Shoriful Islam has no regrets about missing Bangladesh’s historic victory over Australia in the opening Test in Darwin, despite being forced out of the playing XI through injury. The left-arm pacer was unavailable for the first match as he recovered from the injury, but he does not regard his absence as unfortunate. Instead, Shoriful believes […]

FIFA has been accused of creating its own leadership crisis after Premier League chief executive Richard Masters launched a scathing attack on plans linked to the commercial management of the World Cup and the governing body’s other competitions. Masters said FIFA had effectively ‘pressed the self-destruct button’ through an initiative championed by its president, Gianni […]

Some songs transcend their musical form to become records of history, witnesses to a particular age and expressions of a people’s hopes and struggles. Some voices do more than carry melodies. They preserve memories of aspiration, grief, resistance and the longing for freedom. Among such songs is Anshuman Roy’s celebrated rendition, ‘Shono Ekti Mujiborer Theke […]

A petition has been filed with the High Court seeking to declare the parliamentary seat of Abdul Hannan Masud, elected from Noakhali-6 in the 13th national parliamentary election, vacant over allegations of irregularities involving his election affidavit. The petition was filed by Nazmul Hossain, a resident of Hatiya in Noakhali, alleging that Masud submitted an […]

The head of the Ear, Nose and Throat department at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Professor Md Asadur Rahman, was attacked by a group of assailants in Dhaka on Monday night and admitted to hospital with serious injuries. The 55-year-old physician was attacked at around 11.30pm after leaving his private chamber at the Popular Diagnostic Centre […]

More than 900 textile mills have reportedly been forced to shut down as gas supplies to industrial areas remain severely constrained, despite recent assurances from the government that the situation would improve. Industry leaders say the prolonged shortage has disrupted production across several gas-dependent sectors, with textile and spinning mills among the worst affected. Factories […]

At least six people have been killed and another 14 injured in an Israeli strike on a crowded café in Gaza City, according to Palestinian sources. The attack took place on Tuesday, 18 August, at a café near the city’s port that had become a makeshift shelter for people displaced by the war. The strike […]

A 26-year-old man was beaten to death in Khulna after being suspected of attempting to abduct a child, in an incident that has raised fresh concerns over mob violence and the dangers of acting on unverified allegations. The victim, identified as Raju Shikdar, was attacked by a group of local people in the Rayermohol area […]