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Bangladesh are set to play a Test on English soil after a long gap of 17 years. Bangladesh and England will face each other at the historic Lord's Cricket Ground in May next year. The ticket sales for the match have already commenced.
Two members of a fraud ring have been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over allegations of siphoning nearly Tk 9 lakh from a bank account after taking control of a mobile phone through a phishing link, luring the victim with a software update offer.
At least 55 women and girls were killed and 54 were raped across the country in August, while 252 women and girls faced various forms of violence during the month, according to data compiled by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.
The government has brought major changes in the top management of public administration. Contractual senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md Ehsanul Haque has been removed and made a member of the Planning Commission. In his place, contractual secretary of the Health Services Division Md Kamruzzaman Chowdhury has been transferred and posted as secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration. At the same time, three officers of the administration have been promoted to the rank of secretary and given charge of three important ministries.
It is a Bhadra afternoon. Outside the window, the sun is scorching the courtyard. The wind is blowing, yet there is no coolness in it. Sweat gathers on the forehead, neck and back. Even under the fan, the air feels hot. To make matters worse, frequent power cuts bring the fan to a halt, and the four walls of the room quickly turn into a heated box. Outside, people wait for the rain; indoors, they wait for relief. Both seem to be taking their time. Adding to the oppressive humidity this year is another uncomfortable message from the global weather system—the El Niño is strengthening.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
Bangladesh are set to play a Test on English soil after a long gap of 17 years. Bangladesh and England will face each other at the historic Lord's Cricket Ground in May next year. The ticket sales for the match have already commenced.
Following heavy defeats in two Tests against England, a major shake-up has begun in Pakistan cricket. The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision to drop seven cricketers and two coaches has drawn sharp criticism from former players and cricket analysts. However, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi remains unfazed by the criticism.
Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football. While he is not leaving the pitch entirely, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) has taken an initiative to specially honour his two-decade-long illustrious career with the national team.
Towhid Hridoy has made history with his bat on South African soil. The batter set a new record for the highest individual innings in Bangladeshi first-class cricket by scoring a triple century against South Africa 'A' in the four-day match in Potchefstroom . However, despite this extraordinary achievement, Hridoy does not want to stop. He now dreams of playing such a big innings in the national team's jersey as well.
SriLanka captain Chamari Atapattu produced a record-breaking bowling performance, taking seven wickets for just five runs against Indonesia in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup in Dubai on Wednesday (September 2).
Bangladesh head coach Thomas Dooley is assessing US-based goalkeeper Saif Kerawala as a potential solution to the national team’s goalkeeping concerns, with the 29-year-old training with the squad over the past few days.
US President Donald Trump has claimed that Washington is monitoring everything happening in Iran, asserting that Tehran cannot escape American surveillance. "They can't even go to the bathroom without us seeing it," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office .
Nearly 20 million children who use the internet experienced sexual abuse or exploitation over a one-year period across 21 countries, according to a new report by UNICEF, with social media identified as the main setting for such incidents.
At least two civilians died and three police officers sustained injuries in a shooting at a residential building in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota of USA.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought all information and documents related to the appointment, promotion and transfer of officials and employees under the Ministry of Youth and Sports during the tenure of former Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan. The commission has also requested documents concerning the assignment, cancellation and posting of 38 Upazila Youth Development Officers.
BNP leader and Dhaka-8 constituency Member of Parliament Mirza Abbas Uddin has joined the National Parliament after a long gap of five and a half months following medical treatment.
Mirza Abbas, a member of BNP's standing committee, MP and adviser to the Prime Minister, has formally begun his official duties at his office in the national parliament.
Mirza Abbas, BNP Standing Committee member and Prime Minister’s political adviser, is returning home after long treatment in Singapore and Malaysia after five and a half months. His wife Afroza Abbas is accompanying him.
The government has brought major changes in the top management of public administration. Contractual senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md Ehsanul Haque has been removed and made a member of the Planning Commission. In his place, contractual secretary of the Health Services Division Md Kamruzzaman Chowdhury has been transferred and posted as secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration. At the same time, three officers of the administration have been promoted to the rank of secretary and given charge of three important ministries.
Three decades after Yasmin’s murder, the crisis against which Dinajpur rose up has not disappeared; rather, in some respects, it has returned with an even more frightening face. A particular piece of information from the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad’s “Violence Against Women and Girls: 2025 Survey” is especially heart-wrenching: according to the survey, girls aged six to nine are at the highest risk among child victims of rape. At an age when a child should be holding a doll in her arms, she is instead becoming a victim of brutality. There can be no deeper social shame than this. According to the organisation’s latest figures, in just the first five months of 2026 (January to May), 1,035 women and girls were victims of violence, including 250 rape victims, 65 victims of gang rape, and 18 who were raped and then killed. And these figures represent only incidents reported in newspapers; it is easy to assume that the actual number of unreported and suppressed cases is many times higher.
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.
Tehran does not view the recently signed ‘Mecca Defence Pact’ between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan as an initiative directed against Iran. At the same time, Iran is not concerned about Dhaka’s decision regarding Bangladesh’s possible participation in the pact, Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi said.
Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi paid a courtesy call on Foreign Affairs State Minister Humaiun Kobir on Wednesday (September 2).
The complainant has filed an objection to the investigation report submitted by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) in the fraud, breach of trust and intimidation case filed against actress Tanjin Tisha by fashion designer Ayesha Anum Fayzah Sanaya Chowdhury.
A relationship expert has warned that telling a wife, “My parents will always come first, and you have to adjust to them,” can create insecurity and resentment in a marriage.
The default loan situation in the country's banking sector has become increasingly alarming. Currently, nearly 33 out of every 100 taka disbursed by banks is in default. In terms of default loan ratio, Bangladesh now ranks highest globally, surpassing war-ravaged Ukraine which was previously at the top.
