Bangladeshi fast bowling prospect Nahid Rana will miss out on the upcoming season of South Africa’s premier franchise league, the SA20, after failing to attract a single bid during the mini-auction held on Wednesday, 8 October. The young express bowler was among a pool of 156 players shortlisted for the event, but franchise representatives opted […]

A stark climate shift and limited field practice have presented the Bangladesh national cricket team with a severe conditioning hurdle ahead of their upcoming solitary Test match against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi, set to commence on Friday, 9 October. Head coach Phil Simmons highlighted the immediate transition from Japan’s cooler climate to the blistering heat […]

An unsuspecting jobseeker from Ishwarganj upazila in Mymensingh fell victim to a violent kidnapping plot, leaving him with a fractured leg, severe head injuries, and a trauma-ridden family struggling under the weight of financial distress. Anisuzzaman Jaman, son of the late Joynal Abedin from Kashipur village in Sarisha Union, recounted his grueling ordeal from his […]

A midnight operation by law enforcement officers at the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) headquarters has sparked intense debate over police intelligence tactics and political interference. Officers from Khulshi Police Station raided City Hall on Tuesday night in an attempt to apprehend Wakil Hossain, widely known as Boga, a listed gang leader and former joint convenor […]

Abdul Matin, remembered with deep respect as ‘Bhasha Matin’, was one of the most prominent student leaders and organisers of Bangladesh’s historic Language Movement. His determined opposition to attempts to impose Urdu as the sole state language of Pakistan helped shape one of the defining struggles in the history of the Bengali people. Born on […]

Contractors in Bangladesh will now be held legally and financially accountable for any severe structural defects or damage that occur within three years of completing public infrastructure projects. The directive, issued during an Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday, mandates […]

Academic activities have come to a standstill at Jhenaidah Government Keshab Chandra (KC) College following a flare-up of violent unrest between student activists from Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir. Fearing a complete breakdown in law and order, the college management has suspended all classes and imposed an indefinite ban on […]