Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been granted permission by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to participate in the entire upcoming season of The Hundred, paving the way for his long-awaited debut in England’s innovative 100-ball competition. The left-arm seamer, widely recognised for his deceptive slower deliveries and pinpoint cutters, has previously enjoyed success in […]

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of a 23-year-old man in Begumganj, Noakhali, in a case investigators say stemmed from an alleged extortion demand linked to a building construction project. The arrests were confirmed on Sunday afternoon by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-11, CPC-3, Noakhali. Company Commander and Additional Superintendent of […]

A Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination candidate was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident in Rangpur’s Gangachara Upazila on Sunday morning, cutting short the life of a promising young student just as he was sitting his public examinations. The deceased was identified as Prantik Goswami Rangan, 17, the only son of Pradip Chandra Goswami of […]

Three members of a grieving family were injured after an ambulance transporting the body of a deceased newborn lost control and collided with a pickup van on the Dhaka–Chattogram Highway in Sitakunda, Chattogram, on Sunday morning. The accident occurred at around 9:30 a.m. in the south bypass area of Sitakunda municipality on the Dhaka-bound carriageway. […]

A local businessman was brutally hacked to death while returning home late at night in Tangail Sadar Upazila, prompting a police investigation to identify and arrest those responsible for the killing. The victim, Masud, 48, was a grocery shop owner from the Kuijbari area under Magra Union in Tangail Sadar. His body was recovered by […]

On the anniversary of his birth, Bangladesh remembers martyred journalist Syed Nazmul Haque, one of the country’s most courageous media professionals whose unwavering commitment to truth made him a powerful voice during the 1971 Liberation War. More than a reporter, he was a progressive intellectual, writer, cultural activist and a steadfast supporter of Bangladesh’s struggle […]

A passenger bus overturned and plunged into a roadside ditch in Nalchity, Jhalokati, on Sunday afternoon, leaving the vehicle’s supervisor dead and at least ten passengers injured. The accident temporarily brought traffic to a standstill on the Jhalokati–Barishal regional highway, causing disruption for travellers until emergency responders began clearing the scene. The crash occurred in […]

Five more children showing symptoms consistent with measles have died in Bangladesh, taking the total death toll linked to confirmed measles and suspected measles symptoms to 729 over the past 110 days, according to the latest report from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest figures, released on Friday, cover the 24-hour period […]

A village arbitration meeting convened to resolve a long-running family dispute in Lakshmipur descended into violence after a 70-year-old man was allegedly shot by his own grandson during a heated confrontation. The incident took place on Saturday evening, 4 July, at the Hamid Ullah Patwari residence in Rashidpur village under Bashikpur Union of Chandraganj in […]