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Bangladesh Women's World Cup campaign kicks off with key game against Pakistan

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- After a long absence from international competition, the Bangladesh Women's national cricket team found a measure of relief in their dramatic win against Sri Lanka in the warm-up matc... Read More


Depression deepens in Bay of Bengal, ports told to maintain cautionary signal

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The depression that formed in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says. In a special weather bulletin issued on T... Read More


34km traffic gridlock on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway for two days

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Traffic on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway has been at a standstill for two consecutive days, leaving passengers stranded across a 34km stretch from Ashuganj roundabout in Brahmanbaria to Ma... Read More


Ahmed Rafiq, iconic Language Movement activist, dies at 96

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Veteran Language Movement activist and researcher Ahmed Rafiq has died in Dhaka at the age of 96. He breathed his last at 10:12pm on Thursday at Dhaka's BIRDEM Hospital after doctors... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus grieves passing of 'dear friend' environmentalist Jane Goodall

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep sorrow at the death of world-renowned zoologist, primatologist, anthropologist and conservationist Jane Goodall. The Jane Goodall Inst... Read More


Tanzid, Emon fifties before late wobble as Tigers seal 4-wicket victory against Afghanistan

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Bangladesh survived a spectacular collapse to beat Afghanistan by 4 wickets in their T20 opener in Sharjah, after half-centuries from Tanzid Hasan and Parvez Hossain Emon had set up t... Read More


Gurbaz, Nabi push Afghanistan to 151 in first T20 against Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Afghanistan put up 151 for 8 against Bangladesh in their first T20, built on Rahmanullah Gurbaz's gritty 40 and a blistering 38 from Mohammad Nabi at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Ele... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus returns to Dhaka after US visit

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has returned home from the US after a nine-day visit. He landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on an Emirates Airlines flight at 9am ... Read More


Shah Rukh Khan joins billionaire elite, tops Bollywood rich list

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- With a career glittering over three decades marked by soaring triumphs, blockbuster hits, and a vast international fanbase, Bollywood's "King Khan" Shah Rukh Khan has now entered the ... Read More


Hundreds of thousands unite in call for Palestine's freedom in Cox's Bazar Dashami rituals

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The farewell to Durga Puja has carried a different emotion this year in Cox's Bazar, as prayers for the freedom of Palestine mingled with the chants of immersion on the sandy beach. ... Read More