55 killed in Bangladesh floods in August: officials CHITTAGONG: At least 55 people have been killed and more than a million affected by two weeks of torrential rains... Published 13 Aug, 2023 05:23pm
Sports Bangladesh call up young opener Tanzid for Asia Cup DHAKA: Bangladesh called up young opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim on Saturday to their 17-member squad for the Asia Cup... Published 12 Aug, 2023 01:39pm
Markets Pakistan’s economic woes leave textile industry in tatters LAHORE: Factory worker Lubna Babar was made redundant at the beginning of the year, a victim of a crisis in the... Published 06 Aug, 2023 12:13pm
Sports Injured Tamim steps down as Bangladesh ODI captain, to miss Asia Cup DHAKA: Tamim Iqbal has stepped down as Bangladesh one day international (ODI) captain and will miss the Asia Cup as... Published 04 Aug, 2023 10:13am
World Exiled BD opposition chief sentenced for graft DHAKA: Bangladesh’s exiled opposition leader was sentenced in absentia to nine years jail for corruption on... Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:55am
World Exiled Bangladesh opposition chief sentenced for graft DHAKA: Bangladesh’s exiled opposition leader was sentenced in absentia to nine years jail for corruption on... Published 02 Aug, 2023 07:42pm
World Bangladesh police clash with protesters blockading capital DHAKA: Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse stone-throwing crowds blockading major roads... Updated 30 Jul, 2023 09:55am
World Bangladesh opposition holds protests to demand resignation of PM DHAKA: Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party rallied in the capital on Friday to... Published 29 Jul, 2023 05:28am
World Bangladesh opposition holds protests to demand resignation of PM DHAKA: Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party rallied in the capital on Friday to... Published 28 Jul, 2023 06:39pm
World Bangladesh fears record high death toll from dengue outbreak DHAKA: Dengue is spreading rapidly through densely populated Bangladesh this rainy season, raising fears that the... Published 26 Jul, 2023 12:12pm
Markets S&P lowers Bangladesh’s outlook to negative from stable S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday lowered Bangladesh’s outlook to negative from stable, citing risks its external... Published 25 Jul, 2023 10:13am
Sports India women’s captain slams umpires after BD tie DHAKA: India women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur took an unprecedented swipe at the umpires after her team... Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am
Markets Bangladesh in talks with Malaysian firm for LNG supply DHAKA: Bangladesh is in talks with a Malaysian firm to secure more supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG), industry... Published 19 Jul, 2023 11:28am
Sports Bangladesh win T20 series against Afghanistan for first time SYLHET: Opener Liton Das top-scored with 35 as Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in the second Twenty20... Updated 16 Jul, 2023 11:06pm
Sports Afghanistan’s Rashid ready to face Bangladesh in T20s SYLHET: Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said Thursday his team must keep up their momentum after their ODI series... Published 13 Jul, 2023 07:55pm
Sports Bangladesh’s Ebadot ruled out of Afghanistan series CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh fast bowler Ebadot Hossain has been ruled out of Tuesday’s last one-day international and the... Published 09 Jul, 2023 08:23pm
Print Jeddah-based ITFC signs deal to fund $1.4bn of Bangladesh oil imports JEDDAH: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), which is based in Jeddah, signed a $1.4 billion... Updated 09 Jul, 2023 09:05am
Sports Centuries for Gurbaz, Zadran as Afghanistan rocket to 331-9 CHITTAGONG: Rahmanullah Gurbaz slammed his career best 145 and Ibrahim Zadran added 100 to propel Afghanistan to... Updated 08 Jul, 2023 06:06pm
Sports Bangladesh’s Tamim reverses shock retirement after PM meet DHAKA: Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal withdrew his retirement from international cricket Friday – a day after... Updated 07 Jul, 2023 07:58pm
Markets Two Bangladesh banks to offer trade transactions in Indian rupees DHAKA: Two Bangladeshi banks including the largest state-owned lender plan to introduce trade transactions in Indian... Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:08pm
Sports Bangladesh captain Tamim announces shock retirement before World Cup DHAKA: Bangladesh one-day captain Tamim Iqbal announced his shock retirement from international cricket on Thursday,... Published 06 Jul, 2023 02:54pm
Sports Afghanistan opt to bowl in first Bangladesh ODI CHITTAGONG: Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bowl first Wednesday in the first... Published 05 Jul, 2023 01:50pm
Sports Tamim ‘not 100%’ fit but set to return for Bangladesh CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal said he was still not “100 percent” fit to play but nonetheless planned... Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:13pm
Sports Bangladesh compensate trio for choosing national team over IPL DHAKA: Bangladesh’s cricket authorities said Monday they had compensated three senior cricketers a total of $65,000... Published 03 Jul, 2023 03:03pm
Sports Shahzad, Zazai return to Afghanistan side for Bangladesh T20s CHITTAGONG: Afghanistan have recalled batsmen Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai to their 16-man squad for the... Published 03 Jul, 2023 11:25am
World Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100 Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century’s end due to global warming,... Published 20 Jun, 2023 10:21am
Markets Petrobangla to sign 10-year LNG deal with Oman Trading International DHAKA/SINGAPORE: Bangladesh’s state-owned company Petrobangla is set to sign a long-term supply deal for additional... Published 19 Jun, 2023 01:11pm
Business & Finance State-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines to buy 10 Airbus planes DHAKA/PARIS: State-owned carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to purchase 10 planes from Airbus, Mahbub... Published 19 Jun, 2023 12:52pm
World Jailed Bangladesh hangman freed after sentence cut for kills DHAKA: A jailed Bangladeshi hangman who executed more than two dozen fellow prisoners including killers and coup... Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am
Sports Bangladesh recall Afif, Ebadot for Afghanistan T20s DHAKA: Afif Hossain and Ebadot Hossain returned as Bangladesh named their 15-man squad on Sunday for next month’s... Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:54pm