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Two people died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours. During the same period, 1,343 people were newly infected with suspected and confirmed measles.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 546 people and filed 61 cases during a 24-hour anti-crime operation across the capital, police said Thursday (September 17).
Two people have been arrested after two rounds of gunfire were allegedly fired at pedestrians beside the Bhanga Expressway in Faridpur following an argument over vehicle parking.
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 ”
Bangladesh women's football team suffered a 6-0 defeat to South Korea in the Asian Games. After conceding two goals in the first half, Bangladesh had two opportunities to reduce the deficit after the break but failed to capitalise on them. They then conceded four more goals in the final 25 minutes to suffer a heavy defeat.
Two more individuals have been banned over corruption allegations in the latest edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Earlier, at the beginning of this month, three people, including former director of Aminul Islam's board Mokhlesur Rahman, were punished. This time, Chattogram Royals owner Abdul Qaiyum and Durbar Rajshahi manager Amin Khan have been temporarily banned from all cricket-related activities.
Bangladesh advanced to the women’s cricket semifinals at the Asian Games without facing a single delivery after their quarterfinal against China was abandoned due to persistent rain in Nagoya on Thursday (September 17).
Lionel Messi added another landmark to his remarkable career on Wednesday (September 16), scoring his 100th goal for Inter Miami as the club beat Cruz Azul 2-0 to win the Campeones Cup.
Raphinha struck a hat-trick as Barcelona extended their perfect start to the LaLiga season with a commanding 7-2 victory over Racing Santander at Camp Nou on Wednesday (September 16).
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has agreed to a proposal for the Bangladesh national team to tour Nepal for a three-match T20I series in March 2027. The series will be dedicated to those who lost their lives in Nepal’s recent devastating floods. The three T20Is are scheduled to be played in Kathmandu on March 26, 28 and 30 next year.
More than a decade after it was first anticipated, the long-awaited "Joint Boundary Commission" between Pakistan and China has been formally launched. Pakistan described the initiative, launched on Wednesday, September 16, as a significant milestone in the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Islamabad said the new mechanism would play an important role in strengthening border management, expanding trade, and enhancing technical coordination.
Iran has attacked a commercial vessel contracted with the United States with drones and missiles in waters near the Strait of Hormuz. Several crew members of the ship were injured in the attack, which took place earlier this week, US media outlet Fox News reported on Wednesday. Turkey-based news agency Anadolu published the report.
Global crude oil prices fell for a second straight session on Thursday as concerns over a major disruption to Middle Eastern supplies eased following reports that Saudi Arabia had proposed additional crude shipments through Oman.
The government is trying to import gas from Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar to address the country’s electricity and energy crisis, BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has claimed.
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).
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.
Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Dinesh Trivedi has met with Mahdi Amin, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Education, Primary and Mass Education, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, and Labour and Employment.
Bangladesh has expressed interest in leveraging Norway's experience and increasing technical cooperation with the country to make the local government system more effective and stronger. The two countries also discussed local government elections, development projects and increasing women's participation at the local level.
Charlotte Brontë’s classic English novel ‘Jane Eyre’ has secured a place on the mandatory reading list for 14-year-old students in China in the new academic year. Published in 1847 and known as a story of female self-respect, independence and love, the novel is being presented by Chinese authorities as helpful in fostering sound values among adolescents.
The growing social media trend of using intravenous (IV) glutathione drips to achieve lighter, brighter skin is drawing concern from doctors, who warn that the treatment has limited evidence of long-term safety or effectiveness and can carry serious health risks.
The two warehouses remained locked during the day. No one could tell what was inside. But as night fell, illegal consignments of foreign cigarettes would leave the premises, reaching different parts of the country through courier services.
