Questions have emerged over the transparency of recruitment for family card census data collectors in Lalpur, Natore, after a candidate who says she was turned away without taking her oral examination was included on the final selection list. The candidate, Sonia Khatun, said she was refused permission to sit the interview because she had exceeded […]

Country music star Ella Langley cancelled her scheduled Friday night performance in Tulsa, Oklahoma, shortly before the concert was due to begin, citing a serious security threat. Police said they carried out two security sweeps after receiving a warning about possible violence but found no credible threat and declared the area safe. The 27-year-old singer, […]

Mim Mosaddek and Naim Sheikh produced outstanding batting performances on the opening day of the second round of Bangladesh’s National Cricket League (NCL), while Khulna off-spinner Mahedi Hasan dominated with the ball to bowl Rajshahi Division out for just 119. Mim struck an impressive 157 for Rangpur Division, while Dhaka Division opener Naim remained unbeaten […]

Portugal have provisionally suspended captain Cristiano Ronaldo after he left the national team’s training camp, prompting a disciplinary investigation by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The federation’s Disciplinary Council imposed the temporary suspension while the case is investigated. The final outcome, including any further punishment, will depend on the findings of the inquiry, according to […]

Bangladesh’s financial and insurance sector contracted by 0.25 per cent in real terms during the final quarter of the 2025–26 financial year, reversing the growth recorded in the preceding three quarters and signalling a loss of momentum across the industry. The contraction, covering April to June 2026, was reported in provisional data released by the […]

Khulna District Police have instructed officers and other personnel not to travel alone at night following a serious attack on a police inspector by suspected muggers in the city. The directive was issued after the inspector was attacked with a sharp weapon while returning home following a special operation in Rupsha. The instruction was communicated […]

The fisheries department has seized illegal fishing nets worth an estimated Tk 602,000 during an operation to protect spawning hilsa in the Jamuna River in Daulatpur upazila, Manikganj. The seized items included 15,000 metres of current nets, 38 Chinese duari nets and approximately one kilogram of hilsa. The illegal nets were later destroyed by burning […]

A retired assistant superintendent of police has described how a gang of armed robbers broke into his home in Mirsarai, Chattogram, assaulted him and looted cash, gold jewellery, mobile phones and other valuables. During the attack, Md Matin Ullah pleaded with the intruders not to humiliate him in front of his family, saying: “Tie me […]

The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) has expressed concern over the reported deterioration in the health of its president, veteran politician Hasanul Haq Inu, and the cancellation of his first-class prison division. The party has urged the government to ensure that the 80-year-old receives appropriate medical treatment at a suitable hospital and that his previous prison […]

The Chattogram North District unit of Juba Dal has expelled Md Rashed, convener of the party’s Haitkandi Union unit in Mirsarai upazila, following his arrest with yaba tablets. His primary membership of the organisation has also been revoked. SM Murad, general secretary of Juba Dal’s Chattogram North District unit, confirmed the expulsion on Friday, 9 […]