the first phase of upazila parishad elections, slated for May 8, defying the party decision.
State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury has called on the UK government to ease visa conditions for Bangladeshi workers who want to work in hospitality and catering sectors
We are not thinking of those [incidents]. All we are thinking of is how to play good cricket and win, Nahida said.
Although the United States government has supported Israel, there is a storm of protests in various educational institutions across the United States in favour of Palestine
Before the Dhaka Premier League match between Mohammedan Sporting and Prime Bank on Thursday, both teams had raised concerns regarding a female umpire officiating in the game, BCB sources have confirmed.
Prof Dr Md Ubaidul Kabir Chowdhury, a prominent dermatologist, has been appointed as chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
The ongoing heatwave has exacerbated the challenges faced by everyone in the country, but the situation has become particularly difficult for expecting mothers.
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has joined the First Ministerial Conference on Drug Trafficking and Substance Abuse in the Western Indian Ocean in Mauritius
A baby saved from her dying mother's womb in the war-battered Gaza Strip has died, her uncle told AFP
The residents of Narayanganj are getting a little respite from the ongoing heatwave as locally-made water mist cannons have been deployed on major roads in the city
A second-half strike from Brazilian forward Bruno Rocha helped Abahani notch up a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sheikh Russel in their Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bashundhara Kings Arena today.
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has held a meeting with Dr Jrg Kukies, State Secretary for Economic, Finance and European Affairs at the German Federal Chancellery
Thousands of tourists flocked to Cox's Bazar beach this weekend amid the extreme heatwave when the country has been witnessing the record high temperatures in April in 76 years
The Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet), which was closed following a student protest over the death of two students in a road accident, will reopen on May 12.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the leaders and activists of Awami League to work for the development of Bangladesh and its people
BNP has expelled 73 party men for contesting the first phase of upazila parishad elections, defying the party's decision
German news agency DPA's Nazrul Islam Mithu and Julhas Alam, Bureau Chief of Associated Press (AP), have been elected president and general secretary of the Overseas Correspondents Association Bangladesh (OCAB), a platform of Dhaka-based journalists working for foreign media..The committee
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP always see darkness in the daylight and that's why they could not see the development of the country
Five people, including a truck driver and his helper, were killed in separate road accidents in Ghoraghat, Hakimpur, and Birganj upazilas of Dinajpur today
Chuadanga today recorded the highest temperature of this season at 42.7 degree Celsius
Gas supply will remain suspended for all categories of customers at different areas in the city for 12 hours from 9:00am to 9:00pm tomorrow (Saturday) for emergency works in the gas pipeline
The latest Jaya starrer Kolkata film was Bhootpori, which is currently on its 75th day of release and continues to receive appreciation in the city.
Two people including a school student were killed in separate road accidents in Dhakas Mugda and Gendaria areas
Bangladesh and Thailand have expressed willingness to work together to deal with the Rohingya issue as the two countries are sheltering Rohingyas who fled from Myanmar
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today termed her visit to Thailand a milestone in diplomatic ties between the two countries
Police recovered the body of two teenagers, who they believed to have died by suicide, from a flat in Gazipurs Sreepur upazila this morning
Akram believes that fans in the Indian sub-continent have a tendency to hold onto past grievances.
Bangladesh Metrological Department (BMD) forecast rain or thundershowers in Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in 24 hours from 9:00 am today
A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by India's Border Security Force (BSF) across the border in Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat early today.
A truck driver and his helper were killed as their vehicle collided head-on with another truck in Dinajpur's Ghoraghat upazila this morning
Microsoft, the tech titan most closely associated with AI, has announced nearly $10 billion in investments in artificial intelligence abroad in recent months, the price it is willing to pay to remain a top player in this crucial market
Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it has no plans to sell TikTok after a new US law put it on a deadline to divest from the hugely popular video platform or have it banned in the United States
An adult male Indian paradise flycatcher spotted among the greenery in Salampur of Natore's Lalpur upazila. This magnificent looking bird is native to the Indian subcontinent, central Asia, and Myanmar
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today arrived at Government House, the Thailand Prime Minister's Office, to join a bilateral meeting with her Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin
Millions of Indians queued up before polling booths as polling for the second of the seven-phase elections to Indias Lok Sabha began today
China's foreign minister on Friday urged visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address rising disagreements or risk a downward spiral between the two powers after months of efforts to ease tensions
A man was killed and four others injured when a speeding CNG-run auto-rickshaw hit a parked covered van from behind in Gazipur's Konabari early today
17-year-old Indonesian bowler took 7/0 to break the world record for the best individual bowling figures in all T20Is.