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Mustafizur's IPL exit shows politics overtaking sport: Ishtiaque Ahmad

Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- The fallout from Mustafizur Rahman's removal from the Indian Premier League has snowballed into a diplomatic standoff, with Bangladesh refusing to send its team to India for the T20 ... Read More


Bangladesh Bank invokes Shariah to deny depositors profits at five merged Islamic banks

Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- Finance and faith have collided in a decision that will reverberate through the country's banking sector. Depositors of five Islamic banks, recently merged into a single state-backe... Read More


Bag of crude bombs found in Gazipur college pond

Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- A bag containing crude bombs, locally known as "cocktails", has been caught in a fishing net cast on a pond in Gazipur's Sreepur Upazila. Sreepur Police Station chief Mohammad Nasir... Read More


After tense standoff, BPL matches will restart from Friday

Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- After a day of uncertainty and tension, Bangladesh cricket received a late-night sigh of relief: the Bangladesh Premier League is set to resume. BPL Governing Council Secretary Ifte... Read More


'Wicked' stars Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey to reunite in London musical revival

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- Global pop icon Ariana Grande and "Bridgerton" star Jonathan Bailey have officially confirmed their return to the London stage in a major production of Stephen Sondheim's "Sunday in ... Read More


Hadi murder: Indictment hearing in court on Thursday

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- A Dhaka court will hold an indictment hearing on Thursday over the chargesheet submitted by the Detective Branch police in the murder case of Inqilab Moncho Convener Sharif Osman Bin... Read More


Woman's body found in Kurigram with its throat slit

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- Police have recovered the body of a housewife whose throat had been slit from Kurigram's Nageshwari Upazila. The body was recovered from Ganirchar village in Narayanpur Union around... Read More


What steps are needed to build AI expertise in Bangladesh?

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- Bangladesh faces a critical challenge in preparing for the fourth industrial revolution, experts say, with the rapid spread of artificial intelligence (AI) globally. While the need ... Read More


Seven-college students end 5-hour blockade at Science Lab, announce 'mass gathering'

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- Protesting Students from seven colleges, demanding the final issuance of the Dhaka Central University ordinance, have vacated the road after announcing a "Mass Gathering and Ordinanc... Read More


Hadi killing: Inqilab Moncho announces nationwide protest after Friday prayers

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- Inqilab Moncho has called for nationwide protest marches on Friday demanding justice for the killing of Sharif Osman bin Hadi. The announcement came at a press conference at Dhaka U... Read More