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The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast a slight easing of the mild heatwave affecting 25 districts, with temperatures expected to dip marginally over the next 24 hours as rain and thunderstorms develop across several parts of the country.
A youth named Farhad Hossain, 25, has been hacked to death in Keraniganj of Dhaka. The attack took place at a salon in Arshinagar area of Shakta union on Tuesday afternoon. He was rescued in a critically injured condition and taken to Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 4pm.
A total of 508 people have been arrested in Dhaka Metropolitan Police's (DMP) regular operations in the capital over the past 24 hours. At the same time, 50 cases have been filed on various charges.
Three organisations from the same political family, six top leaders, every one of them has been sentenced to death.
A student at Rajshahi University (RU) was allegedly interrogated and harassed throughout the night at Shaheed Shamsuzzoha Hall on suspicion of maintaining contact with Islami Chhatra Shibir while attempting to join the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
Former youth and sports adviser of the interim government Professor Asif Nazrul has said the decision not to play in the T20 World Cup held in India and Sri Lanka in February-March this year was mainly his. A few hours after the publication of the investigation committee’s report on the matter, he took responsibility for the decision in his own Facebook post and at the same time questioned the necessity of investigating and publishing a report on this incident after so many days.
Nigar Sultana Joty has stepped down from the T20 captaincy of the Bangladesh women’s cricket team. Chairperson of the women’s cricket committee Rafiqul Islam Babu has confirmed the matter to the media.
A committee formed by the National Sports Council has held former Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul responsible for the decision not to send Bangladesh to the last T20 World Cup. The 22-page report says that although the Ministry of Youth and Sports informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) of the decision, the board did not raise any objection.
Zimbabwe's experienced batter Brendan Taylor has set a new record for the longest international career in ODI cricket. Taking the field in the first ODI of the series against Australia in Harare on Tuesday, he surpassed Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar. Taylor's ODI career now spans 22 years and 4 months.
The match schedule for Bangladesh in the 2026 SAFF Championship to be held in Dhaka has been published. According to the schedule, hosts Bangladesh will begin their campaign in the tournament with a match against Sri Lanka on November 4. The two-week event will run from November 4 to 17. All matches will be held at the National Stadium in Dhaka.
Former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan has been leading a life of imprisonment for a long time on corruption charges. Recently, reports of his harrowing life in prison have emerged. There have also been allegations that the Pakistan government is not providing maximum cooperation for his treatment. In this context, former and current cricketers had expressed concern. Now, seven former Australian cricketers have made a humanitarian appeal regarding Imran.
China has called on Washington to stop ‘war preparations’ in space after the US Space Force confirmed the deployment of weapons in orbit for the first time.
The military chiefs of the United States, Israel and several Arab countries have met in a secret meeting in Germany amid the ongoing war with Iran and regional tensions. Citing two Israeli officials, US media outlet Axios has reported that the meeting was organized by US Central Command (Centcom) commander Admiral Brad Cooper. However, no formal announcement was made in advance by any country regarding the meeting.
The number of centenarians in Japan has risen rapidly even though the trend of declining population has continued for a long time. For the first time in the country’s history the number of people aged 100 years or more has exceeded 100,000. At present the number of centenarians in Japan stands at 107,677.
Former leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra Union have condemned and protested the display of a photograph of Pakistan's first Governor-General Muhammad Ali Jinnah at the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) museum. They also demanded the immediate removal of the photograph from the museum.
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has paid a courtesy call on BNP acting secretary general and standing committee member Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Jamaat-e-Islami has declared Mohammad Selim Uddin, Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Dhaka Metropolitan North, as the mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Sadiq Kayem, VP of DUCSU, as the mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).
Prime Minister's Political Assistant (Secretary rank) Rashed Khan has said, regarding the corruption allegations raised against National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson and former adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, that Asif Mahmud joined the Jamaat alliance to secure immunity from various corruption allegations and political pressure and to protect himself.
Three organisations from the same political family, six top leaders, every one of them has been sentenced to death.
On August 16, 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul just a day prior. The last stage of the US military's withdrawal was still in progress. At Hamid Karzai International Airport, events transpired that day which appeared to challenge any straightforward characterization of disorder.
Bangladesh does not need to win the global race for computing power. It needs to rediscover its own strength: organising people so that technology creates shared prosperity.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said the country had extended two separate invitations to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. One was for a bilateral visit and the other was to participate in the BRICS summit as the chairman of BIMESTEC.
The US Embassy in Dhaka has advised people to beware of fake social media profiles created using the identities of American diplomats.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir has visited the home of actress Azmeri Haque Badhon, who returned home after being attacked in Italy, to inquire about her and her family members on Tuesday. Badhon herself informed that the state minister had gone to her home on behalf of the prime minister.
Young women in China are taking hugs for a few minutes from muscular, calm and caring men in exchange for money to get some relief from mental stress, loneliness or the fatigue of the whole day. A rather unusual trend has recently emerged there.
International credit rating agency Moody’s Ratings has revised the outlook on Bangladesh’s sovereign credit rating from ‘negative’ to ‘stable’. The agency cited reduced political uncertainty and external account pressure, an increase in foreign currency reserves and record inflows of remittances as among the main reasons for this.
