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Tipu-Prity murder: Charges framed against 33 accused

11:57 AM, 29 Apr 2024 Monday

A Dhaka court has framed charges against 33 people including Dhaka city south unit of Awami League (AL) Organizing Secretary Ashraf Talukder in the case lodged over the sensational murder of AL leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afrin Prity in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area.

Mexico bus crash leaves 14 dead, 31 injured

11:17 AM, 29 Apr 2024 Monday

At least 14 people died and 31 others were injured in a road accident in Mexico on Sunday, the authorities announced. The accident took place in the state of Mexico, on the outskirts of the capital, when a bus overturned on the roadway, the local safety secretariat said.

Secondary schools, colleges, madrasas in 5 dists closed on Monday

09:56 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

All secondary schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical educational institutions in five districts will remain closed on Monday due to the intense heatwave sweeping across the country...

Saifuddin returns to Tigers' squad after 18 months

09:25 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

Pace bowling allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin made a comeback to the national team after a gap of 18 months as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the first three T20 Internationals against Zimbabwe on Sunday. Saifuddin played his last T20 match against Pakistan in Christchurch in 2022 but thereafter his lean patch...

Filing cases making baseless stories is AL's daily program: Fakhrul

08:59 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said arresting opposition leaders and activists and filing cases against them by making baseless stories have now become the daily program of Awami League (AL)...

Zimbabwe arrive Bangladesh for T20 series

07:41 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

Zimbabwe, led by Sikandar Raza, arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday for a five-match T20 International series against the Tigers, starting on May 3...

PCB appoints Kirsten, Gillespie as men's white-ball, red-ball coaches

06:26 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi Sunday announced the board's decision to bring in South Africa's Gary Kirsten and Australia's Jason Gillespie as the coaches for the men's national side...

Shibli Rubayat reppointed BSEC chairman

06:04 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam has been reappointed for four more years...

Hundreds more arrests at US student protests over Gaza

05:24 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

Hundreds more people were arrested at college campuses across the US on Saturday as student protests against the war in Gaza continue...

Gold price reduced by Tk 315 per bhori

04:32 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

The Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association has decided to reduce the price of gold by Tk 315 per bhori following a decrease in the price of pure gold in the local market. Now, gold of 22-carat will cost Tk 1,12,616 per bhori (11.664 grams), 21-carat Tk 1,07,495, 18-carat Tk 92,146, and gold of traditional method Tk 76,632 respectively...

Chargesheet filed against Pinaki Bhattacharya in DSA case

04:12 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

The Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Department of Police submitted a chargesheet against online activist Pinaki Bhattacharya and former joint secretary of Chhatra Dal, Mofizur Rahman Ashik in a Digital Security Act (DSA) case filed with Ramna Model Police Station in 2022...

Bayern plan move for Walker - Sunday's gossip

03:38 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

Bayern Munich are planning another move for Manchester City's England defender Kyle Walker, after they failed to sign the 33-year-old last summer. (Star)...

2 Bangladeshis shot dead in New York

02:59 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

Two Bangladeshi expatriates were shot dead by the miscreants in the city of Buffalo in the US state of New York at 12:30pm on Saturday (local time). The deceased were identified as Babul Uddin, from Cumilla, and Yusuf Mia, from Sylhet.

2 Kuki-Chin terrorists killed in army raid in Bandarban

01:58 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

Two armed terrorists of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) have been killed during a raid conducted by the Bangladesh Army. The raid was conducted in the remote Baklai Para area of Ruma upazila in Bandarban on Sunday.

PM to return home from Bangkok on Monday

12:31 PM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return home from Bangkok on Monday wrapping up her six-day official visit to Thailand. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to depart Bangkok tomorrow morning (local time)," PM's Press Wing sources said.

Met office issues heat alert for another 72 hours

11:53 AM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

The prevailing heat wave condition over the country may continue for 72 hours commencing Sunday. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) issued an alert on Sunday in this regard. Due to an increase in moisture incursion, the discomfort may persist, it said.

Schools, colleges reopen amid intense heatwave

11:24 AM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

All the primary schools, high schools, colleges, madrasas and technical education institutions reopened on Sunday across the country amid intense heatwave.

Messi scores two more as Miami win 4-1 at New England

09:59 AM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

Lionel Messi continued his rich vein of scoring in MLS, finding the target twice as league leaders Inter Miami came from behind for a 4-1 win at the New England Revolution on Saturday.

Video shows US and Israeli hostages alive in Gaza

09:19 AM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

Hamas has published a video showing the first proof of life of two more hostages being held in Gaza. In undated footage filmed under duress, Omri Miran says he has been held for 202 days and Keith Siegel mentions this week's Passover holiday, indicating the clips were filmed recently.

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships in new law

08:16 AM, 28 Apr 2024 Sunday

Iraq's parliament has passed a bill criminalising same-sex relationships with jail terms of between 10 and 15 years. Transgender people could also be sent to prison for between one and three years under the new law.